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As I See It
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Pond On guard over greenhouse rules plunge proves fatal By Scott Rasmussen Journal editor
A San Juan Island man died July 14 after the vehicle that he and two others were traveling in plunged into a pond in the backyard of his westside San Juan Island in mid-afternoon. Emergency responders tried without success to resuscitate the 88-year-old after they were able to locate the vehicle in about 10 feet of murky, muddy water. Several responders dove below the surface, freed the man from vehicle by slicing through his safety belt and then carried his body to the bank of the pond, where efforts to revive him proved unsuccessful. The victim, Lester Gunther, a longtime island resident and avid boatsman was pronounced dead at the scene (see obituary, pg. 5). Prosecuting Attorney Randy Gaylord, whose office doubles as San Juan County Coroner, said the cause of is drowning. Gaylord said that Gunther was behind the wheel when the vehicle careened from a gravel driveway near the back of the home, knocking over patio furniture in its path as it sped across the lawn and then hurtled into the pond. The two other occupants, Gunther’s wife and daughter, escaped from the vehicle on their own. Although efforts to resuscitate the victim were unsuccessful, Sheriff Rob Nou praised See FATAL, Page 4
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Faced with a possible proliferation of industrial-sized marijuana grows, the San Juan County Council agreed to consider placing new limits on the construction, scope, size and operation of greenhouses, an accessory use for agricultural production that can be constructed, in many instances, without a permit. In a divided decision, a 2-1 vote, the County Council instructed its staff July 15 to put the questions of siting, permitting, operation and impacts of greenhouses before the planning commission as first in a series of steps which could lead to a series of restrictions. Council Chairman Rick Hughes, adamantly opposed to the earlier suggestion of a six-month moratorium, cautioned that restrictions targeted to appease concerns over marijuana could undermine cultivation of other, less controversial crops. “If it involves a moratorium I don’t support it at all,” Hughes said of regulatory tools the council could wield. “I think we need to be really careful about the road we’re going down.” Hughes noted San Juan County voters overwhelming supported I-502 (68 percent), the
Lamps aglow, buds are bursting in an indoor marijuana growing operation. The San Juan County Council, faced with a proliferation of greenhouses, will consider new limits on the agricultural “accessory use”.
Dry-clean biz goes up in smoke
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Firefighters stand by bringing an early morning blaze under control at Sunshine Cleaners, July 15, on Web Street, in Friday Harbor.
By Scott Rasmussen Journal editor
If you were making plans to pick up your dry cleaning, well, there’s no rush. Business came to a screeching halt at Friday Harbor’s only commercial dry cleaner and laundry service after fire broke out inside the building that is home to Sunshine Cleaners July 15, at about 2:30 a.m. The blaze either destroyed or significantly damaged numerous
Contributed photo / SJ Fire & Rescue
items of equipment, several areas of the Web Street building itself, left a large stockpile of laundry with smoke damage and, according to business owner Robert Kolowitz, could not have come at a worse time of the year.
“We have a lot of volume in this month and in August, and a lot of people depend on us, hotels, bedn-breakfasts, convenience stores” Kolowitz said. “I was halfway done with an order for Camp Orkila. See SMOKE, Page 4
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The Town of Friday Harbor is prepared to crackdown on trespassing at Trout Lake. Footage from security cameras, recently installed to monitor activity the town’s 600-acre drinking-water reservoir, reveals “significant” numbers of trespassers, engaged in a variety of activities, including swimming, hiking, horseback riding and dog-walking, in spite of No Trespassing signs posted on a locked gate at the entrance to the westside watershed, according to the town. “We understand that Trout Lake is a very beautiful and pristine area, but has remained so because it is a protected watershed where access is restricted” town Administrator Duncan Wilson said in a press release. “The state Department of Health and the town are extremely concerned about this unauthorized intrusion into the watershed, especially during the summer months when the fire risk is so great.” Duncan notes that San Juan Island fire department has restricted ability to combat a blaze in this area because of
limited access into the watershed. The state Department of Health’s Steve Deem adds that fire in the watershed has potential to significantly impair the water system for years and could contaminate the lake with slurry that would jeopardize the provision of clean water to the community. The town will request that the county prosecuting attorney’s office bring charges against anyone who enters the watershed, with exception of those on official, townapproved business. A misdemeanor offense, second-degree trespass carries a potential penalty of up to 90 days in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both. The town intends to install new, larger warning signs near the restricted access points and to conduct inspections of the watershed throughout the week. The Town encourages those seeking scenic, and more appropriate, for outdoor activity to visit the San Juan Island Trails Committee website, at www.sanjuanislandtrails.org.
Schools to benefit from ‘community’ solar program Solar-powered schools? And, solar science in the classroom, too? You bet. Enroll in Community Solar today and be a part of the future of renewable energy in San Juan County. Participation in “Community Solar for our Schools” will provide students with renewable energy education and generate renewable solar energy for schools, reducing electricity costs.
To top it off, participants receive reimbursement through annual production incentive payments. Four solar-electric systems will be installed at the schools on Lopez, Orcas, San Juan, and Shaw islands. There is no cost to school districts for purchase or installation of the solarelectric systems. All energy generated will be donated to the districts, lowering their electricity costs. The B onneville
Environmental Foundation will provide educational curriculum, teacher training, and science kits for each schools’ science programs. Local residents and businesses can purchase solar units, $200 each, with up to 100 solar units per individual (approximately 5 kW). Participants receive production incentive payments through 2024, anticipated to pay back participants for the full cost of units pur-
chased. Participants can also choose to donate their incentive payments to the San Juan County school district of their choice. Community Solar for our Schools was developed by Islands Energy, a group of local and regional nonprofits led by the Conservation District and OPALCO. To sign up, call 378-6621 or go online at http://sanjuanislandscd.org/community-solar-in-the-schools/.
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New law targets purchase, sale, condition of older, longer boats A new Washington state law requires boat owners to carry insurance for vessels 65 feet or longer, and for boats age 40 and over. Approved by the state legislature, the law went into effect July 1. The law applies to owners of commercial and private boats, and also requires inspection of boat and its condition prior to sale. Cleanup, retrieval and disposal of older, larger vessels that have sunk and contaminated public aquatic lands have cost millions in taxpayer dollar in recent years, according to the Department of Natural Resources Kristin Swenddal, aquatic resources manager. “We want to address the problem earlier in the life cycle of these vessels, when it is less expensive,” Swenddal said in a press release about the new law. “The new requirements are designed to place responsibility on vessel owners, and significantly reduce the potential financial impacts to the public.” The law applies to buyers
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Abandoned and in disrepair, the ‘Attitude’, a 77-foot wooden boat dismantled and disposed of on the mainland, would have required insurance and inspection under the state’s new law.
and sellers, and requires a marine survey (seller) and proof of insurance (buyer) before sale and title transfer. The insurance requirement applies only to new owners at the time of title transfer, not to boat owners who acquired a vessel before June 12. But that’s not all. The new law carries potential consequences if a buyer does not comply. A seller who finalizes a sale with a buyer who has not provided proof of insurance assumes secondary
liability for the vessel if it is later abandoned or becomes derelict prior to a subsequent sale. A buyer that fails to secure and maintain minimum coverage could face prosecution for a misdemeanor offense and will be liable for the vessel should it become damaged, derelict or abandoned. For more about the new law, visit www.dnr.wa.gov/ RecreationEducation/ Topics/DerelictVessels/ Pages/aqr_dv_long_vessel_ inspection.aspx
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If buying a brand new, 26-foot custom-built boat for just $35,000 sounds like a good deal to you, well, you're not alone. The San Juan County Council gave a green-light to the Sheriff 's Department July 15 on the purchase of a new 26-footer, which, according to Sheriff Rob Nou, will most likely replace the 19-foot boat now stationed on Lopez or the department's 26-foot Boston Whaler. The majority of the boat's actual purchase price--estimated at roughly $229,000--will be paid for by federal grants, which, Nou said, leaves the department with about $35,000 to chip in toward the purchase. "I'd say it's absolutely a great thing to do at minimal local expense," he said. Approval of the purchase comes nearly a month to the date that the sheriff 's department acquired a new, custom-built, 38-foot allpurpose public safety boat, equipped with three times the fire-fighting capac-
$96,000 less than had been allotted for by that grant and that the department will be able to use the remainder, along with a new and separate $100,000 federal "Stone Garden" See NO. 2, Page 5
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Rules: Continued from page 1 statewide initiative legalizing the cultivation and sale, and recreational use of marijuana by adults, and that the Right to Farm Act leaves little legal wiggle room to thwart production or the harvest of any thing other than contraband crops. His colleagues were unswayed. Councilman Jamie Stephens said definitions of “permanent” or “temporary” in the building code, the yardstick of whether a building permit is required for a greenhouse, as well as other impacts, such as illumination, could be clarified to better protect farmland from long-term impacts. “The code is too vague,” Stephens said. Meanwhile, a total of 18 “marijuana producer” license applications from San Juan County are on file with the state Liquor Control Board, only one of which, belonging to Aqua Organics, has so far been approved. The liquor control board has 7,000 applications statewide to review for criminal, financial and residency requirements, and is playing catchup, said Liquor Control Board spokesman Brian Smith. Regardless of the backlog, Smith noted that it remains
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shortly after 2:30 a.m. The blaze was quickly knocked down and contained within the walls of 2,400-square foot commercial building, according to San Juan Fire & Rescue. No injuries were reported. Kolowitz, who, along with wife Patricia, purchased the commercial cleaners four years ago, said several dryers near the front of the building were destroyed by the fire, window blinds in the front office were melted
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illegal in Washington state to grow, cultivate or process without a state-issued license. Of the 18 applications, five are from Orcas Island and the rest, 13, are linked to San Juan Island addresses (Lopez Island has none). Five of San Juan’s 13 are for the largest production category, Tier 3, which allows up 30,000 square feet of cultivation area, or roughly the size of a football field. At the request of the council, the San Juan County Agricultural Resources Committee weighed in July 8 with a review of its own about marijuana, cultivation of local crops and greenhouses. The Committee recommends that a greenhouse of 10,000 square feet or more in size should be subject to conditional-use permit and review of possible negative impacts. Under the current code, Community Development and Planning Department Deputy Building Official John Geniuch said whether a greenhouse requires a permit depends in large part on materials used in its construction and whether it would be a permanent structure or temporary in nature. He said that he is in process of preparing for a review of that part of the code by the planning commission.
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Almanac TEMPERATURES, RAINFALL SAN JUAN High Low Precip July 14 80 53 — July 15 80 51 — July 16 78 52 — July 17 72 52 — July 18 71 52 — July 19 73 58 .07 July 20 66 57 — Precipitation in July: .12” Precipitation in 2014: 13.21” Reported by Weather Underground Roche Harbor Water Systems SUNRISE, SUNSET Sunrise Sunset July 23 5:36 a.m. 9:00 p.m. July 24 5:37 a.m. 8:59 p.m. July 25 5:38 a.m. 8:58 p.m. July 26 5:40 a.m. 8:57 p.m. July 27 5:41 a.m. 8:55 p.m. July 28 5:42 a.m. 8:54 p.m. July 29 5:43 a.m. 8:53 p.m.
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Lester Capell Gunther: 1925—2014 Beloved patriarch, dear friend, irascible coot, Lester Gunther perished Monday at his home on False Bay. Born Dec. 3, 1925 in Paris, France, Les moved at the age of six to Montclair, N.J. Dressed by his mother in LittleLord-Fauntleroy attire, he quickly learned his first English sentence, “Me ‘Merican boy!” in vain effort to avoid pummeling by the New Jersey youth with whom he would eventually become fast friends. Ejected from the Boy Scouts for shooting out Hole in the Forest streetlights with a slingshot, When a tree is felled an act for which he would The bark is made into a boat shoulder life-long contriThe sweetest wood into a lute tion, Les confided various The branches roof a house subsequent undertakings, The hole including releasing captive Where the tree grew bats into a crowded movie Soon greens with fern theater, and introducing a The hole in the forest spraying skunk to a family Remains the color of the sky event. These acts presaged an And people have enduring love of wildlife that No way of would eventually lead him Hiding the tree’s huge depth on collecting expeditions — Michael Dansfield around the world as the head of the Steinhart Divers for the California Academy of Sciences. Les volunteered for the Navy in 1943 at the age of 17, operating sonar on an escort vessel in the Pacific theater of WWII. “It was that or college,” he would explain. After graduating from USC on the GI Bill, Les moved to Portland, Ore., where he would meet the love of his life, Elizabeth (Betsy) Thayer, pursuing her throughout her college career at Stanford and proposing, as they liked to relate, beside a pile from a horse stable in coastal Oregon. He and Betsy bore two children who at times provided
no small consternation, but for whom he would demonstrate unfailing affection, support and loyalty. Once they were grown, Les and Betsy were free to relocate from Burlingame, Calif. to the San Juans, designing and building their final home here which they dubbed “Ultima Thule”. Contributed photo For 30 years Les and Betsy Lester Gunther enjoyed, and contributed to the enjoyability of, Friday Harbor. Referred to by some as “The Emperor of San Juan,” by more as their favorite “curmudgeon”, Les liked nothing more than cooking a delicious meal for a banquet of guests and presiding over animated conversations with them. An avid boatman, Les restored a number of classic wooden motor yachts and indulged in his love for hospitality by piloting friends about on CYA outings or just a sunny summer day. Whatever the occasion, Les was the consummate example of how to flavor it and how to savor it. Les is survived by loving wife Betsy, daughter Gretchen, son-in-law Patrick, son Erik, and grandson Forrest. They will miss him terribly and be forever grateful to have shared lives with Les. Les requested there be no memorial. A memorial will be held Saturday, July 26, 3 p.m. at 588 Mountain Shadows Lane. All are welcome. Carpool if you can. Arrangements are in the care of Evans Funeral Chapel and Crematory, Anacortes and the San Juan Islands. To share memories of Les, please sign the online guest register at www.evanschapel.com. — Family of Lester Gunther
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grant, to cover the bulk of the department’s newest boat acquisition. Like the Sentinel, the 26-foot will be built from the ground up by Burlington-based Munson Boats. The sheriff ’s department now operates and maintains a fleet of four boats, in all: Sentinel, Guardian, the 25-year-old Boston Whaler and the 19-foot boat now stationed on Lopez. Once training for the Sentinel is complete, it is expected to be home-ported in Friday Harbor and the Guardian, a 32-footer acquired in 2005 for $260,000, is expected to be transferred to Orcas Island. Nou said the department faced a deadline of the end of July to place an order with Munson for construction of a new 26-foot boat. The federal grant that funded purchase of the Sentinel was also due to expire at the end of August, he said. If all goes according to plan, the boat now stationed on Lopez will likely be turned over to the county ER&R department, and then be available for use by various county departments, such as Parks, Public
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A monster, state DOE, in our midst
What kind of a monster is the Department of Ecology (DOE) becoming? I fear it is following the historical path of the Friends: to sue those who want to do something on their property, and do harm to those who are not contributors to their organization. Historically, the Friends’ choices have supported prohibition for those who are not ideologically and monetarily contributors to them. See Gary Tripp’s document, “Conservation vs Prohibition” https:// caprsanjuan.wordpress. com/ Why isn’t the DOE sup-
porting education and considering intent? Why is DOE choosing to use abusive police/political tactics? If DOE focuses on making an example of the Honeywells by making them into villains and excessively fining them, DOE will soon be emboldened to reach further down the food chain for anyone else who might gain them a buck or two, whether they are guilty or not, and regardless of intent. Legally, fines do not relate to one’s ability to pay. I support conservation over prohibition. I support education over an abusive police state. I support vetted, peer-reviewed science, over the use of theories and scare tactics. This means I will support the Honeywells over the Friends and the DOE’s political decision to make an example of the Honeywells. As San Juan residents, the
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Honeywells have given generously to our community. For example, contributing to projects at the San Juan Historical Museum and local Food Bank. From my experiences with Community Treasures, DOE and the Friends want to beat citizens into submission. I more fully understand the carrot-and-hammer approach pushed on the county by the Friends through the San Juan Initiative. I would rather see DOE, the Friends, the County, and the citizens, being good neighbors, and resolving issues without bullying. Thanks for reading and for considering the negative and unintended implications of the Friends’, DOE’s and San Juan County’s emerging policies and practices. FRANK PENWELL San Juan Island
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Starting with the warm and friendly greeter, then the cheerful insurance verifier, and the lovely nurses— See LETTERS, Page 7
Challenge grant fuels fundraising for Sun Rise, Phase II
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— By SJ Community Home Trust Board of Directors
he construction of Phase II of Sun Rise will begin soon. The San Juan Community Home Trust, an organization devoted to building permanently affordable housing on San Juan Island, has already developed the Salal neighborhood, off of Carter Avenue in 2006, and Phase I of Sun Rise, east of the elementary school, in 2011. Now the organization is ready to begin to raise money to build 12 to 14 new homes. To help this effort along, a long-time local supporter of the Home Trust has offered a $300,000 Challenge Grant—the challenge being to match that amount through other donations. The Home Trust has built 29 affordable homes in these two neighborhoods over the last 10 years. All were built with the assistance of construction grants from the Washington State Housing Trust Fund, funded by the state Legislature. However, with the financial crisis of these last few years, that money has dried up while the need for affordable housing on San Juan Island has increased. This is where the community can step in to help our own. The people who live in the Salal and Sun Rise neighborhoods are teachers, nurses, restaurant workers, cashiers,
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Home Trust seeks to match $300K to build 12-14 new, permanently affordable homes artists, service workers, and more – all of whom keep our island humming. They are our neighbors and having affordable housing has kept them here on the island, raising their families and contributing to our community in many different ways. How can you help? Donate money to our capital campaign fund to help reach, or exceed, the amount of the goal of the challenge grant. Talk to your friends and neighbors about the need for affordable housing on the island. Encourage them to donate and to make this next phase of homes a reality. To donate online, visit the website www.hometrust.org, or send a check to the Home Trust at P.O. Box 2603, Friday Harbor, WA, 98250 For questions about the grant or about the Home Trust, please contact Nancy DeVaux, executive director, 360 3785541, or at nancy@hometrust.org.
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Billions of birds and mammals are killed by cats every year, studies show
arnival rides. Elephants ears. Corn dogs. Rabbit races. And this year, the return of the Egg Roll booth. Yep, with a quick look at the calendar we’re reminded that opening day of the San Juan County Fair is just three weeks away. Its four-day run begins Aug. 13. The fair offers an opportunity to discover and admire the creativity, passion, hobbies and the enterprise of our neighbors. It’s a time to play together, compete against one another, cheer each other on, and celebrate the achievements of friends, neighbors and of islanders that we have yet to meet. The fair grounds us in a way like no other single occasion to the place that we all call home, like one great big family reunion. It’s a pretty good bargain, too, just $25 for a season pass (adults), $18 for seniors, $15 for kids. That’s like a pinch over $5.50 per day. On “Kids Day”, children can climb aboard as many amusement rides as they can stomach, from noon to 5 p.m., Thursday and Friday, for $22. Islanders are not alone in their appreciation of the fair. While it remains a community event at heart and soul, the County Fair attracts more and more visitors each year as well. Of the 20,000 people, or so, who attended the 2013 Fair, about 10 percent live outside the county, according to fair stats, and, of those, 1,000 came specifically for the fair. We say, the more the merrier. See you at the Fair! — For more on the 2014 Fair, visit www.sjcfair.org
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Continued from page 6 every step of the way my fears were calmed and I felt listened to and cared for. The visiting specialist spoke to me before and
after the procedure, and I felt I was in excellent hands. I want to sincerely thank them all for turning a difficult day into something almost pleasant! CAROL JACKSON Friday Harbor
PUBLIC MEETINGS Port of Friday Harbor Commission, July 23, 4 p.m., Ernie’s Cafe, 744 Airport Circle Way. n SJI School District Board of Directors, July 23, 5 p.m., School District Office, 285 Blair Ave. n SJC Parks & Recreation Commission, July 24, 10:30 a.m., Shaw County Park, 218 Shaw Park Rd. n Veterans Advisory Board, July 25, 11:45 a.m., County Legislative Building, 55 Second St. n SJI Hospital Commission, July 30, 5 p.m., Frank Wilson EMS Building, 1079 Spring St., Friday Harbor n Marine Resources Committee, Aug. 6, 8:30 a.m., County Legislative Building, 55 Second St. n Friday Harbor Town Council, Aug. 7, noon & 5:30 p.m., Town Council Chambers, 60 Second St. n SJC Fair Board Monthly Meeting, Aug. 11, 9 a.m., County Fairgrounds., Friday Harbor, 846 Argyle Ave. n Ferry Advisory Committee, Aug. 13, 8:30 a.m.,County Legislative Building, 55 Second St., Friday Harbor n
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Cute, cuddly, prolific on the prowl By Chris Wilson
Special to the Journal
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s I read the story in last week's edition, July 2, 2014, “Elusive slug-eating snake revealed,” about the first recorded sighting on San Juan Island of this small snake that a cat bought home, I was reminded of a story I read last year about cats, which shocked me at the time. It was about a study of U.S. cats and their affect on the environment. I goggled the story I read last year and found many similar ones. It is about a systematic study done by the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that found that cats are one of the top threats to U.S. wildlife, responsible for the deaths of between 1.4 and 3.7 billion birds, and 6.9-20.7 billion mammals annually. Billion, with a "B". While no specific study on reptiles and amphibians has been conducted in the U.S., extrapolation of data from many other countries gives estimates that hundreds of million of these creatures are killed each year as well. The study said that feral cats are responsible for three times the deaths that house cats are, making them mainly responsible, however, that puts house cats, already feed by their owners, as also Chris Wilson being responsible for a very, very large number of wildlife deaths as well. These findings showed that cats have had a negative impact on the environment far, far in excess of what was commonly thought. This study shows that it is not cute or even okay when cats bring home their dead prey, prey house cats did not even need. It shows that cats, un-owned as well as owned, are a terrible scourge to our wild birds and other small animals, and really should not be tolerated. It is an area that has no really pleasant answer. Neutering and releasing feral cats may spare the cat but dooms hundreds of birds and other small animals. However, as cats have been revealed as the top human-related threat to birds and other small animals, something must be done. These birds and other animals perform valuable parts of
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Even the cutest of kittens can grow up to take a heavy toll on wildlife. Collars with bells can cut the carnage by half, studies reveal.
the ecosystem, while cats are invasive and in fact compete with native small predators for food. Islands, in particular, have been severely impacted by cat predation. I am not advocating a mass killing of feral cats, but I do not see what else can be done. Do any of you have another viable idea to protect our birds and such from all these cats? As domestic cats also contribute to the decline of bird species, a new look at how they live in the home would be appropriate. One article, written by a veterinarian, suggested that cats who live inside and do not roam live longer, healthier lives. She also suggested building what she called a “catio”; a secure, enclosed outdoor space. Data in the study showed that cats who wore a snugfitting collar and bell were able to kill 50 percent less, but still did hunt. That's better than nothing, I suppose. I know there are people who are really into feral cats and might be “science deniers” in this situation. Wherever you come down on the spectrum of feeling towards cats, it is clear from these studies that business as usual is only going to cause more bird and small animal species to slide further into decline. Since we can do something about it, starting by keeping our own cats indoors, we need to for the sake of all these other animals. Ultimately, we all benefit from the services these birds and animals perform, as well as their beauty. Please educate yourself and help change our cat situation. — Editor's note: A retired high school science teacher, Chris Wilson, and wife, Jenny, first bought property on San Juan Island in 1997 and, after more than a decade of summer time stop-ins, became year-round residents in 2010.
Obituaries
Eleanor Settles Lumley: 1922-2014 Eleanor Maria Settles Lumley died at the age of 92 on July 6, 2014 in Anacortes. Eleanor was born at the Pt. Arguello lighthouse in Lompoc, Calif., on April 14, 1922, to Arvel and Helga Settles. The family lived up and down the west coast where Arvel served as lighthouse keeper at several lighthouses. They came to San Juan Island in the 1930s and lived in one of the Coast Guard houses at the Lime Kiln Lighthouse, where Arvel worked as the lighthouse keeper until 1945. Eleanor attended school in Friday Harbor and spent many wonderful years at the Lime Kiln Lighthouse. Lighthouses always held a special place in her heart.
Eleanor was beautiful, kind and gentle. She met and married Claude Lumley on July 4, 1943. They lived in Arizona, California, and finally settled in Oak Harbor, Wash. They always loved coming back to Friday Harbor to visit family and enjoy island life. Eleanor was an accomplished seamstress and made clothing, as well as doll clothes, for the children in her life. She was also a prolific letter writer and her family and friends will miss her correspondence, useful articles, and recipes. She always had a positive attitude and appreciated each day given to her. Eleanor was preceded in death by her husband, Claude, brothers Charles and Jack Settles, sister
Evelyn Doyle, mother Helga Settles, and father Arvel Settles. She is survived by her sister, Agnes Murray, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. A graveside service was held at the San Juan Valley Cemetery in Friday Harbor on July 15, 2014, where she was laid to rest next to her husband, Claude. Remembrances can be made to the Friends of Lime Kiln Society. Mail to: Friends of Lime Kiln Society, c/o Lime Kiln Point State Park 1567 Westside
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June Arlene (Schinkel, Davison) Stewart: 1925—2014 June was born Jan. 24, 1925 to Walter Daniel Schinkel and Ellen Vertie Klinger in Branchdale, Schuyllkill County, Penn., at the home of her grandparents, Dorothy and Gurney Klinger. Born on the same day as a total solar eclipse, the doctor had prepared some window glass by blackening it so he could view the eclipse; however, the doctor was so busy delivering June when the eclipse was at its fullest, that he missed it. Her father, Walter Schinkel, died of pneumonia at the age of 23, when June was only four months old. He worked for the telephone company, and one day he caught a chill while climbing poles during a spring rain in the Pennsylvania mountains. June always remembered the terrible grief that her mother experienced. June and her five loving and protective uncles lived in the same house; they doted on and adored June. One of her fondest memories was when she was a toddler and they would put her in a wagon and push her down a hill with some of them at the bottom to catch her. Sometimes she fell out of the wagon, and they would pick her up and throw her high into the air to keep June from crying, so they wouldn’t get in trouble from their sister, Ellen. They did the same thing with a sled in the winter.
June and her mother, Ellen, lived with her Klinger grandparents until Ellen married Charles Henry Davison in 1930, when June was about five years old. During the 1930 Depression, her stepfather, Davison, lost his job, and the family returned to live again with June’s grandparents, who now resided in Shamokin, Penn. When June was in the fifth or sixth grade, they moved into their own home on Montgomery Street. The house didn’t have the luxury of indoor plumbing, and she vividly remembered having to use indoor chamber pots and going outside in the brutal Pennsylvania winter to use the outhouse. The Depression was very hard on the family who couldn’t afford store-bought clothes, so her mother would expertly fashion flour bags as dresses for her with crocheted collars and embroidered flowers. June attended Stevens Elementary School until eighth grade and then attended Shamokin High School, where she played the harp in the orchestra and graduated in 1943. At 15, she worked part-time at the Newberry Five and Dime Store, beginning at the counter and, later, graduating to the soda fountain. June’s habit of never eating the bottom of an ice cream cone resulted from this experience. During high school, she met her future husband, Martin
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Simple chord Indications ___ Victor Perlman of "Cheers" 23. Intensifies, with "up" 24. Nonexistent 25. Biblical birthright seller 28. Andean animal 29. Addition symbol 30. Certain Arab 31. ___-Atlantic 35. ___ Tuesday (Mardi Gras) 36. Without a crew 37. F.B.I. operative 38. Caper 39. Signs, as a contract
40. Auld lang syne 41. Set free 42. Albanian coin 43. Bearish 44. ___-Wan Kenobi 45. Little rascal 46. Dearest 49. Scandinavian pile rugs 50. Electric unit 51. Mercury, for one 52. Believe 56. "Aladdin" prince 57. International Monetary Fund (acronym) 58. ___ Charles, musician Answers to today's puzzle on page 16
“Marty” Stewart, who lived in Catawissa, Penn. Her fondest story was their first date. Marty and his date, and June and her date, went on a double-date in Marty’s roadster, a two-seat car with an outside rumble seat. During the course of the double date, June got wet and couldn't sit outside in the rumble seat. The chivalrous Marty insisted that June sit up front with him, out of the weathContributed photo er. June and Marty instantly June Arlene Stewart hit it off and the rest was history. They were married in Fannin County, Bonham, Texas, on July 17, 1943, while Marty attended pilot training school prior to entering WW II to fly a B-24 Liberator bomber. After the war, the young couple bought their first home in Bloomsburg, Penn., and Marty got a job at the Magee Carpet Company. It was in this house that June cared for her dying mother, who succumbed to cancer in 1950. Dad re-entered the Air Force for the Korean War and made a career of it, which converted us into a classic Air Force family for whom June fully embraced the role of an officer’s wife. During their military career, they lived in Pennsylvania, Texas, Massachusetts, Georgia, Kansas, Florida, California, Taiwan, Philippines, and Columbia (South America). From 1944 until 1960, June and Marty produced a family of three sons and a daughter. June was an excellent high school student and won a scholarship after graduation from high school to enter a nursing program, but she declined this to marry Dad and follow him to Texas; however, later in the 1960s, she attended college herself while living in Bellville, Ill. and graduated with honors, receiving her registered nursing license in 1971. She worked 19 years in coronary care (CCU) and intensive care units (ICU) until 1990. June was known for and received many compliments on her professionalism, commitment, expertise, and quick wit. She also lied quite shamelessly about her age and was employed as a competent nurse much longer than is normal. Mother had a deep respect for education, and the numerous Saturday trips with her children to the library to get three books, “only one of which could be a picture book”, are fondly remembered. Marty finished his stellar Air Force career of 36 years at McClellan Air Force base in California. When June retired from her nursing profession after 19 years, in 1990, they had their dream home built in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island, off the coast of the state of Washington to spend their twilight and sunset years. Even after living in so many places, June and Marty never found a place they loved as much as San Juan Island. June took great pride in telling family and friends about her last sighting of eagles that nested nearby or pods of orca, or minke whales, that frequently swam by their water-view dream home. This is an isolated island with limited medical facilities, and the only way to reach it is by ferry, boat, or small aircraft. Marty owned a Cessna 182, a four-seat airplane that was his pride and joy. From their island home they would travel frequently to nearby and cross-country locations. Their military career of constantly moving often didn’t give them the opportunity to become involved with local activities, so when they settled into their new home they immersed themselves in their church and community. As a retired nurse, June utilized her nursing skills to provide non-medical support to the island community and Marty air-transported patients or clergy to and from the island, as well as lending his carpentry and mechanical skills to help others. When Marty passed away December 2005, as the result of cancer, after 62 years of marriage, June remained in their Friday Harbor home and continued volunteering at the library, the senior center office, and the community theater. In 2009, while visiting her daughter in Florida, June sufSee OBITUARIES, Page 16
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Inside The Bobs: a cappella like you’ve never heard before PAGE 11
What’s Happening! Wednesday, July 23 Louie Foxx Comedy, 1:30-2:10 p.m., FHES, free. Family friendly performance presented as part of SJI Library’s Wednesday Afternoon Summer Performer Showcase; (BYO blankets, chairs for seating). Info, 378-2798, www. sjlib.org Music on the Lawn Concert Series, 6:308:15 p.m., SJ Historical Museum, 405 Price St., free. Seattle Chamber Brass features the city’s brightest, budding brass musicians, Broadway show tunes, Mozart to Bach, to Joplin and more; picnic baskets encouraged; alcohol, dogs prohibited. Info, 378-4953, www.islandrec.org
Thursday, July 24 Night Music Series, 7:30 p.m., SJ Community Theatre Gubelman Room. Island singers, guitarists Daniel Finn and Ian Boulton share the stage in islandstyle performance; admission, $12, festival seating. Info, 378-3210, www.sjctheatre.org Climate Change: Impact Adaptation, 7 p.m., SJI Grange, 152 N. 1st St., free. U of W’s Lara Whitely Binder discusses climate change and it impact on the Pacific Northwest. Info, 378-6690, www.madrona.org “Twelfth Night”, 8:30 p.m., Roche Harbor Resort; free admission, donations appreciated. Island Stage Left presents William Shakespeare’s classic romantic comedy, Thursdays-Sundays, July 17-Aug. 3, at the Roche Harbor outdoor stage (Aug. 8-24, Friday-Sunday, Wold Road). Info, www.islandSee CALENDAR, Page 10
A story of artisan on Shaw Island Contributed photos / Tari Gunstone
Left: Shaw Island’s Our Lady of the Rock Benedictine monastery Right: A nun at the monastery milking a cow. Below: Artisan cheese made by nuns on Shaw.
By Meredith M. Griffith Special to the Journal
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o hear Tari Gunstone tell it, everything began with “The Cheese Nun” of Connecticut, Sister Noella Marcellino. “She’s a microbiologist, so she really knows her stuff,” says Gunstone, this summer’s “cheese apprentice” at Shaw Island’s Our Lady of the Rock Benedictine monastery. Marcellino shared her expertise with the Shaw monastery’s Mother Prioress (Mother Thérese), and now islanders can enjoy artisan farmstead cheeses ripened from the raw milk of the monastery’s two Jersey cows. The cheeses are regularly sold at the mon-
astery and the Shaw general store. Gunstone, a native of Portland, Ore., is a professional photographer who chose an internship at Our Lady of the Rock as the path to a perfect summer. “I’ve always considered myself a spiritual seeker,” she said. “There’s something about monasticism that I’m drawn to; the self-denial of consumerism and the pettiness of the outside world is intriguing to me. I’m trying to make my life more contemplative and inward-focused.” Gunstone hopes to someday create a book photo-documenting the monastic life in a wide variety of monasteries across the country. And since her family used to summer in the San Juans on her parents’ boat, she knew the islands were a beautiful place to begin. Based on Gunstone’s interests, the seven “mothers” of the monastery assigned her to cheese-making and caring for the monastery’s Cotswold sheep during lambing season. Her fellow intern, Holly Kemp, has been dubbed “The Fiber Queen” due to her interest in working with wool. The mothers also raise Highland cattle, alpacas, llamas, chickens and turkeys. Gunstone said she’s really enjoyed the monastery’s approach to her internship. “It’s been really amazing to experience the mothers learning to trust me and give me responsibility with the farm work,” she said. “They really allow for a lot of autonomy with the work.” She said the lack of micro-management has allowed her to grow and learn through trial and error. Cheese was once traditionally aged in caves, but the monastery’s cave is too wet for cheese-making. So the mothers use a full-sized wine cooler to maintain a steady 55 degrees. The simple farmstead cheese wheels are made using only “a bit of salt” and vegetable
rennet, no mold or added cultures. “The cheese just takes on the natural flavors of the milk that day and the molds that ripen on the outside,” said Gunstone. “Each one is different.” It takes four gallons of milk to create three pounds of aged cheese, and though the cheese is made weekly, it must age 60 days before sale. Gunstone said she is enjoying her experience of the monastic culture. “It’s a lifestyle and a community that almost feels like it could go extinct,” she expressed. “I think it’s a draw in my generation to get back to the root of things [and care] less about the rat race, and I think monastics do that really well.” “Ultimately,” she added, “my favorite experience is living on Shaw Island – to walk into the woods and be totally alone, or spend an afternoon at the beach totally by myself.”
Read more about nuns and cheese PBS released a documentary about Marcellino entitled “The Cheese Nun” in 2006. http://www.amazon. com/The-Cheese-SisterNoella-Marcellino/dp/ B000FGG62K.
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Classic Bard ‘rom-com’ featured in Stage Left’s ‘Shakespeare Under the Stars’ Shipwrecks, disguises, brash or sometimes foolhardy suitors, mistaken identities… sounds like the cornerstones of a Shakespeare comedy. And, it is. Fresh off a week-long tour of the “outer” islands (Orcas, Lopez, Shaw…and Waldron), Island Stage Left returns home to San Juan Island to present “Shakespeare Under the Stars,” featuring the Bard’s time-tested (400-plus years!) rib-tickling romantic comedy, “Twelfth Night” beginning tonight, July 17, at the Roche Harbor Resort Outdoor Stage. The curtain goes up at 8:15 p.m. Admission is free; donations encouraged. The production’s six-week run on San Juan Island opens at Roche Harbor, with Thursday-Sunday performances, July 17 thru Aug. 3, and then shifts to Stage Left’s home stage, at 1062 Wold Road, for a three-week finale of Friday-Sunday shows, Aug. 8 thru Aug. 24. All performances begin at 8:15 p.m. Each show is festival seating, first-come, first served, and play-goers are encouraged to bring a jacket, warm clothing or blankets to help ward off the night chill, as temperatures drop as the sun slips under the horizon.
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Friday, July 25 Friday Harbor Art Market, Brickworks Plaza, 3-7 p.m. Local arts, local crafts, local musicians, local food, lots of local fun. Info, 472-0216 “I am Always on the Woman’s Side”, 7 p.m., English Camp Barracks, free. Storyteller Karen Haas revives in language, spirit, and in dress, the survival stories of women in the time of the Civil War. Info, 3782240, www.www.npa.gov
Saturday, July 26 Young Naturalist Class, 10 a.m. to noon, RH Resort Sculpture Park. Educator, artist Alice Hibberd leads an exploration of park and helps children, ages 5-8, create a nature journal; spon-
National Parks’ Encampment 2014, Weekend-long, all-day event, English Camp Parade Ground, free. Days of the Pig War, joint occupation of San Juan Island revisited with demonstrations, daily routines, dancing, led by Civilwar era re-enactors Know Your Island Walk: Briggs Lake Trail, Roche Harbor Highlands, 1-4 p.m. Hiker, trail builder Mike Buettell leads 4-mile-round trip trek on Briggs Lake Trail. Meet at Roche Harbor. & West Valley roads intersection. Rating is moderate; dogs on leash welcome.
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For more about Stage Left visit www.islandstageleft.org. Info, www.sanjuanislandtrails.org In Concert: The Bobs, SJ Community Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Plenty a cappella grooves in store by this very original “band without instruments.” $28 adults, !4 students. Info, 378-3210, www.sjctheatre.org
Wednesday, July 30 SJ Island Blood Drive, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Mullis Center. Lions Club sponsored. Donate blood, save a life. There’s a shortage now. Walk-ins welcome. Donors with appointments have priority at registration; photo ID required. Contact Curt Van Hyning for appt., 317-8399 Clay Martin Puppets, 1:302:10 p.m., FHES, free. Final in the series of family friendly performance presented as SJI Library’s Wednesday Afternoon Summer Performer Showcase; (BYO blankets, chairs for seating). Info, 378-2798, www.sjlib.org Music on the Lawn Concert Series, 6:30-8:15 p.m., SJ Historical Museum, 405 Price
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‘Cutting-edge’ of a cappella at SJCT Proclaiming themselves the “original band without instruments,” The Bobs bring their new wave, old school and cutting-edge style to San Juan Community Theatre, this Saturday. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. The group got its "bob-bob-bobbin’" start more than 30 years ago when two singing telegram deliverers lost their jobs and teamed up with a bass singer, songwriter and recording engineer, making a debut in a San Francisco Cuban restaurant. In 1984, the band received a Grammy nomination for its vocal cover of the Beatles’ “Helter Skelter.” The trio added a female singer and the quartet began playing everywhere from Lincoln Center to Berlin’s Passionkirche. Falling outside a cappella tradition, the group also proclaims they’re filled with a “hot tub of humor, vocal prowess and musical wizardry.” The Business Partners for The Bobs are Friday Harbor
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Continued from page 10 St, free. From Norwegian immigrant to maritime magnet, the life and times of Puget Sound’s indomitable Thea Foss come to life in period-piece portrayal, 1912, by historian, acclaimed storyteller Karen Haas. Info, 378-2798, www.sjlib.org
Friday, Aug. 1 Friday Harbor Art Market, Brickworks Plaza, 3-7 p.m. Local arts, local crafts, local musicians, local food, lots of local fun. Info, 472-0216
Annual Summer Library Book Sale, (Day 1) 6-8 p.m., SJI Library, 1010 Guard St. Two-day benefit, sponsored by Friends of the Library, opens with evening “members only” sale; become a member at the door. Great selection in all categories; proceeds support library programs. Info, 378-2798, www.sjlib.org
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Electric, San Juan Interiors and San Juan Distillery. Tickets: $28 adults, $14 students, $5 student RUSH at the door. SJCT box office is open Tues-Fri, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; www.sjctheatre.org or 378-3210. proceeds support library programs. Info, 378-2798, www.sjlib.org
Saturday, Aug. 2 Annual Summer Library Book Sale, (Day 2) 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., SJI Library, 1010 Guard St. Great selection of book in all categories; all
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AMERICORPS POSITION at the Lopez Island Family Resource Center. We are looking for someone who can help coordinate our Employmet and Life Skills classes, connects well with children, speak some Spanish and has the ability to multi-task. Individual has to be 18-25 years old. Washington Service Corp member will receive a monthly stipend, health benefits and a education award (dependent on completion of 10.5 months of full-time work). Position starts on September 16, 2014 Email lifrc@rockisland.com to request more Information
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The Town of Friday Harbor is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the position of Assistant Finance Officer (AFO). The AFO is primarily responsible for performing varied and moderately complex utility billing, human resources, finance and Pay range approximately $22.93 to $28.15 per hour depending on experience. Full job description and employment applications are available at Town Hall, 60 Second Street or on the Town website at www.fridayharbor.org. Applicants should submit a Town of Friday Harbor Employment Application with resume and cover letter by August 4, 2014 to: Town of Friday Harbor Attn: Duncan Wilson, Town Administrator PO Box 219 60 Second Street Friday Harbor, WA 98250 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT The Town of Friday Harbor does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in employment or the provision of services. YEAR ROUND POSITION Friday – Monday YEAR ROUND 30+hrs a week Looking for an outgoing individual to operate our scale at the San Juan Island Transfer Station. This position is for the individual who possesses the following skills: Must be able to work independently and multi task with confidence Be able to think on your feet and not get flustered in a high traffic situation Be Computer savvy Be able to receive money and give correct change Be Customer Service Oriented Pay DOE Please: Email Resume to di@lautenbach recycling.com Fax Resume to 360-424-7199 Or Call Torrey 360-661-1694 di@lautenbachrecycling.com
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CLINICAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 13000 FT (40 hrs/week). Friday Harbor. Provides general medical office support for clinical services. Duties include but are not limited to reception, central switchboard, payor verification and authorization; assessment and intake scheduling, medical record functions including data base entry and word processing. Qualification: Must have AA degree with 2 years previous general office experience or 4 years general office experience. Word processing computer knowledge required. Medical terminology. Valid WSDL with insurable driving record. Wage is $11.89-$20.52 DOE and excellent benefits. Visit our website at www.compasshealth.org to learn more about our open positions. Send application and resume to resume@compassh.org EOE.
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Orcas Island Yacht Club c/o Robin Hirsch Hearing Islander 6/26/14 7/8/14 HPA Eelgrass survey Exempt 8/20/14 9/10/14 PO Box 193 Examiner Bank Orcas, WA 98280 Open space farm 240343004 C. Diane Perine c/o Diana Farm Council POPNSP County and ag 1361 Davis Bay Rd. Hancock, PO Box 160, Management Hearing 8/26/14 4/1/14 4/1/14 Exempt -14-0001 Council conservation land Lopez Island Lopez, WA 98261 Plan Room John and Joni Trumbull, c/o PPROV0 260433015, 68 Bret Bob Querry, PO Box 2112, Vacation rental 7/8/14 7/8/14 Exempt 8/13/14 -14-0032 Road, Orcas Pismo Beach, CA 93444 Terry Wood, c/o Teri Williams, PPROV0 171833007, 347 PO Box 1001, Vacation rental 7/10/14 7/10/14 Exempt 8/13/14 -14-0033 Gafford Lane, Orcas Eastsound, WA 98245 SEPA Determination: San Juan County has determined that the projects SEPA Comments: Anyone desiring Application Comments: Any file may be examined by NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS: Hearing Examiner noted above with a DNS or MDNS will not have probable significant to comment on the Threshold appointment during regular business hours at the San meetings on San Juan Island start at 10:00 a.m., in adverse impacts on the environment and has issued a Threshold Determination can do so by Juan County Community Development & Planning at 135 the Islanders Bank Admin. Building downstairs Determination pursuant to Sections 197-11-310 and 197-11-340 WAC. An submitting a written statement to Rhone Street, Friday Harbor, WA. Anyone desiring to meeting room, 225 Blair Street, Friday Harbor. Environmental Impact Statement will not be required under Section CD&P, P. O. Box 947 (135 Rhone comment on the Notice of Application can do so by Planning Commission meetings begin at 8:45 am. 43.21C.030 (2)(c) RCW. This determination was made after review of the Street), Friday Harbor, WA. 98250 submitting a written statement to CD&P at P. O. Box 947, Any person desiring to comment prior to the hearing environmental checklist and other environmental information on file at no later than the comment date Friday Harbor, WA 98250, no later than the end date for shall submit a statement in writing to CD&P, PO Box Community Development and Planning (CD&P). The County has specified above. The Threshold project comments specified above. Anyone who desires 947, Friday Harbor, WA. 98250. Written comments determined that the requirements for environmental analysis, protection, Determination may be appealed by to provide testimony in a public hearing or desires a copy may also be submitted at the hearing. A copy of the and mitigation measures have been adequately addressed in the submitting a written statement of of the decision for this project may do so by contacting staff report for this hearing may be obtained from development regulations and comprehensive plan adopted under Chapter appeal along with the basis for the CD&P. A copy of the staff report for this project may be CD&P generally 7 days prior to the public hearing.. 36.70A RCW, and in other applicable local, state, or federal laws or rules, appeal and a fee to CD&P within 21 obtained from CD&P generally 7 days prior to the public * As directed by applicant, per UDC18.80.030.A.3.f as provided by Section 43.21C.240 RCW and Section 197-11-158 WAC, days after the end of the SEPA hearing. (360) 378-2354 * (360) 378-2116 ** Per UDC 18.80.030.B. .- Suggested Project or as may be conditioned within any MDNS. comment period. Fax (360) 378-3922 * cdp@sanjuanco.com Comments End Date
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NOTICE OF DECISIONS: Hearing Examiner decisions are posted on the County website at: sanjuanco.com/cdp/hearingexdecisions.aspx LEGAL NO. SJ1097847 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder, JULY 23, 2014
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San Juan County, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status in the provision of services, in programs or activities or employment opportunities and benefits. Direct inquiries to Administrative Services at (360) 378-3870. TTD relay at 1-800-833-6388. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON SHERIFF’S PUBLIC NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY ONEWEST BANK, FSB, its successors in interest and/or assigns, Plaintiff, v. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF GORDON M. CARVER, DECEASED; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF PATRICIA A. CARVER, DECEASED; SAMI MESSINGER; DON CARVER; CHANDA F. MCKEAVER; CHERYL J. BOWEN; MARK A. MCDANIEL; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES; OCCUPANTS OF THE PREMISES; also all other persons or parties unknown claiming to have any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real property described in the complaint, Defendants. The Superior Court of San Juan County has directed the undersigned Sheriff of San Juan County to sell the property described below to satisfy a judgment in the above entitled action. If developed the property address is: 23 Easy Street, Olga, WA 98279. The sale of the above described property is to take place: Time: 10:00 am Date: Friday, August 29th, 2014 Place: Inside Main Entrance, San Juan County Courthouse, 96 Second St., Friday Harbor, WA The judgment debtor can avoid the sale by paying the judgment amount of $215,181.82 together with interest, costs, and fees before the sale date. For any questions contact the Sheriff at the address below Rob Nou, Sheriff, San Juan County Kim Ott, Chief Civil Deputy PO Box 669 Friday Harbor, WA 98250 360-378-4151
LOT 4, ALDER GROVE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 1 OF PLATS, PAGE 28, IN THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON. SITUATE IN SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON. Tax Parcel Number: 160253004000 LEGAL NO. SJ574333 Published:The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands Sounder July 16th, 23rd, 30th, and August 6th, 2014. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S NOTICE TO JUDGMENT DEBTOR OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY ONEWEST BANK, FSB, its successors in interest and/or assigns, Plaintiff, v. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF GORDON M. CARVER, DECEASED; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF PATRICIA A. CARVER; DECEASED; SAMI MESSINGER; DON CARVER; CHANDA F. MCKEAVER; CHERYL J. BOWEN; MARK A. MCDANIEL; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES; OCCUPANTS OF THE PREMISES; also all other persons or parties unknown claiming to have any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real property described in the complaint, Defendants. The Superior Court of San Juan County has directed the undersigned Sheriff of San Juan County to sell the property described below to satisfy a judgment in the above-entitled action. The property to be sold is described at the bottom of this notice. The sale of the above-described property is to take place: Time: 10:00 AM Date: Friday, August 29th, 2014 Place: Inside Main Entrance, San Juan County Courthouse,
96 Second St., Friday Harbor, WA The judgment debtor can avoid the sale by paying the judgment amount of $215,181.82, plus fees and interest accruing at the rate of 12% per annum from date of judgment until paid in full before the sale date. For the exact amount, contact the sheriff at the address stated below: Rob Nou, Sheriff, San Juan County Kim Ott, Chief Civil Deputy PO Box 669 Friday Harbor, WA 98250 360-378-4151 This property is subject to: (check one) [X] 1. No redemption rights after sale. [ ] 2. A redemption period of eight months which will expire at 4:30 p.m. on the .......... day of .........., 20... [ ] 3. A redemption period of one year which will expire at 4:30 p.m. on the ……… day of …….., 20… The judgment debtor or debtors or any of them may redeem the above described property at any time up to the end of the redemption period by paying the amount bid at the sheriff’s sale plus additional costs, taxes, assessments, certain other amounts, fees, and interest. If you are interested in redeeming the property contact the undersigned sheriff at the address stated below to determine the exact amount necessary to redeem. IMPORTANT NOTICE: IF THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR OR DEBTORS DO NOT REDEEM THE PROPERTY BY 4:30 p.m. ON THE ….. DAY OF ………., 20... THE END OF THE REDEMPTION PERIOD, THE PURCHASER AT THE SHERIFF’S SALE WILL BECOME THE OWNER AND MAY EVICT THE OCCUPANT FROM THE PROPERTY UNLESS THE OCCUPANT IS A TENANT HOLDING UNDER AN UNEXPIRED LEASE. IF THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD IS OCCUPIED AS A PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE BY THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR OR DEBTORS AT THE TIME OF SALE, HE, SHE, THEY, OR ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO RETAIN POSSESSION DURING THE REDEMPTION PERIOD, IF ANY, WITHOUT PAYMENT OF ANY
RENT OR OCCUPANCY FEE. THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR MAY ALSO HAVE A RIGHT TO RETAIN POSSESSION DURING ANY REDEMPTION PERIOD IF THE PROPERTY IS USED FOR FARMING OR IF THE PROPERTY IS BEING SOLD UNDER A MORTGAGE THAT SO PROVIDES. LOT 4, ALDER GROVE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 1 OF PLATS, PAGE 28, IN THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON. SITUATE IN SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON. Tax Parcel Number: 160253004000 If developed the property address is: 23 Easy Street, Olga, WA 98279. LEGAL NO. SJ574347 Published:The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. July 16th, 23rd, 30th and August 6th, 13th, 20th, 2014. Notice of Public Hearing and SEPA Determination of Nonsignificance of an Eastsound Subarea Plan Update; Repealing San Juan County Code Chapter 16.55, the Eastsound Subarea Plan, and Adding new sections of Eastsound Development Regulations in San Juan County Code Title 18 and the Corresponding Addition of a new Eastsound Subarea Plan Appendix to San Juan County Comprehensive Plan Notice is hereby given that the San Juan County Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on proposed Eastsound Subarea Plan update; Repealing San Juan County Code Chapter 16.55, and adding new sections of Eastsound development regulations to San Juan County Code Title 18 and a corresponding addition of a Eastsound Subarea Plan appendix to San Juan County Comprehensive Plan. Amendments entail splitting land use regulations from the subarea’s goals and policies and moving regulations to the Unified Development Code and making the subarea’s goals and policies an appendix of the San Juan County Comprehensive plan. The hearing will begin at or after 8:45, August 15, 2014, in the County
Council Chambers, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor. Interested parties are encouraged to attend and provide comment. To allow for distribution to Planning Commissioners, written comments submitted prior to the hearing should be received by 1:00 p.m. August 13, 2014. State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Review. An Environmental Checklist for the proposed Comprehensive Plan and code amendments was prepared. It was determined that adoption of the proposed amendments will not have a significant adverse impact on the environment, and an environmental impact statement is not required under RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c). Under WAC 197-11-340(2), a Determination of Non-Significance was issued on July 23, 2014. Comments on this determination must be submitted by August 7, 2014. Following a final decision this determination may be appealed with the underlying action to the Growth Management Hearings Board as provided in RCW 36.70A.290. The appeal period is 60 days from publication of the notice of ordinance adoption. Copies of the proposed amendments, SEPA checklist, SEPA Determination & associated documents are available from the County web site at http://www.sanjuanco.com/ cdp/cdpdhome.aspx (Select Eastsound Subarea Plan Update). For more information or to submit comments contact Colin Maycock AICP, San Juan County CD&P, PO Box 947, Friday Harbor, WA, 98250, (360) 370-7573, colinm@sanjuanco.com LEGAL NO. SJ576325 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder July 23, 2014.
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MISCELLANEOUS LEGAL NOTICES IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN JUAN In Re the Estate of: CYNTHIA WESCH, Deceased. No. 14 4 05039 7 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent that arose before the decedent’s death must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the personal representative’s attorney(s) at the address 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 11.040.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publica-
tion of this notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.040.051 and 11.040.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: July 16, 2014 PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Jerold Patrick Miller ADDRESS FOR MAILING OR SERVICE: 219 Straitsview Drive Friday Harbor, WA 98250 ATTORNEYS FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: GODDULANGLIE Margaret C. Langlie, WSBA #12714 LEGAL NO. J574415 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands. July 16, 23, 30, 2014. No need to rush. We’ll still be here.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY ESTATE OF MARK CURTIS LIGHT, Deceased 14-4-01314-8SEA PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent that arose before the decedent’s death must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the 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 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate assets and nonprobate assets, DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: July 23, 2014 PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: GAIL KNEPPER LIGHT 800 Marine Drive Blakely Island, WA 98222 Attorney for Personal Representative and Address for Mailing or Service: RONALD L. COHEN 2155 - 112th Avenue N.E. Bellevue, WA 98004 (425) 454-0915 WSBA #7325 Court of Probate Proceedings and Cause Number: SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY Cause No. 14-4-01314-8SEA LEGAL NO. J576343 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands. July 23, 30, August 6, 2014.
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Regionally renowned historian and storyteller extraordinaire Karen Haas returns to San Juan Island to portray two women from differing walks of life and points of view in two distinct, upcoming programs in July. Haas will kick off the National Parks Service Encampment 2014 with a revival of her celebrated Civil War program, “I am Always on the Woman’s Side,” Friday, July 25, at the Royal Marine English Camp Barracks, beginning at 7 p.m. Her vignettes skillfully illuminate a neglected side of Civil War life: women striving to survive in a time of violence, turmoil and societal change. On July 31, Haas slips into character to portray the life and times of one of Puget Sound’s most resilient and driven pioneer women, Thea Foss, a Norwegian-born immigrant who, along with husband Andrew, arrived in Tacoma in 1889 and, starting with a single, used rowboat built a maritime empire. The program gets under way at 8:15
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fered a stroke at her daughter’s residence. After making a remarkable recovery, she realized living alone in her isolated Friday Harbor home was no longer feasible. June decided to move into the continuing care retire-
Westwind Aviation and Cessna Aircraft have joined forces to offer free flights in conjunction with the Friday Harbor Fly-In. On Friday and Saturday, July 25-26, Westwind will host Cessna’s “Discover Flying Challenge” flight program, which introduces people of all ages to the wonders of flight, for free. Sponsored by Cessna, the Flying Challenge program features six college-age pilots on an aviation ambassador tour of the U.S. this summer. Julia Hamlin, a graduate of the University of Illinois, where she earned a pilot’s certificate, will be in the cockpit and at the controls of the flights, Friday (noon to 5 p.m.) and Saturday (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.), at Friday Harbor airport. “I can still vividly remember the feeling I got the first time I was at the controls of an airplane, and I still get the same feeling every time I take off,” Hamlin said. Flights and space are limited, contact Westwind Aviation to reserve a spot, (360) 378-6991.
FHHS 2003 graduate earns master’s degree
Michael Pretz, a 2003 graduate of Friday Harbor High School, earned a Masters degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Portland State University, maintaining a 4.0 GPA
ment community, Freedom Plaza, in Sun City Center, Fla. to be near her daughter, who eventually secured employment there. June enjoyed the independent and active lifestyle at Freedom Plaza together with the knowledge that she was no longer alone. She embedded herself in the community and made many friends. She espe-
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over the course of the 3-year program. He recently passed the national certification exam to earn qualification as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor as well Pretz, son of Dave Michael Pretz and Elaine Pretz of Friday Harbor, employed in the field of rehabilitation counseling by the state of Alaska, resides in Anchorage.
King joins Hall of Fame
The late Maggie King, a former Mountlake Terrace High School teacher, coach and lifelong advocate of girls sports, was inducted Maggie King into the Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame. King, who died earlier this year at age 84, was one of nine individuals, along with the 1952 Everett High School football team, 2014 Hall of Fame inductees. King, remembered as a ferocious advocate of girls sports, was also inducted into the Mount Lake Terrace High School’s Hall of Fame in 2012. Born in Friday Harbor in 1929, King is the daughter of Louise Karen Lovaas King and Carleton Wright King. Her partner, Bette Story, was at her bedside when she passed.
cially enjoyed helping with the Freedom Plaza theater, playing dominos with her friends, learning Bridge, writing biographies of the incoming new residents for the Freedom Plaza flyer, attending the senior graduate school, engaging in debates, socializing with the community, and attending the coffee concerts. She also researched an extensive genealogy of her family. She was well known throughout the community for her writings, wit, and great sense of humor. It is with great sorrow that on July 7, 2014 June succumbed to complications of a traumatic brain injury incurred after a fall two weeks prior. The family wishes to thank the Tampa General Hospital Neuroscience
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Intensive Care Unit and their team of professionals for tireless efforts in providing June with compassionate and dignified support. There will be a Celebration Memorial for June at the auditorium of Freedom Plaza, located in Sun City Center, Fla, at 1010 American Eagle Blvd. on 30 July 2014, at 10 a.m. No funeral service will be held. Her cremated remains will be taken by her children to her beloved Friday Harbor on San Juan Island and laid to rest next to her husband Marty. June is survived by three sons and a daughter: Martin Van Buren Stewart, Jr. of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Dennis Marshall Stewart of Higginsville, Mo.; Mitchell Wayne Stewart of Grass Valley, Calif.; and Cynthia Stewart Graham of Riverview, Fla. June also has four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. June had an extraordinary life, but it was never as fulfilling after her husband, Marty, passed away. They are now blessedly together again, and we find solace with that thought. — Family of June Arlene Stewart