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Waste Management closing call center 126 jobs moving from Oak Harbor to Arizona

By JANIS REID Staff reporter

More than 120 employees will lose their jobs when the Waste Management call center closes its doors in September.

“I’m so sorry for Oak Harbor,” said Jamie Wilson, who worked for Waste Management for three years before taking

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another job two months ago. “When I first started, that was the job to have.”

While the closure came as a shock to employees, the company has done “belt-tightening” in recent years, which may have foreshadowed things to come.

CALL CENTER staff was informed during a meeting

Wednesday morning that their jobs will be absorbed by the company’s Phoenix, Ariz., office. Some of the customer service functions will also be farmed out to West Corporation, a long-time partner of Waste Management.

Current employees were asked not to speak the media, according to a Waste Management representative.

“WE WERE all so surprised,” said Wilson. “Nobody saw this coming.”

Still, Wilson said there were signs that the company was

Commissioner appointee wants to fix ‘disconnect’

By JANIS REID Staff reporter

Survey may steer how state handles deer population

By JESSIE STENSLAND Staff reporter

W

hile walking home from the Coupeville Post Office earlier this month, Theresa Carr was attacked by a deer.

The “teenage” doe started following closely behind her and her dog near the library and she shooed the animal away, Carr said.

She thought the deer was gone, but it suddenly pounced at her from a hedge, leaping over her and nearly clipping her head with its hooves.

“It was like a mountain lion jumping out of the bushes,” she recalled The rampaging deer then turned toward her in a menacing manner. That prompted a passing motorist by to stop and offer Carr, and her dog, a safe place inside her car.

They got a ride home in safety.

WHILE CARR’S frightening encounter with a deer may be atypical, interactions between the human and deer populations on Whidbey Island are becomSEE DEER QUESTIONAIRE, A20

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Deer in the spotlight: A questionnaire sent out this week by graduate student Rob

Wingard aims to determine what Whidbey residents think of the heavy population of deer on the island. Results may help the state in deciding how to deal with the growing deer population.

As interim Island County commissioner, Aubrey Vaughan said Thursday he wants to rebuild the connection between Camano and Whidbey islands and help the county through this year’s budget process.

“One of the reasons I’m running is I feel there’s been a disconnect,” Vaughan said. “I promise VAUGHAN to restore that.”

As the board begins its annual budget cycle, Vaughan said putting together a budget, which is usually adopted in the fall, is going to be one of his primary duties.

“This budget cycle is going to very important,” he said.

After interviewing three candidates at a special session Tuesday, Commissioners Jill Johnson and Helen Price Johnson deliberated for approximately 15 minutes in closed session before voting to appoint Vaughan as interim Island County commissioner for District 3.

Vaughan, who lives on Camano Island, was a member of the Island County Law and Justice Council, a seat he will relinquish during his commissioner service.

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Oak Harbor School District has started a dropout outreach program called iGrad Academy in efforts to meet their on-time graduation goal.

This program, done in partnership with an organization called Graduation Alliance, reaches out to former students ages 16-21 who are considered dropouts by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and to get back on track to graduate.

“Their first goal is just to reach out to students who have dropped out and see if we can get them reengaged in our regular school program,” said the district’s superintendent, Lance Gibbon.

He said that if traditional high school doesn’t suit students, they are considered for the Midway program.”

Failing either of those options, iGrad Academy offers an online alternative allowing the young people to complete their education for their high school diploma.

Gibbon said that the school board approved iGrad Academy only at the beginning of 2014, and the new school has only been open since the spring semester. Already, 27 students on the list of 200 have enrolled in iGrad Academy, according to a report given to the school board by Karst Brandsma, the interim assistant superintendent.

Ray Cone, associate principal at Oak Harbor High School, said 13 students have already completed at least one credit.

Cone provides administrative support and oversight from the school district for iGrad Academy. He said that students enrolled in iGrad “basically take one class at a time.”

They are each provided a laptop and, when necessary, a local advocate, an academic advocate, a program principal through Graduation Alliance and access to 24-hour tutors.

According to Cone, the majority of the students enrolled in iGrad Academy at this time dropped out at the end of their junior year or during their senior year. They are, on average, about between five and eight credits shy of earning their degree.

Cone said these students usually chose to drop out because they fall behind in their coursework or have social issues.

In some cases, life events such as family

problems or getting in trouble with the law has impeded a student’s education.

“This is an opportunity to move on,” Cone said, “instead of being just one more statistic.”

According to Gibbon, the graduation rate for the high school is at 80 percent, meaning that of a class of about 400 students, about 80 aren’t graduating on time. Graduation Alliance has a success rate of about 30 percent, according to Gibbon.

“That’s 30 percent that weren’t being reached at all before,” he said.

“What they (Graduation Alliance) have shown is that students that progress and get through at least one and usually two courses in the first 60 days will stay with the program,” Cone said, “and they’re 80-plus percent successful in helping students graduate after that point.”

Because iGrad Academy is a school that specifically serves students who have dropped out, said Gibbon, there is more flexibility to help students than virtual academies and other types of online schools.

“One of the key things is their progress is tracked monthly by these advocates and they go year round,” said Cone.

Cone said that one of the reasons why the school district chose Graduation Alliance to partner with is because — though the program is designed for students ages 16-21 — if a student is progressing through the program and ages out, the organization “still will support them until they graduate.”

“I think it’s a big step forward for us, and we’re excited to see how it can benefit our students,” Gibbon said.

Because iGrad Academy is technically a school within the district, students who have dropped out need to be residing within the district to take part, according to Cone.

He added that if they moved to another district in the country that has partnered with Graduation Alliance, they could work within that district to earn their diploma.

Graduation Alliance has programs all throughout the country, according to their website, www.graduationalliance.com Cone said that iGrad Academy offers one last opportunity for those people who’ve dropped out of school.

“It opens a lot of doors for whatever path they choose.”

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Bucs ready to set sail on Fourth

By MICHELLE BEAHM Staff reporter

The Fourth of July Parade in Oak Harbor is fast approaching, and residents are already looking forward to the processional and ensuing celebration.

One float in particular is very popularity — the pirate ship float, courtesy of the Oak Harbor Yacht Club’s Buccaneers.

The Buccaneers formed in 1997 as a way to help the financially failing yacht club, according to the head “Buc,” Bob Mitchell. By 2007, the club was a philanthropic community outreach group.

“We focus on people below the radar of the system,” Mitchell said.

Aside from participating in “virtually every parade,” Mitchell said the group also gives out Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, children’s gifts at Christmas and hosts a Children’s Fishing Derby.

“That is our focus now.

Like I say,” Mitchell said, “is reaching the community and being a presence in the Oak Harbor community.”

The pirate ship was acquired by the Buccaneers in about 2005, according to Mitchell.

A member of the group found the float, built for similar purposes, while traveling in the Midwestern United States, according to Mitchell.

“We got it back here and got it fixed up,” he said. “Lots of modifications and finishes and TLC went into it.

“We take a lot of pride in it,” Mitchell said. “and we do get a lot of compliments.”

Aside from coming equipped with Buccaneers in full pirate costumes handing out beads to children on the parade sidelines, the ship comes equipped with six cannons, three on each

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Two rollover crashes reported Thursday

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Buccaneer John Kingsbury hands out beads during the 2013 Fourth of July parade in Oak Harbor. The Oak Harbor Yacht Club group owns the popular pirate ship float. side, letting out loud bangs of compressed carbon dioxide “about every second light post,” Mitchell said. “So it’s banging away as we’re going down.”

Therese Kingsbury and her husband John joined the yacht club in 2013 “and immediately became Buccaneers,” she said.

“We love to do community outreach and are very active volunteers throughout the town in many different charities,” Kingsbury said.

The Buccaneers are “always hoping to recruit more people that are up for some good, clean pirate fun,” Kingsbury said.

The Buccaneers currently number 14 people, an “all time high,” Mitchell said.

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“Who would not like dressing up like a pirate and making people smile?” she said.

Three people were transported to the hospital and one man was seriously injured in two separate rollover accidents on the highway south of Coupeville Thursday evening.

The Washington State Patrol reported that Freeland resident Michael Breiling, 25, was northbound in a 2002 Ford F350 on State Highway 525 and drifted over the centerline near the intersection with Houston Road.

Breiling’s truck struck a guardrail, rolled off the roadway and struck a tree.

Breiling was seriously injured and airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. He was in serious condition in the

intensive care unit Friday.

The State Patrol reports that drugs or alcohol may have been a factor in the crash.

A few hours earlier, a southbound Brushworks NW van crashed near the intersection of State Highway 525 and Race Road.

The driver said he dozed off and didn’t make the curve in the road, according to the trooper at the scene.

The van struck a tree and rolled on its side. Ladders were scattered throughout the wooded area.

The driver and a passenger didn’t appear to be injured but were transported to Whidbey General Hospital as a precaution, according to the trooper.

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Rare or not on Whidbey, turkey vulture sightings thrill some

By MICHELLE BEAHM Staff reporter

Bald eagles are a common and, for some, a thrilling sight on Whidbey Island.

However, another baldheaded bird is a less-common, more-surprising and no-less-thrilling sight for some residents.

Turkey vultures, easily recognized by their featherless, red heads and rocking flying patterns, are the most widely distributed vulture in America, according to birdweb.org.

For North Whidbey residents Dave and Ali Fischer, though, the sighting of a turkey vulture in their neighborhood was a unique treat.

“That’s the first time I’ve ever seen one on the island,” said Ali, adding that the only other time she’s seen one was in neighboring Anacortes.

Her husband, Dave, saw a turkey vulture on Whidbey Island in 1982 while studying ornithology in elementary school.

At the time, Dave said he recalled learning that turkey vultures were an endangered species. “(My teacher) didn’t believe I’d seen a turkey vulture, because he said they were incredibly rare,” he said.

Now, turkey vultures are common in many areas of Washington, most often found above open country,

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A turkey vulture was seen near one North Whidbey residence this week, creating online buzz about whether the bird is commonly found on Whidbey Island. especially near rocky or wooded areas, where they like to nest.

The birds migrate south for winter, but can be seen often in the state from February to October.

In a comment posted on the Whidbey News-Times Facebook page, Whidbey Island resident Rita Dybdahl Cline said she

“saw one a couple weeks ago in L&M acres, but it isn’t the first time I’ve seen one on the island.”

“Not an unusual sighting this time of year.”

Other commenters also relayed tales of their sightings, some agreeing it’s not that uncommon — others, however, were surprised to learn the birds apparently

have a home on Whidbey.

“That is one homely bird,” commented Dawn Dee-Wessel. “But cool to see that we have them.”

“It’s definitely one of those things I’m going to remember a long time,” said Dave Fischer.

“It’s something I’d only ever seen on television or pictures in books.”

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APPOINTED CONTINUED FROM A1 when Commissioner Kelly Emerson, a Republican, resigned seven months short of her term’s end.

Emerson gave one week’s notice.

In accordance with state law in such circumstances, Island County Republicans selected three candidates to be interviewed by the commissioners to fill the seat until the next election.

Marc Hennemann of Camano and Richard Hannold of North Whidbey were also nominated by the Republican party and interviewed by the commissioners.

Vaughan will fill the position until the November’s general election. At that time, a permanent commissioner will be chosen by voters.

Four Republicans and one Democrat have filed to run for the seat.

District 3 comprises North Whidbey and Camano Island.

“I think the commissioners did a spectacular job getting through this,” Vaughan said. “This is not something that happens every day. It’s tough because they are having to pick one guy from three who are all good people.”

Price Johnson and Johnson said they selected Vaughan because of his experience serving on the Law and Justice Council.

“He can hit the ground running,” Johnson said.

While the decision was tough, Johnson said she tried to prioritize what was good for Island County as opposed to her own preferences.

“It is difficult to tap one to sit up here and leave two others to sit in the audience,” Johnson said. “It has been challenging for me to think through the difference between the action I take as a commissioner and the way I would vote as an individual with my own private ballot.”

Price Johnson said she had a “level of discomfort” about having to choose a fellow commissioner when ballots are going out in a few weeks. She blames Emerson and the former commissioner’s abrupt departure.

“In a few short weeks the ballots are going to go out and District 3 will be making their preference known,” Price Johnson said. “Two of the names that will appear on those ballots aren’t even available for us to consider.

So none of us in this room created that situation. It was the outgoing commissioner who established this unfortunate timeline for us with her resignation.”

Price Johnson said that the board selection for an interim commissioner is in no way an endorsement for the November election.

“I want to make very clear that I don’t see this action today as an endorsement of any kind. We are charged with filling an opening and that’s the way that I’m approaching this decision,” Price Johnson said.

“I encourage folks to be engaged in the process get to know candidates.”

Vaughan echoed Price Johnson’s plea, saying that he was chosen to fill a short term need and that all candidates on the ballot should be considered by voters.

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Penn Cove water district requests expansion, hearing set for July 7

Island County commissioners will review an expansion to Penn Cove Water & Sewer District to ensure it complies with state Department of Health requirements. A public hearing is set for 10:15 a.m. Monday, July 7, in the Board of Commissioners Hearing Room in Coupeville.

The district went through a self-certification process during a 2005 Comprehensive Water and Sewer Plan to expand retail service boundaries. However, a recent change in municipal water law now requires the district to have the county review the boundary change, and it must go before the board of commissioners for approval. The intention of the law is to ensure consistency with the county’s Comprehensive Plan. The expansion recognizes systems within the district’s service area which they won’t be serving directly but can serve if need arises, according to David Wechner, Island County planning director.

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The Oak Harbor Emblem Club recently awarded scholarships to four Whidbey Island high school seniors. The recipients of the $1,100 academic scholarships are Tess Radisch of South Whidbey, Soleil Sykes of Oak Harbor and Heni Barnes of Coupeville. The club also awarded a $1,000 vocational scholarship to Kimberly Catabay of Oak Harbor. Radisch is headed to Cal Poly University and Sykes to Antioch College of Yellow Springs, Ohio, while Barnes and Catabay are still deciding their plans for this fall.

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By KEVEN R. GRAVES

It’s been two months since we launched the metered system on the Whidbey News-Times website, and the initial results brought exciting news.

At least I find the news exciting.

Not only are we adding new online-only subscribers, we’re seeing growth in our print subscriptions as well.

Also encouraging is the relatively few complaints about the change.

During the first few weeks after we adopted the new metered system, there was a handful of people who experienced compatability problems with their browsers and mobile devices, but we were able to resolve those issues quickly.

Only a few people complained that the website is no longer wide open. Just one person got insulting when, after his eight free articles ran out for June, he declared in an online comment that the newspaper was of no interest to him.

The irony in his comment wasn’t lost on me.

I think many people see the per-issue price of 43 cents — with a subscription — is a pretty great deal for the money. Nowhere else can you find as much local news, opinions, sports, features and advertising gathered from your own backyard.

Over the past decade, the conventional wisdom was that everything on the Internet needed to be free, and newspapers around the world bought into that thinking.

Online publications began launching left and right. Most notably, Patch founders believed they would take over the media world.

A decade later, AOL’s Patch is but a pale shadow of its former self, its ambitious plan to take over a notable fail, and now online publications are creating print versions to build their readership.

So much for conventional wisdom.

It’s every journalist’s hope that their work will, in some way, make a difference in someone’s life.

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Last of all, thank you for being a reader of the WNT. There’s not a day that goes by that I am not appreciative of the opportunity afforded me to lead this newspaper.

With your help, I hope someday far down the road to leave this newspaper better and stronger than the day I arrived. n Keven R. Graves is executive editor and publisher of the Whidbey News Group. Email him at kgraves@whidbeynewsgroup.com

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Jet Noise

Bouyed by emails, letters showing support for COER Editor, The theme of this letter is a series of inconvenient truths.

Despite allusions in the June 11, 2014 Whidbey News-Times, Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve has had absolutely nothing to do with the defacing of U.S. currency.

It seems these stamped bills are being circulated in Oak Harbor by someone who lives or works in Oak Harbor.

COER also had no role in any lawsuits being prepared against Whidbey Realtors concerning noise disclosures.

And COER is neither seeking nor advocating the closing of Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.

COER has but two missions — closing the Coupeville Outlying Field and relocating all Growler training out of the North Puget Sound area.

The inconvenient truth is that more and more people in our area — including Oak Harbor — are frustrated with Navy noise and environmental pollution.

Not every protest is by COER, but

COER is sympathetic with all Growler noise victims and supports their legal efforts to protect themselves.

COER members did not attend Rick Larsen’s campaign event in Coupeville to protest.

Almost all of us in attendance have repeatedly voted for Larsen. We went there to hear what he had to say about our concerns.

Larsen refused to publicly address the noise issue and even stated to one attendee that it wasn’t his problem.

When he refused to address our concerns, almost everyone in the room left.

This walkout was a spontaneous response to Larsen’s refusal to talk to us as a group about our concerns. If he was embarrassed at his event, it was due to his own cowardice, apathy and arrogance, not because of any action on COER’s part.

Michael Monson, COER’s president, is not a bully. He was angry with Joe Mosolino because Mosolino publicly disclosed Monson’s personal information in order to discredit Monson. At the Larsen event, it was Mosolino who threatened to punch Monson, not the other way around.

Neither Monson nor COER ever threatened anyone with violence. We

are not the ones advocating rape and arson as political tools. We have never even called for a reciprocal boycott of Oak Harbor businesses. We are not the bullies.

Lastly, you can hide from the science, but that doesn’t make it go away.

The medical and scientific evidence is unquestionable: Noise kills. Even the federal government’s (including the Navy’s) own scientists and doctors agree.

Public exposure to the noise generated by the Growlers is a very real and serious health crisis.

Reading the letters recently posted in the Whidbey News-Times by noise supporters would be discouraging if not for the volumes of emails and comments COER receives in support of its mission.

The pro-OLF folks seem to believe that certain Americans and select communities are more valuable and more deserving than others and that the lives, health and welfare of some Americans count for nothing.

When did we forget that, under our Constitution, we are all equal in the eyes of government and the law?

Paula Spina, director Citizens of the Ebey’s Reserve

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

“Up here, it seems so wet, so I would say … less strict.”

Do you think firework regulations should be more or less strict, and why?

“I know that the ones we see can be dangerous. A little stricter would be fine.”

“I think it’s a fairly good amount.

Stay the same.”

June Annand Phoenix, Ariz.

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Kim Schafer Oak Harbor

“Sometimes it’s too dangerous. A little bit more strict.”

Jei Ki Yi Oak Harbor

Dave Amarelo Oak Harbor

MORE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Disrupting Larsen meeting was rude Editor, The whining estate owners who want the touch-and-go Outlying Field Coupeville to be removed because of the engine noise ought to have some sensitivity to the noise they created at the recent Coupeville meeting with our state representative.

U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen couldn’t be heard through their racket, and they were so disruptive with their noise that he couldn’t share information from his past year’s work.

COER members were not only rude, but they usurped the rights of us to be informed as to issues of our interest, welfare and on our common behalf.

What made COER members think we were there to listen to them? It was not their private and personal meeting. It was organized to get information from someone elected to keep us informed and to work on our behalf as residents of Island County.

COER has created a civil war where we live and need

to pray that the earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, terrorists, droughts, fires, landslides and other disasters suffered by millions of people in our country and around the world bypass us.

Ask our governor how you can help get Vancouver, British Columbia to stop flushing its tons of sewage and household and medical chemicals into water soon to be on our shoreline. They don’t have anywhere to put their filth except in the water because they can’t decide on a sewer farm, so they keep on flushing right into the water shared by the San Juan Islands and Northern Washington.

Talk about tunnel vision and bloated egos. Those selfserving noisemakers were far more annoying than those planes that serve a common purpose to ensure our freedom and safety from harm.

We should all put our energy into praying for the Middle East, the children crossing the borders, men and women who have sacrificed life and limb and family comforts for us all — even the ones in Coupeville who don’t appreciate their life as

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American citizens living on property wrested from the Native Americans by our pioneer families and legislators.

Don’t take life so seriously … it’s only temporary.

tries to explain away this childish behavior.

Group fast losing any creditability

Editor, I can’t think of anything less likely to persuade those of us caught in the middle of this naval noise debate — to make us forget any rational arguments for the COER cause of curtailing necessary training exercises of the U.S. Navy on Whidbey — than for the leader of Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve to attack, verbally and physically, an upstanding Whidbey Island citizen.

That citizen, a popular, stand-up guy who himself has been through hell and back, is Joe Mosolino.

If COER has member control, those members should demand the quick resignation of this Michael Monson person so some level of civility may be restored.

His bullying, sandlot tactics defeat COER’s purpose bet-

Beverly B. Casebeer Coupeville

Editor, I see the president of Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve is really trying to make a name for himself and his group of “concerned citizens.”

He followed around a Realtor whom he feels wronged him by proving him wrong by publishing something that a first-year lawyer would find if their lawsuit against the Navy ever reaches court.

COER’s creditability deteriorates every time this man and others in their organization open their mouth, which is just fine with me.

It will be interesting to see how Michael Monson

Mike Van Voorst Oak Harbor

Monson should submit resignation

Herb McDonald Oak Harbor

Harassment always unacceptable Editor, The training flights of the Navy Growler planes continue to create controversy in our community.

There are strong feelings on all sides, yet we need to find common ground to move forward.

Name-calling, harassment and intimidation is unacceptable behavior — from anyone. Bullying tactics further polarize neighbors and do not bring our community closer to solutions.

I believe that the road forward is found with mutual respect and civil discourse.

Helen Price Johnson Island County commissioner

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MEETING AGENDA 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, July 1, 2014 1. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE / INVOCATION / HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS: 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3. CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD 4. CONSENT AGENDA a. Minutes of City Council meeting on June 3, 2014 and Workshop on June 25, 2014 b. Approval of Accounts Payable Voucher Numbers Approval of Payroll Check Numbers c. Motion to authorize Mayor to re-appoint Terry Lacey to Police Department Community Advisory Board d. Motion to approve Finance Advisor Agreement e. Motion to approve Emergency Crescent Harbor Outfall Repair f. Motion to Authorize Mayor to sign Letter of Intent to participate in Island County Multi-Jurisdiction Hazard Mitigation Plan g. Motion to Authorize Mayor to sign Interlocal Agreement with Whatcom, Skagit, and Island Counties establishing HOME consortium for 2015-17 h. Motion to Authorize Purchase of Toro Mower for Public Works i. Motion to Authorize Mayor to sign Lease Agreement with Opportunity Council for 2 City-owned properties j. Motion to appoint Ron Apgar and Michelle Curry to Lodging Tax Advisory Committee and review Committee Membership k. Motion to Authorize Mayor to appoint Clifford Howard to Planning Commission 5. STAFF AND COUNCIL COMMENTS a. City Administrator b. Mayor c. Councilmembers 6. ORDINANCES/ RESOLUTIONS 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS/PUBLIC MEETINGS a. Resolution 14-23: Solid Waste Comprehensive Plan for Island County 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 9. NEW BUSINESS a. Police Department 2013 Annual Report b. Motion to approve GC/CM Pre-construction Agreement for Waste Water Treatment Plant with Hoffman c. Motion to approve Construction Management Agreement with KBA for 42-Inch Outfall Project d. Motion to approve Archaeology Agreement with ERCI for 42-Inch Outfall Project e. Motion to authorize Mayor to sign Amendment No. 1 to Agreement with Gray & Osborne for Engineering Services for North Reservoir Project f. Motion to authorize Mayor to sign Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement with MTC related to the North Reservoir Project g. Motion to Confirm Mayor’s Appointment of Nikki Esparza as City Attorney and Approve Employment Agreement with Nikki Esparza h. Motion to approve Agreement for Municipal Legal and Support Services with Weed, Graafstra and Benson, Inc. i. Motion to authorize Mayor to sign SECTOR Services Agreement between OH Police Department and Washington State Patrol 10. ADJOURNMENT

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OBITUARIES

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Robert L. White

1959-2014

Beloved Child of God, son, brother, uncle, husband, father, grandfather and friend, Robert Leroy White went to be with his Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ on Monday, June 23, at Swedish Medical Center in Edmonds, Wash., surrounded by his loving family and friends.

Bob was born to Alvie Leroy White and Andrea Coleman in Oklahoma City.

He was raised in Oak Harbor from the age of 4, graduating from Oak Harbor High School in 1977, where he participated in multiple sports and activities. He was an honorable veteran, serving in the United States Army after high school. Returning to Oak Harbor to start a family, he became a remarkable community leader and was extremely involved as a truly inspirational football and baseball coach for the city leagues. Bob was an active actor in his time and a church member and volunteer.

Bob enjoyed spending his time fishing, camping, hunting, rock hounding and hiking with his family and friends. He was an avid outdoorsman, a true “mountain

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man.” When he found time to relax, he was always reading a good book or outside gardening and bird watching (when he wasn’t dreaming of owning a Harley). Not only was he a wonderful man, he was a dedicated husband and father.

He is survived by his wife, Valerie; his children, Lauren O’Brien, Jordan White, Kasey White and Logan White; his two grandchildren, Owen O’Brien and Olivia O’Brien; his mother, Andrea Coleman White; his sisters, Terral Adams, Teresa White, Dulcey Whyte and LeeAnn Mozes; five nieces and nephews; grandparents Robert and Nell Coleman; his uncle, Charles White; and various other loving relatives in his native Oklahoma.

He will be remembered always and missed dearly by all. He is at peace in Heaven and forever in our hearts. A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 28, 2014, 1 p.m. at Bowman Bay Shelter S-5 at Deception Pass State Park, followed by a barbecue reception.

Memorials are suggested to the Swedish Organ Transplant Clinic, 1101 Madison St., Seattle, WA 98104. Family and friends are encouraged to share memories and condolences at www. whidbeymemorial.com

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Ernest R. Kononen

Ernest Russell “Ernie” Kononen died at his home in Coupeville on June 23, 2014, two days after his 93rd birthday. He was born in Pendleton, Ore., on June 21, 1921, to Lambert and Anna Kononen. Ernie was raised

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in Helix, where his parents operated a wheat farm. Back in the ’30s, many farms harvested wheat with horse or mule teams, and Ernie would run those teams in the fields.

He was an excellent athlete in school and excelled in basketball and baseball.

Ernie was offered a college scholarship in sports, but he turned the offer down to enlist in the U.S. Navy.

Shortly after enlisting, WWII was declared and Ernie became a veteran of the War. He also served during the Korean War and retired after 20 years of service. The Navy took him around the world on various cruises, including duty stations or visiting countries in Alaska, Japan, Italy, China, Virginia, Florida, California, Washington and finally to NAS Whidbey Island, where he retired.

Ernie was married to Viola Tolonen, whom he had three children, but the marriage ended in divorce. His second marriage was to Louella (Lou)Thomason.

Following his military career, he worked as a cook and in construction in both Oak Harbor and South Whidbey. From there, he worked for Island County as a maintenance worker before fully retiring.

Ernie lived in the family home of 10 acres and loved mowing the yard and maintaining the woods and the trail. He was mowing his own yard until just recently. He enjoyed splitting firewood and spending quiet time on his land. Following retirement, he and Lou were snowbirds, spending winters in Yuma, Ariz.

Ernie was a very private and strong individual, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.

He always has had a cat or dog as a companion throughout his lifetime and ending with a cat during his last two years.

He also enjoyed taking care of dozens of hummingbirds.

Ernie is survived by two children, Allen Kononen and

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wife Bonnie of Mount Vernon and Marilyn Messner and husband Paul of Coupeville; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lou; his parents; one daughter, Jo Ann Kononen; and his siblings.

Ernie requested no formal funeral services be held.

Cremation was conducted with private family inurnment to follow. Please visit Ernie’s page in the Book of Memories to share thoughts and condolences at www. wallinfuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to Wallin Funeral Home, Oak Harbor.

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Nell D. Smith

Nell D. Smith, beloved mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother, sister and aunt, passed from this life into the presence of God on June 9, 2014, after a long battle with Stage 4 ovarian cancer. Born April 10, 1935, in Oak Harbor, graduated from OHHS in 1953. Preceded in death by husband George A.(Johnny) Smith, a veteran of the United States Navy, and son Michael A. Smith, a veteran of the United States Air Force.

Nell’s legacy includes two daughters, two granddaughters, one grandson and one great-granddaughter. She is survived by sister Shirley and brother-in-law Charles Krieger of Phoenix, Ariz., and brother Joe Black of Coupeville.

Nell resided 32 years in Phoenix and was employed

by Pinkerton/Securitas as a certified security officer for 28 years, retiring in 2010 as post commander at Hamilton Sundstrand.

Nell was lovely, funny, a loyal friend, a fierce fighter and dedicated to her family. Oh, how we miss her. In lieu of a memorial, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

n LIFE CHURCH is holding Jesus: Rockstar Kids Camp 2014 Tuesday, July 22, through Friday, July 25.

It’s for children ages 6-12. There will be a chapel time each morning and activities in the afternoon, including a trip to Bowman Bay, Water Day, Movie Extravaganza and a Field Day filled with games and bouncy houses.

The times are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The cost is $75 per camper before July 4 and $85 after. Call to ask about family discounts; limited scholarships are available. Registration closes on July 12. Register online at life-church.co n St. Hubert Catholic Church is holding VACATION BIBLE SCHOOl: the Garden of Eden Monday, July 7, through Wednesday, July 9, from 9 a.m. to noon each day. For children pre-K through sixth grade. To register call Rachel at 360-221-7744.

n GANGWAY TO GALILEE VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL, 6 p.m., July 1-18, Concordia Lutheran Church, 590 N. Oak Harbor St., Oak Harbor. Learn about Jesus and His grace at Gangway to Galilee Vacation Bible School. Registration 8:45 a.m. July 14.

VBS hours 9 a.m. to noon. Pick up form at church office Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to noon or print out online form at www.concordia lutheranwhidbey.org n Whidbey Presbyterian Church in Oak Harbor is holding a VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 9 a.m. to noon, Monday, June 23, through Friday, June 27. For children in kindergarten through fifth grade. Family BBQ on Friday, June 27, at noon to celebrate the end of the week. To register, call 360-679-3579. For more information, go to www.whidbeypres.org n Oak Harbor Seventh Day Adventist Church is holding a VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 10 a.m. to noon Monday, July 28, through Friday, Aug. 1. The program is “Investigation Station: Galactic Quest.” They will play an important role in investigating God’s plan for their life. There will be skits, games, entertaining characters and snacks. For ages 5-12. n LITTLE LAMBS PRESCHOOL at Concordia Lutheran Church, 590 N. Oak Harbor St., is accepting registrations for the 2014-15 school year, beginning in September for ages 3 and 4. A $50 non-refundable deposit is required at the time of registration; tuition is due the first of the month, $90 for 3-year-olds and $120 for 4-year-olds. The teaching staff is experienced in preschool education, which is characterized by a love for Jesus, a love for children and a dedication to providing the best environment and experiences for learning and kindergarten readiness. For more information, call the church office at 360-675-2548.

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Grads continuing athlete successes in college

By JIM WALLER Sports editor

A player drafted by a professional baseball team and several all-American honors in track highlighted the efforts of Oak Harbor and Coupeville high school graduates who competed in college sports this spring.

Baseball Four members of the Oak Harbor High School class of 2011 played collegiate baseball this year.

Yale Rosen, a junior at Washington State University, was recently drafted in the 11th round by the San Diego Padres. He finished the college season hitting .294, third-best for the Cougars.

He led the team in home runs (5), slugging percentage (.457) and walks (25); and he was second in RBI (28), doubles (13) and triples (2).

In his professional debut with the Eugene Emeralds June 16, Rosen drove in two runs with a base hit.

Through June 25, he has appeared in eight of the Emeralds’ 13 games, hitting .318 (7-for-22), best among those with at least 20 at bats.

He is first in RBI (6) and second in doubles (4) and walks (6), even though seven teammates have 35 or more at bats.

Oak Harbor’s Jay Stout was one of the last players recruited to the AIB College of Business (Des Moines, Iowa) baseball team this year but the first in many categories on the stat sheet.

AIB coach Chad Harris heard of Stout through word of mouth and added the former Skagit Valley Community College player after the school year started.

Stout enrolled in AIB in time for winter quarter.

“He was a late addition,” Harris said, “but he fit in right away. The guys love him; he is a solid guy. We like to be aggressive on the base paths, and Jay fits that philosophy to a T.” Though this spring was the first season of baseball at AIB, an NAIA school, the Eagles (24-19, 14-7) finished just a half game out of first in the final conference standings and second in the conference tournament.

Stout led the team in hitting (.339), doubles (7), triples (3), slugging percentage (.475) and on-base percent-

age (.453).

He was a first-team all-Midwest Collegiate Conference selection, and the junior left fielder also was named to the Gold Glove (all-defensive) team.

Josh Evans, a red-shirt sophomore at Edmonds Community College, helped the Tritons (20-5, 39-8) to the Northern Division and Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges championships.

Evans pitched 6.1 innings in relief over seven games, picking up one win. His ERA of 7.11 is misleading; he allowed five runs this season, but four came in one appearance. In six of his seven appearances, he gave up one or fewer hits.

David Tillotson, playing for Centralia Community College (9-16, 15-25), appeared in eight games for the Trailblazers. In his 12 at bats, the red-shirt sophomore catcher picked up three walks and two runs.

Two 2013 OHHS grads, Anthony Stewart and Jack Richter, played baseball at Southeast Community College (Lincoln, Neb.) this spring.

Stewart, an outfielder, appeared in 34 games for the Storm (39-25), hitting .286 (12-for-42) with a triple, home run, nine RBI, seven runs, eight walks and six stolen bases.

Infielder Richter hit .276 (8-for-29) in 17 games with nine runs and three RBI. He also pitched one inning, picking up one strikeout.

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Coupeville’s Alexis Trumbull completed her Skagit Valley softball career this season.

Allison Duvenez, a junior at Northwest Christian University from Oak Harbor, earned all-American honors by placing sixth in the 5,000 meters at the NAIA national championship meet May 24 at Golf Shores, Ala. Duvenez ran a personal best 17:37.74, just five seconds out of second place, in the finals after qualifying in 11th place.

Duvenez won the 5,000 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference championships and placed fourth in the 1,500 (4:39.36).

She also posted the school’s leading 800 time of the season (2:17.59) and ran on the Beacons’ 4x400 relay team when it clocked a sea-

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Oak Harbor’s Jay Stout was an all-Midwest Collegiate Conference, first-team selection this spring. son-best 4:11.1.

Coupeville’s Hunter Hammer placed in two events at the National Christian College Athletic Association track and field championships at Shorter University in Rome, Ga., May 1-3.

Hammer competes for Trinity Lutheran College of Everett, which is in its inaugural year of athletic competition.

Hammer placed third and received all-American honors in the discus with a throw of 152-05.14.

He also placed fifth in the hammer throw with a personal best 155-05.75.

Tyler King of Coupeville, a junior and one of the top distance runners at the University of Washington, sat out this spring with an injury.

Oak Harbor’s Shantae Young completed her career at Washington State University this season by placing eighth in the triple jump (40-02) at the Pac-12 Championships in Eugene, Ore., May 17-18. She also posted WSU’s top long-jump mark of the season (18-11.75) while winning the event in a

dual meet with the University of Washington May 3. In the same meet, she was third in the triple jump with the school’s top mark of the season, 40-02.75.

She opened the spring with a win at UCLA in the triple jump (40-02.25).

Oak Harbor’s Hannah Bressler, running for Willamette University (Salem, Ore.), placed second in the Northwest Conference Championships in Tacoma in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:14.65) April 26. She also placed ninth in the 1,500 (4:51.77).

The sophomore later placed fifth in the steeplechase at the West Coast Invitational May 15 in Salem.

Christina Wicker, a freshman at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge) from Oak Harbor, helped the Engineers win the New England Division III Championships in the 4x800 relay (9:20.17) May 5. She won the 1,500 at the Sean Collier Invitational April 19 with a season-best time of 4:43.7 and won the 3,000 steeplechase (11:51.13) and finished third in the

400 hurdles (1:17.19) at the Engineers’ Cup April 5.

Oak Harbor’s Dominique Jackson, a sophomore on the Pacific Lutheran University track and field team, finished fourth in the hammer throw (149 feet) at the Northwest Conference championships April 25 in Tacoma.

Softball Coupeville’s Alexis Trumbull played left field for the Skagit Valley College (3-17, 11-30) softball team this season. The sophomore appeared in 36 games, hitting .165 (14-for-85) with six runs, seven RBI and 12 walks.

Oak Harbor’s Shawna Steele played in 25 games for the Edmonds Community College (6-14, 9-17) softball team, hitting .301 (22-for-73).

The freshman utility player was second in triples (3) and RBI (15) and fourth in doubles (5) for the Tritons.

(If you know of other local graduates who compete in collegiate spring sports, please contact Jim Waller at jwaller@ whidbeynewsgroup.com)

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Equestrian program teaching life lessons

By MICHELLE BEAHM

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or Equestrian Crossings, riding lessons are life lessons.

Commonly referred to as EqX, the program is a crossroads between having a desire and finding a way to make it happen, said Miriam Burk, a founder of the nonprofit group.

“The goal was to have a program that integrated both able-bodied and special needs into the same lessons,” Burk said. “The whole goal of working with a special needs population, children and adults, is to make them as independent as possible.”

Founded in 2009, EqX offers riding lessons in both English and Western disciplines as well as an equestrian vaulting team, a horsemanship class to better students’ understanding of working with horses on the ground, hippotherapy lessons and volunteer programs.

Each and every class is available to able-bodied riders and special-needs riders, for students “age 5 to 105,” Burk said.

“OUR LESSONS, though, are more than just riding lessons, which surprises a lot of people, because we incorporate a lot of life lessons inside of our lessons,” Burk said.

Within their lessons, she said, they can work with behavior management, teach math, social skills, verbal skills, geography and more.

“It’s amazing what a horse will motivate somebody to do,” she said. “As one parent described to me, it’s like occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech pathology and life’s lessons all in one, and all the while learning compassion for the horse, how to care for another living being and we encourage our students to become volunteers, so they reinforce what they learn by helping others.”

HIPPOTHERAPY lessons offer time with actual physical or occupational therapists or speech pathologists, using the horse as a tool to help improve in areas the client wants.

These programs have been shown to improve muscle tone, balance, posture, coordination and motor development, as well as increasing emotional well-being, according to the EqX website.

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Vaulting team member Kyrsten Tabada demonstrates a compulsory vaulting move on the back of 16-year-old Kirbey. Below, Tabada and Miriam Burk spot Jacque Diaz as she practices her freestyle routine. Diaz has spina bifida, meaning she can’t feel or use her legs. She received first place in her recent vaulting meet.

The program has two horses of its own, Radar and Kirbey, though students are welcome to join with their own horses.

Burk describes both Radar and Kirbey as excellent people horses.

“To be in our environment, with both able-bodied and special needs, the horses have to mentally handle a lot of stress,” she said. “These guys do it day in and day out like it’s nothing.”

“Not all horses can handle that kind of mental stress.”

JACQUE DIAZ, community outreach officer on EqX’s board of directors, was with EqX from its beginning.

Born with spina bifida, which prevents her from feeling her legs, among other challenges, Diaz was unable to sit up straight on a horse without help.

“Now, I can ride on my own,” Diaz said.

Diaz met Burk at Walmart about seven years ago and they they struck up a conversation.

Once they started, “that was that,” Diaz said.

Diaz’ lessons started with vaulting, a combination of dancing and gymnastics on horseback. Now she’s on the

vaulting team and, with the help of EqX, brought adaptive competitions into the world of equestrian vaulting.

BURK SAID program organizers met with other coaches in November 2013, and the following January, regulations were put into competition rules allowing for special-needs competitions.

Diaz has competed in two vaulting meets, most recently the American Vaulting Association Region III Championships in Oregon, July 20-22. She earned first place in her category.

“I love being around horses,” Diaz said. “It’s just fun, a new challenge. I get to, when I’m vaulting or riding, find … goals, and once I pass those

goals, then I find new goals.”

AS THE COMMUNITY outreach officer, Diaz said her role is to spread the word about EqX programs. She said she is constantly striving to bring people into the program.

Burk was a volunteer for another program in Virginia.

Prior to that, she was in the Navy, but her career ended after an accident left her in leg braces and using crutches.

It took two years to be able to walk for about an hour, Burk said.

After seeing an ad seeking volunteers, Burk said she decided she could stand and brush horses for an hour.

Soon, she was asked to help lead the horses into the training arena.

“Within a year, I got certified as an instructor.

“I came from a family of teachers. I swore I’d never be a teacher. If I’d known it would be this fun, this rewarding and this effective … I’d have been doing it all the time.

“It really is amazing.”

EQX WORKS with students with a wide range of disabilities, including cerebral palsy, brain injuries, spina bifida, ADHD, PTSD, hearing impaired, vision impaired, amputees and autism.

One student, a boy with autism who was nonverbal, started with four people helping him, Burk said. Within a year and a half, he only needed one person to help him and was managing to get his horse ready on his own.

Burk said the boy remained relatively nonverbal, but could follow directions and walk, trot and canter on his own.

“And it was wonderful, because he also had an autistic brother,” Burk said. “The father was able to go on a ride with both of his sons when they never thought that would be possible beforehand.”

THOUGH THE FEES are $50 for regular lessons and $75 for hippotherapy lessons, the program offers scholarships that cut those prices in half.

However, because of the cost of insurance and instructors, each lesson has a value of $90, so they’re always looking for donations to help the nonprofit keep the costs affordable, Burk said.

EqX teaches lessons three days a week, twice at the Oak Harbor location and once in Greenbank. Because they recently certified three new instructors, Burk said they are hoping to expand the schedule.

Program participants also train on privately-owned locations.

Board members hope to own one central location for the program, Burk said.

“We want to be able to have the opportunity to be able to offer as many programs as we can,” Burk said.

“There’s just a lot of different possibilities.” n For information or to obtain information about volunteering, log on to www. equestriancrossings.com, call 360-320-1573 or email to info@equestriancrossings.com

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Friday nights are better when shared with friends Harbor Highlights

By JOAN BAY KLOPE

Who doesn’t love Friday night?

During the first five years of our marriage, my husband and I both worked full time, hauled our golden retriever everywhere because we assumed everyone loved him as much as we did and remodeled our first house — a 1,100-square-foot track home located on a street lined in motor homes and boats.

Built in the early 1960s before anyone imagined home computers or PlayStations, we had to run a long extension chord down the hall from the office in the back of the house into the kitchen to reach the only available three-pronged outlet. It was kinda tacky, but it did the trick when a friend loaned us a computer so I could work as a free-lance book editor on the weekends.

Back then, we met with friends for drinks and dinner nearly every Friday night. With no Facebook or texting, we hurried to find a table so we could catch up on a week’s worth of trials and tribulations. There was no pile of cellphones decorating the middle of the table. We did it the old fashioned way and dialogued face-to-face.

Our Friday nights have evolved over the years. There was the “stay home because the little ones need to get to bed or they will completely lose it” season.

There was the “meet at the stadium for football games” season. Nowadays, Friday night is transforming into date night and this week my husband and I made our way to HOT ROCK PIZZa, owned and operated by REID and CHRISTY SCHWARTZ. They’ve opened their first brick and mortar location in downtown Oak Harbor on Pioneer Way and promise good times and great memories made with good friends and great food.

One of the best gifts of living on Whidbey Island is the opportunity to stay connected

with people and watch them build their lives.

We met the Schwartzes years ago when their son, RD, ran through the woods with great gusto and quickly made friends with the Klope kids.

They had moved into a home on the parcel behind ours and the ready smiles you will see when you walk into their new restaurant are the same ones we met all those years ago.

Before Reid was enthralled by homemade dough and all things pizza, he loved the Internet and it was his computer on which we first watched a website upload. Slowly... slowly...

Those days we used our phone lines, but it didn’t dampen our enthusiasm. Reid and Christy welcomed us and we think the world of them today.

It’s gratifying to watch their dream become a reality and we wish them great success. Hot Rock Pizza is open for lunch and dinner and if you are staying away from bread try their prime rib salad.

In recent months our Friday nights have also included friends and fiddles. That’s because there is a significant contingency of home-spun musicians who regularly gather at DR. PETER KEATING’S Oak Harbor residence to celebrate all things Bluegrass.

While Dr. Keating is known to many for his skillful work as an area audiologist out of his office on Midway Boulevard, he is also a distance runner and passionate musician. Not only does he play an assortment of instruments and sing, but he gently gathers those who secretly want to be part of a band.

From all over Whidbey’s north end come an assortment of people and their instruments including banjos, guitars, harmonicas, bases, fiddles, and more. When the music winds down after a couple of hours the storytelling begins.

I say a whole lot of Whidbey residents have it right: with great food and good friends, you create great memories. n If you have a story, upcoming event or think someone needs to be recognized here in “Harbor Highlights,” please email your suggestions to me at harborhighlights@gmail.com. I welcome all of your ideas.

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Saturday June 28

COUPEVILLE LIONS CLUB 35TH ANNUAL GARAGE SALE: 9 a.m., Saturday, June 28 and Sunday, June 29, Coupeville Elementary School.

Sale goes until 4 p.m. June 28 and 1 p.m. with half-day price June 29.

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LOOKING BACK

8 a.m. to noon, July 5, Masonic Center, North Main and Eighth streets, Coupeville. Breakfast includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon and orange juice, coffee or tea. $7 adults, $3 children under 12. 360-969-3149 or ldeccles67@gmail.com

All you can eat breakfast, 8 a.m. to noon, June 28, Masonic Center, North Main and Eighth streets, Coupeville. Breakfast includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon and orange juice, coffee or tea. $7 adults, $3 children under 12. 360-969-3149 or ldeccles67@gmail.com Free Crabbing 101 Seminar, 10 a.m., June 28, Oak Harbor Yacht Club. Jointly sponsored by the Deception Pass Sail and Power Squadron and the Oak Harbor Yacht Club. Learn how to catch dungeness crabs in this two-hour seminar. Subjects include needed equipment, the best baits, license requirements and regulations, Whidbey Island locations, best times and tides, crab lore and life cycles. The seminar will include demonstrations, slides, free coffee and maybe a tasty sample. A $5 donation to the Power Squadron Education Fund is suggested.

Garden Tour & Tea, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 28, Central and North Whidbey sites. Self-guided tour of five gardens in Coupeville and Oak Harbor. $15 donation.

Sponsored by Oak Harbor Garden Club. Tickets may be purchased at Mailliard’s Landing Nursery, Wind & Tide Bookshop and Greenhouse Florist & Nursery in Oak Harbor, and bayleaf in Coupeville, among other sites. For ticket information, call 360-929-5547.

Strawberry Social, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., June 28, Coupeville United Methodist Church, 608 N. Main St. Local strawberries are piled onto your choice of waffles, shortcake or ice cream, topped with whipped cream and accompanied by a hot or cold beverage.

Price is $7 ($5 for half orders), and takeout orders are welcome.

2014 Whidbey Island Garden Tour, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 28, five gardens on the south end of Whidbey Island. Tickets are $20 for adults ($25 on tour day) and $10 for youth ages 2-12 ($15 on tour day). www.wigt.org Clamming class, “Digging 4 Dinner,” 10:30 a.m., June 28, Double Bluff Beach. Free class with Island County Beach Watcher Eugene Thrasher covers how to choose the right clams to pair with recipes and the regulations and techniques for harvesting clams in a safe and sustainable way. Bring shellfish license, shovel, boots, hat and sunscreen. Reserve spot in class. Other class opportunities will be July 11 (9 a.m.) at Zylstra Beach, July 15 (11:30 a.m.) at Double Bluff Beach, Aug. 9 (8:30 a.m.) at Zylstra Beach and Aug. 22 (7:30 a.m.) at Double Bluff Beach. 360-240-5558 or stinger.anderson@wsu.edu Public demonstration of emergency communications, 11 a.m., June 28-29, Island County Amateur Radio

Photo courtesy Peggy Darst Townsdin

Whidbey Island was once known for producing world record wheat yields. This shot from the early 1900s

is taken from the Scenic Heights Road area in Oak Harbor looking across the water to Maylor’s Point. As part of a “Looking Back” series, local author and pioneer descendant Peggy Darst Townsdin is sharing photos with the Whidbey News-Times and its readers. Townsdin’s photo history book, “Oak Harbor,” was recently published. To buy a book or have a book mailed, contact Townsdin at pctownsdin@gmail.com or call 360-678-5970.

Club, Rhododendron campground, near Coupeville. Dozens of amateur radio operators from throughout Whidbey Island will be among thousands who will switch on shortwave radios at remote locations nationwide to practice their emergency communications capabilities during an annual field radio event. Whidbey’s only radio club also plans to allow any interested visitors an opportunity to talk across the nation on one of the radios to demonstrate to the public how shortwave radio communications work. 360-730-2250 or k7na@w7avm.org Oak Harbor Musical Festival fundraiser concert, 7 p.m., June 28, Roller Barn, Oak Harbor.

Solo concert featuring singer and songwriter Austin Jenckes from NBC TV show “The Voice.” Tickets are $20. music@oakharbormu sicfestival.com or www.brownpaper tickets.com

Sunday June 29

VFW Post 7392 Breakfast Fundraiser, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., June 29, VFW Post 7392 Goldie Road, Oak Harbor. Breakfast features pancakes, eggs, hashbrowns, breakfast meats and biscuits-ngravy. Cost is $7 for adults, $4 for seniors (62 and over), $4 for kids (under 12). Proceeds benefit the VFW veterans’ assistance programs. vfwpost7392.org or 360675-4048.

Quinn Fitzpatrick performs, June 29, South Whidbey Tilth Farmers’ Market, turn off Highway 525 when you see the scarecrow and banners onto 2812 Thompson

Road, between Freeland and Bayview. Fitzpatrick is a well-known performer and teacher of the acoustic guitar. The market has plenty of parking, children’s play areas, clean restrooms, plus loads of fresh fruit and vegetables, arts and crafts, hot food, baked goods and flowers. Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program coupons and SNAP cards are welcome. market@southwhideytilth.org or 360395-8842.

Monday June 30

GriefShare, 6:30-8:30 p.m., June 30, Family Bible Church, room C3, 2760 SW Heller Road, Oak Harbor. For any adult grieving the loss of a loved one. Begins June 30 on Mondays for 13 weeks.

360-678-686.

Life Long Learning Series, Genealogy, 3-3:30 p.m., June 30, Home Place, 171 SW 6th Ave., Oak Harbor. Learn how to discover your family roots. Presentation by Whidbey Island Genealogical Searchers. 360-279-2555 or HPOakHarbormktg@frontiermgmt. com International Nights in Coupeville: “Phantom of the Opera,” 5:30-8 p.m., June 30, Coupeville Library Meeting Room, 788 NW Alexander St. Christine is a beautiful and gifted young woman who longs to join the company of the Paris Opera House.

A brilliant but horribly disfigured composer lives deep in the depths of the opera house. 2004, rated PG-13. Run time 143 minutes. Popcorn provided. Free. 360-678-4911 or www.sno-isle.org

Wednesday July 2

Wednesday Night With the Stars, 5:30 p.m., July 2, Coupeville Library, 788 NW Alexander St. Viewing of the popular film of how Walt Disney courted P.L. Travers into letting him obtain the rights to bring Mary Poppins to the big screen.

Thursday July 3

Oak Harbor Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., July 3, Highway 20, near Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce. 20th season. Produce, artisans and vendors gather every Thursday through end of September. Market is a nonprofit, vendormember cooperative. oakharbor market@yahoo.com

Friday July 4

Oak Harbor Fourth of July Celebration, starting 10 a.m., July 4, downtown Oak Harbor on Pioneer Way and at Windjammer Park. Events include parade, vendors, beer garden, classic car show, fireworks and more. www. oakharborchamber.com

Saturday July 5

All you can eat breakfast,

Kids Fishing Derby, Oak Harbor Yacht Club Buccaneers, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., July 5, Oak Harbor Marina & Oak Harbor Yacht Club. Thirty-fourth annual event for kids up to age of 12. Followed by awards picnic at the Oak Harbor Yacht Club. Prizes awarded. Kids’ registration between 10-11 a.m. at entrance of marina.

All kids under 10 must be accompanied by an adult and must wear a lifejacket. Bait is furnished and must be used. All kids must bring their own fishing pole, tackle and life preserver. Ages 13 and older are not allowed to compete. No starfish will be weighed, and any salmon caught must be released.

Free. 509-952-5067 or Burtonpho tographics@comcast.net Meerkerk Fairy House Festival, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., July 5, Meerkerk Gardens, 3531 Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank. Bring your imagination, creativity and love of nature. Assorted natural plant materials will be provided, and you are welcome to bring natural materials to share with other house makers. If you wish to build a house and take it with you, please bring a suitable base for transport. Otherwise, all fairy houses will become part of Meerkerk garden attractions and critters and creatures from the woods and gardens will be invited to move in. Admission $5, children 12 and under free.

Jan Holmes Art Auction, noon-5 p.m., July 5, Coupeville Rec Hall. Jan Holmes, a longtime WSU/ Island County Beach Watcher, was a longtime Coupeville resident and was well-known across Whidbey Island. She owned Toby’s Tavern in Coupeville for 10 years with her husband, Steve, and her artwork was featured at Penn Cove Gallery. The auction will feature paintings that Holmes painted on Whidbey Island, Mexico, Tuscany, France, Canada, Cuba and other countries that she visited. 360969-2015 or www.jan-holmes-artsale.com American Roots Music Series: The General’s 7 Dixie Band, 5 p.m., July 5, Deception Pass State Park, 41020 SR 20, Oak Harbor. This Dixieland jazz band performs all over Washington State, supporting numerous civilian and military ceremonies and community events. The band is led by Sergeant First Class Michael Vandiver. Admission is free to performances. Discover Pass is required for vehicle access to the park. All performances are in the West Beach amphitheater on the Whidbey Island side of the park, unless it’s raining. In case of rain, performances will move to the East Cranberry Lake picnic shelter, also on the Whidbey Island side of the park.

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FINANCIAL ANALYST Island Transit, located at 19758 SR 20, Coupeville WA, is seeking a qualified applicant for the position of Financial Analyst, under the direction of the Executive Director. The incumbent will gather, analyze, evaluate economic factors, forecast and maintain financial data for the organization; receipt, investment and disbursement of funds; preparation of all financial repor ts to ensure compliance with State and Federal laws; overs e e t h e a n nu a l s t a t e audit process and prepare audit reports. This position is responsible for asset management, procurement procedures, grant administration and reporting. In addition to a comprehensive package of benefits, the salary step increases for this position range from $4,575$8,022 per month depending on qualificat i o n s. E m p l oy m e n t i s 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; cr iminal background check; five year motor vehicle history check.

The employment packet including position description and application fo r m a n d c a n b e o b tained from our website at www.islandtransit.org or at Oak Harbor City Hall, Coupeville Town Hall and Langley City Hall. This position is opened until filled. Initial consideration will be given to those applications postmarked no later than Fr iday, July 11, 2014 and will be accepted only if mailed or delivered to the following address: Island Transit Financial Analyst Position 19758 SR 20 Coupeville, WA 98239 Island Transit is an Equal Opportunity and M/F/D/V Employer No phone calls please.

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Closing dateJune 27th EEOC. Local owned business seeking RETAIL POSITIONS in Oak Harbor. Position requires good customer service skills, retail experience, and flexible hours. Send resumes to P.O.Box 2249, Oak Harbor, 98277

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Full time position Excellent Salary & Benefits Please apply in person: Regency on Whidbey 1040 SW Kimball Dr Oak Harbor WA 98277 Or email resume to: manager@regency whidbey.com

CLINICAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST (13000) Friday Harbor. Provides general medical office Find your perfect pet support for clinical services. Duties include but in the Classifieds. are not limited to recep- www.nw-ads.com tion, central switchboard, payor verification and Business Employment authorization; assessOpportunities Restaurant ment and intake schedFor Sale, Iconic uling, medical record Part Time functions including data Bailey’s Corner Store, LINE/PREP COOK b a s e e n t r y a n d wo r d Whidbey Island.

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INVITATION TO BID S o u t h W h i d b ey F i r e / EMS is seeking formal bids from qualified firms to provide the following six SEPARATE and INDEPENTDENT services at our district properties located in South Whidb ey. I n t e r e s t e d f i r m s should contact SWFE at the address below or our web site www.swfe.org for complete bid specification, appropriate forms and locations for each type of service being requested.

CONTRACTS OUT FOR BID: ANNUAL OVERHEAD DOOR SERVICE AND REPLACEMENT CONTRACT 3 – YEAR SEPTIC INSPECTION & SERVICE CONTRACT HVAC HEAT PUMP INSTALLATION CONTRACT COMM. BUILDING ROOF REPLACEMENT STATION REPAINTING CONTRACT PROPERTY SURVEY CONTRACT All bids and requests must be addressed to South Whidbey Fire/EMS 5535 Cameron Road Freeland, WA 98249 and due by 4:30 P.M. Tuesday, July 8, 2014. It is the intent to award contracts for each type of ser vice at the July 10th Board of Fire Comm i s s i o n e r ’s m e e t i n g .

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON INT AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ISLAND I N T H E E S TAT E O F ERIKA ANNA PRICE Deceased.

No. 14 4 00144 6 N OT I C E TO C R E D I TORS The personal representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as personal representative of this est a t e. Pe r s o n s h av i n g claims against the decedent must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, serve their claims on the personal representative or the attorneys of record at the address stated below a n d f i l e a n exe c u t e d copy of the claim with the Clerk of this Court within four months after the date of first publication of this notice or within four months after the date of the filing of the copy of this Notice with the Clerk of the Court, whichever is later or, except under those provisions included in RCW 11.40.011 and 11.40.013, the claim will be forever barred. This bar is effective as to the claims against both the probate assets and nonprobate assets of the decedent.

Date of filing copy of Notice to Creditors: June 20, 2014 Date of first publication: June 28 2014 /s/Miles T. Price MILES T. PRICE Personal Representative /s/Floyd F. Fulle FLOYD F. FULLE, WSBA #1851 Attorney for Estate PO Box 252 Clinton, WA 98236 (360) 341-2429 fff@whidbeycorn Legal No. WCW571371 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHATCOM IN RE THE ESTATE OF T E R RY OW E N P E R MENTER, Deceased.

NO. 14-4-00167-7 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time of the claim would be barred by any o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e statute of limitations, present the claim in them Manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Represent a t i ve a t t h e a d d r e s s stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court.

The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

DATE OF FILING NOTICE TO CREDITORS: 06-18-2014 DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: 06-21-2014 PERSONAL REPRES E N TAT I V E : K a r e n Leigh Funston PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Karen Leigh Funston, WSBA: 28258 ADDRESS FOR MAILING OR SERVICE: BURI FUNSTON MUMFORD, PLLC, 1601 F STREET B E L L I N G H A M , WA 98225 Legal No. 570050 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ISLAND IN THE ESTATE OF SALLY A. KOSH-HEAGREN, Deceased.

NO. 14-4-00145-4 N OT I C E TO C R E D I TORS The personal representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as personal representative of this est a t e. Pe r s o n s h av i n g claims against the decedent must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, serve their claims on the personal representative or the attorneys of record at the address stated below a n d f i l e a n exe c u t e d copy of the claim with the Clerk of this Court within four months after the date of first publication of this notice or within four months after the date of the filing of the copy of this Notice with the Clerk of the Court, whichever is later or, except under those provisions included in RCW 11.40.011 and 11.40.013, the claim will be forever barred. This bar is effective as to the claims against both the probate assets and nonprobate assets of the decedent.

Date of filing copy of Notice to Creditors: June 20, 2014 Date of first publication: June 28, 2014 /s/Stephen M. Swan STEPHEN M. SWAN Personal Representative /s/ Floyd F. Fulle FLOYD F. FULLE, WSBA #1851 Attorney for Estate PO Box 252 Clinton WA 98236 (360) 341-2429 fff@whidbey.com Legal No. WCW571385 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

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RCW 11.40.030 The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020 (1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice.

If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication: June 14, 2014 Personal Representative BETTY SARRETT Attorney for the Personal Representative: Robert E. Brewster Address for Mailing: PO Box 756 Freeland, WA 98249 Address for Service: 2820 Sunlight Drive Clinton, WA 98236 Telephone: 360-321-8979 WSBA No.: 16012 Cour t of probate proceedings and cause number: Island County Superior Court Cause No. 14 4 00129 2 Legal No. 568339 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

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No. 14-4-00138-1 N O N - P R O B AT E N O TICE TO CREDITORS The Notice Agent named b e l ow h a s e l e c t e d t o give notice to creditors of the above-named Decedent. As of the date of the filing of a copy of this notice with the court, the Notice Agent has no knowledge of any other person acting as Notice Agent or of the appointment of a personal representative of the Decedent’s estate in the State of Washington. ­ According to the records of the court as are available on the date of the filing of this notice with the court, a cause number regarding the Decedent has not been issued to any other Notice Agent and a personal representative of the Decedent’s estate has not been appointed.

A ny p e r s o n h av i n g a claim against the Decedent named above must, before the time the claim would be barred by any o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.42.070 by serving on or mailing to the Notice Agent or the Notice Agent’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the Notice Agent’s Declaration and Oath were filed. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Not i c e A g e n t s e r ve d o r mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.42.020 (2)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice.

If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.42.050 and 11.42.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication: June 21, 2014 The Notice Agent deIN THE SUPERIOR clares under penalty of COURT OF THE STATE perjury under the laws of OF WASHINGTON the state of Washington IN THE SUPERIOR FOR ISLAND COUNTY I N T H E M AT T E R O F COURT OF THE STATE that the foregoing is true and correct.

OF WASHINGTON THE ESTATE OF SIGNED this 3rd day of IN AND FOR THE LARRY NORMAN June, 2014, at Oak HarCOUNTY OF ISLAND ELSTRAN, In the Matter of the Es- bor, Washington Deceased. /s/ Mark Malsom tate of: NO. 14 4 00129 2 J. MARK MALSOM, NoPROBATE NOTICE TO JOSEPH L. MALSOM, tice Agent Deceased.

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/s/ Michael M. Waller MICHAEL M. WALLER, WSBA NO. 6310 Law Offices of Christon C. Skinner, P.S. A t t o r n e y s fo r N o t i c e Agent 791 SE Barrington Drive Oak Harbor, Washington 98277 Court of Notice Agent’s Oath and Declaration and Cause No.: 14-4-00138-1 Superior Court of Island County, Washington Cause No. 14-4-00138-1 Legal No. 569019 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

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The Port of South Whidbey is requesting engineer ing qualifications and a proposal for the South Whidbey Harbor at Langley Outside Mooring Project. Work includes design and engineering work to retrofit the existing 266 ft breakwater to accommodate moorage of 150 ft and smaller vessels on the outside of the breakwater and to survey the existing timber-pile breakwater and repor t on remaining useful life and other similar work. The RFQ/P can be viewed on the Por t’s website: www.por tofsouthwhidbey.com. Submit qualifications and proposal via email to anderson@portofsouthwhidbey.com or by mail to PO Box 872, Freeland, WA 98249 no later than 10 am on August 4, 2014.

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON In the Matter of the Estate of T H O M A S C H R I S TO PHER ROBERTSON, Deceased NO. 14 4 00906 8 N OT I C E TO C R E D I TORS (RCW 11 40.030) The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against

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Continued from previous page..... the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070, by serving or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court.

This claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as p r ov i d e d u n d e r R C W 11.40.020 (2), four months after the date of first publication of this notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of first publication: June 21, 2014 Personal Representative: Lin R. Robertson Attor ney for Personal Representative: D o n a l d J. Lyderson WSBA #247 Address for Mailing or Service: 3306 Wetmore Avenue Everett, WA 98201 (425) 259-5559 - phone (425) 259-3733 - fax /s/Donald J. Lyderson, Attorney for Lin R. Robertson, PR c/o 3306 Wetmore Avenue Everett, WA 98201 (425) 259-5559 Legal No.570044 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

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P&L General Contractors, gary lampers, 2780 NE Goldie St Oak Harbor, WA 98277, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Depar tment of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit.

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Comments can be submitted to: Department of Ecology Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Legal No. 570293 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR ISLAND COUNTY Estate of Regina Parkman Ernest, Deceased.

NO. 13 4 00206 1 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The above Court has appointed me as Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication o f t h i s N o t i c e. I f t h e claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication of this Notice: June 21, 2014. /s/Russell C. Ernest Personal Representative 3486 Camano Vista St. Greenbank, WA 98253.

Legal No. 570277 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

June 21, 28, and July 5, 2014.

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF ISLAND In the Matter of the Estate of JAMES W. McHALE, deceased.

NO. 14 4 00130 6 N OT I C E TO C R E D I TORS The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative, or their attorney at the address stated below, a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020 (1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice.

If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: June 14, 2014.

James W. McHale, III, Personal Representative c/o Attorney James L. Kotschwar, WSBA #10823 265 NE Kettle Street; S u i t e 1 0 1 ; P. O. B ox 1593 Oak Harbor, Washington 98277 tel: (360) 675-2207 Legal No. 568473 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

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Flea Market

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YARD SALE in Useless ar t, books, household Bay Shores. Fr iday & goods, misc this & that.

Saturday, June 27 th & Great sale! Sale is com28th from 9 am to 5 pm. prised of donations from 3 0 l b s S c u b a w e i g h t many people. All probelt, US Diver regulator, ceeds support great proConshelf 21 Octopus. grams & classes at the Lighted D-56 houses, ar t school. Located at most with original boxes 605 NW Madrona Way. a n d s l e eve s. Pa i n t e d Don’t miss out! pine wall display cabinet Reach over a million ( 4 2 � h x 4 4 � w x 1 2 � potential customers deep). Reversible Mexican rug (6’4� x 3’4�) and when you advertise in two chinese costumes. the Service Directory.

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A N N UA L C OT TAG E / BARN YARD SALE. 10 fa m i l i e s ! Ju n e 2 8 t h & 29th, 10 am - 4 pm. Furniture, household goods, toys, women’s shoes / boots, books, garden tools and decor, fabulous assortment of antiques, a vehicle, horse saddles, Christmas decor, fine china & silverware, Pampered Chief items, lamps, tools and lots for men!! No early birds. Located at 280 Fort Casey Road.

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We are doing another garage sale this Saturday from 9am-?

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Saturday, June 28, 2014, Whidbey Classified, PAGE 19 Garage/Moving Sales Island County

Marine Power

Automobiles Others

5th Wheels

Motorhomes

OAK HARBOR, 98277.

ESTATE SALE

Woodworking Shop, Tools, ShopSmith, Man Stuff, Golf Cart, Household, Riding Lawnmower with many attachments, Garden, Greenhouse, Cement Mixer, Ceramic Greenware & Supplies, Blue & White China, Books .

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24’ CIERA Bayliner (2452), 1997. $12,500.

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F i s h f i n d e r. E l e c t r i c downrigger. Mercury 9.9 4 stroke outboard. Inflatable dingy with Niss a n o u t b o a r d . Ye a r l y bottom paint, zincs and e n g i n e t u n e u p. L i fe jackets, fenders, 2 anchors. Stern line roller.

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OAK HARBOR, 98277.

6/28 ESTATE SALE SAT ONLY FROM 8 AM TO 3 PM

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DEER QUESTIONAIRE CONTINUED FROM A1 ing more common. Deer can commonly be seen along the side of roads and in fields. They even make their way into neighborhoods in Coupeville and Oak Harbor where gardens and flower beds offer easy grazing.

To gauge public opinion of the ubiquitous Columbian blacktail deer on Whidbey Island, a graduate student from the University of Montana is working with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife to survey a sampling of residents.

Rob Wingard, an Anacortes resident, said he mailed 2,000 questionnaires this week to randomly selected addresses. He’s already quite a few back already and found people have pretty strong feelings about the dainty ungulates.

“People are really passionate about them,” he said. “Some people love them, others can’t stand them because they get into their gardens and in front of their cars.”

WINGARD SAID he plans to go out into the field to form an estimate of the number, and distribution, of deer on Whidbey.

Ruth Milner, a biologist with Fish and Wildlife, said her department can use the information from the study to improve the management of deer on the island. Any effort to increase deer hunting on the island, for example, won’t work well if the public is against the notion.

The main concern with the deer population is the pervasiveness of car crashes involving the animals, she said.

About 150 car-versus-deer accidents occur each year, which is a big number given the size of the island, Milner said.

Whidbey Island technically isn’t overpopulated with deer because the deer population hasn’t resulted in any adverse health effects, she said.

The white and spotted deer that frequent the Coupeville area don’t suffer from a health disorder. The “piebald characteristic” comes from a recessive gene, Milner said.

Island-wide, the number of deer is “clearly very high,” she said, and it’s all people’s fault.

BEARS, WOLVES and even

CLOSING CONTINUED FROM A1 struggling, including cuts in bonuses and elimination of positions.

Over the course of three years, Wilson said she received one raise.

“More was asked of you and the management was not supporting the staff, that’s for sure,” Wilson said.

Despite frustration of the staff, Wilson said Waste Management still offers good jobs with great benefits.

Wilson said the recession that began in 2009 may have had an effect on the company’s operations.

“When the economy hit, it all became about numbers, numbers, numbers,” she said.

IT’S BEEN a “tough few

years” due to fluctuations in recycling markets, according to Waste Management’s Washington spokeswoman Robin Freedman.

“When that happens, there’s going to be changes,” she said.

While Freedman said she won’t comment on any specific cuts made at the Oak Harbor call center, as a company, she said, “we have had some belt tightening.”

“As a company, we have a fiduciary responsibility to our stakeholders, we’re very concerned about our budgets.”

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cougars used to live on Whidbey Island and kept the deer population in check, Wingard said. However, settlers killed all of the natural predators soon after arriving on Whidbey in the mid-1800s.

Since that time, there’s been a dash to clear woods, creating perfect habitat for the deer.

“It’s the perfect storm of habitat and security,” he said. “They are animals that have no natural enemies other than cars and hunters.”

Blacktail deer populations are hard to count, Milner said, because they don’t form herds like other deer do, but hang out in small family groups.

Wingard said he will create an estimate by walking randomly selected survey lines and counting deer head early in the morning, then using a computer model to come up with a number and distribution.

WINGARD SAID the Columbian blacktail deer populate a range that runs west of the Cascade Mountain, from the middle of British Columbia to Central California. They are a subspecies of mule deer, but are smaller than either mule or whitetail deer.

In fact, Wingard said, blacktail deer living on the island may be smaller than their mainland cousins.

Waste Management in favor of consolidating into larger facilities, Freedman said.

The services of the Oak Harbor office will be absorbed into the company’s Phoenix, Ariz., office, which currently employs more than 500 people, Freedman said.

Oak Harbor employees will be free to apply for other positions with Waste Management nationwide, and will be offered severance packages, retention bonuses and work training and placement services where applicable.

In addition to the closing call center, Waste Management operates 11 collection districts, six transfer stations, seven recycling centers and two landfills in Washington state.

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A Fish and Wildlife study from the 1960s concluded that “hog dressed” deer shot on Whidbey averaged about 70 to 75 pounds, significantly less than blacktail hunted on the mainland.

The only effective way to control deer population is by hunting; deer birth-control efforts have been made in the Eastern United States, Milner said, but they were extremely expensive and simply didn’t work well.

“We don’t have a lot of tools in our toolbox,” she said.

MILNER SAID Wingard’s study will help her gain a better understanding of what residents think about deer. That’s key to pursuing any kind of tenacious plan to encourage more hunting on Whidbey, she said.

If increased hunting seems likely to cause an outcry, then the state probably won’t go in that direction.

Finding a safe place to hunt deer on the island may be difficult because of the proximity to homes to the wilder areas where deer congregate. Since the state doesn’t allow hunting in state parks on the island, the only public lands where hunters can go are small parcels owned by Island County, Milner said.

Management after hearing rumors about the layoffs, but the deal is done, he said.

“We’re scrambling to see what we can do to find a great employer like Waste Management to come in and fill their shoes,” Dudley said.

“I don’t fault them. It’s a corporate decision, but it’s still a blow to our economic situation here in Oak Harbor.”

The positions at the call center were “much needed jobs” in the community, he said.

It’s disappointing, Dudley said.

THE COMPANY reported in April that $30,363 was the average Waste Management salary in Oak Harbor, according to Ron Nelson, executive director of the Island County Economic Development Council.

With a loss of 126 jobs, the annual economic loss in salaries flowing into the Oak Harbor economy totals

As a result, state Fish and Wildlife has a program to work with private landowners who are willing to open up their property to hunters during hunting season. Fish and Wildlife program allows the landowners to set the parameters for hunting on their property.

“It’s tailor made to the landowners’ needs and desires,” she said.

CURRENTLY, HOWEVER, only one Whidbey Island landowner is enrolled in the program.

Wingard said he hopes to complete his thesis over the next year and urges residents who receive his questionnaire to return them as soon as possible.

As for Carr, the interaction with the aggressive deer provided her with a “crazy story” to share with friends, but it hasn’t soured her opinion of deer.

Carr said said she’s learned to respect them more as wild animals, though she’s more watchful of her surroundings when she’s outside.

As someone who’s also hit a deer and wrecked her car, Carr admits she is concerned about the large population of deer on Whidbey Island.

Whether hunting is the answer, though, she said she doesn’t know.

approximately $3.8 million.

As of January, Waste Management was Island County’s third largest private employer, behind The Boeing Co. and Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in Freeland, Nelson said.

“Needless to say, it’s not a positive thing,” Nelson said.

“That’s a pretty significant loss.”

THE NEXT step for the EDC will likely be notifying the U.S. Department of Commerce, which communicates with large corporations that are seeking relocation spaces, Nelson said.

“It’s always tough,” Nelson said.

“You’re competing across the nation.”

Upon hearing about Waste Management’s elimination of its call center in Oak Harbor, Island County Commissioner Jill Johnson described the job losses as a “disaster.”

JOHNSON, WHO repre-

sents Oak Harbor as a commissioner, was serving as the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce executive director when Waste Management moved to the city in 2008.

“The loss of 126 jobs in our community is concerning,” Johnson said.

“It’s not easy for us to make up those employment opportunities.”

However, Johnson said, the city now has information it can use to encourage similar businesses to find a home in Oak Harbor.

“On the plus side, what we now know is that this type of employer works well in Oak Harbor,” Johnson said.

“We just need to go out and find someone who wants to do business here.

“We need to continue to look for ways to diversify our economy and attract employers just like this one.” n Whidbey News-Times Co-Editor Jessie Stensland contributed to this report.

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