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Champion shooters Whidbey team claims national title

By JIM WALLER Sports editor

The title “national champions” has a nice ring to it, especially on this Fourth of July weekend.

S-cubed, a 10-meter air rifle team from Whidbey Island, won the Civilian Marksmanship Program championship in the sporter class June 27 in Anniston, Ala. In addition to winning the overall CMP title, S-Cubed won the club division and finished

13th overall in the U.S. Junior Olympic championships the previous day.

S-cubed, coached by Dave Goodman, won the CMP title with a record score, posting a 2,212-76 (76 refers to the number of bull’seyes) out of a possible 2,400-240. Lebanon, Ore., was a distant second at 2,194-86.

Team captain Colton Baumgardner helped S-cubed set the national mark by earning his own national individual record, firing a 199SEE THE BEST, A20

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The members of S-cubed zero in on their targets at the national tournament. Taking aim are Micah Moss, left, Colton Baumgardner, Hailey Hahn, Abby Holt and Austin McBride.

Ferry runs added during Deception Pass work closures Extra sailings are planned for the Clinton-toMukilteo ferry route during the nighttime closure of Deception Pass Bridge later this month.

The Washington State Department of Transportation made the announcement Friday.

The added runs are intended to accommodate traffic to and from Whidbey Island during a week that may otherwise leave some motorists stranded for hours.

The five overnight closures of the bridge are scheduled to begin Sunday, July 12. The closures are scheduled from 7:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.

State Transportation is planning no extra runs on the run between Coupeville and Port Townsend.

Vehicles taking the ferry from Port Townsend to Coupeville after the 5:15 p.m. sailing will not be able to cross the Deception Pass Bridge.

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Making his wish come true

Jonathan Lo peers out of the cockpit of a EA-18G Growler at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. Jonathan and his family are part of Make-A-Wish, a program that provides wishes for children with severe health problems. See complete story on page A20.

Council reviews marathon management

By JESSIE STENSLAND Co-editor

Oak Harbor City Council may be deciding the future course of the Whidbey Island Marathon next week.

During the last meeting, Councilman Joel Ser-

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vatius asked for a detailed financial report on the marathon as well as options for either continuing or severing the contract with the Elks Lodge for running next year’s marathon.

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Loans, grants to ease taxpayer burden

By JESSIE STENSLAND Co-editor

A combination of loans and grants from the state and federal government for the new sewage treatment plants will save Oak Harbor taxpayers $28 mil-

lion over 30 years, according to the city finance director.

In addition, the city staff plans to apply for additional grants and loans in future funding cycles, which could SEE SEWER, A12

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Page A2 Oak Harbor City Council MEETING AGENDA 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, July 7, 2015 1. CALL TO ORDER Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance Excuse Absent Councilmembers 2. HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS a. Proclamation in Recognition of Christmas in July b. Employee Service Recognitions - Pat Gardner, Senior Services – 10 years - Janet Sabalausky, Public Works – 20 years 3. PRESENTATIONS a. Island County Drug Court Mentor Program - Brian Johnson (Program Coordinator) 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 5. CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD 6. CONSENT AGENDA a. Minutes of the Regular City Council meeting held on June 16, 2015, and Workshop and Special Meeting held on June 17, 2015. b. Approval of Accounts Payable and Check Numbers. c. Whidbey Pedestrian Crossing - Consultant Agreement with Transpo Group USA, Inc. d. Waterfront Trail Repair Consultant Agreement for Design with David Evans & Associates e. NE 4th Ave Water Main Replacement - Construction Contract Award to C. Johnson Construction, Inc. f. Ordinance 1732: Amending OHMC Chapter 3.95 relating to Utility Procedures and adding Chapter 3.96 entitled “Collection Procedures” g. Resolution 15-21: Island County Fire Departments Inter-local Agreement for P25 Compliant Base Station Transmitter Radios h. Update to the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan - Professional Services Agreement with Fehr & Peers i. Retainer Agreement with Weed, Graafstra and Associates, Inc., P.S. for Municipal Legal and Support Services j. Resolution 15-22: Delay the closing date of the Staysail RV Park k. Puget Sound Energy (PSE) Request for Vegetation Management Easements l. Request to serve alcohol at Catalina Park – Hoover Wedding Reception m. Resolution 15-24: Staysail RV Park – Windjammer Park Lease Agreement relations to WWTP n. WWTP – Temporary Construction Easement at Windjammer Park o. Resolution 15-23: Request to approve public art “The Barringtons” 7. STAFF, MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS a. City Administrator – Wastewater Treatment Plant Staff Update b. Mayor c. Councilmembers 8. ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTIONS 9. PUBLIC HEARINGS/PUBLIC MEETINGS a. Ordinance 1738: Wells Fargo Condemnation 10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 11. NEW BUSINESS a. Revenue and Expense Report for 2015 Whidbey Island Marathon, including options for continuation or severance of the Race Director Contract b. Authorize Agreement with PSE for Schedule 74 Design relating to the WWTP c. Beach View Relinquishment of Easements and Substitute Parking Agreement 12. ADJOURNMENT

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Board gives county deadline to comply with critical areas rules

By JUSTIN BURNETT Whidbey News Group

Island County’s 2014 beaver dam rules sprang a big leak recently when a state regulatory board found they failed to protect critical areas as required by state law and were not based on best available science.

The Growth Management Hearings Board for Western Washington issued the ruling late last month. It identified six other failures in the fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas update adopted by the Island County commissioners in September.

The decision leaves the commissioners with a one-year deadline to bring the ordinance into compliance.

Meanwhile, a local environmental group is once again saying, “I told you so.”

“I try not to, but you can see it 100 miles away … and here we are all over again,” said Marianne Edain.

Edain is the “brushfire” coordinator for Whidbey Environmental Action Network, or WEAN, a nonprofit group with a mission to restore and preserve native biological diversity on Whidbey Island and in the Pacific Northwest.

The group has repeatedly and successfully challenged county growth and development rules, such as its critical areas ordinances.

The 2014 update itself was the result of an earlier hearings board decision in which WEAN protested the county’s plan to complete the wildlife rules and

comprehensive plan updates at the same time in 2016.

The county was already years past a state-mandated 2005 deadline and the hearings board upheld WEAN’s appeal that it be completed sooner rather than later.

Island County Commissioner Helen Price Johnson this week said she hadn’t been briefed on the hearings board’s decision in detail and couldn’t comment on specifics. She did say, however, that the ruling addressed “specific and minor” issues. The rest of the update, she said, remains unchallenged.

She added that the county overall is a leader when it comes to environmental protections.

“There are a lot of programs we have that are above and beyond other counties,” she said. “I’m proud of that.”

The hearings board decision evaluated 12 challenges levied by WEAN; seven were upheld, five were tossed. Summarized, the body ruled that a definition of “reasonable use,” an exemption for beaver dam removal and buffer requirements for natural areas preserves all failed to protect critical areas and include best available science.

Beaver dams were a hot topic last year as business owners and farmers affected by flooding, particularly in Maxwelton, clamored for flexibility in dealing with the dam-building critters during the update approval process.

Karen Krug, of Spoiled Dog Winery on Maxwelton Road, said the county should comply with the hearings board

ruling, but that the issue remains — beavers and the flooding they cause results in property damage.

“It costs people a lot of money for something they can’t control.”

She likened beaver dams to noxious weeds.

If people have the problem on their land, they should be responsible for addressing it before it negatively affects neighboring property owners, she said.

Steve Erickson, spokesman and legal coordinator for WEAN, said he believes there are instances in which beavers should be controlled, but the county’s ordinance largely exempted dam removal. That was unacceptable, and the hearings board agreed, he said.

“We’ve never said a beaver dam should never be removed, but an outright exemption goes too far,” he said.

Erickson said there were bigger issues than beaver dam removal, however, that the hearings board also supported.

Specifically, it ruled that the county failed to: designate and protect habitat of flora listed by federal or state governments as areas where at risk species have a primary association; designate and protect westland prairies, oak woodlands and herbaceous balds as habitats of local importance; designate and protect the Western Toad as a species of local importance; and to establish clear standards for administration discretion concerning the exemption extensions for existing and ongoing agricultural practices.

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Hearings set on WSF fare hikes

A fare hike for Washington State Ferries is the subject of public hearings in July, including one on Whidbey Island.

The state Transportation Commission is considering a proposal to boost the base price of one-way travel on Oct. 1, and again May 1, 2016.

As designed, the increase would generate $357 million for ferry operations through June 30, 2017.

Impetus for the price hike comes from state lawmakers who assumed additional revenue from a fare hike in the two-year transportation operations budget approved last month.

Commissioners are considering a 2.5 percent fare increase for vehicles and a 1 percent fare increase for passengers in cars and walk-ons.

These would occur this fall and next spring.

A public hearing is 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 8 at the Clinton Community Hall, 6411 Central Ave., Clinton.

An online meeting is noon to 1:30 p.m. July 13. Details on how to participate will be posted online at http://wstc. wa.gov/ Final action is expected at the commission’s Aug. 4 meeting in Seattle.

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Larsen talks transportation during Whidbey visit

By DEBRA VAUGHN Staff reporter

Roads, bridges, highways, ferries — all are essential for the economic health of the state and Island County, and Congress needs to pass a long-term bill to pay for critical infrastructure, Congressman Rick Larsen told county officials.

He visited Coupeville Wednesday to talk with Island County leaders about transportation needs for the area and to tout a $478-billion, six-year transportation proposal floated by the White House.

The plan, Grow America Act, provides more money and a steady source of revenue for highways, bridges, transit and rail systems. It’s paid for by supplementing revenue from the federal Highway Trust Fund and taxing corporate overseas profit.

Larsen helped introduce the bill earlier this year.

Most of the federal money for transportation projects comes from the Highway

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Congressman Rick Larsen visited county officials in Coupeville earlier this week to talk about transportation needs for the area.

Trust Fund. At the end of this month the authorization to spend from that fund will expire.

Lawmakers largely disregarded the last version of the act and instead opted for a temporary extension of

highway spending. This time around, Larsen would like a predictable, long-term funding source for transportation.

“Without that predictable investment we are in danger of slamming the breaks on our economy,” he said.

The proposal includes $7.5 billion for the TIGER grant program, which provides money for capital projects to public entities that usually have limited access to federal support.

Larsen introduced a

help from a deputy.

At 6:55 p.m., a caller reported that a young man on a skateboard was being towed by an SUV at about 30 mph on Russell Road.

At 9:26 p.m., a South Main Street resident reported that a neighbor was wasted and was being “rude and lewd.”

Meadow Road resident reported that she was trapped in her home by a cat. The cat was on the porch and attacked her when she tried to leave.

At 4:02 p.m., a North Sunset Drive resident reported suspicious activity in the neighborhood. She previously reported people leaving “mutilated cats” in the area.

At 8:09 p.m., a caller reported that a car hit a bald eagle on State Highway 20 at East Frostad Road. The big bird was lying on the side of the road.

At 8:59 p.m., there was a report that a drunk man had pulled a gun and was fighting with his kids on Sunset Drive.

bill called TIGER CUBS designed to help mediumsized cities land the dollars to repair and build roads, and he said he’s working to add it to the transportation bill.

Small and large communities tend to have an easier time getting federal dollars, but mid-sized towns often get left to fend for themselves.

“If you are in the middle band of communities, you need to nickel and dime to get enough money to get a project going,” he said. “The TIGER program fills in that middle band.”

County officials present included county commissioners, the Coupeville Chamber of Commerce, Island Transit and the mayor of Langley.

Larsen invited officials to bring their questions and concerns to the table.

One big concern of county commissioners: ferries. The U.S. has six major public ferry systems and Washington’s is the largest with 23 million riders last year. Ferries are part of the

state highway system — a vital link for many to work, school and other services — but Larsen acknowledged that other lawmakers sometimes view ferries as merely a tourist activity.

“The perception is that it’s not part of our transportation system,” he said. “That it’s a fun ride.”

In Island County, ferries are critical and more needs to be done create links with other forms of transportation, said Commissioner Jill Johnson.

She said she was concerned about the cost of ferries and wait times.

“People don’t want to wait two hours or more to catch a boat,” she said.

She also expressed concern about the geographic challenges of a county made up of two islands separated by another county.

That presents unique challenges for residents trying to access services.

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SATURDAY, MAY 30 At 12:01 a.m., a caller reported discovering a large marijuana grow operation on Cranberry Drive. The caller said there were grow lights in every room and children living there.

At 8:12 a.m., a caller reported two pit bulls and a “Boston bull” were loose and attacked her dog on Gedney View Lane.

At 10:42 a.m., a caller reported a burglary on East Morris Road. The caller reported hearing voices behind the house and finding a cell phone left behind.

At 5:11 p.m., a caller reported that a girl was holding a sign that said “call 911”

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7:11 a.m., a caller reported that suspicious people were in the woods off Crosby Avenue. One of them was a bald man with “a large package.”

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After a months-long search for a new director, North Whidbey Parks and Recreation District is back to square one.

Board members thought they found the perfect match to run the special purpose district, which operates the John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool as well as two community parks.

They offered the job to a pool manager in California, who turned down the position because the salary isn’t enough, said board Chairman Sean Merrill.

The district is offering a salary between $52,000 and $59,000.

“At the end of the day, we couldn’t offer him enough to move from California,” he said.

None of the other candidates had the right mix of qualifications, and the board is reevaluating how to best carry out a new search, Merrill said.

It’s a setback for a district beset with a series of resignations in its board

and administration.

Former executive director Gino Wolfe resigned Jan. 1. Since then, aquatics director Erika Miller, has served as interim director.

The board approved a revision to the district’s budget in June.

That’s unusual, Merrill said.

The district is doing better than predicted in revenue, partly because open swim and swim lesson revenue is more than expected. So far the district earned $968,176.

Originally, the district planned to bring in $946,680 for the entire year.

The district dealt with some unexpected expenses this year, including a series of costly repairs to plumbing and heating at the pool.

The board borrowed $26,000 from the district’s roughly $75,000 reserves to pay. As part of the budget revision, the board is putting $13,000 back and plans to replace more later this year, Merrill said.

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Coupeville grad helping group develop safer football helmet

By JIM WALLER Sports editor

One of the reasons 2011 Coupeville High School graduate Andre Stone didn’t play football for the Wolves was because of the risks involved. Now, ironically, he is aiming to help curb football head injuries.

Stone, who graduated from the University of Washington June 14 with a degree in mechanical engineering, is working for VICIS, a startup bent on developing a better football helmet.

VICIS, which means “change” in Latin, was spearheaded by three UW faculty members, Samuel Browd, Jonathan Posner and Per Reinhall.

Browd is an associate professor of neurological surgery, attending neurosurgeon and medical director of Seattle’s Children’s Sport Concussion Program; Posner is an associate professor of mechanical engineering; and Reinhall is a professor and chair of the mechanical engineering department.

Stone was one of three undergraduates asked to help with the project.

The founders believed blending the latest developments in medicine and engineering could result in a better helmet.

Stone entered the University of Washington with the goal of working in the field of renewable energy. A sports history class changed his focus and piqued his interest in sports technology.

“I was curious about what should be allowed in sports as far as technology is con-

cerned,” Stone said.

He cited South African Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius’ use of prosthetic legs and the development of low-drag swim suits that were banned several years ago after swimmers were shattering world records.

“I wanted to know what all the fuss was about,” Stone said. “I also wanted to know what would give athletes an edge, help them pursue their passion and their dreams.”

Stone took a fluid mechanics class from Posner his junior year, and Posner asked for volunteers to work on a project to develop a safer football helmet.

“It was perfect timing,” Stone said. “I was just getting interested in sports technology.”

The success of the research project led to the formation of VICIS. “I’ve been working on the entire project,” Stone said, “I’m kind of a miscellaneous guy. I’ve been running around between testing and materials.”

After taking a few weeks off, Stone will begin working for VICIS in July, now earning a salary instead of research credits.

Stone said the company is taking a “novel approach” in designing the helmet, but he is not free to discuss the details.

“It is exciting to be on the engineering ground level,” he said.

One of the Stone’s responsibilities was to measure the heads of several NFL players to help with the helmet design. He called the experience of meeting

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Andre Stone was one of three undergraduates at the University of Washington asked to help design a better helmet. the Sunday-afternoon stars “surreal,” adding, however, there was little interaction with the players.

VICIS is working on prototypes, Stone said, and there is no set date for when the project will be completed.

The awareness of concussions and their damaging, long-term effects have been pushed to the forefront of public consciousness in recent years.

“The concern about concussions is ramping up,” Stone said.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention

estimates 1.6 to 3.8 million concussions occur in sports annually.

“Football is becoming so popular,” he said, “it would be sad if it failed because of the lack of safety.”

Stone, the son of Joshua and Eileen Stone, grew up in Coupeville and played soccer for the Wolves.

He said he was “tempted to play football -- it looked like fun.”

He examined the pros and cons and decided “more could go wrong.”

Now he is trying to help shift the balance of the equation.

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Couple makes return to Coupeville

By MEGAN HANSEN Co-editor

Twenty-three years after leaving Coupeville, Concerts on the Cove founders David and Pat Howell have returned to town, hoping to leave their mark once again.

The couple, who founded Concerts on the Cove and were instrumental in the construction of the stage in Coupeville Town Park, said they plan to get involved in the community once again.

The Howells lived in Coupeville from 1986-1993.

They recently bought Local Grown, a coffee shop located on the historic Coupeville Wharf.

“We’ve been after (previous owner) William (Bell) for five years to sell,” David Howell said. “We wanted to come back to Coupeville, and had the experience.”

“It was a good way and opportunity for us to come back.”

The Howell’s time after leaving Coupeville was spent mostly around Oregon on various ventures, including community theater, doctoral studies and a business venture into the coffee shop industry.

The Howells bought a struggling coffee shop in Willamina, Ore., rebuilt it, renamed it “Fat Cat” and, within five years, it was a successful business venture.

During their first stint as Coupeville residents, the couple was active in many community endeavors, said Pat Howell.

The couple owned and

operated The Victorian, a bed and breakfast located in the Victorian building on South Main Street where Pra Nakorn is now located.

David, a former professional opera singer, served as part-time manager of Whidbey Playhouse. The couple co-wrote and starred in a play with the late Trudy Sundberg during that time.

David was also an original founder of a men’s singing group now known as the Shifty Sailors.

Pat served as chairwoman for the Trust Board for Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve and on the Coupeville Planning Commission.

They also started the summer concert series, Concerts on the Cove, and were instrumental in getting the stage built in Coupeville Town Park.

The concerts, which were big draws for residents and visitors alike, are no longer held, but the Howells said they are interested in getting them restarted, but perhaps not holding them as frequently.

To raise funds to build the stage in the park built, the Howells and others in the community held a series of comedic performances called “The Whidbey Follies.”

In the Follies, which were well attended, humorous skits poked fun at various community leaders, particular sub-communities issues, residents and just about anything else distinctly Coupeville and Central Whidbey.

The Howells reminisced about a time years ago when the town’s Catholic Church decided it didn’t want to paint anymore and installed vinyl siding — without approval from the Historic Preservation Commission.

In jest, The Follies started ongoing skits about the Sisters of Perpetual Maintenance.

“We were after everybody,” Pat said. “It was very political, and they were pissed if we didn’t go after them.

“Oh those shows were fun,” she added.

There was also a former Coupeville mayor who lived across from Town Park who, because he didn’t like the music generated by the Concerts on the Cove series, would fire up his lawn mower, saw lumber and start fires to blow smoke into the park to interrupt the performances.

“We made sure he was in every Folly,” Pat said.

The Follies are a past tradition that the Howells said they’d be interested in restarting.

As they settled this past week into their new Coupeville home, and are instituting changes to their newly-acquired coffee shop, the Howells said they are looking for additional ways to become involved.

Pat says she hopes to get involved with the Coupeville Historic Water front Association and Friends of Ebeys.

David said he plans to do some singing with the Shifty Sailors.

One thing you can count on is finding them often at their business.

The Howells said they plan to be behind the counter most days.

“As a small business owner, you need to be present,” David Howell said.

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IN OUR OPINION If you must light off fireworks in this heat, be smart and safe It isn’t right that Island County’s fire marshal can impose restrictions on — even ban — recreational fires and outdoor burning but doesn’t have the power to impose similar restrictions on personal fireworks discharge, even during a record dry season.

Because officials are limited on what they can and cannot do to ensure public safety, it’s up to the public to be extra vigilant as we roll into the Fourth of July weekend.

Attend and enjoy the annual Oak Harbor fireworks show starting at 10 p.m. Saturday. Professionals will be lighting display over Oak Harbor bay.

Event organizers say this year’s display will be the biggest in Oak Harbor history. The show is estimated to last approximately 22 minutes.

In the hours leading up to this fireworks spectacular, enjoy traditional family entertainment and activities.

Oak Harbor’s parade begins 11 a.m., and Windjammer Park will be abuzz with activity from the all-day family carnival, vendor marketplace.

The carnival continues through Sunday.

Music will take place from noon to 10 p.m., as well as various community entertainment acts from 3-6 p.m.

For those opting to discharge fireworks, the National Council on Fireworks Safety offers the following safety tips: n Know your fireworks; read the cautionary labels and performance descriptions before igniting. n A responsible adult should supervise all firework activities. Never give fireworks to children. n Alcohol and fireworks do not mix. Save your alcohol for after the show. n Wear safety glasses when shooting fireworks. n Light one firework at a time and then quickly move away. n Use fireworks outdoors in a clear area, away from buildings and vehicles. n Never relight a “dud” firework. Wait 20 minutes and then soak it in a bucket of water. n Always have a bucket of water and charged water hose nearby. n Never carry fireworks in your pocket or shoot them into metal or glass containers. n Do not experiment with homemade fireworks. n Dispose of spent fireworks by wetting them down and placing them in a metal trash can away from any building or combustible materials until the next day. n Report illegal explosives, like M-80s and quarter sticks, to the local fire or police departments.

The best way to have a happy Fourth of July is to keep it safe and sane.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Jail death

Mental health issues won’t just disappear Editor, Shocking and deeply disturbing are my first reactions after reading the article about Keaton Farris’s death in the Coupeville jail.

The death was attributed to dehydration, with the lack of adequate nutrition as a compounding factor.

If the facts, as they have been presented, withstand further scrutiny, then everyone in the Island County’s justice system shares some responsibility for this tragedy, along with the officials we elected to oversee this system.

The only good news in this mess — if you can call it that — is Island County Sheriff Mark Brown took responsibility for the events.

In some areas of the country, readers would never hear about such an event, much less receive a public apology.

In a similar way our state Legislature shares some responsibility for these events. It says a lot about a society in the way it treats its most vulnerable.

Locking up the chronically mentally ill because there are no other options is

completely unacceptable.

However, the fairy tale that continues to be alive and well in some circles of Olympia is that it is OK to continue to cut social, health and legal programs and resources needed for the most vulnerable — no matter what the consequences.

Under no circumstance do we want to raise taxes to address these most critical needs, even when taxes are at historically low levels. For this “no taxes” group of “decision makers” in Olympia, the sentiment appears to be that the most vulnerable can just “figure it out for themselves” or that the problems will just disappear on their own.

In this case, the problem did disappear, but in a way few people would find palatable.

Dave Pearson Clinton

Problems inside jail need to be corrected Editor, It’s hard to believe that such a litany of errors, omissions, and/or missteps could happen anywhere. Yet, with the worst of all possible outcomes, the recent death of Keaton Farris, we see that even in our own county jail such

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is possible.

Neglect, incompetence, lack of oversight/accountability or other similar failures can and must be corrected.

Disregard for a human life — any human life — is more troubling and harder to cure.

I truly hope the problem here is one that can, indeed, be fixed — quickly and permanently.

Toyan Copeland Clinton

WSU

Remove the blinders, put campus in Clinton Editor, Why is Washington State University looking at Greenbank Farm, where the community gathers, eats, shops, walks the trails and marvels at the brilliance of cooperation it took to make the farm a community asset for all to enjoy?

Why, when we have an ideal potential for a college campus at the Clinton Market shopping plaza? Classrooms, lecture halls — it’s all going for a very good price.

Clinton is the gateway to the island.

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QUESTION

OF THE WEEK:

Should the city consider banning the personal use of fireworks?

“No. We don’t have as much fire danger as other places, but people should be responsible about it.”

Dallas Brodt Oak Harbor

“No, as long as people are responsible. There’s always going to be hazards with those.”

Brandon Brodt Tawas, City, Mich.

“Yes, because of the fire hazard and it’s a general nuisance. Don’t get me wrong, I like fireworks, but it’s too dry.”

Barnaby Allen Oak Harbor

“Yes, because they cause fires and accidents. They scare my dogs to death, and it keeps me up all night.”

Rita Nawman Oak Harbor

It ain’t over until the fat legislator sings THE PETRI DISH

By JERRY CORNFIELD The session that would never end is still not over.

For six months – officially 168 days and counting on Thursday – the state’s 147 citizen legislators and chief executive have been passing policies and playing politics.

They’re not done yet.

The current special session, their third, extends through the end of July, and they may need every day to achieve détente in outstanding conflicts on education and transportation bills.

A lasting impression of the 2015 Legislature will be the dominance of Senate Republicans.

At times they seemed to impose their will on the legislating process and impede the desired path of the majority Democrats in the House and Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee.

Credit Senate Majority Leader Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville.

Under his leadership, the 26-member caucus displayed a rigid discipline, and it paid off as its factions of conservatives and moderates can claim an important

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climate change bill. In the end, they couldn’t boost the cigarette tax to fund cancer research.

One could say House Democrats may have done better had they not overreached to start. By launching bigtime policy initiatives and then not voting on many of them, they didn’t force the hand of Senate Republicans.

What might negotiations have gone like had House Democrats ever passed a capital gains tax or any tax increase at all? They said it wouldn’t have mattered.

GOP leaders contended Chopp never had the votes in the caucus and the speaker never proved them wrong.

The silver lining may be the 2016 elections.

Democrats can focus on the additional services for Washington’s children and seniors, disabled and poor, uninsured and mentally ill. They can talk about rising teacher pay, lower tuition and maybe the timing for new highways, expanded bus service and more bike paths.

Most voters will be pleased to hear all that. They will have forgotten this epic session ever occurred.

Unless it’s not over. n Political reporter Jerry Cornfield’s blog, The Petri Dish, is at www.heraldnet.com. Contact him at 360-352-8623; jcornfield@heraldnet.com and on Twitter @dospueblos

THEY REPRESENT YOU U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen: Washington, DC, office: 2113 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC 20515, 202-2252605. Everett office: 2930 Wetmore Ave. Suite 9F, Everett, WA 98201, 425-252-3188, Bellingham office: 119 N. Commercial St., Suite 1350, Bellingham, WA 98225 U.S. Sen. Patty Murray: Washington, DC, office: 154 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510, 202224-2621. Everett office: 2934 Wetmore Ave., Suite 903, Everett, WA 98201, 425-259-6515 U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell: Washington, DC, office: 311 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510, 202-224-3441. Everett office: 2930 Wetmore Ave., 9B, Everett, WA 98201, 425-303-0114 State Sen. Barbara Bailey: Olympia office: 109-B Irv Newhouse Building, PO Box 40410, Olympia, WA 985040410, 360-786-7618. Barbara.Bailey@leg.wa.gov State Rep. Norma Smith: PO Box 40600, Olympia, WA 98504-0600, 360-786-7884, norma.smith@leg.wa.gov State Rep. Dave Hayes: PO Box 40600, Olympia, WA 98504-0600, 360-786-7914, dave.hayes@leg.wa.gov Board of Island County Commissioners: PO Box 5000, 1 NE Seventh St., Coupeville, WA 98239, www.island-

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“Yes, there have been fires starting all over the place -- worse than normal. They should ban them before something happens.”

political victory or three this session.

They beat down a capital gains tax and beat back a low-carbon fuel standard. They warded off cap-and-trade and minimum wage. They approved a gas tax hike — more than once — and many of their members are smiling about it.

And the nation knows Senate Republicans drafted the unprecedented cut in tuition for students at public colleges and universities.

It’s hard to see how it could have turned out much better for them.

And it’s not so hard to see why it’s been a rough year for House Speaker Frank Chopp, D-Seattle.

Yes, the state is putting billions of new dollars into education, child care, early learning, mental health, human services and parks. Teachers and state workers are getting raises.

Tuition is going down at two- and four-year colleges. And the state is poised to put a wad of dough into public transportation.

That’s a heck of a Democratic agenda, but for some Democrats it still feels a bit like defeat.

And it’s for all the reasons Senate Republicans are smiling. House Democrats couldn’t push across a minimum-wage increase, paid leave or capital gains tax.

In one of the bluest and greenest states, they failed to pass any significant

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We all put on blinders as we go through because it has become shabby, run down and has too many empty store fronts. Imagine a college campus here, right up the hill, and a free bus ride from the ferry.

Imagine people of all ages coming here to study.

Imagine that and you imagine more coffee shops and stores and places to hang out.

You imagine baskets of flowers hanging from all the businesses along the highway.

Perhaps you imagine restaurants that feature local

food that can feed the imagination of the Farm to Table Everett Campus students.

You imagine offices for farm tours and lectures about food and farming attended by people from both sides of the water. You imagine tourists marveling at how beautiful it is right off the ferry the way we do in Friday Harbor.

C’mon folks, give Clinton a chance. And what a great chance it would be to have a college campus funded by the state Legislature.

Turn your eyes south, and lay off Greenbank Farm.

Vicki Robin Langley

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OBITUARIES

Hornung

Bernice Mary Hornung

Overlooking her beloved backyard filled with oak trees, bird and squirrel feeders, Bernice Hornung passed away amongst her family on June 26, two days past her 90th birthday.

Bernice leaves the legacy of her four children: daughter Susan and her husband, Richard Widdop; son Scott and his wife, Jill; daughter Sandy and her husband, Randy Hunt; and son Skyler and his wife, Jan; as well as five grandchildren: Sarah Widdop and her partner, Jarred Jackman; Molly Widdop, Amy Hornung, Jayme Hunt and Mallory Hunt.

Still surviving, among her extended family in Iowa, is her older sister, Irene, and her baby brother, Bud. Bernice was born in our country’s heartland — Westside, Iowa — on June 24, 1925 to George and Emma Isaacs.

Emma died when Bernice was a toddler. Emma’s death left her four children — Pearl, Irene, Bernice and Bud — without a stable home since their father was a laborer on the railroads. These children of the Depression went to live with their Aunt Annie and Uncle Hannes Herrmann in Westside, but Bernice spent many carefree summers on her cousin Annie’s nearby family farm.

After graduating from Ar-We-Va Community High School, Bernice followed in the steps of a girlfriend and took the train to Washington D.C. to work as a clerk in the War Department.

In 1943, at a dance hall, Bernice met a sailor who couldn’t dance — Clifford A. Hornung. They were married December 24, 1945, at Luther Memorial Church in Omaha, Neb. with only her sister, Pearl, beside her because Clifford was a lovesick sailor and there was a three-day waiting period in Iowa.

For 61 years, Bernice and Clifford endured hardships and happiness together. In

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2006, Clifford passed away.

Bernice was a mother and navy wife. The family lived in Oakland, Calif., where Susan and Scott were born; San Diego, where Cliff tried to make Bernice a farmer with cows Homer and Buttercup; Millington, Tenn., where Scott almost killed Bernice by shooting an arrow into the sky; Jacksonville, Fla., with lots of lightning and snakes; Oak Harbor, where Sandy was born; Port Hueneme, Calif., where Bernice threw away Scott’s autographed photo of Superman because she thought he was a bad role model; and, finally, in 1961 back to Oak Harbor, where Skyler was born.

In 1963 Cliff and Bernice bought their home on 500 Ave E — a home with a big backyard full of oak trees.

Like many military families today, Bernice dutifully fulfilled her role as a single parent dealing with isolation and responsibilities while Clifford was away on deployments.

Bernice became an active parent with the Boy Scouts, helping 12-year-old Scott with the camping supplies of the White Buffalo Patrol. Later, she served as cookie manager for the Oak Harbor Girl Scout Neighborhood and helped daughter Sandy count and record stacks of boxes of Girl Scout cookies stored in the basement.

As her children grew older, she went to work for family friends Blaine and Vivian Jenkins at the first Radio Shack in Oak Harbor.

Their son, Jerry Jenkins said, “Bernice was the glue that held Radio Shack together in those years.”

With her children grown, Bernice also joined the Peacemakers Bowling Team where she achieved numerous awards.

From 1961 to 2011, Bernice devoted herself to Concordia Lutheran Church.

Bernice was a charter member of Concordia Lutheran Church, when services were held in a classroom of the Christian School. The sentiment Bernice lived by was “We are a mission church.”

Bernice became a grounded fixture at Concordia Lutheran where she cleaned, gardened, set up communion and washed cups, set up the altar and cared for the linens, worked in the kitchen after services, worked the church bazaars making soup and serving numerous fundraising meals for missions.

Bernice’s dedication to her faith and community led her to become an active member of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, where she tied and shipped quilts and gathered supplies for health and school kits for Lutheran World Relief.

Bernice also acted as bookkeeper for Little Lambs Pre-

School and baked cookies for prisoners. And, for three of her later years, as part of the church’s social ministry, she served Oak Harbor’s struggling and homeless community, mostly at night.

Bernice’s lifelong commitment to lovingly serve her family, church and community is the valuable legacy she bestows on all of us.

Our family would like to thank the Careage staff for the years of friendship and care extended to Bernice.

We would also like to thank Bernice’s caregivers for her last 10 months while she was back in her home — Debby, Rebecca, Kimberly, and particularly Rachelle, for the personal sacrifices they made to ensure Bernice’s comfort.

Finally, with heartfelt gratitude we thank Nurse Dawn of Hospice of the Northwest for her compassion and guidance.

A memorial service celebrating Bernice’s life was held at Concordia Lutheran Church at 2 p.m. on July 3 with Pastor Mark Hanson officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lutheran World Relief at www.lwr.org Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Wallin Funeral Home. Please visit Bernice’s page in the Book of Memories at www.wallinfuneralhome.com to share thoughts and condolences.

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Laurette Mae Dunn

Laurette Mae Dunn, age 90, a longtime resident of Oak Harbor, was ready to be in the arms of her Jesus and passed away quietly, at Careage, on Sunday, June 28, 2015.

Laurette was born in Crossfield, Alberta, Canada on January 29, 1925, to Miles and Antoinette (Demers) Fike.

She moved from Alberta to B.C., Canada at age 17.

Her work history — which included being a waitress, Avon lady, local disc jockey and Red Cross volunteer

— exemplified her love of people and she never “met a stranger.”

She married Alcide A. Levac in 1943 and moved from B.C. to Quebec, Canada, back to B.C. then to Yellowknife, North West Territories, Canada. She returned to B.C. until 1960 where, as a widow, she met and married Francis J. Dunn (now deceased) and moved herself and four children to Oak Harbor.

Being a Navy wife, she moved several times from Oak Harbor to California, to Hawaii then back to Oak Harbor where she remained until her death.

She was everyone’s “Grandma LaLa” and touched and blessed so many lives by her outpouring of generosity, love and caring.

Laurette also loved hats and could be seen at various places with her colorful hats and matching apparel.

She enjoyed cooking, reading, star gazing, roller skating, reading multiple newspapers and magazines and exercising faithfully. Her main love was dancing, and she passed it down to her family. Becoming a U.S. citizen on October 9, 1998, was an ultimate achievement.

Laurette is survived by daughters, Marlene (Marnie) Marcus and Shirley and son-in-law, Skip Yadon; son, Alcide I (Rene) and daughter-in-law, Tammie Levac, all from Oak Harbor; her only sister, Shirley, and brother-in-law, John Hehn, of Langley, B.C. Canada; nieces, Wendy Hehn, Carleen Hehn, Anita Lalonde; great nieces, Caitlyn, Sarah and Emily; and great nephew, Michael; granddaughters, Jenny Holm, Tiffany Abell, Tania Hanchett and Michelle Yonkman; grandsons, Jason Tripard, Jackob Jarrell and Buddy Levac; greatgranddaughters, Angelynn Hanchett, Samantha Warren, and Lauren Holm; greatgrandsons, David Abell and Jordan Holm and great-greatgrandson, Connor Warren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis J. Dunn, who died February 20, 2005; her parents; Alcide; daughter, Angeline; and sonin-law, Steve Marcus.

At her request and in respect to her wishes, there will be no service. Family members will convene in the near future to honor that her remains be buried with her beloved mother in Coquitlam, B.C. Canada.

Family and friends are encouraged to share memories and condolences at www. whidbeymemorial.com

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CHURCH NOTES

n OAK HARBOR CHRISTIAN SCHOOL is currently enrolling preschool and elementary students for the upcoming 2015-16 school year. OHCS is committed to high academic standards and biblical principles and has been in operation since 1938.

For registration information, call the school office at 360-675-2831. n The Coupeville United Methodist Church will offer G-Force, a FREE VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL for children ages four and older. G-Force lets kids explore how to put their faith into action.

In this mission-focused program, children experience God’s unstoppable love and discover how to fuel up and move in and through life with God. The main Bible verse for G-Force is Acts 17:28a, “In God we live, move, and exist.” A life with God is one of movement! The Vacation Bible School will be held 9:30 a.m. to noon, July 27-31. To enroll, call the office at 678-4256, send an email to cumc3@frontier. com, or visit our website at coupevilleumc.org n LITTLE LAMBS PRESCHOOL is currently accepting registrations for 3-year-olds in the morning class and 4-year-olds in both morning or afternoon classes. Don’t delay, class sizes are limited!

Call 360-675-2548 or visit www.concordialutheranwhidbey.org n His Kids PRE-SCHOOL REGISTRATION at Oak Harbor Lutheran Church for the 2015-16 school year is open. His Kids Pre-School, a play and learn environment, has offered early childhood education for more than 20 years. There is a registration fee of $100 at the time of signing your child up. Please contact the church office or visit our website for further information. 360-679-1561 or www.oakharborlutheran.com n YOUTH ACTIVITIES at Coupeville United Methodist Church are at 5 p.m. Sunday nights.

There will be games, music, crafts and Christian education. Special activities are planned for taking the teens to beaches, forests and other activities. All youth grades six through 12 are welcome; they don’t need to have an affiliation with the church or attend any church. For more information, call Church Life Coordinator Suzanne Loomis at 360-678-4256. n WHIDBEY ISLAND FRIENDS (QUAKERS) hold their regular meeting for worship 4-5 p.m.

Sundays at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 20103 Highway 525, two miles north of Freeland.

This time of silent worship together may include spoken messages. For more information, visit www. whidbeyquakers.org or email Tom Ewell at tewell@ whidbey.com n Oak Harbor’s CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM, 721 SW 20th Court at Scenic Heights Street, is open for study and prayer 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and 3-7 p.m. Wednesdays. More information can be found at christianscience.com, christiansciencewhidbey.com or call 360-675-0621.

BIRTH WHIDBEY GENERAL HOSPITAL KELEIGH ERIN FOX, 7 pounds, 9 ounces, was born June 24.

She is the daughter of Branson Fox and Erin Czarnik of Oak Harbor.

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North Whidbey Little League hosts the 9/10 district tournament beginning at 6 p.m. Monday, July 6.

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North Whidbey rallies twice to reach title game

By JIM WALLER Sports editor

Just call them the Comeback Kids.

The North Whidbey Little League 9/10 all-star softball team came from seven runs down to defeat Sedro-Woolley 13-11 in the district tournament Wednesday, July 1, in Mount Vernon.

The win came one day after North Whidbey scored five runs in the final inning to stun Central Whidbey 11-10.

North Whidbey moves on to the championship series, which began Friday, July 3.

Central Whidbey and SedroWoolley met Thursday, and the winner earned another shot at North Whidbey. It will, however, have to defeat North Whidbey twice to claim the district pennant and a state berth.

The second game, if necessary, is noon Saturday, July 4.

Results of the games Thursday and Friday were not available at press time.

Sedro-Woolley used five walks, two hit batters and two hits to score six runs in the first inning in Wednesday’s clash with North Whidbey.

North Whidbey got four of those runs back in its half of the first with walks to Peyton Samek and Emily Steinke and base hits by Isabella Whalen, Abby Ries and Lillian McCollum.

Sedro-Woolley continued to roll in the second inning, scoring five more runs behind six walks and two hits.

Coming up...

Monday, June 6 10/11 baseball: North Whidbey at SedroWoolley, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, June 7 9/10 baseball: North Whidbey vs. BurlingtonEdison/Anacortes winner at Windjammer Park, 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 11 11/12 baseball: Central Whidbey vs. Anacortes at South Whidbey, noon.

Sunday, June 12 11/12 baseball: North Whidbey vs. Central Whidbey/Anacortes winner at South Whidbey, noon.

Photos by John Fisken

ABOVE: North Whidbey’s Macy Oliver takes a rip at a pitch in Tuesday’s game. BELOW: Central Whidbey catcher Stella Johnson receives a pitch during the game with North Whidbey.

After going down in order in the second inning, North Whidbey took a big chunk out of Sedro-Woolley’s 11-4 lead with a six-run third inning.

Whalen led the charge with two hits in the inning, and Ries singled and walked. Abigail Andersen and Emily Wilson added walks, and Samek and McCollum singled during the rally.

Samek took over in the circle in relief during the second inning and put the brakes on the SedroWoolley offense.

From the third through sixth innings, Samek blanked SedroWoolley, allowing no runs and no hits while striking out 11.

Sedro-Woolley loaded the bases with one out in the final inning, but Samek thwarted the threat with two strikeouts.

Down 11-10, North Whidbey completed the comeback with three runs in the fourth inning.

Steinke singled and Macy Oliver walked, and both scored after a series of stolen bases and wild pitches. Rallye Chambers walked and scored the game’s final run on Wilson’s double.

Whalen finished with three hits, and Ries and McCollum had two each.

North Whidbey coach Tashina Tosh likes the play of her team: “These girls show the mental focus and determination to overcome any

situation.”

Tosh also lauded the pitching performance of Samek and the work of her catchers, Steinke and Wilson.

North Whidbey tops Central Whidbey North Whidbey scored five times in the last inning to wipe away a four-run Central Whidbey lead and take the District 11 opener 11-10 Tuesday.

Central Whidbey, which also includes several players from South Whidbey, sprinted to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning.

Kaia Swegler Richmond singled, Mckaela Meffert was hit by a pitch and Isabelle Wells walked, then all three circled the bases and scored on a string of wild pitches and stolen bases.

North Whidbey made it 3-2 with a pair of runs in its half of the inning.

Samek and Whalen each singled and scored with the help of a Central Whidbey error and several wild pitches.

North Whidbey took the lead with a pair of runs in the second inning. With two outs, Chambers walked, then Wilson, Samek and Whalen hit consecutive singles.

Down 4-3, Central Whidbey scored a run in the third inning to even the game when Meffert

walked and moved around on a walk to Chanel Sterba, a stolen base and a wild pitch.

North Whidbey regained the lead, 5-4, with a run in the bottom

of the fourth inning. Wilson walked and was pushed around on hits by Samek, Whalen and Ries.

Central Whidbey went up 7-5 with a three-run fifth. Walks to Abby Mulholland, Meffert, Sterba and Gwen Gustafson and singles

by Isabelle Wells and Chloe Larue fueled the rally.

North Whidbey responded with a run in the bottom of the fifth. Oliver singled and advanced on three wild pitches.

Central Whidbey built a 10-6 cushion with three runs in the top of the sixth with the help of walks to Johnson and Meffert and singles by Richmond and Sterba.

North Whidbey then produced its miracle comeback, scoring all five runs without recording an out.

Wilson started the rally by walking, stealing second and then scoring on a pair of errors. Samek walked, stole second and scored on Whalen’s sharp base hit to right field. Ries followed with a base hit that scored Whalen, making it 10-9.

Ries and Steinke, who walked, then scored the tying and winning runs on a wild pitch and an error.

Whalen led the North Whidbey offense with four hits, Samek added three and Ries finished with two.

Samek also had 13 strikeouts as the North Whidbey pitcher.

Richmond topped Central Whidbey with two singles; Meffert scored four runs after walking three times and being hit by a pitch.

Pitcher Sterba struck out 12.

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rabs aren’t finicky when it comes to taste.

Doug Rollin of Oak Harbor has tried all sorts of different baits to try to catch Dungeness crabs in Puget Sound.

The only thing that didn’t work was a common garden slug.

“I’ll tell you what,” Rollin said. “I did catch crabs with a pair of old trousers with bacon grease smeared on it.”

Greased trousers, chicken legs, cat food, fish heads, you name it — everyone has a favorite method he or she swears will cause a crab to clamp down on tight.

THE POPULAR recreational crab fishery started Thursday in Puget Sound, sending crab fishers out in mass armed with all sorts of attractants aimed at trapping the eight-legged crustaceans.

Each year, from July to September, sports fishers catch more than 1 million pounds of Dungeness crab in Puget Sound.

Not only do many consider the catch a delicacy, another

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As new season gets started, crabbers suggest setting pots long and following the rules

appeal is that success rates are higher that most other fisheries, including salmon fishing.

“For catching crab, nearly any bait works, some better than others,” said John Hudson, one of North Whidbey’s resident experts on crabbing. “This is one of the highest-probability-of-success sports fishing endeavors.

“You’d have to be pretty hard-pressed not to have success.”

HUDSON TRIES to get out on his boat several times a week to drop his crab pots between Strawberry Point and Polnell Point outside Oak Harbor and learn a little more about the recreational crab fishery he’s enjoyed in Washington for nearly 40 years.

He teaches crab seminars for the Deception Pass Sail & Power Squadron, using a PowerPoint presentation to share what gear to use, which methods to try, when and where to drop pots around Whidbey Island and every other imaginable detail to educate the local crabber.

“Long soaks improve odds,” Hudson said.

Sarha Roukie, left, holds a large stack of shellfish licenses purchased early Wednesday at Oak Harbor’s Ace Hardware, a day before the recreational crab fishing opener for most of Puget Sound. Merilee Murphy, right, said the store has been selling about 100 shellfish licenses, plus Dungeness crab endorsements, each day this week. The combined cost is $22.55 plus a $2.50 dealer fee.

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Doug and Sally Rollin of Oak Harbor collect cockle clams Wednesday on a North Whidbey beach to use for bait to catch Dungeness crabs. The recreational crab season started Thursday in most of Puget Sound.

Hudson prefers to dig cockle clams on a beach near his North Whidbey home to use for crab bait.

“I like clams because it is their natural food,” Hudson said. “They eat more clams than anything else.”

Hudson said he can only remember one time in 2014 when he didn’t catch his daily limit of five Dungeness crabs, which must be a minimum 61/4 inches wide or get tossed back.

THE CRAB caught also must be male and in hardshell condition.

To differentiate the sexes, look at the crab’s underside.

Females have a wider abdomen than males.

Fishers also are allowed to keep six Red Rock crabs per day. They must be a minimum of 5 inches wide and can be either sex.

One of the differences between a Dungeness crab and Red Rock is the Dungeness crab has white-

tipped claws and a brownish shell. Red Rock crabs have black-tipped claws and a reddish shell.

Hudson said there are a variety of ways to catch crab and not all require a boat.

Crabs can be caught by tossing a ringnet, by hand or with a snare.

He’s even seen fishers have success with hand lines and dip nets, particularly near eel grass.

CORNET BAY, on North Whidbey, is a popular place to fish for crab for those not using a boat, Hudson said.

Fishers may toss out casting traps, star traps and ringnets from a pier or even try a crude hand-line method.

Hudson suggests tying a grisly piece of meat to a line and tossing it from a pier and having a net ready to plunge into the water because most crabs will let go of the bait once they get near the surface and finally realize what’s going on.

Crabbers must follow a litany of rules to legally harvest crabs. Washington Sports Fishing Rules pamphlets can be hard to come by these days at local stores that sell fishing gear, so a good place to look is on the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s website at www.wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/ shellfish/crab Crabbing is allowed every day of the week except Tuesdays and Wednesdays through Sept. 7.

Every crab fisher harvesting Dungeness crab in Puget Sound must have a shellfish license and crab endorsement card, which combined cost about $25 for fishers ages 16 to 69 with those 70 and older receiving a significant discount.

ACE HARDWARE in Oak Harbor has been selling more than 100 of such licenses per day this week leading up to the July 2 opener. Walmart, among other

stores, also sells sports fishing licenses.

Only two units of gear may be used by each crabber.

Units of gear include pots, star traps and ringnets.

Those who leave pots in the water must attach a red-and-white buoy to their leaded rope and write their full name and address on the buoy.

All waters around Whidbey are open to crabbing.

Wear rubber boots to keep your feet dry, bring a crab measurer and wear gloves to avoid any irritation from the slime of jellyfish that tends to stick to ropes, said Oak Harbor’s Connie Ross, a crabber for most of her life.

Don’t simply use a dollar bill to measure a crab, she said. Legal crabs are a little larger than that.

And, of course, don’t forget the bait.

“Turkey legs are the best bait,” Ross said.

“I get the best results from turkey.”

ACTIVITIES WHIDBEY

Saturday July 4

Oak Harbor Rotary Pancake Breakfast, 7-10 a.m., First United Methodist Church.

Family carnival, all day, at Windjammer Park.

Classic Car Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pioneer Way, Oak Harbor.

Oak Harbor Rotary Grand Parade, 11 a.m., starting on Pioneer Way near the Seaplane Base.

Barbeque, 1-3 p.m., Oak Harbor Elks Lodge.

Beer garden fundraiser and music, noon to 10 p.m.; Patriotic Pup Parade, 2 p.m.; family games, 2-4 p.m.; community entertainment, 3-6 p.m.; Whidbey Coffee Grand Fireworks Display, at dark, at Windjammer Park.

Sunday July 5

South Whidbey Tilth will host a class on the issue of nonnative plants from 1-2:30 p.m., July 5, at 2812 Thompson Road. Preregistration is helpful, but not required. The cost for this program is $15 per person and $8 for South Whidbey Tilth members. Contact Michael Seraphinoff for more information at 360-544-2278 or mjseraph@whidbey.net

Monday July 6

Tween Film Fest, 2-4 p.m., July 6, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room.

Hiro Hamada and his brother’s robot, Bayamx, uncover a dangerous plot unfolding in the streets of San Fransokyo.

Rated PG, 102 minutes long.

Admission is free. Refreshments are provided. 360675-5115

Tuesday July 7

Explore Summer: Superhero Challenge – How Will You Save the Day?, 1-1:45 p.m., July 7, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room. Solve problems like trapped puppies and lava pits. The fate of the universe may rest in your hands (and brain). For children ages 6-11 and their caregivers. Free. 360-6755115

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Kelp and Macroalgae in the Salish Sea, 3:30 p.m., July 7, at the Commissioners’ Hearing Room at the Island County Campus, 1 NE 6th Street, Coupeville.

Free. Dr. Tom Mumford will speak on kelp and macroalgae in the Salish Sea, the importance they play in the ecosystem and how citizen science can contribute to this field. This is a meeting of the Island MRC. All are welcome. Contact Anna Toledo at a.toledo@co.island.wa.us or 360-678-2349. islandcountymrc.org

love of reading. For newborns through 24 months.

Caregiver required. Free admission. 360-678-4911

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Literature & Laughter Book Group: Olive Kitteridge, 6:15-7:45 p.m., July 8, at the Coupeville Library.

Free. Join in a discussion of “Olive Kitteridge,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel

by Elizabeth Strout. All are welcome. Contact Leslie Franzen at lfranzen@sno-isle. org or 360-678-4911.

Explore Summer: Family Storytime, 9:3010:15 a.m., July 9, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room. Free. Funny stories and action songs make you laugh and prepare your kids for reading. Playtime or crafts may follow. Ages 18 months and older with a caregiver. 360-675-5115

Stayin’ Alive Dragon Boat Practice, 5:45 p.m., July 8, at the Oak Harbor Marina. Try out the paddling sport of dragon boating with the Stayin’ Alive team.

The team’s mission is to promote the physical, social and emotional benefits of dragon boating. It has proven to be especially beneficial for cancer survivors. Practice up to three times for free. Life jackets and paddles provided. njlish@gmail.com

Oak Harbor Public Market, 4-7 p.m., Thursdays through September, next to the Chamber of Commerce on Highway 20. WIC and SFMNP accepted. Come find an assortment of local specialties, vegetables, fruits, crafts and organic foods.

July 8

Baby and Me Storytime, 9:30-10:15 a.m., July 8, at Coupeville Library. Silly stories, happy songs, rhymes and activities that inspire a

Superhero Challenge, 1-2 p.m. and 3-4 p.m., July 8, at the Coupeville Library.

Free. Can you and your team of superheroes save the day? The fate of the universe may rest in your hands (and brains). For children ages 6-11 and their caregivers.

Contact Leslie Bakker at lbakker@sno-isle.org or 360678-4911 for more information.

July 9

Map It!, 2-3:30 p.m., July 9, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room. Free. Bring your imagination and escape the ordinary by creating a map of your own using a variety of art techniques. All supplies provided. For teens.

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The Whidbey AllIsland Community Band summer concert, 7 p.m., July 9, at Windjammer City Beach Park. Free. Features a variety of music styles, including traditional military marches, classic pieces, popular tunes and some songs for dancing.

6-10 p.m., July 10 and Saturday, July 11. Call for reservations and the venue address. All are welcome.

Suggested donation of $25 for the day or $40 for two days. Contact Cynthia Mason at masonca@comcast.net or 360-544-2343. www.oakharborfestival.com

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2nd Friday Nonfiction Book Group: Shadow Divers, 10:30 a.m. to noon, July 10, at the Coupeville Library. Free. Join the discussion of this novel by Robert Kurson. Contact Leslie Franzen at lfranzen@ sno-isle.org or 360-678-4911 for more information.

Oak Harbor High School Class of 1995 20Year Reunion, July 10-11.

More information can be found at ohhs95.blogspot.com and tickets can be purchased at ohhs1995.myevent.com

Oak Harbor Music Festival Into the Woods, 6-10 p.m., July 11. Call for reservations and the venue address. All are welcome.

Suggested donation of $25 for the day or $40 for two days. Contact Cynthia Mason at masonca@comcast.net or 360-544-2343. www.oakharborfestival.com

Oak Harbor Music Festival Into the Woods,

Kiwanis 12th Annual Beachcomber Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., July 11, at Windjammer Park. Antique dealers, craft vendors, garage sale vendors, businesses cleaning out merchandise, service clubs fundraising and food vendors. Contact Harry

Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Whidbey Chapter, 9:45-11:45 a.m., July 11, at Ciao Restaurant, 701 N Main Street, Coupeville.

Monthly discussion of climate solutions. Citizens’ Climate Lobby advocates for a revenue-neutral carbon tax.

All welcome. 360-679-6778

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ELKS CONTINUED FROM A1 a controversy last year when Oak Harbor Mayor Scott Dudley took the contract away from longtime organizer Tamra Sipes. Dudley said that he was unhappy with aspects of the event and wanted a nonprofit organization to run the April race.

Council members, however, were supportive of Sipes. Under her leadership, a total of 2,683 people participated in 2014, which was a record high.

Dudley put out a request for proposals and chose the Elks Lodge to run the race. Dudley said he’s now worried the council will cancel the Elks contract.

Oak Harbor Finance Director Doug Merriman recently crunched the numbers and calculated that the city lost $56,000 in this year’s marathon. The Elks received a flat fee of $30,000 to run it.

The city lost $70,500 in 2014; Sipes received $28,000 plus a $23,000 bonus for increasing the number of participants.

Dudley was critical of her for cutting participation fees in order to

boost attendance, though he was the one who came up with the bonus idea. Dudley said he said didn’t expect Sipes to lure more runners by cutting the registration fee.

Merriman said the city lost $49,000 in 2013.

He pointed out that city leaders didn’t expect the marathon to be a money-making event.

“It’s meant as a community service, an event for the community,” he said. “There’s the indirect benefit of people coming to town, filling hotels and spending money.”

That said, Merriman and other city leaders said they want to see the event get closer to breaking even.

Elks member Theresa Reed gave a presentation about the April 19 marathon during the last council meeting.

Reed said participation this year was 1,639 total runners in the four different events, comparable to 1,684 participants in 2013. She said the Elks didn’t cut the registration fees.

Reed said the money the Elks earned from the marathon will go back into the community through help for children and veterans.

“We gave over $45,000 this year to all of our community therapy programs,” she said.

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CONTINUED FROM A1 further defray costs.

Oak Harbor won big in the state budget that lawmakers finally passed in their second special legislative session, just in time to avoid a government shutdown July 1.

“We’re really happy to get the funding source,” he said. “It will help keep rates down.”

Oak Harbor Finance Director Doug Merriman said city officials are relieved that the budget finally passed. The city wouldn’t have gotten state funding for costs related to the project incurred during a shutdown.

The city applied for a loan from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, which provides low-cost financing for water quality infrastructure projects.

He looked through the state budget after it passed and found that Oak Harbor received a $15.8-million loan at 1.9 percent. Merriman said the city got an especially low rate because of its economic state.

The city also received $5 million

from the Centennial Grant program, which provides grants for wastewater treatment construction projects in “financially distressed communities,” according to the state Department of Ecology.

State Sen. Barbara Bailey, of Oak Harbor, also helped the city obtain a $2.5-million grant through a capital grant program administered through the governor’s office, Merriman said.

In total, that’s $7.5 million in grants and $16 million in low-interest loans.

Last year, the city received two loans totaling $11.4 million from the State Revolving Fund at a rate of 2.7 percent.

Merriman calculated how much the city will save because of the low-interest loans and grants and came up with $28 million over 30 years.

In its most recent estimate, Carollo Engineering, the firm designing the plant, projected that construction will cost $98.1 million.

City officials hope to get a better estimate when Carollo gets to the 60-percent design phase this fall.

City Council members have yet to decide whether to include a

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training facility or thermal dryers that would allow the treated material to be spread on fields locally.

Both affect the final cost.

Members of the council and public toured the future site of the sewage treatment plant last month.

It spans the parking lot behind the city-owned Whidbey Island bank building on Pioneer Way and protrudes into Windjammer Park, overlapping the current sewage treatment plants.

City Engineer Joe Stowell explained how the membrane bioreactor treatment system works and where the various buildings involved in the process — from the headworks to the solids building — will be located.

“The design team has gone to extreme efforts to minimize the the footprint,” he said.

Brian Matson of Carollo said the intent to incorporate “state of the art” technology to deal with the odor.

Stowell even passed out a sample — a clean one — of the membrane material.

“Sewage treatment is kind of a funny mix between mechanical and biological processes,” he said.

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island 20103 State Route 525 Freeland

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Oak Harbor Lutheran Church

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Sunday Worship..... 8:00 & 10:30 am Sunday School ........................9:15 am Nursery Available

Sunday Evening Prayer 6:30 PM at St. Mary Catholic Church in Coupeville Jeffrey Spencer, Lead Pastor Pastor Marc Stroud, Associate Pastor

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First United Methodist Church Worship Hours: Adult Sunday School: 9:00 am Worship Service: 10:00 am Children’s Sunday School 10:30 am

Everyone is welcome to join us!

Youth Ministries-Choirs-Bible Studies Dave Johnson .........................................Pastor Jake Howell Director of Children & Youth Ministry Chet Hansen ............................Music Minister

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St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church

555 SE Regatta Dr. • Oak Harbor The Episcopal Church on North Whidbey Island

Sunday Services 9:00, 10:30 & 11:45 am Living Word Kids: 3 mos–5th grade all services Middle School Youth: Sundays 4:00 PM High School Youth: Sundays 6:00 PM Weekly Adult Groups Russ Schlecht ~ Senior Pastor

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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 Isl a n d s o f Wa s h i n g t o n state. This is not an entry-level position. Requires a hands-on leader with a minimum of three years newspaper experience including writing, editing, pagination, photography, and InDesign skills. editing and monitoring social media including Twitter, FaceBook, etc.

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An open bid auction will be held at Christian’s Towing, 685 Christian Road, Oak Harbor, WA. 98277 on Wednesday JULY 8, 2015. Viewing will take place from 12:00 to 3:00 PM. Auction begins at 3:00PM on We d n e s d ay, J U LY 8 , 2015.

83 TOYT CELCP JT2RA63C2D6169543 414WBK 92 FORD TAURUS 1FALP52U3NG244851 AVW6138 94 FORD ESC3D 1FARP11J3RW309266 583XCI 94 HONDA ACC4D 1HGCD5660RA038119 829YOQ 98 JEEP JPCH 1J4FT68S4WL166971 957YXP Legal No. WCW643128 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

July 4, 2015.

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7/4, 7/11/15 WHIDBEY NEWS TIMES/SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD Legal No. WCW642298 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

July 4, 11, 2015.

the co-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 probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the co-personal representatives served or mailed the notice to the creditor as p r ov i d e d u n d e r R C W 11.40.020 (1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication o f t h e n o t i c e. I f t h e claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication: July 4, 2015 Co-Personal Representatives LAURA JEAN GABELEIN and WILLIAM CAMERON REED Attorney for the Co-Personal Representatives: Robert E. Brewster Address for Mailing: PO Box 756 Freeland, WA 98249 Address for Service: 2820 Sunlight Drive Clinton, WA 98236 Telephone: 360-321-8979 WSBA No.: 16012 Cour t of probate proceedings and cause number: Island County Superior Court Cause No. 15 4 00155 0 Legal No. WCW641993 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

July 4, 11, 18, 2015.

NOTICE OF ACTION CITY OF OAK HARBOR NOA 15-04 Notice is hereby given that the City of Oak Harbor did on June 29, 2015, issue a determination of non-significance fo r a n e nv i r o n m e n t a l checklist submitted by the City of Oak Harbor for Ordinance No. 1712 creating regulations in the Oak Harbor Municipal Code for siting homeless encampments within the City of Oak Harbor.

The complete DNS and per tinent documents may be examined during regular business hours at the office of Development Services located at Oak Harbor City Hall, 865 SE Barrington Drive.

The determination of non-significance shall be final unless otherwise modified after the comment period, and/or appeal is made by July 14, 2015.

Published: July 4, 2015 Legal No. WCW642769 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

July 4, 2015.

Cher Lafferty, at 1 N.E. Seventh Street, (P.O. Box 5000), Coupeville, Washington 98239, until 2:00 PM, July 21, 2015 for the following: ALA SPIT RESTORATION PROJECT ALA SPIT, WHIDBEY ISLAND JL# 00462-0004, PWP# 15-01 Bids received after the date and time stated above will not receive consideration.

P RO J E C T D E S C R I P TION: This project provides for the improvement of Ala Spit with the construction of a new rock groin, removal of an old rock groin, removal of a portion of cement concrete bulkhead, and the placing of gravel materials to repair a breach in the spit, and other work, all in accordance with the contract plans, contract provisions, and the 2014 WSDOT Standard Specifications for Road, Bridge, and Municipal Construction.

ESTIMATE AND TIME FOR COMPLETION: The project is estimated to cost in the range of $400,000 to $460,000.

Please note the required time of completion in Section 1-08.5 of the Special Provisions of the bidding documents.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Keith Elefson, P.E., Construction Engineer, 360-679-7331 or keithe@co.island.wa.us.

A bidder may be asked to send questions in writing. No verbal answer by any County personnel or its agents and consultants will be binding on the County. All inquiries must be received by the County a minimum of

four business days prior to the bid opening date.

PRE BID CONFERENCE: There is no prebid conference or site tour scheduled. The site is open to the public.

BID OPENING: Proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud in Room 116 at the County Administration Building located at 1 NE 7th Street, Coupeville, Washington, at 2:30 PM, July 21, 2015. Bids shall be submitted on the for ms provided in the bidding documents. All bids shall be in a sealed opaque envelope and plainly marked on the outside “[NAME OF BIDDER] BID PROPOSAL FOR: ALA SPIT RESTORATION PROJECT, A L A S P I T, W H I D B E Y I S L A N D , J L # 00462-0004, PWP# 15-01.” No oral, telephone, telegraphic, electronic, or faxed bids or modifications will be considered. Island C o u n t y r e s e r ve s t h e right to reject any or all bids and to waive all informalities in the bidding.

BIDDING DOCUMENTS: Electronic copies of the bidding documents, plan holder list, and any addenda for this solicitation can be accessed through the website address listed below. The bidding documents are downloadable for a nonrefundable price of $10. Bidders must register for free with QuestCDN to download the bidding docu-

ISLAND COUNTY DIKING DISTRICT NO. 1 The quar terly meeting for Island County District #1 scheduled for Saturday, July 18, 2015, has been CANCELLED. A special meeting will be held Monday, July 13, 2015, at 10 A.M. at the Freeland Public Library.

Agenda to follow.

Legal No. WCW620819 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

July 4, 8, 2015.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR ISLAND COUNTY I N T H E M AT T E R O F THE ESTATE OF MARJORIE JOAN BERGMAN, Deceased.

NO. 15 4 00155 0 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 The co-personal representatives named below have been appointed as co-personal 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

LEGAL NOTICE CALL FOR BIDS ISLAND COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Sealed bids will be rec e i ve d by t h e I s l a n d County Auditor in the Courthouse Administration Building, attention

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Contact Q u e s t C D N a t 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance. Lower resolution hard copies of the bidding documents may be purchased from Island County Public Works for a nonrefundable price of $70. If documents are to be mailed, there is an additional $5 shipping fee. Checks are to be made payable to I s l a n d C o u n t y P u bl i c Works. Bidding documents are also available for review M-F 8:00 a.m.

– 3:00 p.m. at the Island C o u n t y P u bl i c Wo r k s counter in Coupeville at 1 NE 6th Street, Coupeville, WA. Download the bidding files or purchase hard copies of the bidding documents to be registered as a plan holder and receive notifications of addenda or other important information concerning this solicitation.

Download the bidding documents by following the “Solicitations” tab then the project name referenced by this solicitation; from the following internet link.

WEBSITE: http://www.islandcounty. net/PWBiz BIDDER RESPONSIBILITY: All Bidders must meet the mandatory bidder responsibility criteria set for th in RCW 39.04.350(1). Bidders must also meet supplemental bidder responsibility criteria as set out in the bidding documents and Contract Provisions. See the bidding documents for further information.

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after the date of first publication of the notice.

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

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: Saturday, July 4, 2015.

DEBORAH J. GLENN, Personal Representative c/o James L. Kotschwar, Attorney for Personal SUPERIOR COURT OF Representative, WSBA WASHINGTON #10823 COUNTY OF ISLAND 265 NE Kettle Street; In the Matter of the Es- Suite 1, P.O. Box 1593 Public Notice tate Oak Harbor, Washington Invitation to Bid – Roof of 98277 Repair/Modification VIRGINIA C. DOLVIN, (360) 675-2207 The Housing Authority of Deceased.

Legal No. WCW642787 Island County will re- NO. 15 4 00154 1 Published: The Whidbey ceive sealed bids from PROBATE NOTICE TO News Times, The South contractors at the offices CREDITORS Whidbey Record. of the Housing Authority The personal represen- July 4, 11, 18, 2015. of Island County, 7 N.W. tative named below has 6th Street, Coupeville, been appointed as perWA until 4:30 pm., Mon- sonal representative of SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON day, August 10, 2015 for this estate. Any person COUNTY OF ISLAND roof modification work having a claim against on the community build- the decedent must, be- Estate of ing at Oak Manor Apart- fore the time the claim CHRISTINE ROSE m e n t s , O a k H a r b o r, would be barred by any MARKEN, Washington. There will o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e deceased, be a mandatory contrac- statute of limitations, Plaintiff, tor walk-through at 10 present the claim in the vs. am on July 15, 2015. manner as provided in The heirs, devisees, and B i d s w i l l b e p u bl i c l y RCW 11.40.070 by serv- successors in interest of opened and read aloud ing on or mailing to the A.J. McMILLAN and E. at the Housing Authority personal representative, GERTRUDE McMILLAN of Island County Offices, or their attorney at the h u s b a n d a n d w i f e ; 7 N . W. 6 t h S t r e e t , address stated below, a and/or also, all other Coupeville, WA, at 10:00 copy of the claim and fil- persons or par ties una.m., August 11, 2015. ing the original of the k n o w n c l a i m i n g a n y “Instructions to Bidders”, claim with the court in right, title, estate, lien, or “Form of Bid”, “Form of which the probate pro- interest in the real propContract”. “Form of Bid c e e d i n g s w e r e c o m - er ty descr ibed in this Bond”, Specifications m e n c e d . T h e c l a i m summons, and any other Contract must be presented with- Defendants.

Documents may be ob- in the later of: (1) Thirty NO. 15 2 00306 7 tained at the Housing days after the personal SUMMONS BY PUBLIA u t h o r i t y o f I s l a n d representative served or CATION County office or by call- mailed the notice to the TO THE SAID DEFENing 360-678-4181. creditor as provided un- DANTS: the heirs, deviNo bidder may withdraw d e r R C W 1 1 . 4 0 . 0 2 0 sees, and successors in their bid within 45 days (1)(c); or (2) four months interest of A.J. McMILLAN and E. GERTRUDE McMILLAN, husband and wife; and/or also, all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real property described herein.

Home Services Home Services Yo u a r e h e r e by s u m General Contractors House/Cleaning Service moned to appear within sixty days after the date nied by a bid proposal deposit in certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total bid price. Should the successful bidder fail to enter into such contract and furnish satisfactory performance bond within the time stated in the Contract Provisions, the bid proposal deposit shall be forfeited to Island County.

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after actual date of bid opening thereof.

The Housing Authority of Island County reserves the right to waive any and all informalities or to reject any and all bids.

Doug Hofius, Chairperson Board of Commissioners Housing Authority of Island County Legal No. WCW640024 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

June 24, 27, July 1, 4, 2015.

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of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 27th day of June, 2015, and defend the above-entitled action in the above-entitled court, and answer the Complaint of the Plaintiff, Estate of Christine Rose Marken, deceased, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attor ney for Plaintiff, James L. Kotschwar, at his office b e l ow s t a t e d ; a n d i n case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the Complaint, which has been filed with the Clerk of said Court.

The object of this action is to quiet title to real estate situated in Island C o u n t y, Wa s h i n g t o n , more specifically described as follows: The South sixty feet of lot nine (9) and the South sixty feet of lot ten (10), Block 18, Plat of Rolling Hills #2 as recorded in Volume 6 of Plats, page 60, records of Island County, Washington. (tax parcel no.

S8050-02-18009-2) J A M E S L . KOT S C H WAR, WSBA #10823 Attorney for Plaintiff tel: 360-675-2207 265 NE Kettle Street; #101 PO Box 1593 Oak Harbor, WA 98277 Legal No. WCW641164 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

June 27, July 4, 11, 18, 25, August 1, 2015.

MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, the undersigned Trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form o f c a s h , o r c a s h i e r ’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of Island, State of Washington, to-wit: LOT 29, P L AT O F H E R I TAG E NORTH, DIVISION NO. 1, AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN VOLUME 1 2 O F P L AT S, PAG E 51, RECORDS OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON. SiTUATE IN THE COUNTY OF ISL A N D , S TAT E O F WASHINGTON. - APN: 2687931 S7110O0-00029-0 More commonly known as 685 NW 7 T H AV E N U E , O A K H A R B O R , WA 9 8 2 7 7 which is subject to that cer tain Deed of Tr ust dated as of March 27, 2003, executed by MICHAEL SCOTT FLOREA AND LISA B. FLOREA, HUSBAND AND WIFE as Trustor(s), to secure obligations in favo r o f A L A S K A U S A M O RT G AG E C O M PA NY, LLC as original Beneficiary recorded March 31, 2003 as Instrument No. 4053162 and the beneficial interest was assigned to CitiMor tgage, Inc. and recorded August 8, 2013 as lnstrument Number 4345845 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Island County, Washington. II. No action commenced

by CltiMor tgage, Inc., the current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is n ow p e n d i n g t o s e e k satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrowers’ or Grantors’ default on the obligation secured by the Deed of TrustlMortgage. Current Beneficiary: CitiMor tgage, Inc. Contact Phone No: (800) 283-7918 Address: 1000 Technology Drive, O ’ Fa I I o n , M O 63368-2240 III. The de-

fault(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: FAILU R E TO PAY W H E N DUE THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS WHICH ARE NOW IN ARREARS: D E L I N Q U E N T PAYMENT INFORMATION Number of From To Payments Monthly Payment Total September 1, 2013 Februar y 17, 2015 16 $1,006.28 $18,153.66 2 $ 1 , 0 2 6 . 5 9 L AT E CHARGE IN FORMATION September 1, 2013 February 17, 2015 1 $0.00 $0.00 PROMISS O RY N OT E I N F O R M AT I O N N o t e D a t e d : March 27, 2003 Note Amount: $141,872.00 Interest Paid To: August 1, 2013 Next Due Date: September 1, 2013 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $115,367.57, together with interest as provided in the Note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute.

V. The above described real property wilt be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Tr u s t a s p r ov i d e d by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on June 26, 2015. The defaults referred to in Paragraph Ill must be cured

by June 15, 2015, (11 d ay s b e fo r e t h e s a l e date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any t i m e b e fo r e Ju n e 1 5 , 2015 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph Ill is cured and the Trustees’ fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sate may be terminated anytime after the June 15, 2015 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest, plus costs, fees and adva n c e s, i f a ny, m a d e pursuant to the terms of t h e o bl i g a t i o n a n d / o r Deed of Trust. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the current Beneficiary, CitiMortgage, Inc. or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): ADDRESS MICHAEL FLOREA 685 NW 7TH AVENUE, OAK H A R B O R , WA 9 8 2 7 7 LISA B. FLOREAAKA LISA BARBARA NEWMAN 685 NW 7TH AVEN U E , OA K H A R B O R , WA 98277 LISA B. FLOREAAKA LISA BARBARA NEWMAN 825 NW RIGGINS STAPT 201, OA K H A R B O R , WA 9 8 2 7 7 L I S A B. F L O REAAKA LISA BARBARA NEWMAN C/C NATHAN M. MANNI, ATTORNEY, 520 EWHIDB E YAV E N U E , S U I T E 201, P0 BOX 889, OAK H A R B O R , WA 9 8 2 7 7 LISA B FLOREA 685 NW 7TH AVENUE, OAK

H A R B O R , WA 9 8 2 7 7 USA B FLOREA 825 NW RIGGINGS ST APT 201, OAK HARBOR, WA 98277-8920 MICHAEL S C OT T F L O R E A 6 8 5 NW 7TH AVENUE, OAK H A R B O R , WA 9 8 2 7 7 MICHAEL SCOTT FLOREA 825 NW RIGGINGS ST APT 201, OA K H A R B O R , WA 98277-8920 by both first class and certified mail on November 18, 2014, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real proper ty descr ibed in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Tr u s t e e w h o s e n a m e and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all t h o s e w h o h o l d b y, through or under the Grantor of all their intere s t i n t h e a b ove d e s c r i b e d p r o p e r t y. I X .

Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130.

Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a wa i ve r o f a ny p r o p e r grounds for invalidating the Trustees’ Sale. X. If the Borrower received a letter under RCW 61 .24.031: THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you might eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help.

SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and oppor tunities to keep yo u r h o u s e, yo u m ay contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assist a n c e a n d r e fe r ra l t o housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Telephone: (877) 894-4663 or (800) 606-4819 Website: w w w. w s h f c . o r g T h e United States Depar tment of Housing and Urban Development: Telephone: (800) 569-4287 Website: www.hud.gov The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attor neys: Telephone:

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(800) 606-4819 Website: w w w. h o m e ow n e r s h i p. wa.gov NOTICE TO OCC U PA N T S O R T E N ANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summar y proceedings under the Unlawful Detainer Act, Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant- occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with ROW 61.24.060; Dated: February 2015 MTC Financ i a l I n c . d b a Tr u s t e e Corps, as Duly Appointed Success r Tr ustee By: Athena Authorized Signatory MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2100 Seattle WA 98101 Phone: (800) 409-7530 TDD: (800) 833-6388 For Rei n s t a t e m e n t i Pay O f f Quotes, contact MTC Financial Inc. DBA Trustee Cor ps TRUSTEE’S S A L E I N F O R M AT I O N C A N B E O B TA I N E D ONLINE AT www.insourcelogic.com To the extent your original obligation was discharged, or is subject to an automatic stay of bankruptcy under Title 11 of the United States Code, this notice is for compliance andlor informational purposes only and does not constitute an attempt to collect a debt or to impose personal liability for such obligation. However, a secured par ty retains rights under its security instrument, including the right to foreclose its lien.

TAC#973493 PUB: 6-13-15, & 7-4015 Legal No. WCW638761 Published: The Whidbey News-Times,The South Whidbey Record. June 13, July 4, 2015.

T S N o WA06000181-14-1 APN 2 2 6 6 4 1 S 6 3 2 0 - 0 2 - 0 0 0 3 3 0 TO N o 8 4 9 5 6 0 5 N OT I C E OF TRUSTEE’S SALE P U R S UA N T TO T H E REVISED CODE OF WA S H I N G TO N C H A P TER 61.24 ET SEQ. I. N OT I C E I S H E R E B Y GIVEN that on July 10, 2015, 10:00 AM, at the m a i n e n t ra n c e t o t h e City Hall, 865 SE Barrington Drive, Oak Harbor, WA 98277, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, the undersigned Trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashier’s check or cer tified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of Island, State of Washington, to-wit: LOT 33, P L AT O F C A R LT O N H E I G H T S D I V. 2 AC CORDING TO THE P L AT T H E R E O F R E CORDED IN VOLUME 12 OF PLATS, PAGE 49 AND 50 RECORDS OF ISLAND COUNTY WA S H I N G TO N . A P N : 2 2 7 8 6 4 / S6320-02-00033-0 More commonly known as 1230 SW INGLESIDE

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CT, OAK HARBOR, WA 98277 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated as of August 2, 2008, executed by ANTHONY M. TRAPALIS AND MICHELE L, TRAPALIS, HUSBAND A N D W I F E a s Tr u s tor(s), to secure obligations in favor of MORTG AG E E L E C T R O N I C REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (‘MERS”), as designated nominee for MORTGAGE INVESTORS CORPORATION, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, recorded August 11, 2008 as Instr ument No. 4234772 and the benefic i a l i n t e r e s t wa s a s signed to Planet Home Lending, LLC and recorded November 26, 2014 as Instrument Number 4369003 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Island County, Washington. II, No action commenced

by Planet Home Lending, LLC, the current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of t h e o bl i g a t i o n i n a ny Court by reason of the Borrowers’ or Grantors’ default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. Current Beneficiary: Planet Home Lending, LLC Contact Phone No: (866) 8624187 Address: 321 Research Parkway, Ste. 303, Meriden, CT 06450 HI. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: FAILURE TO PAY WHEN DUE THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS WHICH ARE NOW IN ARREARS: DELINQUENT PAYMENT INFORMATION Number of F r o m Ta P a y m e n t s Monthly Payment Total June 1, 2014 February 19, 2015 2 $1,349.14 $12,411.83 7 $1,387.65 LATE CHARGE INFORMATION June 1,2014 Fe b r u a r y 1 9 , 2 0 1 5 1 $353.84 $353.84 P RO M I S S O RY N OT E I N F O R M AT I O N N o t e Dated: August 2, 2008 N a t e A m o u n t : $283,700.00 Interest Paid To: May 1, 2014 Next Due Date: June 1, 2014 IV. The sum owing o n t h e o bl i g a t i o n s e cured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $251,938.93, together with interest as provided in the Note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The a b ove d e s c r i b e d r e a l property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Tr u s t a s p r ov i d e d by statute, Said sate will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on July 10, 2015. The defaults referred to in Paragraph ill must be cured

by June 29, 2015, (11 d ay s b e fo r e t h e s a l e date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale, The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any t i m e b e fo r e Ju n e 2 9 , 2015 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph Ill is cured and the Trustees’ fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the June 29, 2015 (11 days before

the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest, plus costs, fees and adva n c e s, i f a ny, m a d e pursuant to the terms of t h e o bl i g a t i o n a n d / o r Deed of Trust. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the c u r r e n t B e n e f i c i a r y, Planet Home Lending, LLC or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address (es): ADDRESS MIC H E L E L T R A PA L I S AKA MICH ELE LYNN TRAPALIS 1230 SW ING L E S I D E C T, O A K H A R B O R , W A 98277-4581 MICHELE L. TRAPALIS 1230 SW I N G L E S I D E G T, OA K H A R B O R , WA 9 8 2 7 7 ANTHONY M. TRAPALIS 1230 SW INGLESIDE CT, OAK HARBOR, WA 98277-4581 by both first class and certified mail o n Ja n u a r y 7 , 2 0 1 5 , proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real proper ty descr ibed in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting.

VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fe e s d u e a t a ny t i m e prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the

above described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this s a l e o n a ny g r o u n d s whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 6 1 . 2 4 1 3 0 . Fa i l u r e t o bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invali d a t i n g t h e Tr u s t e e s ’ Sale. X. If the Borrower received a letter under RCW 6124.031: THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you might eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help.

SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and oppor tunities to keep yo u r h o u s e, yo u m ay contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assist a n c e a n d r e fe r ra l t o housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Telephone: (877) 894-4663 or (800) 6064819 Website: www.wshfcorg The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Telephone: (800) 5694287 Website: www.hud.gov The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other hous-

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ing counselors and attor- obligation. However, a neys: Telephone: secured par ty retains (800) 6064819 Website: rights under its security w w w. h o m e ow n e r s h i p. instrument, including the wa.gov NOTICE TO THIS OC- WEEK: right to foreclose its lien.

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cember 18, 2009, executed by MICHAEL CLAIR KIEKE AND K R Y S TA L D A W N KIEKE, HUSBAND AND WIFE as Trustor(s), to secure obligations in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIST R AT I O N S Y S T E M S, INC. (“MERS”), as desi g n a t e d n o m i n e e fo r GUILD MORTGAGE C O M PA N Y, A C A L I FORNIA CORPORATION, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, recorded December 22, 2009 as Instrument No. 4265831 and the benefic i a l i n t e r e s t wa s a s signed to Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC as Servicer and Attorney In fact Bank of America, N.A. Successor by Merger to BAG Home Loans Servicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP and recorded November 8, 2011 as Instrument Number 4304226 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Island County, Washington. II. No action commenced

by Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC as Servicer and Attorney in fact Bank of Amer ica, NA Successor by Merger to BAG Home Loans Servicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP, the current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of t h e o bl i g a t i o n i n a ny Court by reason of the Borrowers’ or Grantors’ default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. Current Beneficiary: Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC as Servicer and Attorney in fact Bank of America, N.A. Successor by Merger to SAC Home Loans Servicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP Contact Phone No: 949-517-5057Address: 1610 E. St. Andrew Place,, Santa Ana, CA 92705 III. The default(s)

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for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: FAILURE TO PAY WHEN DUE THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS WHICH ARE NOW IN ARREARS:DELINQUENT PAYMENT INFORMATION Number of F r o m To P a y m e n t s Monthly Payment Total January 1, 2011 February 10, 2015 31 $1,979.33 $107,265.51 2 $2,465.25 17 $ 2 , 4 1 0 . 3 4 L AT E CHARGE INFORMATION January 1, 2011 Fe b r u a r y 1 0 , 2 0 1 5 1 $4,352.39 $4,352.39 P RO M I S S O RY N OT E I N F O R M AT I O N N o t e Dated: December 18, 2009 Note Amount: $287,693.00 Interest Paid To: December 1, 2010 Next Due Date; January 1, 2011 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Tr ust is: The principal sum of $284068.37, together with interest as provided in the Note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute.

V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Tr u s t a s p r ov i d e d by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on June 19, 2015. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured

by June 8, 2015, (11 d ay s b e fo r e t h e s a l e date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before June 8, 2015 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustees’ fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank.

The sale may be terminated any time after the June 8, 2015 (11 days

before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of t h e o bl i g a t i o n a n d / o r Deed of Trust. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the current Beneficiary, Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC as Servicer and Attorney in fact Bank of America, NA. Successor

by Merger to SAC Home Loans Servicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LI’ or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address (es):ADD R E S S K R Y S TA L DAW N K I E K E 4 3 4 6 W A L D E N L O O P, GREENBANK, WA 98253 KRYSTAL DAWN KIEKE 3497 HOLMES V I E W D R . L A N G L E Y, WA 9 8 2 6 0 M I C H A E L CLAIR KIEKE 4346 W A L D E N L O O P, GREENBANK, WA 98253 MICHAEL CLAIR KIEKE 3497 HOLMES V I E W D R . L A N G L E Y, WA 98260 by both first class and certified mail on October 28, 2014, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real proper ty descr ibed in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Tr u s t e e w h o s e n a m e and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all t h o s e w h o h o l d b y, through or under the Grantor of all their intere s t i n t h e a b ove d e s c r i b e d p r o p e r t y. I X .

Anyone having any ob-

jections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61 .24.130.

Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a wa i ve r o f a ny p r o p e r grounds for invalidating the Trustees’ Sale. X. If the Borrower received a letter under RCW 61.24.031: THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DEL A Y. C O N T A C T A HOUSING COUNSEL O R O R A N AT TO R NEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you might eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help.

SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and oppor tunities to keep yo u r h o u s e, yo u m ay contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assist a n c e a n d r e fe r ra l t o housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Telephone: (877) 894-4663 or (800) 606-4819 Website: w w w. w s h f c . o r g T h e United States Depar tment of Housing and Urban Development: Telephone: (800) 569-4287 Website: www.hud.gov The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attor neys: Telephone: (800) 606-4819 Website: www.homeownership.wa .gov NOTICE TO OCC U PA N T S O R T E N ANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale,

as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summar y proceedings under the Unlawful Detainer Act, Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant- occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060; Dated: February 10, 2015 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as Duly Appointed Successor Tr ustee By: Athena Vaughn, Authorized Signatory MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 1700 Seventh Ave nu e, S u i t e 2 1 0 0 Seattle WA 9 8 1 0 1 P h o n e : (800) 409-7530 TDD: (800) 833-6388 For Rei n s t a t e m e n t / Pay O f f Quotes, contact MTC Financial Inc. DBA Trustee Cor ps TRUSTEE’S S A L E I N F O R M AT I O N C A N B E O B TA I N E D ONLINE AT www.insourceloglc.com To the extent your original obligation was discharged, or is subject to an automatic stay of bankruptcy under Title 11 of the United States Code, this notice is for compliance and/or informational purposes only and does not constitute an attempt to collect a debt or to impose personal liability for such obligation. However, a secured par ty retains rights under its security instrument, including the right to foreclose its lien.

TAC: 973494 PUB: 6/13/15, 7/04/15 Legal No. WCW638767 Published: The Whidbey News-Times,The South Whidbey Record. June 13, July 4, 2015.

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Navy makes boy’s wish come true

By SETH COULTER

Petty Officer 3rd Class, U.S. Navy

Electronic Attack Squadron 138, the “Yellowjackets,” along with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, helped to make a young boy’s dream come true.

The boy received handson experience inside an EA-18G Growler as well as his own flight suit and helmet at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station during an open house and Prowler Sunset event Saturday, June 27.

The Prowler Sunset commemorated the retirement of the EA-6B Prowler.

Jonathan Lo was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia after a normal visit to a pediatrician when his family noticed bruising on his body, but the diagnosis hasn’t slowed down his love of life or jet aircraft.

“We were devastated after finding out our son had this disease, but we reached out to the MakeA-Wish Foundation to see if we could do as much for him as possible with the time we had left,” said Jonathan’s mother Jean Lo, of Bothell.

“The Foundation has helped my family every

step of the way and I consider them a part of our family now.”

Jonathan ran from one place to another as he received a VIP tour of the aircraft, giving high-fives to everyone involved. “(Jonathan) was enthusiastic about everything and seemed to love every second of being in the cockpit of the Growler,” said Lt. Cmdr. Bryan Haney, “Yellowjackets” operations officer from Lynnwood.

Johnathan and his father Don received front row seats to watch the EA-6B Prowler take its final flight before its retirement.

“This is a great thing the base did for him. When we showed up, the last thing I expected was a flight suit that was made specifically for Jonathan,” said Rhonda Chong, a Make-A-Wish volunteer from Shoreline.

“Seeing his face constantly light up throughout the day is a good reminder of why I volunteer with the foundation,” Chong said.

“What we do really matters to the children.”

Make-a-Wish is a nonprofit organization founded in 1980 that uses outside donations and volunteers to grant a wish every 41 minutes to sick children.

Photo by Specialist 3rd Class Seth Coultero

Jonathan Lo and his father are escorted to the flightline during a tour of Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. Jonathan and his family were at NAS Whidbey Island as a part of the Make-AWish program, which provides wishes for children with severe health problems.

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THE BEST 16 in the prone position and missing a perfect score by less than two millimeters on his final shot.

Baumgardner finished second in the overall individual standings, while Hailey Hahn placed fourth, Austin McBride seventh and Abigail Holt 52nd.

“It was a bit of a raincloud on the first day of matches,” Holt said, “but it rained a bit of sunshine on everyone the second day.”

S-cubed also had four other shooters qualify as individuals: Micah Moss and Mia Gehrmann from Oak Harbor and Ashley Wilkins and John House from Snohomish.

House, however, couldn’t make the trip because of a family commitment.

Goodman coaches both the Oak Harbor and Snohomish High School ROTC rifle teams.

Another S-cubed member, Mara Rouse, moved up a class from sporter to precision and competed several days earlier. She took home a pair of silver medals in her division, Goodman said.

Each day’s competition included 20 shots from 10 meters in the prone, standing and kneeling positions. The top eight shooters were given 10 more shots in the standing position to determine the final

individual rankings.

Goodman wanted no part of the credit for the team’s efforts, deflecting all of the praise to his shooters.

“It was surreal to watch the last five shots of each of our shooters,” he said. “I knew the score we had to beat, and with several shots left I knew we had won the national title.

“When the pressure was on, these young shooters rose to the occasion and left it all on the firing line. I could not be more proud of them.”

S-cubed, which finished 20th last year, “came out of nowhere,” Goodman said, to take the title, stunning traditional powerhouses Lebanon; Gulfport, Miss.; Zion Benton, Ill; and Aurora, Ill. S-cubed, which is based of out the Central Whidbey Sportsmen’s Association range, finished first in the club class and third overall at the regional tournament in Salt Lake City in April after winning its third straight Washington state crown in January.

During the school year and competing for the Oak Harbor High School NJTOTC team, the shooters placed second in the ROTC regionals and 14th (third among Navy teams) at the national finals.

Why is the team called S-cubed?

“You will have to join the team to find out,” Goodman said.

National champions sounds just fine for now.

are as follows: n Leaving Clinton at 9 p.m., 1:30 a.m., 2:30 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. n Leaving Mukilteo at 9:30 p.m., 2 a.m., 3 a.m. and 4 a.m.

Work on the bridge spans is weather dependent and the date could be pushed back because of rain or cool temperatures.

If all goes well, the bridge paving should be done by Friday morning, July 17.

The bridge work is the last portion of a project to repave State Highway 20, from Frostad Road on Whidbey Island to Sharpes Corner on Fidalgo Island.

Contractor crews finished the roadway paving on June 23.

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Fuel pier to get underway at Seaplane Base Area residents can soon expect to see increased traffic on and around the fuel pier at the Seaplane Base.

Construction equipment will be doing demolition for the next several weeks.

Pier pilings will be pulled out of the harbor starting on July 15 Residents may smell a foul odor due to the decay of marine growth during this time, according to the Navy.

Dredging operations is projected to start July 20.

Upon completion of the pier demolition, probably in August, construction of a new breakwater will begin and run into November.