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Orcas Center benefit concerts feature more than 100 community performers

by COLLEEN SMITH ARMSTRONG Editor/ Publisher

Harken back to the era of Beatlemania, love-ins and flower power during a special series of performances at Orcas Center.

“Across the Universe: A Celebration in Concert” is directed by Grace McCune and Jake Perrine and brings together the Rock on the Rock Choir, local dancers, musicians and the high school drama class. The production weaves 29 Beatles songs into a story of love, heartache and social revolution.

“I love how accessible the Beatles’ music is to all ages,” said McCune. “This concert is such a great way to bring people together because the music speaks to everyone’s heart.”

The show will run Friday and Saturday, May 8, 9 and 15, 16 at 7:30 p.m. Thanks to a local sponsor, ticket prices are affordable at $15 for adults and $5 for

kids. They are available at www. orcascenter.org or 376-ACT1. The New Leaf Cafe is hosting a special dinner in the Outlook Inn’s Victorian Room before the opening night show on Friday, May 8 for $50, which includes a ticket to the show.

“Grace McCune and Jake Perrine are a creative team that always inspires,” said Orcas Center Executive Director Kara O’Toole.

“The Orcas community comes out in droves for their shows. Locals will be hard pressed not to recognize someone on stage with a cast of over 100 performers from ages 6 to 90-plus.”

“Across the Universe: A Celebration in Concert” is a benefit for Orcas Center, and O’Toole said it is a performance that “celebrates the intrinsic value of Orcas Center and the arts to the island.”

The concerts are based on the 2007 Julie Taymor film of the same name.

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Artwork for “Across the Universe: A Celebration in Concert” by Orcas High School student Sierra Morrison.

“Aside from seeming the logical conclusion to the arc of popular material available – what’s more popular than the Beatles?

Nothing! – it also is a rich tapestry of some of the all-time greatest songs ever written, and some of our favorites,” Perrine said.

“Certainly the Julie Taymor movie was a big inspiration to dramatize and stage it, but we’ve diverged from most of that at this point and made it our own. I could not

be happier about our decision to choose this material. It’s been a once-in-a-lifetime experience.”

McCune has watched the Rock on the Rock choir grow from 15 adults and eight kids to 55 adults and 37 kids. Not only has the choir’s numbers grown, but emotionally people have pushed themselves to new heights. Unlike traditional musicals on the stage where several lead roles take on most of the content, “Across the

Why we must protect our local pollinators

By RUSSEL BARSH and MADRONA MURPHY Special to the Sounder

The San Juan Islands are enjoying a relatively early spring green-up, flush with wildflowers such as blue camas and yellow buttercups, and all are abuzz with nectar–and pollen-loving insects. It is time to think about how colorless and tasteless our lives would be without pollinators.

Reported declines in bee populations have attracted considerable public comment and concern. Outdoor use of pesticides and other toxic compounds is certainly one factor. Bees weakened by toxic compounds are likely to forage weakly, reproduce poorly, and if exposed to parasites or pathogens, succumb more quickly than healthy bees.

Our changing climate may weaken bees further. As every gardener in the islands has probably observed, our fruit trees often bloom

when cold wind and rain make it very difficult for bees to fly. Mild winters encourage plants to leaf out and flower earlier when we still have frequent rainy, stormy days. While bees are

also beginning to emerge earlier in the spring, they cannot escape the physical laws governing flight muscles and wings.

But wait: what exactly do we mean when we say “bees”? And are bees the only pollinators we need to conserve in order to enjoy our flowers and fruit?

Most attention has gone to honeybees – insects native to Africa, Asia and Europe that were domesticated several thousand years ago and later introduced to North America by European farmers. What pollinators maintained our landscapes before honeybees were introduced? There are 7,500 species of bees on earth, and only seven are honeybees in the genus Apis. Hundreds of bee species can be found in San Juan County.

Over the last five years, we have surveyed pollinator-plant associations on ferry-con-

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Universe” features numerous solos, duets, trios and quartets of singers.

“To see a variety of different people’s talents and ages adds to the charm of this production,” said McCune. “It pushes singers to rise to the occasion. A good percentage will have their debut on the stage singing.”

Not only will singers get their

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015• The Islands’ Sounder

Are you allowed Blast off at Orcas Christian School to ‘age in place’?

by LIZ TAYLOR

None of us gets old overnight. We don’t go from, say, age 60 to age 80 in a day. There are years in between and steps we need to take while we’re healthy that will allow us to age with grace. The first rule: live in the right house.

Unfortunately, many of us live in homes that are unsuited for even the most minimal impairment. We expect to die at home yet sabotage ourselves by choosing the wrong house!

Where do you live? If you’re wise, you’ll live in a place that will adapt as your needs change, that will allow you to “age in place.” Since most of us don’t get to peek at how we will age, the trick is to select a home that offers maximum flexibility. Then, as your needs change -- let’s say you have hip surgery, have emphysema or break an ankle -- your home will allow you to continue to live comfortably with a minimum of remodeling or human assistance. Typically, a home that does this best has: • A toilet and a bath/shower on the main floor • No step entries • Living spaces on the ground floor (bedroom, kitchen, washer/dryer) • Extra-wide hallways • Accessible light switches and door levers (not knobs) According to the 2011 American Housing Survey, just 1 percent of housing in America has these features.

A study last year from Harvard University puts it this way: “America is rapidly aging with housing built for the young. That is, most homes aren’t set up for the increasing disabilities and needs of people who are slowing down and becoming impaired. Much of America’s housing is multi-story, with the master bedroom on the second floor, often the bathroom upstairs as well, lawn that needs weekly mowing, where the mailbox is a stroll away, and where everyday errands require a driver’s license.” www.jchs.harvard.edu/ research/housing_housing_americas_older_adult.

By making homes accessible for the old, we make them welcoming and useable (and marketable) for all -- whether we’re 9 months old or 90 years old: for dads pushing strollers, children on crutches, or someone who just wants a grandparent or friend in a wheelchair to visit.

Some communities, like Atlanta, GA, require private homeowners and commercial builders to incorporate accessibility features in all new homes.

Twenty years ago, homebuilders weren’t considering the housing needs of an aging society. Today they have no excuse. As 76 million boomers pass from middle to old age over the next 40 years (44 percent of our population on Lopez), architects and developers must re-think the layouts of their buildings.

And so must home buyers. A realtor told me recently that he sees many retirees building their “dream houses” – full of stairs, lavish empty spaces and long halls. All it takes for the dream to become a nightmare is a slight problem with mobility – and suddenly you can’t live there anymore. Why risk this when there are more adaptable designs available?

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Front row: Dominik Witt, Dayton Witt, Andrew Garcia, Ava Ashcraft, Makayla Hodges, Katlyn Bruland, Rhya Segault. Back row: Gaby Carreon, Trinity Kraayeveld, Erika Whitehead, Kyrah O’Neal, Samantha Parker and Lilly Hodges.

First, second and third and graders from Mrs. Roosma’s elementary class at the Orcas Christian School recently built, prepped and launched rockets.

Working in small teams of a “Launch Manager” and a “Safety Officer” each group alerted their classmates and local airborne pilots of each launch with a loud voice and an aircraft radio.

The rockets gained altitudes of more than 1000 feet and returned to earth with a recovery parachute the students learned to pack earlier in the day.

The high school aviation class has challenged the fourth and fifth grade class, junior high and the elementary to build a high powered rocket and will have a competition in May.

Community news briefs Student art show opening this week It’s spring and time for the Student Art Show at the Orcas Center.

A*OK Art for Orcas Kids (a program of the Orcas Island Education Foundation) partners with the Orcas Schools and the Orcas Center to bring another exuberant, inspiring, colorful art show.

Young artists from kindergarten through high school will be showing their work.

The community is invited to the opening reception on Friday, May 1 from 3:30 to 6 p.m.

Donate items to yard sale Deer Harbor Women's Auxiliary bi-annual yard sale will be held Saturday, May 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

All proceeds support the ongoing maintenance

of Deer Harbor’s historic school building.

Donations can be dropped off daily from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. from May 11 to May 15. All gently used household, camping, boating and gardening items are appreciated. They can provide pick-up of large furniture but cannot accept clothing, mattresses or large electronics. For more information, call 376-5583.

Dance class Local instructors are again offering their community dance class on May 4 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall. The class will be waltz. Instruction will begin promptly at 7 p.m. followed by dancing at 8 p.m.

This is a good opportunity to learn the basics of one of the most popular of all dances as well as being one of the oldest. The classes are free and no partner is needed. For further information

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Health talk You’ve reached age 65 and are eligible for Medicare, or you’re approaching this milestone. What you may have come to expect from a visit with your primary care provider could look different now.

Cheryl Kubisty, M.D., will discuss your “Medicare Wellness Visit” on Wednesday, April 29 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in a free, public community education program hosted by PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center, 1117 Spring St., Friday Harbor.

The talk is one in a series of Fireside Chats the medical center is offering as part of PeaceHealth’s “Healthy You” program.

Dr. Kubisty is an Internal Medicine physician who has special interests in cardiology and geriatrics. She graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and completed both a residency at the University of Pittsburgh Health Center Hospitals and a fellowship there in clinical pharmacology and hypertension. She

is board certified in internal medicine.

The next Fireside Chat is on May 20 and is a repeat of the popular talk offered earlier this year on “Advance Directives” for end-of-life care.

Art display at Enzo’s Jeff Bossler currently has a display at Enzo’s in Eastsound. It is a combination of photographs, remastered pen drawings and a small display of some of his pillow cases featuring images from Nepal.

From early childhood, Bossler has been totally absorbed in his art, leaving many of the regular responsibilities of life to seasonal jobs with the U.S. Forest Service and temporary nursery work.

But when he got married and settled down on Orcas Island 27 years ago, his art had to take a back seat to building the house after work hours and helping raise the two kids.

A few years ago, the nest became empty, and looking for a new direction, he decided to re-visit his artist self.

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Orcas Power and Light Cooperative honors linemen The following was sent

by Orcas Power and Light Cooperative.

The core strength of our cooperative comes from our linemen, those dedicated guys in the bright safety gear who drive the trucks, string the lines, monitor and repair our electrical grid to keep it safely running and the lights on in our homes and businesses.

On Friday, April 17, OPALCO General Manager Foster Hildreth visited each of our three line crew facilities to celebrate their critical roles in the co-op and in honor of National Lineman Appreciation Day (declared

by Congress for April 18, 2015). Staff provided some treats, decorated their crew rooms and each lineman received a new work shirt.

These were not just any work shirts – but an

industry specific fire retardant shirt sporting the new OPALCO safety logo as designed by engineer Ed Lago. Why the special material? The conditions under which our linemen routinely work expose them to high voltage, and wearing gear that provides them with that extra layer of safety is just one of the steps we take to send them home safely at the end of a long work day.

Hildreth made the “threeisland tour” to acknowledge all of the OPALCO linemen.

“You guys are deserving of recognition every day for your vital service to the membership,” he said. “I’m in awe of your commitment – knowing that you are out there day and night, in calm or wind or sleet or snow to restore power.”

He further recog-

nized those linemen who have come up through OPALCO’s apprenticeship program.

Jay Fowler, General Foreman on the Eastsound crew, said this: “They're a great bunch who go out, do their job right and keep OPALCO running. I'm proud to lead this group and watch them develop.”

Fowler, along with Matt Minnis, Roger Sandwith and Dan Watters, are all home-grown products of the OPALCO apprenticeship program.

Nathan Ahrens joined the OPALCO team as a power lineman after he completed the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee School.

On Lopez Island, General Foreman Steve Dengler finds his crew stretched pretty thin these days. Still his line fore-

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The new safety logo as designed by Ed Lago. man, Brian Swanson, and journeyman linemen Kai Burleson and Kevin Zoerb, make him proud to be part of the work team every day.

His crew recently added Trevor Steinbrueck as a hot stick apprentice lineman.

Like Dengler, Burleson and Zoerb, Steinbrueck grew up

County homeless count is higher

by SCOTT RASMUSSEN Journal editor

Nearly twice as many people living in San Juan County this year had no place to call home compared to the same time a year ago, according to the most recent homeless survey.

Results of the 2015 “Point-in-Time” homeless count, a state-mandated single-day annual survey, show that 133 people living in the San Juans have no stable place to live.

Of the 133 people identified as homeless in the 2015 count, 80 people, including children and disabled persons, were living outof-doors, in vehicles or in abandoned buildings. The remainder had temporary or unstable living arrange-

ments, typically with family or friends.

The 2015 survey was conducted Jan. 29.

Organizers of the count worked with volunteers, family resource centers, food banks, churches, healthcare centers, senior centers, libraries and the sheriff ’s office to compile the results. A total of 65 people were identified as homeless in the 2014 count, with 44 of those listed as living out-of-doors.

County organizers anticipated a rise in homeless numbers due to increased awareness of the survey and having more volunteers to assist with the count. State officials have reportedly seen a jump in the homeless population in many areas in the past year, and an

increase was expected in the San Juans as well, according to county Affordable Housing Coordinator Melanie Rollins.

Results of previous counts are available at: www.com-

on Lopez. The crew is looking to hire a journeyman lineman to replace Tim Savage, who retired in 2014.

Friday Harbor is led by General Foreman Steve Eyler and anchored by longtime resident Rex Guard as line foreman. The crew of five journeymen linemen is: Bob Belcher, Luke Furber, Russ Hebert, Sean Parsons and Guard.

The fifth cooperative principle is “Education, Training and Information.”

OPALCO’s four-year apprenticeship program is a good example of that commitment. Journeymen linemen mentor and train the apprentices, alongside a prescribed progression of work experience and training.

The first year the apprentices get on-the-job training

as ground men and take a correspondence course to prepare them for the next three years of the program.

Years two through four include classroom time every other Saturday (November through May) at the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee School in Seattle and five weeks spent with other apprentice linemen at Camp Rilea in Oregon. The first year of camp is climbing school (two weeks), year two is distribution hot-sticking school (two weeks) and year three is a week-long transmission hot-sticking school.

Safety is a major focus throughout their training and all apprentices become certified in CPR, First Aid and pole-top rescue.

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Art show for high school Diagnostic clinic for plants senior’s final project

Want to see how art can change lives? On Friday, May 1 from 5 to 7 p.m., Orcas High School senior Celestine Jensen is hosting an art exhibit titled “Almost Hypnotic” at Kathryn Taylor Chocolates.

“I didn’t have the easiest childhood as a kid, but for me, art was a great release and a super confidence builder for me,” she said.

Jensen, who describes herself as a contemporary mixed-media artist, will be showing her work as part of her high school senior project. Pictured above is one of her pieces.

This is her first exhibit as an artist. Next year she will be a freshman majoring in

design at Cornish College of The Arts in Seattle.

The event is open to the public, and everyone is welcome. There will be music.

There is no entrance fee but donations are welcome and will go to support the Orcas Island High School art department.

Jensen chose this charity because she feels that “art within schools is vitally important. And you can never have enough money for paint!”

Support Jensen as a budding artist and the Orcas High School art program by stopping by.

San Juan County Master Gardeners have started their plant problem diagnostic clinic. The clinic meets twice monthly on the first and third Thursday, April through September and supports the Master Gardener Farmers’ Market booths on Orcas and San Juan Islands and Lopez Island table at Sunset Builders Supply.

They encourage county residents and visitors to submit plants with poor vigor, signs of disease or insect damage. They also identify plants and insects of concern or interest.

The recommended method of submitting plants is to collect them as close to the Saturday Farmers’ Market or clinic date as possible.

The plant sample should include leaves, stems, flowers and fruit if possible.

The more diseased plant sample they receive the greater the chance they can make an accurate diagnosis. In order to preserve the sample, place it in a zip-close bag with a slightly damp paper towel and refrigerate

it. It is very important that you complete the plant submission form found online at http://sanjuan.wsu.edu or at your island Master Gardener booth.

San Juan Island clients may take the sample to the WSU extension at 221 Weber Way, Friday Harbor. Master Gardener Volunteer Coordinator Connie Domenech will help you. Her office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Orcas and Shaw clients can call Domenech at 3707663 or take the sample to the Master Gardeners’

booth at the Orcas Farmers’ Market starting in May. Lopez clients may call Domenech or take the sample to the Master Gardeners booth at Sunset Builders.

The booth dates will be announced soon.

If you think your problem is so extensive you may need Master Gardeners to make a site visit, call the extension office to arrange this. Commercial client problems will be addressed by the extension officer in Friday Harbor but can be collected by local Master Gardeners.

Teachers at ‘Red for Ed’

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At left: Daria and Lorena Stankevich and Anne Ford McGrath at the Red for Ed rally on April 25.

A Celebration in Concert Orcas Island teachers Anne Ford McGrath and Lorena Stankevich (along with her daughter Daria) attended the “Red for Ed”

rally on the capital steps on Saturday, April 25.

The legislative session has just ended and a special session is being called

to begin on April 29.

“This rally was planned to let legislature know that we want education to be fully funded state-wide,” Stankevich said. “This is an important priority for the state. We attended to show our support from the Orcas Island Education Association.”

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BirdFest starts this week From gardening that attracts and benefits wildlife to nature walks on scenic landscapes to a colorful parade, the Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce’s BirdFest has it all.

The festival runs April 30 to May 3.

The All Things Birds and Beautiful Art Show and Sale is a juried fine art exhibit running until May 16 at the Orcas Island Historical Museum. There is also a live online show and sales from April 22 to May 31 at www.AllThingsBirdsandBeautiful.org.

An opening reception is Thursday, April 30, 5 - 7 p.m. at the Historical Museum.

This year’s scientific symposium “May Day! The Future of Salish Sea Birds” brings delegates throughout the region together to deliberate on the health and future of the birds in the Salish Sea on April 30 and May 1.

“Bird-Friendly Gardening for Beauty and Sustainability” is Friday, May 1 from 9 a.m.

- 12 p.m. at Orcas Island Library and two local garden locations. This workshop will provide you with information about triedand-true plants, design techniques and maintenance practices that will attract and

UNIVERSE FROM 1 moment under the bright lights, but will get to share the stage with a live band, dancers and a silk performance.

“I’ve always loved dance with live music, it is a visual for what a singer feels in the inside when they are singing a song,” said McCune.

She describes the choreography led by O’Toole and Laura Ludwig as a dream come true.

McCune said the magic of the show comes from teaming together with a dynamic creative team that includes O’Toole, Ludwig, producer Deborah Sparks and co-director Perrine.

The live band brings together Jim Bredouw on

nurture the kinds of wildlife that become a benefit to your whole garden.

“Interpreting Birds through the Arts” with Kim Middleton is Friday, May 1, 1 – 2 p.m. at the Orcas Historical Society.

Also on Friday, May 1 is a conversation with Richard Bach, author of “Jonathan Livingston Seagull,” at Random Howse, 3 p.m.

The “No Rules!! Birdhouse Contest” is Saturday, May 2 on the Village Green from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Participants can create bird houses, feeders or baths in their own unique vision. Bring your bird houses/feeders/baths to be displayed.

On Saturday, May 2 there will be an Orcas Island BirdFest banquet and mixer at Inn at Ship Bay. The featured speaker is Dr. John M. Marzluff of the University of Washington and author of numerous books.

Register for events at www.orcasislandbirdfest.com. The $20 fee helps fund BirdFest activities. For a full schedule of activities visit www.orcasislandbirdfest. com/schedule-of-events.html.

bass, guitar and piano, Martin Lund on keyboard, accordion and woodwinds, Lek Thixton on guitar and Jeff Horton on drums. The horn section includes Lund, Oliver Groenenwald, Craig Canine, Dimitri and Lorena Stankevich, Gregory Books, Steve Albouc, Dennis Cullen, Mathew Jenson and Charles Porter.

The high school drama class, consisting of 18 students, will finish up their year-long course with scenes in “Across the Universe.”

They will sing “With a Little Help From my Friends,” “I Want you (She’s so Heavy)” and “Lucy in the sky with Diamonds.”

Some of the students are also in the Rock on the Rock adult choir and will sing solos.

“Aside from adding a live band, which has always been our dream and goal, we’ve refined the process of working with singers and dancers and kids, and I think this level-up in efficiency has allowed us to take on a far bigger scope than last year,” said Perrine.

He added that audiences can expect “adventurous explorations of and new interpretations of almost 30 classic songs that the audience thought they knew!

And it’s a collage of images, emotions, themes and music from a pivotal time in history that still are very much potent and relevant today.”

Cali Bagby contributed to this story.

POLLINATORS FROM 1 nected islands as well as dozens of small, undeveloped islets. We observed thousands of insects visiting native wildflowers and domestic ornamentals.

Honeybees today represent a very small share of pollinator services in the islands, less than 10 percent. This is due in part to a relatively small number of beekeepers. Hives do not reach far. Honeybees are eclectic in their tastes but seem unable to open or find the nectar or pollen in many native wildflowers. Who does the rest of the work?

According to our surveys, native bumblebees (genus Bombus) are the most widely distributed and important pollinators in San Juan County, and their importance is greatest on smaller, isolated islands.

Bumblebees fly long distances over water, work one species of flower at a time in their territories and quickly learn how to utilize unfamiliar flowers: knowledge that queens appear to pass along to their offspring.

Bumblebees are large and target flowers that are richest in pollen or nectar. Many other families of bees, such as the Halictidae (“sweat” bees) and Megachilidae (“leafcutter” bees) pick up the slack, especially in late summer when flowers are relatively scarce. We found bumblebees and other families of bees foraging peacefully together with little more than a gentle shove when bees bumped into each other on the same flower.

Unfortunately, many native bees are small, dark and easily mistaken for

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wasps. It is likely that many nests are destroyed due to this mistaken identity. Since our native bees nest in tiny tunnels, underground or in dead wood, they are frequently unintended victims of brush clearing and landscaping, moreover.

But even native bees are not the whole story. Our surveys found that flies provide a significant share of pollination services, and flies can be the primary pollinators of many flowering species. Included are not only the “flower” or “hover” flies (the Syrphidae) and the wonderful “bumblebee flies” (Conopidae) that disguise themselves as furry bees, but also many fly families that we often regard as pests such as the “fruit flies” (Tephritidae), “house flies” (Muscidae) and midges.

When inclement weather grounds bumblebees, the flies enjoy an advantage because their lift-to-body mass ratio is greater.

How, then, can we conserve these poorly appreciated native bees and flies?

One key point is to use pesticides and herbicides sparingly, selectively and only when absolutely necessary. Apply them directly to target plants.

Never simply spray an aerosol over a garden or orchard: it will drift hundreds of feet even if you cannot see the droplets. Never spray on plants with open flowers because insects will collect contaminated pollen and eat it or feed it to their

offspring.

Most of the pesticides used in the islands are pyrethroids, including pyrethrins and synthetic analogs such as permethrin and bifenthrin. Our laboratory has found pyrethroid residues in caterpillars and pollen as well as marine fish and shellfish.

Neonicotinoids are unquestionably persistent and toxic to pollinators, but are simply not in widespread use in the islands. Do not condemn “neonics” and continue to spray pyrethroids.

Bee houses may be useful in some circumstances, but by far the best way to make safe homes for native bees is to leave some brushy patches, stumps and decaying logs on your property.

If you make your property too neat and spiffy, you will evict most of your native pollinators!

Ironically, a frequent response to low numbers of honeybees is importing Osmids, or “mason” bees.

Although we have native Osmids in the islands, the commercial variety is not native to the Northwest, and since their production and sale are not regulated, they can carry mites and infectious diseases that pass to native Osmids and other native bees.

Contact kwiaht@gmail. com for more information on recognizing and conserving native pollinator species in the San Juan Islands.

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Editorial

To the The next generation Editor:

of print journalists

W

e couldn’t be more proud to feature a very special section within this week’s paper: the Viking Voice.

When we first heard that a group of students and their teacher Chris Waage were spearheading a resurrection of the Orcas School newspaper, we immediately offered to help. We loved the idea of young writers and photographers feeling passionate about journalism.

The intrepid journalists are: Keith Light, Emma Heikkinen, Magdalyn Paige, Rachel Brewer, Devon Mann, Jo Gudgell, Ray Doss, Emily Nichols, Anneke Fleming, Olivia Smith, Zach Waage, Claire Bishop Martin and Kaya Osborne.

After the first web edition of their paper came out, we were so impressed by the students’ professionalism, creativity and enthusiasm. You can check out the online version, including archives of previous volumes, at http://orcasvikingvoice.com/.

As they started work on the print product of their paper, we offered advice and tips, which they took eagerly. But honestly, we were surprised at how little they needed our direction. These kids are naturals.

In this era of virtual journalism, where anyone with a cellphone and a computer can upload “news” to the internet, it was refreshing to hear kids be so jazzed about printing a physical version of the Viking Voice. Contrary to national perception, small town newspapers are alive and well because the community members who support them are engaged and connected to one another. These young people are the next generation of journalists.

So check out the 100 percent student-produced newspaper inside the Sounder. There are stories about students, the arts, sports – they’ve even got an opinion section. They produced a well-rounded paper that we are hoping becomes an annual tradition. Go Vikings!

Public Meetings Tuesday, April 28

Orcas Library.

• Eastsound Sewer and Water District, 5 p.m., East side of Airport at the end of Cessna Lane.

Thursday, May 7

Wednesday, May 2

• Eastsound Planning Review Committee, 3 p.m. Eastsound Fire Station.

• San Juan County Cemetery District #3, 5 p.m. at the

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Thanks for help after paragliding accident Several weeks ago I was visiting your beautiful island when I had a paragliding accident in which I fractured my patella (kneecap) and separated the patellar tendon.

Needless to say I was in a bit of pain and needed help.

I have been a firefighter/paramedic for 18 years but have never had to ride in the ambulance as a patient. Well, that changed. I wanted to write and let you know that

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Thank you to the firefighters, EMTs and paramedics who helped me and who protect your community.

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Larsen needs to reduce coal and fossil fuels On Earth Day our congressman, Rick Larsen, sent out a message touting his support for efforts to protect our environment, including the laudable statement that “Our focus on keeping our local environment healthy must also include efforts to curb the devastating effects of climate change.”

Having worked in Congress for 10 years, I’m pretty immune to these kinds of constituent messages. But this one is too brazenly hypocritical to be overlooked given Representative Larsen’s unabashed promotion of the Gateway Pacific Terminal for coal export.

Increased transport and use of coal regardless of where it is being burned will only hasten and deepen the changes in our climate that already have begun to threaten the health of the Salish Sea and the livelihoods and happiness of those who depend upon it. Hopefully for our climate and ourselves, by the time Earth Day rolls around again in 2016 Representative Larsen will have recognized that he should be focusing his efforts on ways of

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Robert Davison Deer Harbor

Great Islands Clean-up thank you Orcas, you are now a TON more beautiful than before! On Saturday, April 18, the Great Islands Cleanup returned to the island, and we collected 2,400 pounds of litter (and 320 pounds of recycling) in three hours!

Thanks so much to the 65 incredible volunteers who worked hard to make it happen this year.

Special thanks to Deer Harbor and Olga organizers, Tom Long, Larry and Ellen Coddington, and Bobby King! Big thanks to Orcas Recycling Services, San Juan Sanitation, Elizabeth Anderson at San Juan County Public Works, Nikyta Palmisani at Lopez Solid Waste, Lori Stokes and David Dehlendorf on San Juan Island, the Orcas Island Community Foundation, Orcas Fire Department, The Odd Fellows, Doe Bay, Island Hoppin’ Brewery, The Island Market, Ray’s Pharmacy, The Bullocks Brothers Homestead and Roses Bakery and Cafe.

And in case you are interested, county-wide, just under 400 volunteers picked up a grand total of 6,172 pounds of litter! That is more than three tons!

Kira Bradshaw Orcas Island

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Farmers’ Market starts this weekend

The time for fresh veggies and local crafts is here. The Orcas Island Farmers’ Market is opening on Saturday, May 2 in the Village Green.

“I wait all year for the season to begin,” said Manager Jennifer Pietsch. “You would think that I would be over it by now, but every year it is a bit like Christmas waiting to see what the vendor family has been creating, and catching up with old friends. We have a number of exciting new vendors joining the market, including some small farms.”

The Orcas Island Farmers’ Market is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday from the first weekend in May to the last weekend of September. During October and through most of November, the market meets from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall.

For more market information, visit www.orcasislandfarmersmarket.org.

Pietsch says they will “happily redeem” SNAP benefits for unprepared foods such as fresh local meat and vegetables, eggs and plant starts.

The successful Wednesday evening markets are coming back in late July and early August with local musical entertainment and Island Hoppin’ beer served up by the friendly Orcas Lions Club.

“As always, we look forward to sharing the green with the other community events that help to define life in Eastsound,” Pietsch said.

Glamping is now at Moran

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission has teamed up with Wanderlust Camps to offer a new style of luxury camping at Moran State Park on Orcas Island.

It’s called “glamping”—a style of camping that’s been gaining popularity in recent years. Overnighters visiting the beautiful park on Orcas Island can simply pack a bag and leave the sleeping bags, tents and other camping gear behind. Visitors can enjoy the island and park and look forward to a night of luxury in a classic canvas-wall tent featuring tasteful furnishings, a cushy queen-size bed and comfortable mattress fitted with luxury linens.

Wanderlust Camps, based on Orcas Island, sets up the amenities for campers who reserve any of the five glamping sites in the South End Loop of Moran State Park. Two of the sites are outfitted to accommodate two people, and there are three sites that accommodate up to four. Costs for two “glampers” range from $119 to $219 per night before tax.

Scott Hale, chief experience officer of Wanderlust Camps says, “This collaboration provides a great opportunity for state parks and Wanderlust to serve up a new kind of outdoor experience in one of the finest state parks in the country.”

Eric Watilo, State Parks’ Northwest Region Manager, said that for Parks, the new partnership represents the state agency’s progress on its Transformation Strategy, an initiative focused on sustaining the park system.

“Arrangements like this one with Wanderlust Camps help with transformation by allowing us to meet public recreation needs while ensuring that we meet the stewardship part of our mission and protect the natural resources in parks,” Watilo said. “This new activity helps us do our part to earn revenues in balance with public funding to operate the park system. We’re excited to be offering glamping at Moran, and we think it’s going to be a popular option for people.”

Visitors may reserve a glamping tent by calling (360) 2981684 or online at www.WanderlustCamps.com.

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Obituary Libby Blackwell Elizabeth “Libby” Blackwell passed away at 90 on April 5, 2015 in her home on Orcas Island where she resided for 25 years. Supported by her children and team of caregivers, she was able to realize her dream of staying in the comfort of the beautiful home she created until death.

Libby was devoted to her family and took great pride in being a nurturing mother. She was blessed with five children, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. This past December, her entire family gathered on Orcas to celebrate her 90th birthday with her.

Libby was a patriotic citizen who believed in contributing to her community, and she engaged in every

community where she lived.

As a young mother, she was a Girl Scout leader and a champion of public schools.

She volunteered with the Red Cross and Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park, Calif.

Later, Libby devoted herself to the Orcas Community Center, Stitch, the Democratic Party and the Stage on the Green project in Eastsound.

Libby was that rare person who held strong opinions but kept an open mind and had an unprejudiced heart.

She had an evolutionary journey through politics: beginning as a Republican, embracing the Democratic Party and ending as a citizen of the world. International experiences that shaped her vision included her participation as a Peace Corps volunteer in Liberia, Africa (19821984), riding a peace train

across Asia to participate in a Women’s Congress in Beijing, China, and helping to build a peace park in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Libby had an inquiring mind.

She was a member of the League of Women Voters, the American Association of University Women, the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco and the Washington Institute for the Humanities.

Having strong friendships – and she had many on Orcas – was a joy to Libby. She valued beauty

in all forms, and she had a fondness for those who created art, music or a beautiful garden. She had a wonderful sense of humor and loved having fun. Libby learned to play a drum so she could join the Orcas Oompah Band.

Libby leaves many gifts to us, including her optimism and her deeply held belief that one needed to make the world a better place for all people. She knew from her own experiences here and abroad that justice and democracy require an active citizenry. Libby believed deeply in working to create a world that offered hope and opportunity to all.

A celebration of Libby’s life will be held in September.

Memorial donations will gratefully be accepted at the Orcas Island Community Foundation, PO Box 1496, Eastsound, WA 98245 or www.OICF.us.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE Across 1. Bakery buy 5. Air letters?

8. Coffee order 13. Fishing, perhaps 14. "Pumping ___" 15. Elite military unit 16. Asian tongue 17. ___ liquor 18. Edge 19. Dividing words into syllables 22. Overabundance 23. "Rocky ___" 24. Turned into 27. Head, for short 29. Catch, as flies 33. A Muse 34. Issue 36. Anger 37. Home economics 40. Clairvoyance, e.g.

41. Church donation 42. Statues of a naked human figure 43. ___ Bank 45. Discouraging words 46. ___ Park, Calif.

47. ___ roll 49. Audition tape 50. Strong tissue†papers that burn evenly 58. Belittle 59. Final notice 60. "American ___" 61. Donnybrook 62. Cut 63. ___ fruit 64. Elevate 65. "A jealous mistress": Emerson 66. Convene

Down 1. Makes lace 2. Far from ruddy 3. "Get ___!"

4. Follow at a dangerously close distance 5. Blue eyes or baldness, e.g.

6. Real howler 7. The "A" of ABM 8. Kenyan tribesman 9. Inflammation of the ear 10. Basic unit of money in Ghana 11. Toroidal shape 12. "Absolutely!"

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of the rare†earth group 44. Prickly plant 46. Profundity 48. Receive 49. Thomas Jefferson, religiously 50. Amounted (to) 51. Surefooted goat 52. Apple variety 53. Forum wear 54. Alpine transport 55. Halftime lead, e.g.

56. Lady Macbeth, e.g.

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‘Theatre Games’ workshop in May and June The San Juan County Arts Council is sponsoring a workshop “Theatre Games” to be led by new Lopezians and long-time theatre folks Bob and Sean O’Connell.

The workshop will be offered on Lopez Island at the Lopez Center for Community and the Arts on Saturday, May 23 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

It will be repeated on San Juan Island in Friday Harbor at the Dance Workshop II (located at 15 2nd Avenue N) on Saturday, May 30 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. and again at the Orcas Island Public Library

Community Room on Sunday, June 7 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

The fee will be $20 for adults and $14 for teens per workshop. Each of the

workshops is intended as a stand-alone experience, but all three workshops may be

attended for the cost of two.

All proceeds will benefit the San Juan County Arts Council.

Theatre Games are organized fun for adults and teens. Although sometimes used by stage actors and directors as warm-up exercises for rehearsals or performances, for this workshop, the games are intended as an opportunity for anyone who is interested to drop in and spend a couple of hours flexing their imaginations and laughing and running around having a good time. No prior theatre experience is necessary or expected.

Bob and Sean O’Connell founded and operated ACT I, a community theatre, and GroundWorks, a professional theatre in Nashville, Tenn., where they lived for 40 years, before their retirement to Lopez Island early last year.

They have acted in, directed, and/or produced dozens upon dozens of productions, on both the community and professional level.

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Candidates will be able to file from their personal computers or on a computer set up in the Elections Office.

The names of candidates facing two or more challengers will appear on the Aug. 4 Primary ballot. Offices with only one or two candidates will go directly to the Nov. 3 general election ballot.

Candidates filing online will log onto the elections webpage at www.sanjuanco.com/elections and navigate to “Candidate Filing Online.” If filing by mail,

forms are to be sent to San Juan County Auditor, Elections Office, PO Box 638, Friday Harbor, WA 98250.

In-person filing forms should be taken to the Elections Office, 55 2nd Street, Friday Harbor.

The following are offices open for this election season. Positions that require a filing fee are in the Town of Friday Harbor and the Port of Friday Harbor.

There is no filing fee for all other positions.

Those interested in running for office are encouraged to call the Elections Offices at 378-3357 for more information.

Town of Friday Harbor Treasurer – filing fee is $80.33 Town Council Position 1, 2, 5 – filing fee is $48

School districts San Juan Island School

District #149, Director 3, 4, 5 Orcas Island School District #137 Director 4, 5 Lopez Island School District #144 Director 3, 4 Shaw Island School District #10 Director 2, 3, 4, 5

Park & Recreation Districts

Fire Protection Districts

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San Juan Fire Protection District 2 (San Juan) Position 2 San Juan Fire Protection District 3 (Orcas) Position2 San Juan Fire Protection District 4 (Lopez) Position 2 San Juan Fire Protection District 5 (Shaw) Position 1 San Juan Fire Protection District 5 (Shaw) Position 2

Port Districts Port of Friday Harbor District 3 – filing fee is $24 Port of Orcas Position 1, 3, 5 Port of Lopez Position 2

San Juan Island Park and Recreation District Position 1, 4 Orcas Island Park and Recreation District Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

San Juan County Cemetery District #1 (San Juan) Position 2 San Juan County Cemetery District #2 (Stuart) Position 1 San Juan County Cemetery District #2 (Stuart) Position 3 San Juan County Cemetery District #3 (Orcas) Position 2 San Juan County Cemetery District #3 (Orcas) Position 3

Public Hospital District San Juan County Public Hospital District #1 Position 2, 3, 5

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INSIDE THIS EDITION

French vs. American education, PAGE 3

Emily Nichols and her softball team, PAGE 6

Across the Universe student artwork, PAGE 4

Fun horoscopes from Devon Mann, PAGE 5

Crime assembly recap, PAGE 2

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Anonymous benefactor donates funds for track Students excited for upcoming construction of outdoor running track

by MAGGIE PAIGE Orcas High’s current sports teams spend a considerable amount of their time mucking about on the drainlacking fields, running laps through puddles and stepping ankle-deep in the fieldside moats. It is clear that the school is in dire need of functional sports terrains.

Now, as a result of a million dollar donation, an Orcas Island High School community running track is in the works. There has been a committee established, Orcas Island School District Track Committee, that has been working diligently since the end of 2014 to make this project happen. The very generous, anonymous donation to the Orcas Island Community Foundation has provided the funds for the new track and field.

The current plan, subject to modification, as of April 1, is to build an eight-lane, rubberized running track surrounding a natural grass athletic field. Potentially, the track will be the BSS 100 Paved-in-place Synthetic Track System by Beynon. It is to be an all-weather system with a rock and concrete base and a shock absorbing layer made of rubber granules. The track, conceivably, will be encompassed by concrete sidewalks to separate it from the field, and fencing will enclose the entire system, in order to protect it from vandalism and regulate use. Additionally, irrigation systems and night-use lighting are options being considered. The location will be on the upper field, behind the school, but the specific orientation has yet to be

nailed down. It is clear that any changes to the current field(s) will be upgrades.

Students have been dreaming of a running track for years, as a running team has always been an exciting prospect for the Orcas student body. There is no doubt that the school has enough athletes to justify building the new facility, especially since the entire school will be able to utilize the improved system through sports training and physical education classes. Before this development, every time track season rolled around many curious students looked toward Friday Harbor with wistful eyes. Those who considered attempting to join Friday Harbor High School’s team were shut down because of inconvenient ferry times and their own conflicting sports schedules. Now, though, not only does the high school have a Cross Country Club, it also has the opportunity for a Track and Field team.

The school hopes that the high-performance-level facility will be able to host competitions and increase traffic at our school as well as create better conditions for athletes.

It will take some time to get the project on track, but once construction has begun, the foreseeable time frame will be within eight to 10 weeks.

Due to the current construction and the planned track the school will soon have shiny new classrooms, school-wide commons and upgraded sports accommodations. The school is ready and it is off to a running start; ready to supply its students with a healthier learning environment.

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Former Viking a valued Husky

by ANNEKE FLEMING Although Jake Zier missed his graduation ceremony, he has still become a legend of sorts among the Orcas Vikings. He did, of course, miss this right of passage for a good cause: Zier was competing at the Rowing Junior Nationals in Florida, in which he took sixth place overall in his single. Since then Zier has gone on to accomplish much more, and it does not seem as if he is planning to slow down anytime soon.

After graduating from Orcas Island High School in 2013, Zier was accepted into the University of Washington, and was recruited onto the acclaimed Husky Crew Team. Since then he has won races against the University of California and taken first place in the Pac-12 championships and IRA national championships in 2014.

These feats have not come easily.

Zier began rowing in the spring of his eighth grade year. Surprisingly, the

sport did not become central to his life until after he was signed on the Husky team. Zier started to row with Orcas Island Rowing Association mainly because he was “having issues with his knees at the time, and saw it as a good way to cross-train in the off-season of football.” Zier’s older sister Jacqueline Zier had rowed the year before, which encouraged Zier to take up the rigorous sport.

Zier writes that “Orcas Island rowing was a great experience and introduced me to the sport, but I cannot say it totally prepared me for the next level. The camps I did during the summer physically prepared me for UW— as much as they could.” As for school, Zier describes himself as a “dead-average” student for the majority of high school, however he “did put in some extra effort during [his] junior and senior [years] to be admitted to UW.” He recommends being a good student throughout high school in order to make things easier. Reassuringly,

Zier maintains that “going to school at OIHS definitely was good preparation for going to school at UW. There is considerably more reading here, but the quality of work some teachers at OIHS demand is on par with college professors.”

Zier doesn’t have any concrete plans for the future, so it’s always possible that, in a similar fashion to how he stumbled upon rowing, he will find something else he excels at. For now, however, he will continue to be referred to as “a freaking bear, I swear to god,” by members of the student populace, such as Devon Mann. It is Zier’s admirable work ethic that has brought him to this point, and his understanding that “it is not your best days that define how good you are, it is your worst days that display how good you are. Consistency is key. In rowing, and, by extension, your everyday life, on your worst day you need to be better than your opponent on his best day.”

Holden Griskey-Watson: futuristic protégé

by RACHEL BREWER

Image Credit: Zach Waage

Holden Griskey-Watson, a junior at Orcas Island High School, is known for many things, ranging from his skills as a mathematician to a musician, but perhaps most notably for his phenomenal artwork. His eye-catching pieces depict surreal sci-fi and fantasy scenes, which he describes with a laugh as “odd.” In general, Holden likes to work in pencil or pen as well as digitally, though he frequently and confidently branches out during his art

classes with teacher Corey Wiscomb. He is currently taking an AP art class in which he is working on a realistic human bust, and he is loving every second of it. When asked if his practice or style has altered over the years, Holden replied that his style has not changed, but he is certainly developing new skills all the time. It is no wonder, then, why crowds of students and adults gather around his table in the art room to admire his work and analyze his well practiced methods. see HOLDEN, page 4

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NEWS Students screen documentary of juvenile justice system

Director Heather Dew Oaksen with subjects of the film Matt Stafford and Casey Stentz and Producer Caroline Cumming

by MAGGIE PAIGE The United States prison system has been the subject of a considerable amount of flak, especially the youth system. Studies indicate that approximately 67 percent of incarcerated youth are more likely to return to jail by the age of 25 and are 39 percent less likely to complete high school. These studies show that imprisoning young

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people does not help their future and, in fact, results in higher crime rates and worse qualities of life following incarceration. Brought to us by Heather Oaksen, the film “Minor Differences” addresses some of these issues and illustrates the true difficulties of life in the system.

Following the lives of five juvenile offenders, “Minor Differences” depicts the impact

of prison on incarcerated youth.

Real-life footage, some from the film classes where all the young men met, brings to the screen the difficulties and pain that the men endured. Theft, home invasion, drug abuse and violence are among the crimes of which many were convicted, and some were even as young as 14 when they entered the system. Each individual struggled to turn their lives

around while battling addiction, poverty and need-based criminal activity. Some succeeded and others did not. Several attempted to outrun the law while others sat tight until they were released. The majority found themselves placed into the adult system for committing crimes after their youth sentence was over.

A key part of the prison system that is often glossed over is that post-imprisonment will be just as hard as pre-imprisonment. The young men found themselves surrounded only by other people who had committed crimes or been in jail, and they were in a foreign world. Both of the speakers discussed how strange it was to emerge from the system after spending upwards of five years within it and discovering that the world had moved on without them, that not only did they lack outside social connections but they also were in a completely

different technological world. The reality hit them when they discovered how difficult it would be to get jobs and build their lives. This resulted in many of them relapsing to old ways.

After the award-winning movie, the floor was opened to questions from the audience, and two of the men who had been in the movie answered. One has become a freelance graffiti artist, and the other works in construction management. Stressing the importance of inner perseverance and strength they shared their journeys, and when asked the question of “what would you do differently if you could go back?”, they replied that they would not change how things have happened because it would not have made them the men they are today. The system did not break these men as it does many others, it bent them and spat them out, but they got back up and kept moving forward.

Western features Hansen video

by KEITH LIGHT Mikaela Hansen started playing music in second grade with Orcas Elementary’s music teacher, Pamela Wright. In the fifth grade Hansen started playing guitar and never looked back. “Music is a really great thing. It is an awesome way to vent in a creative and

healthy way,” Hansen said, “I have been writing songs as long as I can remember. I always write when I’m inspired, and Western Washington University inspired me. It is the coolest place, and I’m so excited to be a part of the WWU community next year.”

Hansen wrote a song and sent it to WWU, hoping it would make her application stand out. She was surprised when the video of her song got so much attention. The passion that Hansen put into her song came from her motivation to get accepted.

Hansen was thrilled when WWU put the video on their social media pages. “I was so nervous,” she explains, “but I am really glad I wrote and sent the song because through it I’ve met a lot of cool WWU people!”

Orcas High School’s Airwolf 3-D printer / Image Credit: Keith Light

3-D Printer

Creating student designs

by KEITH LIGHT In a world of space-age technology straight out of Star Trek, such as small tablet computers and Skype, there is a new form of technology at the school. One that, in many ways, could lead to new learning opportunities. It provides a way to print a 3-D model of an object of your design and, within hours, have it at your disposal. It’s true, the school has bought a 3-D printer.

Available for all students to use, this printer is a remarkable feat of engineering.

What is a 3-D printer? A 3-D printer is a tool that feeds hot plastic onto a surface in specified dimensions using Computer Animated Design (CAD) specifications programmed by a student. Students have used this printer multiple times and have generally been pleased with the results. “The printer is a valuable educational resource for students. It gives students motivation

to learn CAD programs and get a physical representation of what they’ve designed. It’s great for people who want to go into engineering careers,” observed a student.

The printer is located in the computer lab, used by students in various classes, utilized specifically by classes such as Computer Applications as part of CAD software training. However, what are students actually creating with this Star-Trek -reference-worthy machine? Digital Media student Reid Ledgerwood has designed and printed internal components for use in his own computer. On a less technical level, Quinn Kissel is working to design and print props for his stop animation short film. In the grander scheme of things, students are excited for the possibilities 3-D printers could bring in the future. Printed food?

Printed sentient beings? Printed organs?

The future is here.

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STUDENT

Ecole Française

An exchange student’s view of OIHS

by DEVON MANN and MAGGIE PAIGE Orcas Island High School has had several new students come to the school at the beginning of the year, and Madeleine Treneer is one of them. Although she was born in Seattle, she was raised in France and has traveled a great distance to be on the island. Since she has come to Orcas, Treneer has constantly made a positive impression upon the people of the island, being described as “always smiling” and “super cute and super sweet.” She has been involved in activities ranging from the Lady Vikings Soccer to the Gender Issues Club. Also enjoying fashion and art, she is currently working on her AP Studio portfolio—a collection containing lively artworks, some with political statements.

Despite loving it on Orcas Island, Treneer has frequently stated that there are big differences between her two homes. Devon Mann interviewed her to learn about the differences between our two countries, specifically the schools and students.

The contrast between Paris and Orcas Island are endless. While one is a prosperous European city famed for being the “City of Love”, the other is a quaint north Pacific island community known as the “Jewel of the San Juans.” These two incredible destinations offer very divergent benefits and atmo-

spheres. Fondly reminiscing about her transatlantic home, Treneer stated: “I love Paris, it’s my home and it always will be, although Orcas has a unique beautiful quiet nature-y feel to it though.” Indeed, it is the stunning wildlife and scenery that often draws people to Orcas, but has failed to retain Treneer while she longs to be back in bustle of her beloved city.

Focusing less on the differences of the two communities, she has also noticed some significant divergence in the school systems.

When asked what the first thing she noticed about the schools, she answered that, “Here you get to choose which classes you take. [In France the school] choose[s] all the courses you take, except you get to choose which language you take.”

Treneer commented that most students end up with three languages under their belts because “for most kids French is their native tongue but they learn English early on from their parents”, and then they choose an additional language, such as Spanish, German or “even Latin.” It may seem strange to students at Orcas High School, but the French school system is structured in such a way that the students have less freedom to choose what they study. For students, such as Treneer, who have spent their lives in a system that gives fewer options, Orcas High may be a relief and a positive change. Missing her friends, family and city, Treneer commented: “I

French exchange student Madeline Treneer at Teezer’s / Image Credit: Anneke Fleming

miss France a lot and can’t wait to go home, but I like this school better because students get to choose their own classes and the teachers are also a lot nicer and more supportive than in my French school.

Academically though, the schools in France are more vigorous.”

Treneer attended a kindergarten though university Catholic school in the Maras District of Paris. Apart from the academics the two schools varied in many other aspects as well. She stated that the school day is “from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on normal days and then Wednesdays are 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.” That is a 10-hour school day! For Treneer it was a huge change to come a school with only seven to 8-hour days. Her school in France was also

“way bigger” than the school here, with class sizes being “150 people at least.” That is quite possibly more than the whole high school population. She later commented that her school was not exactly normal as “it spans from kindergarten to university all in one location.

Usually schools are from kindergarten to ninth grade and then kids go to college, which is our version of high school except that there’s only three years of high school.

So most schools are smaller than mine.” The differences between the U.S. school system and Treneer’s school, the French school system, are varied, but they are numerous.

The school food at Orcas High is better, according to Treneer, but for the most part the two schools are

almost incomparable.

One of the main aspects of Orcas life that Treneer has noticed is that while “Most of the kids from my old school come from middle-class families just as on Orcas”, there are a few notable differences between the students. She stated that “In France there’s more school spirit and student togetherness. I don’t think there’s as many cliques at my old school either. I think we are more involved in the community as well.” While she seems to be very fond of her French school, Treneer noted, “I’ve made a lot of good friends on Orcas since I’ve gotten here and everyone is super friendly.

I’m going to miss it when I’m gone, and I’ll count the days until I come back in the summers.”

Souls of the San Juans: personal stories from students

by ANNEKE FLEMING The following are responses from an interview with Orcas High School junior, Kaya Osborne.

Man, what’s gonna happen when you start rollin’ out the hard questions?

I had a friend in freshman year, she moved away, but I would say that she has really affected me. In my art she has affected me, relationships she’s affected me, and I think she’s helped me become more who I am.

Sierra moved down to Oak Harbor.

In some ways I would say my grades, but I think it fits into this whole struggle with responsibility that I’ve been having. Growing up, I’ve always been the really responsible kid, and I’ve always been trying to live up to that expectation. And whenever I think about what I’m doing I think “oh, well what’s the responsible thing to do, the right thing to do?” Am I being understanding, am I doing the right thing to be in a good place in a relationship to what’s going on? And, recently, it’s just, a lot. Because I have a lot of expectations, and in some ways I feel responsible to live up to those.

You’re probably familiar with this one:

growing up, adults are always saying that you’re so smart, and there’s the expectation that you are going to live up to that potential, especially in school. Which is a measure of intelligence in a lot of ways. Which isn’t good in my opinion, because it only measures certain kinds of intelligence well. So, in a lot of ways I want to live up to those expectations because, in a lot of ways I’ve internalized those expectations and expect those things of myself. But I’ve kind of reached a point where I feel like I can’t. Even though intellectually I know that probably if I work hard and persevere I could build up to that, but it’s difficult. And it’s kind of at a point where I want to say, “Screw it, I don’t have to live up to those expectations. I don’t have to take on that responsibility.

When you get up in the morning, you’re like, “Oh, I have to go to school.” You don’t have to. In reality, you could stay home in bed.

And there would be consequences, of course, but it wouldn’t be a big catastrophic explosion if you don’t go to school. This is something that I’ve thought about hypothetically for years. Your parents might say that you can’t do this, but in reality you can, it’s just their word that’s stopping you. Theoretically, you can do anything, but what stops you is the boundaries that you chose to accept into your

life. And I’m not saying that there can’t be completely reasonable boundaries that other people accept into your life, and I’m not saying that you shouldn’t listen to them. But in the true reality of things, you don’t have to.

Anytime someone says that there is something that you have to do, you always have a choice.

Even if I try to think, “Oh, this doesn’t really bother me that much,” but at a glance, even if I think it doesn’t, at a subconscious level it affects me a lot.

I’m probably about as Northwest Washington as you can get when I say, “I am not a religious person, but I am a spiritual person.”

I would say that I was hella gay, but I think they kinda know that by now.

Something that a lot of people comment on and compliment on about me and my parents and my friends is that I always seem really self-confident, and really confident in who I am. And the truth is, that’s not very true. I am really self-conscious. And I am a real people pleaser. I want to try and please everybody.

And I don’t know if it seems like that, like I

Kaya Osborne / Image Credit: Anneke Fleming

don’t know if that’s obvious or not.

Its hard to have a clear perception of yourself, but its also hard to have a clear perception of how other people see you. And that’s something that I’ve always been concerned about; how I see myself and how other people perceive me. That’s something that concerns me a lot more than I would like.

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ARTS

She’s got a ticket to an Across the Universe benefit concert

HOLDEN FROM 1 When asked to describe a piece that he is particularly proud of, Holden relayed that he is very proud of a sketch that he drew of his own hand as a seventh-grader. “It was my first drawing that I ever thought was good,” he confessed.

As a child, Holden was greatly inspired by a picture of a Velociraptor by artist James Gurney. “I remember looking at it as a little kid and being fascinated by the lighting of the picture and how realistic it looked,” he

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muses. Holden has always had a huge imagination, and has been able to captivate viewers with both realistic images and the production of whimsical subjects, such as purple walruses. “When I was young I always wanted to draw what I imagined, but it never turned out very well.

I’m still not there yet, but I’m getting closer.” Holden’s work largely encompasses a quote from Scott Adams: “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”

by KEITH LIGHT Picture yourself in a boat on a river, with tangerine trees and marmalade skies.

“Across the Universe” is the benefit concert of the season directed by Jake Perrine and Grace McCune.

It features an all-star cast including Jim Bredouw, Martin Lund, Lek Thixton and Jeffrey Horton. Based on the musical movie by the same name, which is based around the music of The

Beatles, the pseudo-musical is sure to be fantastic. It will be held Friday through Saturday, May 8-9 and 15-16 at the Orcas Center.

Along with community members, the Theater as Literature class of Orcas Island High School is also taking part in the production. Orcas Island Education Foundation has paid for Jake Perrine to co-teach the theater class with a little help from his friend, Val Hellar. As one of the directors, Perrine is integrating

the class into the show. It has been the central project for the class, as well as something that the students enjoy. Who doesn’t love a little Beatles music? The theater class will be performing three songs: “With a Little Help from my Friends”, “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” and “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.”

Additionally, the Advanced and AP Art classes at Orcas Island High School were tasked with creating posters to advertise

the show. Teacher Corey Wiscomb challenges his art students every year to create a functional poster for a community production.

This year the works are sweet, wild, colorful and full of life. All of the students’ posters are being used to publicize the show, but a few have been chosen to be the primary advertisements.

The selected posters also have a chance of being used in Seattle. Holden Griskey’s work is currently featured on the Orcas Center’s website.

Holden Griskey

Matia Schwartz Celestine Jensen

Rachel Brewer

Magdalyn Paige

Sierra Morisson

Cassidy Buehler

Zach Waage

Emma Heikkinen

Braeden Smith

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LEGITIMATE NEWS Leo: Leo kinda sounds like Lion.

It’s time to unleash the lion inside of you.

If you switch the “i” and the “o” in lion then it becomes loin. It’s time to unleash the loin inside of you.

Libra: It’s time to go on an adventure. Face a random direction and start walking. On this island you won’t even be slightly surprised where it takes you.

Aries: It’s time to go shopping! Your recent influx of money means that the new banana hammock you’ve had your eye on is yours!

Pisces: Planets, Plants, Pieces, Pie, Pickle, Pomegranate, Pomeranian, Power. Power.

Power. Power.

Cancer: If there were enough crabs, they could do anything. Isn’t that inspiring?

Sagittarius: Nature calls you.

Timothy… Timothy…

Timothy… Timothy… embrace me...

HOROSCOPES

by DEVON MANN

Gemini: An important phrase to keep in mind is “home is where the heart is.”

Why do you have a human heart? Please inform the police.

Taurus: You will talk and talk.

You never stop talking, and there will never be silence again.

Tears run down your face, and your wife has left you.

Scorpio: Please leave your room.

You have been in there for three days.

Your mother is starting to worry.

Aquarius: Everyone in your life agrees that it is, and to quote my mother, “time for you to get a job, you stupid hippie.”

Capricorn: Have you seen “The Human Centipede”? That movie is really weird. Please don’t watch it.

Virgo: We move forward with Operation Snail at midnight.

WARNING: PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

by EMMA HEIKKINEN Daily scientific reports from freshman biology pour out of every printer in the school: we’re ALL dying. Right now.

Sophomore Devon Mann began chants of “welcome to hell,” which have caught on with alarming rapidity. It’s apparent that the 3-D printer is ruining lives—worse than anticipated. The Computer Applications class, who regularly works around the printer, offered up the general opinions of the public and

have given pertinent insight into the health hazards and side affects of the printer. “Uh, no negative effects here,” offered some kid. “I don’t really even notice it,” stated another.

Students are in a state of panic, and now thanks to Mann and other students, we have clear information on the situation.

Please throw out your personal printer immediately and steer clear of the Computer Lab, especially, because of the high concentration of toxins that have accumulated there due to poor ventilation. The only thing certain is that the printer is killing people and putting everyone on the island at risk.

A brief autobiography of a talented student

by MAGGIE PAIGE High school is a breeding ground for ill-formed arguments and pointless squabbles. In an environment where there is little to actually pay atten-

Talented student / Contributed photo

tion to, students resort to berating each other over trivial topics such as politics, religion, social justice, world health and many other easily resolvable issues. However, I have been blessed with superior rationalization skills as well as an extensive supply of absolutely true, universal facts. Having spent 10 years in the K-12 school system, I have accrued this massive store of knowledge, one that has prepared me for even the most heated debates.

I could probably take on the president.

Generally, I choose to participate in debates that have actual weight in our society, such as whether Starbucks baristas or Grumpy Cat mean more harm to humanity, but these can be pretty heated so I try not to engage in them more than 30 times a day.

The interesting thing about this is that since I always win arguments people do not want to discuss these topics with me; instead, they spend their time coming up with ways to promote equality and debating the worth of common and historical governmental structures. Aparently teenagers only think about the mindless “world prob-

lems” that the media saturates them with. It is like they just do not think about anything important anymore.

When I do participate in these inconsequential arguments, though, I tend to leave people utterly flabberghasted. Before I developed my own opinions, emphasis on “own”, I never really realized that my persuasive abilities leave people so incapacitated that they no longer have any words to say.

I have even heard some say, “I don’t even know how to respond to that.”

Crazy, right? I am likely some type of prodigy. A career as a lawyer is most certainly in my future seeing as I have done a Google search on what they do and it seems like my skills would be best put toward prosecuting people who probably committed crimes. It is good to have my entire future planned out at only 15 years old, especially since I know that I won’t change at all between now and adulthood.

You should all remember me by my moniker, Marcial Bertrand. It means powerful and intelligent. If you are wondering, I used Meaning of Names, a top site online, to make my name.

Image Credit: Keith Light

Coffee: after it was cool

by MAGGIE PAIGE Consensus from the scientific community has confirmed that within the next six months coffee will no longer be able to be grown due to environmental impacts. Now that the planet has reached nuclear levels it can no longer sustain coffee orchards. This year’s yield will be the last mass produced coffee available for public consumption. Due to this recent, completely out-of-the-blue development Americans are in a panic. Grocery stores are having stampedes from customers who are attempting to buy as much coffee as possible, and many citizens have been hoarding the goods for years in case this happened. International café chain Starbucks has been swarmed by greedy customers and is struggling to provide for the mile-long lines. Restaurants, diners and other food services have marked coffee up as premium, now charging upwards of $20 per nine-ounce cup.

America is the country struggling the most, as on average four-hundred-million cups of coffee were consumed a day, before the crop failure of 2020. It has all gone downhill from there. Many

regular drinkers are cutting back on consumption or attempting to go cold turkey in quitting, CA (Caffinators Anonymous) meetings have become increasingly common and approximately 23 percent of the American population regularly attends the daily meetings. On top of this, rehab centers have been instituted and many send their loved ones there in order to be cured of caffeine withdrawal. More than 90 percent of attendees relapse. It is clear to see that this is the greatest tragedy in recent history.

While Americans are struggling with coffee deficiency, countries such as Brazil are struggling financially as coffee is their largest source of national income. Black tea companies, mainly based in England, have had a large uptick in international sales as frequent coffee drinkers use it as a vice.

This huge calamity has led to the economic downfall of many nations, as well as a national, panic-induced frenzy. Our hope is that the world can recover quickly from this ordeal, like with the chocolate blight. Stay safe in the markets, and whatever you do avoid the coffee aisle.

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SPORTS

Hard work, dedication, and team spirit Hey pitcha pitcha: an athlete profile on Emily Nichols

by EMILY NICHOLS

It is very clear, according to the reactions from the high school softball team, that this season is going to be exciting. Unfortunately, though, the season has started off slow. Having lost to Friday Harbor, Concrete and LaConnor, the team is getting pretty disappointed, but there is certainly a lot of potential. Following the Concrete game, the head coach Jason Nichols spoke on the team and the game: “I say we started off slow, finished strong, but couldn’t catch up. That first inning was a killer for us, and we just really need to work on forgetting the mistakes and focusing on the next play.”

Nichols’ words hold true for many sports because no game will be perfect, but every single one has the potential to be fun and successful. All it takes is hard work, dedication and a team spirit.

Coach Nichols has true faith in the team and is really looking forward to helping create a successful one. Said Nichols: “I’m really excited about this season. There are a lot of girls playing this season, and the team is very athletic. I can see a lot of potential in this team, and that is exciting.” The team this year is quite young with four seniors, one junior, three sophomores, six freshmen and four eighth-graders, who had to be brought up from middle school in order to complete the team.

With the eight graders, the team has a total of 18 players. Although some people

by JO GUDGELL

Lady Vikings Pitcher Emily Nichols after a game / Image credit: Maggie Paige

view having the eighth graders on the team as bad, there are more benefits for having them there than there are downsides. Most importantly, without the eighth graders there would be an incomplete team, but now the team has enough for Junior Varsity games, which allows all the players to get more experience.

Lastly, come freshmen year for the eighth graders, they will already have firsthand experience and knowledge, creating a much better, seasoned team.

The team has been met with some pretty stiff competition right out of the gate,

but when questioned if he thinks the team can make it to state, Coach Nichols replied: “I always think we have a chance at state. Like I said we’re a very athletic team. If the players work together and really try, just like the quarterback for the Seahawks says, why not us?”

It is apparent that the team has a great support system, and all it needs is hard work to make them successful. If everyone works together, it can be a great season.

“The best part [of coaching] is being able to watch the team improve and complete their goals and knowing that I had a hand in cre-

ating that,” Coach Nichols stated enthusiastically. It is a blessing for the Lady Vikings to have such an excited coach and a team that has such capacity for success. After some tweaks to the offense and defense, there is a lot that this team can accomplish and they can definitely turn into the team to beat.

Come down and support the Orcas Island High School Lady Vikings as they make their way to the top! Just as Bill Durham once said: “Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains.”

Emily Nichols, a junior at Orcas Island High School, plays softball truly for the love of the game. In the offseason, she waits patiently and enjoys spending her time playing volleyball and going on adventures with friends. But when softball season comes, she is set on fire with excitement and passion for the game that she has loved for so long.

Nichols has played softball since elementary school, and has since evolved into a talented varsity pitcher. She channels her love for the sport into performance and friendships on and off the field.

Bringing kindness, perseverance and sacrifice to the mighty Lady Vikings, her teammates appreciate her hard work immensely. Even in the few days that practice is not scheduled, she willingly utilizes her free time to improve her game and technique. Softball isn’t just a sport for her. She doesn’t feel obligated or pressured to play it. Her determina determination and a m b i t i o n come from within,

Aspen’s garden rejuvenated

by KEITH LIGHT

Image Credit: Chris Waage

and in this way she is able to motivate herself to become the best she can be.

Nichols accredits much of her athletic journey to her father and coach, Jason Nichols. She says, “I like having my dad as my coach because, even though he’s my dad, he treats me like any other member of the team, so I know that I am where I am because I’ve worked hard.” Being able to be a competitive team member takes time and persistence, and she is more than capable of doing everything she needs so that she knows that her role in the game is because of her own merit. She appreciates the support and assistance that her father offers to her through softball, and loves working with him.

Known for her kind spirit, fun personality, and determination, Emily Nichols truly fulfills the Viking motto: “Strong, honorable and courageous.” Keep doing what you’re doing, Emily. You are more inspirational than you know.

Ray Doss, a junior at Orcas Island High School, and sophomore Keith Light have taken on the distinct honor of the upkeep of the Aspen O’Donell Memorial Garden.

With the help of Mike Buckner, Advisor of the ASB and teacher of the high school leadership class, Doss and Light have been able to form the Garden Committee. The committee is dedicated to working in the garden at least once a week until the garden is restored to its initial condition. Afterwards, the students will work to establish a plan to keep it maintained and beautiful.

The Aspen O’Donell Garden was built as a senior project in 1998 to honor Aspen O’Donnell, a student who had passed away the previous year. Paul Evans, Tech Coordinator at Orcas Island High School, demonstrates the sentiments shared by many of the students and faculty at OISD. “Aspen and I were close and it’s sad to see

the garden looking like this,” he states. Doss and Light couldn’t agree more. With the very generous help of Evans, and landscape designer Christine Booth, the students have made great strides to return the garden to its former glory.

Light and Doss have many ideas as to what they want to see in the garden in the coming years. Their dreams include a picnic table, a water collection and agricultural system, and even an Agriculture class. They are trying to gather as much student and class involvement as possible, and they have asked the wood shop class to make a bench for the garden. The Garden Committee also hopes to encourage community involvement in the restoration process. Doss and Light note that any members in the community who wish to offer support to the cause can feel free to contact the Garden Committee at keithlght8@gmail.com or rdoss@orcas.k12.wa.us.

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EDITORIALS

Should we trust climate change science?

by MAGGIE PAIGE

With Floridian leaders declaring the term “climate change” taboo and United States Committee on Science, Space, and Technology members claiming that climate change is not real to the face of the White House Science Adviser (Dr. John Holdren) simply because they don’t believe it, our country and world seems to be facing an abysmal fight against ignorance and the funding of pollutant energy companies such as Peabody Energy and Koch Enterprise. The issue that should be on everyone’s mind is the fact that our home is reaching unstable temperatures and undergoing a considerable climate shift, but unfortunately this issue now has little to do with actual science and more to do with politics. However, Naomi Oreskes, a published author on this issue, has introduced a compelling argument for the acceptance of climate change science, for those who have a hard time reading the thermostat.

While hard science will do little more than aggravate big money oil and coal corporations, bringing awareness to the public is a necessary battle if we are to awaken a national frenzy of action to help decrease the damage done by humans.

Approximately one fourth of the U.S. population claims that they don’t believe in climate change. This number is much too large. What can we expect from a country where most have access to school, but one fourth still fail to realize the implications and the realities of the problem?

We can’t just tell them that it is happening, we have to convince them by showing them.

Oreskes spoke to the reality of the situation, though, in a more roundabout way.

We may ask: why should we trust climate science?

She will answer: because we should trust science in general. Someone will always argue that scientists have been wrong before and they will be wrong again, there is no denying that only because it is true, but what many fail to realize is that science is all uncertain. The only reason we are ever certain about any science is because we have proof and consensus, and above all else we have time.

No theory is accepted the first time someone hears it.

People thought Galileo was out of his mind for believing that the sun was the center of the solar system, until more and more people saw things his way. Every sound theory or law undergoes testing and refining by thousands of scientists. The same goes for climate change; in fact, we knew enough to see the problem in the ‘80s and ‘90s.

Climate change is not a new

Real staff

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Living under a microscope Growing up on Orcas Island

by ZACH WAAGE

Naomi Oreskes / Contributed Photo

idea.

So why don’t people believe or act to abate this problem? Oreskes brought up that climate change threatens peoples’ lifestyles, not because they are afraid of the future, but because they are afraid of giving up the luxurious life they have now.

Simply eating less meat, buying a green car next time you are shopping for one or recycling can shrink your carbon foot -print. Consumers have the power to change what is made, Walmart even sells organic food. It is all supply and demand. But everyone puts climate change at the bottom of their priority list,

of which buying a new pair of Nike shoes is at the top.

“We have to take a step,” Oreskes says, “We have to make some progress.” And there is no reason why we shouldn’t. There is no twosided argument with this issue. We are in a situation in which there are solutions, but those who have to enact them are in denial. The one thing we have to realize is that, yes, nature will change, but it will not die. Nature will live on, because we cannot kill it, but we are destroying our own future. We are extinguishing the only flame that humans care about; our own.

Meet the staff Additional honorary “staff”

Keith Light: Editor in chief, club president

Enzo Thixton: yells out story ideas, likes couch

Emma Heikkinen: Managing editor, section editor

Anthony Kaskurs: probably likes the couch

Magdalyn Paige: Section editor, club secretary

Madeline Treneer: here for the company ;)

Rachel Brewer: Section editor, club vice president

Kahana Pietsch: likes couch too, comes for extra food

Devon Mann: Section editor, photographer

Bethany Hansen: took our picture one time

Jo Gudgell: Section editor, reporter

Matia Schwartz: sat on Devon’s lap for a while

Ray Doss: Reporter, advertising manager

Ed: our official mascot

Emily Nichols: Section editor

Hailey Crowe: retired co-president

Anneke Fleming: Reporter

Halle Thompson: wrote one article, come back

Olivia Smith: Reporter, photographer

Lilly Miller: supposed to be sales, come back

Zach Waage: Section editor, reporter

Braeden Smith: thought about joining, even wrote a bio

Claire Bishop Martin: Reporter, social media

Luke Bronn: smiles and nods politely at meetings

Kaya Osborne: Artist

Couch: good companion

If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it does it make a sound? If a tree falls at Orcas High School does the sound last forever? To some high school students, this is a reality. Living on a tiny island is limiting to say the least: we are the proverbial fishbowl. But when every choice we make can easily become public knowledge, it feels like the potential to be judged and branded for our mistakes is absolute.

In a larger town, you can blend in with the crowd and get by under the radar if you choose, which I can only imagine must be freeing. But on in our small community, every little slip is put under a magnifying glass for all to see and for all to remember Many students feel you have to make a choice: you can either be the “No Future” kind of kid who gets to have fun in high school and make mistakes before they are life altering, or you can be the “No Fun” kid who in theory will go further in life at the cost of four years of self-imposed isolation and probable depression. One might think it is impossible for the judgment on young students to be that harsh, but I can assure if anything I’ve understated it. According to a nationwide survey performed by SADD, 82% of all high school students attend “non-sanctioned” parties at some point in their high-school years. On Orcas Island if one attends one of these parties, you risk your reputation, your involvement in sports, and possible school sanctions. Those who hope to attend a university of any reputation or make something out of their lives are therefore forced to avoid such gatherings.

So we have two choices: fit in or be quiet and alone.

Those of us who choose to keep to ourselves have to endure not only the ensuing four-year cold-shoulder that we receive from classmates, but also run the risk that our social capabilities will be stunted and our self-consciousness will follow us for the rest of our lives. We bide our time and wait to enter the “real world” where every move is not under scrutiny and we are allowed to be less than perfect.

So the next time you hear about something a kid did the other day, instead of just blacklisting said kid, think about it. Was it really all that bad? Does he or she really deserve your scrutiny? Or was he/she just being a kid?

Maybe take into account the enormous pressure put on young adults today--at the age of 14 when we enter high school, we are supposed to be planning for college by building a resume of not only good grades, but sports and extracurricular activities, community service, and leadership. This is not easy for even the brightest and most extroverted of kids, but imagine the pressure weighing down a shy kid, an introvert, or one who maybe is not the 4.0 candidate. The pressure to do well and succeed is one tracked--if you don’t go to college, you are some kind of failure already.

Add to that the feeling that any misstep will brand you forever and it is no wonder that 1 out of every 5 teens suffer from depression. They say it takes a village to raise a child, so let’s make sure the same village isn’t tearing down it’s children. I’m sure you wouldn’t want to be judged for the tiniest of mistakes, so try to remember; there is always more to the story than you hear about.

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Thank You! For your generous guidance and support

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CALENDAR SUN. – ONGOING FRI., MAY 1

ART SHOW: Want to see how art can change lives? High school senior Celestine Jensen is hosting an art exhibit titled “Almost Hypnotic” at Kathryn Taylor Chocolates from 5 to 7 p.m.

FRI., MAY 8 ACROSS THE UNIVERSE – A CELEBRATION IN CONCERT: 7:30

p.m., Orcas Center. See more info on page 1. Runs May 8, 9, 15 and 16.

TUES., MAY 12 ORCAS MEDICAL FOUNDATION ANNUAL MEETING: 2 p.m.,

Eastsound Fire Hall.

THURS., MAY 14 ORCAS CURRENTS PRESENTS THOR HANSON, AUTHOR OF ‘THE TRIUMPH OF SEEDS’: 5:30 p.m.

Emmanuel Parish Hall.

FRI., MAY 15 AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE MEETING: 2 p.m.,

Orcas Island Library.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Emmanuel Church.

ADULT VOLLEYBALL: 7 to 9:15 p.m., High School Gym, $2.

MON. – ONGOING ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:30

to 6:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church.

AL-ANON: 7 p.m., 197

Main Street, Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church.

TUES. – ONGOING AA: For women, 5:30 to 6:30

p.m., for men, 7 to 8 p.m., Emmanuel Church.

KIWANIS CLUB: Tuesdays, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Community Church Family Center.

WEDS. – ONGOING AA: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church.

LIONS CLUB: Weekly lunch, 11:45 a.m., Legion.

ANSWERS IN THE HEART: An S.L.A.A. 12-step recovery, 7

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to 8 p.m., Episcopal Church.

ADULT VOLLEYBALL: 7 to 9:15 p.m., High School Gym, $2.

THURS. – ONGOING STORYTIME: 11 a.m., library.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: 5:30 p.m., Orcas Longhouse.

AL-ANON: 5:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church.

FRI. – ONGOING AA: Noon, Community Church.

AA: 5:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY: 7 to 9 p.m., Orcas Island Senior Center. Celebrate Recovery is a faith-based recovery program for healing life’s hurts, habits and hang-ups with weekly Friday evening meetings. For more information contact Paul at Celebrate.Recovery.Orcas@ gmail.com.

SAT. – ONGOING AA: 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Emmanuel Church. Potluck last Saturday of the month.

Fourth annual Yellow Island wooden boat race Join the Wooden Boat Society of the San Juan Islands for the Fourth Annual Yellow Island Wooden Boat Race, to be held Saturday, May 16, with a start in Deer Harbor.

All wooden sailboats are welcome (boats built of other materials are also welcome but will receive no prizes). The starting line will be south of the Deer Harbor Marina. The marks of the course will consist of various islands and rocks in the area, as well as a race buoy located near the marina.

The race entry fee of $15 per boat (and signed liability waiver) will be collected at the skipper’s meeting, held at 9 a.m. at the Deer Harbor Marina. The entry fee includes one continental breakfast; additional breakfasts are available for crew and spectators at $8, provided by the Wooden Boat Society.

The race will start in the late morning, and will have a four-hour time limit.

Those without a current PHRF rating will have a temporary rating assigned to them by race organizers.

Non-racers are welcome to relax and socialize at the

marina. We will try to stage one end of the finish line at the outside float of the marina.

Colorful burgees for first, second and third place finishers will be awarded at a potluck/awards ceremony at the marina the evening after the race. Participant burgees will be available for sale, with proceeds to benefit the San Juan Islands Wooden Boat Society, which seeks to coordinate wooden boat activities in the islands.

Discounted moorage for Friday and Saturday nights is available. Call the Deer Harbor Marina, 376-3037 to reserve a slip well in advance, as other boat groups are planning to be there. Plenty of good anchorage is also available in the harbor.

Contact Ward Fay at wardfay@rockisland.com or 360-298-2057 for more info about the race. For more info about the Wooden Boat Society of the San Juan Islands visit www.woodenboatsocietyofthesanjuans. org.

The Wooden Boat Society of the San Juan Islands promotes the restoration, use and enjoyment of wooden boats. The Wooden

Boat Society of the San Juan Islands was formed in 2002 to perpetuate the craftsmanship, artistry and knowledge of the maritime traditions through education, public display, restoration and construction, and entertainment. The society has a strong commitment to the care and feeding of wooden boats, their owners and those who appreciate them.

Other upcoming events: 2015 Deer Harbor Wooden Boat Rendezvous: Sept. 7 - 9 in Deer Harbor.

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Aging, Alzheimer’s discussed at meeting The community is invited on Tuesday, May 12 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall.

Come learn of the Orcas Medical Foundation’s accomplishments during the past year, and hear Dr. Thomas Montine, Director of the UW Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and Pacific Northwest Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson's Disease Research discuss “Precision Medicine for Alzheimer’s Disease.”

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Left: Dr. Thomas Montine.

His presentation will focus on the science of the aging brain, dementia

and other neurodegenerative disease? Montine will also help reframe ideas of normal brain aging and degenerative brain disease.

He will discuss leading-edge efforts to identify pre-symptomatic phases that begin years before a cognitive impairment diagnosis and opportunities to intervene and slow down or prevent dementia and disease.

WSF working on ferry reservation system Reservations will be made available in a staggered format for summer sailings in the San Juans, a preventive step to avoid a system overload.

Beginning April 28, reservations will be available for sailings between June 14 and June 30. On April 30, sailings from July 1 through July 15 will be available.

The modification follows the April 14 collapse of the reservation system for San Juan sailings because of a surge in demand. Of the 4,400 reservations made April 14, in conjunction with the release of the summer schedule, 1,850 were for summer sailings before the deluge overwhelmed WSF’s reservation system and knocked it offline.

WSF reportedly received tens of thousands of online reservations requests and handled more than 3,000

phone calls that day as well.

All sailings for the spring schedule (ending June 13) remain available for reservations. Only 30 percent of vehicle space is available to be reserved with the change of the schedule. An addi-

tional 30 percent becomes available two weeks before any sailing, and the final 30 percent becomes available two days before a sailing.

The remaining 10 percent is for drive-up and those with medical priority.

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Playfest 2015 review

by ALEXANDER CONRAD Special to the Sounder

Orcas Playfest returns to the Grange Theatre this weekend with seven short plays written, directed and performed by local talent.

This year’s diverse stories will touch on a range of emotions that will make you laugh and cry in turn, with performances that will linger in your mind long after final curtain call.

What’s on offer this year?

“A Most Auspicious Day,” written by Kristen Wilson, directed by Tom

Fiscus with mentorship from Melinda Milligan.

This poignant memoir of a young child’s adoption from China to America metaphorically splits the stage in two; east and west, far-away and home. Zach Knight excels as the Chinese foster parent and delivers his Mandarin lines with the Putonghua precision of a native Beijinger. Bailey Sande delivers an emotionally wrought performance as the adopting mother in America filled with joy and tempered by the anxiety

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Sunday Worship & Sunday School 10:00 am Wednesday Testimony meeting 7:00 pm– Last Wed. of each month Orcas Library Meeting Room 376-5873

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Parish of Orcas Island The Rev. Berto Gándara Eastsound (by the water) • 376-2352 SUNDAYS: Holy Eucharist 8 and 10 am Church School THURSDAYS: Holy Eucharist 12:15 pm

LIFE CHURCH

Sunday 10:00 am Senior Center on 62 Henry Road Nursery and Kid’s Life Contemporary Passionate Worship Our Vision: Share Jesus. Share Life.

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LUTHERAN CHURCH IN THE SAN JUANS (ELCA)

Sunday 11:00 am St. David’s Chuch 760 Park St., Friday Harbor Sunday 9:00 am Center Church 312 Davis Bay Rd., Lopez Island Pastor Beth Purdum Sunday 1:15 pm Emmanuel Church 242 Main St., Eastsound 370-0023 • pastor@lutheransanjuans.org

ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH Orcas - St Francis Church in Eastsound Mass 10:30 am Sundays Lopez - Center Chuch Mass 10:30 am Saturdays

that the bureaucratic process places on this most human event. East and west are bridged together by first time actress Ella Conrad in her role as the narrator.

“Peggy,” written by James Wolf, directed by Cara Russell.

In Peggy, we witness the all too common struggle of a family coming to grips with losing an elder to the slipstream of dementia. The eponymous Peggy is beautifully acted by Carla Weston as we’re invited inside of her mind. At 65, the onset of dementia is advanced and moments of clarity are few. Peggy’s son and granddaughter, performed by Kevin Doyle and Hailey Klein respectively tied the performance together with their expressions of love challenged by the family tension brought by the disease. Love wins.

“The C ertified Letter,” written by Kathi Ciskowski, directed by Kristen Wilson.

A couple returns home to the island, a speedy trip aided by the new ferry reservations system, where they find a registered letter notice waiting. Unable to receive the actual letter until morning, a couple’s dialogue ensues about what the letter could possibly be.

Taking a page from Italian opera, the letter notice becomes both the torment and delight of the couple’s hearts, aspirations, fears and secrets. The musical outro wraps the play most aptly in a moment that will make you laugh.

John Cunningham and Cat Gilliam’s performance is shot through with verve in

Kristen Wilson photos

Above: Bailey Sande and Zach Knight. Right: John Cunningham & Cat Gilliam. this two-actor play.

“Confessions of a Toilet Paper Hoarder,” written by Amy Russell, directed by Cara Russell.

Toilet paper as currency is perhaps not a topic you’ll be familiar with – until you enjoy this play. Adia Dolan plays the part of a young bug-out, bag-carrying survivalist “prepper” hoarding toilet paper for the onset of future needs. She is visited by her grandfather, Ed Sutton, and we learn that the toilet paper hoards crowding her house will be used as trade currency in the future. There’s an intergenerational warmth to the interaction between granddaughter and grandfather in “Confessions.” You’ll laugh as grandfather transitions from a skeptic to a “hat wearing” believer.

“Storytime,” written by Mary Bayley, directed by Ron Herman.

A woman, acted by Rebecca Herman, reads at home alone late at night, only to be surprised by

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a car pulling up to her house in the woods. It is her granddaughter and a friend, although it quickly becomes apparent that this is no ordinary visit.

Empathy for the characters shifts subtly throughout this performance, where we learn that a private fantasy world of stories can be a refuge as precious as life itself. Performances by Emily Toombs and Kevin Doyle, in girlfriend/boyfriend roles, adroitly present the weighty topics of escapism, mental health and substance abuse. There is a rifle that gets pointed around in “Storytime,” but it’s the metaphorical barrel of the gun that truly stimulates here.

“The Bedroom,” written

by Ron Herman, directed

by Andy Martin.

Cunningham, Knight and Gilliam return for a second performance, joined

by Demi Gary in “The Bedroom.” A young couple has recently bought a house and they are working on their bedroom design when the young woman’s mother appears for an unannounced visit.

It becomes quickly apparent that mother-in-law and son-in-law do not embrace each other.

A neighbor stops by and a secret from long ago is revealed. Superb acting

presents the secret as a catalyst to reconciliation and a new confidence.

“Tenacity,” written by Michele Griskey, directed

by Gillian Smith.

Playfest’s closing act is a trip into magical realism in the spirit of author Haruki Murakami. Blending the concrete, daresay mundane, world of corporate training and team building with the magical possibilities of virtual reality, “Tenacity” appeals to the imagination.

Actors Kelly Toombs and Michele Griskey play team building participants who manage to turn the corners on their facilitator played

by Aaimee Johnson, despite their personal differences … or do they?

A wild script, ranging from zombies to sea monsters, is zestfully performed to make “Tenacity” the perfect ending to Playfest 2015.

The 10th Annual Playwrights’ Festival, presented by The Actors Theater of Orcas Island, will be performed on the Grange stage Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 1 - 3.

Tickets are $10, and all performances begin at 7:30 p.m., with doors open at 7 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased at the door, at Darvill’s Bookstore or online.

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Lummi Tribal Member Justin Finkbonner and family will lead the BirdFest parade on May 2 at 12 p.m. They will also be on the Eastsound Village Green on May 2 selling creative art of wildlife and birds crafted out of wood and other mediums. All sales go toward funding for Lummi youth.

The Lummi people, also known as Lhaq’temish, are the original inhabitants of Washington’s northern most coast and southern British Columbia. According to Lummi Tribe members, “For thousands of years, we worked, struggled and celebrated life on the shores and waters of Puget Sound.”

Finkbonner is an enrolled member and community activist for the Lummi Reservation.

He is also the senior policy analyst for the Lummi Indian Business Council. Finkbonner is also a Lummi canoe skipper and works with all ages in the canoe journeys.

To see a calendar and to learn more about BirdFest, sponsored by the Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce, visit www.orcasislandbirdfest.com.

For more information about the Lummi Nation, visit www.lummi-nsn.org.

Change the world by changing your light bulbs

by PARIS WILSON

Special to the Sounder

a better deal, but it also makes the world a better place. LEDs are healthy for our environment, and if we start using them, we’ll be one step closer to having a low carbon footprint.

You’re not the only one who could change our impact on the world. In our house, efficient light bulbs are outnumbered by incandescents. Less than 2 percent of the lights are LED lights. If we switched out all of the incandescent, inefficient lights with LEDs, our lighting carbon footprint would decrease by about 80 percent. Because of my research on this subject, we have already started replacing the incandescent bulbs with LEDs. If people start using more efficient, energy-saving light bulbs, our world will be healthier, our carbon footprints would go down and we would be conserving valuable resources.

I hope you consider switching to LED lights.

Death cafe is an opportunity for people to get together to talk about death, accompanied by coffee, tea and cake.

Iris Rose Parker Pavitt of Eastsound, Wash., graduated from Mount Holyoke College on Sunday, May 17.

Parker Pavitt majored in history with a minor in library, museum, and archival studies. She is the daughter of Hannah Parker and Bruce Pavitt and the granddaughter of Issa Parker, all of Orcas Island.

She is also the granddaughter of Ruth Pavitt of Maple Ridge, British Columbia.

At school she worked in the Mount Holyoke College archives and special collections for two years as a student assistant. She interned

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The idea started in Europe and was reshaped in the United Kingdom by John Underwood. Death Cafe has spread into a global forum.

The motto: “To increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.”

The next Death Cafe is Sunday, May 3, 2:30 - 4 p.m. in the Lopez Island Library’s meeting room.

Topics can be as diverse as your interests regarding death, including metaphysics, grief, hospice versus palliative care, physiology of death, advanced care directives, dying differently, death midwives, slow medicine, green burials and death with dignity.

Death Cafe endorses no particular perspective and offers a supportive open structure to encourage a rich community conversation.

For more info, visit www.deathcafe.com or Libby Garcia at 360- 08-7979.

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In my eighth grade class, we had an assignment to do a study of one of our world’s problems. I chose to research the problem of energy-wasting light bulbs.

My goal is to inform people about how we can save energy and money by which light bulbs we buy. I want to encourage everyone to use more efficient light bulbs.

A large amount of energy is wasted unwisely by using inefficient light bulbs.

To help solve this problem, we can buy and install efficient light bulbs that use less energy. If people start using energy-saving, efficient light bulbs, we won’t be wasting energy and instead will be conserving resources.

There are different kinds of incandescent lights: such as regular incandescent and halogens. Regular incandescent lights are inexpensive on the shelf. But in the long run, other more expensive (but longer-lasting) lights, such as LEDs, save you money – the same money you would be spending to replace the incandescent lights. Also, 90 percent of the energy in regular incandescent light bulbs is given off as heat.

Although halogen incandescents can reduce eye strain, produce more light per watt and last significantly longer (between 2,250 and 3,500 hours) than a normal incandescent (between 1,000 and 2,000 hours), they are still expensive and extremely breakable. A small knock could easily break or damage the glass, which can lead to failure of the light. Another consequence of halogens is they can overheat small rooms and become a fire hazard. A 500 watt halo-

gen can reach over 1,200 degrees.

Another kind of bulb is a CFL, a compact fluorescent light. They use up to 70 percent less energy than incandescent lights. However, one study showed that LED lights last six and a quarter times longer than CFL lights. (A CFL lasts 8,000 hours while an LED light lasts 50,000.) Which would you rather be buying?

LED lights, light-emitting diodes, are semiconductor devices that produce visible light when an electrical current passes through them.

LEDs are more durable, versatile, efficient, and longer-lasting than CFLs and incandescent lights.

While doing my research, I found some evidence that truly showed that LED lights waste less energy than an incandescent. I compared an incandescent light to an LED. The incandescent used 60 watts and the LED used seven and a half watts. While the incandescent had an estimated energy cost of $7.23 per year, an LED had a cost of $0.90 per year. Though the incandescent lasted nine tenths of a year, the LED lasted almost 23 years. As you can see, the LED light used less watts, had a much lower energy cost and lasted a little more than 25 times longer than the incandescent light. Not only is this

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SAN JUAN COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICES San Juan County, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status in the provision of services, in programs or activities or employment opportunities and benefits.

Direct inquiries to Administrative Services at (360) 378-3870. TTD relay at 1-800-833-6388.

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO USE SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCIL’S HISTORICAL PRESERVATION FUNDS The San Juan County Council has discretionary funds, generated by recording fees intended to promote historical preservation or historical

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Permit Number

Description

PPROV0 -15-0019

Vacation rental

programs, which may include preservation of historic documents. The Council is currently seeking proposals for projects to use $4771 in funds to be awarded in 2015.

Projects may include: acquisition or preservation of locally historic buildings and artifacts: developing and

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Tax Parcel Number, Project Location, and Island 240442006, 1408 Shark Reef Road, Lopez

presenting locally historical programs or events; performing research into local history.

Applicants must be non-profit or governmental entities that perform educational, interpretive, or preservative activities to promote or preserve the County’s local history.

Applicants must demon-

strate a preservation need and funds are available for specific projects only.

Projects will be selected based on the best presentation of need, benefit and merit to San Juan County residents and visitors.

Please call Clerk to the Council In-

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Applicant/Agent Name and Address

Colby White, 1408 Shark Reef Road, Lopez, WA 98261

Date of Date Application Complete 4/16/15

4/16/15

Other Required Existing Permits, If Environmental known Documents -

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grid Gabriel at 360-370-7472 for further information and an application.

LEGAL NO. SJ629043 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder April 29, 2015.

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SEPA SEPA Project Threshold Comments Comments DET End Date End Date Exempt

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5/20/15

Hearing Body

Hearing Place

Hearing Date

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Change upland 260643008, designation (4 260643002, parcels) from 260643009 and Bret and Kathryn Thurman, c/o Re-Adopt Planning Council 6/19/15 PREDES Forest Resource Francine Shaw, PO Box 2112, 2/19/15 4/20/15 DNS, 5/20/15 260711002; 214, Commission Chambers 8:45 -15-0002 20 to Rural Farm Friday Harbor, WA 98250 3/5/14 324 and 350 Forest 5 (2015 Community Club docket of Comp.

Drive, Orcas Plan amendments) 273312002, 2371 Randy and Robin Schemkes, 4728 PCUP00Make and sell Building Hearing th 113 Ave. SE. Snohomish, WA Crow Valley Rd., 12/19/14 4/15/15 Exempt 5/20/15 Key Bank 6/18/15 15-0011 wine permit Examiner Orcas 98290, Additional garage 263422002, 44 SJC Fire Protection Dist #5 Building Hearing PCUP00space for fire Squaw Bay Rd, c/o Jon Shannon, PO Box 432, 4/15/15 4/17/15 SWMP Exempt 5/20/15 Key Bank 5/28/15 permit Examiner 15-0012 equipment Shaw Shaw, WA 98286 SEPA appeal of Michael Durland, appellant Hearing Deer Harbor Near 260723007, PAPL00PO Box 203, Deer Harbor, WA 4/21/15 4/21/15 Key Bank 5/28/15 Examiner bridge Channel Road 15-0002 98243-0034 replacement PCUP00-15-0004 Vacation rental Peterson PLPALT-15-0001, Relocate lot boundaries Rosenberg Change hearing start time to 10:30 PCUP00-15-0009 Vacation rental Moore PCUP00-15-0006 Vacation rental Branscome PCUP00-15-0010 Vacation rental Warren/Harandody PCUP00-15-0007 Vacation rental Sharkey a.m. for 5/28/15 hearings PSJ000-14-0018 Private desal system Armstrong PSJREV-15-0001 Revise shoreline permit WSF PSJ000-14-0013 Replace Deer Harbor bridge SJC Public Works PCUP00-15-0008 Vacation rental Bell/Dunwiddie 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 “Citizen Services,� then “Permits and Inspections,� then “Permits Inquiry� and enter search parameters To search a date range, use two periods between the date entries, i.e., after “Issue Date,� enter 11/17/2014..11/21/2014 and after “Permit Status,� select “Issued.� 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 10:30 a.m., in the Key Bank, Downstairs, Garden Rroom, 95 Second Street, Friday Harbor. Planning Commission meetings begin at 8:45 am. In the County Council Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor. 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 County’s website. A link is available on the Community Development homepage at: sanjuanco.com/cdp

LEGAL NO. SJ1303942 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder, APRIL 29, 2015

LEGALS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN JUAN In Re: The Estate Of RICHARD EUGENE SCHNEIDER, Deceased.

NO. 15-4-05013-1 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 The personal representatives named below have been appointed as per-

sonal representatives 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 representatives or the personal representatives’ attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court in which the pro-

ceedings were commenced.

The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the personal representatives 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 non-probate assets.

Date of first publication: April 22, 2015 Personal Representatives: Candice A. Bodenhamer Rockney A. Nigretto Attorney for Personal Representatives: Derek Mann, Derek Mann & Associates PLLC Address for Mailing: P.O. Box 399, Eastsound, WA 98245 Address for Personal Service:

296 A Street, Eastsound, WA 98245 Derek Mann, Attorney for Personal Representatives LEGAL NO. S627573 Published: The Islands’ Sounder.

April 22, 29, May 6, 2015.

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