Whidbey News-Times, July 25, 2015

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Off-island transit route gets reprieve —for now

By DEBRA VAUGHN

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The only bus routes off the island will continue — for now.

Island Transit’s Board of Directors voted unanimously Friday to continue service on the two 411 routes that connect Whidbey and Camano Islands with Skagit County until they hear definitively whether Island Transit will receive a $2.3

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million grant.

If Transit doesn’t get the money, the board agreed to continue the route at least one more month to give riders a chance to make other plans.

The two 411 routes are a vital link to many Island County people who use them to get to work, school, medical appointments and government services off the island.

Funding breathes life into Sharpes Corner revamp

By KATE DANIEL

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Aiming to curb traffic congestion and decrease collisions at Sharpes Corner, the state Department of Transportation is revisiting proposals for revamping Sharpes Corner, where Highway 20 turns south toward Whidbey Island. Among the ideas considered in the past are a large roundabout.

The state Legislature recently approved $13.4 million to continue design work, right-of-way acquisition and construction.

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To bee or not to bee Oak Harbor business owner’s hive keeps downtown buzzing

By RON NEWBERRY

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W

hen Debra Staley gets busy quilting or tending to a customer at her downtown Oak Harbor business, she sometimes forgets about an additional responsibility she’s recently taken on.

Life can become a little overwhelming when you take on an extra mouth to feed — not to mention, an additional 6,000.

“Is it empty?” Staley inquired this week from her store’s front counter about a jar containing sugar water.

“I have to go feed them.”

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Debra Staley, owner of the Quilter’s Workshop in Oak Harbor, sets out to food for the honeybees behind her business.

Three vie for seat on Whidbey General board of commissioners

By DEBRA VAUGHN

dvaughn@whidbeynewsgroup.com

Voters have three starkly different candidates to choose from in the race for Hospital District Commission position two.

Vocal critic Rob Born and former healthcare worker Rita Born are vying for the seat of

incumbent Georgia Gardner, a certified public accountant who is seeking reelection.

Whidbey General Hospital faces numerous challenges, including a multimillion dollar hospital expansion, rapid changes in health care, a public perception the hospital isn’t transparent and a string of complaints by the

nurse’s union.

Whidbey News Times staff sat down with the three candidates this week.

ROB BORN, a retired attorney, said he started an investigative blog because the more he learned about the hospital, the more he saw “scandal after scandal.” His beef isn’t with

patient care, but with the past administration, which he describes as “dysfunctional and then some.”

He said he’s hopeful new Chief Executive Officer Geri Forbes can heal “the hangover” from past leadership.

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SW Parks district looks at buying campground

By EVAN THOMPSON ethompson@whidbeynewsgroup.com

The South Whidbey Parks and Recreation District is looking at getting into the campgrounds business.

The commissioners and district staff discussed the possibility of purchasing 30 acres of land adjacent to Community Park for a campground at its regular monthly meeting Wednesday. The property is owned by the Dora Gabelein Trust, and details such as cost were discussed in executive session.

In a later interview, Director Doug Coutts said the district is still negotiating a purchase price.

Coutts said he doesn’t know what the project will cost.

There isn’t a concrete determination for how Parks and Recreation plan to use the land, Coutts said, but the main idea would be to create a campground with a design and layout similar to the South

Whidbey State Park.

“We’ve discussed the idea that a campground is a good idea,” Coutts said. “We haven’t looked at design, layout; we’ve discussed potential amenities, things that would be necessary and that would be needed for a campground. It’s not going to be your standard, asphalt RV park.”

Following the state’s decision this spring to close the campgrounds at South Whidbey State Park due to the presence of tree rot, the South End has been without a place for overnight camping. The nearest spot to camp is now in Coupeville.

Advocates for an overnight campground say it has potential to boost South Whidbey’s economy.

Campers would likely hit stores across the South End to supply their outdoor festivities, said Michaleen McGarry, executive director of the Langley Chamber of Commerce.

“It would definitely have potential for growth,” McGarry said. “In general, it’s actually something that’s

very welcome. The outdoor adventure sector is just growing a lot.”

Even environmental warriors agree the area is in desperate need of a new campground.

“I see making camping available as a major piece of the economic picture,” said Marianne Edain, brushfire coordinator for the Whidbey Environmental Action Network. “There’s a screaming need for more campsites.”

According to Coutts, a soft plan is for 30 camping spots, which would be a split between tent and powered camping. Along with a campground, there would be trails throughout the area.

As for the actual building and maintenance of the park, Coutts said, existing logging roads might be removed or reconditioned into paths — the idea is to keep it “natural” looking.

Edain said the considered site is near the headwaters of Maxwelton creek, which she called the largest

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The South Whidbey Parks and Recreation District is looking at purchasing 30 acres near Community Park to create a campground. stream in Island County.

“It’s not even 10 miles, but it’s the biggest creek we have,” she said.

The high school and South Whidbey Parks and Recreation are

parked right on top of the headwaters, and it’s caused some problems in the past, she said.

Any development of the area should be done with caution.

Larsen asks Navy to keep WIC on NAS Whidbey Seaplane Base

By DEBRA VAUGHN

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Congressman Rick Larsen is asking the secretary of defense to make an exception to a rule that would lead to the closure of the Women Infants and Children’s program at the Seaplane Base.

“It’s coming down to brass tacks,” he said by phone Friday. “The Navy may believe there is a resolution but I don’t think there is. I want to see the WIC office on Naval Air Station Whidbey stay open.”

The federal government decided to stop allowing “non-federal entities” to use buildings on base rentfree. For years, Navy families have had easy access to the assistance program on base, but since it’s considered a “non-Federal entity,” it’s

slated for closure at the end of September.

WIC provides supplemental food and other services to low-income pregnant and LARSEN: postpar tum “I want to see women and the WIC office children up to on Naval Air age five. Many Station Whidjunior enlisted bey stay open.” families qualify.

“I am concerned that this prohibition may have negative consequences for military families and communities around (military) installations,” he wrote in a July 21

letter to Brad Carson, acting Under Secretary of Defense.

In the letter, Larsen said he supports the Department of Defense’s wish to ensure taxpayer money is used appropriately, but a program such as WIC should be treated like other non-federal entities that are still authorized for some support.

Larsen said there’s a long list that includes banks, credit unions the Red Cross and the Scouts.

Larsen said he wasn’t sure if that allowed the entities to operate on base or also get free rent like WIC. In any case, the Navy should support its personnel and put extra burden on Island County.

“Setting aside my concern that military families are forced to rely on WIC to receive appropriate nutri-

tion, this office is providing services that are clearly ‘important to their welfare,” he wrote in the letter.

“And while technically a (nonfederal entity), the WIC office is executing a federal mission.”

Sen. Patty Murray also asked the secretary of defense to stop the closure.

Island County administers the WIC offices in Oak Harbor, South Whidbey and Camano, serving around 1,000 people. The county is making plans to absorb more clients, but that’s no easy undertaking.

Navy families have different needs from their civilian counterparts, said Wende Dolstad, the base’s WIC coordinator. That office is administered by Community Action of Skagit.

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“The major issue is Navy personnel are accustomed to getting their services on the base,” she said.

“They are not inclined to go off base for services.”

The WIC office on base provides close access to other forms of support for Navy families, Dolstad said.

Most of her employees are from Navy families who understand the stress and other situations typical to military families.

“WIC is considered the premier public health program in the United States,” she said.

“One of the things it does is bring them in so they can get connected to other programs. It’s not just the nutrition and the education, it’s the connections they can make.”

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A heartfelt journey

Ex-Marine embarks on 160-mile run to honor McClung, other servicewomen

By RON NEWBERRY rnewberry@whidbeynewsgroup.com

The struggle started for Bridget Guerrero before she took her first step Thursday morning.

Sharing a few words in front of a small crowd that assembled in downtown Oak Harbor before she started on a courageous 160-mile run, Guerrero looked over at Re McClung and struggled to contain her emotions.

“I knew right away I was starting here,” Guerrero said before stopping to gather herself, “because of your daughter.”

Guerrero, a 47-year-old ex-Marine from Edmonds, began a four-day run Thursday to honor the fallen U.S. servicewomen who’ve lost their lives during the global war on terror.

Scheduled to end the run in DuPont just past Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Pierce

Re McClung listens to Bridget Guerrero address why she started her run in Oak Harbor. McClung’s daughter, Major Meg McClung, was killed in action in December, 2006.

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County on Sunday, Guerrero is covering roughly 160 miles, which represents one mile for every female military service member killed overseas since 9/11.

Dear to Guerrero’s cause is Megan McClung, the first female Marine Corps officer killed in combat during the Iraq War in December 2006.

Guerrero is running in support of an organization called The Valor Run. However, donations raised in support of the run will go to the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation to fund a scholarship in memory of Megan McClung, who was from Coupeville.

“She’s running for my Megan and she’s donating the money that she gets to Megan’s scholarship, so yes, I can’t even tell you how much that means to me,” Re McClung said.

“I think it’s phenomenal.”

Guerrero, a longtime ultramarathon runner, decided in November she would attempt such a feat after she read about a friend’s participation in a similar run in Virginia.

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Bridget Guerrero tries to fight back tears Thursday in Oak Harbor as she talks about Megan McClung before embarking on a 160-mile run to honor fallen female servicewomen since 9/11.

She said because of her admiration for McClung, she knew right away that she would start in Oak Harbor.

She knew of McClung because of their military connection, McClung’s triathlon accomplishments and because they both shared a close friend.

Guerrero attended McClung’s funeral with her son, who was four at the time but still talks about it.

“She was loved by everyone she met,” Guerrero said.

“We did not know each other.

My best friend was her best friend. It’s just a really tightknit group of people.

“We have tons of friends in common so when she died, our community really felt it.”

Guerrero’s run started at the PBY-Naval Air Museum’s aircraft display area. It began as a walk as she pushed her daughters in a stroller along

Pioneer Way with her son riding ahead on a bicycle.

She gave her children hugs and started her jog on Regatta Drive destined for Highway 20 and the Deception Pass bridge before finishing the day just north of Stanwood. Each day, she is scheduled to run 40 miles.

To get updates on Guerrero’s run, go to www. valorrun.org and click on the Valor Run NW tab.

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The sailing gods smiled on Whidbey Island Race Week.

Friday’s gusts in Saratoga Passage capped a week of mostly excellent racing conditions, providing a strong finish to what is considered the premier sailboat racing event in the Pacific Northwest.

“We’ve had a really good breeze everyday,” said Charley Rathkopf, the event’s primary race officer on the water who took over event ownership along with his wife Schelleen in 2014.

“A couple days we couldn’t start on time. We try to start at noon, but we’d have zero break at noon. But we kept the faith and Penn Cove delivered. We ended up with 17 knots by the end of the afternoon.”

The 33rd annual Race Week featured 69 sailboats comprising nine fleets in big boat racing that began Monday in both Saratoga Passage and Penn Cove and wrapped up Friday in Saratoga Passage.

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Vickie Chambers, hot dog vendor and owner of Coupe’s Last Stand near the Coupeville Wharf, said she looks forward to the event every year.

“We just can’t wait,” Chambers said. “Every year is so cool. This year is a little bit different. There’s such a fabulous wind that they’ve been busy racing.”

Charley Rathkopf called this one of the better years of racing conditions for Race Week. He’s been involved as a race officer or race committee volunteer every year since 1997.

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“It used to be even if we had seven we would be really happy,” he said.

Sailboat racing enthusiasts were able to enjoy an intimate view of the action from the Coupeville Wharf every day but Friday.

Rich Hays, a novice sailor from North Webster, Ind., who was in Coupeville for an annual family vacation, watched Tuesday from the wharf with his wife and children.

“This is great sailing,” Hays said. “It’s not often they can get in this close.”

“It’s very cool in Coupeville,” Charley Rathkopf said. “Coupeville is a great location to let people watch.”

The Oak Harbor Marina and Oak Harbor Yacht Club hosted the event, which also added a Kids Camp this year and a new youth sailing competition over the weekend.

About 40 smaller boats, including the youth sailors, participated in the weekend

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“We’ve had 110 and 115 boats,” Charley Rathkopf said.

“We’re really looking forward to building that up.”

That would suit Val Hillers of Coupeville.

She visited the Coupeville waterfront for a pedicure Tuesday then took her time admiring dozens of colorful sails that dominated the seascape in Penn Cove.

“I don’t know anything about sailboats,” Hillers said.

“But I love the look of them as they move over the water.”

CORRECTION n A photo caption accompanying the article “Art of the Brew,” published in Wednesday’s edition, misstated brewmaster Tony Savoy’s first name.

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Local man receives Coast Guard honor

By Petty Officer 3rd Class Katelyn Shearer

Coast Guard Chief Warrant Anthony Slowik, currently stationed at Port Security Unit 313 at Naval Station Everett, was selected as the 2014 Coast Guard Reserve Chief Warrant Officer of the Year.

“I enjoy the creativity of figuring out how we’re going to complete our mission,” said Slowik, assistant engineering officer at PSU 313.

“If you view your job, your attitude, and your perspective through your core values, you can accomplish great things.”

Slowik was selected as the 2014 Coast Guard Reserve Chief Warrant Officer of the Year and is in the running for the Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel Award, an annual award presented by the Reserve Officers Association to a high-performing military reserve chief warrant officer.

“I am very honored to receive this prestigious award,” said the 19-year veteran. “It is a culmination of the teamwork of the unit and strong support of my family and my faith.”

When Slowik was 20 years

old, he said he decided to serve his country. The Oak Harbor native, son of former mayor Jim Slowik, chose the Coast Guard because he liked the idea that everyone started at the ground level and was able to learn about the service before choosing a rating.

Slowik was stationed at Station Neah Bay as a seaman before attending electrician’s mate “A” school. He served in Alaska and Seattle, and completed work on cutters Alex Haley, Polar Sea, Polar Star and Healy.

“I love the mission of the Coast Guard,” said Slowik.

“It’s all about helping people in your community.”

It was that love of community that inspired him to apply for a position at his hometown police department when he completed his active duty service.

“I love serving the community, especially the community I grew up in,” said Slowik.

“As any emergency service provider or first responder, you have the ability to make a difference.”

“I feel very blessed.”

Two years later, the newly minted police officer joined the Coast Guard Reserve.

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Oak Harbor’s Anthony Slowik, assistant engineering officer at Coast Guard Port Security Unit 313 in Everett, is Coast Guard Reserve Chief Warrant Officer of the Year.

He served at the Naval Engineering Support Unit in Seattle before transferring to PSU 313 as a first class petty officer in 2012. He quickly advanced to chief petty officer and earned his commission as a chief warrant officer.

“Chief Warrant Officer Slowik has been the calm in the storm and the voice of reason when planning major operational evolutions,” said Lt. Cmdr. Monica Hernandez, force readiness officer at PSU 313.

“He has definitely become a subject matter expert on all things engineering related and takes initiative to become knowledgeable in everything he possibly can.”

Slowik has been on active duty orders to the PSU since October. In the months since, he has taken on major respon-

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Dehydration and heatstroke can be fatal to pets, so access to a clean water bowl both inside and outside is critical in the summertime. While you’re on the go, be sure to bring water for your pet in a suitable drinking container.

Serve up healthy meals. Warmer weather invites opportunities, such as enticing picnic spreads, for pets to nab tasty treats. Protect your pet’s health by preventing them from ingesting food intended for humans, and opt instead for food and treats that fit their special needs and preferences.

Never leave your pet in a parked car. Studies show that on a hot day, the temperature inside a car can reach more than 160 degrees in five minutes. Leaving the windows cracked for fresh air or parking in

sibilities as the assistant engineering officer, due in large part to the unit’s engineering officer also being a reservist who is only in the office a few days each month.

“I’ve been a part of some great teams that accomplished a lot in the last year,” said Slowik. “If it wasn’t for the people I work alongside with, it wouldn’t be possible.”

The devoted husband and father of two will travel to Washington, D.C., in July to meet other nominees and participate in a series of interviews to compete for the national award.

“This award could not have gone to a more deserving person,” said Hernandez. “He has been a rock to me and has stood up to become a real leader to my staff.” the shade don’t keep temperatures from soaring in record time, either.

Leaving pets in the car “just for a minute” is never a good idea.

Groom regularly. One of the best ways to keep a dog’s coat healthy and help prevent matting and summertime skin irritation is regular grooming. The right grooming tool can dramatically reduce shedding by removing the undercoat and loose hair without sacrificing the healthy top coat.

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Avoid hot surfaces. Dogs’ pads may seem tough, but sidewalks, pavement and sand can get so hot in the summer that dogs’ feet can burn and blister. To prevent this, schedule walks for the morning or evening, when sidewalks are

The Opportunity Council is working to ensure all students start the new school year well-prepared, regardless of family income.

The council is hosting its annual Backpack Supply Drive, collecting school supplies and backpacks for children who are homeless or whose families are very low-income.

Members of the North Whidbey Lions Club will be collecting donations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., July 25 in front of the Oak Harbor WalMart.

Contributions are accepted all summer, and can be mailed to the Opportunity Council, P.O. Box 922, Oak Harbor, Wash. 98277.

“The School Backpack Drive helps all students in our schools be prepared to do their best,” said

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OUR VIEWPOINT Send Gardner, Born on to general election In the race for commissioner of Whidbey General Hospital, voters have three very different candidates from which to choose.

That field will be narrowed to two in the Aug. 4 primary.

For those who have been critical of the hospital district over the past few years, particularly about transparency, this is a race in which learning about the candidates, their qualifications and experience is crucial.

The candidates are incumbent Georgia Gardener; Rob Born, a vocal critic of the hospital administration; and island newcomer Rita Drum.

We think Gardner and Born are the clear choices to move on to the general election in November.

Gardner is no stranger to politics. She’s a former Blaine city councilwoman and state lawmaker. She has strong ties to Whidbey Island. As a CPA, she brings a distinct and valuable set of skills and voice to the hospital board.

Gardner is opposed to selling the hospital, or affiliating it, and says she is accessible to the people she serves.

While Gardner said she hasn’t heard public complaints about hospital transparency, she promises she will do what she must to ensure the public gets the information it needs.

Born is also intimately familiar with the hospital, serving as its chief watchdog and critic for years. His in-your-face methods have rubbed some the wrong way, particularly hospital administrators. We share the concerns about Born’s ability to play well with others, but we believe the hospital board would benefit from having an advocate for transparency and change.

Born may be the candidate to do that. We want to hear more about what he promises to bring to the board table.

Drum, who is also seeking the seat, is new to Whidbey and we applaud her desire to serve.

Having spent her career working in a hospital as a lab technician, Drum said she understands the inner workings of the medical field.

Drum said she is in favor of affiliation and sees nothing but positives in the idea.

Having left a previous hospital job under highly publicized circumstances, Drum said her background shows that she has no problem doing what’s needed to ensure things are done right.

We believe that Drum seems to lack a basic understanding of what her role as a hospital commissioner would be. During our interview, she seemed too ready to defer to “official” sources such as the hospital spokeswoman, rather than look at numbers and documents.

Gardner’s and Born’s familiarity with the complex issues surrounding the hospital make them the stronger candidates to move on to the general election.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Port decision

Commissioners disdainful of public’s involvement Editor, To say the decision by two of the three Port of Coupeville commissioners, Marshall Bronson and John Carr, voting to break the agreement that has been on-going for over 15 years with the Greenbank Farm Management Group was a surprise, is a profound understatement.

“Shocking,” “unreasonable,” “outof-nowhere,” “indefensible” and “underhanded” all say it better.

To illustrate how shocking it is, one need only read the Values statement in the latest Port of Coupeville Comprehensive Plan, developed at the request of and at the direction of the Port of Coupeville commissioners. It pledges, “A commitment to open and honest public disclosure.”

The two commissioners who ramrodded through the motion will not discuss their action, nor did they allow any discussion of the subject before making their vote. Perhaps they have never heard of Roberts

Rules of Order, which says, “members should never rush through a motion without any discussion.”

It is my opinion that their actions were neither open nor honest, and showed no attempt at public disclosure.

In fact, they seem to be disdainful of public involvement, of any type.

In an informational meeting held Wednesday evening July 15 at the Greenbank Farm, members of the management group fielded questions from the packed house, according to sign-in sheets to be at least 150 people, to try to shed some light on the port’s decision.

Frankly, the management group seems just as mystified as everyone else as to what the commissioners of the Port of Coupeville are up to, and what they hope to accomplish.

The two commissioners who instituted the vote, Carr and Bronson, are lame ducks. One will be leaving office in November 2015 and the other’s term expires Dec. 31, 2015.

New occupants for both offices will be elected.

So, the unanswered questions remain, what were they trying to accomplish? An in-your-face “nyahnyah” statement? A meaningless

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exercise of power, before they faded off the scene? An attempt to wipe out the work of hundreds of volunteers over nearly two decades, and the boundless enjoyment and enthusiasm of thousands of Greenbank Farm visitors every year?

I think we all deserve answers, don’t you?

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Women’s golf association grateful for generosity Editor, On behalf of the Whidbey Golf Club’s Ladies Association, I would like to recognize the unbelievable and continued support of these great businesses of Oak Harbor. This is an annual two-day tournament with women coming from throughout the state, California and Canada. With 84 golfers, it could not have been done without these amazing supporters.

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Whidbey General, nurses provide extraordinary care

By GRETHE CAMMERMEYER In the interest of transparency and the clarification of articles in the Whidbey News-Times and the South Whidbey Record based on a complaint by the Washington State Nurses Association against Whidbey General Hospital, I write this letter.

First, it is fair to say WGH and the WSNA union have been in longstanding negotiations to come to resolution on a new labor contract which expired March 31, 2015.

Negotiations have been long and arduous, and a mediator has been brought in to help resolve issues.

I understand that by state law, the terms of the current contract automatically extend through March 31, 2016.

In the midst of these labor contract negotiations, on May 26 the WSNA filed a complaint with the Department of Health against WGH stating the hospital was not conducting Nursing Staffing Committee

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meetings in accordance with the law.

The DOH investigated, interviewed both administration and staff, and reviewed policies and procedures.

The purpose of the state-mandated Nursing Staffing Committee is to develop evidence-based staffing plans for safe patient care and provide a forum for nurses to discuss staffing concerns at meetings conducted semiannually.

The review indicates that meetings were held annually, and not semiannually, in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

It does appear there were lapses in the process and follow-through of the intent of these committee meetings and related documentation.

This lapse was confirmed by the DoH in its investigation on June 1.

Upon receipt of the findings from the DOH, WGH immediately developed and submitted a corrective action program to address the issues presented in their citation.

Now the reality of all this fanfare.

Whidbey General has a history of providing exceptional nursing care.

The hospital has been recognized nationally for their Cancer Care Program.

Nurses have been obtaining their advanced practice certifications in many specialties, which continues to improve the quality of care.

Fikse of Gerald’s Jewelry who continue to give, give and give. Without hesitation they sponsor a hole-inone each year and donate jewelry to our popular raffle.

Hole sponsors and generous monetary donations from Ron Wallin of P&L General Contractors,Greg

Smith of Edward Jones and SaviBank, Heritage Bank, Dr. Gary Berner, Carla’s Shear Inspiration, Ron Coleman of Mountain Mist Water, Diane Geragotelis of Ballet Slipper and Lucas Horrobin of Oak Harbor Motors were huge contributors to our successful tournament.

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WGH nursing care has never been compromised.

The corrective action plan will certainly be implemented to assure that semi-annual Nursing Staffing Committee meetings will be held and properly documented, and to facilitate meaningful input from the nursing staff.

We have much on our plate at WGH as we seek to move forward in our preparation for the new hospital wing and a new chapter for WGH. Resolving a new nursing labor contract is an important step in this regard also, and we are hopeful that mediation will lead to a new contract soon. n Grethe Cammermeyer is Whidbey General Hospital commissioner for District 1.

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Bain

Emma L. Bain

Emma L. Bain, age 82, died suddenly at her home in Oak Harbor on July 19.

She was born April 18, 1933, in Munchen, Germany, and was raised there.

While she was dating an American soldier, she met another soldier, Allen Bain.

Emma and Allen fell in love and were married in Dachau, Germany, on April 13, 1957.

Allen had to extend his tour of duty to allow Emma to obtain her papers to travel to the United States.

Allen completed three tours in Vietnam and Emma stayed stateside, living first in Minnesota and then in Sumner, Wash., where the winters were easier. She did not enjoy the winters of Minnesota. Emma and Al returned to Germany for two additional tours prior to his retirement at Fort Ord, Calif., in 1977. In 1981, Emma and Al moved to Oak Harbor.

Emma loved maintaining her yard as a showplace.

She loved her cat and dogs.

Emma was an avid fisherwoman, fishing for salmon at LaPush and trout fishing at Baker Lake.

Emma is survived by her husband, Allen. She was preceded in death by her parents; by her son, Michael Bain; and by four brothers and four sisters.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., July 25, at Wallin Funeral Home, Oak Harbor, with Pastor Randy Beumer officiating. Please visit Emma’s page in the Book of Memories at www. wallinfuneralhome.com to share memories and condolences.

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Kathleen Ann Glisan

Kathleen Glisan, age 64, passed away at Providence Medical Center in Everett on Wednesday, July 14, 2015.

Kathleen was born March 2, 1951, in Seattle, to Andrew and Patricia Glisan.

Kathleen received her bachelor’s degree in education from Western Washington University in 1974. She was a dedicated educator, teaching elementary school in Grandview, Wash., for 27 years.

Kathleen received much joy from her teaching career, travel and her friends and family. Her interests included interior decorating, enjoying outings with friends, museums, cultural travel, reading good books and many good friends.

Kathleen is survived by two nephews and a greatniece and nephew. She was preceded in death by her father, Andrew, her mother, Patricia, her brother, Richard Glisan, and sister, Judith Barnes.

In keeping with Kathleen’s wishes, no formal funeral services will be held. She suggested a donation to a favorite charity. Acknowledgement of memorials may be sent to Wallin Funeral Home, 1811 NE 16th Avenue, Oak Harbor, Wash. 98277. Please visit the funeral home website at www.wallinfuneral home.com to share memories and leave condolences.

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Jorgensen

Earl L. Jorgensen, D.D.S.

In Loving Memory

Earl Jorgensen, beloved husband, father and grandfather, peacefully passed away surrounded by loved ones on July 14 in Coupeville.

He was born April 24, 1928, in St. Paul, Minn., to Earl Jorgensen Sr. and Elnora (Nelson) Jorgensen and was raised in Minneapolis, Minn.

After he graduated from Marshall High School, he

served in the Army in postwar Japan and went on to the University of Minnesota where he graduated from the school of dentistry and was a member of the Psi Omega fraternity. He received his orthodontics degree at the University of Iowa in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

He practiced orthodontics in Fremont, Calif., and later in Minneapolis, Minn.

Upon retirement, he resided in Sedona, Ariz., and on Whidbey Island.

Earl will be remembered by family and friends as an intelligent, kind and loving man with a keen sense of humor. His love of nature, wildlife and the great outdoors inspired us all. He enjoyed traveling the world, sailing, canoeing in the boundary waters of Minnesota, hiking in the wilderness and nature photography and was an accomplished oil painter. Many of his paintings have been exhibited and sold in galleries throughout the Pacific Northwest. He loved the arts, classical music and attending many concerts throughout his years.

Earl is survived by his wife of 20 years, Marty (Rogers) Jorgensen (Oak Harbor); his son, John Jorgensen (Newport, Ore.); his daughter, Kristi Jorgensen-Villines, her husband, Rick Villines, and their daughter, Ella (Sammamish, Wash.); his grandchildren from his late son, Gregg Jorgensen: Erik Jorgensen (Durango, Colo.) and Sara JorgensenHolder and her husband, Jack Holder, and their sons, Isaac and Miles Holder (Fort Collins, Colo.).

Earl will be greatly missed.

We know he lives on in the hearts of all he left behind.

His adventurous spirit and great sense of humor will be welcomed in the heavenly home.

Happy trails to you dear one!

A gathering for family and friends to celebrate his life will be held 2-4 p.m., Aug. 1, at the Senior Center at 51 SE Jerome St., Oak Harbor.

Please join us to share your memories and friendship with him. Light refreshments will be served.

Earl was a strong advocate for the preservation of nature and wildlife. In lieu of flowers, we ask that donations may be made to The Nature Conservancy in Dr. Earl L. Jorgensen’s name.

Burley Funeral Chapel 30 SE Ely Street Oak Harbor WA 360-675-3192 Friends may go on line at www.burleyfuneralchapel.com to sign a guest-book and leave memories for the family

Olsen

Vera Angeline Olsen

Vera Angeline Olsen died at her home in Anacortes on July 20 at the age of 102.

She was born Feb. 12, 1913, in Mangum, Okla., to Riley and Minnie Kennedy.

She spent her first five years in Oklahoma and then followed her family to Texas, where she attended school in Petraline, Texas, and then moved to Wichita Falls.

Vera’s father was a funeral director and the family moved frequently, serving at different funeral homes in the area.

Vera met her husband, Hans Olsen, a Whidbey Island native, in 1939 and on Dec. 14, 1940, they were married.

Hans was in the Navy and he and Vera continued to move on a regular basis.

They spent time in Torrence, Calif., and when Han’s tour of duty was completed, decided to return to his roots in Oak Harbor. The Olsen family had a large amount of land in the Mariner’s Cove area, and they settled at Strawberry Point on the property known as “School House Hill.”

Hans began a career as a commercial fisherman, operating his boat, the “Concord.”

Vera and Hans continued their legacy of moving and left Oak Harbor for Napa, Calif. Several years later, they moved to Anacortes, settling first on a farm and then at Skyline, then another location before settling at Sunrise Estates. For a time, Vera worked at the cannery in Anacortes.

Vera loved to work in her garden, mow her yard, clean and maintain her home and cook. She enjoyed games, the newspaper and the news, and she was an avid dominoes player. She loved activities which kept her mind active. Her attitude was to take one day at a time and her favorite saying was “my bags are not packed.”

Vera is survived by one daughter, Judy, and husband, John, of Anacortes and Bend, Ore.; by one granddaughter, Kaci Parker, of Spokane; by two great-grandchildren, Shahalie and Brandon Totten, of Bend, Ore.; and one greatgreat-grandchild, Haven,

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also of Bend; and a special nephew, Corky Canfield. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hans, in 2001; by one granddaughter, Gwen Totten; and by her parents and five siblings.

Graveside funeral services for Vera were held July 24, at Maple Leaf Cemetery, Oak Harbor, with Gary Wallin, life celebrant, officiating.

Vera was laid to rest next to her beloved husband.

Arrangements are entrusted to Wallin Funeral Home & Cremation, LLC, Oak Harbor, Wash. To share memories and condolences, please visit Vera’s page in the Book of Memories at www. wallinfuneralhome.com

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Shelly

Lorraine Gertrude Shelly

Lorraine G. Shelly passed away peacefully in Oak Harbor on July 1. She was 91 years of age.

Lorraine was born Lorraine Gertrude Wold on Aug. 11, 1923, in Tacoma to Guy and Emily (Neumann) Wold.

She grew up in Tacoma and was married to Robert Eugene Shelly on Jan. 28, 1942. Together, they built a family and five successful businesses.

Lorraine and Robert had four children, Brian, Dennis, Diane and Gary. The family lived in Seattle, Belfair, Wash., Santa Barbara, Calif., and Oak Harbor. In each of these towns, Lorraine was an active member of the community.

When her children were young, Lorraine was the Cub Scout and Girl Scout leader.

Her real love was music. She sang in the church choir wherever she lived. She directed the choirs in Belfair and Oak Harbor. She even sang on TV and the radio when she lived in Seattle.

When Lorraine retired from business, she didn’t stop working. She volunteered at the Whidbey Playhouse and the Oak Harbor Senior

Center.

Lorraine’s hands were never still. She sewed, crocheted and embroidered for friends and family for as long as her eyes and hands would allow. Her favorite subject matter was birds, especially hummingbirds.

Lorraine is survived by her four children, Brian (Andra) Shelly of Oak Harbor, Dennis of Oak Harbor, Diane Starker of Tonasket, Wash., and Gary (Kathy) of Oak Harbor. Also surviving are 12 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Lorraine was preceded in death by her husband, Robert, and her brother, Eugene Wold.

The family would like to thank the staff of Regency on Whidbey for their wonderful care over the last few years.

They suggest memorials to a favorite charity.

A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. Aug. 1 at Wallin Funeral Home with Pastor Hallack Greider of Whidbey Presbyterian Church officiating. A reception at the funeral home will follow.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Wallin Funeral Home. Please visit Lorraine’s Book of Memories page on the funeral home website at www.wallinfuneral home.com

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Neil Petkow

Neil Petkow, age 54, a civilian employee at NAS Whidbey, was killed in a dune buggy accident in Skagit County on July 18, 2015.

A celebration of life will be held at noon, July 26, at El Cazador restaurant, Oak Harbor. A complete obituary will follow. Arrangements are entrusted to Wallin Funeral Home, Oak Harbor.

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Donald Boyer

Life-long Oak Harbor resident Donald Boyer, longtime owner of Don Boyer Chevrolet, passed away suddenly on July 21. He was 85 years of age.

A funeral service is planned for 2 p.m. Aug. 6 at the First United Methodist Church. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Wallin Funeral Home. A full obituary will follow.

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Coupeville’s Hope Lodell, front, and Kayla Rose workout during a recent SST session.

Summer sweat: CHS athletes get to work

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Photos by Jim Waller (above) and John Fisken

Fun in the sun

Above, The Shadow, skippered by Peter McCarthy of West Vancouver, B.C., skims over Penn Cove during Thursday’s racing. Whidbey Island Race Week finished yesterday.

Results, which were not available at press time, will be published in next Wednesday’s Whidbey News-Times. Below, an Oak Harbor High School tackler takes down a runner during the final day of football team camp in Wenatchee on Thursday.

For most teenagers, summer vacation feeds two of their favorite things --- sleeping in and kickin’ back.

Not so for a group of Coupeville High School athletes. They roll out of bed at 7 a.m. Monday through Thursday to punish their bodies through off-season conditioning workouts.

The CHS husband-wife coaching tandem of head football coach Brett Smedley and head volleyball coach Breanne Smedley lead the athletes through a nationally-recognized conditioning program, Speed Strength Training.

Assistant football coaches Ryan King and Nic Shular also help out supervising the SST workouts.

Brett Smedley moved to Coupeville from Battle Ground three years ago, and SST followed him to Central Whidbey.

Two years ago, the Coupeville High School coaching staff went through a training session on how to properly implement the program.

“It is a great program at developing athletes physically as well as mentally,” Brett Smedley said. “I have seen huge improvements in the athletes at CHS since we’ve started using the program.

We are seeing more confident, physically developed athletes.”

On Mondays and Wednesdays, technical lifts (Olympic lifts) are emphasized, Breanne Smedley

said. Metabolic conditioning takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The program runs throughout the year, not just the summer months, and different cycles are introduced for the fall, winter and summer months, Breanne Smedley said.

From 15 to 30 athletes attend each summer session, and while the program is open to all Coupeville athletes, most of those who attend are members of the football or volleyball teams.

Brett Smedley also offers a training program for football players from 4 to 5 p.m. each day.

Breanne Smedley sees the program as a great way for her players to get a jump on the fall volleyball season.

Once the season starts, she said, her players don’t have to “waste time getting into shape,” allowing more time to hone skills and techniques.

She uses incentives to attract her players to the summer SST sessions, and about two-thirds of the team attends.

Volleyball players earn points by taking part in SST, open gyms and volunteering, and those points make players eligible for leadership roles on the team and T-shirts.

Breanne Smedley divides her team into Wolf Packs, each headed by one of the five players who have applied to be considered for team captain this fall. Each leader is responsible for getting her Pack to the SST workouts.

Brett Smedley said the ben-

efits of the program go beyond physical development.

Those who attend “develop self-esteem, self-confidence and definitely leadership ability,” he said.

Breanne Smedley said the program teaches “mental toughness.”

“They become exhausted, like game situations, and they learn how to perform --- how to keep going --- when they are tired,” she said.

And it all starts by getting out of bed at 7 a.m.

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Ryan Griggs runs sprints as part of the SST workout.

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King salmon fishing nets really big opportunities

By BEN WATANABE South Whidbey Record

The early bird gets the worm, and only the earliest of anglers can get the king.

A veritable fleet of small boats loaded with anxious anglers took to the waters between Coupeville and Port Townsend last week with the hope of hooking into the most regally named sport fish in Puget Sound, the king salmon.

Also called chinook, the king season is short and sweet. Opening day in Marine Area 9, the west side of Whidbey Island, was July 16. The season was slated to last until Aug. 15 but is coming to a premature close at the end of the day Sunday when the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife expects the catch quota in that area of 2,483 fish to be met.

As of Thursday, anglers had harvested an estimated 1,953 kings in Marine Area 9.

The short season means that opening day is often frantic and this year was no exception.

On a Triumph fishing boat with a few South Whidbey die-hard king salmon anglers

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Jean Streitler nets a king salmon reeled in by Don Heggenes on Thursday near Port Townsend.

July 16, the day started while the rest of Whidbey seemingly slept. Wake up was at 3:20 a.m., and the drive from the Maxwelton Valley to Bush Point and Lagoon Point saw only two other pairs of headlights, both heading south and away from the buzz of king salmon action.

The boat launched by 4:45 a.m. and the first lines set up with the downrigger by 5:15 a.m. Then came the waiting.

Fishing for kings is a game of patience and persistence, said boat owner Jean Streitler of Clinton, who was accompanied by friends Don Heggenes and Tom Fallon.

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Alas, salmon proved to be both elusive and feisty, but the day wasn’t without excitement. Lures run deep, about 120 feet, and as Fallon reeled in the squid-like lure — a strike! Turning over the level wind reel and bringing in the fish, it was hardly a loss to Fallon to watch the pink salmon spit out the hook and swim away a dozen or so feet from the boat.

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Across the water, what started as a faint line of flickering boat lights in the dark became an increasingly frenzied horde of fiberglass and aluminum boats trolling south. Like a choreographed dance, the vessels drifted from Marrowstone Island toward Port Townsend, then motored back to repeat the motion.

While the South Whidbey men said previous years were far busier, the area was choked with boats. With so many on the water, the lack of hearing “hoots and hollers” was both encouraging and disheartening because it meant their boat wasn’t the only one not finding fish.

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Heggenes yanks up, setting the hook. He pulls up and reels in as he lets the rod down. He repeats the motion a dozen more times before a silver flash thrashes in the water, 10 yards from the boat.

He reels it close enough for Streitler to scoop it into the net for a quick boat-side inspection --- a big, 20-pound, native chinook that must be released.

“It’s thrilling to reel it, but it’s even more thrilling to hold it,” Heggenes said.

Another 80 minutes pass before either rod sees that kind of action. In the meantime, tales are told, theories of why the fish aren’t biting and where they may be are shared, and several more passes along the stretch of water are made.

Then, out of the deep blue sea, the rod jumps up as it releases from the downrigger again. Heggenes begins to reel, this time with far less fight, and hauls it alongside the boat. With its adipose fin clipped, it was a hatchery king and a keeper, estimated at 12 pounds. Tossed into the boat’s stowage bin for cooling and keeping, at least one fish was landed.

It ended up being the only fish kept before being dropped off at Bush Point to haul out the boat for another day. Later in the afternoon, a local fishing expert said he’d heard only one report of a successful king salmon trip. Bob Crouch, the resident fishing expert at Sebo’s Do-It Center in Bayview, said a man came by in the late morning and reported he had kept 20-pound and 16-pound king salmon, meeting his daily legal limit.

“That’s the only one I’ve heard of so far, but they’re big fish,” Crouch said.

“It sounds like it’s starting off good,” he added.

King salmon fishing, because of the depth at which they typically swim and feed, is largely relegated to boaters. That limits some access, especially as opposed to the nearshore catchability of pink salmon at beaches such Bush Point, Mutiny Bay and the Keystone spit in Coupeville.

But every once in a while, someone hooks into a king from the beach, as Crouch said he can attest to. Both times the catch was out of season and he released them.

At least one Oak Harbor angler landed a king from the shore at Driftwood Park this month, but it’s rare.

“I’ve caught them off the beach,” Crouch said. “They happen occasionally.”

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Students graduate from Writers Workshop The following students recently graduated from the Whidbey Writers Workshop with master of fine arts degrees in creative writing: SHARON LEE BEATTY, AMY GREIMANN CARLSON, BRENDA S. CARVER, MARY ELLEN FLANNERY, LEONE MIKELE FOGLE, MICHELLE A. HANSEN, AMIE RUTH HEISSERMAN, ROBERT HOFFMAN, DEBORAH J. NEDELMAN, A. GENEVIEVE NINE, CATHY PARKER, MARTHA SALINAS SCHOEMAKER, DOYCE ALAN TESTERMAN and LINDA D. THOMSON. A commencement ceremony is set for 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Oak Harbor High School.

The ceremony will be followed by a reception with graduates reading from their work.

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Couple celebrates 70th anniversary Lawrence and Edsella Debler of Oak Harbor celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary July 7 with family and friends, including a grandson from Alaska who surprised them. Edsella, 85, and Lawrence, 88, lived in Sacramento, Calif, for most of their lives but have resided on Whidbey Island since 1997. “Not many people hit 70 years of age necessarily let alone 70 [years] of marriage,” Edsella said.

WWW.WHIDBEYPRESCHOOL.ORG NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION AS TO STUDENTS The Grace Community Preschool admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship, loan programs, athletic and other school-administered programs.

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Sunday Morning:

Bible Classes for all ages................9:30am Worship Assembly.......................10:30am Wednesday Night ..........................6:30pm Matt Oliver, Preaching Minister

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Oak Harbor Southern Baptist Church 50 SW 6th Avenue

Bible Study For All Ages.....9:15 a.m.

Worship Services................10:45 a.m.

Wednesday Prayer Services......6 p.m.

Prayer Meeting & Student Ministries Child care for all services.

Pastor Lemuel B. Villano 675-6686 www.ohsbc.org

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Sunday Service at 10:00 am

360-679-1678 Whidbey Presbyterian Church 1148 SE 8th Ave Oak Harbor

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First United Methodist Church Worship Hours: Adult Sunday School: 8:45 am Worship Service: 10:00 am Children’s Sunday School 10:30 am

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Youth Ministries-Choirs-Bible Studies Vonna Thomas........................................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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Megan Kelly is competing in the Miss Earth United States pageant in Los Angeles this week. The competition ends Sunday.

A former Whidbey Island resident will take part in the Miss Earth United States pageant this weekend in Los Angeles.

Megan Kelly, whose family lives in Clinton, is the Pacific Northwest representative and promotes her platform, “Fight

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She previously competed in the Miss Washington USA pageant and represented Whidbey as Miss Coupeville.

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She touts leafletting, food sampling, education and public discussion in schools to promote buying local food, growing produce at home and a plant-based diet.

“I strongly encourage shopping locally at farmers markets and even from our neighbors,” Kelly wrote in a Facebook message to The Record.

“Whidbey is full of gardeners and farmers who are selling their eggs, fruits and (vegetables) to other islanders.”

The University of Washington histor y major works with the Compassionate Activist Network and learned about climate change from the Washington Environmental Council in preparation for the competition.

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Festival founder, director works gender battles into performances

By BEN WATANABE

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ix years into an ever-growing Island Shakespeare Festival, founder Rose Woods still worries that the tent will be empty.

Her annual anxiety is so predictable that her friends and confidants come to rely on it occurring just before the season begins, as this year’s did July 17. Even Woods knows her behavior is a little odd and unwarranted, but that’s all part of the stress of having her creation’s success be subject to the whims of others.

“I still get nervous and ask, ‘Do you think anyone is going to come,’” she said during a brief respite from rehearsals and organization the Monday before the tent flaps were raised to the public.

“I really didn’t know I was going to be doing it again after that first year,” she later added. “I was only going to be here one year.”

A year turned into half a dozen, and likely many more years will follow. She is already planning the 2016 and 2017 seasons, for good reason.

Woods can likely rest assured that seats will be filled. Barring some act of God, people will come in droves just as they have since it first opened in 2009. Last year, the festival counted in excess of 3,000 people who visited the tent over a twomonth season. Lacking a turnstile or tickets to count heads, the festival volunteers and staff use click counters as visitors enter the tent through a few open slats.

This year’s season spans 31 days of performances across three months, and organizers expect to have filled seats for most of their performances.

Some 300 people were turned away in 2014. At capacity, the 2,400-square-foot tent, affectionately named Henry, can seat 300 people. A more comfortable seating arrangement allows for about 200 people.

So, it seems highly unlike-

Island Shakespeare Festival Two performances await patrons this season: “The Tempest” and “The Three Musketeers,” the latter representing the first foray away from William Shakespeare’s work.

All performances begin promptly at 5 p.m., with no late seating or admission. Tent opens at 4:15 p.m., with first-come, first-served seating. Performances run Thursday-Sunday every week, except for Aug. 6-9, through Sept. 13. The tent is near the elementary school in Langley.

By July 30, the performances alternate days, with “The Tempest” on July 30 and “The Three Musketeers” on July 31.

For schedule, visit www.islandshakespearefest.org

ly that the seats will be empty for Woods’ direction of “The Tempest.”

During a 90-minute interview the week “The Tempest” opened, Woods walked into Henry the Tent, showing off the work done for the stage. First, she sat in the front row, just a couple of seats away from the middle.

After a couple of breaths, she moved to where she truly belongs — the stage.

Woods has spent most of her life around theater. Much of her career has been spent with one of her great loves, an Englishman some four centuries her senior.

“I’m enamored with this guy named William who wrote these plays 450 years ago,” she said.

The steady growth from Shakespeare in the park to Shakespeare in the tent is credited to Woods by longtime festival board members and colleagues. That the Woods-led Whidbey festival has expanded and achieved success came as no surprise to one fellow Shakespeare festival artistic director in California.

“It takes extraordinary passion and vision,” said Rebecca Ennals, artistic director of the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival. “Vision is what she has. She always looks to the biggest, most full, brightest future possible.”

“She just has faith,” Ennals added.

Like many artists before her, Woods takes chances to create an experience and evoke emotion from her audience. Joy, dread, sorrow, whatever the plays can pull from spectators is fine with Woods.

“I don’t need people to like

it or not like it,” she said.

“I want them to feel something.”

“Art connects us to ourselves,” she added. “Art connects us to something other than ourselves.”

The ability of Woods to draw in viewers and make the dated syntax and Shakespearean speech applicable and understandable is what sold one of the festival’s board members into supporting it with her time and money. Rene Neff, who has been on the board for three years, said she was not a fan of The Bard’s works until she saw “Romeo and Juliet” at Island Shakespeare Festival a few years ago.

“We’ve seen Shakespeare in different venues and never been much interested in it,” Neff said, taking a break from strewing hay across the field to cover recently filled low spots with sand and dirt.

“She’s a compelling person,” she later added. “She has such a deep love and enthusiasm for words and Shakespeare that you love it too.”

Woods, for her part in the festival’s growth, takes less than a second before crediting everyone else around her in the company: the production crew for building the stage and creating costumes and makeup, the directors and actors for taking months out of their schedule to help fulfill her vision, the businesses that fund the festival and the homes that open their doors to the cast and crew coming from off the island.

Being a woman in the theater business means Woods knows that parts aren’t always adequate or fulfilling

Photo by Ben Watanabe/Whidbey News-Times

Rose Woods is the mastermind behind the Island Shakespeare Festival, founding it in 2009, and overseeing, with the help of a board of directors, its rapid annual growth. or plentiful. She has taken it upon herself to cast the best person for the role, regardless of race or gender, so long as the meaning isn’t lost. That means she would never take away the racial element of “Othello” or the gender issues of “Much Ado About Nothing.” Most everything else, however, can be changed, she said. In this season, 11 women and 10 male actors make up the stage company.

“There are more male playwrights, more male roles,” she said of theater in general. “We sort of tip the apple cart.”

Having founded the festival with little more than a dream and a few backers, Woods was more than the director. She did the casting, found the production help to build the stage, made costumes, did makeup and hair, and handled marketing and fundraising --- just about

everything short of actually acting on stage.

“I’ve sewn curtains,” Woods said, followed by a quick laugh. “I was just sewing costumes.”

Just a few feet behind her are books thickly painted in single hues of blue, green, yellow, red, orange, black and brown. Some prop up an old cabin door used as an angled, raised platform in center stage. The few dozen books were stacked as blocking and visual cues and props. Those, too, were partly procured and painted by Woods and others in the festival company.

“We’re a roll-up-yoursleeves company,” she said.

“I think we always will be.”

With the growth of the festival in recent years, the group’s staff has increased, allowing Woods to leave behind some of those tasks.

She remains the overseer of the event but can still be found hammering in stakes

for the tent, grabbing chairs or spreading straw around the field.

“I see her out here working from 8 a.m. in the morning to 10 p.m. at night,” Neff said.

The season runs from mid-July to mid-September this year. Even though it covers about 30 performances, planning for each season is a year-round occupation for Woods. The 2016 productions are already set, and the 2017 plays are beginning to take shape.

Even as she continues to expand her “big picture” role as the artistic director and brings in outside help to direct other productions, Woods said she will always direct at least one of the plays.

“I didn’t choose theater, theater chose me,” Woods said.

“You’ve got to have a good amount of faith and a big dollop of crazy,” she added.

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Good Cheer

Check out Good Cheer’s Chairity Auction. See chairs in Good Cheer Thrift Stores. Bid on your favorite chair by logging onto www.goodcheer.org/chairity-auction.

Island County Public Health

Septic 101 & 201 Training, 5-8pm Monday, August 24, Coupeville. Get certified to inspect your gravity or pressure system. Register at www.islandcountyseptictraining.com or 360-678-7914.

Meerkerk Gardens

August 22: Bluegrass Concert, at Meerkerk Gardens, Greenbank. Bring your blankie, wine and cheese, and relax to the music of some of the area’s favorite artists. Bluegrass workshop and open mic. www.meerkerkgardens.org

North Whidbey Help House

IAM District 751 Charity Golf Tournament to benefit Help House Saturday August 29. Registration forms and information available on Help House Facebook page.

WAIF

Join WAIF at Wag ‘n’ Walk this year on Sunday, August 16th from 11am-3pm at beautiful Greenbank Farm as we celebrate shelter animals and the joy they bring us! For more information, please visit www.wagnwalk.org. See you there!

Whidbey Island Conservation District

Visit our display in the Burrier Building at the Whidbey Island Fair, August 6 – 9, highlighting our free resource management services tailored to your farm, forest, and backyard needs. www.whidbeycd.org

Whidbey Island Nourishes

Summer Frolic - Jumpin’ Gypsy Jazz. A benefit dinner and auction for WIN, Saturday, August 1st, 6 pm at the beautiful Gerber/Hudson property. Tickets $125. Reservations and more information at www.whidbeyislandnourishes.org or by calling 360-221-7787. Help feed kids in need on South Whidbey with your support.

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CHURCH NOTES n Camp Discovery — Jesus at Work Through Us VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL, 9 a.m. to noon, July 20-24, at Concordia Lutheran Church, located at the corner of NE 7th Avenue and Oak Harbor Street. Open to children ages 3-12. Contact the church for information. 360-675-2548 n Oak Harbor Assembly of God is accepting registrations for VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL. The Vacation Bible School is open to children in grades kindergarten through fifth and will take place from 6-8:30 p.m., July 27-31. Free. For more information and to register, contact the church at 360-6754852 or visit www.oakharborag.com 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

BIRTHS

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JOSEPH RAYMOND CRANE, 8 pounds, 6 ounces, was born June 19. He is the son of Robert and Teresa Crane.

GREYSON DANIEL MCGUINNESS, 7 pounds, 13.5 ounces, was born June 26. He is the son of Matthew and Lauren McGuinness.

AMELIA ZARA NAVARRO, 5 pounds, was born July 3. She is the daughter of Andrew and Renelen Navarro.

VICTORIA GALE MILLER, 6 pounds, 8.5 ounces, was born July 9. She is the daughter of Jared and Kimberly Miller.

NATALEIA JANETTE BOYLES, 8 pounds, 9 ounces, was born July 11. She is the daughter of Monette and Jacob Boyles.

ARES LEE BECK, 9 pounds, 5 ounces, was born July 13. He is the son of Ruel and Sherry Beck.

WHIDBEY GENERAL HOSPITAL DESTINY JASMINE GAILEY, 8 pounds, 10 ounces, was born July 1. She is the daughter of Germelyn and Derek Gailey of Oak Harbor.

JAYLEE MARIE LYONS, 8 pounds, 1 ounce, was born July 3. She is the daughter of Joella Stotts and Jeffrey Lyons.

SAVANNA GENE TASSIE, 7 pounds, 13 ounces, was born July 5. She is the daughter

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 Climb to Everest with VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL at Oak Harbor First United Methodist Church. The church is located at 1050 SE Ireland St. School will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, Aug. 3-7. Open to all children ages 3 (must be potty trained) through 12. Sign up at oakharborfumc.org Contact Kathi Winnenberg at 224-730-0858 or Jake Howell at 503-910-5887 for more information. 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. To register, call the school office at 360-675-2831.

of Sharlie and Seth Tassie of Coupeville.

EVA MARIE-CLAIRE ALLEN, 7 pounds, 12 ounces, was born July 9. She is the daughter of Barnaby Allen and Christina Gibeault of Oak Harbor.

PIPER MCKINLEIGH HENDRICK, 7 pounds, was born July 11. She is the daughter of Erin and John Hedrick of Oak Harbor.

AUTUMN MOON STONE, 7 pounds, 9 ounces, was born July 15. She is the daughter of Timothy Stone and Monika Koziol of Oak Harbor.

REESE ANNALYNN MOY WILLIAMS, 8 pounds, 12 ounces, was born July 15. She is the daughter of Troy and Shannon Williams of Oak Harbor.

IAN MARKUS PHILP, 9 pounds, 15 ounces, was born July 18. He is the son of Christopher Philp and Jeannie Eaves of Oak Harbor.

GREENBANK BIRTH CENTER ZAILA LOUISE WESTERFIELD, 8 pounds, 4 ounces, was born at home on July 8. She is the daughter of Latonia and Isaiah Westerfield of Coupeville.

LINCOLN ALAN FOLKESTAD, 7 pounds, was born at home on June 12. He is the son of Courtney Boyd and Brian Folkestad of Oak Harbor.

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Oak Harbor. Learn how and where to fly and how to operate your RC safely.

Group flies everything from RC gliders to turbine jet aircraft. www.wircsrc.com

July 25

Friends of Meerkerk Picnic, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., July 25, at 3531 Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank. Free. Don Lee, president of the board, will deliver a “state of the gardens” update; officers will be elected; and volunteers and friends recognized. A potluck will follow the business meeting. All are welcome. meerkerk@whid bey.net, 360-678-1912.

Whidbey Island YogaFest, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., July 25, at Fort Nugent Park, Oak Harbor. All are welcome. Admission is free; bring a canned food item to donate to the Help House. Easy yoga in the park, live music and raffles. unsizeme@comcast.net, 360929-9336.

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There will be a free raffle for a chance to win a yard waste compost bin. The class will be taught by Janet Hall, WSU Waste Wise program coordinator. A Discover Pass is required for parking. 360-678-7974, halljn@wsu.edu

Free composting class, 9:30 a.m., July 25, at Fort Casey State Park at the compost demonstration site near the lighthouse. Learn the basics of composting.

Lavender Wind Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., July 25 and 26, at Lavender Wind Farm, 2530 Darst Road, Coupeville. Free. Browse booths showcasing local ar-

Renaissance at the Farm, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., July 25, at Greenbank Farm.

A celebration of renaissance past and present. Highlights include games and entertainment as well as presentations on subjects such as falconry and brewing. Free.

Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival Juried Art Gallery, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., July 25-27, at the Coupeville Rec Hall. Entries for the Coupeville Festival Art Gallery will be accepted during this time. Contact Margaret Livermore at livermores@hotmail.com or download the prospectus at www.coupevillefestival.com Main Street Collision 30 Year Anniversary Celebration, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., July 25, at 19762 SR 20, Coupeville. Main Street

Collision will host a thanksgiving celebration in honor of 30 years of business.

Bring a canned food item for the Help House food drive.

Prizes, food, tour of the facility. 360-678-4322.

Sunday July 26

Bounce Mania, noon to 6 p.m., July 26, at Greenbank Farm. The free event includes bounce houses, a dunk tank, bean bag toss, face painting, golf putting and more. This is a family event for children ages 2-14.

Children must be accompanied by an adult guardian.

Monday July 27

July 28

Explore Summer: Hero Training Camp, 1-1:45 p.m. and 3-3:45 p.m., July 28, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room.

Free. Find the hero inside you. We’ll read stories, play games and sing songs about heroes. Wear a hero costume and take a selfie to share. For children ages 6-11 and their caregivers. 360675-5115.

Team Tsunami Dragon Boat Practice, 5:30 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays, at the Oak Harbor Marina.

Join Dragon Boat Team Tsunami, a diverse group of people who enjoy the sport of dragon boating, for a complimentary practice. For adults. Contact Lori Rhodenbaugh at rhodenbaugh@ sprintmail.com or 360-2409105.

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Create Your Unique Story, 2-4 p.m., July 29, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room. Free. For teens. There is a unique story inside you. Is it a tragic romance? Are there dragons? Historical figures that are actually interplanetary scouts bent on dominating Earth? Join us for writing prompts to quickly write your story. 360-675-5115.

Baby and Me Storytime, 9:30-10:15 a.m., July 29, at Coupeville Library.

Silly stories, happy songs, rhymes and activities that inspire a love of reading.

For newborns through 24 months. Caregiver required.

Free admission. 360-6784911.

Hero Training Camp, 1-2 p.m. and 3-4 p.m., July 29, at the Coupeville Library. Free. Read stories, play games and sing songs about heroes. Wear a hero costume and take a selfie to share. For children ages 6-11 and their caregivers.

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

West Beach Trash Bash, 9 a.m. to noon, July 29, at Libbey Beach Park, north of Coupeville. Join Land Trust volunteers and clean up the Libbey Beach and Morgan tideland areas.

Bring work gloves. Tools, snacks and drinks will be provided. Contact the Whidbey Camano Land Trust at projects@wclt.org

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Island County Amateur Radio Club meeting, 9 a.m., July 25, at the County Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 1 NE Sixth Street, Coupeville. Volunteer radio license examiners will be on site to provide information and schedule federal ham radio exams for interested persons. www. w7avm.org, k7na@w7avm.org

Friends of Ebey’s Summer Picnic on the Prairie, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., July 25, at the Pacific Rim Institute, 180 Parker Road, Coupeville. Enjoy a traditional, locally-sourced picnic while enjoying one of Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve’s treasures. Learn about another Ebey’s Forever Grant Recipient and play traditional games like Rockwell beanbag toss. The picnic costs $75 per person. alixleigh@mac.com, 206-3999064, www.friendsofebeys.org

tisans, wander through the fields of lavender and enjoy live music, food and beverages. info@lavenderwind.com, 360-544-4132.

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Sail-What-You-Gotta Regatta, noon to 5 p.m., July 25, at Lone Lake. All small sail and paddle boats are invited to sail Lone Lake, including kayaks, canoes, stand-up paddle boards and row boats. No boat?

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BARISTA For more information please visit: www.whidbey.com EEOE CIRCULATION ASSISTANT is being sought by the Whidbey News-Times for 24 hours per week.

Must be a team player and work independently in the office and in the field. Hours vary and inc l u d e s o m e S a t u r d ay h o u r s. C o m p u t e r a n d basic office skills required. Duties also include occasional delivery of papers and small maintenance projects.

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Email or mail resume with cover letter to hr@soundpublishing.com or mail to Human Resources Dept., Sound Publishing, Inc., 11323 Commando Rd. W, Suite 1, Everett, WA 98204 City of Oak Harbor POLICE RECORDS & EVIDENCE SUPERVISOR $4061-$5076/mo+benefits. Working mgr. 5 yrs exp in records, law enf or related. 2 yrs supv exp. Must pass background, drivers check, criminal & drug screen.

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CREATIVE ARTIST Sound Publishing, Inc and The Whidbey News Times, a twice-weekly community newspaper located in Coupeville, WA, has an immediate opening for a full-time Creative Artist. Duties include performing ad design, designing promotional materials, providing excellent internal and external customer service. Requires excellent communication skills and the ability to wo r k i n a fa s t p a c e d deadline-oriented environment. Experience w i t h A d o b e C r e a t i ve Suite, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat strongly preferred, as is newspaper or other media experience. Must be able to work independently as well as part of a team. We offer a great work environment, health benefits, 401k, paid holidays, vacation and sick time. Please email your resume, cover letter, and a few samples of your work to: hr@soundpublishing.com

EXECUTIVE EDITOR T h e Pe n i n s u l a D a i l y News in Por t Angeles, Wash., a six-day morning newspaper and 24/7 online news operation serving the beautiful two-county North Olympic Peninsula, seeks a w e b - s a v v y exe c u t i ve editor with excellent writing, editing and pagination skills and proven m a n a g e m e n t ex p e r i ence. Reporting to the publisher, this is the No. 1 position in our newsroom. The executive editor provides day-today newsroom leadership, overseeing online n ew s c ove ra g e w h i l e spearheading the publication of our print newspaper and overseeing all its sections and special supplements.

Particularly important on the print side are firstrate InDesign skills.

T h e exe c u t i ve e d i t o r also oversees our website (avg 1.2 million page views monthly), Facebook pages and Twitter account and helps deve l o p a n d i m p l e m e n t strategies to grow the PDN’s social media, mobile and video audiences. The right candidate can identify major news and trends pertinent to our print and online readers, edit a story on deadline and help coach repor ters into tur ning their ideas into top-flight reads — and also has the ability to quickly fix a we b s i t e p r o bl e m a n d edit an occasional video or podcast.

Affordable Port Angeles, gateway to Olympic National Park and Victoria, British Columbia, gets half the rainfall of Seattle yet is close enough to enjoy Seattle as well as our rain forests, great fishing and other outdoors activities and pleasant lifestyle. ?Port Angel?es just finished second in Outside magazine’s 2015 “Best Town Ever” online contest, beating out Santa Barbara, Calif., Flagstaff, Ariz., Bar Harbor, Maine, and two western cities.

We a r e a m e m b e r o f Sound Publishing Inc., the largest community media organization in Washington state, and o f fe r a f u l l r a n g e o f fringe benefits. To apply, please e-mail to hr@soundpublishing.com (1) a resume including at least three professional references; (2) at least three relevant work samples (or a link to them); (3) a cover letter addressing the specific job requirements we’ve outlined. Please also include your salar y requirements.

Hello from Freeland ACE Hardware!

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Working Saturdays and Sundays are required.

36+ hours a week qualifies for full time benefits: Medical/401k/Discounts/Bonuses/Vacation, after passing a 90 day probationary period.

Krieg Construction looking for DIESEL MECHANIC Must have: 3 years experience working with heavy equipment, own set of mechanics tools.

CDL - Class A. Own transpor tation to and from work. Must be: Self-motivated and able to meet deadlines, able to work well with others, able to meet pre employment requirements in d r i v i n g r e c o r d , b a ck ground check and drug screening. Oak Harbor Area Salary $25 to $30 DOE medical, dental and retirement. Applications and/or resumes can be mailed or brought to the address Krieg Construction 70 W. Sleeper Rd Oak Harbor, 98277 NO PHONE CALLS EOE Employment Drug Free work environment.

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PAGINATOR Peninsula Daily News, a six-day morning newspaper serving the beautiful North Olympic Peninsula of Washington, has a full-time opening on its design/copy desk in Port Angeles. The successful c a n d i d a t e mu s t h ave demonstrated and creative layout/pagination skills using the Adobe Suite, copy editing experience, good grammar and syntax skills, be AP style-savvy, know current events, write accurate and catchy headlines and possess sharp InDesign skills (we have a Macintosh-based computer system). Daily newspaper experience preferred; will consider a t o p - d rawe r c a n d i d a t e from a weekly newspaper looking to move to a daily. The design/copy editor will produce pages and put together sections. The shift is daytime Sundays through T h u r s d ay s . T h e s u c cessful candidate also will post stories on the PDN’s website as well as have Facebook and Twitter responsibilities.

Affordable Port Angeles, gateway to Olympic National Park and Victoria, British Columbia, gets half the rainfall of Seattle yet is close enough to enjoy Seattle as well as our rain forests, great fishing and other outdoors activities and pleasant lifestyle. Por t Angeles just finished second in a national magazine’s “Best Town Ever” contest after beating out all four other We s t e r n c i t i e s i n t h e contest. Peninsula Daily News publishes two zoned a.m. editions in Clallam and Jefferson counties. Pay commensurate with experience; full benefits package includes medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), paid vacation with immediate eligibility and sick pay. Finalists may be invited to a tryout; preference given to candidates from the Northwest and We s t C o a s t . P l e a s e send cover letter, resume and clips of pages (PDFs are acceptable) with at least three professional references to hr@soundpublishing.com

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We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an employer match.) If you are interested, please email your cover letter, r e s u m e, a n d u p t o 5 samples of your work to: hr@soundpublishing.com Please be sure to note: AT T N : E D J S J i n t h e subject line.

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LABORER ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST INSTALLATION & REPAIR TECHNICIAN OUTSIDE SALES REP For more information please visit: www.whidbey.com EEOE Tree Climber/ Arborist Full Time- Year Round Wor k perfor ming tree work! We are Licensed, Bonded & Insured.

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REPORTER The award-winning newspaper Whidbey News-Times is seeking an energetic, detailedoriented reporter to write articles and features. Experience in photography and Adobe InDesign p r e fe r r e d . A p p l i c a n t s must be able to work in a team-oriented, deadline-driven environment, possess excellent writing skills, have a knowledge of community news and be able to write about multiple topics. Must relocate to Whidbey Island, WA. This is a fulltime position that includes excellent benefits: medical, dental, life insurance, 401k, paid vacation, sick and holidays. EOE . No calls please. Send resume with cover letter, three or more non-retur nable clips in PDF or Text format and references to hr@soundpublishing.com or mail to: HR/GARWNT Sound Publishing, Inc. 11323 Commando Rd W Everett, WA 98204

TRANSIT BUS OPERATOR ENTRY-LEVEL Island Transit is accepting applications for parttime, entry-level, Transit Bus Operators.

Applications for the posit i o n a n d i n fo r m a t i o n about the job requirements can be obtained from our website at www.islandtransit.org or the Island Transit Main Facility, the Oak Harbor C i t y H a l l , C o u p ev i l l e To w n H a l l , a n d t h e Langley City Hall.

All applicable candidates will be asked to take a two-hour videotape screening test, beginning promptly at 9:00 a.m. Monday, August 3, 2015 at the Island Transit Main Facility – 19758 SR 20, Coupeville, WA 98239.

Applications must be received no later than 3pm - Wednesday, July 29, 2015 to the following address: Island Transit Transit Bus Operator Entry Level Position 19758 SR 20 Coupeville, WA 98239 Island Transit is an Equal Opportunity and M/F/D/V Employer No phone calls please.

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LABOR AND DELIVERY NURSES, Oak Harbor, WA

Full and Part time. All shifts available. Paid training. To help provide the best care to our clients with developmental disabilities.

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR ISLAND COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of ROBERT T. ROBERTS, Deceased.

No. 15-4-00172-0 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative ser ved or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020 (1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice.

If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 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 25, 2015 PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: TRACY N. GlBSON ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Jacob Cohen ADDRESS FOR MAILING OR SERVICE: Cohen, Manni, Theune & Manni, LLP Post Office Box 889 Oak Harbor, WA 98277 Cour t of probate proceedings and cause number: Island County Superior Court Island County Cour thouse Post Office Box 5000 Coupeville, WA 98239 Probate Cause Number: 15-4-00172-0 Legal No. WCW646758 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

July 25, August 1, 8, 2015.

R E A L P RO P E RT Y; PARTIES IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY; PARTIES CLAIMING A RIGHT TO POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY; ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PERSONS OR PA R T I E S C L A I M I N G ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, LIEN, OR INTEREST IN THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN Defendant(s) .

I C S O L O G N O. 1 5 R0025 NO. 14-2-00418-9 SHERIFF’S PUBLIC NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY TO: ESTATE OF KATHLEEN M. JOHNSON AKA KATE M. JOHNSON; TIM ANDERSON; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; EL CAMANO COMMUNITY CLUB; UNKNOWN HEIRS, SPOUSE, DEVISEES, A N D L E G AT E E S O F T H E E S TAT E O F KATHLEEN M. JOHNS O N A K A K AT E M .

JOHNSON; DOES 1-10 INCLUSIVE; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS OF THE SUBJECT R E A L P RO P E RT Y; PARTIES IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY; PARTIES CLAIMING A RIGHT TO POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY; ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PERSONS OR PA R T I E S C L A I M I N G ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, LIEN, OR INTEREST IN THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN: The Superior Court of Island County has directed the undersigned Sheriff of Island County (through his designee) to sell the proper ty described below to satisfy a judgment in the above entitled action: S I T U AT E I N T H E COUNTY OF ISLAND, STATE OF WASHINGTON: LOT 3, PLAT OF EL CAMANO DIV. NO 1, ACCORDING TO THE P L AT T H E R E O F R E CORDED IN VOLUME 1 1 O F P L AT S, PAG E 22, RECORDS OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON. Also commonly known as 2784 EL CAMANO ST, CAMANO ISLAND, WA 98282.

P A R C E L : S-6545-00-00003-0 ACCOUNT: 251159 The sale of the abovedescribed property is to take place: TIME: 10:00 a.m.

DATE: Friday, September 4, 2015 PLACE: FRONT STEPS ISLAND COUNTY LAW AND JUSTICE CENTER 101 NE 6TH STREET, COUPEVILLE, WASHINGTON The judgment debtor/s can avoid the sale by p ay i n g t h e j u d g m e n t amount of $87,879.27, together with interest, costs and fees before the sale date. For the exact amount, contact the Sheriff through his designee at the address stated below.

Dated this 20th day of July, 2015.

MARK C. BROWN, SHERIFF ISLAND COUNTY By:/s/Wylie Farr Wylie Farr, Chief Civil Deputy ICSO/Law & Justice Center 101 NE 6th Street PO BOX 5000 Coupeville, Washington 98239-5000

360-678-4422 ICSO Docket No. 15-R0025 Legal No. WCW646793 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

July 25, August 1, 8, 15, 2015.

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Legal Notice General Meeting of Diking District No. 2 The commissioners of Diking District No. 2 will hold a regular quarterly meeting on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at 9:00 AM. The meeting will be located at 7427 Maxwelton Road, at the corner of Maxwelton Road and Swede Hill Road. This is an open meeting and all interested parties are welcome to attend.

Legal No. WCW645671 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

July 25, 2015.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR MASTR REPERFORMING LOAN TRUST 2006-1, Plaintiff, v E S TAT E O F K AT H LEEN M. JOHNSON AKA KATE M. JOHNSON; TIM ANDERSON; B A N KO F A M E R I C A , N.A.; EL CAMANO COMMUNITY CLUB; UNKNOWN HEIRS, SPOUSE, DEVISEES, A N D L E G AT E E S O F T H E E S TAT E O F KATHLEEN M. JOHNS O N A K A K AT E M .

JOHNSON; DOES 1-10 INCLUSIVE; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS OF THE SUBJECT

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR ISLAND COUNTY In the matter of the estate of: JAMES K. CARTER, Deceased.

NO. 12-4-00276-4 NOTICE OF HEARING ON APPROVAL OF FINAL ACCOUNTING AND PETITION FOR DISTRIBUTION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE ESTATE THAT: Michael Aris Hytopoulos, administrator of the above estate has filed with the clerk of the above court the final account and petition for distribution of the estate, requesting the court to settle the final account, distribute the property of the estate to the heirs or persons entitle thereto, and discharge the administrator.

The final accounting and petition for distribution will be heard in the Island County Super ior C o u r t o n Au g u s t 1 7 , 2015, at 9:30 a.m. or as soon thereafter as this matter may be heard, at which time and place any person interested in the estate may appear and file objections to and contest the petition and/or final account.

DATED this 22nd day of July, 2015.

C H R I S TO N C. S K I N NER Attorney for Estate 791 SE Barrington Dr. Oak Harbor WA 98277 Telephone: 360-679-1240 Legal No. WCW647088 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

July 25, 2015.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ISLAND HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR MASTR REPERFORMING LOAN TRUST 2006-1, Plaintiff, v E S TAT E O F K AT H LEEN M. JOHNSON AKA KATE M. JOHNSON; TIM ANDERSON; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A; EL CAMANO COMMUNITY CLUB; UNKNOWN HEIRS, SPOUSE, DEVISEES, A N D L E G AT E E S O F T H E E S TAT E O F KATHLEEN M. JOHNS O N A K A K AT E M .

JOHNSON; DOES 1-10 INCLUSIVE; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS OF THE SUBJECT R E A L P RO P E RT Y; PARTIES IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY; PARTIES CLAIMING A RIGHT TO POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY; ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PERSONS OR PA R T I E S C L A I M I N G ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, LIEN, OR INTEREST IN THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN; Defendant(s) .

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NO. 14-2-00418-9 SHERIFF’S NOTICE TO JUDGMENT DEBTOR OF THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY TO: ESTATE OF KATHLEEN M. JOHNSON AKA KATE M. JOHNSON; TIM ANDERSON; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; EL CAMANO COMMUNITY CLUB; UNKNOWN HEIRS, SPOUSE, DEVISEES, A N D L E G AT E E S O F T H E E S TAT E O F KATHLEEN M. JOHNS O N A K A K AT E M .

JOHNSON; DOES 1-10 INCLUSIVE; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS OF THE SUBJECT R E A L P RO P E RT Y; PARTIES IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY; PARTIES CLAIMING A RIGHT TO POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY; ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PERSONS OR PA R T I E S C L A I M I N G ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, LIEN, OR INTEREST IN THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN, Defendant(s) and judgment debtor(s) and any other persons or par ties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the personal and/or real property described herein: THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ISLAND COUNTY has directed the undersigned Sheriff of Island County (through his designee) to sell the proper ty described below to satisfy a judgment in the aboveentitled action: S I T U AT E I N T H E COUNTY OF ISLAND, STATE OF WASHINGTON: LOT 3, PLAT OF EL CAMANO DIV. NO 1, ACCORDING TO THE P L AT T H E R E O F R E CORDED IN VOLUME 1 1 O F P L AT S, PAG E 22, RECORDS OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON.

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Also commonly known as 2784 EL CAMANO ST, CAMANO ISLAND, WA 98282 P A R C E L : S-6545-00-00003-0 ACCOUNT: 251159 The sale of the abovedescribed property is to take place: TIME: 10:00 a.m.

DATE: Friday, September 4, 2015 PLACE: Steps of the Island County Law & Justice Center The judgment debtor can avoid the sale by p ay i n g t h e j u d g m e n t amount of $87,879.27, together with interest, costs and fees before the sale date. For the exact amount, contact the Sheriff through his designee at the address stated below.

The property is subject to no redemption rights after sale.

The judgment debtor or debtors or any of them may redeem the above descr ibed proper ty at any time up to the end of the redemption period by paying the amount bid at the Sheriff ’s sale plus additional costs, taxes, assessments, cer tain other amounts, fees, and interest. If you are interested in redeeming the property contact the undersigned Sheriff through his designee at the address stated below to determine the exact amount necessary to redeem.

IMPORT ANT NOTICE: IF THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR OR DEBTORS DO NOT REDEEM THE PROPERTY BY 4:30 P.M. ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2015, THE PURC H A S E R AT T H E SHERIFF’S SALE WILL BECOME THE OWNER AND MAY EVICT THE O C C U PA N T F R O M THE PROPERTY UNLESS THE OCCUPANT IS THE TENANT HOLDING UNDER AN UNEXPIRED LEASE. JUDGM E N T D E B TO R O R D E B T O R S AT T H E TIME OF THE SALE, H E , S H E , T H E Y, O R A N Y O F T H E M M AY HAVE THE RIGHT TO RETAIN POSSESSION

DURING THE REDEMPTION PERIOD, IF A N Y, W I T H O U T PAYMENT OF ANY RENT OR OCCUPANCY FEE. THE JUDGMENT D E B TO R M AY A L S O HAVE A RIGHT TO RETA I N P O S S E S S I O N DURING ANY REDEMPTION PERIOD IF THE PROPERTY IS USED FOR FARMING OR IF THE PROPERTY IS BEING SOLD UNDER A MORTGAGE THAT SO PROVIDES. Dated this 20th day of July, 2015.

MARK C. BROWN, SHERIFF ISLAND COUNTY By:/s/Wylie Farr Wylie Farr, Chief Deputy ICSO/Law & Justice Center PO Box 5000 Coupeville, Washington 98239-5000 360-678-4422 ICSO Docket No. 15R0025 Legal No. WCW646799 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

July 25, August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2015.

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE The Solid Waste Division of the Island County Depar tment of Public Wor ks is applying for coverage under the S t a t e o f Wa s h i n g t o n General Permit for Biosolids Management to apply biosolids to the Sherman Field located at the end of Olson R o a d , O a k H a r b o r, Washington, Parcel No. R13219-259-0460. Biosolids are produced at the Whidbey Island S e p t a g e Tr e a t m e n t Plant located at 20062 SR-20, Coupeville, WA. Contact is Joantha Guthr ie, PO Box 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239.

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proposal is to land apply certified Class B biosolids on non-food crops from the Coupeville facility. The facility treatment process includes manual and automated screens, aerated gr it chamber, and an aerated digestion treatment process.

Treated biosolids are laborator y tested and stored in lagoons for dry season application at calculated agronomic uptake rates by tanker on non-food crops. Soils are tested annually prior to application. Test results determine application rates. Any person who wants to comment of this proposal or wants to request a public hearing or meeting must do so in writing within 30 days of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the Ecology contact listed below. If you wish to be included on an interested parties list to receive notification of activities relating to this project, please notify P u bl i c Wo r k s c o n t a c t noted below in writing and written confirmation will be provided by certified mail, return receipt requested, to each interested person or organization that their name has been placed on the list.

Amber Corfman NW Regional Biosolids Coordinator Washington State Department of Ecology 3190 160th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA 98008-5452 Amber.corfman@ ecy.wa.gov Joantha Guthrie Solid Waste Manager Island County Solid Waste PO Box 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239-5000 joanthag@ co.island. wa.us Legal No. WCW647099 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

July 25, 2015.

Public Hearing Notice Oak Harbor City Council NOTICE is hereby given that the Oak Harbor City Council will hold a public hearing in the City Hall Council Chambers, 865 SE Barrington Drive, on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter, to consider adoption of Ordinance 1712: Homeless Encampment Code.

This Ordinance will provide guidance for the safety and protection of potential encampment residents as well as regulate and minimize impacts to the residents of the neighborhood.

Anyone wishing to support or oppose this item or provide other relevant comments may do so in writing or appear in person before the Oak Harbor City Council at the time and place of said public hearing.

To assure disabled persons the opportunity to participate in or benefit from City ser vices, please provide 24-hour advance notice to the City Clerk at (360) 2794539 for additional arrangements to reasonably accommodate special needs.

Anna M. Thompson, City Clerk Legal No. WCW646664 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

July 25, 2015.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE HEARING EXAMINER HE #08-10-15 Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held before the City of Oak Harbor Hearing Examiner in the Council Chambers at City Hall on August 10, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., to consider the following item: I S L A N D V I N E YA R D COMMUNITY CHURCH - CUP 15-04

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The Hearing Examiner will consider a conditional use permit application submitted by Andi Yenna for Island Vineyard Community Church proposing to use 1080 SE Pioneer Way for church related use. The church proposes to use an existing 2,000 square foot commercial space as a meeting hall and shared parking spaces associate d w i t h t h e bu i l d i n g .

The current proposal is to accommodate approximately 74 seats. The proposal includes two classrooms for children’s church. The property is z o n e d C B D, C e n t r a l Business District and the proposed church is permitted as a conditional use in this district. The proper ty location is at 1080 SE Pioneer Way, S7585-00-00024-1.

Anyone wishing to comment on the above items or provide other relevant information may do so in writing or appear in person before the Hearing Examiner at the time and place of said public hearing. After obtaining public input and conside r i n g t h e m a t t e r, t h e Hearing Examiner may

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approve or deny the proposed application. As p a r t o f t h e a p p r ova l , conditions or limitations may be imposed.

For additional information, you may contact the City Department of Development Services in City Hall or call (360) 279-4512.

Katherine D. Gifford R e c o r d i n g Secretary Legal No. WCW647096 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

July 25, 2015.

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF ISLAND Estate of CHRISTINE ROSE MARKEN, deceased, Plaintiff, vs.

The heirs, devisees, and successors in interest of A.J. McMILLAN and E. GERTRUDE McMILLAN husband and wife; and/or also, all other persons or par ties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real proper ty descr ibed in this summons, Defendants.

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SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO THE SAID DEFENDANTS: the heirs, devisees, and successors in 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.

Yo u a r e h e r e by s u m moned to appear within sixty days after the date 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.

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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.

G E O R G I N E G AV I N , solely in her capacity as Successor in Interest of FRANCIS B. GAVIN, a deceased individual; ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF FRANCIS B. GAVIN, a deceased individual; Julian Castro, solely in his capacity as Secretary for UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, and ROES 1 through 10, inclusive.

Defendants NO. 15-2-00184-6 SUMMONS (20 DAYS) TO THE DEFENDANT/ RESPONDENT(S) ABOVE NAMED: A lawsuit has been star ted against you in the above entitled cour t by NASUPERIOR COURT OF T I O N S TA R M O R TWASHINGTON GAGE LLC dba CHAMFOR ISLAND COUNTY P I O N M O R T G A G E N AT I O N S TA R M O RT- C O M PA N Y, p l a i n t i f f .

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In order to defend against this lawsuit, you must respond to the complaint by stating your defense in writing, and by serving a copy upon the persons signing this summons within 20 days after the service of this summons, excluding the day of service, or a default judgment may be entered against you without notice. A default judgment is one where plaintiff is entitled to what he asks for because you have not responded. If you serve a notice of appearance on the undersigned person, you are entitled to notice before a default judgment may be entered.

You may demand that the plaintiff file this lawsuit with the court. If you do so, the demand must be in writing and must be served upon the persons signing this summons. Within 14 days after you ser ve the de-

mand, the plaintiff must file lawsuit with the court of the service on you of this summons and complaint will be void.

If you wish to seek the advice of an attorney in this matter you should do so promptly so that your written respond, if any, may be served on time.

This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4 of the Superior Cour t Civil Rules of the State of Washington.

DATED: April 6, 2015.

LAW OFFICES OF LES ZIEVE By:/s/Benjamin D. Petiprin Benjamin D. Petipr in, WSBA# 46071 Attorneys for Petitioner 1 1 0 0 D ex t e r Ave n u e North, Suite 100 Seattle, Washington 98109 206-866-5345 Legal No. WCW644943 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record July 18, July 25, August 1, 8, 2015.

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of urgency,” he said.

“What we have on the board now is a sense of complacency.”

CONTINUED FROM A1 Born arrived for his interview in a blue hospital scrub shirt with “Rob Born for Hospital Board.”

Born said he’s concerned most with the retention of hospital staff.

He said it’s time to stop playing politics and create an environment in which employees don’t feel they’ll lose their jobs if they disagree. He also said EMTs, who can make upward of six figures with overtime, are paid too much.

“The pay structure is skewed,” he said. “We’re overpaying some people at the top and underpaying some at the bottom.”

The hospital needs to improve its reputation and patient satisfaction, he said.

One idea to do so is getting the hospital accredited, he said.

If elected, Born said he’ll visit the hospital weekly and talk with patients.

Another plan is, as he puts it, to “quit self-inflicted wounds” by obeying all laws and regulations. As an example, he noted the hospital got dinged for not sending its financial information to the state auditor’s office.

“It’s easy enough to do,” he said.

“The Whidbey Cemetery District does it.”

Born concedes he didn’t make too many friends with hospital leaders in past years, but maintains he wants what’s best for the hospital and said he can work with other board members.

“What I hope to bring is a sense

GARDNER: Age: 71 City: Coupeville Profession: Certified Public Accountant Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, master’s degree in taxation Elected Office: Blaine City Council, state representative in House and Senate, 42nd district Moved to Island: Full-time in 2003

RITA DRUM moved to the island last year after marrying a retired Navy doctor.

She brings an academic background and self-described “compassionate heart.”

Drum said she knows hospitals after a career on the East Coast in the healthcare

industry.

Drum sees her role as commissioner as a liaison who can speak up for people in the community and explain the hospital’s practices and decisions to the public. She said it is the board’s responsibility to oversee policy but not set it.

The schism between the hospital, community and hospital staff might be healed with better communication, she said. Some of the hospital’s problems with the nurse’s union might be improved if the hospital were more up front about what it can and can’t offer future employees.

Drum said she looked into working at the hospital when she moved here and found it not a good fit

because the hospital wasn’t large enough to employ someone with her skills, adding she would be be practicing “antique medicine.”

BORN: “It’s really Age: 68 important for City: Greenbank anyone — Profession: retired nurses, physiattorney cians, anyone Education: Bachelor’s degree — to know that it’s not going to in mechanical be an interestengineering, law ing, exciting degree Elected Office: Ran hospital,” she said.

“They unsuccessfully for district court judge in are not going Oregon in 1984 to see amazMoved to Island: ing, interesting 2000 cases.”

“They need to know that going in.”

She supports affiliating with other organizations and she’d like to see board meeting times moved to evenings or weekends to make them more accessible. Doctors and other hospital staff tend to be more available in the morning, and Drum suggested the hospital consider flex-time or over time to make other meeting times possible.

One of her top priorities is the fiscal health of the hospital, and she has confidence the new chief financial officer will help the hospital get on track. She obliquely criticized her opponent Gardner, a CPA, saying “some people talk about how they manage the money for the hospital and that’s not really the job or

We Are Whidbey A 17-year veteran of the Whidbey News-Times newsroom, Jessie Stensland is well known around the community. Less known is that she is married, recently celebrated her 15th anniversary with her husband, Marc, and that she’s a mom of two, Zoe, 11, and Owen, 7.

“I actually love the job. I get to expose wrongdoers, it’s something different every day. It’s exciting to talk to the bigwigs. What’s not to like?”

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responsibility of the hospital commissioners.”

Drum, who then used the name Penny BartellS c h l a c h t e r, filed a lawsuit DRUM: against her Age: declined to former employprovide er, Good City: Coupeville S a m a r itan Profession: retired Hospital in pathology assistant and histotechnologist Long Island Education: Bachafter she was elor’s degree biofired. She told chemistry, master’s the New York degree forensic examination, pursu- Post in 2013 that she was ing an MBA fired for her Elected Office: beliefs as a None Moved to Island: fundamental 2014 Christian after she started a program to give miscarried fetuses a proper burial.

Asked about the case, Drum said said Whidbey Island voters don’t need to know about the lawsuit and it was settled in her favor.

Drum said her willingness to launch the program demonstrates she will do what’s right, even if it’s not the easy thing to do.

GEORGIA GARDNER, a CPA, said she offers voters her expertise in accounting, government finances and legislative processes as a former state legislator.

“As a CPA, we’re not doing our job unless we’re telling them how to run their businesses,” she said.

“That’s what I can feel I can offer

here.”

She was first appointed to a vacant seat and then elected two years ago. Her opponents have suggested the hospital’s finances are in trouble and Whidbey General is millions of dollars in debt.

“My opponents are confused,” she said.

The hospital purchased an expensive, mandated electronic medical records system using cash reserves.

“That’s like buying a house for cash and saying, boy, you had a big loss,” she said.

The hospital is beginning to show profits this year, although the reserve fund remains lower than ideal, she said.

Gardner said she does not favor affiliating with other hospitals. She’s concerned the hospital would lose autonomy and patients would have fewer choices, not more.

She’s been an advocate of the hospital’s home care-hospice program.

The hospital may need to take a hard look at whether it can afford EMTs if it’s forced to move them onto a more expensive pension plan designed for firefighters and police — the matter is caught up in the court. She’d also like to see hospital physical therapy services turned over to the private sector, since many physical therapists already work on the island.

She’d like to see more people attend board meetings and take advantage of hospital programs.

The board is considering hosting town hall style meetings in hopes of getting the public more involved.

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SHARPES CORNER CONTINUED FROM A1 Funds are to be collected through a 11.9 cent increase in Washington state’s gas tax.

The Sharpes Corner intersection has significant congestion, particularly during tourist season, according to state officials.

Todd Harrison, state Department of Transportation Mount Baker area assistant regional administrator, said that, as of his last assessment a few years ago, there were approximately 30,000 cars passing through the intersection each day.

Harrison estimates that the number is a bit higher now. A more recent count is yet to be completed.

Data from 2004-06 indicates that there were 80 collisions involving 152 vehicles which resulted in 51 injuries within that three-year period, Harrison said.

ROUTE 411 CONTINUED FROM A1 The 411 routes had been scheduled for cancellation Aug. 3 because state money designated for the route is running out.

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On average, there were approximately two to three collisions per month.

“I know it hasn’t gone down, it’s probably gone up,” Harrison said.

The high collision rate prompted state Transportation to begin seeking solutions in 2005. The Legislature provided funding for the project as a part of the 2005 Transportation Partnership Program.

At that time, funding for the project was a part of the 9.5 cent gas tax revenue package.

After several public meetings and extensive analysis, state DOT established a leading design proposal which involved a raised intersection over Highway 20 with a roundabout for turning only.

Before design proceeded any further, the Legislative budget delayed the project indefinitely until May 2009. Design work re-commenced in 2012, but was once again put on hold in Aug. 2013 due to a lack of funding.

and Rep. Dave Hayes, R-Camano Island, made sure $2.3 million in grant money was part of a new state transportation project bill.

Even though the governor signed the bill, he’s now reassessing its contents and no one — not the Washington State Department of Transportation, lawmakers or Island Transit — knows whether the money is coming, said Robyn Goldring, an

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Harrison said state Transportation will be revisiting the design proposals and deciding what, if any, modifications are necessary.

“We need to reevaluate and look at what has changed with land use and traffic forecast,” he said.

“We’re going to reengage the community and reengage the project, pick it up and dust it off.”

Design work will recommence this year, some time between September and December.

Harrison said he is unsure when construction will begin, but the legislative package has scheduled construction to begin some time in 2018-19.

For Whidbey Island residents and visitors, any transportation project, the construction will impact commuters in the short-term, Harrison said.

The long-term benefits will outweigh temporary inconvenience, he said.

“It has huge benefits for folks that travel.”

Island Transit administrative manager.

Goldring met with state Transportation officials Thursday.

“We just don’t know if it’s going ahead and whether we’ll have it or not,” she told the board.

Island Transit will pay for the extra months with savings from lower gas prices.

Board Chairman Rick Almberg also

floated the idea of adding a transfer station at the entrance of Deception Pass State Park, which has a turnaround wide enough to accommodate buses, or Soundview Shopper, located off Highway 20.

Almberg said state parks officials seemed interested but didn’t give a “yes.”

The owner of Soundview Shopper supports the idea, he said.

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ABUZZ CONTINUED FROM A1 Honeybees have taken up residence behind Staley’s craft store after she allowed one of her quilting students, a beekeeper, to bring a manmade hive from home.

The idea seemed to make perfect sense to Staley, who’s heard about the sharp decline of the world’s honeybee population over the past decade.

She’s become more educated about bees and other pollenating insects’ critical link to plant reproduction.

Anita Anderson-Johnson, owner/broker at Island Brokers Realty and beekeeping enthusiast, suggested to Staley that a hive behind the her Quilter’s Workshop could be beneficial to the

nearby ornamental, fruit and vegetable gardens at Hal Ramaley Memorial Park and the Imagine Permaculture Food Forest along Bayshore Drive.

She also thought the store was isolated enough from other businesses to not cause a problem with the public.

Honeybees were seen buzzing around both gardens this week, traveling from one colorful flower to the next.

Their range is about two miles, Anderson-Johnson said.

“That park is so beautiful,” Anderson-Johnson said.

“With all of its flowers, we thought it would be a lovely place to put a new beehive above the park and of course where nobody can find it.”

Dave Anderson, building official with the City of Oak Harbor, said he wasn’t aware of any city ordinance that

would prevent a business owner from having a beehive on his or her property.

“If it becomes a nuisance, they start stinging people or become aggressive, then we have to deal with them,” Anderson said.

The bees reside in a hive at the rear of the property far away from where the public should come into contact without intentionally seeking them out.

Staley and AndersonJohnson serve as their caretakers, which includes cleaning out and refilling a jar with sugar water daily.

Staley said the buzzing bees can be intimidating but she tries not to show fear when she removes the jar from the top of the hive to refill it.

In the week since she’s had the hive, she said she’s never been stung.

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“All I’m getting out of it is a little jar of honey,” Staley said with a smile, “and a lot of knowledge.”

Honeybee colonies have been disappearing at alarming rates over the past decade due to stressors that include pathogens, parasites, decreased habitat, exposure to pesticides and lack of nutritional resources.

The White House in May outlined a national strategy to expand research and education and to increase pollinator habitat.

Colony Collapse Disorder was the name given to the phenomenon in 2006 that described honeybees’ sudden and widespread disappearance. Adult worker bees were abandoning hives, leaving behind the queen and some immature bees.

Anderson-Johnson said she split one of her overflow-

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A honeybee doesn’t want to leave a jar that was holding sugar water at the Quilter’s Workshop in Oak Harbor. ing hives on her home property and started the new hive downtown.

She said the new residents are doing well.

She’s fascinated by honeybees and their behavior.

“A female bee will go out and find a good source of

nectar,” Anderson-Johnson said. “She’ll come back and do a waggle dance in the hive to tell everybody.”

A honeybee was seen waggling at the entrance to the hive Wednesday, seemingly pleased with its new surroundings.

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