Journal of the San Juans, February 11, 2015

Sports

Avenge to advance; Falcons loom for FH boys in post-season opener PAGE 16

Local

Photos by islanders will decorate state’s newest ferry PAGE 2

Guest Column

Ninety-five years and counting: Valentine’s Day marks milestone for League of Women Voters PAGE 7

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Federal victory for orca allies

Town, Legion settle on mural

By Scott Rasmussen Journal Editor

Lolita included under ESA; battles continues for her release

By Emily Greenberg Journal Reporter

After over a year of deliberation, the National Marine Fisheries Service has decided to include Lolita in the Endangered Species Act listing of the Southern Resident killer whales.

While welcome news for advocates of the orca whale that’s been living in captivity for more than forty years, the new status does not impact its residence at Miami’s Seaquarium.

“The Endangered Species Act doesn’t prohibit the keeping of captive animals,” said Fisheries Service Spokesman Michael Milstein. “This was not a decision on releasing Lolita. There’s no mechanism to enforce her removal.”

The listing was announced Feb. 6, and will go into effect in 90 days. Though the designation does not mandate her release, it does protect Lolita from “harm and harassment,” as provided by the ESA. The initial petition to include the captive orca under the ESA was put forth by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA Attorney Jared Goodman disputes NMFS’ stand on Lolita’s release.

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Contributed photo

Self proclaimed “Insta-crushes,” Adam Nash & Laura Sage met on the popular photo sharing website Instagram. It didn’t take long for their digital romance to come to life. Above, the couple during a recent trip to the Cascade Mountains.

Finding love in the digital age

Lopez man meets love of his life in most unlikely place

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 “Instacrushes,” 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 chose 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

everything from backcountry adventurers to millennial’s 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? A modern day love story.

“When you look through enough photo albums of someone’s life you can start to put together the personalities 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 seven-year-old son—the shores of the San Juans, luminous sunsets, and dimly lit nights in the boat’s cabin.

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The wait no longer depends on court calendars or outcome of a land-use appeal.

It now depends on the weather.

With a clean slate and a green light from the town of Friday Harbor, American Legion Post 163 will begin work on a mural spanning the length of the retaining wall behind its 1st Street home once the conditions outdoors become more conducive to applying paint on the surface of the 1,200-foot concrete buttress.

“Our goal all along has been to put something on a really ugly See MURAL, Page 2

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Local photographers’ images to adorn new ferry State’s newest ferry will feature collection of photos from Salish Sea When it leaves the shipyard and gets to work, the passenger cabin of the state ferry system’s newly constructed 144-car boat will be adorned by a collection of art that features images by nine island photographers.

The images selected by each of the local photographers will be among a collection of 18, 21-inch-by-28-inch framed prints gracing the interior of the M/V Samish, a 362-foot Olympic Class vessel under construction at Seattle’s Vigor shipyard.

Construction is reportedly ahead of schedule and the $126 million boat, which can carry 1,500 passengers, is expected to be in service in the San Juans sometime in spring of this year.

The images chosen by each of the nine local photographers, six of which feature wildlife, captures an essence all

Mural:

Continued from page 1 wall that will mean something to the community,” longtime Legion member Peter DeLorenzi said of the mural and its design, a depiction of the American flag in bright and bold colors of red, white and blue.

“I’m sure it’ll be something everyone will be proud of.”

In a unanimous decision,

the town Council Feb. 5 overturned an earlier denial of a conditional-use permit as part of a negotiated settlement that will allow the Legion to proceed with painting the weather-worn retention wall in a design to be executed as first conceived.

For its part, the Legion agreed to follow through with its submitted design, created by local artist

its own of the San Juan archipelago, according to San Juan County Arts Council President Dennis Ryan.

“Each print will have a separate plaque including the name and website of the artist and title of the work,” Ryan said in a press release. “Delivery of the collection for installation is expected by the end of this week (Feb. 8)”.

The roster of local photographers includes Lopez Island’s Peter Cavanagh, Eric Hopper, Linda Hudson and Steve Horn; Peter Fisher of Orcas Island, and San Juan Island’s Kathy Crowe Finholm, Marc Forlenza, Robert Hare Stavers and Chris Teren.

Ryan said the Arts Council aided in getting local art featured onboard the state’s newest ferry by broadcasting the call for images to island-based photographers and, in partnership with the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce, helped to have those images printed and professionally framed.

The collection of art onboard the Samish will include the nine photographic-prints of San Juan artists, as well as nine from the Anacortes/Fidalgo Island community and a number of works honoring the Samish Indian Nation,

headquarters of which is located in Anacortes.

Ryan said the artists agreed to cover a substantial portion of the framing and development costs, and that the Arts Council is seeking to provide the rest.

“We are hopeful that the county’s lodging tax fund might be able to help,” he said, “especially since all of the images feature the fascinating landscape and natural qualities of the islands.”

Contributed photo / Mark Forlenza For more on SJC Arts One of the pieces chosen to adorn Council visit, www. the state’s new ferry. sjcartscouncil.org

Michael Scott, and drop its appeal. That appeal had been pending in San Juan Superior Court for the past five months.

Meanwhile, the newly created Friday Harbor Arts Commission met for the first time Feb. 3. The seven-member panel of volunteers, appointed Jan. 22 by the town mayor, is tasked with advising the town council on the cultivation,

same way.”

Still, the town may have found itself on the short end of the legal stick.

In its appeal, the Legion, represented by Friday Harbor attorney Lawrence Delay, claimed the town lacks any criteria to judge whether a work of art or mural is “compatible with the surrounding community” and that decisions on approval or denial are “arbitrary and capricious.” It also questioned whether the town sign ordinance should apply to an art mural, how the public interest is served by allowing the council to decide on aesthetics. It claimed that denial of the mural violated the constitutional right of free speech as well.

acquisition and placement of public art.

Administrator Duncan Wilson said town officials concluded a negotiated settlement would be preferable to what it might take in time, energy and money to continue to contest the matter in court. He believes that the Legion had reached a similar conclusion.

In addition, he said the community would be poorly served by having two influential entities remain at odds over artistic expression and interpretation of town code.

“The Legion and the town are important organizations and for us to be at odds is not a good thing for anyone,” Wilson said.

“I think the mayor felt the

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The council, in prelude to ratifying the settlement, also agreed without dissent to enact an “interim” sign ordinance for the purpose of evaluating related applications while town officials undertake a thorough review of the rules governing signs. Wilson said elements of the existing code, such as definitions and the process under which a proposal is reviewed, are in need of clarification or a few “fixes.”

The interim ordinance, which can be in effect up to six months, does not apply to the Legion’s mural, Wilson noted.

Under town development codes, murals are considered “signs” and, depending See MURAL, Page 3

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Forty-foot dome featured in dump makeover Recent upgrades herald a return of Sutton Road’s transfer station status

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The transformation of the San Juan Island solid-waste facility reached a new plateau with the recent installation of an industrial-strength dome, a new slab of concrete below and a buttress of sizable concrete blocks, eight on each side of the 40-foot-wide tipping floor, which serve to anchor it all together.

While the height of the dome, roughly 40-feet from floor to ceiling, may be an eye-opener in itself, it’s just part of the plan. And, the upgrade underway is actually ahead of schedule, according to Troy Lautenbach, co-owner of Lautenbach Enterprises, the Skagit County-based garbage, recycling and demolition company that assumed control of the Sutton Road site in early June.

“We have 18 months to make the improvements required under our contract and agreement with the county,” Lautenbach said, “We’ve accomplished what we’ve done so far in seven months. It all goes with turning what’s been a ‘drop-box’ facility back into a transfer station.”

Which is what the town of Friday Harbor, as well as many other largescale local haulers of trash and debris, has been waiting for. The town, owner of the 26-acre former landfill on Sutton Road, opted to send its trash-haul trucks to the mainland, initially to avoid escalating prices at the solid-waste facility, run at that time by the county, a routine that persisted after the site was converted into a “drop-box-only” operation due, in part, to lingering problems of tainted stormwater run-off and absence of a cover over the tipping floor.

Administrator Duncan Wilson foresees more efficient, cost-effective use of-town personnel and utility equipment once state and local health inspectors give a final okay on Lautenbach’s operational plan and permit to operate the site as a transfer station. That “okay” should soon be in place if all goes according to plan, Troy Lautenbach said.

The pending return of transfer station status at Sutton Road under a private company signals another step away from what had long-been a county run solid-waste facility. San Juan County handed over operations at Sutton Road to Lautenbach in late spring of 2014 as part of a three-way agreement and 10-year contract with the Skagit company. Under the con-

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A 40-foot reinforced, industrial-strength dome, new slab of concrete and extended tipping floor, is designed to accommodate commercial-grade dump trucks at San Juan Island’s solid-waste facility.

tract, Lautenbach is expected to invest roughly $400,000 in upgrades to fix long-standing pollution problems at the site and to comply with state health requirements, and provide the town a fixed-rate for garbage, at $132 per ton, for a decae, as well as an annual lease of $15,600.

Much like the Sutton Road site, the former county run solid-waste operation on Orcas Island is now managed by a local non-profit, Orcas Recycling Services, while the Lopez Island Solid Waste Disposal District, a newly created island-wide public entity, now runs the county’s former solid waste operation on Lopez.

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Continued from page 2 on size, can require a conditional-use permit. Approval or denial of a conditionaluse permit allows for consideration by the council of aesthetics, compatibility and degree of impact that a mural might have on the town ambience.

Members of the council cited the abstract nature of the mural and questioned the use of such bright, bold colors, and had expected the Legion to offer up a revision, when the permit application was rejected in a 4-1 vote at a May 15 public hearing.

Post Commander Shannon Plummer, a commercial painter by trade, said the initial brightest of the mural colors would soften with the passage of time and exposure in the wind, rain and sunlight.

“The colors will tone down in time,” he assured.

Wilson added that the town would benefit by making in clear in its sign ordinance those elements that make one mural a work of art versus another whose purpose is to promote a commercial interest.

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Age: Continued from page 1 Hers is a series of photos from life in the fertile Willamette River Valley—mushroom hunting, hawk watching, and adventures to the ocean with her nine-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son.

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

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

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

It was around the same time that Nash intended to reach out to Sage, to let her know he’d be in the Oregon area 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 playdate for the kids.

“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—

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

—Adam Nash is no stranger to the islands. Follow his portraits of island life at www.adamnash.us.

“The decision doesn’t affect her residence because it appears the agency will not actively enforce the ESA.” — Jared Goodman,, PETA Attorney

that Seaquarium is in violation of the Animal Welfare Act, harm done to the animal by these violations will also be recognized, and the ESA may be in violation if Lolita is continued to be kept in the same condition.

Although Lolita’s new status may put more power into the hands of whale advocates, NMFS remains as the keeper of the gate.

In a press release dated Feb. 4, the federal agency announced that any future plan to move or release Lolita would require a permit and would undergo “rigorous scientific review,” before being issued.

“Between Seaquarium and the government this could go on for some time,” said Ken Belcomb, director of the Center for Whale Research. “If they drag it out forever and she passes along the way, her carcass is also protected. That’s of great scientific value.”

There’s a relocation plan set up and ready to go if Lolita is returned to her native Pacific Northwest waters. Developed by Orca Network and the Center for Whale Research, it includes a protected sea pen within a cove in the Salish Sea where the orca can re-acclimate to

life in the wild.

According to Orca Network, the whale would be provided with all the care and companionship she experiences now, and in time would have the opportunity to swim distances in the San Juans, communicate with and eventually be reunited with her long last family.

The release of Keiko, the captive killer whale known for his role in the movie “Free Willy,” is a source of contention for many who question Lolita’s safety if she were to be released in the Salish Sea. Keiko was released to his native Iceland waters and died five years later. But Balcomb said very little was done to locate Keiko’s family, which played a role in his fate.

“There’s no doubt where Lolita came from,” he said.

Lolita is a member of L-pod.

Orca calls have been picked up on the Lime Kiln hydrophone from as far as Port Angeles, a distance of about 20 miles. Orca Network’s Howard Garrett estimates that when L-pod comes up around Discovery Island and Haro Strait, Lolita would hear their calls and answer.

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“The decision doesn’t affect her residence because it appears the agency will not actively enforce the Endangered Species Act once Lolita’s listing goes into effect,” Goodman said.

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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 to Bellingham and at the stroke of midnight met at the airport for the first time.

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

“We ate three meals together at the dinning room table as a family for four days,” Sage 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 group 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.

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Mapping your life, coping with change

By Mariluz Villa

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am really bad at finding my way around. This thought repeated itself over and over as I drove toward Roche Harbor earlier today.

My husband asked whether or not I knew where I was going. I lied and said, “Sure, no problem, it’s an island, how could I possibly get lost?”

Right? Which is why he usually is the navigator—I don’t know my right from my left—and I drive.

But what if he weren’t there to tell me where to go?

Enter Google Maps! According to my husband, Google Maps knows everything.

Well, except for the parts of the island where there is no cell phone service and suddenly roads just end and I get stuck with no one around to help.

What I need in life is a reliable source of directions that can make decisions for me when I am alone and in danger of getting lost.

And, that is what all of us need in life all the way to the very end of the road: someone who knows us well enough to make decisions for us when we no longer can speak for ourselves, knows what truly matters and what we truly want.

Right? A person to make decisions for you at the end of your life, a place where there is no Google Maps or divine directional assistance coming from the cloud(s), except how is anyone supposed to possess that degree of navigational skill when no roadmap exists?

Last month, Hospice of San Juan launched its “Coping with Change” series with a session that focused on end-of-life paperwork.

We learned about Advanced Directives and how you may give some instruction about how you want the end of your life steered.

But what if you don’t have an Advanced Directive?

How is the person sitting Contributed photo by your side supposed to Mariluz Villa. know what kind of treatment you want, or don’t want, for that matter? Where’s the roadmap?

If you come to Hospice of San Juan’s next event, offered Wednesday, Feb. 18, 6-7:30 p.m., at the Library, you will have the opportunity to play a game called “Go Wish.” It’s a card game and you play it with the person(s) you want to be your end-of-life navigator, and together you become cartographers, charting roads to take that appear on no map.

How could you possibly get lost? Right?

— Editor’s note: Mariluz Villa, president of Hospice of San Juan board of directors, is board certified in internal and geriatric medicine, as well as in hospice and palliative care.

‘Patient Bill of Rights’ revised The San Juan County Board of Health adopted a revised Patient Bill of Rights Dec. 19.

The Patient Bill of Rights was generated to address concerns expressed by local residents about delivery of health care service in the county.

The revised Bill of Rights was adopted by the Board of Health following significant discussion and the board

believes that the document clarifies health care issues that were confusing and disconcerting to many residents, according to a press release circulated Jan. 23 by the county.

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Auditor’s office remodels The front counter area of the County Auditor’s office will undergo a remodel over the next two months. The remodel will add a third licensing workstation and is intended to reduce long lines during busy licensing period. It will also allow two of the three workstations to do either licensing or recording.

For the month of February, the licensing will share the front counter of the Treasurer’s Office. It is expected that licensing services will return to the Auditor’s office before April 1.

Volunteer mentors needed The San Juan Island Family Resource Center and WSU 4-H are seeking mentors for its new youth mentor program.

The one year program includes weekly contact

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Cruel fate befalls ailing family pet

How many times have we heard in the news or on TV about a mistreated pet?

And we always say: That would never happen in our island… well, let me tell you, it did happen in our island.

This is the story about a 6-year-old’s cat that last weekend became ill. “Gato,” our cat, was sick and we couldn’t tell what was wrong with him, so we started to call vets around.

In desperation, after not getting a response from the vets, we called a Mount Vernon vet clinic, but they couldn’t help us very much over the phone… and the 911 emergency call system told us that there were no veterinary doctors available on weekends.

Later on that night, we were able to reach one of the island’s vets and they said that they could see the cat in the morning… that it was too late at night to go to the office and see the cat.

I knew in my heart that Gato would not make it thru the night. At 4:32 a.m., Gato passed away without getting any care from a vet.

I wanted to express my frustration and melancholy to our community for Gato has a voice in me today and his story had to be told.

I just hope that nobody else has to endure watching a beloved pet dying in pain with the lack of veterinary care on a weekend in San Juan Island.

TERESITA TOBON San Juan Island

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Better at Cherry Point than in B.C.

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 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

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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

Dark Ages? Vexed over vaccinations

According to the state Department of Health, San 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.

Now, I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed, but even I know that climate change 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.

But don’t believe me.

Educate yourself. Spend an hour on the Internet or talk to a couple of pediatricians.

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Oversight of EMS money falls short

A recent article released by the EMT Association asking for public donations to help fund a new ambulance is disturbing to me.

It leads one to assume that this necessary replacement of ambulances is hampered by the public’s denial of the last levy. This is not the case.

The public has always been supportive and trusting of our endeared EMT volunteers and their endeavors.

However, recently they have shown by their votes a hesitation to support the EMT Association’s administration.

I have concerns about the lack of transparency of the financial management of the EMS administration.

Long ago, a capital reserve fund was in place

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to provide funds to replace aging ambulances... at present it is not in place and there have been no ambulances purchased. I assume the monies were transferred to the general fund... and, if so… why?

I feel our elected commissioners have not provided a fiscally responsible EMS administration and not scrutinized well enough their operations. They have also have alienated themselves from their constituents.

Public meetings and feedback opportunities are difficult to attend and almost nil. There is a perceived attitude that I have of them, that they know what is best for us and we should trust their decisions.

Reviewing the 2014 SJI EMS Revenue Status Report acquired from the county recently there is an apparent excess of $300,000 revenue not made public. That sum is enough for two ambulances.

The 2014 Expenditure Report is also very enlightening... over a million dol-

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There is an immense amount of money being spent on our EMS system here. With limited public input, very little transparency and seemingly a lack of financial scrutiny one is concerned about a sustainable EMS. I am asking the commissioners to take a serious look at their mission and to do due diligence VERONICA METCALFE, CNOR San Juan Island

Food drive for lost pets? Purr-fect

I am excited about the Animal Protection Society’s Community Pet Food Drive, Feb. 9-24.

This annual event works with the Friday Harbor Food Bank to help families in need keep their pets fed.

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As I See It

Lolita’s return Reservations? What’s not to like? adrift; reservation system to the Pacific is Nay-sayers offers ‘fantastic’ benefits for islanders long overdue

W

e are getting closer to protecting our beloved orca whales, but there is still work to be done.

More than half of all orcas taken into captivity originated in Washington waters. There are currently 57 orcas in captivity in 14 marine parks in eight countries around the world.

Killer whale Lolita was captured in 1970 in Puget Sound before her population was listed as endangered. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries received a petition in 2013 to include captive whales as part of the southern resident killer whales endangered species listing.

As of last week, Lolita is officially on the endangered species list. But that doesn’t mean she will leave the Miami Seaquarium and return to her native Washington waters.

She has spent most of her life in captivity, and NOAA argues that if released she could transmit diseases, not be able to find food for herself and have trouble integrating socially.

Ken Balcomb of the Center for Whale Research and Howard Garrett of the Orca Network have devised a plan to bring Lolita home. She would be placed in a transitional coastal sanctuary sea pen where she will be monitored by veterinary staff, taught how to eat live fish and to follow a boat, which will be used to get her used to the open ocean.

Balcomb and Garrett say that if she is not ready to be released into the open water, she can stay in the bay, receive human care for the rest of her life and have the real ocean to swim in.

We think this is the next best step for Lolita. Best case scenario: after enough time and care, she is released back to her family. Worst case scenario: she has to live in a coastal sanctuary sea pen – far superior to her current living conditions.

In a timely move, Senator Kevin Ranker (D-Orcas) has proposed a ban on using whales for entertainment purposes.

Ranker, the prime sponsor of Senate Bill 5666, testified to the Senate’s Natural Resources and Parks Committee last week. His bill is a preemptive strike against holding, capturing or importing whales, dolphins and other porpoises in Washington for performance or entertainment.

We couldn’t agree with Ranker more when he said, “Washington is fortunate to share its waters with orcas and many other species. There is no good reason to put these animals at risk through captivity.”

We want this bill to pass. If the residents of Washington state won’t protect orca whales, who will?

— Colleen Armstrong Smith, group publisher

PUBLIC MEETINGS n SJI School District Board of Directors, Feb. 11, 5 p.m., FH Middle School Commons, 85 Blair Ave. n Stormwater Citizens Advisory Committee, Feb. 12, 8:30-11:30 a.m., County Legislative Building, 55 Second St. n Ferry Advisory Committee, Feb. 18, 8:30-10:30 a.m., County Legislative Building, 55 Second St. n Marine Resources Committee, Feb. 18, 8:30 a.m., Islanders Bank Annex, 545 Park St., Friday Harbor n San Juan County Board of Health, Feb. 18, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., County Legislative Building, 55 Second St. n Agricultural Resources Committee, Feb. 18, 2-4 p.m., Lopez, Orcas, San Juan libraries via video-conference n OPALCO Board of Directors, Feb. 19, 8:15 a.m., Lopez Island Fire Station, 2228 Fisherman Bay Rd. n SJC Parks & Recreation Commission, Feb. 19, 8:3011:10 a.m., County Legislative Building, 55 Second St. n Land Bank Commission, Feb. 20, 8:30 a.m. Mullis Community Senior Center, 589 Nash St., Friday Harbor

By Charlie Bodenstab Special to the Journal

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’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 ridiculous hour only to find you could have Charlie Bodenstab 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

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Reservations are not required to ride a ferry in the San Juans, but some believe that the benefits reservation system are long overdue.

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 reservation 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.

— Editor’s note: Find information about the San Juans reservation system and instructions on how to create a reservation account at Washington State Ferries website, www.wsdot.wa.gov.

Feisty as ever, League celebrates No. 95

By Diane Martindale Special to the Journal

F

ebruary 14 marks our 95th anniversary of the oldest nonpartisan voter registration 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. 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

All politics is local; San Juans LofWV chapter strives to keep islanders informed 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

“Truth is the only safe ground to stand on.”

— Elizabeth Cady Stanton, suffragette 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 meetings on the second Monday of the month, 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 subgroup meetings, call 317-7518.

— Editor's note: Diane Martindale is president of League of Women Voters of the San Juans

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Continued from page 6 are accepting donations of pet food, cash, or checks.

Some people will make a trip to America to buy pet food at a discounted price, and that’s okay. Others will buy pet food at local stores, and that’s even better, since it helps our local economy.

I’ve also just found out that the Animal Protection Society will also accept gift certificates for this drive from our local pet supply stores.

For me, buying locally and giving business to our local merchants is important. My gift helps the local merchants by giving them

business.

It helps people keep beloved pets in their homes because they have food to feed them. It helps the Animal Protection Society because they don’t have to find homes for pets that can no longer be taken care of.

It’s a triple play, if you ask me.

If you need to get a tax deduction for your donation, you’ll still need to take your cash or check to the Animal Protection Society.

If not, I urge you to consider helping not only our community pets and the Animal Protection Society, but our local merchants as well.

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Valentine’s Day weekend: revel in romance Valentine’s Day is all about the love. This year, why not share some of the love with the community at one of the events happening in Friday Harbor? This lovely weekend has something for everyone—those that love the stage, the sea, and the art world.

Before you head out to paint the town red, make something special for the one you love on the afternoon of Feb. 11, from 4-6 p.m. at the Library.

It’s the adults turn to play with paper and scissors at this Valentine’s Day “Crafter-noon.” Supplies are provided and the event is free.

Island’s Museum of Art will host its official grand opening with the exhibit Illuminated: Glass by William Morris, 1998-2013. The opening reception is from 4-7 p.m., Feb. 14, with the ribbon cutting at 4 p.m.

Glass artist William Morris is a teacher at the world renowned Pilchuck School. His glass sculptures have captivated and intrigued the art community for more than 20 years. Illuminated exhibits some of his best work in the past 15 years.

Morris gathers much of his inspiration from ancient cultures around the world. His pieces are culturally distinct yet familiar, and embody a spiritual quality.

His technical skills, combined with a love for cultural history create an art show like no other in Friday Harbor.

Accompanying the Morris exhibit is Glass Cubed. This exhibit features glass sculptures by artists from around Washington state, including Raven Skyriver of Lopez Island.

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Glass artists William Morris will showcase thought provoking pieces like this cinerary urn at the upcoming IMA exhibit “Illuminated.”

The Whale Museum is hosting a free weekend in honor of Valentine’s Day. All admission fees will be waived from Feb. 13-16.

Enjoy self-guided tours and check out the updated exhibit hall. Get up to speed on the latest struggles of the Southern Resident orca population, what recovery efforts are in affect, and what you can do to help.

Island Stage Left will perform its special V-day production Feb. 13 and 14 at Griffin Bay Books. “60 Minutes of Love,” is a compilation of music and poetry that is sure to touch the heart.

This hour of love-themed entertainment features Stage Left’s Jonathan Shue, Daniel Mayes, and Helen-Machin Smith. The production begins at 7 p.m. with a second showing Feb. 14, at 8:15 p.m.

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Calendar Guided bird walks Valentine’s weekend PAGE 10

What’s Happening!

Wednesday, Feb. 11 Memory Loss & Dementia Class, Mullis Senior Center, 1:30 p.m., free. Will cover most common types of dementia. Info, 3174933, robin@cornerstonehcc.com Drop-in Badminton & Ping Pong, Turnbull Gym, 8-10 p.m. Ages 16 and up; $2 drop-in fee.

Info, 378-4953, www. islandrec.org Valentine Crafternoon for Adults, Library, 4 p.m. Make something for that someone special. Supplies provided.

Info, 378-2798, www. sjlib.org

Thursday, Feb. 12 Kids Dance Class, Dance Workshop 2, 4:10 p.m. Dance Happy’s Preballet, Jazz, & Tap, ages 4-5. Info, 378-9628 Adult Indoor Soccer, Fairgrounds, 6:30-8 p.m. Ages 16 and up; $2 drop-in fee. Info, 3784953, www.islandrec.org Adult Basketball, Turnbull Gym, 8-10 p.m.

Ages 16 and up; $2 drop-in fee. Info, 3784953, www.islandrec.org

Friday, Feb. 13 Free Workshop for Kids, SJCT, 3 p.m., grades K-6. 4 p.m., grades 3-6. Book It’s Arts & Education Program presents an adaptation of ‘Alice in Wonderland.’

Registration necessary.

Info, 378-3210, www. sjctheater.org

Saturday, Feb. 14 Land Bank Guided Bird Walk, Limekiln Preserve, 9 a.m. The Land Bank celebrates national Great Backyard Bird Count. Join Thor Hanson as he leads a bird walk. Meet at See CALENDAR, Page 10

By Scott Rasmussen Journal editor

T

he idea of delivering a Valentine’s Day wish to someone’s sweetheart, in a song, by request, certainly didn’t get its start in Friday Harbor.

In the world of barbershop singers, it’s a long-standing tradition, an opportunity universally recognized as ideal for highlighting the music and furthering the mission.

On San Juan Island, however, they’ve added a twist and taken it to a whole new level. Thirty to 35 so-called “gigs” on V-Day? Well, it’s all in a days work for Island Chordsmen Plus, as they say, but virtually unheard of elsewhere in barbershop land.

“I’m pretty sure those kind of numbers (30-35) are not typical of what you’ll find in other places,” Chordsmen Plus Director Angel Michaels said. “And you usually don’t get a whole choir either. Most places you get a quartet. We don’t have a quartet, but we really like doing it as a whole choir anyhow.”

For the Chordsmen, the yearly plunge into its repertoire of about a dozen romantically infused barbershop standards began a decade ago, give or take a year. Michaels recalls being prodded by the group not long after taking the helm about mastering a few songs and lending their voice to the Valentine’s Day affair. So they did, although Michaels mistakenly believed at that time that the group had done this kind of thing before.

“So, we went out and did this crazy thing,” she recalls, “and the next year they said, ‘Hey, let’s do it again.’ I think we all just love making people feel good.”

Not so crazy after all.

Come Saturday, the Chordsmen collective, whose roster hovers around 16, on any given day, and whose combined age teeters near 999, will be up and out the door early.

Donned in customary Valentine’s Day regalia, black pants, white shirt (or black), red vest and red tie, the singers will have a tight time schedule to keep to ensure all orders expected that day are delivered.

A year ago, the band of bustling barbershoppers fulfilled no fewer than 30 Valentine’s Day requests, singing from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and, as Dan Drath recalls, entertained an audience of 400 or more. That sum, Drath notes, includes the many spectators who just happened to be in the right place at the right time, like restaurant or office building, and heard a tune or two performed by the roaming band of minstrels.

While there’s little room for lollygagging, Drath foresees an impromptu appearance at a well-travel public place or two along the way, to serenade the unsuspecting, as it captures the spirit of the day.

“The acoustics in the post office are surprisingly good,” he said.

Founded by Dick Saylor in the mid-1990s, Island Chordsmen Plus is now a fixture in Friday Harbor’s circle of entertainment. Carrying the barbershop banner for two decades, the Chordsmen perform regularly at the annual San Juan Historical Society annual Christmas, the yearly town holiday tree-lighting festival, herald the arrival of

the Santa Ship, entertain at the convalescent center and Village of the Harbour (home of its weekly practice session) and periodically participate at the Independence Day parade.

The highlight of the barbershop year comes the first Sunday in June, when Chordsmen Plus joins forces with the community theatre to sponsor, host and perform in the Barbershop Bonanza, an annual showcase of regionally acclaimed barbershop quartets, choirs and performers.

Of late, the Chordsmen have been called upon to offer its chorus of voices in harmony as a comfort to those in the final days of life.

“Those are hard gigs for us,” Michael said. “But for the guys it’s real important to do.”

Come Saturday, hearts will be light and voices will be raised in song, barbershop style. If you haven’t dialed up one for your sweetheart, well, maybe you’ll end up in the right place at the right time, and get lucky. And, if remember that if the choir seems to be having as good a time or better than anyone else in the room, it’s because they probably are.

“The point is to spread the love of music, that’s our purpose,” Drath said. “Our goal is to keep the whole world singing.”

— Editor’s note: to order a singing Valentine’s, call 370-5544 or (360) 298-4682. Suggested donation is $35-40; the group operates on a slidingscale that works to fit both the occasion and individual circumstances.

Visit the Chordsmen website at www.islandchordsmenplus.org

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Continued from page 9 Westside Lake parking lot.

Info, 370-7655, tanjaw@rockisland.com IMA William Morris Show, IMA, 540 Spring St., 4-7 p.m., Fri.-Mon. World renowned glass artist. Exhibit features some of his best work from 1998-2013. Free admission.

Ribbon cutting at 4 p.m.

Info, 370-5177, r.parks@sjima. org Scooter & Skate Night, Fairgrounds, Scooter & trike 5:30-6:30 p.m., $2 per rider, $5 per family. Open Skate, 7-8:30 p.m., $3 per rider, $8 per family. Info, 378-4953, www.islandrec.org Writer’s Open Mic, Library, 7 p.m. Share your work or

just listen. Info, 378-2798, pjherber@interisland.net.

Sunday, Feb. 15 Land Bank Guided Bird Walk, Jackle’s Lagoon, 9 a.m. American Camp, 4 p.m. Shona Aitken leads the morning bird walk and Doug Hasley will lead in the afternoon . Info, 370-7655, tanjaw@rockisland.com The Met: Live in HD, SJCT, 2 p.m. Streaming live to the big screen, Offenbach’s ‘Les Contes D’Hoffmann’ (The Talkes of Hoffmann). Adults, $20, students, $10. Info, 3783210, www.sjctheater.org

Monday, Feb. 16 Contra Dance, Grange Hall, 7:30 p.m., free. Instruction provided. Called by Mike Cohen of the Contra Band.

Info, nature@interisland.net,

378-6313 Drop-in Badminton & Ping Pong, Turnbull Gym, 8-10 p.m. Ages 16 and up; $2 drop-in fee. Info, 378-4953, www.islandrec.org

Tuesday, Feb. 17 Memory Loss & Dementia Class, Mullis Senior Center, 1:30 p.m., free. Review of current research & treatment options. Info, 317-4933, robin@cornerstonehcc.com Kids Dance Class, Dance Workshop 2, 4:10 p.m. Dance Happy’s Creative Dance, ages 2.5-4. Info, 378-9628 Adult Basketball, Turnbull Gym, 8-10 p.m. Ages 16 and up; $2 drop-in fee. Info, 3784953, www.islandrec.org

Wednesday, Feb. 18

Coping with Change, Library, 6 p.m. Hospice San Juan offers support group to help people manage challenging situations that occur toward the end of life. Info, 378-5915, mariluz@rockisland.com

Almost, Maine, SJCT, 7:30 p.m. A collage of short plays within a play. Residents of a small town in Maine fall in & out of love in the strangest ways. Bargain night, adults $14, students $7. Info, 3783210, www.sjctheater.org

Drop-in Badminton & Ping Pong, Turnbull Gym, 8-10 p.m. Ages 16 and up; $2 drop-in fee. Info, 378-4953, www.islandrec.org

Friday, Feb. 20

Thursday, Feb. 19 Community Wellness Night, 285 Spring St., 6:30 p.m. Free. Massage, energy work, herbal consultations.

Info, 378-3637, lavenderadayspa@gmail.com Literary Salon, Library, 4 p.m. Join Laurie Orton to talk about new books, authors, themes & ideas.

Info, 378-2798, www.sjlib.org

CROSSWORD PUZZLE Across 1. A lot 6. Hot spot 10. ___ Cooper, Am. actor 14. An inverted circumflex diacritic mark 15. ___ vera 16. Fencing sword 17. Foe 18. Pink, as a steak 19. H.S. class 20. Measure of antiknock properties of gasoline (2 wds) 23. Chocolate trees 25. Successful runners, for short 26. Type of beds with curtains and canopy (hyphenated) 30. Halo, e.g.

31. Chill 32. Bean counter, for short 35. Clash 36. Domestic animal skin disease 38. At liberty 39. ___ el Amarna, Egypt 40. Bite 41. Back 42. Certainly 46. Have a sudden inspiration?

49. Leisurely walks 50. Irish version of burgoo (2 wds) 54. Aquatic plant 55. Palm berry 56. Blotto 60. Chowder morsel

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Almost, Maine, SJCT, 7:30 p.m. See Feb. 19 for full listing. Info, 378-3210, www. sjctheater.org

Saturday, Feb. 21 Library Art Show, Library, 12 p.m., free. All media & all ages. Check in at 10 a.m. to hang your artwork. Info, Diane, 370-5814 Scooter & Skate Night, Fairgrounds, Scooter & trike 5:30-6:30 p.m., $2 per rider, $5 per family. Open Skate, 7-8:30 p.m., $3 per rider, $8 per family. Info, 378-4953, www.islandrec.org

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SJCT hosts a free workshop for kids Feb. 13. Register early.

Tragedy at the Commons Documentary Series, Library, 7 p.m. Host Ken Crawbuck screens “Speciesism.” You’ll never look at animals, or humans, the same way again.

Refreshments. Info, 3782798, www.sjlib.org Almost, Maine, SJCT, 7:30 p.m. See Feb. 19 for full listing. Info, 378-3210, www. sjctheater.org

Home & Garden April 2015 Providing a full schedule of activites and events plus, informative feature stories.

This special section of The Journal, The Sounder, & The Weekly will be distributed to over 7500 readers throughout San Juan County and also online in our new Green Editions!

Copy & Sales Deadline: Monday, April 3, 2015, 12 pm Publication Dates: Week of April 16, 2015 For more information call Cherie or Howard at the Journal 378-5696

Sudoku

61. Detective's need 62. Quench 63. "For Your ___ Only," Bond film 64. Coastal raptor 65. ___ Island National Monument Down 1. "___ Loves You," Beatles song 2. Jail, slangily 3. Trick taker, often 4. Member of Obama's party 5. Airline porter 6. Ride, so to speak 7. Brio 8. Elders' teachings 9. Bad look

10. Affect (2 wds) 11. Fourth month 12. Controls, symbolically 13. Burglar 21. "___ bad!"

22. ___ line (major axis of an elliptical orbit) 23. Two-door 24. Acoustic 26. Certain protest 27. Argentine dance 28. Baby carrier?

29. Morgue, for one 32. Belief 33. Rings 34. Ethereal 36. "Gee whiz!"

37. "Go on ..."

38. Voluntary

40. S. Am. Indian of Brazil and Paraguay 43. Advantages 44. Dracula, at times 45. ___ fly 46. Channel cut by heavy rainwater 47. Pond buildup 48. Putdowns 50. Defensive spray 51. Battering wind 52. Maple genus 53. Indian bread 57. Amigo 58. Schuss, e.g.

59. "Absolutely!"

Answers to today's puzzle on page 16

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 8.

Sudoku and Crossword answers on page 16

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Around Town The Met: Live Native plant in HD at SJCT society meeting

The next installment of The Met: Live in HD series at San Juan Community Theatre is Offenbach’s opera ‘Contes D’Hoffman, ‘The Tales of Hoffman’, Feb. 15, at 2 p.m.

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This the second year of partnership between SJCT and the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live, high-definition performances.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for students.

The San Juan Islands Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society will hosts its annual meeting, Feb. 21, 1 p.m., at the Lopez Island Library.

The meeting includes the election of officers for the chairperson, vicechairperson, secretary and treasurer. All members of the SJI Chapter are eligible to vote and run for offices.

New members are encouraged to join and vote at the meeting.

There will be a presentation on salt marsh ecology by Madrona Murphy after the meeting, and a field trip to Weeks Wetland (next to Lopez Village) will follow.

For more information contact Jim Frampton at 378-2428.

‘Art of Self-Care’ workshop

Friday Harbor Holistic Health’s Nicholas Corrin will host the weekend workshop, Art of Self Care: Intro to Qi Gong and Tai Chi,

Feb. 21-22, at Brickworks.

The sessions are 9-12 p.m., and 1- 4 p.m. both days.

Participants will learn about these two ancient disciplines, and how to integrate them into their lives, in both form and spirit.

The workshop is $60 per session or $200 for the entire weekend.

For info call 375-7052, or email info@fridayharborholistichealth.com

Island Rec’s ‘Starry Night’

The Seattle Museum of Flight will return to Friday Harbor with the traveling planetarium for a night of stellar space exploration, Feb. 27, at the Elementary School. The event is for ages five and up.

There are five show times for the 40 minute planetarium presentation with the first at 5:45 p.m., and the last at 9 p.m. There will also be astronomical displays and several large telescopes aimed at the night sky (weather dependent).

The costs is $10 for ages 5-12, and $12 for kids over 13 and adults.

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Calling all ladies. Learn how to do those household projects, often reserved for men or professionals, yourself at the You Can Fix it Fair, Feb. 28, 9-12 p.m., at Thrift House on Mullis Street.

The event is sponsored by Soroptomist International of Friday Harbor.

The fair will cover a variety of handy skills involving plastering and painting walls, fixing leaks and maintaining your bathroom, electrical lessons like how to splice wire, and what tools to include in your own essential tool kit.

Presenters will also give tips on when it’s time to call in a pro and what questions to ask them.

Participants will learn from seasoned professionals and remodeling veterans in hands-on demonstrations.

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To register email youcanfixitfridayharbor@gmail.com, or call 298-7463.

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PUBLIC NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY ONEWEST BANK, FSB, its successors in interest and/or assigns, Plaintiff, v.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF JOHN VAN NORTWICK; TINA L. LEGEUNE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES; SNUG HARBOR OWNERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ASSOCIATION; OCCUPANTS OF THE PREMISES; and any persons or parties claiming to have any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real property described in the complaint, Defendants.

CAUSE NO. 12-2-05105-5 JUDGMENT RENDERED ON 08/11/2014 ORDER OF SALE ISSUED 12/29/2014 DATE RECEIVED 12/29/2014 To: UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF JOHN VAN NORTWICK; TINA L. LEGEUNE; and OCCUPANTS OF THE PREMISES: The Superior Court of San Juan County has directed the undersigned Sheriff of San Juan County to sell the property described below to satisfy a judgment in the above entitled action. If developed the property address is: 87 Snug Harbor Drive, Lopez Island, WA 98261.

The sale of the above described property is to take place:

Time: 10:00 am Date: Friday, March 13, 2015 Place: Inside Main Entrance, San Juan County Courthouse, 96 Second St., Friday Harbor, WA The judgment debtor can avoid the sale by paying the judgment amount of $360,383.62 together with interest, costs, and fees before the sale date. For the exact amount, contact the Sheriff at P.O. Box 669, Friday Harbor, WA 98250, 360-378-4151 or 360-370-7622.

Ron Krebs, Sheriff San Juan County, Washington By: Kim Ott, Chief Civil Deputy LOT 19, FIRST ADDITION TO SNUG HARBOR, A PRIVATE SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED IN VOLUME 3 OF PLATS, PAGES 34 AND 34A, RECORDS OF SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON. Tax Parcel Number: 140850019000 If developed the property address is: 87 Snug Harbor Drive, Lopez Island, WA 98261.

LEGAL NO. J612336 Published in The Journal of the San Juan Islands January 28th, 2015, February 4th, 11th, 18th, 2015.

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UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF JOHN VAN NORTWICK; TINA L. LEGEUNE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES; SNUG HARBOR OWNERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ASSOCIATION; OCCUPANTS OF THE PREMISES; and any persons or parties claiming to have any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real property described in the complaint, Defendants.

CAUSE NO. 12-2-05105-5 JUDGMENT RENDERED ON 08/11/14 ORDER OF SALE ISSUED 12/29/14 DATE RECEIVED 12/29/14 DATE OF LEVY 01/21/2015 STATE OF WASHINGTON ) ) SS. COUNTY OF SAN JUAN ) TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF JOHN VAN NORTWICK; Any persons or parties claiming to have any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real property described in the complaint: judgment debtor(s).

The Superior Court of San Juan County has directed the undersigned Sheriff of San Juan County to sell the property described below to satisfy a judgment in the above-entitled action. The property to be sold is described on the reverse side of this notice.

The sale of the above-described property is to take place: Time: 10:00 AM Date: Friday, March 13, 2015

Place: Inside Main Entrance, San Juan County Courthouse, 96 Second St., Friday Harbor, WA The judgment debtor can avoid the sale by paying the judgment amount of $360,383.62 plus fees and interest accruing at the rate of 12% per annum from date of judgment until paid in full before the sale date. For the exact amount, contact the sheriff at the address stated below: This property is subject to: (check one) [ ] 1. No redemption rights after sale.

[X] 2. A redemption period of eight months which will expire at 4:30 p.m. on the 13th day of November, 2015. [ ] 3. A redemption period of one year which will expire at 4:30 p.m. on the â&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;Ś day of â&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;Ś.., 20â&#x20AC;Ś The judgment debtor or debtors or any of them may redeem the above described property at any time up to the end of the redemption period by paying the amount bid at the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sale plus additional costs, taxes, assessments, certain other amounts, fees, and interest. If you are interested in redeeming the property contact the undersigned sheriff at the address stated below to determine the exact amount necessary to redeem.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: IF THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR OR DEBTORS DO NOT REDEEM THE PROPERTY BY 4:30 p.m. ON THE 13th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2015, THE END OF THE REDEMPTION PERIOD, THE PURCHASER AT THE SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE WILL BECOME THE OWNER AND MAY EVICT THE OCCUPANT FROM THE PROPERTY UNLESS THE OCCUPANT IS A TENANT HOLDING

UNDER AN UNEXPIRED LEASE. IF THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD IS OCCUPIED AS A PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE BY THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR OR DEBTORS AT THE TIME OF SALE, HE, SHE, THEY, OR ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO RETAIN POSSESSION DURING THE REDEMPTION PERIOD, IF ANY, WITHOUT PAYMENT OF ANY RENT OR OCCUPANCY FEE. THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR MAY ALSO HAVE A RIGHT TO RETAIN POSSESSION DURING ANY REDEMPTION PERIOD IF THE PROPERTY IS USED FOR FARMING OR IF THE PROPERTY IS BEING SOLD UNDER A MORTGAGE THAT SO PROVIDES. Ron Krebs, Sheriff, San Juan County Washington Kim Ott, Chief Civil Deputy PO Box 669 Friday Harbor, WA 98250 360-370-7622 LOT 19, FIRST ADDITION TO SNUG HARBOR, A PRIVATE SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED IN VOLUME 3 OF PLATS, PAGES 34 AND 34A, RECORDS OF SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON. Tax Parcel Number: 140850019000 If developed the property address is: 87 Snug Harbor Drive, Lopez Island, WA 98261.

LEGAL NO. J612335 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands January 28th, 2015, February 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th, 2015 and March 4th, 2015.

COMBINED NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS & HEARINGS Permit Number

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Tax Parcel Number, Project Location, and Island 241421001, 39 Hodgson Road, Lopez

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John Ray-Keil, 39 Hodgson 1/21/15 1/21/15 exempt 3/4/15 Rd., Lopez, WA 98261 Robert Stahnke and Valerie PPROV0 Vacation 462451033, 229 Westcott Krueger, 404 Lamar Drive, 1/21/15 1/21/15 exempt 3/4/15 -14-0005 rental Drive, San Juan Mukilteo, WA 98275 FPA; ROW Environmental.

352032002 & 352031001, Nakatomi LLC, F Shaw, Law Hearing Key PLP00017 lot DNS 2/25/15 3/4/15 4/16/15 Office of SJ Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Day, PO Box 1/30/15 1/30/15 permit; DOE Checklist; NE of Wold Rd north of Examiner Bank 15-0001 subdivision SWMP 2112, FH, WA 98250 water rights Bailer Hill Rd, San Juan Near 260811003, SJC Public Works c/o Skilling Slope failure Environmental Connolly Inc, Mary Julvezan PSJWMP correction; guard MP 0.9, Checklist; Tech Memos: 12/17/14 1/26/15 DNS 2/25/15 3/4/15 5016 Lacey Blvd SE, Lacey -15-0002 rail repair; curtain Deer Harbor Rd, Critical Areas and nondrain install Orcas WA 98503 jurisdictional ditch LAND USE DECISIONS: Hearing Examiner Decisions: www.sanjuanco.com/cdp/hearingexdecisions.aspx Planning Commission decisions: http://www.sanjuanco.com/planning/planningcommissionactions.aspx County Council decisions: http://www.sanjuanco.com/council/ordinances.aspx and http://www.sanjuanco.com/council/resolutions.aspx BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED: Permits issued by the Department of Community Development are searchable at https://services.sanjuanco.com/Default.asp. Select â&#x20AC;&#x153;Citizen Services,â&#x20AC;? then â&#x20AC;&#x153;Permits and Inspections,â&#x20AC;? then â&#x20AC;&#x153;Permits Inquiryâ&#x20AC;? and enter search parameters To search a date range, use two periods between the date entries, i.e., after â&#x20AC;&#x153;Issue Date,â&#x20AC;? enter 11/17/2014..11/21/2014 and after â&#x20AC;&#x153;Permit Status,â&#x20AC;? select â&#x20AC;&#x153;Issued.â&#x20AC;? This will return a table of permits issued for the date range in question. There is no need to enter a permit type, unless you want to narrow your search. There are also links available on our website. (San Juan County is providing this information as a public service, in recognition that there will be occasional down times due to system updates.)

SEPA COMMENT AND APPEAL: Anyone desiring to comment on the SEPA Determination can do so by submitting a written statement to Community Development, PO Box 947 (135 Rhone St), Friday Harbor, WA. 98250 no later than the comment date specified above. The SEPA Determination may be appealed to the Hearing Examiner pursuant to SJCC 18.80.140 within 21 days of the date of the SEPA Determination.

APPLICATION COMMENTS: Any file may be examined by appointment during regular business hours at the Community Development, located at 135 Rhone Street, Friday Harbor. Comment on Notices of Application can be submitted in writing to Community Development at P. O. Box 947, Friday Harbor, WA 98250, no later than the end date for project comments specified above. Requests for copies of project decisions or staff reports or requests to provide testimony in a public hearing for a project, may be made by contacting Community Development: (360) 378-2354 * (360) 378-2116 * Fax (360) 378-3922 dcd@sanjuanco.com NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS: Hearing Examiner meetings on San Juan Island start at 10:00 a.m., in the Islanders Bank Administrative Building downstairs meeting room, 225 Blair Street, Friday Harbor. Planning Commission meetings begin at 8:45 am. Any person desiring to comment prior to the hearing should submit a written statement to Community Development, PO Box 947, Friday Harbor, WA. 98250. Written comments may also be submitted at the hearing. A copy of the staff report for a hearing may be obtained from Community Development seven days prior to the hearing.

NOTICE OF PERMITS: Information regarding all land use and building permits is available on the Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website. A link is available on the Community Development homepage at: sanjuanco.com/cdp

LEGAL NO. SJ1250695 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islandsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Sounder, FEBRUARY 11, 2015

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TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR LEGAL NOTICES AGENDA HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW BOARD Wednesday, February 11, 2015 6:00 PM Acting Board Chairperson: David Harsh 6:00 PM Call to Order / Roll Call / Approval of draft HPRB meeting minutes for December 10, 2014 meeting.

6:05 PM Communications from the Town & Citizens 6:05 PM New Business -Announcement: Board Appointments -History Lives Here 2015 - planning

-Partners in Preservation 7:30 PM Old Business -Board Subcommittee Assignments 7:30 PM Staff Reports & Announcements -Admin Review Report-Phifer Condo -Sunken Park Play Area Rehab -Ordinance Update-progress report -HPRB member recruitment 7:55 PM Board Reports and Announcements 8:00 PM Adjourn LEGAL NO. FH614417 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands February 11, 2015.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE TOWN COUNCIL Notice of Rezone Application No.64 Proposing an Amendment to the 2014 Zoning Designation Map DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL: The Town of Friday Harbor has requested to rezone property currently designated as Single-family Residential to Utility. During the allowed 2014 amendment cycle to the Town’s Comprehensive Plan this parcel was changed to the Utility designation which allows the consideration of the Rezone application.

The short legal description of the property is as follows:

The subject property is identified as tax parcel no. 351151029 and is located at 415 Tucker Avenue. The property currently is vacant and is approximately 1.14 acres in size.

The County Assessor’s Office describes this parcel as Gould’s 2nd acre addition to FH TL 1 of LT 36 & LT37 EX S60 of E365 1.14ac Sec 11, T35N, R 3W,, records of San Juan County, Washington.

PROPONENTS: Town of Friday Harbor P O Box 219 / 60 Second St S. Friday Harbor, WA 98250 HEARING DATE AND LOCATION: The Friday Harbor Town Council will

hold a PUBLIC HEARING to review the proponent’s request to amend the 2014 Zoning Designation Map at 5:30 PM, Thursday, February 19, 2015 in the Town Hall Council Chambers, 60 Second Street, Friday Harbor, Washington. Copies of documents are available for public review at www.fridayharbor.org or by request by contacting the Town of Friday Harbor’s Community Development Department.

LEGAL NO. FH614418 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands February 11, 18, 2015.

MISCELLANEOUS LEGAL NOTICES FISHERMAN BAY SEWER DISTRICT OF SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON NOTICE OF INTENT TO RENT IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Fisherman Bay Sewer District of San Juan County, Washington desires to lease a portion of certain real property to Donna Hasbrouck consisting of approximately 2 acres of land within the District’s property located at 620 Lopez Road; Lopez Island, WA. The leased area is described as follows: An area north and east of the fenced sewer treatment plant.

A proposed lease has been prepared and executed by the tenant. The lease provides for a monthly rental of $20.00 and has a term of one year.

The tenant will use the rented property to pasture a maximum of two horses. A security deposit in the amount of $80.00, with surety satisfactory to the Commissioners will be required. Liability insurance will also be required.

The District will conduct a public hearing on this proposed lease on March 19, 2015 at 4:00 pm at the District office located at 35 Weeks Point Way, #13, Lopez Island, WA, 98261. All persons who may be interested shall have the right to appear and to be heard. This Notice is published in accordance with RCW 57.08.120.

DATE: February 5, 2015 FISHERMAN BAY SEWER DISTRICT By: Ande Finley, District Clerk LEGAL NO. J614432 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands.

February 11, March 11, 2015.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN JUAN IN PROBATE In The Matter of The Estate of LAURENCE P. FULLERTON, Deceased.

PROBATE NO. 15 4 05007 7 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Personal Representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of this estate.

Persons having claims against the decedent must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, serve their claims on the Personal Representative or the attorney of record at the address stated below and file an executed copy of the claim with the Clerk of this Court within four months after the date of first publication of this notice or within four months after the date of the filing of the copy of this Notice with the Clerk of the Court, whichever is later or, except under those provisions included in RCW 11.40.011 or 11.40.013, the claim will be forever barred. This bar is effective as to claims against both the probate assets and nonprobate assets of the decedent.

DATE OF FILING COPY OF NOTICE TO CREDITORS with Clerk of the Court: 1/28/2015 DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: 2/4/2015 Dated this 14th day of January,

2015. /s/Lorena B. Daggett Lorena B. Daggett Personal Representative Attorney for the Estate: Diana G. Hancock, WSBA #29325 175 Village Road P.O. Box 160 Lopez, WA 98261 (360) 468-3871 LEGAL NO. J613371 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands February 4, 11, 18, 2015.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN JUAN In Re the Estate of: PATRICIA HELEN HUNT, Deceased.

No. 15 4 05004 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate.

Any person having a claim against the decedent that arose before the decedent’s death must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the personal representative’s attorney(s) at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.040.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of this notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.040.051 and 11.040.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: February 4, 2015 PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Carol Jean Anderson ATTORNEYS FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: GODDULANGLIE, Lawyers - Advisors Margaret C. Langlie, WSBA #12714 ADDRESS FOR MAILING OR SERVICE: GODDULANGLIE, Lawyers - Advisors PO Box 460 Friday Harbor, WA 98250 LEGAL NO. J613136 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands.

February 4, 11, 18, 2015.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN JUAN IN PROBATE In The Matter of The Estate HAROLD J. ANTHONY, Deceased.

PROBATE NO. 15 4 05008 5 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Personal Representative named below has been appointed and has

qualified as Personal Representative of this estate.

Persons having claims against the decedent must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, serve their claims on the Personal Representative or the attorney of record at the address stated below and file an executed copy of the claim with the Clerk of this Court within four months after the date of first publication of this notice or within four months after the date of the filing of the copy of this Notice with the Clerk of the Court, whichever is later or, except under those provisions included in RCW 11.40.011 or 11.40.013, the claim will be forever barred. This bar is effective as to claims against both the probate assets and nonprobate assets of the decedent.

DATE OF FILING COPY OF NOTICE TO CREDITORS with Clerk of the Court: 1/30/2015 DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: 2/11/2015 Dated this 29th day of January, 2015. /s/Diana G. Hancock Diana G. Hancock Personal Representative Attorney for the Estate: Diana G. Hancock, WSBA #29325 175 Village Road P.O. Box 160 Lopez, WA 98261 (360) 468-3871 LEGAL NO. J614365 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands February 11, 18, 25, 2015.

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING LOPEZ ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT 144 CAPITAL PROJECTS AND DEBT SERVICE FUNDS BUDGET EXTENSIONS 2014-2015 Notice is hereby given by the school directors of Lopez Island School District No. 144, San Juan County, Washington, that the board of directors will meet for the purpose of a public hearing and adoption of budget extensions of the district for the 2014-2015 school year. 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.

Bill Evans Secretary to the Board LEGAL NO. J614020 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands February 11, 18, 2015.

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF PIERCE ESTATE OF BRUCE ALLEN KINGLAND, Deceased.

NO. 15-4-00063-5 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 (NTCRD) 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 otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s Attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court in which the probate proceedings were commenced.

The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020 (1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice.

If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060.

This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication: January 28, 2015.

Personal Representative: MARY M. KINGLAND Attorney for the Personal Representative: A. EUGENE HAMMERMASTER/DAVID C. HAMMERMASTER Address for Mailing or Service: 1207 Main Street Sumner, WA 98390 Pierce County Superior Court Cause Number: 15-4-00063-5 /s/Mary M. Kingland MARY M. KINGLAND, Personal Representative Attorney for Personal Representative: HAMMERMASTER LAW OFFICES, PLLC /s/A. Eugene Hammermaster A. Eugene Hammermaster 1207 Main Street Sumner, WA 98390 (253) 863-5115 LEGAL NO. J611586 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands.

January 28, February 4, 11, 2015.

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF SAN JUAN In Re the Matter of the Estate of: JAMES L. MEREDITH, Deceased.

NO. 15-4-05003-4 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

otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced.

The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020 (1) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060.

This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of first publication: February 4, 2015 Personal Representative: BARBARA JEAN MEREDITH Dated: January 26, 2015 /s/Mary L. Stone MARY L. STONE/WSBA#17327 Attorney for Personal Representative Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 623 Friday Harbor, WA 98250 (360) 378-6778 Court of probate proceedings and cause number: San Juan Co. Superior Court, Cause No. 15-4-05003-4 LEGAL NO. J612544 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands.

February 4, 11, 18, 2015.

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.

LEGAL NO. S614553 Published: The Islands’ Sounder.

February 11, 2015.

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.

LEGAL NO. J614552 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands.

February 11, 2015.

SPORTS

16 — Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Rematch vs Auburn awaits

By Scott Rasmussen Journal editor

The Friday Harbor boys basketball teamed tumbled into a first-place tie in the league standings following a three-point loss on the road, Friday, at La Conner.

As a result, the Wolverines will likely face a formidable and now-familiar foe, Auburn Adventist, in its post-season opener.

With 20 ticks left in regulation, Peter Strasser's 15-foot rattled the rim but bounced out of the basket to close the door on the Wolverines come-back bid and hand the Braves a probable share of the Northwest 2B/1B League title in a hardfought 46-43 victory on their home court.

Friday Harbor played host to Concrete (2-10) Tuesday in its regular-season finale and La Conner faced Darrington, winless in 16 league games, on the road in its final game of the regular season.

Trailing by three at the half, the Wolverines (12-1 league, 15-4 overall) rallied down the stretch to tie the game at 43 points apiece with about 30 seconds remaining in regulation. La Conner knocked down a pair from

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Post-season showdown in the works against speedy Falcons, Feb. 17, in Turnbull Gym

the free-throw line to reclaim the lead and then pocketed the win as the 15-footer by Strasser, who tallied a game-high 20 points, missed the mark.

"We need to get a little better taking care of the basketball and being a little tougher in certain situations," Coach Rod Turnbull said. "In the games against La Conner and Auburn Adventist, where we lost, it's those kind of games where every possession matters."

The Braves’ Taylor Ebersole, Scott Lindeman and Cameron Hansen tallied 13, 12 and 11 points, respectively. Senior Gabe Lawson and junior Luke Stromberg scored seven points apiece for the Wolverines.

The loss at La Conner was the first in league for the Wolverines and served to split the two-game regular-season series against the Braves (12-1, 16-3). Thanks to the win over Friday Harbor and yearly pre-season draw, the Braves will enter the 2B

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Point-guard Bill Revercomb orchestrates the offense in a rough-and-tumble Jan. 31 contest against Auburn Adventist, which knocked down 29-of-34 free throw attempts en route to a seven-point win.

district playoffs as the No. 1 seeded team and face Concrete (3-14, overall) in the opening round.

The Wolverines will host the winner of Orcas and Auburn Adventist, Tuesday, Feb. 17, in the 2B district playoff opener; tip off

is 7 p.m. in Turnbull Gym. With a victory, they earn a trip to the 2B district championship game, Feb. 19; with a loss, they fall into the consolation bracket of the doubleelimination tournament and would need a win to stay alive in post-season play.

Sports briefs Mt.Vernon man lands Classic’s top prize, $10K

David Reep of Mount Vernon landed a 22.3-pounder to claim the

$10,000 first-place prize at the 12th annual Salmon Classic hosted by Roche Harbor Resort.

The yearly fishing competition, Feb. 6-7, drew 99 boats and 338 anglers, who together weighed in a total

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of 147 fish over the two-day tournament.

Reep’s Classic winner outweighed the secondplace fish, reeled in by Eric Reynolds of Snohomish, by a pound. Reynolds pocketed $5,000 in winnings as runner-up of the 2015 Classic

Eleven wrestlers earn playoff bids

With the title of league champion of their respective weight classes in tow, James Guard and Dakota Brown will lead nine Friday Harbor wrestlers into postseason 2B regional compe-

tition in the men’s division, Saturday, Feb. 14, in Adna.

In the women’s field, Haley Pyle and Sara Rist qualified for post-season competition, in Bellingham, Feb. 13-14.

FH to face Orcas in playoff opener

The Friday Harbor girls basketball team will open post-season play on the road, Feb. 18, at Orcas.

The Wolverines (9-4 league, 12-5 overall) closed out a 20-game regular-season schedule Tuesday, at home, against Concrete.

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