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VOLUME 38, NUMBER 6 • FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Instacrush: finding love in a digital age

By Emily Greenberg Journal Reporter

You can’t choose love, but you can “follow” it.

Meet Adam Nash, a wedding photographer based on Lopez Island and Laura Sage, a massage therapist in Oregon. Self-proclaimed “Insta-crushes,” the two had been silently watching each other’s lives long before cupid made his move.

Enter Instagram, the popular social media website where people upload photos from their daily lives. If you choose to “follow” someone, photos from their profile will show up in the daily feed on your Instagram homepage.

With 150 million active users on the site there’s ever ything from backcountr y adventurers to millennials with manicures creating collages of moments, and allowing others to get a glimpse of who they are – well, at least who they want people to think they are.

So what happens when a single dad on Lopez Island and a single mom in Oregon follow their passions, post them to Instagram and then follow each over the course of a year? Well, a modern day love story.

“When you look through enough photo albums of someone’s life you can start to put together the per-

Thank you to my children for hosting my 75th jubilee celebration and to all my amazing friends who attended. Your good wishes, cards, gifts, flowers, limo, hor d’oeuvres, crown cookies, punch and coffee were very much appreciated.

I am still basking in your thoughtfulness.

- Joyce

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From left to right: Jake, Adam and Laura. sonalities of people,” Nash said. “But we were missing that physical connection.

That connection Instagram doesn’t show.”

His Instagram chronicles life aboard a sailboat with his 7-year-old son – the shores of the San Juans, luminous sunsets and dimly lit nights in the boat’s cabin.

Hers is a series of photo scenes from life in the fertile Willamette River Valley – mushroom hunting, hawk watching and adventures to the ocean with her 9-yearold daughter and 11-yearold son.

Both have a passion for photography and the outdoors, apparent in their thoughtfully composed pictures.

“Ever yone uses Instagram for something different,” Sage said. “I think Adam and I are at the same place in lives.

Our kids come first, we see beauty and adventures and want to share it – so our pages are naturally similar.”

It was around the same time that Nash was going

to reach out to Sage and let her know he’d be in the Oregon area in the following month and would like to meet that he received a letter from her.

She introduced herself, though he already knew who she was, and suggested they meet sometime in the islands, where she likes to visit, and have a play-date for the kids.

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“I was going to write the same letter,” he said. “I had decided, but she beat me to it.”

What followed was like any other digital courtship – video chat correspondence along with texts and talking on the phone. But the two couldn’t wait to meet.

So on New Year’s Eve they both flew into Bellingham and met at the airport at the stroke of midnight for the first time.

Soon after the couple was as inseparable as they could be from a state away. Each family made a trip to the other’s home.

“We ate three meals together at the dining room table as a family for four days,” she said. “We ate, talked and laughed. It’s all I could have dreamed of, to be a family again.”

Blending two families isn’t easy, which is why they’re taking it slow and using the next few months

as a transition. Sage plans to move with her kids to Lopez this summer where they will live with Nash and his son as one big, happy family. They are searching for the perfect four-bedroom house.

In the meantime they have family Skype sessions because the kids getting to know each other is as important as the parents, and each make two trips per month to spend time together in person, as a family.

While Instagram was the forum in which they met, their relationship transcends it.

“Love ain’t got nothing to do with the Internet,” Nash said. “She could have been a diver on my boat, or written me a parking ticket. There’s either electricity or there’s not. You never know how you will meet your life partner.”

Lopez Artist Guild Art Show Featuring:

All Member’s Benefit Group Show 2015 Supporting LAG Scholarships and the LCCA Opening Reception Friday, February 13 5-7pm at Lopez Center.

The exhibit runs through March 23

Community Calendar

TUES, FEB 10 MEETING: “What’s New In The World Of Quilting,” 9:30 a.m., coffee and goodies, 10 a.m., meeting at Woodmen Hall. Roberta Tessen will demonstrate the AccuQuilt fabric cutter. All in attendance will

be invited to try their hand at cutting applique pieces and quilt blocks.

THURS, FEB 12 CLASSES: A Taste of Mexican Cuisine, 5 - 7 p.m., Grace Church. Make pozole, a traditional Mexican soup,

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

Juan County has the lowest vaccination rate in the state.

Of the 1,929 students enrolled in grades K-12, (2013-14), only 57.2 percent are vaccinated. Vaccinations are required but parents/ guardians can, and do, obtain exemptions for their children.

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and side salads alongside Spanish-speaking instructors. An interpreter will be present. Ages 18 and up. $25 if paid by Feb. 2, $30 thereafter. Pre-registration required; visit www.lifrc. org.

MEETING: Lopez Island Garden Club, 9:30 a.m., Woodmen Hall. Eric Hall of Crowfoot Farm will discuss berries, farming and pruning. Everyone welcome.

FRI, FEB 13 SHOW: Lopez Artist Guild Presents: All Members’ Benefit

is real, bad calls were made in the Super Bowl and the autism vaccine link has been debunked.

Folks, get your heads out of the sand.

Bus loads of our kids travel to America every week and come in contact with other children.

California is experiencing the worst outbreak of measles and whooping cough since 2000. Tourist season is just around the corner. It’s only a matter of time before we have an issue.

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MON, FEB 16 MEETING: LCLT Board Meeting, 4 - 6 p.m., The Lopez Community Land Trust Board of Directors will meet at the LCLT office (25 Tuatara Road).

All are welcome.

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hour on the Internet or talk to a couple of pediatricians.

In the meantime, don’t take your kids to Disneyland.

MIKE BUETTELL San Juan Island

Support for Cherry Point Terminal I support the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal to be located in the Cherry Point area of Whatcom County.

I believe in sound environmental principles, but firmly feel this can be built in an environmentally compatible manner. GPT has committed to complying with all required laws and regulations, and modified their proposal to further improve compliance. I note they are also willing to work with Lummi Nation to address concerns (though the nation declined to do so).

As a resident of the San Juans, I am aware of citizen concerns over the safety related issues of increased shipping in Haro Strait and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

No one wants a shipping accident or an unwanted fuel oil spill.

I have encouraged groups to invite representatives from the Coast Guard, the respective Pilots Associations and the Puget Sound Vessel Traffic Service to visit our communities and discuss the accurate impacts of increased marine traffic as a result of GPT. This

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FRI, FEB 20 DANCE: Community Contra Dance, 7 p.m., Lopez Center. Visiting musicians from Maine (via Montana), Sassafras Stomp (Johanna Davis on fiddle, Adam Nordell on guitar) will play and Rachel Wallace of Chicago will call the dances. All of the dances will be taught, no partner needed. All ages are welcome.

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would be a constructive step to place the issue in a more balanced perspective. Thus far, these entities have not been invited.

If GPT is not approved, the coal shipments will travel to export terminals in British Columbia.

This means Washington will have little, if any, control over the process and lose any benefits, like jobs, tax revenue, economic growth.

The same ships that could operate out of Cherry Point will pass through our Salish Sea waters from B.C. Is this what we truly want? Also, keep in mind that this terminal is designed for multiple commodities, such as grain or potash.

I urge people to allow the EIS review to proceed through the process without unreasonable demands.

I support a fair and balanced discussion and review of this proposal.

GORDON JONASSON Lopez Island

Preserve & protect: of trees, carbon and tax breaks Several years ago a friend expressed her frustration about her need to drive a car, which only added to the destruction of the air quality and contributed to global warming.

The lack of oxygen in our atmosphere is a solvable problem. Trees are what transform CO2 (carbon dioxide) into oxygen. The number of old growth forests left are less than 5 per-

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cent at this point. Incentives therefore need to be in place that preserve and sustain the forests.

There are some Washington state programs that attempt to steward forest land through a tax break on the land, e.g.

“Designated Forest Land,” but it requires a show of profit from harvesting those same trees at some point.

Not all, but a large percentage of owners agree to harvest their trees in order to receive the tax break.

This option doesn’t serve forests, animals or future generations. Instead, it makes the situation worse by exacerbating the problem.

After pondering this dilemma, I came up with the following possibility as a partial remedy: I have thousands of trees at least 10 years old. I will lease the trees’ ability to transform CO2 to oxygen to someone who wants to offset their fossil fuel or carbon output. Twenty trees are leased for 10 years at a cost of $35 per tree, i.e., a one-time payment of $700 covers the length of the 10-year contract.

The monies received go into planting more trees which in turn produce more oxygen, a stable forest and a sustainable tax solution for people who want to have the opportunity to maintain continuous growth for the tree on the land. There is also the option to lease one tree at a time.

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SJ Grange opposes pot production moratorium The following was submitted by the San Juan Island Grange Executive Committee.

At its Jan. 7 business meeting, San Juan Island Grange #966 resolved to oppose the Proposed Moratorium on Marijuana Production. Even though the San Juan County Council has withdrawn the proposal, San Juan Island Grange #966 would like to make clear its position toward the regulation of marijuana production in San Juan County.

The Grange Movement in the United States is rich with the traditions and struggles of farm families and rural farm communities. The local, state and national granges have always, and continue to, advocate politically on issues important to rural families, including the right to farm, good government, land use policy, rural access to new technologies and vital services, job development and strong rural economies. Part of the mission of San Juan Island Grange #966 is “to support a resilient community of growers, makers and keepers” and “to foster social and political engagement.”

In 2012 the voters of San Juan County overwhelmingly endorsed the passage of I-502 Legalization of Marijuana by the largest majority in Washington state.

A small number of local farmers, entrepreneurs and county residents have endeavored in good faith to comply with all existing local and state rules, laws and regulations pertaining to developing their farms and farm products.

The proposed San Juan County moratorium on marijuana production would have placed new and unnecessary restrictions on growers without substantiating an imminent emergency. The Agricultural Resources Committee and the San Juan County Community Development and Planning Department are already committed to a working group to study marijuana farming and other agricultural issues in 2015.

San Juan Island Grange #966 resolved at its Jan. 7, 2015 business meeting to oppose the Proposed Moratorium on Marijuana Production, because: • It is a core purpose of the county government to maintain such commons as air, water, topsoil, healthy ecosystems, fair economic systems and just political systems; • The county should make preservation of farm land and support for local agriculture an economic and land use priority; and • Decisions concerning agriculture and protection of

farm land should come from research and recommendations conducted and written by individuals and organizations made up of farmers, the ARC, CD&P and others qualified to study and analyze existing farm conditions and new farming strategies.

San Juan Island Grange #966 felt that regulations that come from a joint ARC/CP&D working group must recognize the following points: • The best agricultural soils in our county must be reserved in perpetuity for growing food and feed; • Greenhouses are an appropriate way to increase resilience by increasing the growing season for many food and feed crops; • Food production is so fundamental to the resilience of a community that it must at times take precedence over concerns over noise and light pollution; and • Marijuana is now a legal agricultural crop and should be recognized by the county and treated the same as the cultivation of food, feed, wine grapes, hops, spirits, food grade and medicinal herbs and all other recognized agricultural crops with regard to policies, regulations and all other governmental actions.

As I See It

Ferry reservations? What’s not to like?

By Charlie Bodenstab Special to the Weekly

I’m surprised at the number of negative expectations that seem to exist regarding the new reservation system for the ferries.

I’m also struck by the fact that the complaints are based on some major misconceptions, and I’m saddened that many feel so negative when they should be rejoicing.

What is there not to like about not having to sit in the ferry line for an eternity, and more important, not having the stress of potentially failing to get a space nonetheless?

Addressing the complaints; “Only 10 percent of the spaces will be held aside

for individuals who have not made a reservation.”

The implication is that suddenly 90 percent of the spaces have disappeared and the odds of getting a ferry space will be radically reduced.

What this belief fails to comprehend is that in the past we were all competing with each other to get ferry space, whereas now, anyone seeking to get a space without a reservation is just competing with others who have also not made a reservation, or a population of only 10 percent.

The odds of getting a space have not changed, and one can still be assured of getting a slot by the same old technique used before, by arriving at some ridicu-

lous hour only to find you could have arrived later, but you couldn’t be sure and take the chance.

The other issue touted is that; “In the summer there have been lines at the Anacortes terminal that ran back to Route 20 and worse, so how can they handle that mess and still have room for a reservation holder to get through to the terminal?”

What is being missed is that the very reason there were so many people in line was due to the old system where you had no way of knowing if you had a slot, so the strategy was to arrive very early with its unfortunate consequences—a mass of vehicles arriving early and creating a substantial

backlog of vehicles, which overflowed up Route 20.

In the new system people with a reservation need to arrive only a half-hour before sailing time. If it so happens that they made their reserva-

tion late and find there is no slot available they will make a reservation on another ferry, and again need only to arrive only a half-hour before.

In either case there is no need to use Route 20 as a parking lot.

My other belief is that the system will be a fantastic benefit to all of us going

to and from the “mainland” and we will look back with only one complaint: why wasn’t this done earlier?

Additionally, I predict that there will be a positive impact on the islands’ economy as more off-island people find that the “tyranny of the San Juan Island ferry line” is gone.

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Crime Briefs Felony theft suspects skips arraignment

A $10,000-bench warrant was issued for the arrest of a Burlington woman who lives part-time on Orcas Island, and who is accused of using a credit card belonging to an elderly woman to purchase $500 in ferry tickets.

On Jan. 16, Sheri Denielle Deraimo, 25, failed to appear at an arraignment hearing in San Juan County Superior Court. She faces nine counts of identity theft, a Class C felony, and was released on a $10,000-bail following a Dec. 31 preliminary hearing and pending arraignment on the charges.

If arrested and convicted, Deraimo would face maximum penalties of five years in prison, a $10,000-fine or both.

According to prosecutors, Deraimo used the numbers of a credit card belonging to a 95-year-old Orcas Island woman to purchase $507 worth of ferry tickets online over a two-week period beginning in mid-August. The

woman reportedly left the credit card at Island Market after buying groceries at the Eastsound store in early summer. It was retrieved by her daughter-in-law in late July.

With cooperation of the state ferry system and its surveillance cameras, and later with a search warrant served on Google, detectives targeted Deraimo as the primary suspect in the theft after tracing license plates, online ticket purchases and the email account through which the purchases were made.

SJ man accused of dealing heroin

A San Juan Island man accused of selling heroin and methamphetamine to an informant is slated to stand trial on a trio of felony drug charges in mid-March.

On Jan. 30, Troy Leonard Kirk, 44, pleaded not guilty in San Juan County Superior Court to two counts of deliv-

ery of heroin and to one count of delivery of methamphetamine, both of which are Class B felonies and carry maximum penalties of 10 years in prison, a $20,000-fine or both. Bail was set at $50,000 pending a March 16 trial.

A 38-year island resident, Kirk was arrested Jan. 16 at his Friday Harbor home following an investigation by the sheriff’s department this summer. He allegedly sold less than a gram of heroin on two occasions (a total of 1.2 grams for $175) and $20 worth of meth on one occasion to an informant who volunteered to make undercover drug buys as part of the investigation. The informant, who claimed to have bought drugs from Kirk before, hoped to gain favorable consideration from law enforcement on pending criminal charges by participating in the investigation. It’s the second time Kirk faces prosecution for alleged drug dealing in the past four years.

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25. Too late 28. Government agency for medical research 30. Change, chemically 34. Spain and Portugal 36. Bleat 38. ___ Appia 39. Pregnancy issue 43. Sticker 44. 20-20, e.g.

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Annual plant society meeting The Annual Meeting of the San Juan Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society, will be held Saturday, Feb. 21, from 1-3 p.m. at the Lopez Island Library.

This meeting includes the election of officers including chairman, vice-chairman, secretary and treasurer.

All members of the San Juan Islands Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society may vote and are eligible to run for these offices.

New members are encouraged to join (and vote) at the meeting. A presentation on Salt Marsh Ecology by Madrona

Charles Prince

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Murphy will follow the business meeting. A field trip to Weeks Wetland (next to Lopez Village) will follow the presentation.

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cake 69. ___ gin fizz 70. File 71. Wild edible mushrooms

Shakespeare 12. Be a snitch 13. Affectedly creative 21. Pie cuts, essentially 22. "Wheels" Down 25. Arms and legs 1. .0000001 joule 26. Circa 2. Bridges of Los 27. ___ cotta Angeles County 29. "A Doll's House" 3. Event attended by playwright Cinderella 31. Deflect 4. Untidy woman 32. Kid's name 5. Church part 33. Electric dart 6. Justification shooter 7. "Beetle Bailey" dog 35. Amazon, e.g.

8. Chinese seaport 37. Appear 9. Like "The X-Files" 40. State of being 10. Buyer ___ abnormally large 11. "... there is no ___ 41. Moved quickly angel but Love": 42. See circled

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squares 47. Unit of inertial force 48. Order to attack, with "on" 50. "Old ___" 53. Star bursts 55. Beat 56. Soccer ___ 57. Elliptical 58. "I, Claudius" role 59. Bind 60. "Good going!"

61. Increase, with "up" 65. Driver's lic. and others

Answers to today's puzzle on page 8

Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column, and 3x3 block. Use logic and process of elimination to solve the puzzle. The difficulty ranges from 1-5 (easy) 6-10 (moderate) and 11-15 (hard). Today’s puzzle is level 2.

Sudoku and Crossword answers on page 8

Rep. Morris legislation update The Washington state House Technology and Economic Development Committee held public hearings Jan. 21 on two proposed bills from Rep. Jeff Morris (D-Mount Vernon) to strengthen privacy laws regarding new and emerging technologies.

House Bills 1093 and 1094 would limit the collection of Washingtonians’ personal data by use of unmanned aircraft (drones) and various emerging biometric data collection tools. Morris’ proposed legislation (HB 1093) would prohibit drones with active sensing devices from collecting personal information — including images of an individual on private property — without the individual’s consent, unless the federal government has provided specific authorization or the drone is clearly labeled with the name and contact information of the

owner.

Technology allowing companies to collect biometric data is not limited to science fiction — iris scans, facial recognition and voice recognition technologies already exist, but have yet to be largely used in the commercial and retail industries. Morris’ proposed HB 1094 would establish regulations and limitations on how this information could be collected and used in the future.

Under this legislation, the collection of biometric identifiers of an individual for a commercial purpose without consent would be prohibited. After gaining consent from the consumer, the collector could not sell, lease or disclose the data without receiving additional consent. There would be an exemption for sharing biometric data with law enforcement under warrant.

The San Juan Islands Conservation District has an upcoming open appointed supervisor position. Applicants must be a registered voter in the state of Washington.

Conservation District Supervisors set policy and direction for the conservation district and serve as public officials without compensation. Application forms are available at the Conservation District at 530 Guard Street, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 or the Conservation Commission at 300 Desmond Drive Southeast, Lacey, WA 98503. Applications must be received by March 20, 2015.

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The public hearing will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 24, 2015. The budget adoption will be part of the regular monthly board meeting beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Both meetings will be held in the Lopez Island School District library, Lopez Island, Washington.

Any person may appear at the public hearing and be heard for or against the budget or any part thereof. This hearing is as a result of the bond that was voted on and passed in November 2014.

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Marlyn Munter

Obituary:

Marlyn Munter passed away peacefully on Jan. 25, 2015 at her home on Lopez Island, Wash. after a battle with cancer.

She is survived by her daughter Sarah, her partner of 22 years, Geoffrey Holmes, her sister Lynn Hastings and her nieces and nephews Elizabeth, Lora, Jesse and LaNina. Marlyn was born in Bremerton,

Wash. on May 9, 1955 to Mary Anne (Studer) and Lewis Lloyd Hastings.

She graduated from Lopez Island High School in 1973 and remained close friends with many of her schoolmates.

Marlyn married in 1978 and had her daughter in 1979, moving with her family to Everett in 1980.

After divorcing she

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lived with her daughter in Arizona before returning to Lopez in 1987.

Marlyn was an accomplished and gifted selftaught artist, skilled in acrylic painting, sculpture and fabric arts.

She was an avid gardener and animal lover, maintaining two acres of garden, lawn and trees and always surrounded by pets.

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CHRIST THE KING COMMUNITY CHURCH, There’s Always a Place for You! CTK gathers at 10:00 a.m. in the school multi-purpose room at 86 School Road. Come as you are! More info at www.ctkonline.com/lopez. Email: lopez@ctkonline.com Phone: 888-421-4CTK ext. 819.

COMMUNITY CHURCH, Please join us Sun. mornings.

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

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

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

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LOPEZ QUAKER WORSHIP GROUP Please join us Sunday mornings, 10 a.m., at Sunnyfield Farm, 6363 Fisherman Bay Road. Children’s program. Everyone welcome. Phone 468-2406. Email: Lopezfriends@gmail. com.

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

ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH Come worship with us at Center Church on Davis Bay Rd. We welcome you to join us for Mass at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday starting January 3. Call 378-2910 for Mass times on San Juan and Orcas Islands.

damental sea kayak skills, built leadership skills and engaged with the environment. The sea kayaking exposed the students to a wide range of paddling conditions. These conditions consisted of exposed areas of coastline, rock gardens and a minor surf landing on a sandy beach giving them a depth of experience.

Each student was given the opportunity to lead the expedition by being the head kayaker and directing for extended periods of time.

When arriving at camp, the group took advantage of the warm weather and explored their Sea of Cortez through snorkeling with hundreds of reef and pelagic fish. One of the biggest highlights with the marine life was seeing a pod of pilot whales and spotting two whale sharks while kayaking. Besides being on the sea, students were also exposed to environmental and cultural studies.

Lawrence and her coursemates learned about the environment they adapted to through writing exercises and self-lead classes.

Individually, each student gave a 10-minute class on a specific area they were surrounded by. The expedition also brought the students to the door of NOLS friend and local Don Chico and his family in San Nicholas.

There, they practiced their Spanish language skills, swapped stories and experiences and enjoyed fish tacos. Overall the group states they accomplished many goals through teamwork and became efficient sea kayakers.

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tion organization in the U.S. – the League of Women Voters. After a struggle of more than 50 years, Washington women won the right to vote on Nov. 8, 1910 – 105 years ago.

tion is expected by the end of this week.

The San Juan County Arts Council will be seeking funding to support the framing and development costs.

At this point the artists have all agreed to underwrite the major portion with

the council providing the rest. We are hopeful that the county’s lodging tax funds might be able to help, especially since all of the images feature the fascinating landscape and natural qualities of the islands. Other sources will be sought as well.

This then set the stage for the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution to be ratified in 1920 – 95 years ago. From that moment on, the League of Women Voters has worked as the champions of our democracy in a variety of ways – nationally, within state organizations and at

the local level.

Here in the San Juan Islands, your local league has been devoted to election and educational forums on subjects which affect all communities. Among recent forums we have covered subjects as diverse as taxes, energy, civil discourse, the Washington Voting Rights

Act, agricultural issues, emergency preparedness, hospital mergers and the politics of food. In addition, the league is paying close attention to the Gateway Pacific Terminal Proposal and the effects of increased rail traffic through Washington state and shipping through the Salish Sea.

“Through the years the League has proudly embraced the 20th century courage of our founders in the fight for good government, and now is embracing the 21st century’s challenges and technology. The organization has created an online voter’s pamphlet, Vote411. org. The state league publishes “The State We Are In,” an educational tool for schools, and the local league creates a one-stop pamphlet with contact information for elected officials from our towns, county, state and national officeholders, called TRY (They Represent You).

This month, as always, we are working in Olympia and throughout the state to increase opportunities to educate and empower voters and encourage action on the major concerns of our citizens. We encourage people to log onto the legislative website http://leg. wa.gov; and to comment on bills of interest while the legislature is in session.

The League of Women Voters of the San Juans holds monthly membership

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Happy Valentine’s Day from Lopez Center Treat your Valentine to a show: Feb. 20th Contra Dance w/Sassafras Stomp Mar. 7th Joe Reilly and Allison Radell Apr. 2nd The Ruth Moody Band Apr. 5th Acrobatic Conundrum July 3rd Abbey Road Live!

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the San Juan Islands. The time frame was extremely condensed in order to get the final collection installed by the vessel’s contractors.

Working with the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce’s call, the 18 photographs, 21 by 28 inches, were printed in Anacortes by the How It Works Group and are being professionally framed by the Scott Milo Gallery in Anacortes. Each print will have a separate plaque including the name and website of the artist and title of the work. Delivery of the collection for installa-

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Nine photographers from the San Juan Islands have each captured an essence of our stunning archipelago in a framed collection of prints that will greet thousands of travelers on the new M/V Samish vessel.

Construction is running ahead of schedule and is expected to be plying the Anacortes/San Juan Island runs in early 2015.

The 362.5-foot M/V Samish is under construction at Vigor Industrial’s shipyard on Harbor Island in Seattle. The $126-million Olympic Class vessel will hold 1,500 passengers and 144 cars.

The photographers

include Lopez Island artists Peter Cavanagh, Eric Hopper, Linda Hudson and Steve Horn. Peter Fisher’s image from Orcas Island joins the works of San Juan Island artists Kathy Crowe Finholm, Marc Forlenza, Robert Hare Stavers and Chris Teren.

The new Samish vessel’s collection of art will include these nine from the San Juan Islands, six photographs of wildlife and nine photographs from the Anacortes/Fidalgo Island community. A number of works honoring the Samish Indian Nation, headquartered in Anacortes, will also be in the collection.

The San Juan County Arts Council managed the call to photographers from

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Nine photographers capture the essence of the islands

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meetings on the second Monday of the month, from noon to 2 p.m., usually at the San Juan Island Public Library. For local LWV information, go to http://www. lwvwa.org/san-juan/index. html, where you can find past issues of the monthly newsletter, The Voter. And visit us on YouTube to view our videotaped forums.

For further information, go to lwvwa.org.

For information on Orcas sub-group meetings, call 317-7518.

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