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Boeing in Puget Sound:

A Century of Partnership

oeing is coming up on a special year. In July, the company will be 100 years old. It’s a great success story, but Boeing didn’t do it alone. They’ve had incredible support from the community. It’s this special relationship between Boeing and its Puget Sound neighbors that will make its second century even better for the company and the communities where its employees live and work. Boeing and Puget Sound have come far in their journey together. Today, they’re major partners in international trade – with aerospace accounting for over half the state’s exports last year. Boeing is the largest single exporter in the U.S. – an important engine of the economy and a creator of jobs in the Puget Sound area. Although Puget Sound is home to a number of major companies, Boeing remains the state’s largest private employer, with over 80,000 employees based here in Washington. In the past five years, Boeing and Amazon together accounted, directly or indirectly, for more than 40 percent of the jobs created in the Puget Sound region. Commercial aviation is growing around the world, and Boeing’s success in global markets supports rising production rates in Boeing factories around Puget Sound. At the same time, as Boeing increases its international growth, it is also providing support in Puget Sound communities where the majority of its employees live.

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Boeing employees are also playing a leadership role in supporting their communities where they live and work. Through the Employees Community Fund of Boeing Puget Sound, more than $9 million in financial assistance was provided to local nonprofits to boost education, human services and veterans support. The company is also inspiring the next generation of Puget Sound leaders. More than 650 Everett middle school students have participated in Boeing programs focused on energy efficiency and renewable energy. Students are also learning about clean energy and energy conservation due in part to a Boeing-funded science curriculum within the Everett School District. Boeing partners with Everett Community College to train aviation mechanics, and has contributed more than $9 million to the United Way of Snohomish County and other organizations dedicated to service. For the past five years, Boeing employees have volunteered to encourage recycling, employee engagement and community volunteering companywide. The Sustainables, a Green Team based in the Puget Sound, has completed about 80 site-based projects since 2010, contributing to a 74 percent increase in recycling and environmental education initiatives at the local sites. Boeing also supports military personnel and families. The Employees Community Fund awarded a grant to USO Northwest to support the construction on a new USO Welcome Center at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, which will serve more than 10,000 military personnel and their families each month. Boeing is lead supporter for Rally Point 6, a nonprofit that helps veterans seeking employment, educational opportunities, assistance with benefits, housing or transition advice. Since the center opened in March 2014, more than 1,750 military, veterans and their families have found support. With Boeing winning in growing the aerospace marketplace, Puget Sound residents will see a win of their own. As the state’s largest employer, Boeing has shown a commitment to giving time, talent and resources to build up the communities its employees call home.

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Boeing support for Puget Sound communities

Boeing is an important presence in Washington state and in the lives of its residents, and has become a catalyst for positive change in millions of lives. In 2014, Boeing, its employees and retirees gave more than $50 million to Washington state charities and nonprofit organizations. The continued growth in aviation means the Puget Sound region stands to receive continued strong community support for health and human services, arts, environmental, culture and civic engagement.

Boeing is working to significantly expand Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) educational opportunities for Puget Sound youth.

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with Island County. There are two zones within the rural area of intense development: rural center (commercial) and rural residential. Anything that was already developed within the area,

A state judicial body last week gave Island County until Nov. 10 to say how and when it will comply with a decision the body issued this summer. But two Island County Commissioners insisted the county will not be pushed. “It has been four months since the final decision and order were issued,” wrote the Growth Management Hearings Board on Oct. 26. That is “sufficient time within which to take steps.” The hearings board also required the county to file a status report on Dec. 18, as required in the June 24 order. In that order, the hearings board ruled in favor of Whidbey Environmental Action Network (WEAN), requiring that the county protect its only Natural Area Preserve and follow the state’s Growth Management Act by protecting critical areas using the best available science. Specifically, it ordered the county to safeguard the habitat of rare plants, prairies, oak woodlands and the Western

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Sherryl Christie leads a small group during a Clinton Community Council meeting Thursday night with the Island County planning department. Several ideas included ways to attract and keep people in the commercial hub along the highway.

Clinton rallies to ready comp plan Absentee property owners, sewers, industry cited as Clinton woes, needs By BEN WATANABE South Whidbey Record Getting people to think about Clinton’s future went hand-in-hand with discussions of current woes and challenges such as a lack of sewers, absentee property owners, and needed industry during an Island

County planning meeting Thursday night. With about 40 people in attendance, Clinton Community Council leaders set out what Clinton’s rural area of intense development (RAID) is, why it was established and what it allows. The state-mandated and court-defended area is practically set in stone, said Brad Johnson, principal planner

Attorney General’s brief says district judge overstepped By JESSIE STENSLAND Whidbey News Group

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Island County District Judge Bill Hawkins listens to a recording in a hearing prior to hospital administrator Linda Gipson’s trial.

The state Attorney General’s Office argues that an Island County District Court judge committed “three fundamental errors of law” in awarding reimbursement of legal fees to a hospital administrator acquitted of assault. Stephen Fairchild, assistant attorney general, filed an opening brief in Island County Superior Court this week. It lays out the attorney general’s arguments for appealing the reimbursement decision. The award was so excessive, the brief

states, that it was “over five times the amount awarded in any other reported selfdefense reimbursement case.” Whidbey General Hospital Chief Nursing Officer Linda Gipson was acquitted during a trial in Island County District Court this summer of assaulting a restrained patient. Following the verdict, district court Judge Bill Hawkins ruled — over the prosecutor’s objection — that Gipson’s $250,000 in legal fees should be reimbursed through a special state fund for criminal defendants who are acquitted on the basis of selfdefense.

Since Whidbey General Hospital paid for Gipson’s attorney fees, the hospital may be out $250,000 if the appeal is successful. Gipson’s attorney, Andrew Schwarz of Seattle, previously emphasized that the appeal only concerns the narrow issue regarding the reimbursement and has nothing to do with his client’s acquittal; double-jeopardy rules prevent her from being tried again. Fairchild argues in his opening brief, however, that Hawkins abused his disSEE JUDGE, A11

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Callison, Gardner, Fey still ahead in mayor, WGH races By JUSTIN BURNETT South Whidbey Record Tim Callison remains ahead in the race for Langley mayor as are the two Whidbey General Hospital incumbents seeking reelection to the board, according to the latest ballot count. The Island County Auditor’s Office released updated general election results Thursday evening. Callison had 296 votes, or 53.4 percent, compared to challenger Sharon Emerson’s 258 votes, or 46.5 percent. Callison’s 38-vote lead is six votes less than his 44-vote lead on election night. In the hospital commissioner races, Georgia Gardner is still way ahead of

Callison Rob Born in their contest for position 2. Gardner has 8,974 votes, 60 percent, to Born’s 6,058, or 40 percent. The bid for position 4 is much more narrow. Nancy

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the campaign of a potential conflict of interest. On the South Whidbey School Board, Shawn Nowlin was elected in an uncontested race with 3,158 votes. She replaces Steve Scoles. Incumbent directors Linda Racicot, Julie Hadden and Damian Greene, all of whom ran unopposed, were elected to new terms. South Whidbey Fire/EMS will see a new face on the board with the successful election of Frank Mestemacher, with 3,138 votes, as will the South Whidbey Parks and Recreation District with Dennis Hunter; Mestemacher replaces Commissioner Mike Helland, and Hunter will take over for Joel Gerlach. Those races were unopposed. Jack Ng and Ed Halloran, incumbents Port of South Whidbey commissioners,

were elected to new terms as were South Whidbey Parks and Recreation District incumbent Don Wood. Similarly, incumbent Freeland Water and Sewer District Commissioner Eric Hansen will have another term earning 196 votes, as will Bob Miller on the Holmes Harbor Sewer District board, 169 votes. Paul Kiernan is new to the board, taking the seat occupied by Stan Walker. Kiernan earned 171 votes. The port, parks and sewer district races were all uncontested. In other Whidbey races, Bob Severns is handily beating Jim Campbell for Oak Harbor mayor — both are city councilmen — with 62 percent of the vote, or 2,170 votes. Campbell has 38 percent, or 1,331. Mayor Scott Dudley did not seek reelec-

tion. Coupeville also has a new mayor, Molly Hughes. The town councilwoman ran uncontested and brought in 540 votes. She will replace longtime Mayor Nancy Conard, who is retiring at the end of the year. According to the Auditor’s Office, 22,637 ballots have been counted countywide. There are 50,531 registered voters in Island County, which equals a voter turnout of 44.8 percent, the office reported. The office estimates there are no more ballots to count, but is planning another ballot count for any that may come in next week Thursday, Nov. 12. The election results will be certified Nov. 24.

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Fey has maintained her lead over Erika Carnahan, claiming 50.55 percent of the vote, or 6,093 votes. Carnahan has 49.45 percent, or 5,960 — a difference of 133 votes. Though close, it’s not enough to demand a recount. Back to Langley, the city council will have a new face with the election of Ursula Shoudy. She ran unopposed for position 3, the seat currently occupied by Jim Sundberg. He did not seek reelection. Shoudy got 316 votes. City Council incumbents Bruce Allen and Robin Black both ran unopposed for additional terms, though Black is expected to resign at the end of the year if Callison maintains his lead; Black is his wife, and she promised to step down if he was elected to settle concerns voiced during

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Having successfully moved down the road, the Langley Whale Center will celebrate with a grand reopening Saturday, Nov. 14.

Meet authors of orca literature, get free posters and children’s temporary tattoos, and meet the staff during the event.

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Authors David Neiwert and Sandra Pollard will join Orca Network co-founders Howard Garrett and Susan Berta. Books will be for sale and the authors are happy to autograph theirs works, “Of Orcas and Men,” “Puget Sound Whales for Sale,” and “Orcas in our Midst.” There will also be music about Lolita, the orca captured in Penn Cove several decades ago, performed by Audri Cooke, the youth docent of the whale center.

A traveling exhibit, “Whales in our Midst,” is on display courtesy of the Bainbridge Historical Society and Center for Whale Research. The new space at 115 Anthes Ave., has more room for classes, author talks, movies and expansion of the Youth Activity Program. There is also a larger gift shop, from which sales help offset operations costs for the Langley Whale Center, according to a press release.

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Veterans group seeks funds for programs The Whidbey Veterans Resource Center has announced the start of its fall fundraising drive. The organization, located in the Bayview area off Highway 525, relies on support from community businesses and residents; their financial contributions help keep the doors open for veteran support services, as well as its Swim Free program. According to a recent news release, more than 13,000 veterans call

Whidbey home — the highest per capita rate in the state. Of these, more than 2.3 are younger veterans and more than 2.5 are classified as disabled. “Since our opening we have assisted vets and their families in accessing services, providing ongoing support groups, and sponsored or supported multiple needed projects,” the release said. “Of special significance, our annual Stand Down this past August

served nearly 70 veterans and their families in accessing much-needed assistance in support services such as housing, clothing, health services, connecting with VA (Veterans Administration) benefits and assistance dealing with trauma.” To donate to the resource center, email Program Coordinator April Pomeroy at AprilP.wvrc@gmail.com or call 360-331-8081.

Members sought for veterans board The Island County Veterans Advisory Board is looking for new members. The group is responsible for communicating to the Island County commissioners the needs of indigent veterans, the resources available to them, and programs that could benefit veterans and their families. Service on the board is voluntary, though expenses are reimbursed. According to a recent news release, the goal is to have a diverse board of men and women who served in the military during any past conflict, including Vietnam, the Gulf War, Bosnia and post 9-11 operations, at home or abroad. Those interested in applying should email Island County Veterans Services Coordinator Dana Sawyers at d.sawyers@ co.island.wa.us or call her at 360-632-7328.

There are precious few veterans of the two World Wars around

these days, and with the passage of time and the precedence of the last decade’s conflicts in the Middle East, we now hear less from or about our Vietnam vets. But you likely know someone, in your family or through friends, who has done a tour of duty in the war on terror. No matter the setting for their service, retiring or returning members of the military must eventually face the challenge of redefining themselves as civilians — especially those who have been in high-risk combat situations. Whether career soldiers or whether they simply answered a call of conscience to serve our country for a few years, veterans need to know that the community appreciates their personal contributions. Let’s make sure we do what we can to help veterans reintegrate into our town, first of all, by understanding that it might be hard for them to see themselves as anything but soldiers. Basic training, esprit-decorps, and especially war will do that to a person. Don’t be shy about greeting retirees or returning soldiers with a word of thanks for their service. If your personal and political convictions won’t allow

for that, nothing is stopping you from a simple, “I’m glad you’re home safe.” Issues such as boredom, post-traumatic stress, physical injury, and even just feeling out of synch with age-group peers might complicate an individual veteran’s ability to reintegrate. Keep that in mind, and at work, at college, and at home, step up to an opportunity to oﬀer support, understanding, and encouragement to a veteran.

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COUNTY Two-car crash snarls highway A two-car crash shut down Highway 525 in Freeland for more than three hours Thursday night. The crash occurred at about 5 p.m. when a woman driving a Subaru was exiting the Eagles Aerie and struck by a southbound Dodge Caravan. After the impact, the Subaru slid off the road and into an embankment on the side of the road, emergency responders said. Both drivers were able to exit their vehicles. A man driving the Caravan was transported to Whidbey General Hospital. Medical respondents were still examining the woman for injuries after the accident. “I think every airbag deployed, the vehicle did its job,” said Mike

CORRECTION In the story, “Park district campground a done deal,” on page 1 of the Wednesday, Nov. 4 issue of The Record, the date of the first public input meeting was incorrectly stated. It will occur after a design firm is hired by the South Whidbey Parks District.

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A Toyota crashed into a Chevrolet Astrovan carrying three children on Fish Road on Friday morning. No one was injured.

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neck pain, but that the children were unharmed. He also said the man driving the Toyota appeared to be OK. “There were three little kids in the van,” Cotton said. “They were all belted and they’re all fine.” Another similar accident happened at the same intersection in mid-October; a woman reportedly ran a stop sign on Woodard and struck a vehicle headed toward Freeland.

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Second Street rain garden redo may cost Langley $2,000 By BEN WATANABE South Whidbey Record Overgrown grasses and dead or dying vine maple trees on Second Street became enough of an eyesore that a Langley community organization has come forward and offered to redo the city garden on its own. The Langley Main Street Association presented its design for renovating the garden that was only built and planted in June 2014. It was promptly approved by the city council and mayor at the council’s Nov. 2 meeting. Janet Ploof, president of the association, said the group’s volunteers were prepared to remove the existing plants, tend to the soil and prepare it, plant new sedge and iris varieties, and put in a small pathway through the length of the garden. The new plants would be better selections for the space, she said. “It doesn’t grow and flop over,” Ploof said at the council meeting. The city council asked the mayor to make it happen at its meeting Monday. As of Thursday, city Public Works employees had removed the sedges and trees, leaving the 600-square-foot garden a long, brown streak of dirt. Having an outside group take over a task that appeared to be solely in the domain of the city’s public works department was not unusual. Mayor Fred McCarthy and Public Works Director Stan Berryman

said there has been a long histor y of cooperation between residents and the city, with some services provided by both. That includes Main Street. “These are the people that put so much work into the other gardens and bumpout spaces, so the city can show its support,” McCarthy said. Other cities have grappled with the worry over workers’ rights and having labor undermined by volunteer efforts. In Langley’s case, there was a legacy of shared responsibility between residents and government. “We’ve had several collaborative projects with Main Street,” Berryman added. The project was part of a $2.2 million redesign of Second Street between Anthes and Cascade avenues in 2014. The sidewalks were widened, a plaza in the middle of the road section was installed as a placemaking feature in front of Callahan’s Firehouse, utility lines were replaced and a new road surface installed. The rain garden was built by KPG, the firm contracted for the entire project. Located near the Anthes Avenue intersection, just in front of Windermere Real Estate and the Langley Village, storm water from Cascade Avenue flows down to Second Street and collects at the rain garden. Plants help store and filter it before rejoining the creek that lets out at Seawall Park. As a rain garden, it functioned well, said McCarthy,

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Bryan Hamilton and Tim Grove, employees with Langley Public Works, dig out a couple hundred plants from a rain garden on Second Street. The plants became an eyesore to several business owners and residents this summer. when the issue first came to light in August. But after a prolonged hot and dry summer, the sedges grew long and could not support themselves erect. Falling over, the rain garden looked like an out-of-control lawn. Even the mayor acknowledged that the rain garden, the only one in town not managed or planned by the Langley Main Street Association, looked out of place; the mayor called it the “poor stepsister.” All of the new rain garden

work will be accomplished for about $1,500, Ploof said. She asked the city to consider paying for the plants, which will be purchased at a discounted rate through one of its members. As with past tasks handled by the Langley Main Street Association, the money will be reimbursed from the city’s public works budget. There was enough money in 2015 coffers to cover the cost, said Berryman, and will not impact any other work in the city.

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Viewpoint Old growth presents new park challenges By SUE ELLEN WHITE I am a fourth-generation Pacific Northwesterner. My earliest and strongest memories are tied to our family place at Welches, Oregon along the Salmon River in the shadow of Wy’East (Mt. Hood). It is where our extended family gathered summers, holidays and weekends amid the primeval forest with the woodland floor of moss, nurse logs, ferns and berries and with towering trees above. Our playground as kids was this old-growth forest and the river bank. We were what is now termed “free-range” children who came back to the rambling cabin when we got hungry. A year or so after I moved to the island in 1970 I discovered South Whidbey State Park. It was different from the woods I’d roamed here. The trees were huge and the trail and camp area reminded me of the forest of my youth. Later, I was one of those who worked to stop the clearcutting of the 255-acre forest, known as Classic U, in 1977. The campaign continued for 15 years, culminating in the addition of this forest to South Whidbey State Park. More than a thousand local folks got involved in one way or another. The groundswell of our community was heard all the way to Olympia. Along the way, the expanded park lodged itself into the collective soul of the community. The forest at Classic U was unlike any other place on South Whidbey with the smells, sounds and particular light of my childhood, resonating deep in my bones. Several years ago, in response to the Legislature’s decision to shrink tax support to our state parks, the Friends of South Whidbey State Park was formed. I became a member. The nonprofit’s mission is to support the park and the much-reduced park staff with work parties, summer programs and events. Our volunteers have enjoyed the remarkable diversity of South Whidbey State Park with its lush woods, scenic trails, spacious campgrounds, magnificent wetlands, expansive beach and all else that it has to offer. And, we’ve had darn good times at our numerous work parties and

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Opportunity Council celebrates 50 years Editor, In our fast-paced world of constant change and new challenges around every corner, it is easy to overlook the constant pillars in our community. For the past 50 years, Opportunity Council has been one of those pillars in Island, San Juan and Whatcom counties, providing resources and services to people in need. The Opportunity Council was organized in November 1965 by a group of citizens and recognized by the federal government as the local “community action” agency. Agencies like this started all across the country when President Lyndon B. Johnson declared unconditional

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“war on poverty.” President Johnson outlined initiatives aimed at addressing poverty, including establishing local community action agencies. It’s easy to romanticize that President Johnson’s actions flipped a switch and the war on poverty started here and across the county. But the driving force was really a groundswell of concern and caring by community leaders to do right by their fellow citizens by addressing poverty and inequities. So where are we after 50 years? Has the war been won? In 1964 about 19 percent of the total population was living in poverty in the U.S. Today, about 15 percent are living in poverty. While that number is decreasing, it is still too high. Much too high. Each percentage point represents millions of lives. We must remain steadfast in our work with families and individu-

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Obituary Robert A. Engle

Robert Alan “Bob” Engle died on Oct. 31, 2015, at Whidbey General Hospital at the age of 74. Bob was born on Oct. 1, 1941, at the Polly Harpole Maternity Home in Coupeville, to Robert E. and Iris I. (Minahan) Engle. Bob lived his entire life in Coupeville, except for the six months he was stationed at Ft. Knox, Kentucky. Bob attended Coupeville High School and graduated in the Class of 1959. Bob was a farmer all of his life and proud to call himself a farmer. He started working the family farm as a young boy. At the age of 14, he joined his father and brother Len, forming Robert Engle and Sons Farm. Bob became the fourth-generation

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events. With the closure of the campground this year new challenges face the Friends — and the community. Based on the presence of diseases and declining old-growth tree health in the campground, a longrange planning process was begun by state parks to identify the best options for managing the future

farmer to work the family farm that was begun by his great grandfather W.B. Engle and was carried on by his grandfather Carl T. Engle and his father, Robert E. Engle. Bob was called to active duty with the United States Army in 1964 and was honorably discharged six years later after serving his country in the Army Reserves. Upon completion of basic training in Kentucky, Bob returned to Coupeville via a cross-country road trip with his soon-to-be fiancé and in-laws. Bob proposed to Cheryl Sherman in Pierre, S.D. He then returned to work on the farm; on June 25, 1966, he and Cheryl were married, bringing together two of the largest farm families on the Prairie.

Bob was committed to farming, but he was always ready to lend a hand to anyone. Whether it was helping with the Methodist Church addition or taking in cattle from the Skagit Valley when the farms were flooded; he was there to support his community. Bob loved tractors, big trucks, anything John Deere and country music; but most important to him was his family. Bob Engle is survived by his wife Cheryl of 49 ½ years; by three children and their spouses, Robert W. and Mary Engle and grandchildren Justin and Harley Engle of Coupeville; Donna and Russell Bailey Jr. and granddaughters McKayla, McKenzie and Mollie, also of Coupeville; and Bonnie and Scott Bennett and granddaughter Sydnie of

and neighborhood has its own challenges. We’re up for the challenge. Together with our community partners, we’ll continue to provide people a hand up out of poverty. We will strive to help people be more self-reliant and adaptable to the changes around them. And we’ll continue to care for our senior neighbors and people with disabilities who need our help. With 50 years in the

rearview mirror, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank you — our community partners — who help do this work. We can be proud of the progress that has been made, what we have learned and how we have helped change people’s lives and our community for the better.

use of the park. Should the old-growth trees be left standing, or should they be removed to allow the campground to be reopened? Are there better alternatives that should be considered? These are just a few of the choices to be made. The eventual plan will direct what happens at the park for the next generation. South Whidbey State Park is the jewel of our community and everyone is invited, indeed encouraged,

to participate. Washington State Parks has held one community meeting and all the information from it is online at http://bit.ly/sowhidbey parkplan. There are links where you can read about the diseased trees, how the process will work and how to participate. Send your ideas and comments to randy.kline@parks.wa.gov. The next meeting will be in January after all your comments have been gathered. Please join the Friends of

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at 12:30 p.m. at the lumber yard behind Red Apple Market. Friends of Bob are invited to join the procession with their tractor or truck. A celebration of life and reception will follow at the Coupeville High School Commons with Gary Wallin, life celebrant, officiating. Please visit Bob’s page in the Book of Memories at www.wallinfuneral home.com to share memories and condolences. Memorials may be made to Island County 4-H in Bob’s name.

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Orange, Calif.; and by his siblings and their spouses, Jim and Joyce Engle of Port Townsend, Len and Terri Engle of Coupeville, Ellen Derkland of Burlington and Jan and Dan Olson of Mount Vernon. Numerous nieces and nephews and a wealth of cousins also survive. Bob was preceded in death by his parents Robert and Iris Engle, his father and mother-inlaw Wilbur and Grace Sherman and three brothers-in-law, Edward Morgan (Susan), Roger Purdue (Sara) and Don Derkland (Ellen). Graveside funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Nov. 14, at Sunnyside Cemetery in Coupeville with Rev. David Engle and Rev. Jin Ming Ma officiating. A tractor procession will begin

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Two South Whidbey runners advance to state By EVAN THOMPSON South Whidbey Record

South Whidbey cross country runners Mallorie Mitchem and Elizabeth Donnelly may have traveled two different paths to qualify for state at the District 1 Cross Country Championships on Saturday at the high school, but the reward was much the same. Mitchem, a senior, cruised to the front of the pack in the Class 1A girls competition and maintained her pace all the way to a seventh-place finish. She also set a personal best on South Whidbey’s home course with a time of 20:40:89. Donnelly was roughly five places away from finishing inside the state-qualifying top20 with around 500 meters left to go when she heard Falcon head coach Doug Fulton shout to her. “You gotta pass five or you’re not going to get top 20!” Fulton said. Donnelly turned on the afterburners when she reached the track and tapped the same energy which led to a second-place finish in the state 1A track and field championships in 2014. Donnelly passed the pack in front of her and then some, placing 17th with a time of 21:21:58 for her personal best on the course. “I didn’t think I was going to make it for a really long time in the race,” Donnelly said. “Once I got on the track, I knew I could make it. There’s no way I’m missing it by one spot.” Donnelly and Mitchem will be the lone representatives for South Whidbey at the Class 1A State Cross Country Championships in Pasco on Nov. 7. Falcon girls Annika Hustad, Iona Rohan, Clara Martin, Anna Justus, and Bethany Justus also competed in the district meet, but placed outside of the

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South Whidbey senior Mallorie Mitchem celebrates her state berth with her mother, Tracie. Mitchem placed seventh overall at the 1A District 1 Cross Country Championships at South Whidbey High School on Oct. 31. top-40. The team placed seventh overall with 167 points. Northwest took the girls team title with 52 points. The narrow margin which kept the South Whidbey’s boys team from qualifying for its third consecutive trip to state was a tough pill to swallow, Fulton said. The Falcons’ 160 points fell just four points shy from the top-four, which is the cutoff for advancing to the state meet as a team. South Whidbey was led by junior Cory Ackerman, who finished just five positions away from a state berth after running the course in 18:15:18. Senior Evan Mellish, who was South Whidbey’s front runner throughout much of the season, finished 28th with a time of 18:17:27. “I think (Mellish) got a side stitch during the race,” Fulton said. “That hit him and he ran with everything he could.” Fulton said Mellish han-

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Falcon sophomore Elizabeth Donnelly finished 17th overall at the 1A district meet and advanced to the state meet on Nov. 7 in Pasco. dled the disappointment well. Mellish will be the only boys runner to graduate in the spring. Falcon junior Justin Gonzales placed 33rd after running the course in 18:26:25, and junior Will Simms finished close behind in 35th with a time of

18:31:34. Junior Collin Burns rounded out the top-40 with a 39th-place finish and a time of 18:39:11. Fulton said a few of the runners were dinged up, including Gonzales, who sat out the conference meet on Oct. 24 with a hip injury. “It’s just unfortunate they

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couldn’t be on their A-game,” Fulton said. Fortunately for the Falcons, Mitchem and Donnelly had the best races of their seasons. For Mitchem, it will be her fourth consecutive trip to the state meet. “Most people don’t get to state at all, let alone four years in a row,” Fulton said. Mitchem’s experience was evident during Saturday’s race, where she knew she had to keep her pace and intensity high to avoid allowing a pack to sneak up from behind and pass her. But Mitchem wasn’t just running for herself. “You’re running for each other, and the only way some people can get to state is with a team,” Mitchem said. “You’re running for your teammates. In the trails, I’m telling myself, ‘Pick it up for the team,’ just running it through my head.” Though Mitchem and Donnelly’s performances

were not enough to advance the rest of the girls team to state, it was a strong indicator that they have a chance to compete well on Nov. 7. Mitchem currently ranks 29th on South Whidbey’s alltime list for girls state championship times, after placing 13th overall at the state meet in 2014 with a time of 19:58.02. “I really want to have fun and enjoy the course and run my hardest on it,” Mitchem said. Though Donnelly has experience at the state level in track and field, it will be Donnelly’s first state experience in cross country. “I don’t know if it will be like track at all,” Donnelly said. “Once you’re there, you know you have to do this now; it’s going to be a good race. Everyone is there to do the same thing as you are and just run really fast.” The Falcons left for the state meet Thursday. “I know they’re going to run well,” Fulton said. “I’m just looking forward to them having fun and them experiencing the fun. It’s going to be exciting to see. Mallorie has a shot to get back on the podium, I know that’s her goal.”

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More than $800,000 planned Island County adopts SMP for conservation projects The public will get a chance next month to weigh in on Island County’s decision whether to spend as much as $818,000 this year conserving land and improving a natural area. The Board of Island County Commissioners last week set 10:30 a.m. Nov. 10 for a public meeting to discuss using the Conservation Futures Fund to underwrite five conservation-related investments on Whidbey and Camano islands. The meeting, which will include short presentations on each proposed project, will take place in the commissioners’ Hearing Room, located downstairs in the Courthouse Annex Building, Room No. B102, 1 N.E. 6th Street, Coupeville. Last month, the Citizens’ Advisory Board for the Conservation Futures Fund voted to give the five projects the full amounts their sponsors were seeking. It also ranked the project from most deserving to least. The three projects on Whidbey Island are as follows: • Whidbey Camano Land Trust is seeking $500,000 this year, and will seek another $500,000 next year, toward buying a conservation easement on Fakkema Farm. The 377-acre property stretches from Oak Harbor’s city limits to Swan Lake. The easement would protect 300 acres. An additional $3 million toward the easement would come from the Navy and from the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

• The land trust also wants $30,000 to keep open for agricultural and openspace use two properties, totaling 56 acres, on the north side of Dugualla Lake, northeast of Oak Harbor. The land includes or is adjacent to working farmland, a freshwater lake and critically important habitat. The Navy may contribute toward the purchase because it wants to remove development rights to the area, which lies just east of a major runway at Ault Field. • Finally, the land trust wants $165,000 toward protecting from development 30 acres of productive farmland along Lone Lake’s south shoreline. The properties are an important north-south corridor between Lone Lake and Deer Lagoon, the organization said in its application. Two projects are proposed on Camano Island. • Island County’s Parks and Recreation Department seeks $85,000 to protect 4.8 acres adjacent to the Island County Parks property of Camano Ridge, on Camano Island. This is known as the Dillon property. • The county’s noxious weed control board seeks $37,900 for suppressing weeds in 2016 and 2017 at Camano Island’s Iverson Preserve. Weeds to be controlled on the property, which was bought in 1999 with Conservation Futures Fund money, include Scotch Broom, Canadian thistle, bull thistle and poison hemlock. Using a highly detailed scoring system, the advisory board in a Sept. 24 memo ranked the Fakkema Farm

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acquisition as the most important project among those before it. After that, in descending order, came Lone Lake, Dugualla Lake, the Dillon property and the noxious-weed project. “The advisory board feels that the three Whidbey Island projects in particular met the goal stated by the commissioners of ‘funding of projects that jointly protect conservation and economic resources,’ ” it wrote. “The goal of conserving land for public use and enjoyment will take some properties out of development potential, but the increase in livability will far outweigh any setbacks in development.” The commissioners on Wednesday questioned whether the advisory board had used the scoring system properly, noting it was the first time that system had been used. They expressed concern at widely varied scores given to the same project on the same criteria, and at high scores given to criteria that seemed inapplicable to a project.

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A barrel of laughs and a barrel of beer WICA hosts comedy competition, workshop, open mic By BEN WATANABE South Whidbey Record Making people laugh is a matter of truth for Ron Reid. At least, that’s where a great joke should begin. From there, a solid setup can go anywhere it needs to as long as it ends up being unexpected. “There are two sorts of laughter: laughter of surprise and laughter of recognition,” said Reid in a phone interview Thursday. The former is preferred after setting up the latter; get the audience to nod in agreement a couple of times, then pull the rug out. An example of laughter of surprise is one of the competition’s comedian’s tweets: “Who do you think would win in a fight between 100 duck-sized horses and my crippling fear of emotional intimacy?” Reid is hosting 16 standup comedians at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts next Saturday, Nov. 14 as part of the 36th Seattle International Comedy Competition. As the producer of the event, which started Nov. 4 and runs through Nov. 22, spanning 22 shows at 19 venues, he implored people to attend the Whidbey Island tour stop before the comedians became “too expensive.” South Whidbey is one of those venues, which include Portland, Seattle, Spokane, and Vancouver, B.C. The competition has rented the Langley theater as part of its month-long contest for the past five years straight. Crowds hover between 100 and 200 for the full competition show, said WICA production director Deana Duncan. Other people arrive only for the free Brew HaHa! before. “We’re lucky enough that the Seattle International Comedy Competition considers us a strong enough venue and South Whidbey a strong enough audience to call us,” Duncan said.

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Comedians pose after their sets at the Seattle International Comedy Competition in 2014 at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts. The series returns next Saturday, with an open mic and Diamond Knot Brewing Company beer release before the show from 6-7:30 p.m. The main show begins at 7:30 p.m. and costs $22. “That little South Whidbey is on that list is pretty cool,” she added. The comedy show is part of a night filled with laughter at WICA. Prior to the competition, Diamond Knot Brewery is releasing its Storm Surge Winter Ale during an open mic. Reid will impart wisdom to a dozen or so stand-up hopefuls, prior to the evening show, with a 90-minute workshop. As a professional comedian with more than two decades of stand-up experience, Reid knows well both a room of roaring laughter and of deafening silence. Comedy is an art form, he said. That means, like any art, people like it, people loathe it and people love it. It also means people may not understand it. Like any artist, stand-up comedians can only control themselves. “You have to settle for as good as you can be,” Reid said.

Brew HaHa! and Seattle International Comedy Competition Whidbey Island Center for the Arts is opening its doors and its stage for laughter Saturday, Nov. 14. A stand-up comedy workshop led by veteran comedian Ron Reid is open to 12 students. It costs $25 and runs from 4-5:30 p.m. Diamond Knot Brewing Company is hosting an open mic and beer release, the Brew HaHa!, for its Storm Surge Winter Ale, from 6-7:30 p.m. Purchase tickets online at https://tickets.wicaonline. com/public, by phone at 1-800-638-7631 or 360221-8268, or at the box office at 565 Camano Ave., Langley. “Comedy is like any art form,” he added. “It takes a while, it takes time.” Where comedy differs is in its preparation and delivery. Standing on a stage and telling jokes is an inherently lonely performance. There may be thousands of smiling, staring faces, but there’s only one comedian. “The difference between being a painter or a fine artist is when you are a performing artist, you are part of what you do,” Reid said.

“You have to be judged by what the audience does. That does not mean your sole reason for doing it is to get a reaction.” His hope, in addition to seeing a sold out crowd, is to have some of the workshop students get up during the open mic. The first step is doing it, he said. Those willing to try their hand at stand-up should do so with Reid’s advice. Have fun. If the performer is not enjoying their

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In this image from the 2014 Seattle International Comedy Competition, a comic delivers a joke in front of a crowd at the Kirkland Performance Center. material or their time on the stage, the crowd will follow. Likewise, if the performer smiles and engages the crowd, the audience will respond in kind. Be honest. Start with

a truth before moving to something made up or fantastical. “At some point, people know when it’s fake,” Reid said.

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ber, he asked if and how some of the restrictions and regulations could change to better attract a large business to the area. “We can’t get a Trader

and Gipson “never worked in close proximity and rarely have contact.” In court, Schwarz argued that it was not necessary for Hawkins to disqualify himself from hearing the case. “A motion for recusal is a rarely made, extraordinary motion used only if there is strong evidence of bias or the appearance of bias in a judicial officer,” he wrote in an earlier email. “Such a motion is rarely made and even more rarely granted.” In addition, Fairchild argues that Gipson did not qualify for the reimbursement fund because she didn’t assert self defense, but that the jury found her actions were a lawful use of force in restraining a mentally ill person. “The self-defense reimbursement statute’s language, structure, and history are crystal clear: The statute permits reimbursement only for self-defense, not lawful use

of force generally,” the brief states. Fairchild also argues that Hawkins erred by awarding Gipson attorney’s fees when she did not incur the costs since the hospital picked up the bill. Fairchild notes that Gipson would “receive a windfall at taxpayer expense” since the $250,000 reimbursement would go to her, not the hospital. Schwarz said Gipson intends to pass the money to the hospital, but the prosecutor argued that there was

Joe’s with a (15,500) square foot limit,” Hood said. After a short presentation by Johnson and some of the council members, the crowd was split into a few small groups to think about what Clinton needs in the next 20 years. One of the guiding questions was about which properties may be poorly categorized within the rural center or rural residential. In previous meetings, properties along the east side of the highway, just up from the ferry terminal, have been cited as examples of an incorrect designation. Currently some of the properties have single family residences on them, and that is not likely to change any time soon. But a passing glance at many of the small groups’ poster sheets instead focused on some of the blights plaguing Clinton’s commercial heart. A com-

nothing compelling her to do so. In addition, Fairchild argues that the fee award was unreasonable not only because it is excessive but because Hawkins did not adequately examine the billing records. The brief states that some entries in the bill are not permitted under the “lodestar method,” such as billing for the time to review news articles and take telephone calls from the media.

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ment to attracting anchor businesses, Maury Hood said. As a commissioner of the Clinton Water and Sewer District and a Clinton Community Council mem-

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which is roughly the stretch along Highway 525 from the ferry to just past Bob Galbreath Road, can remain what it is or have a similar function. If a single family residence is within the rural center, it can remain even if destroyed, Johnson said. But an undeveloped lot within the rural residential cannot be developed into a commercial use. Only a few restrictions exist within the rural center area: no salvage yards, no single-family residences, and no buildings larger than 15,500 square feet. So don’t expect a Walmart or Cabela’s in Clinton any time soon. “There’s a lot of flexibility in the uses,” he said. The building size restriction was a major impedi-

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mon concern was the lack of a draw. Why would someone walk over on the ferry from Mukilteo, a few people asked? Finding businesses and industries that make sense for Clinton is the focus of a study being conducted on behalf of the Port of South Whidbey. The port district contracted a La Connerbased firm, Beckwith Consulting Group, to review shopping, living and business potential in Clinton. One of its upcoming major undertakings is a 12-hour session with several focus groups Thursday, Dec. 3 at the Clinton Community Hall. “It’s not just about who lives in Clinton, it’s about ever ything that affects Clinton,” said Steve Price of Beckwith Consulting Group. According to Island

County projections, South Whidbey is not expected to see much population growth over the next two decades. The majority of that growth is expected in the Freeland and Langley areas. Without much growth expected, the lingering question for Clinton and county leaders is what to do with the existing land. The non-elected, volunteer Clinton Community Council is trying to gather input and help give voice to the unincorporated area’s interests. A unified voice is stronger, said President Jack L ynch and Curt Gordon, a port commissioner who also serves on the council. Offering opinions and desires of residents and business owners is encouraged by the council, which meets the last Monday of each month.

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Boeing in Puget Sound:

A Century of Partnership

In 2014, Boeing, its employees and retirees gave more than $50 million to Washington state charities and nonprofit organizations.

Boeing support for Puget Sound communities Boeing is an important presence in Washington state and in the lives of its residents, and has become a catalyst for positive change in millions of lives. In 2014, Boeing, its employees and retirees gave more than $50 million to Washington state charities and nonprofit organizations. The continued growth in aviation means the Puget Sound region stands to receive continued strong community support for health and human services, arts, environmental, culture and civic engagement.

Boeing is working to significantly expand Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) educational opportunities for Puget Sound youth.

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Is Boeing the largest building on earth? TRUE. Guinness World Records list the Boeing Everett factory as the largest manufacturing building in the world by volume at 472 million cubic feet (13.3 million cubic meters). Is Boeing a city? TRUE. The Everett factory is like a small city, requiring its own fire department, security force, fully equipped medical clinic, electrical substations and water treatment plant. The Boeing Factory employees 100,000 people. FALSE. There are about 35,000 employees working at the Everett facility, and they work in three shifts around the clock. The Boeing Factory is so big that it rains in the factory. FALSE. Although the factory is the world’s largest building, it does not rain nor does it create any cloud/rain inside the factory building. However, when the factory was first built, clouds actually formed near the ceiling. The weather cleared when an aircirculation system was installed. Is there a maze of walkways running below the factory? TRUE. There are 2.33 miles or 3.7 kilometers of pedestrian tunnels running below the factory. The tunnels are also utilized for operating the utilities and comes in handy during winter when getting around in the cold and snow can be a challenge. Boeing employs more than 165,000 people worldwide. TRUE. Their workforce is a combined total from within the United States and in more than 65 countries. The have the largest mural in the world. TRUE. According to Guinness World Records, the mural on the six factory doors is the largest digital graphic in the world.

Boeing 787 Dreamliners for China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines at Beijing Capital International Airport in China.

China becoming powerful catalyst for Puget Sound economic growth

hina is projected to become the world’s largest commercial airplane market by 2030, creating opportunities worth billions for the Puget Sound region. The country is already Washington’s largest trading partner, with nearly a quarter of all the state’s exports headed for Chinese markets. In 2014, more than $20.7 billion in goods were exported, including apples, cherries, hops and wine. Topping the export list is the aerospace industry and Boeing. China’s rapidly growing aviation market plays a crucial role in Boeing’s current and future success, said Boeing Chairman Jim McNerney in a news release. Boeing projects Chinese markets will need 6,330 new planes worth $950 billion by 2034, making them the company’s largest potential customer. While Boeing makes up more than 50 percent of the Chinese commercial airplane market, the company is in a stiff competition to win Chinese orders against European plane-maker Airbus. The European company opened an airplane completion facility in Tianjin, near Beijing, in 2008 for the A320, and announced plans this summer to open a facility to finish interiors of the twin-aisle A330 in China. Boeing is leveling the

competition with its Sept. 23 announcement to open a similar facility in China. The company’s 40-year business relationship with China, which helped develop its aviation industry, could give the Puget Sound region an added advantage to come out on top. An investment treaty between China and the U.S. could provide a framework

Boeing Mechanics giving President Xi an airplane tour in the Everett factory.

for broader investment in U.S. and Chinese economies, according to previous reports. Supporters say, if signed, an agreement with China would create “a powerful catalyst for more economic growth,” according to The Daily Herald. The agreement would open up more of its market to American companies, provide clearer rules for Chinese investment in the U.S. and create jobs on both sides. Nonetheless, both sides have a long way to go in negotiating any investment agreement. With Boeing’s announcement to build a China-based delivery center – the first of its kind outside the U.S. – job creation will be on the rise and employment on the 737 line in Washington will not be reduced, according to a memo from Ray Conner, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The deal announced Sept. 23 also involves delivering 300 Boeing jets worth $38 billion, nearly double last year’s record delivery of 155 airplanes to China. Despite the competition and obstacles before them, Randy Tinseth, Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ vice president for marketing, said in a Sept. 16 Daily Herald report, that selling in the Chinese market depends on the same fundamentals as in others: relationships, patience and investment. For Boeing, all three are covered.

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Q&A on

Boeing and China

Airplane sales to China are vital to Boeing, its workforce and the region’s prosperity. Boeing has worked with Chinese aviation industry stakeholders - including customers, suppliers, government agencies and others - in mutually beneficial ways for more than 40 years.

What is the most important thing people need to know about China and Boeing?

Boeing is a key driver of strong employment growth in the Seattle region over the past five years, according to a new economic study.

Seattle-area heavyweights Boeing and Amazon generate 43% of new Puget Sound Jobs

he Seattle metro area has experienced an impressive 15.5 percent growth in employment since 2010, with 43 percent of jobs generated by two of the area’s largest employers: Boeing and Amazon, according to a September report by the Seattle City Budget Office. In comparison, Washington State has seen 12.5 percent job growth and the U.S. overall 9.7 percent growth during that same time period. Boeing and Amazon, both of which have had a long-established presence in the Puget Sound area (founded in 1916 and 1994 respectively), are re-

sponsible for the creation of high-skill, high-wage jobs with an average annual salary of $100,000 in Seattle and the surrounding areas. The economic robustness of these two major employers over the past five years has been directly linked to the addition of thousands of other secondary and tertiary jobs, such as in construction, retail and service sectors, that, when combined, account for a substantial amount of job growth in the region. In light of this, ensuring Boeing and Amazon’s continued success will be a key factor in maintaining a healthy regional economy.

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Boeing is competing hard to win sales in China because China will become the world’s largest airplane market in the coming years, and our success there is vital to Boeing production and employment in the United States and Puget Sound. This year, Boeing will deliver about 25 percent of all the airplanes we produce, including about one in three 737s built in Renton, to China. And, over the next 20 years, Boeing has forecast demand there for more than 6,300 new airplanes valued at nearly $1 trillion. One reason why China’s airlines are growing so rapidly is that its middle class is as large as the entire U.S. population yet, on average, people in China travel on airplanes a tenth as often as Americans.

The Chinese economy seems to be struggling. Could this hurt Chinese demand for orders from Boeing?

Our forecast for airplane demand accounts for fluctuation in markets over a 20-year period. We’re confident that China’s economy and aviation sector will continue to see strong growth over the long term.

What are the factors that determine whether Boeing or your competitor sells more airplanes in China?

First and foremost, Boeing has to deliver the best and most fuelefficient airplanes and services to support our customers’ business

plans. In addition, we must continue to grow our 40-year presence and collaboration with China’s aviation industry because this supports our sales opportunities, market access and long-term growth. This is not surprising: Just as Americans like to buy products made in the USA, China and other countries expect Boeing to partner with their industry and contribute to their economies.

Why has Boeing decided to establish a 737 finishing and delivery center in China?

China is the key international market for the 737: This year, Chinese carriers will take delivery of one out of every three 737s that our employees build in Renton. With this in mind, a 737 completion and delivery center makes sense for several reasons: it serves Chinese customers by bringing the 737 closer to home, it adds capacity that will enable our planned production-rate increases in Boeing’s 737 factory in Renton, and it allows us to collaborate with Chinese industry in a way that supports our access to the China market.

Q: Will this new facility in China cause layoffs in the Puget Sound? A:

No. This facility in China increases Boeing’s 737 production capacity and will not result in layoffs or reduce employment for the 737 program. In addition, significant 737 sales to Chinese customers combined with this new China-based facility will enable higher 737 production rates on the 737 program in coming years.

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Tapping into

Top Talent Photo by Peter P. Pedraza New hires Oleksandr Shevchuk and Alexander Davis participate in functional training at the Everett Skills Processing Center prior to joining the 777/777X team as general mechanics.

Boeing taps into high school talent for manufacturing jobs

continually learn and adapt to be sucike many Boeing people, 777/777X cessful,” said Walt Odisho, vice presinew hire mechanic Oleksandr dent of Manufacturing and Safety for Shevchuk is passionate about air- Commercial Airplanes. “We can do a planes. But what makes him – and better job of attracting top talent and 30 other recent hires – different is be- providing opportunities for current and ing part of the inaugural class of high new employees to develop the skills school and skill center graduates join- needed to succeed. If we do that, we ing Boeing through a new accelerated can extend our reputation as a major hub for aerospace talent while providhiring and training program. “Making it to Boeing wasn’t easy,” ing great jobs and careers.” Record producShevchuk said. “But tion levels coupled as the saying goes, with worker retire‘hard work pays off,’ “Making it to Boeing ments on the hoand I’m real excited to rizon means Boebe here.” wasn’t easy but as the ing expects to hire During a high many more people school career day for manufacturing and tour of the Snosaying goes, ‘hard work jobs in WashingIsle Tech Skills Center ton state through in Everett, Shevchuk pays off,’ and I’m real the end of this decaught the aerocade. Boeing is space bug. When he excited to be here.” also making investgraduated in 2015 ments in advanced from high school in manufacturing that Edmonds, while also — Oleksandr Shevchuk will transform the attending Sno-Isle nature of manufacTech, he competed in turing jobs. Those the Washington state Skills USA Aircraft Mechanic Competi- investments mean more preparation tion and won. He finished top 10 nation- and training for current employees and future hires. ally in the Skills USA competition. “We are working with our partners This all from someone who spoke almost no English when he immigrated to help develop people with the skills to America in 2008. He now speaks, needed by aerospace companies,” said reads and writes in Russian, Ukrainian Michelle Burreson, senior manager, Workforce Development & Integration and English. He is currently pursing an Airframe at Commercial Airplanes. “By sharpenand Powerplant (A&P) license and illus- ing existing academic partnerships and trates the type of talent Boeing needs, creating new ones, we can make sure the school curriculum matches the skill Boeing leaders say. “Today’s manufacturing tools and needs of employers. So far, we have processes means our workforce must partnerships with 29 high schools, skill

centers and community and technical colleges in specific skill areas to ensure new hires are career ready.” Boeing recruiters also have accelerated their efforts at Puget Sound schools with strong aerospace programs. In addition to career fairs, information sessions and factory tours, job offers are now presented more quickly to qualified individuals. Once hired, employees participate in a five-day enhanced orientation focused on quality and safety followed by hands-on training with Airplane Programs or Boeing Fabrication. The second wave of more than 30 new hires from high schools and skills centers start the program this month.

“The goal of the Pierce County Skills Center is to prepare students for high-wage, high-demand careers,” said Michelle Ledbetter, director, Pierce County Skills Center in Washington state. “Our aerospace manufacturing students are excited about the opportunity to start their careers in manufacturing at Boeing. These are viable, well-paying jobs with great opportunities for professional development and advancement.” Shevchuk echoed that sentiment. “I’m looking forward to starting my Boeing career and taking on some new challenges. And, at some point, pursue a college degree on the company.”

Photo by Marian Lockhart Earlier this year Ray Conner, Commercial Airplanes president and CEO, spoke to more than 50 community college and high school educators about working together to build the future manufacturing workforce in the Puget Sound region.

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Boeing makes $15 million investment in STEM learning

oeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray Conner announced that Boeing is providing $15 million to create the Boeing Academy for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Learning at the Museum of Flight . An additional $15 million match was announced by the family of the late Bill Boeing Jr., son of the company founder, bringing the total investment in the museum to $30 million. The academy being created with the company’s investment represents a vigorous, new STEM-focused education initiative that aims to double the number of students served by the museum’s immersive programs over the next two years — particularly from communities under-represented in STEM fields — and connect them to fulfilling, in-demand careers. Washington state leads the United States in creating STEM-related jobs, but, by 2017, an estimated 45,000 jobs requiring STEM education in Washington will go unfilled because of a lack

of qualified candidates, according to Washington STEM, a nonprofit organization advocating for increased investment in STEM education. “This academy will help close that gap, and we are confident the Museum of Flight is the perfect partner to help us expand the pipeline of diverse, talented young STEM professionals in Washington and beyond,” Conner said. “Whether they choose aerospace or not, we’re happy to provide the opportunity, access and education that will enable them to develop their talents and grow their skills.” The Boeing Academy for STEM Learning at the Museum of Flight will significantly expand STEM opportunities for Washington’s youths, company and museum officials said. The number of students served by the museum’s educational program is expected to double by 2017 and double again by 2019. Additionally, at least half of those students will be young women, students of color or economically disadvantaged, which makes it possible for

Photo courtesy of Boeing Children toss paper airplanes to celebrate the announcement of the Boeing Academy for STEM Learning at the Museum of Flight near Seattle.

young people across the spectrum of the community to develop their talents and share in the promise of a better future, officials said. “It allows us to reach more kids, allows a lot more kids to be involved in programs that we’ve already done and allows us to expand the program dramatically to reach underserved audiences,” said Doug King, CEO of the Museum of Flight, about Boeing’s investment. “What we find in our immer-

sive programs at the high-school level is that two-thirds of those kids end up going into STEM careers, and more than half of those are aerospace related.” Meanwhile, June Boeing represented her late husband, Bill Boeing Jr., in announcing the $15 million match. “He cared so deeply about the educational mission of the museum,” she said of her husband. “He would smile most brightly when in the midst of our eager young learners.”

Local clubs learn who’s ‘all in’ for Legion of Youth Powered by Boeing Photo courtesy of Boeing

mercial Airplanes president and CEO. Empowering local young people is part of Boeing’s long-standing commitment to giving back to the communities where employees live and work. “Legion of Youth Powered by Boeing is really a special way for us to recognize local students like you who are committed to school, demonstrating leadership, are active in your local communities and are setting a great example for your peers,” Conner said in the video. “That’s why we’re so excited to let you know that the youth-focused organization you are part of has been selected as one of our 2015 Legion of Youth recipients.” During each of the eight regular season games at CenturyLink Field in Se-

attle, 25 young people each will receive This year’s recipients are: four game tickets and the opportunity to meet a former Seahawks player. They ■ Athletes for Kids also are given concession vouchers and ■ Boys and Girls Clubs a Legion of Youth Powered by Boeing of Bellevue sweatshirt while at the game. ■ Boys and Girls Clubs of “Legion of Youth is an outstanding Snohomish County program that recognizes students who ■ Girl Scouts of Western make positive contributions in the classWashington room and in the community,” Seahawks ■ Seattle Youth Violence President Peter McLoughlin said. “We Prevention Initiative are pleased to partner with Boeing to ■ Washington Aerospace provide tickets for deserving youth to be Scholars among the 12s on game day at Centu■ WAOF National Guard ryLink Field.”CELEBRATING A DECADE DIRECT Child & Youth Program The Seahawks and Boeing select AEROSPACE SHIPMENTS ■ YMCA of Greater Seattle the community groups that receive the tickets.

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t’s a video message they will likely never forget. Teenagers involved in more than half-a-dozen, youth-focused organizations in Washington state learned through a short video message that they’re among the recipients selected to join the Legion of Youth Powered by Boeing this year. The Legion of Youth is a unique community program created in 2014 to provide tickets to the National Football League’s Seattle Seahawks home games to community organizations that serve young people throughout the U.S. Pacific Northwest. The news was delivered in a video featuring Pete Carroll, Seahawks head coach, and Ray Conner, Boeing Com-

Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Ray Conner and Seahawks’ Coach Pete Carroll announce groups to receive home game tickets in special video message.

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Giving Back... Boeing employees are making a significant difference in communities where they live and work. Through the Employees Community Fund (ECF) of Boeing Puget Sound, employees contribute funding for training for veterans, food for seniors, early learning for low-income children – and much more. Last year, more than $9 million in grants were awarded to community non-profits throughout the Puget Sound region. Here are some recent grant recipients.

Mary’s Place increases its reach

The Greater Trinity Academy’s new bus purchased with grant money from ECF funds. The bus will be used to transport students who are a part of the GTA Before and After School Program to local schools.

$40,000 grant for Greater Trinity

EVERETT — The Greater Trinity Academy (GTA) in Everett received a $40,000 grant to purchase a new bus to transport students who are a part of their Before and After School Program to local schools. The bus will also be used to transport GTA students to field trips and other educational opportunities in the community. GTA serves underprivileged kids and families that cannot meet the financial demand of providing quality early childhood education.

Grant allows EFP’s food storage capability to expand

$17,000 grant for homeless KING COUNTY — The Emergency Feeding Program (EFP), located in Renton, was granted $40,000 to purchase new warehouse equipment that will expand its ability to store more food, stock inventory of packaging materials and stage food drives. EFP packs and distributes distinct, ethnically sensitive and nutritionally focused bags of non-perishable foods for those in immediate hunger by collaborating with over 200 distributor partners throughout King County. Last year, EFP and their partners packed and delivered over 20,000 bags of food serving over 45,000 people in the Puget Sound region.

SKAGIT — A special funding grant of $17,000 was granted to Community Action Agency of Skagit County, the fiscal agent for Skagit Project Homeless Connect (PHC). PHC is an annual, oneday event that brings together, in a single location, a wide variety of volunteers and free services for homeless people. Direct services provided on site include: hot meals; medical and dental care; vision screening and eyeglass vouchers; haircuts; mental health assessments; substance abuse screening and housing referrals. The funds from ECF will cover the costs of the medical screenings, volunteer t-shirts with the ECF logo, intake forms and tent rentals for the service providers.

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SEATTLE — Mary’s Place Seattle was provided $15,000 by Boeing employees for new refrigerators and freezers at their Day Center for homeless women. Mary’s Place empowers homeless women and children to reclaim their lives by providing shelter, nourishment, resources, healing and hope. The new freezers and refrigerators replace inadequate equipment and will help Mary’s Place continue to serve its patrons at the Day Shelter and the Night Shelters, and increase their reach to potentially support additional night shelters.

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Benaroya Hall in Seattle. The event will commemorate the release of Steinem’s new book, “My Life on the Road.” The book was penned by Steinem largely at Hedgebrook’s Whidbey Island retreat. For more information, visit www.hedgebrook.org.

Saturday

Sue Frause’s ode to oysters, wine

Kitsch ‘n Bitch: Oysterfest will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts. Sue Frause will host this ode to oysters’ featuring special guests Bill Whitbeck and Kevin Lungren, with Rita and Carl Comfort at the bar and musical guest Nancy Nolan. Topics of discussion will include farming and shucking. All seats cost $15. Zech Hall Piano Bar will be open one hour before the show. Visit www.wicaonline. org or call 800-638-7631 or 360-221-8268 to purchase tickets.

Whidbey Art Gallery ArtWalk Whidbey Art Gallery will host an art-walk from 5-7 p.m. Nov. 7 at 220 Second St. in Langley. The gallery will feature original hand-carved birds by guest artist Pam Taylor. Several gallery members will be featured in a group exhibition featuring the artists’ impressions of fall themes. Visit www.whidbeyartists. com for more information.

Whidbey Young Life fundraiser A Sample Sale Fundraiser for Whidbey Young Life will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 7, and noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 8, at 14596 Highway 525 in Langley. All items are new and are available in limited quantities. Items include home accents, vases, wall decor, Christmas ornaments, snow globes, music boxes, candles, picture frames, accessories, jewelry, journals, stationary and more. One-hundred percent of proceeds go to support Whidbey Young Life.

Autumn spirits, wine and art tour The Autumn on Whidbey Wine, Spirits and Art Tour will take place

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AA group meets at Whidbey General Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 in the Whidbey General Hospital conference room. Email Tim M. at timmon dk@hotmail.com or call 360-320-8936 for more information.

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Cynthia Trenshaw is the author of a new book, “Meeting in the Margins; An Invitation to Encounter Society’s Invisible People.” The public will have a chance to meet her and discuss the book at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, and Saturday, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at Freeland Library.

from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 7-8 at five tasting rooms on Whidbey. Enjoy hand-crafted wines and spirits made on the island, as well as art by local artisans. Some tasting rooms will also offer food and live music. Participating vendors are: Comforts of Whidbey, Spoiled Dog, Blooms Winery, Whidbey Island Distillery and Holmes Harbor Cellars. Tickets cost $20 in advance or $25 the day of the event and can be purchased at participating venues or online at www. brownpapertickets.com/ event/1577923. For more information, call 360-321-0515 or visit the association website at www.whidbeyislandvint ners.org.

2nd Amendment forum planned Alan Gottlieb of the Second Amendment Foundation, and Keely Hopkins of the National Rifle Association, will speak at a forum on gun rights at 1 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Best Western Hotel and Conference Center in Oak Harbor. Bring questions and concerns and be updated on current events in gun legislation. Alaskan-style homemade chili, coffee, tea and hors d’oeuvres will be provided by the Republicans of Island County. Admission costs $20 per

person. Email RSVP2RIC@ mail.com or call 360-3412355 to register.

Library holds used book sale The Friends of the Freeland Library Used Book Sale will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Freeland Library. Hundreds of books will be for sale at bargain prices. All proceeds benefit the library. Call 360-331-7323 for more information.

Cartooning the Evergreen State Political cartoonish Milt Priggee will give an entertaining presentation at 10 a.m. Nov. 7 at the Langley Library. This presentation is designed to invite debate. Priggee challenges audience members’ personal beliefs on local issues by sharing a collection of images specifically to explore what is considered acceptable commentary in the 21st century. Learn how the elements of political commentary are changing as the medium moves from print to digital platforms, and how critical thinking remains essential in an everchanging democracy. Call 360-221-4383 for more information.

Sunday

Animal clinic holds open house The South Whidbey Animal Clinic will hold an open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 8. Meet the pet stylist, LaDawn, meet Dr. Patrin and Dr. McClain and tour the facility. Call 360-341-1200 for more information.

Meet artist Antonia Price Have tea and chat with 2015 Artist Trust Fellow Antonia Price at 4 p.m. Nov. 8 at Blue School Arts in Clinton. Price will discuss her work as a fiber artist and her experience working on “Vernae,” a series of installations, performances and a film directed by Seattle filmmaker Ethan Folk. In addition, she will discuss her work in a residency program in Belgrade, Serbia.

Learn personal rebranding Personal Rebranding for Career Transitions, an informational presentation, will take place at 10 a.m. Nov. 9 at the Langley Library. Since the advent of the Internet age, many changes have occurred in business practices and the methods by which new employees are recruited. Lori Morefield-Berg will discuss how to effectively utilize on-line resources, print materials, and networking to make a

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Society to discuss immigration The Genealogical Society of South Whidbey Island will meet at 11:45 a.m. Nov. 9 at the intersection of Highway 525 and Woodward Avenue in the Freeland Trinity Lutheran Church community building. The monthly program is entitled “Five Strategies for Finding Ancestors in their Homeland.” The meeting will include the Genealogy Basics Class, Diving into Parents, Grandparents, etc. led by Melissa Russell and Graham Johnson; and the Beyond Basics Class, Intermediate DNA, led by Eric Stroschein. Stroschein serves on the Records Preservation and Access Committee for the Federation of Genealogical Societies. He is also a board member of the International Society for British Genealogy and Family History. Contact Janice Martin at gardenerjan@earthlink.net or 360-678-2059 for more information.

Meet author Trenshaw Authors Steinem, Cynthia Meet Cynthia Trenshaw, Strayed to speak author of “Meeting in the Hedgebrook and Elliott Bay Book Company will present Gloria Steinem in conversation with Cheryl Strayed at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 at

10 at the Freeland Library. Call 360-331-7323 for more information.

Margins: An Invitation to Encounter Society’s Invisible People,” at 1 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Freeland Library. She will reprise her visit at 6:30 p.m. Nov.

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Artist to hold demonstration Pastel artist Teresa Saia will demonstrate at the Artists of South Whidbey meeting at 1 p.m. Nov. 10 at Trinity Lutheran Church in the Community Building. Saia is a recognized workshop instructor in the United States and Europe. Find more information about Saia at www.teresa saia.com. Painters of all levels and media are invited. The day will begin with a sack lunch at 11:30 a.m. followed by a meeting at noon. Bring artwork to share. Call Gaylen Whiteman 360-331-2603 for more information.

One can live well with diabetes Senior Services of Island County will present “Living Well with Diabetes or Pre-Diabetes” from 1-3:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Dec. 8 at the Coupeville Library. The workshop is designed to offer practical skills to individuals living with diabetes and their family members, friends and caregivers. SEE CALENDAR, A19

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Registration is required. New participants will not be admitted after Nov. 10. Call 360-321-1600, ext. 23 or email debbiem@ islandseniorservices.com.

Minister speaks on life, religion Imam Jamal Rahman, a Muslim Sufi, minister at the Interfaith Community Sanctuary in Seattle, will speak at 7 p.m. Nov. 10 in the Fellowship Hall of Langley United Methodist Church. Rahman’s talk is entitled “The Life-Giving and Life-Denying Qualities of Religion.” He will join Dr. Duncan Ferguson in a conversation on the topic of interfaith understanding, and what makes a religious faith life-giving and what makes it dangerous and life-denying. All are welcome. Visit www.langleyumc.org for more information.

How to have mudfree livestock The Freedom from Mud workshop will take place at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Freeland. Learn how to create long-lasting mud free areas for livestock. If there

Send items to editor@ southwhidbeyrecord.com. Deadline is Friday, eight days in advance, for the Saturday publication. Deadline for the Wednesday edition is one week in advance. The calendar is intended for community activities, cultural events and nonprofit groups; notices are free and printed as space permits. is enough interest, bulk orders of building materials may be available. R.S.V.P. at www.whidbey cd.org or call Sarah Cassatt of the Whidbey Island Conservation District at 360-678-4708.

Wednesday Write-in at NILA for NaNoWriMo NILA will host a write-in for NaNoWriMo participants from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each Wednesday in November. During NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), writers work to complete a 50,000-word novel during the month of November. Wednesdays are coworking days for writers at NILA.

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Whidbey General hosts AA meetings

may follow. Call 360-221-4383 for more information.

Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 in the Whidbey General Hospital conference room. Email Tim M. at tim mondk@hotmail.com or call 360-320-8936 for more information.

Langley commerce meeting set

Suicide grief support group The Suicide Grief Support Group meeting will take place at 6 p.m. Nov. 11 at Hospice of Whidbey General. This is a time for individuals who have lost a loved one to suicide to meet with others and learn coping strategies and methods of moving forward through grief and other feelings. Register by contacting Dave Bieniek, bereavement coordinator, at bienied@whidbeygen.org or 360-321-1372.

Ready Readers story time set Ready Reader: Preschool Storytime will take place at 10 a.m. Nov. 11 at the Langley Library. Let imaginations run wild with fun books, singalongs and creative activities that prepare young minds for the adventures of reading. Play time or crafting

Religion notes Unity speaker to ponder with congregation ‘What’s it all about?’

The Langley Chamber of Commerce will meet at 9 a.m. Nov. 11 at Prima Bistro. This month’s meeting will include a look back at Langley history with Bob Waterman of the South Whidbey Historical Society. Coffee, tea and pastries will be served. Contact Michaleen McGarry at langley@whid bey.com or 360-221-6765 for more information.

Unity of Whidbey will hold service at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 8 at the church, 5671 Crawford Road. The day’s speaker is Barbara Johns, and the title of the talk is “What’s it all About?” Johns joins the congregation this week to report on the Parliament of Religions event that was recently held in Salt Lake City and attended by 10,000. Why was this an important event? Why does it matter to people on South Whidbey Island? Johns will share her perspective as a grateful participant. Julie Pigott will bring the musical inspiration and Donna Vanderheiden will be the platform host. Visit www.unityofwhidbey.org for details.

Understanding, making choices and deciding “Who ye will serve”

The Christian Science Society will hold service at 10:30 Sunday, Nov. 8 at 15910 Highway 525, just north of Bayview and across from Useless Bay Road. Making choices that daily affect one’s health, harmony, and productivity begins with the first choice of determining “whom ye will serve” (Joshua 24), a choice that reflects the Christian Science emphasis on thought. This Sunday, the Christian Science service discusses such a choice within the two opposing creations in the Bible (Genesis) and how imperative it is to make a positive choice in founding an understanding of God.

Thursday NWLA, center plan open house

The Northwest Language Academy and Cultural Center will host an open house and happy hour at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 12. This is also an opportunity to give thanks to NWLA volunteers. Meet new friends and learn about NWLA programs and volunteer opportunities. Call 360-321-2101 or visit www.nwlacc.org for more information.

Peace, love, unity; a guiding message with Whidbey Quakers “We are a people that follow after those things that make for peace, love, and unity,” according to early Quaker Margaret Fell. Whidbey Island Friends Meeting (also known as Quakers) holds its regular gathering for worship 4 to 5 p.m. every Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist building, 20103 Highway 525. The group meets in silent worship together and worship may include spoken messages. For details, visit www.whidbeyquakers.org or email Tom Ewell at tewell@whidbey.com.

South Whidbey

CHURCH DIRECTORY 221-5525 www.theclyde.net Tickets $7, under 17 or over 65, $5

2 MOVIES THIS WEEKEND - CHECK SHOW TIMES Sat & Sun 5:00

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Sat, Sun, Mon 7:30

Emily Blunt

Assembly of God 360-221-1656 5373 Maxwelton Road, Langley

www.swag-online.org Loving God, Loving People, Serving the World Sunday Worship Services 8:30AM & 10:30AM Both services offer, nursery for infants and toddlers & kids classes for 3yrs to 4th grade Matt Chambers, Pastor Dareld Chittim, Associate Pastor Mark Brinkman, Youth Pastor Home of Island Christian Academy 360-221-0919

Calvary Chapel of Whidbey Island Teaching through God’s Word

SICARIO R

Tues, Wed & Thur 7:30

A real charmer

360-579-2570 3821 E. French Road, Clinton www.ccwhidbey.com Sunday Services 9 & 11AM

Christian Science Church 321-4080 or 222-3182 • Langley 15910 Hwy 525 at Useless Bay Rd

LEARNING TO DRIVE R

Coming: Bridge of Spies, Meet the Patels, Steve Jobs

Sunday Church Service: 10:30AM Wednesday Service: 7:30PM 1st Wednesday of the month

Christian Life Center 360-331-5778

Loving God... Reaching People!

1832 Scott Rd., Freeland Professional Center

Sunday Morning Worship 10:00AM Nursery & Sunday School through 8th Grade Pastor Andy Voelker www.clcwhidbey.com

The First Baptist Church of South Whidbey island

Celebrating Our 51st Year www.firstbaptistsouthwhidbey.com 2277 Newman Road, Langley Sunday School 9:30AM Morning Worship Service 11:00AM Evening Service 6:00PM Wed. Evening Bible Study & Prayer 6:00PM

360-321-4457

The Island Church of Whidbey

Christian & Missionary Alliance Church

360-221-6980 6th & Cascade, Langley

“Loving Christ and Others Well” Sunday Worship 10:30AM www.islandchurchofwhidbey.org

To list your religious services here, call 360-221-5300 or 877-316-7276

10 for 10 lines and a $1 for each additional line

Langley United Methodist Church 360-221-4233 • 3rd & Anthes

lumc@whidbey.com Sunday Service 9:30AM Nursery and Sunday School for grades K-12 during service Adult Forum class 11AM Rev. Mary Boyd, Pastor Betsy Arand, Ass’t Music Director Angie Ramsey, Family Program Associate www.Langleyumc.org A Greening, Reconciling & Advocating Congregation “Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors”

South Whidbey Church of Christ 360-341-2252 • Bayview Senior Service Center - Bayview Sunday Worship: 9:30AM Sunday Bible Classes: 10:30AM Call regarding Wednesday Bible Class

St. Hubert Catholic Church 804 Third Street, Langley 360-221-5383

Masses: Saturday 5:00PM Sunday 8:00AM and 10:30AM Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri. 8:15AM Wednesday 10:30AM Fr. Rick Spicer, pastor E-mail sthubert@whidbey.com www.sthubertschurch.org

South Whidbey Community Church A place to begin… A place to belong!

360-221-1220 • Langley

www.whidbeychurch.org Sunday Morning Worship 10:00AM Adult Sunday School 9:00AM Deer Lagoon Grange 5142 S. Bayview Road, Langley Home Bible Studies available Darrell Wenzek, pastor

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island 360-321-8656 20103 State Route 525, Freeland

Sunday Service at 10AM Values-Based Religious Education Sept-June Childcare Year-Round Everyone welcome! Minister: Rev. Dennis Reynolds email: admin@uucwi.org website: www.uucwi.org

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PROGRAM MANAGER – 93000 In collaboration with the Director, oversees the provision of behavioral health services to individuals with complex needs in designated geographic area(s). Responsible for management of all human and financial resources, implementation of clinical standards of care/protocols, ensure that quality clinical services are provided in an efficient and cost effective manner; and facilitate and enhance collabora t i ve r e l a t i o n s b e tween internal and exter nal teams/clinics. Wo r k s w i t h a g e n c y Leadership to assist with evaluation, development and implementation of selected projects. M a s t e r ’s d e g r e e o r higher in behavioral science or related field; and Meet educational and training requirements for designation as a Mental Health Professional; and 2+ years’ experie n c e i n B e h av i o r a l Health Care setting; and 2+ years supervisory and/or management experience in a mental health setting preferred; Washington State LMHC or equivalent preferred; Agency affiliated counselor status; CDP and 3 + years’ experience in the chemical dependency field. Full Time Location – Coupeville Wage is DOE

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Turn Key Restaurant For Sale Glass Alley Cafe, 5575 Harbor Ave., Freeland Family Tragedy Forces Owner to Move out of State Dear Whidbey Island Community & All of Our Devoted Patrons It is With Great Sadness that I am selling my successful wellestablished restaurant. See why Glass Alley Cafe has attracted a steady following; visit website: glassalleycafe. squarespace.com Established Return Clientele! This is a rare and exciting opportunity to earn, l e a r n & b e yo u r ow n boss with such a fine establishment such as Glass Alley Cafe! $59,000 For your serious inquiry & personal tour appointment directly with owner, please contact Debbie at: (360) 969-2320 maytopcat@cox.net

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INVITATION TO BID South Whidbey Fire / EMS is seeking formal bids from qualified firms to upgrade three HVAC units to head pumps at two district properties located in South Whidbey. Interested firms should contact SWFE at the address below or our web site www.swfe.org for complete bid specification, appropriate forms and locations for each type of service being requested. A mandator y Pre-Bid meeting is scheduled for Monday November 2, 2015, 9:00 AM at the address listed below.

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South Whidbey Fire / EMS 5535 Cameron Road Freeland, WA 98249 and due by 4:30 P.M. Wednesday, November 11, 2015. It is the intent to award contracts for each type of service at the November 12th Board of Fire Commissioner’s meeting. South Whidbey Fire / EMS reserves the right to reject any and / or all bids and waive all informalities in the bidding process. Questions about bidding should be directed to Resource Chief Beck at 360-321-1533 or bids@swfe.org. SOLD IT? FOUND IT? Let us know by calling 1-800-388-2527 so we can cancel your ad.

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Mutiny Bay west view 3 BR with open ﬂoor plan. Fruit trees, patio and mature landscaping. Big kitchen, family room, and master suite. #756630 $549,000

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Held in the Field-house, Cafetiere & Gym. Supporting the B-EHS Band Program.

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Annual Boutique hosted by Whidbey Presbyterian Church

16th Annual Festival of Nordic Culture! Sat. Nov. 14, 9:30 am â€” 3:30 pm South Whidbey High School

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An open bid auction will be held at Christian’s Towing, 685 Christian Road, Oak Harbor, WA. 98277 on Wednesday NOV 11, 2015. Viewing will take place from 12:00 to 3:00 PM. Auction begins at 3:00pm. 80 DODGE D1PU D14JEAC120748 B95834S 88 FORD RANGER 1FTCR11TXJUB72967 C35140C 90 FORD PU 1FTHX26G0LKA15458 B11796G 93 FORD AERO 1FMDA41X6PZA52204 AAR3325 Legal No. WCW667190 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. November 11, 2015.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 2016 Preliminary Budget on file with City Clerk Please take notice that the City of Langley 2016 Preliminary Budget has been filed with the City Clerk/Finance Director and the City Council will hold Public Hearings on the final budget on November 16th for the purpose of taking public comment on the budget. The hear ing will take place during the regularly scheduled City council meeting of November 16, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. and will be continued at the next meeting if needed. Copies of the Preliminary budget will be available at City Hall, 112 Second St., P. O. Box 366, Langley, WA 98260. (360) 221-4246. Dated this 29th day of October, 2015. Posted: City Hall City Library City Post Office Published:South Whidbey Record Legal No. WCW661321 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. November 4, 7, 11, 14, 2015.

CITY OF OAK HARBOR PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PC# 11-24-15 Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission will conduct its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 24, 2015. Staff will conduct a pre-meeting briefing with Planning Commission beginning at 7:00 pm in the Council conference room. The business meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. and will be held in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 865 SE Barrington Drive, Oak Harbor WA. The Planning Commission will consider the following: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT - Public Meeting The Planning Commission will have an opportunity to review the draft goals and policies being prepared for the update t o t h e Tra n s p o r t a t i o n Element of the Comprehensive Plan. The city’s transpor tation consultants, Fehr & Peers, will be in attendance. 2016 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE -

Public Meeting Staff will provide an update on the progress of the 2016 Comprehensive Plan update. The major scope of the 2016 Comprehensive Plan update includes updates to the Land Use Element, Housing Element and the Transportation Element. All meetings of the Planning Commission are open to the public. Legal No. WCW667393 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record November 7, 2015

entitled “Relating to the Waterworks Utility of the City; specifying, adopting and ordering the carrying out of a system or plan of additions to and betterments and extensions of the combined water and sewer utilities of the City; providing for the issuance, sale and delivery of a bond anticipation note in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $10,000,000 to provide inter im financing with which to pay or reimburse a por tion of the costs of carrying out the Project and to pay the costs of issuance of the note; fixing or setting parameters with respect to certain terms and covenants of the note; appointing the City’s designated representative to approve the sale of the note; creating a note debt service fund; and providing for other related matters. The full text of any ordinance will be mailed or g i ve n t o a n y p e r s o n without charge who requests the same from the city clerk. Requests may be made to: City Clerk, athompson@oakharbor.org or by calling 360-279-4539. Legal No. WCW667511 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. November 4, 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 November 17, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter, to consider adoption of Ordinance 1747: Proper ty Tax to IPD - .251% and Ordinance 1748: Proper ty Tax Levy to 1% Maximum. 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. WCW666956 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record November 7, 2015

FILING OF PROPOSED BUDGET Whidbey Island Public Hospital District Notice of Filing Proposed Budget Notice is hereby given that the Whidbey Island Public Hospital District, a municipal cor poration, has prepared a proposed budget of contemplated financial transactions for the year 2016 and the budget is on file in the records of the Commission in the District offices. Notice is fur ther given that a Public Hearing on said proposed budget shall be held on November 18, 2015 in Conference Room A of the Whidbey General Hospital in Coupeville, Washington, at 9:00 am, on said date. Any taxpayer may appear at said Hearing at said time and place and be heard against the whole or any par t of the proposed budget. WHIDBEY ISLAND PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT Board of Commissioners: Anne Tarrant Ron Wallin Grethe Cammermeyer, PhD Nancy Fey Georgia Gardner, CPA Legal No. WCW667018 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South

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PORT DISTRICT OF SOUTH WHIDBEY ISLAND NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY BUDGET HEARING AND REGULAR MEETING November 10, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. -Budget Hearing Notice is hereby given that a Preliminary Budget for the Port District of South Whidbey Island fo r t h e f i s c a l ye a r o f 2016 has been prepared and is on file and available in the Port office at 1804 Scott Rd., Suite 101, Freeland, WA or at www.portofsouthwhidbey.com. A public hearing will be held by the Port Commission of South Whidbey Island on Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at 6:00 p.m., at the South Whidbey Parks & Recreation District Meeting Room at 5475 Maxwelton Rd., Langley, WA, where any person may appear in suppor t of or against said budget. The Regular monthly meeting will be held on November 10, 2015, and will follow the Budget Hearing at approximately 6:30 p.m. Questions regarding the meeting may be directed t o t h e Po r t o f f i c e a t (360) 331-5494. Legal No. WCW665850 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. October 31, November 7, 2015. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON SECRETARY OF VETERAN AFFAIRS OF WASHINGTON, D.C., Plaintiff, v CHERYL GROVES; GREGORY R. G ROV E S ; E V E R E T T A S S O C I AT I O N O F

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CREDIT MEN INC. ; MID AMERICA GROUP, L.P.; STATE OF WASHI N G T O N E M P L O YM E N T S E C U R I T Y; ALSO ALL PERSONS O R PA R T I E S U N KNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, LI EN, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN , Defendant s . ICSO LOG NO. 15R-0417 NO. 14-2-00447-2 SHERIFF’S PUBLIC NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY TO: CHERYL GROVES; GREGORY R. G R OV E S ; E V E R E T T A S S O C I AT I O N O F CREDIT MEN INC.; MID A M E R I C A G R O U P, L.P.; STATE OF WASHI N G T O N E M P L O YM E N T S E C U R I T Y; ALSO ALL PERSONS O R PA R T I E S U N KNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, LIEN, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY 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 20, PLAT OF SIERR A PA R K , D I V I S I O N NO. 1, ACCORDING TO T H E P L AT T H E R E O F R E C O R D E D I N VO L U M E 9 O F P L AT S , PAG E 4 5 , R E C O R D S OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON. Also commonly known as 1480 E Sierra Park LN, Camano Island, WA 98282. P a r c e l N o . S8165-00-00020-0. Proper ty Identification No. 394905. The sale of the abovedescribed property is to take place: TIME: 10:00 a.m. DATE: Friday, November 20, 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 $168,57 4.84, 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 19 day of October, 2015. MARK C. BROWN, SHERIFF ISLAND COUNTY By: Wylie Farr Wylie Farr, Chief Civil Deputy ICSO/Law & Justic Center 101 NE 6th Street PO BOX 5000 Coupeville, Washington 98239-5000 360-678-4422 ICSO Docket No. 15-R0018 Legal No. WCW664488 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 2015.

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RONALD NICHOLAS HEITER, Deceased. NO. 15 4 00283 1 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. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Personal Represent a t i ve h a s s e r ve d o r 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 filing copy of Notice to Creditors with Clerk of Court: 10/22/15 Date of first publication: November 7, 2015 Personal Representative:/s/Christy Leigh Heiter CHRISTY LEIGH HEITER Attorneys for Personal Representative: /s/Patrick J. McGowan Patrick J. McGowan, WSBA #11901 11120 N.E. 2nd St., Suite 200 Bellevue, WA 98004 Telephone: (425)452-4930 Fax: (425) 450-3310 Legal No. WCW667052 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record N ove m b e r 7 , 1 4 , 2 1 , 2015.

notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of first publication: November 7, 2015 Personal Representative: Marilee Petersen 5012 Chipshot Way Freeland WA 98249 Attor ney for Personal Representative: Kathryn C. Loring 791 SE Barrington Drive Oak Harbor, WA 98277 Tel. 360-679-1240 Legal No. WCW666984 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. N ove m b e r 7 , 1 4 , 2 1 , 2015.

Coupeville facility. Land application of cer tified Class B biosolids on non-food crops from the Coupeville facility are at one or more of the following locations: Arnold Farm, Zylstra Road and Bell Farm, West Beach Road, Coupeville, WA; Sher man Field Olson Road, Oak Harbor, WA. 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 field gun or tanker on non-food crops. Soils are tested annually prior to application. Test results determine application rates. Any person who wants to comment on 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 above. If you wish to be included on an interested parties list to receive notification of activities relating to this project, please notify the P u bl i c Wo r k s c o n t a c t noted above 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. Legal No. WCW663235 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. November 7, 2015.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR ISLAND COUNTY In the matter of the estate of: DONALD EUGENE PETERSEN, Deceased. NO. 15-4-00292-1 N OT I C E TO C R E D I TORS 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. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal RepresenIN THE SUPERIOR tative served or mailed COURT OF THE STATE the notice to the creditor OF WASHINGTON as provided under RCW COUNTY OF ISLAND 11.40.020(3); or (2) four In the Matter of the Es- months after the date of tate of first publication of the

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE The Solid Waste Division of the Island County Depar tment of Public Wor ks is applying for continued coverage under the State of Washington General Permit for Biosolids Managem e n t fo r i t s S e p t a g e Treatment Facility 20062 SR-20, Coupeville, WA. Contact is Joantha Guthrie, Dept. of Public Works, Box 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239. The Department of Ecology’s Northwest Regional Biosolids Coordinator, Amber Corfman, 3190 160th Ave. NW, B e l l e v u e , WA 98008-5452 is the contact for this permit. Specific application sites have gone through SEPA review and public notice. Any proposed sites will follow the same process. Permitted land application sites for certified Class B supernatant applied at evapo-transpiration rates are on forest land adjacent to the

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Clinton, WA 98236 Legal No. WCW664597 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record October 24, 31, November 7, 2015. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR ISLAND COUNTY In Re the Estate of BETTY J. ELLIOTT, Deceased. NO. 15-4-00261-1 AMENDED 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

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11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: Saturday, October 31, 2015. Personal Representat i ve : J e n n i fe r H a a s e Morris Attor ney for Personal Representative: M. Douglas Kelly, Kelly, Arndt & Walker, PLLP, LLP, PO Box 290, Clinton, WA, 98236. (360) 341-1515. DATED this 23rd day of October, 2015. /s/Jennifer Haase Morris Jennifer Haase Morris, Personal Representative Attorneys for Personal Representative: /s/M. Douglas Kelly M. Douglas Kelly, WSBA#6550 Kelly, Ar ndt & Walker, PLLP Attorneys for Personal Representative P.O. Box 290 Clinton, WA 98236 Legal No. WCW665421 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record October 31, November 7, 14, 2015.

be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Administrator or the Administrator’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 Administrator served or mailed the notice to the creditor as p r ov i d e d u n d e r R C W 11.40.020 (1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. lf the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedents’ probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: November 7, 2015. Administrator: Jerry B. Stonebridge Attorney for Administrator : M. Douglas Kelly, Kelly Ar ndt & Walker, PLLP, PO Box 290, Clinton, WA, 98236. (360) 341-1515. DATED this 2nd day of November, 2015. /s/Jerry B. Stonebridge Jerry B. Stonebridge, Administrator Attorneys for Administrator:/s/M. Douglas Kelly M. Douglas Kelly, WSBA # 6550 Kelly Ar ndt & Walker, PLLP P.O. Box 290 Clinton, WA 98236 Legal No. WCW666950 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record November 7, 14, 21, 2015.

Tr u s t e e S a l e # 0 1 5 7 4 2 - WA T i t l e # 02-14013611 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE P U R S UA N T TO T H E REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPT E R 6 1 . 2 4 E T. S E Q . THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE TH E F ORE CL OSU RE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DEL A Y. C O N T A C T A HOUSING COUNSEL O R O R A N AT TO R NEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and oppor tunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assist a n c e a n d r e fe r ra l t o housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission T e l e p h o n e : 1-877-894-HOME(1-877 -894-4663) . Web site: http://www.dfi.wa.gov/ consumers/homeownership/post_purchase_counselors_foreclosure.htm The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development T e l e p h o n e : 1 - 8 0 0 - 5 6 9 - 4 2 8 7 We b site: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index.cfm?webListAction= search&searchstate= WA&filterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid

hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and a t t o r n ey s Te l e p h o n e : 1 - 8 0 0 - 6 0 6 - 4 8 1 9 We b site: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear I.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, CLEAR RECON TRUST, 9311 S.E. 36th Street, Suite 100, Mercer Island, WA 98040, Tr u s t e e w i l l o n 11/20/2015 at 10:00 AM a t AT T H E I S L A N D COUNTY FRONT ENTRANCE TO CITY HALL, 865 SE BARR I N G TO N D R , OA K H A R B O R , WA 9 8 2 7 7 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form o f c a s h , o r c a s h i e r ’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale, the following described real prope r t y, s i t u a t e d i n t h e County of Island, State of Washington, to-wit: PA R C E L A : T H E S O U T H W E S T QUA R TER OF THE SOUTHW E S T QUA RT E R O F THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE S O U T H E A S T Q UA R TER OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 33 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE WILLIMETTE MERIDIAN. (ALSO KNOWN A S L OT 3 9 E O F I S LAND COUNTY SHORT PLAT NO. 77/28.4.34/33/2E AS APPROVED JULY 29, 1977, AND RECORDED U N D E R AU D I TO R ’ S FILE NO. 317584, RECORDS OF ISLAND C O U N T Y, WA S H I N G TON.) PARCEL B: AN EASEMENT FOR ACCESS AND UTILITIES RECORDED UNDER AUDITOR’S FILE NO. 278981, RECORDS OF I S L A N D C O U N T Y, WASHINGTON; ALSO AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS, EGRESS, AND UTILITIES OVER, ACROSS, AND UNDER A STRIP OF LAND 30.00 FEET IN WIDTH, LYING 15.00 FEET ON E AC HPUZZLE S I D ENO. O F794 THE NORTH 360.38 FEET OF THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE S O U T H E A S T Q UA R TER OF THE SOUTHW E S T QUA RT E R O F SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 33 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE WILLIMETTE MER I D I A N . S I T U AT E I N THE COUNTY OF IS-

L A N D , S TAT E O F WA S H I N G TO N . C o m monly known as: 1404 EAGLE RIDGE RD OAK H A R B O R , WA 9 8 2 7 7 APN: R23334-024-2830 Key 108626 which is subject to that cer tain D e e d o f Tr u s t d a t e d 2/21/2008, recorded 2/28/2008, as Auditor’s File No. 4222789, records of Island C o u n t y, Wa s h i n g t o n , from RO B E RT D. D I C K I N SON AND HEATHER L. DICKINSON, HUSBAND A N D W I F E , a s G ra n tor(s), to LAND TITLE COMPANY, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIST R AT I O N S Y S T E M S, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR BANNER BANK, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGN, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, under an Assignment recorded under Auditor’s File No 4330178. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust or the Beneficiary’s successor is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: P RO M I S S O RY N OT E INFORMATION Note Dated: 2/21/2008 Note Amount: $304,000.00 Interest Paid To: 7/1/2012 Next Due Date: 8/1/2012 PAYMENT INFORMATION FROM-THRU/NO.PMT/ AMOUNT/TOTAL 8/1/2012-7/31/2013/ 12/$2,018.68/ $24,224.16 8/1/2013-7/31/2014/ 12/$2,074.22/ $24,890.64 8/1/2014-/11/$2,033.25/ $22,365.75 ADVANCES/LATE CHARGES DESCRIPTION/TOTAL E S T I M AT E D F O R E CLOSURE FEES AND COSTS DESCRIPTION/TOTAL Trustee’s Fee’s/ $1,215.00 Posting of Notice of Default/$125.00 Record Appointment of Successor Trustee/

THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR ISLAND COUNTY In Re the Estates of: HAROLD WILLIAM STONEBRIDGE, and PHOEBE KATHERINE STONEBRIDGE, Deceased. NO. 15-4-00278-5 AMENDED NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 The Administrator named below has been appointed as Administrator of the above named estates. Any person having a claim against the decedents must, before the time the claim would

PUZZLE NO. 793

19.Cuddle 21.Drink cubes 22.Cured salmon 23.Crop 25.Brings down 26.Feasted 28.Exist 29.Ruby 31.View 33.Oath 34.Bitter resentment 35.Directed

37.Praised 39.Aesop’s specialty 40.False name 41.Bumpkins 43.Mature 46.Easter edibles 48.Riot crowd 49.Thirst quencher 51.Take to court 52.Golf accessory 53.Uncanny

ACROSS 1. Placido Domingo, e.g. 6. Copy 9. Do arithmetic 12.Oyl of “Popeye” 13.Nothing 14.To’s opposite 15.On a regular basis 16.Emerald, e.g. 17.Adapted 18.Zero 20.“____ Got Sixpence” 21.Sicknesses 24.Building wing 26.Cut down 27.Dove’s noise

28.Classify 30.Master 32.Boll ____ 36.Screamed 38.Mine’s output 39.Confront 42.Corn portion 43.Overwhelmed 44.The total amount 45.Employed 47.Life story, for short 48.Crazed 50.Zest 54.Junior 55.Work by Keats 56.Pasted 57.Snaky letter 58.Berth

59.High-spirited horse

DOWN 1. Excessively 2. Santa’s staffer 3. Young louse 4. Bread bakers 5. Gambling town 6. Celestial beings 7. Baked fruit dessert 8. Kind of tree 9. Fasten 10.Long golf shot 11.Loved a lot

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$14.00 posted in a conspicuous T.S.G. Fee/$1,043.52 place on the real properTitle Datedown Fee/ ty descr ibed in Para$54.35 graph I above, and the Mailings/$65.40 Trustee has possession T O TA L D U E A S O F of proof of such service 6/23/2015/$73,997.82 or posting. VII. The TrusIV. The sum owing on tee whose name and adthe obligation secured dress are set forth below by the Deed of Trust is: will provide in writing to T h e p r i n c i p a l s u m o f anyone requesting it, a $302,704.98, together statement of all costs with interest as provided and fees due at any time i n t h e N o t e f r o m prior to the sale. VIII. 8/1/2012, and such other The effect of the sale will costs and fees as are be to deprive the Granprovided by statute. V. tor and all those who T h e a b ove d e s c r i b e d hold by, through or unreal property will be sold der the Grantor of all to satisfy the expense of t h e i r i n t e r e s t i n t h e sale and the obligation above-described propersecured by the Deed of ty. IX. Anyone having Tr u s t a s p r ov i d e d by any objections to this statute. Said sale will be s a l e o n a ny g r o u n d s made without warranty, whatsoever will be afexpressed or implied, re- forded an opportunity to garding title, possession be heard as to those obo r e n c u m b r a n c e s o n jections if they bring a 11/20/2015. The de- lawsuit to restrain the faults referred to in Para- sale pursuant to RCW graph III must be cured 61.24.130. Failure to by 11/9/2015, (11 days bring such a lawsuit may before the sale date) to result in a waiver of any cause a discontinuance proper grounds for invalof the sale. The sale will i d a t i n g t h e Tr u s t e e ’s be discontinued and ter- s a l e . X . N OT I C E TO minated if at any time OCCUPANTS OR TENb e fo r e 1 1 / 9 / 2 0 1 5 ( 1 1 ANTS - The purchaser days before the sale) the at the trustee’s sale is default as set for th in entitled to possession of Paragraph III is cured the property on the 20th and the Trustee’s fees day following the sale, and costs are paid. Pay- as against the grantor ment must be in cash or under the Deed of Trust with cashiers or certified (the owner) and anyone checks from a State or having an interest junior federally chartered bank. to the Deed of Trust, inThe sale may be termi- cluding occupants who nated any time after the are not tenants. After the 11/9/2015 (11 days be- 20th day following the fore the sale date) and sale the purchaser has before the sale, by the the right to evict occuBorrower or Grantor or pants who are not tenthe or the Grantor’s suc- ants by summar y processor interest or the ceedings under chapter holder of any recorded 59.12 RCW. For tenantjunior lien or encum- occupied proper ty, the brance by paying the purchaser shall provide principal and interest se- a tenant with written nocured by the Deed of tice in accordance with Trust, plus costs, fees RCW 61.24.060. If you and advances, if any, are a servicemember or made pursuant to the a dependent of a servicterms of the obligation emember, you may be a n d / o r D e e d o f Tr u s t entitled to certain protecand curing all other de- tions under the federal faults. VI. A written No- Ser vicemembers Civil tice of Default was trans- Relief Act and any committed by the Beneficiary parable state laws reor Trustee to the Bor- garding the risk of forerower and Grantor at the closure. If you believe following address(es): you may be entitled to 11.Moist, S E E AT TAC H E D Eas X - a t h e s31.Position e protections, HIBIT “1” by lawn both first please 32.Candied contact our office class and certified mail immediately. 17.Foretelling THIS IS AN 34.Meaning on 5/6/2014, sign proof of AT T E M P T T O C O L 35.Mister which is in19.Income the posses- L E C T A D E B T A N D sion of the Trustee; and A N Y37.Parking I N F O R Mtimer AT I O N follower the Borrower and Gran- O B TA INED WILL BE 38.Garbage t o r w e r e 22.Soggy p e r s o n a l l y USED FOR THAT PUR39.Up to the job aroundPOSE. ser ved, if 23.Once applicable, 40.Do in, as a with said written the Notice track Dated: 6/30/2015 dragon of Default or the written CLEAR RECON 24.Brewery Notice of Default was TRUST, as Successor 41.Hunter’s specialty Trusteequarry For additional 25.Tedious infor mation or ser vice 42.Collect 26.Kindergartner you may contact: Clear 43.Cake Recon Corp.cooker 9311 S.E. 28.Sister Street, Suite 100 29.Undercover 36th44.Without M e r c e r I s l a man 46.Ease offn d , W A 98040 Phone: (206) 707-9599 EXHIBIT “1” INC. NAME/ADDRESS Banner Bank/570 NE Midway Blvd. Copyright © 2015, Penny Press Oak Harbor, WA 98277 Family Owned and Operated for Over 20 Years Banner Bank/P.O. Box 50.December 27.Leaders ACROSS 907 24 and 31 1. Hive dwellers 30.Touched Walla Walla, WA 99362 51.Ogler 5. Point a gun ground HEATHER L. DICKIN52.Quick 8. ____ eagle SON/ 1404 EAGLE 31.Chef’s need RIDGE RD farewell 12.Poison-ivy 32.Broth, e.g. OAK NO. HARBOR, WASHANSWER TO PUZZLE 794 result 33.As ____ your 53.Shelters INGTON 98277 13.Not an request HEATHER L. DICKINamateur DOWN E! SON/ PO BOX 2042 TODAY FOR A QUOT 34.Destroy the CALL 1. Prejudice 14.Certain OAK HARBOR, WASHinterior of woodwind INGTON 98277 2. Carve ▼ LOCATIONS 35.Cheerful RO B E RT D. D I C K I N 15.Throb 3. Resound LYNDEN 36.Shoot forth SON/ 1404 EAGLE painfully 4. FruitRIDGE RD 38.Fake hair 360-398-1234 16.Day after flavored ice OAK HARBOR, WASH39.Beasts of today BURLINGTON 5. More prone INGTON 98277 burden 18.Abbreviate RO B E RT D. D I C K I N 360-707-5550 41.Umbrella’s kin 6. Curling SON/ PO BOX 2042 20.Fleshy device FRIDAY HARBOR OAK HARBOR, WASH21.Tavern feature 45.Desk toppers 7. Dad’s INGTON 98277 47.Thumbs-up 360-376-5591 companion 22.Takes a Legal No. WCW646719 review 8. Weary ORCASspouse ISLAND Published: The Whidbey 48.Fancy gold 23.Type of paint 9. Scrape News Times, The 360-376-5591 fabric South ANSWERS Whidbey Record. 10.Burglar’s 26.Bo Derek’s CROSSWORD PUZZLE USE AMERICAN October SPELLING17, November goods 49.Lay odds number 7, 2015.

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Exciting summer gives way to interesting fall, winter

WHIDBEY BIRDING Frances Wood Finally, I have time to write after a very busy summer seeking out, enjoying and monitoring birds. And spending time with family. Early last summer my husband and I added seven new bird species to our list while bicycling in Provence, France. Highlights were a sacred ibis, red-crested pochard, European bee-eater and hundreds of greater flamingos. Near the end of the summer we spotted common eiders, black guillemots along with cardinals, wrens and blue jays while vacationing in Maine. Closer to home we enjoyed magpies, wild turkeys and a ruffed grouse on several trips to the Ellensburg area. But, most of the summer was consumed right here on Whidbey Island with the Whidbey Audubon Pigeon Guillemot breeding bird survey, a project that has spanned more than a decade. Guillemots are black seabirds with bright-white wing patches and fire-enginered feet and legs. Every spring, approximately 1,000 of these engaging seabirds settle into the waters around Whidbey and claim burrows high in our steep, erosional bluffs.

Beginning in June, about 50 volunteers weekly monitor the 25 bluff colonies where these birds gather to lay eggs and raise their young. They spend one hour per week quietly sitting on the beach noting bird activity. This year those volunteers watched about 260 burrows, recording when the birds enter and leave. After the eggs hatch, the volunteers observed the fish delivered to the burrows as food for the young. Most of those fish are large-headed sculpins (what we called bullheads when I was a kid) or longer, sleeker members of the gunnel/ prickleback families. Gathering all those data together we’ve determined that over the past 10 years our guillemot colonies are holding strong; we have seen no statistically significant change in populations and number of burrows with fish deliveries. Perhaps you remember the article in The Record last summer announcing that guillemots were spotted hanging around the Langley Marina? We were not able to verify any nesting there, but are hopeful that a small colony may develop in the next few summers. Guillemots often sniff out unusual places to breed. They need a burrow that will protect their eggs and young from predators, and have acclimated to manmade nesting boxes. One adventurous pair spied an open porthole in a sailboat moored in Holmes Harbor and deposited two eggs inside the boat before the owners returned and discovered the make-shift nesting burrow. If you’d like to learn more about these birds and locate a guillemot colony near where you live, check out

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A pigeon guillemot snatches a cod, one of several fish it likes to eat. our general website www. pigeonguillemot.org or for a recap of the data, www. pigeonguillemotdata.org. Although most of the guillemots exit our waters in the fall, they are replaced by a large number of other seabirds — loons, ducks, mergansers, geese, scoters and grebes. These birds spend their breeding season in Canada and Alaska, then many of them pour into our protected Puget Sound waters to feed and spend the winter. This is an excellent time of year to wander out to our beaches and do some seabird watching. Two of my favorite places are Deer Lagoon (both inside the lagoon and along the outer beach) and the spit at Crockett Lake. If the weather turns bad, take your binoculars to the

Ott & Murphy Winery tasting room in Langley and enjoy their view out over the Langley harbor. The numbers of birds won’t be as dramatic as the ones seen along our west side beaches, but it’s a good place to study the

flocks of American wigeons, mallards, and grebes that gather there. Oh, and all those black, duck-like birds that hover in the water around the Clinton Ferry Dock? Most are surf scoters with a few white-

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to some over-reaching and unprecedented policy interpretations that needed to be reviewed by a higher court.” Johnson predicted that the issues will be revisited when the county completes its comprehensive plan, which is due June 30. “I assume we’ll get sued after the comp plan,” she said. “This time we’ll get our appeal in on time and we’ll go to a higher court for interpretation, because these questions set precedent.” Commissioner Rick Hannold said the litigation is derailing the county’s planning efforts. “Every time WEAN throws an administrative roadblock in the way, it takes time away from people trying to revise the comp plan,” he said in an interview earlier this week.

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