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AIMING TO WIN

Ex-commissioner takes case against county to a jury

Oak Harbor NJROTC teams heading to national competition

By JESSIE STENSLAND Staff reporter

A portion of a lawsuit brought against Island County by a former commissioner and her husband is moving toward a jury trial.

Last month, a judge in King County Superior Court threw out four of five claims that Kelly Emerson, the former commissioner, and her husband, Kenneth Emerson, raised in their lawsuit.

Judge Kimberly Prochnau ruled that a breach of contract claim is the single issue that can move forward to a trial scheduled for a month from KELLY now.

This is the second lawsuit filed by EMERSON the Emersons against Island County in connection with a construction project in the backyard of their Camano Island home. The Emersons started work on a sun room project without first obtaining the necessary

By JIM WALLER

O Sports editor

ak Harbor High School’s Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp competitive teams are a perennial regional power, but now the Wildcats are aiming to succeed at the national level.

Oak Harbor will sent its orienteering team to the Navy National Championships Feb. 14-15 in Agua Dulce, Calif., and its rifle team to Western Regional Finals Feb. 20-21 in Phoenix, Ariz.

Orienteering is basically a cross country race with a map and check points.

The course generally covers three to five kilometers, and competitors are given a topographical map to use to find control points.

Oak Harbor senior Caleb Peek said that participants don’t necessarily have to run to win, but going straight, even if walking, is the most efficient.

The Wildcats began competing in orienteering in 2006 and are led this year by first-year coach Marc deLeuze.

Oak Harbor NJROTC instructors, Commander Mike Black and Chief Bill Thiel, brought deLeuze aboard to help revitalize the team.

“Bill and Mike were getting overwhelmed,” deLeuze said, “and were looking to find a different coach or drop the program.”

Twenty years with the Seabees and 10 with Scouts helped deLeuze develop his map and compass skills.

“In the military, you are all stealth and sneaky — you don’t want to get caught,” he said. “This is like a bull running through the woods — ‘I don’t care if you see me, I just want to be first.’ ” This year’s team has won four of the six Washington Interscholastic Orienteering League matches this season and is led by Peek, who has four individual firsts.

Peek has been so dominant this year, the Cascade Orienteering Club has asked him to represent the SEE NJROTC, A20

SEE JURY, A20

Photo by Sarah Baxter/For the Whidbey News-Times

Alana Miller, left, and Lindsay Brown take a dip in Oak Harbor’s John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool after swim team practice.

N.W. Parks reaches pool temperature compromise

By MICHELLE BEAHM Staff reporter

Photos by Jim Waller/Whidbey News-Times

Top photo, senior Colton Baumgardner, who finished 37th in the nation last year, hopes to place among the leaders this year. Freshman Hailey Hahn, left, and sophomore Abigail Holt sharpen their shooting skills at a recent practice.

There are a few degrees of separation between competitive and recreational swimmers at Oak Harbor’s John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool.

The warmly debated issue of pool water temperature was finally resolved recently during the Jan. 22 North Whidbey Park and Recreation board meeting.

Recreational swimmers who want the water kept a little warmer won the debate with the district’s board approving a motion to keep the pool at 82 degrees, though conceding technical issues may cause unintended fluctuations.

The issue bubbled to the surface more than a year ago SEE POOL TEMPERATURE, A5

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Ebey’s Reserve seeks historic preservation board applicants The Island County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Ebey’s Landing Historic Preservation Commission for a term that expires on Dec. 19, 2017.

Applicants should have a demonstrated interest, experience or knowledge in history, historic preservation, architecture, design or related skills.

Interested individuals should provide a

letter of interest and statement of qualifications by mail, email or fax.

Apply to: Island County Board of Commissioners, Attn: Pam Dill, Re: Historic Preservation Commission Vacancy, PO Box 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239.

Other contact information: fax 360679-7381, phone 360-679-7353 and email pamd@co.island.wa.us Deadline is 4:30 p.m. on March 2, 2015.

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Wednesday, February 4, 2015 • Whidbey News-Times

Small counties fight for voice in state health integration

By JANIS REID Staff reporter

As the state combines mental health and chemical dependency services, small counties like Island County are doing some creative jockeying to remain at the table.

“Small counties have to be diligent or we will get left in the cold,” said Jackie Henderson, Island County’s director of human services.

Island County has the advantage of being part of North Sound Behavioral Health during this integration process, which began with a state task force early last year.

The task force recommended that similar Behavioral Health Organizations, or BHOs, be instated statewide by next year, which would replace already established groups like North Sound Behavioral Health.

This is to Island County’s advantage.

A county or health organization needs to have about 60,000 Medicaid eligible residents to ensure the programs are properly funded.

Island County had only 12,021 Medicaid eligible residents in November 2014 and Sea Mar, which contracts with the county

for chemical dependency counseling, serves only about 100 chemical dependency patients, according to numbers issued by the state.

“They will never make money in Island County (alone),” Henderson said, without the assistance of partner counties. Under the umbrella of the BHO — which will continue to include Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom counties — the grouping contains 213,708 Medicaid eligibles.

This makes the North Sound BHO the secondlargest in the state next to King County’s 339,005 Medicare eligibles.

This, Henderson said, will help give Island County the voice it needs to fight for necessary services.

Not all counties are so lucky.

At the end of 2014, the Chelan, Douglas, Lewis, Pacific, Wahkiakum and Grays Harbor counties all fell well below the 60,000 requirement within their existing Regional Support Networks, according to state figures.

Island County is slightly ahead of the game in that it already has regional relationships, according to Commissioner Jill Johnson,

who serves on the North Sound Behavioral Health board.

The real issue for the county is whether services can be provided and maintained under the new paradigm in smaller communities.

“Do we have a model that will deliver services in remote or rural areas?”

Johnson asked. “It’s going to come down to how the BHO chooses to invest its money.”

“There are lot of unknowns.”

The state’s goal is to combine mental health and chemical dependency services by April 2016 and then further combine that with the state’s Medicaid-funded physical health program by 2020.

Under the new system, all mental, physical and chemical dependency health programs will be paid for through new fee-for-service Medicaid programs.

Currently, the three services are billed under different umbrellas and the move is intended to create efficiency and cost savings, Henderson said.

Throughout this process, Henderson said, the state is “looking at the health system and seeing how it can be improved.”

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Tax error rankles homeowner

By JANIS REID Staff reporter

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ISLAND SCANNER The following items were selected from reports made to the Oak Harbor Police Department:

FRIDAY, JAN. 9

A South Whidbey homeowner is taking the county to task for an incorrect charge of $6,125 in property taxes.

“I expect an apology and my money back with interest,” said retired teacher William Goetz.

The taxes are owed by the previous owner of Goetz’s Freeland-area property, but it appears the negative balance has remained with the property, according to Island County Treasurer Wanda Grone.

Oddly, Goetz said, the balance never surfaced when he purchased his house in 2011 or when he refinanced in 2013.

Grone, who won the November election against Ana Maria Nuñez, took office Jan. 1. Grone said that while she inherited the mistake, she is working with Island County Prosecutor Greg Banks to see how they can fix it. Banks confirmed via email Thursday that he is aware of the claim.

“We are researching the facts and the law,” he said.

“We want to help everyone resolve it according to what state law requires as quickly as possible.”

Grone said that according to her understanding of the statute, if the previous owner is unable to pay the bill, it follows the new owner.

Goetz is one of five or so

At 8:29 a.m., a caller reported a “ruthless speeding driver” on Northeast Fifth Avenue.

At 1:07 p.m., a Hickory Lane resident reported a “wild cat” living under the porch.

At 9:10 p.m., a Southeast Oleary Street resident reported that a person was driving around the neighborhood with a speaker and loudly saying, “I don’t like you.”

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Photo by Ben Watanabe / South Whidbey Record

William Goetz expresses his dismay with Island County over a tax assessment that was charged to him, though it became delinquent under the previous owner. He is standing in front of his Wahl Road property. homeowners in the same situation as a result of the backlog of tax supplements that were brought up to date late last year, according to Grone.

A bill was mailed to the previous owner but was returned, and Grone opined that his mortgage company did a routine check on tax records and saw the outstanding bill.

So, according to Grone, the error lies at the feet of Goetz’s mortgage company, which extracted the amount automatically from his account.

What happens now, Grone said, is between

him and his mortgage company.

Goetz disagreed, saying the county made two mistakes, first by not accurately updating his property’s record and second by allowing this to happen to multiple people.

Goetz said he could be the “poster child” for how taxation can go horribly wrong.

“For crying out loud, how bad can it get?” Goetz said.

Dissatisfied with the answer he got from the treasurer’s office, Goetz reached out to Commissioner Helen

Price Johnson, who said she was as “astounded as he was that it happened.”

Price Johnson has little power to help, however, as the treasurer is an independently elected official and doesn’t answer to the board of commissioners.

“I would encourage her (Grone) to move as quickly as possible to find a solution,” Price Johnson said.

The problem is unique and is not something most people should be concerned with, Price Johnson said, but measures should be taken so that it doesn’t occur again.

At 9:18 a.m., a caller reported that her son was assaulted at middle school the day before. Other students punched and kicked him in the throat.

At 10:49 a.m., a caller reported that a child was sleeping alone for a couple of hours in a car parked on Southeast Eighth Avenue.

At 11:16 a.m., there was a report that someone stole an extension cord from a church on Oak Harbor Street.

At 1:15 p.m., a woman on Kimball Drive reported that people were using a passageway behind her TV.

SUNDAY, JAN. 11 At 3:28 p.m., a Falls Creek Loop resident reported that a neighbor’s dog defecated in his yard.

At 5:06 p.m., a caller reported that a man in a dark hoodie dropped “huge knives” and ran away on Midway Boulevard.

At 5:42 p.m., a caller reported that a man asked her for a cigarette and then sexual favors on Northwest Fairhaven Drive.

MONDAY, JAN. 12 At 10:37 a.m., a caller reported that children are living with “tweakers” in a house on Northeast Seventh Avenue.

At 12:14 p.m., a caller reported that a man with a trench coat and a black hat walked into a building on Pioneer Way and then started hitting himself on the head.

At 5:44 p.m., a caller reported that three people were smoking pot in a Kia Soul on the highway.

At 9:16 p.m., a caller reported that a stepfather pulled a girl’s hair on Eagle Vista Avenue.

At 9:24 p.m., a caller at Northeast Fifth Avenue reported that her drunk uncle tried to choke her.

TUESDAY, JAN. 13 At 7:59 a.m., a resident reported that he wanted to police chief on the phone “ASAP.” At 9:09 a.m., a caller reported that a church was egged on Northwest Second Avenue.

At 1:10 p.m., a Northwest Rigging Street resident reported finding “an extremely adorable kitten.”

At 4:50 p.m., there was a report of a man started a fire at the beach near Beeksma Drive. The man was making weird gestures and “bouncing around a lot.”

At 5:39 p.m., a woman reported finding a pile of wet mail in the bushes on Heller Street.

At 6:44 p.m., there was a report that a woman in a trailer on State Highway 20 was “beat up pretty bad.”

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14 At 7:47 a.m., a Southwest Harrier Circle resident reported that little green men were running out of a UFO marked in the middle of the street.

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Wednesday, February 4, 2015 • Whidbey News Times

Battle Den offers place for gamers of all ages

By MICHELLE BEAHM Staff reporter

When Scot Acton started the Battle Den, he was looking to create a kid-friendly place for people to play tabletop, miniature and card games.

His interest in the world of fantasy gaming started when his son Bret was about 9 years old and he started playing Warhammer 40,000 with him.

“We had a really good time as he was growing up,” Acton said, “and it kind of brought us together a little bit.”

After traveling to various tournaments around the state, Action said he realized he could do better.

“We were going to a lot of the game stores around the state, and they were really crappy,” he said. “They just kind of were little cubby hole and stuff, so I thought, ‘I can do a better game store than that.’ ” And he did.

First opening in 2008 in Bellingham, the Battle Den was “really decked out,” and “looked like the inside of a keep,” Acton said.

He even had a miniature version of Helm’s Deep set up in his store, the site of a major battle between the forces of good and evil in “The Two Towers,” part two of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.

“Then like five minutes

later, the recession hit,” he said.

Due to lower profits and high rent, Acton left his Bellingham location and opened his Battle Den in Oak Harbor, where he became popular among Navy personnel.

Now located off Goldie Road near Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, the Battle Den’s popularity waxes and wanes.

“It kind of fluctuates,” Acton said. “I’ll get a bunch of guys in, then they’ll get deployed, and then I gotta start with a bunch of new guys.”

His store not only sells games, card decks and miniatures, but also provides a place for people to play those games in tournaments and leagues.

With Magic: The Gathering being one of the most popular games, Acton said he hosts tournaments for it every Friday, when anyone with a deck can come and play. The cost of participating in the competition for the winners’ prizes is only about $6.

“As long as you’ve got a standard deck or a type two deck … as long as your deck’s legal to play, you can come in,” he said. “And people that just want to come in and play, we don’t charge.

They’re not eligible for prizes, but they don’t have to pay.”

Photo by Michelle Beahm/Whidbey News-Times

Brenick Acton, left, Chris Aldred and Scot Acton study the Warhammer 40,000 battlefield in a league fight between Brenick Acton and Aldred. Battle Den, Acton’s store, is located on Oak Street in Oak Harbor.

Acton said prizes are usually gift cards, but occasionally he’ll offer merchandise from his store as a prize.

Aside from tournaments, there are also league competitions, which usually last for two months or more.

Participants will do battles over the course of the league and will go up or down in the rankings based on those outcomes. They can also gain or lose rank based on their

painted miniatures.

Miniature figurines are another aspect of the Battle Den. Acton sells miniatures, which people can then put together and paint. He even offers classes to help people learn how to paint the miniatures, or will do the painting himself if the customer chooses to pay for it.

Acton said the best part of the Battle Den, for him, is being self-employed.

“I can be my own boss, which is my number one, so I can do what I want,” he said. “But I love playing. (Warhammer 40,000) is the game I enjoy playing the most, so I like teaching that.”

But the important thing is people get to go to his Battle Den, play games, have fun and be safe.

“It’s kind of a small little operation,” Acton said. “But it’s a lot of fun; a lot of peo-

ple have a lot of fun. The Navy guys really like the strategy stuff. We get some kids that come in and play.

Everybody’s welcome.” n Battle Den is located at 676 W. Oak St., Oak Harbor.

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Wednesday, February 5, 2015 • Whidbey News-Times

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Transit looking at route revisions

By BEN WATANABE Staff reporter

A new Island Transit route is under consideration for South Whidbey.

During a community meeting held by IT last Thursday, officials unveiled Route 58, which would combine and condense the previously cut Route 5 and the reduced Route 8, and make small changes to routes 1 and 7.

Buses are proposed to begin operating on the route April 6, though IT officials said none of the changes will impact the heavily-relied

upon and highly ridden commuter routes.

“We tried to not affect the commuter routes,” Island Transit Operations Manager Shawn Harris said.

Route 58 would run from near Holmes Harbor Golf Course, into Freeland, along East Harbor Road to Goss Lake Road, to the Bayview Cash Store, into Langley, along Maxwelton Road to Scatchet Head, then to Ken’s Korner in Clinton.

The combined route will not bring service back to the Honeymoon Lake, Baby

Island, Saratoga, Deer Lake or Bailey’s Corner areas. It is being considered for operation during commuter times in the morning and evening, and would run concurrently with the commuter Route 8 Express.

Routes 1 and 7 will also see changes. Island Transit’s main service from Oak Harbor to Clinton. Route 1 buses will shift 30 minutes between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

“We’re basically taking a run out,” Pinch said. “By doing that, it forces us to change the departing time at

15 (minutes) after every hour to 45 (after) every hour.”

IT has a few more South Whidbey community meetings to field questions about proposed changes.

Questions or comments may also be directed to 360678-7771 or by emailing to info@islandtransit.org The meetings are: n 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, Freeland Library n 2-4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, Clinton Community Hall.

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CONTINUED FROM A1 when representatives from both sides of the temperature debate approached the board.

The debate mirrored ongoing tensions about the use of the pool — whether competitive or recreational swimming should have priority.

As swim coach Dick Taylor explained last month, competition pools are usually 79 or 80 degrees, which helps the competitive swim teams from overheating while swimming laps.

Two of the pool’s recreational patrons told the parks board that temperature is too low.

“When it goes below 82, we’re not comfortable in there,” said Evelyn Henrichsen.

Henrichsen said she has exercised at the pool since moving to Oak Harbor in 2000 and estimates that she visits the pool 250 days out of the year.

“I do water aerobics,” she said.

“I can’t lap swim. I can’t get out there and have that much energy to heat my body up.”

She said that over the years, she’s seen elderly people come to the pool for low-impact exercise per doctor’s orders but then abandon the efforts at the Oak Harbor pool before very long because it’s too cold.

“I think just a little bit warmer would help the problem considerably,” Henrichsen said. “A degree or two makes a big difference.”

Sondra Keith said she agrees with Henrichsen, adding that recently she “got so cold, my teeth were chattering.”

“I’m using this instead of

a walker,” she added.

“So, yes, I want this pool heated enough.”

Keith said she’s also concerned about younger children who take swimming lessons at the pool.

“I would suggest a compromise anywhere in the 82 to 83 degree area,” said interim director Erika Miller.

“I would say no more than 83, because I don’t want to clean up what happens when those swimmers get overheated.”

Taylor said he was willing to compromise at 82 degrees, but will stay firmly on 82 degrees “to the day they put me in the grave.”

The board approved a motion to try to keep the temperature of the pool at 82 degrees, but there are two major factors that could affect the consistency of how comfortable people find it.

Fluctuating air temperature greatly affects how people respond to the temperature, Miller said.

The colder it is outside, the lower the air temperature inside the pool is, despite best efforts to regulate it.

When air temperature drops, people will feel colder in the pool even if the pool temperature remains the same, Miller said.

Parks board Chairman Sean Merrill said that the computer the district uses to set the temperature and the pool’s heater doesn’t always communicate the way it’s supposed to, so the heater will warm up or cool down the pool despite the settings remaining the same.

“There are going to be days when the pool temperature does dip below 82,

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Island Transit’s Route 1 is one several routes that will see changes in the coming months.

and there also are going to be days when the ambient air temperature is going to play a factor,” Merrill said.

Board members said they’ll do their best to keep the pool temperature at 82 degrees and keep solid records of the temperature for the next month, after which they’ll revisit the issue.

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Wednesday, February 4, 2015 • Whidbey News-Times

OUR VIEWPOINT Vaccinating children is not about choice, it’s a societal obligation The resurrected debate over vaccinating our children is rapidly spreading like wildfire, both in the news and over the Internet in the wake of a measles outbreak that started at Disneyland.

In sum, the national Centers for Disease Control reports more than 100 cases of measles in January, most connected to the Disneyland case.

Measles is a highly contagious respiratory virus similar to influenza.

It's ludicrous that, in this day and age, there's any argument at all that vaccinations are not only effective, but critical to the health and well-being of our children.

Simply put, it is a social obligation to do everything in our power to prevent the spread of preventable diseases like measles.

By opting not to vaccinate your child, you create the risk of additional outbreaks of a potentially fatal illness.

How many different ways must scientists prove that vaccinations do not cause conditions like autism?

In the decade before 1963, when a measles vaccine became available, nearly all children contracted measles by age 15, according to the CDC. It is estimated 3 million to 4 million people in the United States were infected each year. Also, each year an estimated 400-500 people died from the disease, 48,000 were hospitalized and 4,000 suffered encephalitis, the swelling of the brain.

According to the CDC, a single cough or sneeze will hurl the measles virus through the air in enormous viralfilled quantities. Once out of the host, the measles virus can linger on a surface for two hours. This rapidly spreading illness starts with a fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes and sore throat.

It is followed by a tell-tale rash that spread all over the body.

An estimated 90 percent of nearby people who aren't immune to the disease may also become infected.

The outbreak linked to Disneyland brought measles back into the public consciousness.

The CDC estimates three out of 10 people who get measles will develop further complications.

Measles is a serious disease, one that's preventable, and this recent outbreak must serve as a reminder that vaccinating our children isn't an option, it's an obligation.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Jet Noise

mention my quality of life.

Visitor says noise was a distraction

Rabbit Wars

Editor, I am a subscriber to the Vashon Beachcomber newspaper and, as a resident of Vashon, I am also lucky enough to spend a portion of each week on Whidbey.

Your recent article of Jan. 31, 2015, regarding jet noise and the Navy’s intention to almost double flights that have an environmental impact on populated areas reminded me of several times last year when I was woken up by jet noise in Greenbank. I was also reminded of coming to Coupeville on the ferry from Port Townsend into what sounded like an aerial war zone. I could not believe the level of noise and the low-flying planes. I was saddened to walk Ebey’s Landing and be distracted by the same noise level. I could only shake my head and leave the island.

Other residents of Coupeville may quietly harbor the same feeling that the quality of life will surely be impacted by the noted significant increase in training flights. Who defines a “quality of life that is worth struggling for?” I, as a visitor, can “put up with it for a while.” If I lived there, I’d be concerned how the increased air training and loud noise would affect my property value, not to

Ed Holmes Vashon Island

Eagles, raccoons can’t be blamed for deaths Editor, I found the “Langley Rabbit Wars” story very interesting. In my veterinary practice, I deal with a number of wildlife issues, including predation of small pets.

I would like to address the comment by Chief Dave Marks concerning raccoon and eagle predation on pets. Bottom line: it is extremely rare.

Coyotes are almost always the culprit.

In my nearly 30 years of practice, I have seen one cat that was killed by a raccoon. I belong to a birding Listserv, Tweeters, which has over 2,000 natureoriented members. I once put out the question, “Do any of you have firsthand knowledge of a bird of prey killing a cat or a small dog?” I received only five responses and they were all involving great-horned owls, which killed a cat on the ground and attempted to eat it there.

But even this is extremely rare and I’ve never had a first-hand report from South Whidbey. A very large eagle, weighing only 13.5 pounds cannot get airborne carrying a normal sized

cat. So, that sacred South Whidbey myth about the eagle nest containing between 27-63 (depending on who tells the story) cat and dog collars on property owned by your second cousin’s ex-wife’s friend? It just isn’t true.

Dave Parent Freeland

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Those who serve are ones we must respect Editor, I find myself here on Super Bowl Sunday composing a letter to the editor while listening to the eight-plus hours of talking heads’ use of repetitive superlatives to describe the team members who will face each other on that field of play.

Some of the comments have even equated this to a field of battle rather than a sporting event on a field of play.

This inspired a question that on this unofficial holiday of distraction from a more serious world that we inhabit, I did not in my wildest dreams expect to think of.

Why does a person wearing a helmet defending a football receive greater respect, attention and compensation for effort than a person wearing a helmet defending this country?

Thomas Strang Coupeville

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’Cat wrestling team can send only 2 of its 3 talented heavyweights to postseason meets

By JIM WALLER Sports editor

With a little effort, Oak Harbor High School’s three heavyweight wrestlers could squeeze into a Volkswagen Beetle. But, no matter how big a shoehorn coach Peter Esvelt uses, he won’t be able to cram the trio into the postseason.

That’s a shame for Esvelt because he considers Jackson Constant, Tyler Adamson and Sam Zook to be among the state’s best 3A wrestlers in the 285-pound class. Each school, however, can enter only two in each weight division at the subregional tournament.

The subregional tournament, the first step toward a state title, is 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, and 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at Stanwood High School.

Oak Harbor and the five other Wesco 3A North schools will be joined by the Seamont League’s two 3A teams, Hazen and Kennedy Catholic, at subregional.

The top four finishers in each weight class will qualify for the regional tournament Saturday, Feb. 14, at Marysville-Pilchuck High School.

Constant, a 6-foot-2, 280pound senior, has represented Oak Harbor in most varsity matches this season and will take one of the allotted berths.

Adamson, a 6-5, 250-pound

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Oak Harbor is talent-rich at the 285-pound wrestling class. Jackson Constant, left, Sam Zook and Tyler Adamson have all been ranked in the top 15 this season. Each school, however, can place only two wrestlers in each weight class for the postseason. senior, defeated Zook 3-2 in a wrestle-off Friday to earn the second slot.

Zook, a 6-foot-6, 265pound sophomore, is the odd man out although he is ranked 12th in his division by the Washington Wrestling Report.

His competitive season is over but his contributions aren’t. Zook said his job now is to push Constant and Adamson in practice each day to make sure they “go all the way” to the state finals.

Constant, who took up wrestling as an eighth-grader,

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has been ranked in the top 10 all season. He qualified for the past two state tournaments but has been haunted by bad luck.

An injury hampered one trip, then last year he wrestled one match with strep throat and then was medically disqualified.

His goal this year, he said, is to “reach the podium, to finish in the top three.”

Adamson began wrestling as a freshman, and the first two years “were a learning experience” as he backed up Constant.

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“We have wrestled together since our freshman year and help each other out.

Outside of practice we will discuss what we need to work on.”

Zook is “really good at picking up on things we mess up on in matches,” Adamson said.

The trio’s talents go beyond the wrestling mat.

They played side-by-side on Oak Harbor’s offensive line last fall. Adamson started at left tackle, Constant at left

at Arlington 60, Oak Harbor 44; Friday, Jan. 30.

Note: Oak Harbor played without leading scorer Dyllan Harris (injured hand).

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Last year he honed his skills enough to compete among the best but finished fourth at subregional when only three advanced. This winter he has been consistently ranked among the top 15.

Having three outstanding wrestlers in the same weight class isn’t all bad. Each gives the other a strong practice partner to force improvement.

“I grew up with Tyler,” Constant said. “We have a bond we formed before high school, and it has helped, not

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Constant would like to continue wrestling in college, hoping to compete at Central Iowa.

Adamson, a three-time, all-Wesco first-team football player, hopes to play that sport at Eastern Washington University next season. He hasn’t received a formal scholarship offer from the school yet, but if that doesn’t work out, he has offers from a handful of Division III schools.

With graduation a few years off for Zook, he is not sure which sport he will pursue in college.

The Wildcat heavyweights aren’t the only Oak Harbor wrestlers expected to shine during the postseason.

Senior Jeremy Vester, ranked third at 138 pounds this season, finished fourth in the state last year at 132 after also qualifying his freshman and sophomore years.

Senior Mark Johnston, who has qualified for state three times, is looking to place this season. He is ranked eighth at 152 pounds.

Senior Christian Bertram, ranked third at 126 pounds, qualified for the past two Mat Classics.

On the girls side, junior Amber Cramsey-Behnke (235 pounds) is a two-time state qualifier and placed third in 2014. She will shoot to place again if she can make weight.

Girls wrestling Oak Harbor, 22nd out of 44 teams at the Lady Wolfpack Invitational at Jackson; Saturday, Jan. 31.

Highlights: Isabel Garcia (105 pounds), third; Caitlin Woodworth (140), seventh.

Next: Subregional tournament at Burlington-Edison, 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday.

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‘Monty Python’s Spamalot’ carries a buzz into Whidbey Playhouse

By RON NEWBERRY Staff reporter

Even when it wasn’t her time to teach dance steps, Claudia Samano-Losada had trouble staying away from the Whidbey Playhouse over the past few months.

One of the choreographers working with the cast of “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” Samano-Losada enjoyed coming just to watch the silliness during rehearsals.

“To be honest, that is the only reason why I’m here more than I’m supposed to be because I need that laugh every day,” she said.

“Spamalot” opens Friday night, Feb. 6, at the playhouse, bringing to Oak Harbor a zany musical comedy that is an adaptation of the 1975 film, “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”

Drawing inspiration from the movie that attracted a cult following, the musical comedy was wildly popular on Broadway and won the Tony Award for Best Musical of the 2004-2005 season.

Sue Riney and her husband Jim were first taken with the idea of bringing “Spamalot” to Oak Harbor after watching the musical in Seattle about seven years ago.

“It grabbed Jim and I,” said Sue Riney, who is the show’s producer and director, while her husband serves as technical director. “We could see that younger audiences enjoyed it. We try to appeal to the younger audience in Oak Harbor.”

And Riney thinks it might have been a good choice.

“It’s created a lot of general buzz,” she said. “That’s something we don’t always have.”

The preparation has certainly been unique since rehearsals started in October.

Riney opted to use four choreographers to work with a cast that, except for one member, had virtually no

dance experience.

There are 18 numbers in Spamalot that have dance in them, requiring anything from tap, lyrical, jazz, Broadway and hip-hop moves.

“What I think is really amazing about this production is that Sue, to her credit, had the vision to split up the choreography, said Daunne Bacon Zinger, who joined Trent Oman, Wendy Rue and Samano-Losada as choreographers. “Kudos to Sue for recruiting and gaining additional choreography expertise because in a production like this, there are so many different styles of dance. To have one person do it, it’s exhausting, but it also limits the amount of styles.”

Such individual attention worked wonders.

“I’m not really a dancer,” said Matthew Woodcock, who makes his acting debut playing three different characters, including one who gets beheaded. “If they can teach me how to dance, they can teach anybody to dance.”

The pace of the show, which is a parody about the legend of King Arthur, is frantic.

Of the cast of 21, most have four to five costume changes to create characters such as the Knights of the Round Table, French Taunters, Knights of Ni, Showgirls and more.

“I have eight costume changes, and one of them I have less than a minute to do,” said Matt Benson, who must walk on stilts for one role, something he’d never done before the show.

“It does not stop,” said Jim Reynolds, who plays four roles. “We are on a dead run the whole show.”

The production features endless wacky humor, too, bringing back to life some of the most popular skits from the movie.

Photos by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times

Matt Benson, who plays Sir Lancelot among other roles in “Spamalot,” won’t hear of any miraculous recoveries from the dying.

Spamalot “Monty Python’s Spamalot” will be performed Feb. 6-March 1 at the Whidbey Playhouse.

The musical comedy, an adaptation of the film, “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” won a Tony Award for “Best Musical” in 2005. Oak Harbor’s Sue Riney is director and producer of the show, collaborating with her husband Jim Riney, the technical director.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; Sunday matinees are 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $20, except for a special $25 opening night ticket that includes appetizers and a cash bar. For ticket reservations, contact the box office at 360-6792237 or go to the playhouse at 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. For more information, check the website at www. whidbeyplayhouse.com

From top, clockwise: The French Taunters raise a ruckus, while the Lady of the Lake, played by Amanda McCartney, holds the Holy Grail. King Arthur, played by her husband Nathan McCartney, often ignores Patsy, played by Lukas D. Lowder.

The challenges were plenty, including finding or creating unique props such as a stuffed cow, a massive Trojan rabbit, a rubber chicken, the Holy Hand Grenade of

Antioch and flexible fish for face slapping.

“There was a lot of Googling,” Sue Riney said.

There also was the matter of replicating tricky scenes

such as the removal of four limbs of the Black Knight, played by Jim Castaneda, whose confidence never wanes despite his gruesome predicament.

“I was wondering how they’d pull off the Black Knight,” said Lukas D. Lowder, who plays Patsy.

The Rineys put their heads together and enlisted creative minds and dedicated volunteers to allow everything to come together.

Cassandra Woodcock tackled the role of costumer and has stitched together pieces from the costume warehouse, among others, ever since the cast was assembled.

Brian Shelly and Jim Riney constructed a two-story set built around the ability to bring the nearly 10-foot tall Trojan rabbit onto the stage.

Jim Riney was able to reuse a few of the props and costumes from Camelot, a musical he directed at the Whidbey Playhouse in 1989, the last time an Arthurian legend was on the playhouse stage.

John Fowlkes played a Knight in that production 26 years ago but pitched in this time by using buckets and other material to build helmets for the knights in Spamalot.

Fowlkes was one of many involved with comedy at the playhouse who wanted to contribute in some way to this production and be around the hilarity.

“This is one of those special casts,” said Nathan McCartney, who plays King Arthur, sharing the stage with his wife, Amanda McCartney, who plays the Lady of the Lake.

“It’s a great show. It’s funny. It’s goofy. And we still get a ‘get out of jail free’ card.

This is ‘Spamalot.’ This is ‘Monty Python.’ So if something goes horribly wrong, it’s still really funny.”

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Whidbey Weavers Guild Meeting, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Feb. 5, at the Pacific Arts Center, Coupeville.

There will be a short business meeting followed by a “show-and-tell” of members’ recent fiber activities. The speaker this month will be Anita Luvera Mayer, speaking on garment construction. The public is invited. www. whidbeyweaversguild.org

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Baby and Me Storytime, 9:3010:15 a.m. and 10:30-11:15 a.m., Feb. 4, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room. Stories, songs, rhymes and activities that inspire a love of reading. Playtime follows. For newborns through 24 months. Caregiver required. Free.

AARP Tax-Aide, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesdays, at the Coupeville Library.

Free tax return preparation and e-filing for taxpayers with low and moderate income, especially those age 60 and older. Call 360-678-3000 to schedule an appointment. Supported by AARP Foundation.

Cancer Survivor Luncheon, Relay for Life of Whidbey Island, 1 p.m., Feb. 4, Veterans of Foreign Wars, 3031 Goldie Road, Oak Harbor. Join other cancer survivors for free lunch.

RSVP with Sandy Blondin at 360-6753969 or Diane Small at 360-675-5387.

Wednesday Night with the Stars, 5:30-7:15 p.m., Feb. 4, at the Coupeville Library. Call the library at 360-678-4911 to find out what’s playing. Popcorn provided. Free.

Thursday Feb. 5

Coupeville Garden Club Meeting, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Feb. 5, at the Coupeville Rec Hall. There will be snacks and coffee. Meeting starts at 10 a.m. The program will be on the care and pruning of hydrangeas. Everyone is welcome. 360-678-6914

Coupeville Lions Club Blood Drive, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Feb. 5, at the Coupeville United Methodist Church.

One pint of blood can save three lives, and they have helped save hundreds of lives in community hospitals throughout Western Washington. To donate, drop in or schedule an appointment by emailing donorsched@psbc.org For more information, call Sue Hartin at 503-789-3595 or 360-678-4105.

Alzheimer Family Support Group Meeting, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Feb. 5, at Summer Hill Assisted Living, Oak Harbor. For anyone who is dealing with a loved one’s memory loss and dementia. Support, education and resources available. Light refreshments will be available. Bring a friend.

DAV Chapter 47 Monthly Meeting, 7 p.m., Feb. 5, at VFW Post 7392, Oak Harbor. The meeting is held in the back conference room. The VFW hosts a prime rib dinner Thursday evenings prior to meeting time. The public is welcome, but liquor is available only to post members and their guests.

Fishin’ Club Meeting, 7 p.m., Feb. 5, at the M-Bar-C Ranch, Freeland.

Freeland resident Russell Christianson will speak on the evolution of West Coast salmon sport fishing tackle.

Christianson is a sport fisherman, salmon sport fishing historian, and author of books and magazine articles on salmon sport fishing history and fishing tackle collecting. He will bring a range of vintage lures, rods, reels and miscellaneous tackle for display, as well as some of his books.

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Friday Feb. 6

Whidbey Playhouse’s “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” on stage Feb. 6 through March 1. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at 2:30 p.m. Sundays. The musical is lovingly ripped off of “Monty Phython and the Holy Grail.” Show features sumptuous sets and costumes, a chorus line of dancing divas and knights, flatulent Frenchmen, a killer rabbit, and more madcap mirth than a headless knight. For tickets and more information, visit www.whidbeyplayhouse.com Community Dinner for Central Whidbey Hearts & Hammers, 6-8 p.m., Feb. 6, at the Coupeville Rec Hall. Menu is baked pasta, salad, garlic bread, and ice cream and brownies for dessert. Suggested donation is $5 per person. Great meal, good company, fine music and support provided for this year’s Hearts & Hammers projects.

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Skagit Community Band Presents “You Can’t Be Serious!,” 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at Maple Hall, La Conner; and 3 p.m. Feb. 8 at Brodniak Hall, Anacortes. The Skagit Community Band performs music from the satirical to the sublime. Featured works include Rodger and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma,” “The Mikado Highlights” arranged by Robert Russell Bennett and “Second Prelude”

by George Gershwin. On the lighter side, they will perform the music of Peter Schickele’s P.D.Q. Bach. The SCB featured soloist will be flautist Valerie Smith performing “Rhapsody for Flute.” Band members come from all over Whidbey and surrounding areas. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors/students, $30 for families and free for children under 12 when accompanied by adult. www.skagitcommunityband.org

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husband and wife Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 4168787 Tax Parcel ID No.: S7615-00-00012-0 ( 3 3 7 4 7 9 ) / S7615-00-00014-0 (337497) Abbreviated Legal: Lot 12 & 14, Plat of Onamac Terrace, Vol 7, Pg 75, Island Co., WA Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date of this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. C O N TA C T A H O U S I N G COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission Telephone: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (1-877-894-4663). Web s i t e : http://www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/homeownership/post purchase counselors foreclosure.htm The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Telephone: Tollfree: 1-800-569-4287. Web site: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index.cfm?webListAction=search&searchstate=WA&filterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys

Te l e p h o n e : To l l - f r e e : 1-800-606-4819. Web site: http://nwjustice.org/whatclear. I. On March 6, 2015, at 10:00 AM. outside the main entrance of the Island County Annex Building near the Veteran’s Memorial at 1 NE 6th Street in the City of Coupeville, State of Washington, the undersigned Trustee (subject to any conditions imposed by the Trustee) will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following described real property “Property”, situated in the County(ies) of ISLAND, State of Washington: Lot 12 & 14 Plat of Onamac Terrace, as per Plat recorded in Volume 7 of Plats, Page 75, records of Island County, Washington. Situate in the County of Island, State of Washington. Commonly known as: 884 Saratoga Way Camano Island, WA 98282 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 04/24/06, recorded on 04/27/06, under Auditor’s File No. 4168787, records of ISLAND County, Washington, from Paul E. Peterson and Angelia M. Peterson, husband and wife, as Grantor, to Land Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation “Obligation” in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Homestone Mortgage, Inc., a Washington Corporation, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Homestone Mortgage, Incorporated to HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee for Wells Fargo Asset Securities Corporation, Mortgage PassThrough Certificates Series 2006-9, under an Assignment/Successive Assignments recorded under Auditor’s File No. 4360027. *The Tax Parcel ID number and Abbreviated Legal Description are provided solely to comply with the recording statutes and are not intended to supplement, amend or supersede the Property’s full legal description provided herein.

II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the Obligation in any Court by reason of the Grantor’s or Borrower’s default on the Obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other defaults: Amount due to reinstate as of 10/24/2014 Monthly Payments $24,715.18 Late Charges $573.56 Total Arrearage $25,288.74 Trustee’s Expenses (Itemization) Trustee’s Fee $1,350.00 Title Report $1,591.37 Statutory Mailings $11.22 Recording Costs $16.00 Postings $ 8 0 . 0 0 To t a l C o s t s $3,048.59 Total Amount Due: $28,337.33 Other known defaults as follows: IV. The sum owing on the Obligation is: Principal Balance of $550,616.59, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument evidencing the Obligation from 03/01/14, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are provided by statute. V. The Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the Obligation as provided by statute. The sale will be made without representation or warranty, express or implied regarding title, possession, encumbrances or condition of the Property on March 6, 2015. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late

charges, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by 02/23/15 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before 02/23/15 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after 02/23/15 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire balance of principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME AND ADDRESS Paul E. Peterson aka Paul Peterson aka Paul Edwin Peterson 884 Saratoga Way Camano Island, WA 98282 Angelia M. Peterson aka Angelia Peterson aka Angelia Marie Peterson 884 Saratoga Way Camano Island, WA 98282 by both first class and certified mail, return receipt requested on 09/23/14, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on 09/23/14 Grantor and Borrower were personally served with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted on a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee, whose name and address are set forth below, will provide in writing to anyone requesting it a statement of all costs and trustee’s fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and a l l t h o s e w h o h o l d b y, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the Property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by this reference.

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Services, Inc., Trustee Authorized Signature 13555 SE 36th St. Suite 100 Bellevue, WA 98006 Contact: N e a n g A v i l a (425) 586-1900. (TS# 7 0 2 3 . 1 1 1 3 1 9 ) 1002.273079-File No. Legal No. WCW612503 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record February 04, 25, 2015.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON IN THE ESTATES OF VALBORG MARIE NICHOLS, DECEASED. No.: 15-4-00002-2 PROBATE N OT I C E TO C R E D I TORS RCW 11.40.020, 11.40.030 The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative ser ved or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020 (1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice.

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

Date of First Publication: 1/21/2015 Personal Representative: Mary Harwell Attorney for the Personal Representative: Whidbey Law Group PLLC Address for Mailing: PO Box 1150, Freeland, WA 98249 A d d r e s s fo r S e r v i c e : 5595 Harbor Ave., Ste. B, Freeland, WA 98249 Cour t of probate proceedings & cause number: Island County Superior Court #15-400002-2 Legal No. WCW610254 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

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7303.26051 Grantors: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. Nationstar Mortgage LLC Grantee: Felix F. Moran, as his separate estate Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 4203900 Tax Parcel ID No.: S8165-00-00008-0/394781 Abbreviated Legal: Lot 8 Sierra Park, Island County, WA Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. I. On February 13, 2015, at 10:00 AM outside the main entrance of the Island County Annex Building near the Veteran’s Memorial at 1 NE 6th Street in the City of Coupeville, State of Washington, the under-

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signed Trustee (subject to any conditions imposed by the Trustee) will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following described real property “Property”, situated in the County(ies) of ISLAND, State of Washington: Lot 8, Plat of Sierra Park, Division No. 1, as per Plat recorded in Volume 9 of Plats, Page 45, Records of Island County, Washington. Situate in the County of Island, State of Washington. Commonly known as: 2942 Janet Avenue Camano Island, WA 98282 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 05/31/07, recorded on 06/06/07, under Auditor’s File No. 4203900, records of ISLAND County, Washington, from Felix F. Moran, married as his separate estate, as Grantor, to Land Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation “Obligation” in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for MortgageIT, Inc., its successors and assigns, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for MortgageIT, Inc., its successors and/or assigns to Nationstar Mortgage LLC, under an Assignment/Successive Assignments recorded under Auditor’s File No. 4364045. *The Tax Parcel ID number and Abbreviated Legal Description are provided solely to comply with the recording statutes and are not intended to supplement, amend or supersede the Property’s full legal description provided herein. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the Obligation in any Court by reason of the Grantor’s or Borrower’s default on the Obligation secured by the Deed of Trust.

III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other defaults: Amount due to reinstate as of 11/06/2014 Monthly Payments $15,588.93 Late Charges $862.42 Lender’s Fees & Costs $1,212.93 Total Arrearage $17,664.28 Trustee’s Expenses (Itemi z a t i o n ) Tr u s t e e ’s F e e $712.50 Title Report $0.00 Statutory Mailings $84.15 Recording Costs $29.00 Postings $80.00 Sale Costs $0.00 Total Costs $905.65 To t a l A m o u n t D u e : $18,569.93 Other known defaults as follows: IV. The sum owing on the Obligation is: Principal Balance of $200,277.82, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument evidencing the Obligation from 01/01/14, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are provided by statute. V. The Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the Obligation as provided by statute. The sale will be made without representation or warranty, express or implied regarding title, possession, encumbrances or condition of the Property on February 13, 2015. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by 02/02/15 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before 02/02/15 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due, is/are

cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after 02/02/15 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the B o r r o w e r, G r a n t o r, a n y Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire balance of principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME AND ADDRESS Felix F. Moran aka Felix Moran aka Felix F. Moran IV 2942 Janet Avenue Camano Island, WA 98282 Felix F. Moran aka Felix Moran aka Felix F. Moran IV 1992 Elger Bay Road Camano Island, WA 98282 Felix F. Moran aka Felix Moran aka Fe lix F. Mo ra n IV 2 94 2 South Janet Avenue Camano Island, WA 98282 Felix F. Moran aka Felix Moran aka Felix F. Moran IV P.O. Box 103 Camano Island, WA 98282 Felix F. Moran aka Felix Moran aka Felix F. Moran IV PMB 103 1992 Elger Bay Road Camano Island, WA 98282-8344 Unknown Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Felix F. Moran aka Felix Moran aka Felix F. Moran IV 2942 Janet Avenue Camano Island, WA 98282 Unknown Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Felix F. Moran aka Felix Moran aka Felix F. Moran IV 1992 Elger Bay Road Camano Island, WA 98282 Unknown Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Felix F. Moran aka Felix Moran aka Felix F. Moran IV 2942 South Janet Avenue Camano Island, WA 98282 Unknown Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Felix F. Moran aka Felix Moran aka Felix F. Moran IV P.O. Box 103 Camano Island, WA 98282 Unknown Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Felix F. Moran aka Felix Moran aka Felix F. Moran IV PMB 103 1992 Elger Bay Road Camano Island, WA 98282-8344 Teresa L. Moran 2942 Janet Avenue Camano Island, WA 98282 Teresa L. Moran 1992 Elger Bay Road Camano Island, WA 98282 Teresa L. Moran 2942 South Janet Avenue Camano Island, WA 98282 Teresa L. Moran P.O. Box 103 Camano Island, WA 98282 Teresa L. Moran PMB 103 1992 Elger Bay Road Camano Island, WA 98282-8344 by both first class and certified mail, return receipt requested on 10/06/14, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on 10/06/14 Grantor and Borrower were personally served with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted on a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee, whose name and address are set forth below, will provide in writing to anyone requesting it a statement of all costs and trustee’s fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and a l l t h o s e w h o h o l d b y, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the Property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper

grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by this reference.

You may also access sale status at www.northwesttrustee.com and www.USAForeclosure.com. EFFECTIVE: 11/06/2014 Date Executed: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., Trustee Authorized Signature 13555 SE 36th St. Suite 100 Bellevue, WA 98006 Contact: Vonnie McElligott (425) 586-1900.

(TS# 7303.26051) 1002.273596-File No. Legal No. WCW609103 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record January 14, February 4, 2015.

2005-QA2 Grantee: The Heirs or Devisees of Kathleen Ready-Stansberry, deceased, their interest being subject to the Administration of the Estate of said decedent in Island County, Est a t e C a s e N o .

14-4-00064-4, wherein Ronald C. Stansberry, is Appointed Personal Representative of said Estate Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 4120534 Tax Parcel ID No.: 701066 Abbreviated Legal: LOT 4, SP 054/93 VOL 2, PG 498 Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date of this notice to pursue mediation.

DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR O R A N AT T O R N E Y L I CENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING A S S I S TA N C E H o u s i n g counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission Telep h o n e : To l l - f r e e : 1-877-894-HOME (1-877-894-4663). Web s i t e : http://www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/homeownership/post purchase counselors foreclosure.htm The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Telephone: Tollfree: 1-800-569-4287. Web site: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index.cfm?webListAction=search&searchstate=WA&filterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys Te l e p h o n e : To l l - f r e e : 1-800-606-4819. Web site: http://nwjustice.org/whatclear. I. On March 6, 2015, at 10:00 AM. outside the main entrance of the Island County Annex Building near the Veteran’s Memorial at 1 NE 6th Street in the City of Coupeville, State of Washington, the undersigned Trustee (subject to any conditions imposed by the Trustee) will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following described real property “Property”, situated in the County(ies) of ISLAND, State of Washington: Lot 4 of ISLAND COUNTY SHORT P L A T N O .

054/93.33222.175-0370 as approved February 8, 1995, and recorded February 8, 1995, in Volume 2 of Short Plats, Page 498, under Auditor’s File No. 95001936, records of Island County, Washington; being a portion of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 22, Township 32 North, Range 3 East W.M. Situate in the County of Island, State of Washington. Commonly known as: 934 Amy Place Camano Island, WA 98282 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 12/07/04, recorded on 12/14/04, under Auditor’s File No. 4120534, records of ISLAND County, Washington, from Kathleen S Ready, a married woman as her sole and separate property, as Grantor, to Land Title Company of Island County, as Trustee, to secure an obligation “Obligation” in favor of National

City Mortgage Co dba Commonwealth United Mortgage Company, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for PNC Bank, National Association, successor in interest to National City Real Estate Services, LLC, successor by merger to National City Mortgage, Inc., formerly known as National City Mortgage Co. doing business as Commonwealth United Mortgage Company and its successors and assigns to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee for Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Mortgage AssetBacked Pass- Through Certificates, Series 2005-QA2, under an Assignment/Successive Assignments recorded under Auditor’s File No. 4356220. The Tax Parcel ID number and Abbreviated Legal Description are provided solely to comply with the recording statutes and are not intended to supplement, amend or supersede the Property’s full legal description provided herein. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the Obligation in any Court by reason of the Grantor’s or Borrower’s default on the Obligation secured by the Deed of Trust.

III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other defaults: Amount due to reinstate as of 10/30/2014 Monthly Payments $30,758.13 Late Charges $1,226.40 Lender’s Fees & Costs $25.00 Total Arrearage $32,009.53 Trustee’s Expenses (Itemi z a t i o n ) Tr u s t e e ’s F e e $375.00 Title Report $0.00 Statutory Mailings $162.69 Recording Costs $0.00 Postings $80.00 Sale Costs $0.00 Total Costs $617.69 To t a l A m o u n t D u e : $32,627.22 IV. The sum owing on the Obligation is: Principal Balance of $312,808.44, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument evidencing the Obligation from 08/01/13, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are provided by statute. V. The Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the Obligation as provided by statute. The sale will be made without representation or warranty, express or implied regarding title, possession, encumbrances or condition of the Property on March 6, 2015. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by 02/23/15 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before 02/23/15 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after 02/23/15 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the B o r r o w e r, G r a n t o r, a n y Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire balance of principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written notice of default was

transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME AND ADDRESS The Estate of Kathleen S. Ready aka Kathleen Sarah ReadyStansberry, deceased 934 Amy Place Camano Island, WA 98282 The Estate of Kathleen S. Ready aka Kathleen Sarah Ready-Stansberry, deceased P.O. Box 754 Stanwood, WA 98292 The Estate of Kathleen S. Ready, deceased c/o Kearney Lee Hammer, Attorney at Law 27212 28th Avenue Northwest Stanwood, WA 98292-6410 The Estate of Kathleen Sarah ReadyStansberry, deceased c/o Kearney Lee Hammer, Attorney at Law 27212 28th Avenue Northwest Stanwood, WA 98292-6410 The Estate of Kathleen S. Ready, deceased c/o William M. Zingarelli, Attorney at Law P.O. Box 356 Stanwood, WA 98292 The Estate of Kathleen Sarah ReadyStansberry, deceased c/o William M. Zingarelli, Attorney at Law P.O. Box 356 Stanwood, WA 98292 The Estate of Kathleen S. Ready, deceased c/o William M. Zingarelli, Attorney at Law 9733 271st Street Northwest Stanwood, WA 98292 The Estate of Kathleen Sarah Ready-Stansberry, deceased c/o William M. Zingarelli, Attorney at Law 9733 271st Street Northwest Stanwood, WA 98292 Heirs & Devisees of Kathleen S. Ready AKA Kathleen Sarah Ready-Stansberry, deceased 934 Amy Place Camano Island, WA 98282 Heirs & Devisees of Kathleen S. Ready aka Kathleen Sarah Ready-Stansberry, d e c e a s e d P. O . B o x 7 5 4 Stanwood, WA 98292 Heirs & Devisees of Kathleen S. Ready, deceased c/o Kearney Lee Hammer, Attorney at Law 27212 28th Avenue Northwest Stanwood, WA 98292-6410 Heirs & Devisees of Kathleen Sarah Ready-Stansberry c/o Kearney Lee Hammer, Attorney at Law 27212 28th Avenue Northwest Stanwood, WA 98292-6410 Heirs & Devisees of Kathleen S. Ready, deceased c/o William M. Zingarelli, Attorney at Law P.O. Box 356 Stanwood, WA 98292 Heirs & Devisees of Kathleen Sarah Ready-Stansberry c/o William M. Zingarelli, Attorney at Law P.O. Box 356 Stanwood, WA 98292 Heirs & Devisees of Kathleen S. Ready, deceased c/o William M. Zingarelli, Attorney at Law 9733 271st Street Northwest Stanwood, WA 98292 Heirs & Devisees of Kathleen Sarah ReadyStansberry c/o William M. Zingarelli, Attorney at Law 9733 271st Street Northwest Stanwood, WA 98292 Ronald Carl Stansberr y, Personal Rep. of the Estate of Kathleen S. Ready, deceased 934 Amy Place Camano Island, WA 98282 Ronald Carl Stansberr y, Personal Rep. of the Estate of Kathleen Sarah ReadyStansberry, deceased 934 Amy Place Camano Island, WA 9 8 2 8 2 R o n a l d C a r l Stansberry, Personal Rep. of the Estate of Kathleen S. Ready, deceased P.O. Box 754 Stanwood, WA 98292 Ronald Carl Stansberr y, Personal Rep. of the Estate of Kathleen S. Ready, deceased P.O. Box 754 Stanwood, WA 98292 Ronald Carl Stansberry, Personal Rep. c/o Kearney Lee Hammer, Attorney at Law 27212 28th Avenue Northwest Stanwood, WA 98292-6410 Ronald Carl Stansberr y, Personal Rep. c/o William M. Zingarelli, Attorney at Law 9733 271st Street Northwest Stanwood, WA 98292 Ronald Carl Stansberry, Personal Rep. c/o William M. Zingarelli, Attorney at Law P.O. Box 356

Stanwood, WA 98292 Ronald Carl Stansberry 934 Amy Place Camano Island, WA 9 8 2 8 2 R o n a l d C a r l Stansberry P.O. Box 754 Stanwood, WA 98292 Unknown Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Ronald Carl Stansberry 934 Amy Place Camano Island, WA 98282 Unknown Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Ronald Carl Stansberry P.O. Box 754 Stanwood, WA 98292 Unknown Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Kathleen S. Ready aka Kathleen Sarah Ready- Stansberry 934 Amy Place Camano Island, WA 98282 Unknown Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Kathleen S. Ready aka Kathleen Sarah Ready-Stansberry P.O. Box 754 Stanwood, WA 98292 by both first class and certified mail, return receipt requested on 08/21/14, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on 08/21/14 Grantor and Borrower were personally served with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted on a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee, whose name and address are set forth below, will provide in writing to anyone requesting it a statement of all costs and trustee’s fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and a l l t h o s e w h o h o l d b y, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the Property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by this reference.

You may also access sale status at www.northwesttrustee.com and www.USAForeclosure.com. EFFECTIVE: 10/30/2014 Date Executed: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., Trustee Authorized Signature 13555 SE 36th St. Suite 100 Bellevue, WA 98006 Contact: Breanon Miller (425) 586-1900. (TS# 7886.25524) 1002.269312-File No. Legal No. WCW612504 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record February 04, 25, 2015.

PUBLIC NOTICE: Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing b u s i n e s s a s Ve r i z o n Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to build a 77-foot Stealth Structure / Flag Pole Telecommunications Tower. Anticipated lighting application is medium intensity dual red/white strobes. The site location is Northeast Midway Boulevard, Oak Harbor, Island County, WA 98277 (48° 17’ 57.7” North and 122° 38’ 32.7” West). The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Antenna Structure Registration (ASR, Form 854) filing number is A0933837.

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS – Interested persons may review the application (www.fcc.gov/asr/applications) by entering the filing number. Environmental concerns may be raised by filing a Request for Environmental Review (www.fcc.gov/asr/environmentalrequest) and online filings are strongly encouraged. The mailing address to file a paper copy is: FCC Requests for Environmental Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street S W, Wa s h i n g t o n , D C 20554. HISTORIC PROPERTIES EFFECTS - Public comments regarding potential effects on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Matt W h e a t o n , Te r r a c o n , 2 1 9 0 5 6 4 t h Av e . W, Suite 100, Mountlake Te r r a c e , WA 9 8 0 4 3 ; 425-771-3304; mywheaton@terracon.com.

Legal No. WCW613283 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

February 4, 2015.

7886.25524 Grantors: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee for Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Mortgage Asset-Backed-PassThrough Certificates, Series

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KING I N T H E E S TAT E O F EDNA MARIAN TURNER,

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NO. 15-4-00393-1 SEA PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative ser ved or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020 (1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice.

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

Date of First Publication: January 28, 2015.

Publication: Whidbey News Times Personal Representat i ve : J e f f r ey R o b e r t Turner Attorneys for Personal Representative: Walter R. Krueger Jessica L. Beck Address for Mailing or Service: Mailing: PO Box 3143 K i r k l a n d , WA 98083-3143 Physical: 520 Kirkland Way, Suite 400 Kirkland, WA 98033 Cour t of Probate Proceedings and Cause Number: 15-4-00393-1 SEA King County Courthouse 516 3rd Ave, E609 Seattle, WA 98104-2386 Prepared by: KRUEGER BECK, PLLC BY:/s/Jessica Beck WALTER R. KRUEGER, WSBA #6626 JESSICA L. BECK, WSBA #44185 Attorneys for Personal Representative Legal No. WCW612078 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

January 28, February 4, 11, 2015.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KITSAP In the Estate of: ROBERT L. SCHEELER, Deceased.

No. 15 4 00042 9 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the deceased must, be-

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fore the time the claim would be barred by any o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty (30) days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020 (3); 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 deceased’s probate and nonprobate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: Januar y 28, 2015. /s/Gerry Gallinger Gerry Gallinger Personal Representative SHERRARD McGONAGLE TIZZANO, P.S. /s/Richard C. Tizzano By: Richard C. Tizzano, WSBA #22296 Attorneys for Personal Representative Address for Mailing or Service: 19717 Front Street NE PO Box 400 Poulsbo, WA 98370 Legal No. WCW612029 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

January 28, February 4, 11, 2015.

unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the personal and/or real property described herein: THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ISLAND COUNTY has directed the undersigned Sheriff of Island County (through his designee) to sell the proper ty described below to satisfy a judgment in the aboveentitled action: Legal Description: L OT 3 2 , B L O C K B, PLAT OF SARATOGA, ACCORDING TO THE P L AT R E C O R D E D I N VOLUME 2 OF PLATS, PAG E 2 5 , R E C O R D S OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON. Also commonly known as: 3773 Morning Glory L a n e , L a n g l e y, W A 98260.

Parcel No. S8085-00-0B032-0, Key No. 370814 The sale of the abovedescribed property is to take place: TIME: 10:00 a.m.

DATE: February 20, 2015 PLACE: S teps of the Island County Law & Justice Center The judgment debtor can avoid the sale by p ay i n g t h e j u d g m e n t amount of $245,832.09, together with interest, costs and fees before the sale date. For the exact amount, contact the Sheriff through his designee at the address stated below.

The property is subject to: A redemption period of eight months which will expire at 4:30 p.m. on October 21, 2015.

The judgment debtor or debtors or any of them may redeem the above descr ibed proper ty 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, cer tain other amounts, fees, and interest. If you are interested in redeeming the property contact the undersigned Sheriff through his designee 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 P R O P E RT Y B Y 4 : 3 0 P.M. ON OCTOBER 21, 2015 THE END OF THE REDEMPTION PERIOD, THE PURCHASER AT THE SHERIFF’S SALE WILL BECOME THE O W N E R A N D M AY EVICT THE OCCUPA N T F R O M T H E P RO P E RT Y U N L E S S T H E O C C U PA N T I S THE TENANT HOLDING UNDER AN UNEXPIRED LEASE. JUDGM E N T D E B TO R O R D E B T O R S AT T H E TIME OF THE SALE, H E , S H E , T H E Y, O R A N Y O F T H E M M AY HAVE THE RIGHT TO RETAIN POSSESSION DURING THE REDEMPTION PERIOD, IF A N Y, W I T H O U T PAYMENT OF ANY RENT OR OCCUPANCY FEE. THE JUDGMENT D E B TO R M AY A L S O HAVE A RIGHT TO RETA I N P O S S E S S I O N DURING ANY REDEMPTION PERIOD IF THE PROPERTY IS USED FOR FARMING

OR IF THE PROPERTY IS BEING SOLD UNDER A MORTGAGE THAT SO PROVIDES. Dated this 2nd day of January, 2015 MARK C. BROWN, SHERIFF ISLAND COUNTY By:/s/Wylie Farr Wylie Farr, Chief Deputy ICSO/Law & Justice Center PO Box 5000 Coupeville, Washington 98239-5000 360-678-4422 ICSO Docket No.: 14R-0230 Legal No. WCW608698 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

January 7, 14, 21, 28, February 4, 11, 2015.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ISLAND SHERIFF’S NOTICE TO JUDGMENT DEBTOR OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., its successors in interest and/or assigns, Plaintiff, vs.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF EVA C. SCHROEDER; CAROL A . C U PA N ; M A R K A SCHROEDER; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOC I A L A N D H E A LT H SERVICES; Occupants of the Premises; and any persons or parties c l a i m i n g t o h ave a ny right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real property d e s c r i b e d i n t h e complaint, Defendant(s).

CAUSE NUMBER: 12-2-00799-8 JUDGMENT: 08/25/14 ORDER SALE ISSUED: 12/26/14 TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF EVA C. SCHROEDER; C A R O L A . C U PA N ; MARK A SCHROEDER; and Occupants of the Premises; and any persons or parties claiming to have any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real proper ty described in the complaint, Defendant(s) and judgment debtor(s) and any other persons or parties

NOTICE of APPLICATION with SEPA Island County has rev i ewe d t h e p r o p o s e d project for probable adverse environmental impacts and expects to issue a determination of non-significance (DNS).

The optional DNS process established by WAC 197-11-355 is bei n g u s e d . T h e p u bl i c comment period as described below may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of the following proposal.

File Number: 019/15 CGP, Applicant: Elizabeth Heber t, Location: R23018-197-3750, Greenbank Proposal: Clear & grade about 2 acres of 10-acre site to constr uct new SFR & driveway for it.

Staff Contact: John Bertrand, JohnB@co.island.wa.us The proposal may include mitigation under applicable codes, and the project review process may incorporate or require mitigation measures regardless of whether an EIS is required.

PUBLIC COMMENTS: m u s t b e r e c e i ve d by 3:00 p.m. on February 18, 2015; mail to Island County Planning Department, P.O. Box 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239; deliver to 6th & Main Street, Coupeville, WA between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday; by FAX to (360) 679-7306.

Application files are available for inspection at no cost, and copies will be provided at the cost of reproduction. To request notice of hearings, receive a copy of the decision or SEPA determination, or information on appeals, contact us at the above address.

Legal No. WCW613295 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

February 4, 2015.

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INVITATION TO BID 2015 OFFICIAL COUNTY LEGAL NEWSPAPER ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON SEALED BIDS for the selection of an Official County Legal Newspaper that all county officers and depar tments will utilize for advertisement of all legal notices and delinquent tax lists, will be received by March 5, 2015 by the Island County Auditor, 1 N.E. 7th St., Room 103, (mailing address: P.O. Box 5000), Coupeville, Washington, 98239. All bids must be accompanied by a copy of a Superior Cour t order approving the newspaper as a legal newspaper (RCW36.72.075). Bids are due NO LATER than March 5, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. Bids received after this time will not be considered. All envelopes containing bids shall be clear ly mar ked “BID PROPOSAL - SELECTION OF THE OFFICIAL ISLAND COUNTY LEGAL NEWSPAPER M a r c h 5 , 2 0 1 5 .” B i d opening will be March 5, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Island County Auditor’s Office, located in the Island County Administration Bldg., 1 NE 7th Street, Rm 103, Coupeville, WA. Island County reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive all informalities in bidding.

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SHEILAH CRIDER ISLAND COUNTY AUDITOR ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON Legal No. WCW613240 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

February 4, 2015.

Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised C o d e o f Wa s h i n g t o n 61.24, et seq. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned trustee will on 02/13/2015, at 10:00 am, at the following place: At the front entrance City Hall, 3075 300th West, Oak Harbor, WA, the undersigned Trustee (subject to any conditions imposed by the trustee to protect lender and borrower) will sell at public

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auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following descr ibed real property, situated in the County of Island, State of Washington: Section 8, Township 31 Nor th, Range 2 East; Ptn. NE NE - See Exhibit A.; Tax Parcel ID No.: R23118-458-5350/8236 9; commonly known as: 365 Woods Ln, Coupeville, WA 98239, which is subject to that cer tain Deed of Trust recorded on 05/07/1998, under Au d i t o r ’s F i l e N o.

98009077, records of Island County, Washington, from James H. Slone and Anne Steele, as Grantor, to Glogowski Law Firm, PLLC, as successor Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of INMC Mor tgage Holdings, Inc., as Beneficiary. The current holder and owner of the Note is U.S. Bank, N.A. as trustee on behalf of Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificate Trust 1999-5. No action commenced by the Beneficiar y of the Deed of Tr ust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Grantor’s or Borrower’s default in the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: Failure to Make Payments as Follows: 13 payments from October 2013 thru October 2014 of $1176.25 each for a total of $15,291.25; Foreclosure Fees and Costs: $3900.00. Other potential defaults do not involve payment to the Beneficiar y. If applicable, each of these defaults must also be cured. Listed below are categories of common defaults which do not involve payment of money to the Beneficiary. Opposite of each such listed default is a brief description of the action/documentation necessary to cure the default. The list does not exhaust all possible other defaults; any defaults identified by Beneficiary or Trustee that are not listed below must also be cured.The sum owing o n t h e o bl i g a t i o n s e cured by the Deed of Trust is: $122,524.48, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured from 10/15/2013 , and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute.

T h e a b ove - d e s c r i b e d real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Tr u s t a s p r ov i d e d by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on 02/13/2015. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III, together with a ny s u b s e q u e n t p ay ments, late charges, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be c u r e d by 0 2 / 0 2 / 1 5 t o cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before the close of the

Trustee’s business on 02/02/15 the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after 02/02/15, and before the sale by the Borr o w e r, G r a n t o r, a n y Guarantor, or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire balance of principle and interest secured by the D e e d o f Tr u s t , p l u s costs, fees, and advances, if any made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the fo l l o w i n g a d d r e s s e s : NAME AND ADDRESS Ja m e s H . S l o n e a n d Anne Steele, 365 Woods L n , C o u p ev i l l e , WA 98239, Occupants, 365 Woods Ln, Coupeville, WA 98239, James Slone and Anne Steele, 28212 28th NW, Stanwood, WA 98292 by both first class and either certified mail, return receipt requested, on 08/05/2014, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on 08/07/2014 Grantor and Borrower were personally served with said written notice or default or the written notice of default was posted on a conspicuous place on the real proper ty described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it a statement of all foreclosure costs and trustee’s fees due at a ny t i m e p r i o r t o t h e sale. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their right, title and intere s t i n t h e a b ove - d e scribed proper ty. Anyone having any objections to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they br ing a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed or trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust including occupants and tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants and tenants by summary proceedings-under the unlawful detainer act, C h a p t e r 5 9 . 1 2 R C W. D AT E D : J a n u a r y 2 , 2015. By /s/Katrina E. Glogowski of Glogowski Law Fir m, PLLC, 506 2 n d Av e 2 6 t h F l o o r, S e a t t l e , WA 9 8 1 0 4 .

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Legal No. WCW608922 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

January 14, February 4, 2015.

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF ISLAND In the Matter of the Estate of GERALD G. FIKSE, Deceased.

NO. 15 4 00003 1 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 must, before the time the claim would be barred by any o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative, or their attorney at the address stated below, a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020 (1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice.

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

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: Wednesday, January 28, 2015.

DAVID G. FIKSE, Personal Representative c/o James L. Kotschwar, Attorney for Personal Representative, WSBA #10823 265 NE Kettle Street; Suite 1, P.O. Box 1593 Oak Harbor, Washington 98277 (360) 675-2207 Legal No. WCW612027 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

January 28, February 4, 11, 2015.

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NJROTC CONTINUED FROM A1 organization at the national interscholastic meet.

Peek, in his second year of orienteering, learned his navigational skills from his grandfather, an Air Force veteran, who taught him how to navigate using the sun and horizon.

Peek said it is a great honor to compete at the Navy national meet and hopes to place in the top 10.

The success of the team, deLeuze said, comes from the competitors: “It’s the men and women who make it strong. I have been

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lucky enough to be asked to be their coach.”

Joining Peek, the team captain, on this year’s team are TeoFrancis Torres, Jared Alano-Gray, Trevor Feinberg and Joe Gilham.

Torres and Feinburg have two top-10 finishes in WIOL competition this season.

The rifle team has had individuals compete nationally in recent years, but this is the first time the team as a whole has qualified since 2006, according to Black.

In rifle competition, the participants use sporter-class air rifles and shoot 20 shots from three different positions (prone, standing and kneeling) at a target 10 meters away.

The goal is to hit the 5mm center dot.

Oak Harbor is coached by Dave Goodman, who shot for the U.S. Navy team for four

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years.

Goodman, who is in his fourth year as the OHHS head coach, also volunteers with the Snohomish and Marysville-Pilchuck high school teams.

After winning three consecutive regional titles, Goodman said it’s time for Oak Harbor to compete for a national crown.

“There is no value if we show up and crush everyone (in local competition),” Goodman said. “If we are going to get up a 6 a.m. each morning to practice, why not be great, not just good?”

Goodman deflects the success of his team back to the athletes: “The kids are now coaching themselves, which is fantastic.

They see the problem, they fix the problem.”

Senior Colton Baumgardner finished 37th

and junior Mara Rouse 118th out of 40,000 ROTC shooters last year, Goodman said.

This year the pair wanted the entire team to compete at the national meet.

“We all wanted to qualify together,” Rouse said. “Getting new shooters to nationals was one of our goals.”

Rouse also competes for the West Seattle Totems, a feeder team for U.S.A. Shooting, which forms the Olympic team.

Along with Baumgardner and Rouse, the Wildcats includes Abby Holt, Hailey Hahn and Austin McBride.

“There are no cliches; everyone helps each other out,” Goodman said. “The fact that I get to be part of this blows me away.”

Now the Wildcats aim to blow the national competition away.

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That issue led to a dispute between the Emersons and the Island County Planning Department about whether or not a wetland was located on the property, the presence of which could preclude construction.

That issue was finally settled last fall. The Emersons’ attorney, Justin Park, of Bellevue, said Island County’s wetland expert studied the property and determined a wetland was not present.

The first lawsuit was filed against the county by the Emersons on Nov. 1, 2010, the day before Kelly Emerson was elected as county commissioner. The suit named a former county commissioner, planning director and building inspector as defendants and alleged defamation, trespass, violation of the Consumer Protection Act and violations of due process and property rights; the county was later added as a defendant.

Island County Superior Court Judge Alan Hancock granted Island County’s motion for summary judgment, dismissing the lawsuit.

The Emersons faced fines totaling more than $100,000 under a supplemental enforcement order for violations of county building codes and critical areas ordinances. They didn’t respond to the order, which included a $500-a-day fine.

Since the wetland issue was unresolved, the Emersons submitted two different reports by experts who concluded that no wetland was present on the property.

The planning department, with consultation by the Department of Ecology, refuted both reports, asserting that the experts failed to use proper methodology.

The Emersons filed an appeal after the planning department issued a second enforcement order and the planning director denied their building permit in 2013.

In June 2013, the Emersons and Island County entered into an agreement under

which the couple agreed to pay $5,000 in fines and obtain a third wetland report. The planning department agreed to begin processing the couple’s application for the building permit.

The Emersons paid the fine and submitted a wetlands report in August 2013.

However, the planning department, in concurrence with state Ecology, determined that “the methodology of the wetland report was not in compliance with federal and state standards,” according to the county’s motion for summary judgment.

The planning department repeatedly told the Emersons that the issue could be easily resolved without cost to them if they allowed a county or Department of Ecology wetland specialist to inspect the site, Mark Johnsen, an attorney representing the county, wrote in the motion.

The Emersons refused the repeated requests, saying that the county had no right to enter the property.

But their lawsuit paved the way for the county to gain access to the property. The court allowed a county wetland specialist to visit the site under the rules of discovery, according to court documents.

Island County’s wetland specialist visited the site last October, took samples and concluded that there was no wetland on the property. The county issued the building permit, but the Emersons refused to pick it up, Johnsen wrote.

The Emersons’ lawsuit alleges that Island County breached the agreement by not processing the building permit in a timely manner.

The couple filed the lawsuit on Nov. 5, 2013. In addition to claiming breach of contract, the Emersons accused Island County of “takings,” fraud, a violation of a state law regarding unlawful actions taken by a government agency and a civil rights violation.

Johnsen said the King County judge dismissed all those claims except the breach of contract argument.

Island County will fight the claim, Johnsen said.