Islands' Sounder, June 17, 2015

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New ferry makes maiden voyage – page 8

Orcas Fire looks at cost recovery program

by COLLEEN SMITH ARMSTRONG Editor/Publisher

Farming with kids Cider and Mead Festival benefits Farm-to-Cafeteria – page 9

Unlike Lopez or San Juan, the Orcas Fire Department doesn’t receive insurance reimbursement for EMS calls. And Acting Fire Chief Mik Preysz is hoping to change that.

“There will be no additional burden to Orcas residents,” said Preysz. “As call volume and expenses go up, this is a way to have another source of revenue.”

OIFR’s budget is primarily funded by residents’ taxes. An “EMS Cost Recovery” program will enable the department to collect money from insurance premiums to support the capital and operational funds – without raising taxes. The fire commissioners will vote on the program at their regular meeting on Thursday, June 18.

The average cost for EMS treatment and transport is $1,742. That includes fuel, supplies, vehicle and equipment maintenance, training, volunteer stipends and employee wages. Those with insurance are already paying for emergency services, but as it is now, OIFR doesn’t receive any of those funds.

For Orcas residents, once their insurance is billed, any remaining

New batch of Orcas Island grads in the world

by COLLEEN SMITH ARMSTRONG Editor/Publisher

The 2015 Orcas High School Class is officially done with the first chapter of their young lives.

School Board Chair Janet Brownell described the graduation ceremony as the community gathering for a “collective pushing of the chicks out of the nest.”

The following students participated in the ceremony on June 13: Mason Brown, Hannah Brunner-Gaydos (salutatorian and National Honor Society member), Cassidy Buehler, William Coe, Hailey Crowe, Arianna Dean, Lauren Ferrell, Lesley Ferrell, Melanie Flint (National Honor Society member), Emily Foster, Felicia Gossett, Mikaela Hansen (National Honor Society member), Taj Howe (valedictorian and National Honor Society member), Celestine Jensen, Keenan O’Brien, Demitri Pence, Lee Pollard, Kilee Rogers, Julianna Rose, Braeden Smith, Daria Stankevich, Dylan Thompson, Madeline White, Kyle Zbornik and Jay Zier.

Superintendent Eric Webb, who just finished his first year on Orcas, said, “we have the most dedicated and supportive families I have experienced.”

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balances like a co-pay or a deductible will be waived. If a patient does not have insurance, then no one will be billed.

“Once your insurance company pays, that is it,” Preysz said. “We’re looking at doing this on a trial basis, and if it doesn’t work, we’ll stop.”

However, for visitors to the island, remaining balances will not be waived and those without coverage will be billed in full.

Preysz says EMS call volume has increased 145 percent since 1999.

The program is predicted to bring in between $130,00 to $150,000 annually. The money will go into the capital fund for emergency and community services.

Preysz plans for a portion of the funds to go into Orcas CARES, an OIFR program that helps seniors and the disabled with care.

Partners are the Orcas Senior Center, Lahari, Orcas Lions and Hearts and Hands.

“Orcas Cares is extremely important to this community because it keeps people home rather than sending them off the island for care,” Preysz said. “And we want to be able to fund that program more and more because the need is growing.”

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Papers say goodbye to Rasmussen WSU spring honor roll Sounder staff report

After 15 years of writing stories, taking photos and meeting deadlines week after week, Journal of the San Juans editor Scott Rasmussen is leaving the newspaper business.

“Our readers have come to rely on Scott for his comprehensive, ethical coverage of county news,” said Group Publisher Colleen Smith Armstrong. “His love of community journalism has been a hallmark of his career with our island newspapers. His passion

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will be greatly missed.”

Rasmussen began his time at the Journal in December 1999 as a general assignment reporter shortly after new editor Richard Walker arrived.

The two became collaborators for more than a decade.

Walker left the Journal to take over the editorial reins at the North Kitsap Herald, a Sound Publishing sister paper, in 2011. On the heels of Walker’s departure, Rasmussen took over as editor of the Journal.

Rasmussen also worked as a reporter for the late Ted Grossman, former editor of the Islands' Sounder.

The two developed a strong friendship during their professional days and remained friends after Grossman's retirement from the Sounder and up until his

SAN JUAN DONORS Ron Krebs honoring Barbra Pluff Gregory Maynard honoring all women David Champlin Juan Lopez honoring Heidi Lopez Gregory Gerhardstein Michael Buettell honoring Sue Buettell Peter Goddu honoring Margaret Langlie Court Bell honoring Ann Bell Chad Peterman Mark Cunningham David Anderson honoring Linnea & Avaline Anderson Karl Kuetzing David Dehlendorf honoring Susan Dehlendorf Scott Van Buskirk honoring Ann Van Buskirk Ron Lehman honoring Trish Lehman Tom Ruggles honoring Gayle Isbell Peter Kilpatrick honoring Madeline Kilpatrick Kent Sooter honoring Cheryl Tom Doenges honoring Tami Doenges Tim Barrette honoring Laurie Paul Duncan Wilson

death in spring 2014.

Born and raised in Portland, Ore., Rasmussen arrived in the San Juan Islands with a life-long love of newspapers and young family in tow. He worked in Portland as a freelance journalist, as well as a bartender, prior to joining the Journal. The island became the adopted home of his two daughters, Kasey and Kori, ages two and three at the time they came to the island. They graduated from Friday Harbor High School in 2014 and 2015, respectively.

Over the years Rasmussen proved adept at being a journalistic “jack-of-alltrades,” covering everything from killer whales to crime and the courts, from education to theater productions and to sporting events, as well as fires, ferries, budget cuts, road projects, agricultural endeavors, automobile and airplane crashes, and the many twists, turns and topics of the day involving a host of local governments: county, town, ports, schools, library, hospital and fire districts. He was also known for authoring one of the papers’

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most popular features: the Sheriff ’s Log. Camera in hand, he was a familiar face on the sidelines of high school football and basketball games, and spent countless hours prowling the foul lines or dugout of baseball and softball games, as well as soccer, tennis and wrestling matches. An avid sports enthusiast, covering sporting events, like the yearly Island Cup, was a labor of love for Rasmussen.

Over the course of his 15-year career at the Journal, Rasmussen received 35 individual or team awards in the Better Newspaper Contest, an annual competition sponsored by Washington Newspapers Publishers Association. Rasmussen earned his first award in his very first year at the Journal: third place in the comprehensive coverage category for a series about domestic violence.

Rasmussen is leaving the journalism field and transitioning into a different line of work. He is staying on San Juan Island, however, and chances are good that you’ll see him around.

Janna Marie Carter of Orcas Island made Washington State University’s President’s Honor Roll for the 2015 spring semester.

Crowe makes sergeant Sheriff Ron Krebs promoted long-time deputy and Orcas Island resident Herb Crowe to the position of Sergeant on June 1.

Crowe, pictured at right, is an Orcas Island High School graduate and 15-year veteran of the San Juan County Sheriff ’s Office. For the last 13 years he has been in charge of the sheriff ’s office marine program and teaching boating safety classes for the public. He is one of the current field training officers for the department and has a hand in training most of the new deputies they have hired over the years.

Crowe will hold a resident sergeant position that has been vacant since Steve

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Vierthaler retired in 2011.

“Deputy Crowe’s commitment to both the sheriff ’s office and the Orcas Island community over the years has been unparalleled,” said Krebs in a press release. “I have complete confidence in Herb and know that he will uphold the highest standards which Steve Vierthaler upheld for so many years.”

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Friends given $100k for shipping safety Washington Women’s Foundation has awarded a grant of $100,000 to the FRIENDS of the San Juans to increase shipping safety standards in the Salish Sea, which will reduce oil spill risks and other impacts to wildlife, marine habitat and people in the region.

“Our $30 billion dollar economy depends on safe shipping and so do the seven million residents that call the Salish Sea home.

Increasing shipping safety standards will protect our waters from existing and proposed vessel traffic and is crucial to preserving our culture, our economy and our environment,” said Stephanie Buffum, FRIENDS of the San Juans’ executive director.

With multiple projects proposed that could increase coal and oil exports from ports in British Columbia and Washington, potential shipping risks are escalating rapidly. Currently, 16,010 large ships transit through the Salish Sea each year. New, approved and proposed projects could increase that number to 20,736.

To reduce the risks posed by increases in fossil fuel exports, FRIENDS of the San Juans will lead a trans-boundary effort in both Washington state and British Columbia to designate the Salish Sea as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) under the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

A PSSA designation is a tool that the global community can adopt for an area that needs special protection because of significance for recognized ecological, socioeconomic or scientific reasons and because it may be vulnerable to damage by international shipping activities. There are currently 14 “Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas”

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Friends of the San Juans’ staff and board with the $100,000 grant from the Washington Women’s Foundation. worldwide. Two are within the United States: one in Hawaii and one in the Florida Keys. To learn more go to the IMO’s PSSA website at http://pssa.imo.org/.

“The Washington Women’s Foundation’s Pooled Fund Grant Award has created the first wave of support in making the Salish Sea the 15th PSSA in the world. FRIENDS of the San Juans will utilize our strong transboundary relationships with tribes, government, industry and non-governmental partners to create protections that are tailored to the Salish Sea, which will have a positive impact for wildlife, marine habitat, air quality and the people who live, fish and recreate here,” stated Buffum.

Washington Women’s Foundation President Beth McCaw says, “FRIENDS of the San Juans submitted a compelling proposal to our membership. This designation will help to reduce the probability of an oil spill and to strengthen environmental protections for our region.”

New OPAL rental project In response to the widely expressed need for more Orcas rental housing, OPAL Community Land Trust has signed a purchase and sale agreement to acquire nearly four acres on North Beach Road - across from Children’s House and north of the orchard - in order to build approximately 30 units of affordable rental housing.

The property, owned

by Jim and Betsy Nelson of Olga, will be developed over the next several years.

“Betsy and I are happy that this property will be serving a community purpose.” said Jim Nelson. “There is a real need for more affordable rental housing on Orcas Island. This feels right to us.” The Nelsons will retain ownership of the adjoining orchard.

In announcing the land acquisition, Lisa Byers, OPAL executive director, also announced the selection of Environmental Works Community Design Center in Seattle as the project architect. The firm specializes in community facilities, affordable housing and other public works.

OPAL’s building committee recommended hiring Environmental Works after reviewing proposals from 11 architectural firms and interviewing five finalists.

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Concerns about drought

by ANNA V. SMITH Journal reporter

The dry spell on San Juan Island has continued as the tone of urgency toward the drought in Washington state has increased.

Governor Jay Inslee declared a statewide drought emergency on May 15.

Although local officials assure there’s no immediate threat to drinking water supplies, a 30-plus year low precipitation level in the months of April and May, combined, means that antennas of precaution are beginning to rise.

Due to Washington’s reliance on snowpack for runoff into rivers and general irrigation, the “snow drought,” as some have called it, is affecting farmers and those in Eastern Washington first and foremost. Washington’s average rainfall has been normal, but the issue has been compounded by slow drought aid response. The

Department of Ecology requested $9.5 million in aid in March. The Washington Department of Agriculture has projected a $1.2 billion loss in agricultural-related products from the impact of the drought.

Unlike many areas of the state, San Juan County does not rely on snowpack but primarily on reservoirs and groundwater, in addition to desalinization, rainwater catchment and trucked water.

“The precipitation over the last three months is 2 inches a month less than normal, a significant decrease,” said Paul Kamin, general manager at Eastsound Water User’s Association on Orcas Island. “But because of the above normal rainfall over the winter, all of the surface water systems are in near normal condition.”

“What I’ve seen that’s more curious is an uptick in

demand. We’ve seen a 10-15 percent increase in demand over the last few months [county-wide],” Kamin added. “The first hypothesis is because of drier conditions, people are initiating irrigation efforts earlier than normal; lawns that are unwatered are browning a month earlier, there is also an early increase in visitors due to the warm weather which results in higher usage.”

Kamin said that Orcas Island has not been drasti-

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cally affected by the lack in precipitation but they will be closely monitoring the water levels until October.

The most problematic scenario would be a drought that lasts multiple years in a row, putting stress on the reservoirs and inadequately replenishing aquifers.

Kamin advises homeowners dependent on a well to monitor their water levels so that they can go into conservation mode if needed.

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OPAL estimates the cost of the new rental housing project at $9.2 million, with over 90 percent of the funding coming from federal and state grants, tax credits and loans. The balance will be raised through donations from private individuals and foundations.

Prior to starting the design process, OPAL is soliciting community input over the next few months to determine how many homes of what sizes to construct. A

series of focus group discussions are scheduled for late June. These will include neighboring property owners, islanders who are currently seeking rental housing and realtors, employers, the schools, EPRC members, community leaders and social service providers.

An initial design charrette is planned for July.

There will also be other opportunities over the summer for the community to discuss the project at the Farmers’ Market and other venues. “We want to hear what the community has to say,” said Byers.

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he Chinook salmon is a keystone species along the West Coast. Chinook salmon are large bodied, flavorful fish valued for their economic value and ecosystem impacts. Despite their importance to the Northwest Coast, several subpopulations of Chinook salmon are deemed endangered or threatened.

Chinook salmon live their adult lives in the ocean but return to spawn in the streams where they themselves hatched. Chinook salmon seek freshwater streams with gravel bottoms, cool water, and sufficient water flow to lay their eggs. The female digs a hole in the gravel and lays her eggs, which the male fertilizes. After the eggs are fertilized, both the male and female will die. The full process of mating, starting with migration from the sea and ending with spawning and death, is called a run. Salmon runs are important for the ecosystem of the Pacific Northwest. Dead salmon decay and provide nutrients to rivers and forests. Other salmon are eaten before they reach their spawning grounds, providing food to pinnipeds, bears, wolves, otters, eagles, orcas, and seabirds.

Salmon are essential to the populations of resident orcas found along the Pacific Northwest. Resident orcas eat 1-3 tons of salmon per day. With 4 populations of salmon threatened and 1 population endangered, the amount of food available to orcas is of particular concern. The recovery plan for Southern Resident orcas pinpoints helping salmon recovery as a vital step in restoring orca populations. Recovery plans for salmon focus on improving salmon access, improving water quality, managing salmon harvest, and restoring landscapes and water flow.

Both while on and off Orcas Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Island, be conscious of the salmon in our waters! Fish responsibly, be careful about trash and runoff, and even limit electricity use—electricity is often created at dams, which block salmon runs. Even being sure to turn off lights and unplug appliances when not in use can help!

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To the Editor:

Suggested changes to ferry reservations

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e’ve been hearing mixed reviews on the new ferry reservation system.

Some love the convenience of ensuring a spot on the ferries and say that travel is being spread out more evenly. Others are seeing a downturn in summer business from those unable to get a reservation.

One bed and breakfast owner told us, “We’ve had six calls from visitors who couldn’t get a reservation. We had a cancellation over Memorial Day weekend, and we’ve spent over an hour on the phone with about five guests helping them with the online system.”

Another hotel owner said, “This crazy For a pro and con tiered system isn’t anywhere else in the world.” A retail store on Lopez Island is series of guest reporting the worst month in sales in 17 columns on this years. topic, see page 6. In response to concerns from the business community, the Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors crafted a letter to the Washington State Ferries and state elected officials. Full disclosure: the publisher of this newspaper is vice president of the chamber board.

Below is a copy of the letter that we feel outlines the positives and negatives of the new system. We hope WSF listens to these suggestions and makes revisions soon.

Islanders are adapting to the reservation system, and we are hearing many good reports, in particular the elimination of long wait times and reduction of stress associated with uncertainty about getting on a ferry. Our neighbors are learning to navigate the reservation process with some ease.

We are in support of the system, but Orcas Island is in a unique position with its intensifying need for more capacity, and both locals and visitors are finding the current system challenging in some ways. There is a real concern if revisions do not happen quickly, rather than waiting until the end of the season. Our businesses will be noticeably impacted this year; it is the summer months that carry us through the shoulder and off-seasons. Lodging establishments are hearing repeated worry from travelers about getting here, and are anxious that there will be no spontaneous travel business to fill rooms that are still available through the summer.

As you work to hone the system, the Board of Directors of the Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce has specific feedback based on the experiences of our members, and comments made by potential visitors.

Here are a few common issues.

1. Islanders with last minute urgencies (non-medical) to get to the mainland are often unable to secure a much needed reservation, and ferry workers are discouraging stand-by traffic.

2. Lodging members say guests are either canceling or requesting flexibility in lodging cancellation policies because they often are not assured of getting a reservation until close to the time of travel. Even when they go online at 7 a.m. during one of the tier releases they are often unable to get a reservation. And even when a reservation to the island is successful, sometimes it is not possible to get an advance reservation to leave.

3. The current tiered system is complicated and difficult for first-time

OIEF fundraiser For more than 30 years the Orcas Island Education Foundation has been working to bring “excellence in education” to our public schools.

This can only happen with the generous support of donors. In this school year our donors have made an impact in classrooms K-12.

These are some of the ways your donations have made a difference: In the high school, you created a new drama program, and those students were part of the joyful “Across the Universe” production at the Orcas Center.

You were part of sending the sixth grade class on a week-long field trip to the Olympic Peninsula.

Because of our donors, every child K-6 had an art class with a local artist for 16 weeks. In the high school, you helped fund a STEM Guitar-making class. You helped start a new Debate Club, and they are winning competitions around the state. In the middle school you bought books for “reading circles,” and you bought supplies for the school library. Your donations are

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helping to fund a new Farm-toCafeteria coordinator. You sent 27 students to the Math Olympiad.

But now we are looking to next year. One of the biggest needs for our school district is additional high school science classes. Early this spring, OIEF committed to helping fund a new science teacher for two years. That commitment, however, means we need to raise even more money so we are able to support programs like drama, art, Farm-to-Cafeteria and so much more in 2016.

With that in mind, we hope you will consider attending the annual OIEF auction and dinner on June 28th at the Orcas Center starting at 5 p.m. There will be a barbecue, a silent and live auction, a “Dessert Dash” and a few surprises. You won’t want to miss some really unique experiences in the auctions: a catered dinner by Roses’ chef Dante Miller, a consultation and trail sessions with running luminary Coach Dennis Dahl, tickets to a Sounders game, and a piemaking class with pie “superstar” Abby Rueb – to name just a few.

There will be so much more.

Tickets are $95 and can be purchased online at www.oief.org or in person at the Chamber of

Public Meetings Thurs., June 18

Tuesday, June 23

• OPALCO Board of Directors, Lopez Islander Resort, 8 to 3 p.m.

• Orcas Fire District Commissioners, 5:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Hall.

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

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Don’t use Amazon.com Living as we do on an island and knowing that we can’t get everything we need here, the June 3 Sounder had an excellent suggestion from Rich Hughes. He suggests ordering online instead of shopping on the mainland, as we will still get a percentage of the sales tax from your online order. The Sounder follows up with a statement that ordering from Amazon is better than shopping on the mainland.

While ordering online is good, ordering from Amazon is not.

Contrary to the image of Amazon as a progressive, high-tech company, Amazon is actually one of the worst employers around. They locate in high unemployment areas so they can hire desperate workers to work in extremely oppressive conditions, and hardly anyone ever lasts long enough to qualify for the promised benefits. I have read numerous articles about this, and I even interviewed a former employee for more than an hour. As soon as I get a chance, I will be writing an in-depth article about Amazon’s employment practices.

There is a reason Amazon is cheaper than everyone else: It is because they treat their workers

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Commerce. Because OIEF has virtually no overhead, the money raised goes directly into our public schools. And if you can’t make it – we hope you’ll consider making a donation online. We want next year’s school experience to be even more remarkable than this year!

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LETTERS FROM 4 poorly and try to undercut the price of every other company. Please don’t feed the monopolistic goal of Amazon. Buy online, but don’t buy from Amazon.

David Turnoy Orcas Island

Leave no Trace Eight months ago the County Council passed a resolution making San Juan County a voluntary Leave No Trace Area to facilitate the protection and preservation of our natural environment for all people – current and future generations. San Juan County is the first and only county in the nation to adopt these principles.

We are using the LNT guiding principles to establish a culture of stewardship for all people residing in and visiting the County.

Our Public Works Department has embraced these principles by managing beach access at county road ends. The Parks and Fair Department is implementing the principles through interaction with

visitors to our parks and campgrounds.

We applaud the efforts of the Bureau of Land Management and the National Parks Service in carrying out these principles on their lands. The combined efforts of these organizations and others on land and marine environments will enhance everyone’s experience of the natural or urban environment in San Juan County.

County Council

We must fully fund education We must address our constitutional and moral obligation to fully fund education.

Reducing reliance on local funding for schools is as expensive as it is complex. The only way to get $3.5 billion in state funding responsibly is to do it through multiple sources of revenue. And those sources should be of the progressive nature. We aren’t going to do working families any favors by doubling down on Washington’s unfair tax system.

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Hazardous waste roundup

There are two opportunities to get rid of those problem wastes like cleaning products, pesticides, weed killers, aerosol cans, auto/boat maintenance products, wood preservatives, BBQ/camp propane cylinders, oil based paints and thinners, and contaminated motor oil or antifreeze.

The San Juan Island hazardous waste roundup was held on May 9, but two more are coming up this year during the last weekend in June.

Orcas Island: Orcas Recycling Service, 3398 Orcas Road, Saturday, June 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Lopez Island: Lopez Solid Waste, 2419 Fisherman Bay Road Sunday, June 28, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Residents of other islands can participate on Orcas or Lopez.

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Norm Stamper speaking during the ceremony.

The students received a total of $95,000 in scholarships from the community.

For a full list of the recipients, visit the news section of www.islandssounder. com. A number of the students also received scholarships from their universities and the state of Washington.

Brunner-Gaydos, Howe and class president Zier all gave speeches. The students chose former Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper to give the graduation address.

He told the class, “As much as you have thought about your future, dig deeper and deeper and deeper.”

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I heard in Ways and Means today. This bill is a work in progress, but it indicates real progress on a difficult and urgent issue.

This creates the framework for a new school financing system that reduces reliance on local levies and creates more competitive and equitable statewide educator salaries.

This is just one way to solve these complex issues.

That’s why a council is created to take input and determine if there’s a better way.

Unlike prior task forces, if the legislature chooses not to act on the council’s recommendations, this bill creates a default system that takes effect. This forces the legislature to act in one way or the other.

While I participated in much of the drafting of this bill, in the end I was unable to sign on as a co-sponsor as some of the communities in the 40th district remain disproportionately impacted. That said, I very much appreciate the efforts of my colleagues to address these impacts and the commitment to continue to do so as we continue to perfect this bill.

While our bipartisan group was able to compromise on many policies, we could not agree upon a revenue source to pay for it. Many Democrats could not support the exclusive use of a property tax and many Republicans could not support the high-earners capital gains tax we proposed. Therefore, the bill at this time does not identify a funding source. It does however make three powerful statements regarding revenue. First, it clearly states that there is an additional – outside of the current budget – $3.5 billion problem. Second, it states that we cannot address this with reductions in the current budget – we must have a mix of new revenues to address this problem.

Third, none of the bill can be implemented before revenue is identified.

I look forward to receiving feedback from parents, teachers and other educational professionals on this issue. Ultimately they will make the difference in shaping this bill to best fit their needs.

Senator Kevin Ranker D-Orcas

Obituary Stacy McCray Orcas Island lost another one of its unique personalities when Stacy McCray succumbed to lung cancer and took the next big step in her great adventure on May 27.

Born in 1941 in Los Angeles to Herb and Georgia (Trost) McCray, Stacy lived a long and fruitful life. Married to Daryl Elliff in 1959, she had a son, Shawn Elliff, who still resides on Orcas Island. Briefly residing in Colorado, she ventured back to LA and then on to the San Francisco Bay area where she opened up a flower shop called Stacy’s Bloomers in Larkspur,

Calif., where she created memories for herself and others for 15 years. That business continues to this day. In 1993, Stacy migrated to the Great Northwest to be closer to her son and his family and created more memories in Spokane and Couer d’Alene, Idaho before discovering Orcas Island.

After working at Orcas Island Flowers and Crescent

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EDITORIAL FROM 4 and occasional users.

4. People are “gaming the system” – securing multiple reservations or reservations for times they do not intend to travel in order to assure they have something in place as they wait to see if they can get the actual time desired when another tier is released. Some are even selling reservations for highly sought-after times.

5. Travelers are being discouraged from lining up for standby, even though there are frequently more stand-by spaces available than ferry workers know (due to no-shows and last minute cancellations) and ferries are then running at less than maximum capacity. The last report indicated that 29 percent of reservations were cancelled or no-shows the day of travel.

6. People who arrive early and could get on an earlier sailing than their designated reservation have to sacrifice their reservation in order to line up for stand-by.

We suggest the following.

1. More drive-up spaces available for spontaneous travel and non-medical urgencies.

2. More spaces available up front (first tier) so that visitors can plan ahead with assurance they can get here.

3. A two-tiered system would be simpler, with more spaces available initially, spaces available a week or two prior to travel, and more spaces than currently available for stand-by. Our board has discussed the benefits of a 40 – 30 – 30 system.

4. Stiffer penalties for noshows by charging the full fee up front. This would naturally result in far fewer people making bogus reservations.

Also, consider allowing just one round trip reservation per day per individual.

5. Ferry workers need flexibility in filling boats with more stand-by customers.

6. Allow for flexibility in getting on an earlier boat if there is room without sacrificing one’s reservation.

Thank you for your efforts and we are well aware that significant thought and resources have gone into development of the new reservation system.

We appreciate the extensive efforts you have made to incorporate open dialogue and education of our local population into the process.

Beach Service, she then retired to live a quiet and dignified life. Her hobbies included painting, beading and raiding the thrift stores where she had a genuine talent for picking out the truly unique pieces. She also had a passion for photography and was a successful wedding photographer Stacy leaves behind her life partner River Rorabaugh, her beloved Shih Tzus, Harley and Elvis, her son Shawn, a daughter adopted away in the 50s,

her grand daughter Kirstin Bullock, three great grandchildren, Katriina, Corynna and Piper Bullock, and her best friends Gail Toombs and Gina Naccarato.

A small service will be announced soon when her ashes are received. Her family and friends would like to express their profound gratitude to Hospice of the Northwest for their compassion and caring during Stacy's last days. Donations to Hospice in Stacy's name would honor her.

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Pro: ferry reservations Con: ferry

by HILARY CANTY

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Our family move to Orcas in the early 1990s began with missing the ferry. We arrived in Anacortes, waited two hours for the boat, only to see it come, load and go.

We had inadvertently driven down the wrong lane and sat patiently, not realizing our error. What an introduction and the first of many long waits in Anacortes over the years. We learned to travel with books, walking shoes, a fully charged ipad and a well stocked cooler in case the wait was longer than hoped.

The panic and rush to get in line and then the wait seemed a small price to pay

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He was born in 1997. His mother is Oreo, J-22. He has a younger brother Cookie J-38. DoubleStuf is lucky to be alive.

Oreo was very young when she had DoubleStuf, about 11 years old. A day or so after DoubleStuf was born Oreo left the rest of J pod and started doing high speed laps around San Juan County with DoubleStuf in tow. This kept up for over a week, maybe two. We watched this little calf right behind his Mom as she did not slow down, as if trying to loose the calf.

It was hard to watch this little newborn not knowing if we would ever see him again.

Two weeks later after not seeing Oreo and DoubleStuf for a few days we found J pod slowly traveling up the west side of San Juan Island. We were overjoyed and relieved to see Oreo and DoubleStuf traveling with the rest of J pod as if nothing ever happened. I don’t know what to make of it except that maybe Oreo was so young at 11 years old she simply didn’t know how to be a mother.

DoubleStuf ’s about 18 years old now and looking good. It’s always a pleasure to see him these days.

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As long as the waits could be (my personal record was 6 hours, with a toddler – oh boy), when the Washington State Ferry system announced the new reservation system, I was not excited because I am change resistant. The 30-30-30 plan sounded more like a fad diet or a retirement program, neither of which are favorite topics. The multiple meetings and articles explaining the new system instilled deep fear that navigating the complexity would not be worth the effort.

But change happened, and, much to my surprise, I figured the new system out. It turns out it works.

Our family has traveled offisland several times since the reservation system started, and the peace of mind a reservation brings is well worth the effort. Having to remember to call at 7 a.m. two days out is fair trade for waking to stalk the ferry cam and gamble on the number of cars ahead on the road as I raced from Olga.

Knowing that we have a spot on the return boat has made our I-5 drive safer and saner as well. Our only issue so far has been being charged a “no-show” fee when we forgot to mention a reserva-

tion when boarding. But we received a full refund when we called and explained the issue.

I have heard from folks who used a business account to manage reservations in the old system and they find this system is frustrating. It is ironic that they are inconvenienced by opening up the convenience of a reservation to all. There is also a fear that emergency travel will be negatively impacted.

Our local ferry workers are both reasonable and compassionate when it comes to a crisis.

Once I decided not to make the new system a crisis, it turned out to be a great opportunity. Twenty years of relying on the ferry requires some flexibility and patience. That has not changed. I fully expect there will be times when we cannot get a reservation on the boat we want, just as there were times with the old system that travel was thwarted and we had to make a new plan. But, so far, for us and many we know, the new system seems to be working.

And while there are some who feel otherwise about the system, I hope they give this more than a few months time.

Hilary Canty lives in Olga.

reservations

by BECCA GILLESPY PETER

The reservation system was created because the demand for car space on peak sailings vastly exceeded the supply, causing congestion and long waits. The reservation system helps spread demand to off-peak sailings, which should allow more cars to be transported.

Unfortunately, making 90 percent of each sailing reservable has consistently led to peak sailings leaving with significant car space available while drive-up cars are being turned away at the booth because the computer says the boat is full. Washington State Ferries hides this by boasting of increased “ridership” numbers, but the significant decrease in Memorial Day ridership to Lopez and the continuing empty spaces on “full” boats are indicative of problems transporting cars.

The ferry system is most residents’ only access to essential services. While some residents have predictable plans that work nicely with the reservation system, many residents and businesses are struggling to travel under the reservation system. Our most vulnerable residents are having the hardest time understanding the system, and are least able to fight any erroneous “no-show” fees they receive.

While WSF is blaming no-shows on hoarders making multiple reservations, the truth is that no-shows come from many sources.

No-shows include drivers who sail early, drivers who know they need to cancel but couldn’t do it by 5 p.m. the night before, Lopez and Shaw drivers who couldn’t get off the island in the morning, drivers who got stuck in unexpected traffic, drivers who had family emergencies or car breakdowns, etc.

In addition to the no-show issue, there is also the unpredictability of loading the ferries. Ferry loading is an art, not a science, and our ferry workers are excellent at it. They are often able to load more cars than predicted. The truth is that they can never predict the exact number of cars on a given sailing because they don’t know the exact dimensions of each vehicle, nor do they know the order in which the vehicles will line up.

WSF is now encouraging drivers to live dangerously and take a chance driving stand-by. But with the terminal conditions web page consistently displaying inaccurate information, only 10 percent of space designated for drive-up, and uncertainty about whether or not the booth workers will even allow you to enter the terminal to attempt to sail, this is not a solution. It is a Band-Aid. The solution to the problem is to switch to a 50/50 reservation/drive-up system. We MUST have a large number of standby cars in the terminal to ensure peak sailings are full. Travelers with uncertain plans would be able to travel with the certainty that, if they are willing to wait, they will catch a boat.

Becca Peter lives on Lopez Island.

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SJC Sheriff’s Log June 3 • A San Juan County Land Bank employee discovered an illegal campsite in the Crescent Beach Land Preserve. The campsite was investigated by the Sheriff 's Office and it was suspected that it belonged to a homeless criminal who was already in custody.

• A deputy on San Juan Island received a report of a stolen grasswhip.

• A deputy received a report of an unwanted person at the China Pearl. The deputy contacted the subject and issued him a trespass warning. The subject also had a confirmed warrant out of King County for DUI, so he was booked into the San Juan County Jail.

June 4 • A deputy responded to Circle Park on Spring Street to assist aid with a call of a highly intoxicated man who had fallen and injured his face. The man was subsequently transported to the hospital for treatment.

• A man reported an assault after allegedly being punched in the face, unprovoked, as he was walking on Spring Street in Friday Harbor. The subject was described as a white male in his 30s wearing camouflage shorts and a dark hooded sweatshirt. The subject left the area.

June 5 • A deputy received a report of a barking dog in the 500 block of Tucker Avenue. The owner was contacted and given a warning for the barking dog and for not licensing his dog.

• A Lopez deputy was dispatched for two at-large dogs at Odlin Park. The dogs were released back to their owners.

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• A deputy received a report of a trespass at the Ball Fields at Marquerite Place and Spring Street. in Friday Harbor. The suspect was given a trespass warning.

• A deputy received a report of a suspicious text that someone received from a person claiming to be from Wells Fargo. It appeared that the text was a scam. The reporting party’s account was not compromised and he is not out any money.

• A driver in Eastsound was spotted operating a vehicle in the area of North Beach and A Street while talking with a cell phone to his right ear. The driver was issued an infraction.

June 6 • A deputy was traveling on Cattle Point Road in Friday Harbor and observed a vehicle traveling at 78 miles per hour.

• There was a single vehicle accident in the 1100 block of Deer Harbor Road.

The driver admitted he fell asleep at the wheel, struck an embankment and trees/

mailbox and the vehicle came to rest on its side. The driver had no signs of intoxication.

• A Lopez deputy was dispatched to a male subject behaving strangely at the Lopez Village Market.

Subject was gone on arrival, but located nearby in the village. Subject was told to stay away from employee area without permission.

• A deputy received a report of a burglary in the 100 block of Island Drive in Friday Harbor. The suspect was located inside of the residence and had broken a window to gain entry to the residence. The suspect was related to the victim, and the victim did not want to pursue charges.

• Deputies investigated a suspicious activity complaint in Eastsound. While clearing the contact, a deputy happened upon two females smoking marijuana in public. Both were given verbal warnings to not consume marijuana in public.

June 7 • A Lopez deputy responded to an early morning report of three men seen jumping over the fence of

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a business. The suspects departed before the deputy arrived.

• A Lopez deputy was dispatched to a single-car possible-injury accident. The driver was found to have suffered a medical episode which rendered her unconscious. Driver was evaluated by medical personnel and released.

• A deputy received a report of an animal problem in the 800 block of Argyle Street, Friday Harbor. It was reported that two dogs were running around being aggressive, and it was later discovered that one of the

dogs bit a citizen. The dogs were taken to the animal shelter for a 10-day quarantine.

• A Lopez deputy investigating a report of a car alarm sounding found the intoxicated vehicle owner nearby complaining of losing his car keys. The man was given a ride home.

June 8 • A deputy stopped a vehicle in Eastsound for having an expired registration. The driver of the vehicle had a local warrant for his arrest.

The driver was arrested, but was able to post bail. He was released with a promise

to appear in court without incident.

• A Lopez deputy responded to a report of loud music. The music was audible nearly a quarter mile away. The property owner was directed to turn the music down. The caller later reported the music was turned back up after the deputy left the area.

June 9 • A Lopez deputy removed a trespasser camped on private property without the owners’ permission. The subject left the property when warned that he was trespassing.

The lost orchards of Orcas Island By: CHARLES WEST ORCASISLANDDISTILLERY.COM

For the Orcas Island Historical Museum In 1898 Orcas Island orchards shipped 160,000 boxes of apples. A decade later, in the year 1909, at the height of its fruit industry, the orchards of Orcas Island boasted 76,731 apple trees that bore more than 41 varieties of fruit with such exotic names as Red Astrachan, Blue Pearmain, Reinette, Blenheim, Jersey Black and Paradise Winter Sweet, to name just a few.

By 1919, just 10 years later, a third of those trees, more than 25,000, had been destroyed.

The vibrant agricultural community that was projected to eventually support an urban community of over 60,000 reverted to a sleepy rural hamlet set in a quiet countryside.

What happened to those trees is a complex story, a story of the battle between temperance and the temptation of the apple.

Afraid of water borne disease, early rural Americans drank cider and they drank a lot of cider. Without refrigeration, the cider was hard.

By 1790 the average per capita consumption for adults of 15 years in age or older was 34 gallons of cider or beer, five gallons of distilled spirits and one gallon of wine.

By 1830, the average per capita consumption was seven gallons of pure alcohol per year. For cider or beer that would mean about 175 gallons a year, or almost 90 fifthsize bottles of 80-proof distilled spirits.

In the 1880s on average Americans drank three times as much alcohol as the per capita consumption of today.

With overindulgence a common sight, the Temperance Movement began as a response to public drunkenness.

Eventually the movement blamed alco-

hol consumption for all social ills—poverty, crime, broken families, and violence.

Temperance even made its way to Orcas Island. The site of Eastsound’s Episcopal church was once intended to be a saloon.

Temperance advocates harassed the owner of the site until he gave up the plan and left the island. The lot stood empty until the church was built in 1885.

At the same time as Temperance was growing, Orcas Island was developing as a vibrant fruit-growing community with apples as its primary export. But the apples were cider apples. Sharp, sometimes bitter, they were often russet apples. Certainly not the perfect colors and shapes of today’s table apples.

In 1914, just five years after the peak of Orcas Island’s apple production, Washington passed its first prohibition laws. Two years later Washington was a dry state. By 1918 Seattle soft drink sellers were being arrested if any of their cider had fermented to over 1 percent alcohol.

With passage of the 18th Amendment in 1919, the entire nation was officially dry. The Volstead Act in 1920 was created to enforce the Amendment. It declared that any substance containing more than one half of 1 percent alcohol was considered intoxicating and illegal.

Even sweet cider—non-alcoholic cider— was regulated for fear that it would ferment and become alcoholic. Orchards were restricted to 200 gallons a year of sweet cider, not much if you’re trying to make a living.

The end was in sight for the orchards of Orcas Island. Four years after the passage of the Volstead Act and just 15 years after the high point of the Orcas Apple industry, almost 60 percent of the trees were gone. The Orchard industry never recovered.

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015 • The Islands’ Sounder

Samish now in San Juan waters Laslo is back

with new show

by ANNA V. SMITH Journal Reporter

The mood was celebratory at the welcoming of the new Samish ferry boat on its maiden voyage to Friday Harbor, June 14, at the ferry landing. The San Juan Jazz Quintet warmed up the crowd for a series of speakers, including Mayor Carrie Lacher, state Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, and more.

"When you live on an island, you need a boat," Lacher said to the crowd.

"Thank goodness ours is big and coming to the harbor any moment now."

The Samish is the newest ferry boat in the Anacortes San Juan route, just in time for the new summer 2015

The new 144-car ferry Samish made it maiden voyage on Sunday, June 14. sailing schedule that features increased ferry runs to accommodate peak tourist season. The $126 million Samish, built at Vigor Industrial in Seattle, stands apart from the fleet's other 1950s-era boats with its spa-

cious car deck, wider stairs, sun deck, as well as its 144car and 1,500-person capacity.

And, according to San Juan County Council Chair Bob Jarman, it even still has that “new

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boat smell.” Washington State Department of Transportation CEO Lynn Petersen also made an appearance at the welcoming, congratulating the audience for their time and patience in working with the state on the nuances of the ferry system, the largest in the United States.

Shouts of excitement rang out when the Samish rounded Brown Island and came into full view, escorted by the new Sentinel and Fire District #3 boats displaying its water cannons for the Samish's first docking of many to come in Friday Harbor.

Orcas Island magician Mathew Laslo is launching a summer tour of the San Juans.

“I absolutely love magic and performing,” said Laslo, pictured at right. “It makes people believe in the impossible.”

His first shows will be on July 3 and 5 at the Sea View Theatre in Eastsound.

There will be a BBQ with hotdogs, hamburgers and veggie options at 5 p.m. followed by the show at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for youth.

Tickets are available at Darvill’s Bookstore, The Sea View Theatre and online at BrownPaperTickets.com.

Laslo fell in love with the art of magic at seven years of age when his grandfather gave him a magic kit for Christmas. Now, seven years later at 14 years old, he’s created his own fulllength illusion show and has packed The Sea View theatre three times with audi-

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ences lining up to see his amazing feats.

Orcas audiences can enjoy new illusions and twists on some old ones.

“I hope the show is going to be amazing and entertaining,” Laslo said.

His talented assistants Maria Bullock, Virginia Sides and Madi Jane West will perform their mesmerizing aerial acrobatics as well.

“Blending these two art forms is a natural,” says Bullock, who teaches students through her Orcas Island Aerial Acrobatic Studio.

Laslo is taking his show on the road with performances on July 17 on San Juan Island and Aug. 1 at the Lopez Community Center.

“The hometown crowd is the best,” Laslo said. “We have been hard at work to change things up. There will be lots of new magic along with my favorites and of course fun surprises.”

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PG. 9

Island Living

by CALI BAGBY Assistant editor

Small hands grab shovels and rakes and ready themselves for tasks, like preparing the soil for the fall’s pumpkin harvest and drilling holes in Alder logs to grow shiitake mushroom. The dirt is rich and brown and the calendula and chive flowers sprout up around the young gardens as the smell of mint and fennel moves through the air.

There is one rule that the kids must follow when it comes to consuming these garden delights – “Don’t yuck my yums.”

This mentality when it comes to eating allows the kids to be open to tasting kale flowers and fava bean starts.

“We want them to nurture the garden and work as a team,” said Colleen Stewart, the new Farm-toCafeteria gardener. “Most of the kids dive in and go home a mess and have an intuition for planting and gardening and understanding the basics of what the plants want. It is incredible to see.”

She said at her former job she had a hard time getting kids to eat vegetables, but on Orcas the kids are eager for greens.

The garden is just one aspect of the Farm-to-Cafeteria program where students learn about growing their own meals. They also learn to cook and visit local farmers. The goal of the program is to grow, prosper and provide positive health and nutritional experiences for island youth.

In the spirit of this focus on local, sustainable foods, the Fifth Annual Orcas Island Cider and Mead Festival

on Saturday, June 27 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Village Green benefits the Orcas Island Farm to Cafeteria Program.

Ciders and meads are rich in history, rich in flavor, rich in antioxidants and taking America by storm since they almost became extinct during Prohibition. One of the first to celebrate ciders and meads with a festival in the Northwest was Orcas Island back in 2010. And this major fundraiser for farm program is heading to becoming one of the largest festivals in the region.

Up to 25 Northwest hard cider and mead producers, the most ever, will be offering tastes of 80-plus varieties of ciders and meads to adults 21 and over for as little as $10, which includes admission, tastes and a commemorative tasting glass. Hand-made Orcas Island growlers and other ciderfest-related items will be on sale as well as bottles of ciders you have tasted for takehome.

Orcas Island’s Dustbunnies and singer/songwriter from Seattle, Isaiah Dominguez will be entertaining the crowd all day from the Village Green stage with musical strains from Celtic to soft rock.

Check it all out at www.orcasislandciderfest.org or on Facebook at www. facebook.com/orcasislandciderfest.

The upcoming fundraising event is sponsored by the Northwest Cider Association, Island Market, Ray’s Pharmacy and General Store, Orcas Food Co-op, Islands’ Sounder and San Juan Sanitation.

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Calendar WEDS., JUNE 17 4-H DINNER: Orcas Senior

Center, 5:30 to 7 p.m., 4 course meal.

SAT., JUNE 20 YOUNG EAGLES DAY: Take to

the skies from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Eastsound biplane hangar. Free flights by local pilots for ages eight through 17.

SUMMER SOLSTICE PARADE: At noon through Eastsound.

JUNE 27 AND 28 GARDEN TOUR: The annual Orcas Island Garden Club Garden Tour, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit www.orcasisland-

gardenclub.org for info.

SUN. – ONGOING ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS:

5:30-6:30 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.,

CHURCH SERVICES on Orcas Island & in the San Juans CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Sunday Worship & Sunday School 10:00 am (Now meeting at the OPAL conference room) 286 Enchanted Forest Road

Wednesday Testimony meeting 7:00 pm– Last Wed. of each month Orcas Library Meeting Room 376-5873

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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 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.

Zier on winning crew team

Jake Zier, Orcas High School graduate class of 2013 and sophomore at the University of Washington, was a member of the UW Men’s Crew team that won the 2015 Pac-12 Championships in Sacramento, Calif. and then the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship at Mercer Lake, N.J. The Huskies in all five IRA events, from the Freshmen to the Varsity 8, swept all 14 races, the third time in the last four years. This was the fifth straight year the men’s crew team has won the IRA Championship. Zier was in the five seat of the second

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LUTHERAN CHURCH IN THE SAN JUANS (ELCA)

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Jake Zier (middle, holding the trophy) with his teammates. varsity boat that surged ahead in the last 200 meters to beat a very fast and previously undefeated Princeton crew. The UW Varsity 8 won an unprecedented fifth

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360.376.4500 Mid-term campaigning last week helped Sullie leapdog over Bentley and Oliver but left her short of Lewis and Granny, who lead in the race for Honorary Mayor of Eastsound. Supporters, however, remain confident the corgi/heeler won’t be left dog-paddling in a late takeover attempt.

Elsewhere on the campaign trail last week: parrot Oliver hoped to buy votes with an intimate meet and greet at the Nest. Handing out campaign buttons as well as orca- and dogshaped cookies, Oliver laid out details of his plan to “take a bite out of the competition.” Meanwhile orca Granny met off-island with 30 local big-wigs in a junket sponsored by Deer Harbor

Charters, spawning a rare show of unity by campaign watchdogs Bentley, Sullie and Lewis who expressed concern about possible offshore wheeling and dealing and demanded to know “Where’s the transparency ?”

The mayoral race is an annual fundraiser for Children’s House. It concludes at 2 p.m. on July 4.

Candidate: Sullie (Corgi/Heeler) Sponsor: The Lower Tavern Manager: Hailey Crowe (previously a student at Children’s House and recent high school graduate) Campaign Slogan: “Quality Education for EVERY Student” Orcas Scoop: Sullie supports experienced educators and smaller class sizes.

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Community news briefs Film about sex trafficking Soroptimist and Shared Hope International are hosting an event to address the regional sex trafficking of minors. The film “Chosen” will be shown on Thursday, June 25 at 7 p.m. at the Sea View Theatre. Admission is free and the event is designed for PG audiences aged 13 and up. The film tells the shocking true story of two all-American girls who, through deceptive, manipulative relationships, were tricked into trafficking. A panel discussion will follow the 20-minute documentary.

Good Steward Awards given Eight “Good Steward” awards will be presented on June 20 to islanders and local organizations in recognition of exceptional environmental stewardship.

Each recipient will receive a special “Finee” award – a glazed ceramic salmon made by Crow Valley Pottery – during the Solstice

Celebration at the Village Green in Eastsound.

Many nominations for the Good Stewards award program were received from members of the community.

This years’ award winners are Bishop Craig Anderson and Pierette Guimond of Orcas Island, Scott Meyers and Brigit Waring and Tim Clark of Lopez Island, Carter Fuehr-Bush, Chuck Schietinger and Misty Todd of San Juan Island and Tim Reynolds and Mariluz Villa of Brown Island.

History Matinee Ever wonder who holds the title of “The Grand Old Lady of Orcas Island” and why? Or what the real story behind the discovery of the Ayer Pond bison antiquus is? Join the Orcas Island Historical Museum for its monthly History Matinee at the Eastsound Fire Hall on Sunday, June 21 at 3 p.m. to see Braeden Smith’s senior project documentary film of this landmark scientific discovery and learn from Lesley Ferrell about her senior project on Washington state’s

first woman physician, Dr. Agnes B. Harrison. Smith interned at the museum his entire senior year and conducted personal interviews of the scientists who challenged the status quo with their findings on our ancient bison. Ferrell’s creatively fabricated project is the latest permanent exhibit at the museum and a worthy memorial to Dr. Harrison’s legacy.

Seniors have a baccalaureate service On June 4, a total of 19 high school seniors on the brink of graduation gathered to celebrate their journeys at an interfaith, community-wide Baccalaureate service held at Orcas Island Community Church.

Mikaela Hansen and Melanie Flint, on guitar and ukulele, shared a lovely song they composed as a tribute to their community. Lyrics included the line, “We won’t forget our island home; it’s our family so we’re never alone.” Flint told the class,

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“Remember all the friends you’ve made … they’re a part of you, no matter how much they drove you crazy all those years.”

Former Orcas High School football coach and youth pastor Scott Harris asked the young adults to share their memories of growing up on Orcas Island – from playing foursquare, capture the flag and “house” in the trees at Orcas Elementary, to the development of strong friendships, to the tightly knit team spirit of high school sports and the mantra, “OI till you die!”

The young adults shared their plans for the fall, which ranged from studying agriculture, medicine, marine science, anthropology, hospitality and sports science to traveling across country by train, or working in Ireland.

awesome,” says leader Lisa Bronn. The agenda includes “endless games; goofy relays and games that are crazier than anyone can imagine,” night activities like ice skating and blacklight “Cosmic Bowling.” The group will camp at Daroga State Park on Lake Entiat, and while high schoolers go whitewater rafting, the middle schoolers will go hiking, then visit Slide Waters water park.

This year the Orcas group will meet up with 30 teens from Omak Community Church. Camp will run from June 22-25, and signup is until June 17. The cost is $220, and scholarships are available. Forms are at Orcas Christian School, Orcas Island High School and Orcas Island Community Church. For more information call Lisa and Gregg Bronn at 376-6299.

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As the graduation hubbub subsides and school lets out for the summer, over 50 island teens are looking forward to hopping a bus bound for Camp Chelan, the annual youth adventure organized by Orcas Island Community Church. “Camp Chelan is

It’s time again for Orcas Family Health Center’s annual Truck a Palooza event at Eastsound Airport.

Join them for fun in the sun and yummy burgers and hot dogs on Saturday, June 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

‘Secret Doorway to the Mind’ Khentrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche will speak on June 18 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. about “The Secret Doorway to the Mind” at the Orcas Island Senior Center. Khentrul Lodro T’haye Rinpoche was born in eastern Tibet where he is now the abbot of his monastery.

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The Orcas Island School district will be offering a bus driver training course. The purpose of the training is to increase the pool of available substitute bus drivers both for the regular morning and afternoon bus routes, as well as off-island travel for athletics and field trips.

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EDITOR Sound Publishing has an immediate opening for Editor of the Journal of the San Juans in the beautiful San Juan Islands of Washington state. This is not an entry-level position.

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Affordable Port Angeles, gateway to Olympic National Park and Victoria, British Columbia, gets half the rainfall of Seattle yet is close enough to enjoy Seattle as well as our rain forests, great fishing and other outdoors activities and pleasant lifestyle. Port Angeles just finished second in a national magazine’s “Best Town Ever” contest after beating out all four other Western cities in the contest. Peninsula Daily News publishes two zoned a.m. editions in Clallam and Jefferson counties. Pay commensurate with experience; full benefits package includes medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), paid vacation with immediate eligibility and sick pay. Finalists may be invited to a tryout; preference given to candidates from the Northwest and West Coast.

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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 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A PETITION TO FORM A WATER DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony on a Petition filed by the MacKaye Harbor Water Company to form a Water District in accordance with Revised Code of Washington (RCW) Title 57. The public hearing will be held at the Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA, on Monday, June 29, 2015, beginning at 9:15 AM. The hearing may be continued from time to time and place to place as may be desired by the Council without additional written no-

tice.

Summary: MacKaye Harbor Water Company is currently an investor owned water system. The proposed Petition seeks approval for the establishment of a water district for the purpose of construction, maintenance, operation, development and regulation of the water system.

At the hearing, members of the public will be invited to speak and/or provide written statements regarding the proposed Petition.

All persons wishing to be heard on this matter are encouraged to attend.

Written comments may be submitted in advance of the hearing by mail or at the hearing by delivery in person.

Please deliver all written comments

to the San Juan County Council Office at 55 Second St, Friday Harbor or mail to P.O. Box 350 Court Street, #1, Friday Harbor, WA, 98250. The petition is on file at the office of Health & Community Services, 145 Rhone Street, Friday Harbor, WA, and may be inspected and copies obtained Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

The Petition may also be viewed 24 hours a day at the County website at http://www.sanjuanco.com/Council/PendingOrdinances.aspx. A copy of the proposed Petition will be mailed without charge upon request.

For more information please contact Kyle Dodd at 360-370-7524 or by

email at kyled@sanjuanco.com LEGAL NO. SJ639248 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder June 17, 24, 2015.

NOTICE OF REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING: The San Juan County Land Bank Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting on Friday, June 19, 2015 at Grace Episcopal Church, 70 Sunset Lane Lopez Island, Washington The meeting begins at 10:00 a.m.

Public comment time is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. The public is welcome

at every monthly Land Bank Commission meeting.

Judy Cumming San Juan County Land Bank 350 Court Street #6 Friday Harbor, WA 98250 LEGAL NO. SJ639245 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder June 17, 2015.

NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS (Planning Commission – PC; Hearing Examiner – HEX; County Council Hearing Room - CCHR)

Permit Number

Description

Tax Parcel Number, Project Location, and Island

Applicant/Agent Name and Address

Date of Date Application Complete

Other Required Existing SEPA SEPA Project Hearing Hearing Hearing Permits, If Environmental Threshold Comments Comments Body Place Date known Documents DET End Date End Date

Charles Rabura Hearing Key 5/26/15 6/8/15 Exempt 7/8/15 7/16/15 PO Box 182 Examiner Bank Port Gamble, WA 98364 Shauna Riely PCUP00362023003, 178 San Hearing Key Vacation rental PO Box 1755 5/27/15 6/10/15 Exempt 7/8/15 7/16/15 15-0015 Juan Dr, San Juan Examiner Bank Issaquah, WA 98027 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 PCUP0015-0014

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