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VOLUME 37, NUMBER 33 • AUGUST 19, 2014

Understanding bats

By Colleen Smith Armstrong

SAVE THE DATE!

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Lopez Home Tour

Visit 7 distinctive homes while benefiting THE LOPEZ CENTER FOR COMMUNITY & THE ARTS

www.lopezcenter.com This is your once a year chance to see parts of Lopez you never knew existed including the charming McDermott/Gale home pictured here. It was probably constructed in the 1890's, sits on a beautiful 40 acre farm and has been remodeled several times through the years. Discover these places as you tour seven distinctive homes on the Friendly Isle. The Home Tour showcases, from north to south the McDermott/Gale, Tilles, Stone, Madrona, Roe, Gilder/ Slaughter and Finley homes. Whether surrounded by hay fields, nestled in the forest, or situated above the sea, each home is a reflection of the owner's unique building, decorating and landscaping style.

The self-guided tour begins at 11 AM and ends at 4 PM. Go it alone or leave your vehicle at the Center and car pool with friends. And while at the center, and at some houses between 9:30 AM and noon, you may purchase a delicious Lopez Village Market-made $5 box lunch for the event.

Tour tickets are $30 and available at the Lopez Center for the Community and the Arts, Saturday Farmers Markets, Paper, Scissors on the Rock, Lopez Bookshop, and through www.lopezcenter.com. Home Tour income is vital for keeping LCCA event prices low so all Lopezians can enjoy the many and varied yearlong happenings.

What a great way to spend a day while supporting the LCCA!

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There are few things as delicate as a bat’s ear. Thin, dark brown skin is stretched over fragile cartilage. In certain light, they are nearly translucent. The inside ridges look like a washboard for a doll’s house.

I know this because I nursed an injured baby bat back to health. I got a close look at the dainty, cavernous ears, miniature teeth and fuzzy body of our local long-eared myotis bat.

It had been a week of nocturnal activity. Two bats had perished in our overhead fan above the bed. I’ll spare you the details on that. The next night, I was startled by a fluffy ball careening across my bathroom floor. The bat’s movements were jerky;

he pivoted on clawed feet, spreading his wings wide across the tiles.

I wrapped him in a towel and put him outside, hoping he’d fly off into the night.

But the next morning, he was still there, nestled between the deck and the house siding.

After consulting the internet, Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and Islands’ Sounder resident “wildlife expert” Cali Bagby, I filled a dropper with water and tried to rehydrate him.

He eagerly opened his tiny mouth, gulping down drop after drop. The rows of tiny teeth and his miniscule pink tongue were incredible.

After transporting him to the branches of a nearby tree, at the recommendation of Wolf Hollow, we hoped for the best. Incredibly, he was gone the next day. I like to think he is patrolling the night sky near our house.

The experience brought up a lot of questions – and concerns. Facebook comments ranged from “Install a bat house” to “Does a vampire live with you?” to “Contact the health department immediately; rabies are a concern.”

After talking with the county health department,

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Above: The baby long-eared myotis bat. it turns out I probably shouldn’t have been handling the bat, but the risk of rabies is low.

“If you find a bat that is not doing well and is around people, it could have rabies,” said County Environmental Health Specialist Gary Covington. “In the summer, we get maybe an average of one possible victim per month. It is generally from presumed exposure after finding a bat in sleeping quarters. But we’ve never had any people in San Juan County turn up with a positive rabies infection.”

Low risk of rabies

Rabies is a fatal viral disease that affects the nervous system. Any wild mammal, like a raccoon, skunk, fox, coyote, or bat can have the disease and transmit it to people through a bite.

The primary animals that carry rabies in the northwest are bats. Between five and 10 percent of bats submitted for testing are found to be

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rabid. Bats tested for rabies are more likely to test positive because they tend to be sick and injured. Less than 1 percent of all bats in the wild are infected with rabies.

Rabid bats have been found in almost every county in Washington, and in 2012, a total of nine rabid bats were identified in the state.

According to the Washington Department of Health, there have been two cases of human rabies in the state during the last 20 years.

There has never been a confirmed case in a human in San Juan County.

Bats’ teeth are tiny and leave marks that are not easily seen. So if you awaken and find a bat in your room, seek medical advice immediately. Treatment, which is a series of shots, has to be initiated within 10 days. The health department can be reached at 378-4474.

Russel Barsh of Kwiáht, a nonprofit scientific organization on Lopez, says bats are very unlikely to bite unless they are handled roughly or they are already injured.

“They don’t bite for fun,” he said. “And they have very sharp teeth and strong jaws, like mice or rats. Imagine someone arguing that you can get bitten by a rat and not know it.”

If you see a bat in your SEE BAT, PAGE 8

Community Calendar

ONGOING CLASSES: Swimming, Lopez Islander Pool. Five levels of classes. Ages 6 mos. – 3 years, $35. Ages 7-12: $55. Instructor: Berta Vaughn. For Greeninfo, Living call the LIFRC at 468-4117 online or go to www.lifrc.org.@

and fast-paced, this yoga class is especially for kids!

Students get a chance to move, be an animal or make a shape through kidfriendly yoga stories. Join Llewellyne Arden for an hour of healthy fun sponsored by the Friends of the Lopez Library. Classes are free, mats provided and no registration required. For more information stop by

SAT, ONGOING CLASSES: Yoga for kids, 10 11 a.m., Library. Fun-filled

the Lopez Library, email us at librarian@lopezlibrary. org, or telephone 4682265.

AUG, 21, 29, SEPT 4 ART: Coffee with the birds, 9:30 a.m. - 11 p.m., Spencer Spit State Park at the Nature Center. Bring your coffee mug; we’ll supply the fresh brewed coffee, cream, and sweetener! (Hot chocolate for the kids).

We’ll enjoy a slideshow of birds found on Spencer Spit, and then explore the marsh, shoreline, and forest in search of birds. Led by Spencer Spit Interpretive Hosts: Eric Setterberg and Laurel Vukovic.

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What a show

Oh, what a show! On Saturday, Aug. 9, Lopez creative spirits wowed a packed Lopez Center with their unbelievably imaginative creations at Trashion-Fashion 2014.

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

Thank you, Trashionistas, for showcasing the art and value of recycling in such an entertaining way!

More than 30 volunteers helped with the event--thank you for contributing your time and energy.

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AUG 19 AND 26 DANCE: West Coast Swing, 6 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts.

Fee: $12. Registration at the door. Anthony a former music video choreographer/dancer will be hosting a four week West Coast Swing session. No partner necessary. All levels welcome.

THURS, AUG 21 MEETING: Meet the Pollinators, 6 p.m., Lopez Library Community Room.

Russel Barsh, Director for Lopez Island based Kwaiht, Center for the Historical Ecology of the Salish Seaintroduces you to the

dozens of native bee, fly, butterfly and beetle species that help pollinate the islands’ wildflowers and gardens.

SAT, AUG 23 TABLE: Lopez Master Gardeners, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., Sunset Builders Nursery Area. If you have a plant or insect you would like to have identified, bring in a plastic bag.

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Come in for your FREE LUNCH! Galley Restaurant

Jorgenson, Jules McLeland, and Barbara Mino.

Together you gave Lopez an evening to remember and helped support our beloved Lopez Dump.

We appreciate everyone so much.

SARAH EPPENBACH, GLEN MAXSON, AND KATE SCOTT SWAP board of directors

Big thanks It’s that time of year again – United Way of San Juan County has placed cans around town for your spare change to help friends and neighbors in need.

On Lopez, your generosity goes to people young and

Lopez Business Hours Galley Restaurant Open at 8 a.m.

Full menu until at least 9 p.m. every night Short-list menu after 9 p.m.

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Breakfast Daily 8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.

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The Love Dog Cafe Southend Restaurant Where Food Is Art

Open Everyday 8:30 a.m. to Close Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Reservations highly recommended Give us a call, We’ll stay open for you!

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old – the Hamlet House and Hamlet Cottages, Community Radio KLOI, Conservation Corps Youth Crew, Family Resource Center, Children’s Center, the Mentor Program, Lopez Fresh, and Lopez Preschool PIP. Last year, Lopez residents contributed the largest amount of money in these cans of all the San Juan Islands! You’ll find our cans at Lopez Village Market, Sunset, the Lopez Bookshop, the IMC, and the south end grocery store.

Another event -- United Way’s “Day of Caring” – is Saturday, Sept. 20.

Community volunteers will be gardening, weeding, mulching and who knows what else from 9 a.m. to noon at the Fire Station, the Hamlet Cottages, and the Children’s Center. Refreshments provided. We’d love you to join us. For questions, contact Liz at 468-4441.

Thanks for your generosity.

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SAT, AUG 30 ART: Starry Night of Lopez Arts, 6 - 9 p.m., Lopez Center for the Community and the Arts. For more info, visit www.lopezstudiotour.org.

WED, AUG 27 MUSIC: Perpetual E Motion, 7:30 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. Tickets at door: adult $10, youth $7.

SUN, AUG 24 MUSIC: Gavin Goodrich piano concert, 2 p.m., The Gathering Place, Lopez Hamlet, free or donation accepted.

Letters to the editor must be no more than 350 words in length and must be signed by the writer. Include address and telephone number for verification purposes. Anonymous letters will not be published. Send your letters via e-mail to: cbagby@islandsweekly.com.

We offer special thanks to our brilliant emcees, Robert Herrmann and CiCi; to our courageous judges, Joyce Brinar, Jeff Nichols, and Jan Scilipoti; to Todd Goldsmith who handled sound and lights; to Meg Ryan, who created the delightful hairstyling skit; to Glenda Pugerude for photographing the event; and to the Decor Group who transformed Lopez Center into a riotous feast for the eyes: Karin Gandini, Rena

AUG 30 - 31 TOUR: 18th Annual Lopez Island Studio Tour, 10 a.m.

- 5 p.m., Studios throughout Lopez Island. For info, www.lopezstudiotour.org.

The joy of excellent chamber music From Lincoln Center to Lopez Center.

That was the route of the Pablo Ziegler Classical Tango Quartet who played to a full Lopez Center audience on Aug. 10.

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This scooter may be dangerous

By Liz Taylor

When my parents moved to an assisted living community in their late 70s, my mom lived in a special memory unit because she was severely disabled from Alzheimer’s. My dad lived in his own apartment down the hall and up one floor from her, and he visited daily.

My dad – deaf and nearly blind – hadn’t been able to fix much more than canned meals for years. Now they were eating nutritiously.

Even better, they were with other people rather than sitting bored, isolated and alone in their long-time home every day. And my mom was getting the special care that people with dementia need. My dad’s eventual downfall (literally) began after he’d lived at the assisted living for a couple of years. On the spur of the moment, he bought an electric scooter to get around.

It was easy to use and fun to drive, but he probably wouldn’t have died in a nursing home if he had just forced himself to continue the boring, tiring, muscle-using chore of walking.

He began riding to everything – the dining room, visiting my mom, shopping, even to the bathroom. His muscles turned to mush. It’s called “sarcopenia,” which means the severe withering of muscle and strength due to long periods of inactivity. It’s believed to cause 90 percent of the 300,000 hip fractures that occur each year among older people in this country.

Three weeks after my mom’s death, my dad fell in the shower, his leg muscles so weak that no amount of rehab could get him back on his feet again.

He moved to a nursing home solely because he needed two people to transfer him in and out of a wheelchair or bed.

What happened to my dad (and millions of older people like him) is an unintended consequence of allowing technology to make us lazy enough to disable us. While scoot-

ers can be lifelines for people who are truly disabled – so immobilized that they need real help getting out in the world – they can be disastrous for those who don’t need them, and plenty of people who ride them don’t need them, putting them at high risk of suffering the same loss of muscle that my dad did.

Medicare subsidizes scooters for people who, due to “medical necessity,” are unable to use a cane, walker or wheelchair. Costing $2,500 to $3,500 each, they’re free if you can get a doctor to prescribe one – but doctors, critics say, don’t understand the rules, nor do their patients who demand to have one.

Federal authorities estimate that up to 80 percent of the scooters and power wheelchairs Medicare buys each year go to people who don’t meet the requirements.

The saying “Use it or lose it” is real.

We put health warnings on cigarettes. Now, perhaps, we need to do the same for scooters: “This scooter may be dangerous to your health and independence.”

Liz Taylor has worked in the aging field for almost 40 years. You can reach her at lizt@agingdeliberately.com.

Special to the Weekly

Transition Lopez Island, with its mission of bringing increased resilience and sustainability to Lopez, just completed its seventh Barnraising event. Conceived early on at one of the group’s monthly “Potlucks with a Purpose,” this guild promotes community labor share as neighbors help one another and share a meal to celebrate the day’s work in the manner of traditional barn raisings of the past.

In July, the Hamlet became the recipient of all this energy, bringing together staff, residents, and Transition members to weed, lay mulch, and generally restore the gardens and berms of our island’s senior housing. The Hamlet will stay in the rotation to schedule a second event next spring to do some planting and would be grateful at that time for donations of perennials from other

islander’s gardens. Look for a notice on LopezRocks as that date approaches.

Previous Barnraisings built and repaired animal and wood sheds, cleared brush to expand a fence line, installed a drip irrigation system, hauled and split firewood, cleared forest trails, put vegetable gardens and orchards to bed for the winter, mucked out a goat shed, and built fences. As individual families become more resilient and land use island-wide becomes more productive, the whole community benefits.

In uncertain times, resilience is the capacity to bounce back and thrive. The Transition group is finding ways to harness our islandgrown community activism and collective wisdom to create a new paradigm around issues of local economy, labor share, energy use, movement of goods and people, and food and water security that sustains life for us all.

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Barnraising at the Hamlet House

By Ande Finley

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As part of a worldwide movement of communityscale initiatives, Transition Lopez Island also partners locally with like-minded groups, including the Lopez Community Land Trust, Islands Energy, Lopez Locavores, and Lopez Community Trails Network.

Transition Lopez Island invites you to join them in creating a bold future for our island that promotes health, creativity, and equality for everyone, in balance with nature. Contact me at

Carol Weiss, MA Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

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OPALCO members who sign up for SmartHub (eBill) and choose to GO PAPERLESS can now access FREE WiFi at the ferry landings. Learn more at www.opalco.com or call 376-3500.

andefinley@gmail.com for more information.

Working cooperatively to serve YOU with ➊ safety and ➋ connection to ➌ improve the quality of our lives and the sustainability of our island communities.

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Thank you for welcoming my dad and working to bring him in from the storm. It’s great to know he is happy and feels secure.

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A look at recent news briefs in San Juan County Man escapes from work crew

An escapee from work crew had the San Juan Islands’ police scanners buzzing for several hours on Aug. 12.

A 22-year-old Orcas Island man fled his work crew on Aug. 12 around 2 p.m. on Friday Harbor.

Work Crew is an alternative sentencing program designed to reduce jail overcrowding by providing minimum risk offenders a work option to meet court obligations to include: fines, program fees, community service, and jail sentences.

The 22-year-old was initially arrested on an outstanding warrant and resisting arrest.

According to Undersheriff Bruce Distler, the man was left alone for two or three minutes and in that time ran onto the inter-island ferry boat around 2:10 p.m. Distler guesses that the man was catching the boat headed for Orcas.

After the supervisor checked the bathrooms and did not find the 22-year-old male, he called the police.

The man was back in custody at 4 p.m.

Distler said the “escape” was a first in his 20-year law enforcement career.

– Cali Bagby

Orcas man to receive treatment in lieu of jail

An Orcas Island man who a year ago helped a female friend break into a relative’s home and steal credit cards, cash and power tools will be allowed to undergo treatment for substance abuse in lieu of jail, after pleading no-contest to criminal trespass.

On July 27, Jason Allen Buehler, 26, pleaded no-contest, also known as an Alford plea, to one count of first-degree criminal trespass, a gross misdemeanor, which carries maximum penalties of one year in jail, a $5,000 fine, or both.

He was sentenced to 364 days in jail, with 364 days suspended, given two years probation, and ordered to pay $850 in fines and fees, and to pay $1,400 in restitution.

According to court documents, a female friend of Buehler’s, Sierra Frank, told authorities following her recent conviction for residential burglary, a Class B felony, that he had taken part in the break-in and theft at the Deer Harbor home of a relative. She had earlier been banned from the house for reportedly using credit cards without the relative’s permission.

Following the burglary, footage from a surveillance camera at the Country Corner Store in Eastsound reportedly tied Frank to the use of a debit card that went missing following the June 2013 break-in. Authorities initially charged Buehler with residential burglary and third-degree theft, a gross misdemeanor. He failed to appear in court on the charges and reportedly in custody in a neighboring county at the time authorities

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were searching for him.

Under the sentence, he is required to be evaluated for alcohol and to follow all recommendation. The remainder of the suspended can be impose if he commits a crime while under probation.

Café sought for Strawberry Barreling Plant

San Juan Island man to serve 30 days for burglary

A San Juan Island man who broke into a neighboring home and stole two television sets, and an assortment of DVDs, and later traded one set for cash at a mainland pawn shop, will serve 30 days in jail or on work crew for felony burglary.

On July 28, Dustin Ryan Hutchison, 27, was sentenced in San Juan County Superior Court to 30 days in jail and ordered to pay $1,350 in fines and fees; a restitution hearing is slated for Sept. 5. He pleaded guilty in mid-June to one count of residential burglary, a Class B felony, which carries a standard range of sentencing set by the state of 3-9 months in jail, and maximum penalties of 10 years in prison, a $20,000 fine, or both.

Hutchison, who qualified for sentencing as a first-time felony offender, will be allowed to serve 30 days on the Sheriff’s Department work crew if he qualifies for the program. A charge of trafficking in stolen property was dismissed.

Hutchison was arrested at his Point Caution Drive on a pair of felony charges April 26, about three weeks after two TV sets, DVDs and a DVR disappeared following a break-in and theft at a neighboring home used as a vacation rental. He reportedly was assisted by a female accomplice who also faced prosecution for the burglary and theft.

Hutchinson was confronted by local authorities about the break-in and theft after footage from a security camera revealed that he sold a 47-inch flat-screen TV at a Mount Vernon pawn shop. He reportedly told investigators that he broke into the home, stole the equipment and pawned what he could to repay a drug debt, according to court documents.

Hutchinson, whose record includes nearly a half-dozen convictions for misdemeanors, qualified for sentencing as a first-time offender because the felony conviction was a first as an adult.

— Scott Rasmussen

OPALCO lineman injured on San Juan Island

On Aug. 13 at approximately 8:45 a.m., OPALCO Substation Technician Bob Belcher (San Juan District) fell about six feet while working to restore power after a storm related outage on San Juan Island.

He was transported by ambulance to PeaceHealth Island Medical Center in Friday Harbor and then transferred to Harborview Medical Center for further evaluation and treatment.

According to OPALCO staff, he is in stable condition, good spirits and is expected home later this week.

Orcas Island suffered a tragic loss mid-2013 when the historic Strawberry Barreling Plant, popularly known as the Artworks Building, was severely damaged by a fire deemed to be at the hands of an arson. Owned by The Olga Strawberry Council (OSC), a nonprofit 501(c)(3), the building housed the Artworks Co-Operative, the Hardman Gallery and Café Olga.

Restoration began in December, 2013 and is due to be completed in January, 2015. The Orcas Island Artworks Cooperative and Hardman Gallery will be returning to the historic building from temporary locations in Eastsound. A big congratulations to them for reaching their recent fundraising goal in order to do so!

Information on the fire and restoration progress may be found at www.olgastrawberrycouncil.org.

The area of the building previously occupied

by Café Olga is being restored specifically to house a small cafe, and The Olga Strawberr y Council is actively seeking an entrepreneur to rent and run a café in the 832 square foot kitchen and dining room area of the building. Ideally, the atmosphere of the café would be a warm and welcoming area compatible with the ar t and community situations the building offers.

It is the desire of OSC to have a café in operation at the time of its grand re-opening in January. Interested parties should contact the president of OSC, Patsy Stephens, at 360376-2599 for specs and additional information as soon as possible so design and equipment specifications may be accommodated during the building process.

Sheriff’s log July 31: Deputies responded to a reported domestic situation on Orcas Island. Intoxicated adult males were having a loud verbal disagreement.

Aug. 1: Deputies responded to a report of threats call on Lopez Island.

Two intoxicated males had been involved in a verbal altercation during which one of the parties said, “I’m going to kill you.” The offending party had left the residence prior to the deputy’s arrival. Both parties were contacted.

• A San Island man violated a “No Contact Order” shortly after he received it on Aug. 1. The suspect was arrested.

Aug. 2: An Orcas Island man reported his vehicle had been taken from the driveway of his home. The vehicle was located in Deer Harbor where it

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appeared it had been in an accident.

• Deputies responded to a single vehicle rollover collision. The male driver and only occupant of the vehicle stated he had taken his eyes off the road “for a few seconds” when the vehicle drove up on an embankment before rolling over.

Aug. 3: Deputies responded to a reported overdose on Orcas Island. The incident involved an underage male, who was with his parents, and consumed too much alcohol. The patient was treated by OIFR. Aug. 4: Deputies responded to a “suspicious circumstance,” the victim reported someone had taken a 12 gauge shotgun from his house. The deputy located the shotgun and as he picked

it up the weapon discharged. The case remains open.

• Deputies responded to Firehouse Lane on Orcas Island on a report of vandalism. The victim explained that a wooden gate across the road had been damaged.

• Deputies responded to a reported trespass on Orcas Island. It appeared to be a civil issue between the present renter and the former renter of the property.

Aug. 5: Deputies responded to investigate the report of numerous marijuana plants growing on Orcas Island. The subject was contacted and presented documents indicating he was authorized to grow the number of plants in his possession.

‘Free day’ at state parks County makes cut in pursuit of energy prize The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission wants the public to know that Monday, Aug. 25 is a state parks ‘free day.’

Day-use visitors will not need a Discover Pass to visit state parks.

The ‘free day’ is in honor of the birthday of the National Park Service, which was established on Aug. 25, 1916. State Parks ‘free days’ are in keeping with legislation that created the Discover Pass, a $30 annual or $10 oneday permit required on lands managed by Washington State Parks, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and

Fish & Wildlife (WDFW). The Discover Pass legislation provided that State Parks could designate up to 12 ‘free days’ each year when the pass would not be required to visit state parks. The Discover Pass is still required to access lands managed by WDFW and DNR on these days.

‘Free days’ apply only to day use, not overnight stays or rented facilities. Washington State Parks will have two more ‘free days’ in 2014: Sept. 27, in recognition of National Public Lands Day and Nov. 11, in honor of Veterans Day.

Cut in hours at Shaw post office?

By Scott Rasmussen Journal editor

The U.S. Postal Service expects to save more than $500,000,000 a year by shutting down or cutting hours at about 13,000 post offices across the nation, mostly in rural locations.

Like on Shaw Island, where residents are not happy to find out they’re part of the plan.

And, perhaps even less so to realize their input on options about service-reductions, requested by the Postal Service, proved to be a meaningless exercise.

Less than 24 hours after a pair of postal service employees attended a community meeting July 31 on Shaw, presumably to discuss results of the service-reduction survey, a notice appeared on a post office wall informing islanders that daily office hours would be reduced from eight to four.

“All they really had to say or could tell us was ‘We don’t know,’ and that really ticked people off,” said Shaw Islanders, Inc. President Diana Wisen.

The Shaw Island post office is not alone. Postal Service spokesman Ernie Swanson said daily hours at the Deer Harbor and Waldron offices have already been reduced to six and that the operating hours of Orcas Island’s Olga office is due to also be reduced to six.

The postal service has lost “huge quantities” of revenue, Swanson said, in large part due to the growing reliance on digital communication and the steady decline of firstclass mail.

Shaw residents have sought and enlisted the help of U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Bellingham, to advocate on their behalf. In an Aug. 7 letter to Post Master General Patrick Donaho, Larsen called on the Postal Service

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to classify the Shaw Island post office as a “Part-Time Post Office,” a designation under which the office would be allowed to operate six hours a day.

San Juan County has been selected to advance to the quarterfinals of Georgetown University’s Energy Prize, a $5 million incentive competition to reduce energy consumption.

“The enthusiasm in these communities is contagious,” said Dr. Francis Slakey, executive director of the Prize.

“This is the first time so many governments, utilities, and community groups will be working together to reduce energy consumption.”

San Juan County is among a select group of only 52 small counties and medium-sized cities that have advanced to the competition’s quarterfi-

nal round.

“We are truly off to an excellent start” said County Councilman Bob Jarman, a member of the newly established Energy Leadership Team that includes leaders of the county, Town of Friday Harbor, Conservation District, OPALCO, school districts, ports, industry, and community organizations.

The San Juan County Energy Plan, a key component of the competition, is being developed in collaboration with the Energy Leadership Team and Islands Energy.

It’s designed as a countywide plan that encompasses

municipal buildings, school facilities, and residential energy use. Its goal is to reduce energy use, promote renewable energy, and keep electricity costs low.

This effort, facilitated by the Conservation District, is sponsored by OPALCO. The Georgetown University Energy Prize aims to rethink America’s energy use by harnessing the ingenuity and community spirit of towns and cities all across America. To learn more about the competition or track its progress, visit www.guep. org, or follow the prize on Twitter (@GUEnergyPrize).

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15. Accustom 16. ___ de menthe 17. Alias 18. Homeothermic (hyphenated) 20. Defender of a cause 22. Be there 23. Darling 24. Archaeological find 27. Jekyll's alter ego 28. Scare 30. Classic board game 31. Lentil, e.g.

32. Dress styles (hyphenated) 34. Assortment 36. Directory listing (2 wds) 42. Container weight 43. Granular 44. Mercury and Mars 48. Medical advice, often 50. Weather balloon 51. Husk 52. Conundrum 54. Biochemistry abbr.

55. Fodder preserved through fermentation 57. Beaming 60. Groom's lapel flower 63. Computergenerated image (acronym) 64. Adjust 65. Ancient 66. Certain digital

one 10. Pledged fidelities 11. Fly-by-night?

12. Recantation 13. Married 19. Inadequate 21. Agreeing (with) 25. Elsa of "Born Free" Down 26. "Cast Away" 1. Applaud setting 2. Insect gall on oak 28. Convened trees (2 wds) 3. Kerogen oil (2 wds) 29. Set aside 33. Intensify 4. Bawdy 35. "One of ___" (Willa 5. Broadcasting (2 Cather novel) wds) 37. Sundae topper, 6. Four-___ stove perhaps 7. Branch 8. Confederate soldier, 38. Native New Zealander for short 9. Sean Connery, for 39. Housing for a watch face, for short 67. "Silly" birds 68. Very great praise or honor 69. "... ___ he drove out of sight"

ship's compass 40. Imperil 41. "The Catcher in the ___" 44. Blowhard 45. Brooks Robinson, e.g.

46. Make less concentrated 47. Old-fashioned school tablets 49. Shipworm 53. Harder to find 56. Blood's partner 58. Contradict 59. All alternative 61. Holiday drink 62. "___ say!" (contraction) Answers to today's puzzle on page 8

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Visiting cellist Bion Tsang had people whispering of Yo Yo Ma; Owen Kotler’s clarinet transported us to a Manhattan jazz club; and Aloysia Friedmann’s viola dreamed us into Oblivion.

On Lopez it took not two to tango, but 200 supporters including 73 Lopezians from the Alexanders to Zapalac and 14 businesses and organizations, plus the 170 concert goers who purchased tickets to bring this amazing music here.

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es included a World Premiere performance for four hands with Jon Kimura Parker; Hector Del Curto’s bandoneon cried and murmured and warbled love and anguish; Jisso Ok’s astonishing cello danced with her lithe movements and captured the audience; Pedro Giraudo’s double bass played skillfully with the ears of listeners.

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Bravo Lopez, thank you for supporting excellent chamber music on Lopez! Let’s do it again next year!

MICKI RYAN Lopez Concert Coordinator Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival on Lopez

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As James stated our nation is seriously in debt and how not, since the United States spends more on “defense” than the next 25 counties combined. In 2009 the Department of Defense budget was 717 billion, 16 billion more than president Obama requested (Wikipedia).

Perhaps it is about time we slowed our war making. We could drop shoes and food and make friends instead of enemies. Have our adventures in Iraq and Afghanistan made us safer?

I’ll bet a “Department of Peace” could save us a lot of money and save a lot of lives as well.

Those who hope the base could be moved do “ask what we could do for our country”. Not rubber stamping every new defense industry war toy is something we can, and I believe, should do. I agree with James comment “it

is time to think less about “ME” and more about “US.” The only difference is I feel “US” is the whole world not just the United States.

GREGG BLOMBERG Lopez Island

Starry Nights events clarification Due to time constraints at the upcoming Starry Nights of Lopez Arts Celebration at the Lopez Center for Community and the Arts on Aug. 30, Lopez artist, Steve Hill will be confining his talk to a brief early history of Grayling Gallery (197375) as one of the 3 original founding partners.

He will not be giving a re-assessment of the artists and their work that will be showing in the “retrospective exhibit” (as was originally stated in the article in the August 12 issue of the Weekly).He will have some early works by the founding members of Grayling to display only during his presentation, as well as stories and other memorabilia to share.

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GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, welcomes you to worship with us on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Fisherman Bay Road at Sunset Lane.

468-3477. Everyone welcome!

COMMUNITY CHURCH, Please join us Sun. mornings.

Adult Bible study, 9:30. Worship Service, 10:30. Nursery (birth3 yrs) and Jr. Church (4-12 yrs) provided during worship service.

Small groups meet throughout the week. 91 Lopez Rd., in the village. Pastor Jeff Smith 468-3877. www.ourlicc.org.

LUTHERAN CHURCH IN THE SAN JUANS (ELCA) Please join us for worship and children’s Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. in Center Church on Davis Bay Road. Also in Friday Harbor at 11:00 a.m. in St. David’s and in Eastsound at 1:15 p.m. in Emmanuel. Pastor Beth Purdum, 370-0023.

QUAKER WORSHIP GROUP Meetings will be Sundays at 10:00 a.m. at the home of Ron Metcalf, 6363 Fisherman Bay Road. Children’s program. Everyone welcome. Phone 468-2129. Email: lopezfriends@gmail.com.

ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH Come worship with us at Center Church on Davis Bay Rd. We welcome you to join us for Mass at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday starting April 12. Call 378-2910 for Mass times on San Juan and Orcas Islands.

BAHÁ’ÍS OF LOPEZ ISLAND Meet regularly for devotions, study of the Bahá’í Writings, and spiritual discussions. For dates and times, please email bahaisoflopezisland@gmail. com, and visit our blog at www.bahaisoflopezisland.blogspot. com for additional information about the Bahá’í Faith.

in Sidney, B.C. on Friday, July 11, when someone at Washington State Ferries made the decision to cancel the only sailing to Friday Harbor rather than replace the ailing M/V Chelan with the M/V Elwha.

I was left with no resources and no access to any facilities—no shelter, phone/ internet, water, restrooms, etc. I was a woman relegated to sleeping on a bench outside.

After one week since emailing, coverage on KOMO news, and requests from elected officials, including Sen. Cantwell’s and governor Inslee’s offices, George Capacci, interim assistant secretary, WSDOT Ferries Division, finally contacted me.

In my initial outreach my concern was for passenger safety and what WSF would do to ensure future safety of foot passengers. Those concerns were glossed over in Mr. Capacci’s response and he referred to my stranding as an inconvenience.

WSF also reminded me that I was not entitled to any type of reimbursement as they do not guarantee service.

July 30, WSF posted an alert canceling both July 31 and Aug. 1—two days of the Sidney route—leaving foot passengers in the same situation I shared with the media only weeks ago.

WSF moved a vessel to the Bainbridge route in spite of the policy Mr. Capacci explained to me, “No vessels are moved for the first 24 hours after a breakdown.”

WSF also issued passengers of the M/V Tacoma vouchers for their delay. I paid full price for my overnight stranding when the one boat route, with one sailing to Friday Harbor, was canceled and no vessels were moved.

I am once again seeking answers from WSF and Mr. Capacci regarding policy and why it is that a route still running boats—accessible via a bridge, even— was allocated another vessel in less than 24 hours, and why was a vessel was removed from the islands, canceling an entire route and stranding passengers, without other options, for two days without access to any facilities?

And why were delayed commuters—who still got home—afforded more consideration for their delay than those previously left behind without shelter?

Are there two sets of policy, one for the islands and one for Seattle?

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3 BR cabin. Jasper Cove access & Mt. Baker view. $325,000 #388217 Well designed view home & outbldgs. on 2.5 AC. $495,000 #607635 3 BR overlooking Shoal Bay w/ 100’ shared beach. $495,000 #603339

lic land management,” said BLM Director Neil Kornze.

“I want to welcome our newly appointed members and thank them for their commitment to public service.”

The resource management plan will be a comprehensive land use plan designed to direct the management of approximately 1,000 acres of public lands in the San Juan Islands National Monument, which was designated by Presidential Proclamation on March 25, 2013.

For more information about the San Juan Islands National Monument Advisory Committee, visit: www.blm.gov/or/rac/sanjuanac.php.

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area vigorously with soap and water and get medical advice immediately.

Wolf Hollow nurses bats at its facility on San Juan. Staff can be reached at 378-5000.

high frequency broadcasts to locate, identify and track them.

Barsh says the bat who made his way into my home was likely a baby: clumsy and just learning to get around and much more likely to get inside a house.

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home, confine it to a room by closing all doors and windows except those to the outside. The bat will most likely leave.

If it doesn’t, put leather gloves on, approach the bat cautiously, and when it lands, place a box or coffee can over it. Slide a piece of cardboard under the container to trap the animal inside. Tape the cardboard to the container securely.

The health department also advises to not pick up or touch dead animals, as the virus could be in their saliva or nervous tissue.

If you are bitten, wash the

Waterfront Homes and Land

1.27 AC w/ Sound views sloping to gravel beach. $275,000 #260251

2 BR w/ trail to 251’ gravel beach. Adj. lots available. $325,000 #260835 10.83 bottom of island AC. 88’ WF w/ Sperry view. $349,000 #419757

6.07 AC. 634’ walk out beach & Shoal Bight views. $425,000 #419752

Well kept log cabin, 4 AC, 250’ WF, Mt Baker view. $595,000 #510279 2 BR w/ 321 ft. WF & sunny San Juan Island view. $729,500 #626369 Circular 3 BR home perched high above the water. $895,000 #366018

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Local bats

At least five species of tiny mouse-eared bats make the islands their home.

Mouse-eared bats look similar from a distance and use the same frequencies to navigate and target their prey, but they vary somewhat in body proportions and behavior. Two of our mouseeared species are actually quite rare.

We also have several larger bats: Townsend’s big-eared, silver-haired, hoary, and big brown.

Bat species divide the night, hunting at different times and focusing on different kinds of insects.

Big browns are fond of beetles, for example, while Townsends love moths. Bats eavesdrop on insects’ own

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The Bureau of Land Management has announced the inaugural members of the new San Juan Islands National Monument Advisor y Committee.

Established to provide information and advice on the development of the San Juan Islands National Monument’s resource management plan, the committee consists of individuals with diverse interests and backgrounds who were chosen for their expertise in natural resource and local community issues.

The new committee members and their represented interests are: • Michael Carlson (Private Landowners)

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Puzzle Answers

Bat houses

Very little is known about the abundance of bats in the San Juan Islands. For this reason, Kwiáht has been researching and advocating for the species. It works closely with Wolf Hollow, following up on reports of bats inside homes.

“We have no funding for this, but it needs to be done,” Barsh said. “We can barely keep up with the number of requests we receive on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan for visiting homes to talk about bats inside walls, living in attics, roosting under eaves, or getting lost and stuck inside rooms.”

Kwiáht conducted a sys-

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tematic survey (using an ultrasound recorder) of bats around Lopez over the past year and identified 10 species, including six mouseeared bats and four large bats. Kwiáht is currently surveying bat species on Orcas.

“We’ve recorded for 16 summer nights so far and plan a total of 22 nights, at 16 lakes, ponds, wetlands, and suspected maternity colonies,” Barsh said.

Kwiáht has also helped Moran State Park design and construct a demonstration “bat tower” for relocating a large maternity colony of rare long-eared myotis bats from the park manager’s office.

Bat boxes are great for home use too. Kwiáht staff has designed bat boxes that are larger, heavier, and warmer than anything you can find for sale online.

Kwiáht has installed bat houses on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan Island. For info on local bats, blueprints to build your own bat house, or to get on the waiting list for a Kwiáht-built house, email kwiaht@gmail.com. Home assessments are free, and if a bat box is called for, Kwiáht shares up to 100 percent of the costs of construction and installation.