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Harry Potter fans in Hogwarts heaven Hundreds wait in line for Skywarrior Theater preview

By K ATHY REED

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Asia Pruyne, 18, waits patiently in line Saturday to see the final movie in the Harry Potter series, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2.” The Skywarrior Theater on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island showed a free sneak preview for eligible personnel. The film opens to audiences nationwide today. KATHY REED/WHIDBEY CROSSWIND

he lines were long but spirits were high Saturday as hundreds of people waited patiently at the Skywarrior Theater on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island to see a sneak preview of the last movie in the Harry Potter series.

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2” was shown in 3-D to an audience of 600 Potter fans of all ages. The line to get tickets for the free 7 p.m. preview wrapped completely around Building 118, and then some. First in line was the Devonshire family of Oak Harbor.

“You can’t beat seeing a brand new movie like Harry Potter, and a sneak peek, for free,” said Sandra Devonshire. She and her sons, Cameron and Craig II, were in line at 5:15 a.m. “We’ve been here for other previews, so we know what it’s like.”

Even though they were the first in line, the Devonshires were not the first to get to the theater. 19-yearold Jordan Bump and his friend, 16-year-old Lizzi McAllister, came from Anacortes at about 10 p.m.

Friday and slept overnight in the car. Turns out they should have gotten up just a few minutes earlier.

“I was driven to be the first in line,” said Bump of his early arrival.

“I woke up at 5 a.m., but she told me to go back to sleep. Then 20 minutes later I heard voices outside and I thought, ‘Crap!’”

Still, Bump and McAllister were happy with their place almost at the

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Vietnam vet shares his healing message

By K ATHY REED

Whidbey Crosswind

Allen Clark grew up in an Army family. So to him it was natural to decide he was going to be an Army officer and attend the United States Military Academy at West Point. Of course, he was 8 years old at the time.

“Having a goal so early in life was good for me, because it helped me to focus,” Clark said Sunday while speaking at the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Oak Harbor.

Clark was in town to share his story of service, survival and healing.

On Christmas Eve while Clark was a junior

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THIS EDITION For Pet’s Sake looks at intestinal troubles ..pg. 2 Local DAV chapter welcomes new member ..........pg. 3 Hammons joins Crosswind staff .......................pg. 5 The strong union of Rear Adm. Lyle Bull ........pg. 8

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Diarrhea can be IEL divided into two primary types - acute and DVM chronic. Acute diarrhea comes on suddenly and lasts for less than three weeks. Very commonly this type of diarrhea is the result of dietary indiscretion, which is what we politely call the canine habit of eating just about anything. Even a sudden diet change from one brand of dog food to another can cause an acute diarrhea. Other things that can be at fault include: intestinal parasites, bacterial or viral infections, toxins, food sensitivities, or a medical problem that affects the GI tract, such as inflammation of the pancreas known as pancreatitis.

If a diarrhea that occurs suddenly is accompanied by vomiting, depression, fever, or blood in the stool you should have your dog seen by your veterinarian before dehydration further complicates the problem. Be sure to bring a sample of your dog’s stool with you as it contains a lot of diagnostic clues for the doctor. If your dog seems otherwise normal, the best treatment to start with is resting the GI tract. Withholding food for 12 to 24 hours allows the GI tract time to normalize. Do allow your dog to have access to water during that time, especially small dogs, which are more susceptible to becoming dehydrated. When you start feeding again, begin with small amounts of your dog’s regular diet or try a bland diet, such as boiled hamburger or chicken with rice.

Chronic diarrhea problems can also be caused by bacterial, viral or parasitic infections, as well as more significant conditions such as food sensitivity or allergy, inflammatory bowel disease (similar to Crohn’s disease in people) or even certain types of cancer. If your dog has had diarrhea for several weeks or more you should definitely have him seen by a veterinarian. Simply switching dog foods in the hope that the problem will go away, or trying over-the-counter medications is probably not going to be very successful. Your veterinarian may even need to consult with an internal medicine specialist to help work up some of the more difficult cases.

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Please send questions or comments to Dr. Kiel at joseph.kiel@navy.mil.

in high school, he got what he’d always wanted — a nomination to West Point.

He took the test and had the choice of beginning his studies after finishing 11th grade, or waiting a year. He chose to go as soon as he could.

“I was the youngest out of 760 cadets enrolled, and I was still the youngest out of 504 cadets who graduated,” he told the small crowd.

Clark wound up serving in Vietnam as a military intelligence officer with the fifth Special Forces Group (the Green Berets) involved in undercover intelligence operations against Cambodia.

“We would train young Cambodians as agents to put inside Vietnam. They walked across to Cambodia to collect intelligence for an eventual incursion,” said Clark. “The missions were not very successful.”

The attack About 10 and a half months into his one-year tour in Vietnam, Clark was ordered to go to Dak To special forces camp in the central highlands of South Vietnam. It was June of 1967, and the North Vietnamese had infiltrated the jungle along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

“We didn’t realize the enemy had made it as far as they had,” Clark recounted. “They began to set up mortar and rocket launchers. The attack started at 4:30 a.m. on June 17.”

Clark, who was on duty in the inner perimeter of the camp, said no one ordered him to do what he did, which was try to locate the enemy’s firing position. The Air Force sent in a Douglas AC-47 aircraft affectionately known as “Puff, the Magic Dragon,” which began laying down suppression fire on the enemy.

To this day Clark is not totally clear on what happened in the next few moments, but what he has surmised is that a mortar must have hit the ground about 18-inches away from his left leg. His left leg was lost below the knee, his right leg was fractured in five places.

Clark said Army medic Jimmy Hill, who had a shrapnel wound to his own shoulder, is responsible for saving his life. But the next several months, or years, were not easy.

“I woke up 36 hours later with no leg (below the

Vietnam veteran, author, and wounded warrior Allen Clark speaks to a group at the Oak Harbor VFW Sunday. KATHY REED/WHIDBEY CROSSWIND

Allen Clark was awarded the Silver Star for Gallantry in Action, a Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Air Medal and Combat Infantryman’s Badge.

His ministry for veterans suffering from combat operating stress can be found online at www.combatfaith.com.

Clark’s book, “Wounded Soldier, Healing Warrior,” is available at www.woundedsoldierhealingwarrior.com. knee) on the left and five black toes on the right,” he said. “My right leg had to be taken off (below the knee) after 10 days.”

Clark spent a total of 15 months in the hospital and endured 12 operations. He was 25 years old when he was injured. He began to question what he was going to do with his life, how he was going to make a living.

“All these things began to bother me, which is quite common with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder,” he said. “I went four days without sleep. I cracked.

I went to the psychiatric ward.”

Following his treatment, Clark’s doctor told him he shouldn’t get a tough job because he couldn’t handle the stress.

“So, I go to work for Ross Perot,” he laughed.

“But I put more pressure on myself than I needed to, so I cracked again. Here I had this wonderful opportunity to be a financial assistant to Ross Perot. I reported directly to him.

But I’m down, because I can’t handle the pressure.

“I was mad, angry. I was mad at God,” Clark continued.

Allen Clark shares the story of how he lost both his legs below the knee from a mortar attack in Vietnam. He spoke Sunday at the Oak Harbor VFW. KATHY REED/WHIDBEY CROSSWIND

The healing In the mid 1970s Clark went to a church service that he said changed his life.

“I woke up. I started studying the Bible, I started to pray,” he said. “I slowly weaned myself off all the drugs.”

Clark went on to a very successful career. He served as special assistant to Texas governor Bill Clements from 1979 to 1981; he served as the assistant secretary for Veterans Liaison and Program Coordination and the director of the national cemetery system of the Department of Veterans Affairs under President George H.W. Bush; in 2005 he retired as the public affairs officer of the Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System in Dallas. He is the author of “Wounded Soldier, Healing Warrior.”

Today he travels around the country speaking to various groups. He has a special place in his heart for wounded veterans, especially those suffering from PTSD. “My PTSD has been healed. It’s my mission to

help veterans,” he said. “I have a battle plan for victory in the back of the book.

“Clearing up spiritual and emotional issues can help you heal physically,” he continued. “By losing my legs I was turned around.”

Amy Buckley came up from Bothell to hear Clark speak on Sunday. She said she read his book and became a big fan.

“I felt like he was talking to me, like he was right in the room,” she said. “It is a book that will change your life forever. This will heal you.”

Margaret Perugini, of Operation Military Family, organized Clark’s speaking engagements in Washington.

“He speaks with sincerity and honesty, sharing some very painful memories,” Perugini said. “But he shows people we have the ability and strength to heal.”

“I have to look at it as not losing my legs, but giving my legs,” Clark said.

“We can always feel proud of our military service.

Even when we suffer for what we did, we can be proud.”

DAV membership grows by one in July Local DAV chapter discusses blue water Navy and Agent Orange

By DENNIS CONNOLLY

Whidbey Crosswind

As with many groups, the Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 47, started its July 7 meeting with a prayer, a pledge and a roll call.

There were 13 members on hand for the meeting, which was held at the Oak Harbor Library.

Members gathered to welcome Shelby Bassett to their ranks, and listen to announcements and unfinished business.

First up was Basset, who repeated her Oath of Obligation with chapter service officer Muggs Monahan.

Other business included a request for assistance from Whidbey Help House. Members voted to lend a hand to the food bank.

Hot Topics Members discussed the Institute of Medicine’s release of its report on

Agent Orange exposure, which focused on the “blue water” Navy and problems arising from exposure to the herbicide during the Vietnam War. (Exposure has been linked to serious diseases such as cancer of the prostate, lung, larynx, trachea and bronchus; multiple myeloma; Hodgkin’s disease; non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; soft tissue sarcoma; chronic lymphocytic leukemia; and type 2 diabetes.)

For years, veterans who served on land or on the inland rivers and waterways in Vietnam, aka “boots on the ground” personnel, have been filing claims for aid with the Department of Veterans Affairs for conditions caused by Agent Orange exposure.

Now the “blue water” Navy is getting a listen.

According to discussion among DAV members, there is debate over whether military personnel assigned to deep draft ships could have been

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New member Shelby Bassett recites the Oath of Allegiance during the July 7 meeting of the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 47. DENNIS CONNOLLY/WHIDBEY CROSSWIND exposed to Agent Orange despite the fact they never served on land.

Speculation is the herbicide floated on the surface of the water and when deep draft Navy ships siphoned sea water to convert it to drinking water, some of the toxins remained.

Those who drank the potable water are showing a noted increase in health problems associated with Agent Orange. DAV members will continue to

follow the issue.

Local news It was announced that from the beginning of the year, the DAV has helped veterans complete 905 forms submitted to the VA for help with education, insurance and requests for disability.

Chapter 47 logged 1,818 service hours helping veterans and 962 hours driving veterans to events here or in Seattle.

The Mount Vernon DAV group has folded, and the Oak Harbor chapter has absorbed its membership, and there is also discussion of forming a DAV group in Skagit County.

Since it formed in 1920 the DAV is the official voice of America’s 2.1 million service-connected veterans.

Getting those veterans back to work and back to health is what the DAV is

about. Call 257-4801 to find out more.

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OUR VIEWS

Another dimension in movie-watching I remember a student assembly when I was a sophomore in high school. It was rare the entire student body of Jefferson Senior High School in Alexandria, Minn. was allowed to gather all at once — we normally only got to gather class by class.

At any rate, we all piled into the gymnasium for the big event: Watching “The Creature from the Black Lagoon” in 3-D. School officials handed out the top-rate, cardboard, red-andblue-lensed glasses and the film KATHY was projected on the screen above the stage.

REED The movie was campy, to say the least, and not very three dimensional. Even back then the creature wasn’t very scary, but you’ve got to love the fact that the Hollywood of the 50s expected us to be frightened by a bad rubber suit. As far as the 3-D images, I saw better ones on my Aunt Norma’s old stereoscope.

3-D films saw a brief resurgence in the 80s, with the emergence of IMAX movies, but still, watching them was more of a hassle than anything else, at least to me, and tended to prompt bouts of motion sickness and headaches.

Flash forward to today. While I’m not a fan of 3-D, I knew I couldn’t avoid the latest trend forever.

I had the opportunity to see the new Harry Potter movie in 3-D on NAS Whidbey Island last weekend, and I have to say I didn’t hate it. The glasses have improved so there was no headache or motion sickness to distract me. Today’s digital projection technology is a vast improvement over the old, and the filmmakers did a good job, too.

The 3-D was subtle, but I have to say it did make it more fun. I probably won’t opt for 3-D all the time, but once and a while it’s worth it.

-Kathy Reed, editor

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“We have two kids, and we like hiking.”

CANDICE GRONSKI Former Aviation Maintenance Administrationman

It’s Youth Fitness week — what sorts of physical activity do you enjoy with your children?

“I did lots of things with the kids — everything from the base gym to bowling to the wonderful hiking trails.”

“Going to the beach and the park and swinging in the back yard.”

SAMANTHA GATES (AND LOLA) Wife of E-5 David Gates

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“My son was into baseball for seven years; walk down the beach.”

“We most definitely went in for physical activity, especially hunting and fishing, with my son.”

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Hammons joins Crosswind staff PBY Museum extends its hours The PBY Memorial Foundation Aviation History Center is now open every week from Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Exhibits include all phases of naval aviation at NAS Whidbey from WWII through the present wars in the Middle East.

The History Center will be open during the NAS Whidbey Celebration of the 100th year of Naval Aviation from July 28 through the 30.

IDIPIC installs new board The Impaired Driving Impact Panel of Island County recently installed its new board for the term starting July 1.

All members have a military link this year to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.

Members are Cecilia Welch, president, attorney at NAS Legal; Karen Lewis, vice president and funding Chair, IDIPIC co-founder; Aviation Machinist’s Mate First Class Maryann Cowan, Secretary, VAC-135; Mary Durkee, Treasurer; Air Traffic Controller Chief Senior Petty Officer Christopher Williams, NAS Liaison, Air Traffic Control; and Hospital Corpsman First Class Richard Gold, member-at-large, Naval Hospital Oak Harbor.

The mission of IDIPIC is to deter driving under the influence and underage drinking in our community through education and awareness.

It has been providing this service to Island County since 2000 via DUI impact panels, school programs and community events.

For more information, contact www.idipic.org

VFW Junior Girls serve The Veterans of Foreign Wars Junior Girls Auxiliary Unit

invites the public to have dinner with them on Thursday, July 21 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

The young ladies will serve a lasagna dinner to raise money to support their community service programs.

The dinner will feature lasagna, Caesar salad, garlic bread and dessert.

The cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children under age 6.

All are welcome to participate.

The WhiteheadMuzzal Post is located at 3037 N. Goldie Rd. Call 675-4048 or go to www. vfwpost7392.org for information.

Island Artists show and sale Island Artists, formerly the Greenbank Artists, will hold their annual art show and sale July 22 to 24 at the Coupeville Recreation Hall.

Fine art and miniatures by 13 artists in different mediums will be on display. There will demonstrations and prints, cards, bookmarks and sculptures will be offered for sale.

Hours Friday, July 22, will be from noon to 6 p.m. Hours Saturday and Sunday, July 23 and 24, will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Vacation Bible school offered Children in prekindergarten through fifth-grade are invited to participate in “Son Surf Beach Bash” vacation Bible school at Church on the Rock in Oak Harbor.

The event is scheduled to meet from 9 a.m. to noon July 25 through 29.

Space is limited, so organizers ask those interested to register as soon as possible. For registration and information, call 675-3032.

Bike and car show in Marysville Sound HarleyDavidson of Marysville announces its first

Annual Bike and Car Show on Saturday and Sunday at Sound HarleyDavidson. The two-day event with the Puget Sound HOG chapter will benefit the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society.

The Bike Show will be hosted on Saturday from noon to 3 p.m., and the Car Show on Sunday, from noon to 3 p.m.

Both days will be packed with entertainment, food and fun.

An Honor Guard will kick off the event at noon with a flag ceremony. All entry fees will benefit the NMCRS. Registration for the Bike Show on Saturday begins at 9 a.m., for $20 per bike. Registration for the Car Show costs $30, and applicants are asked to pre-register with Sound Harley-Davidson as soon as possible, due to limited space.

Car owners are also asked to arrive at 10 a.m. on Sunday.

Look for additional details under the events calendar at www.soundharley.com Sound HarleyDavidson is located at 16212 Smokey Point Blvd. in Marysville.

The dealership has been open since September 2006, and was recently named number two nationwide out of 650-plus Harley dealers.

“Our continued commitment to our community is very important to us,” marketing and events manager Kari Korsgren said in a release, “and we look forward to growing this event in the years to come!”

behind the wheel, on the bus, with the rails clicking under your feet — closely resemble the structure of stories.,” Cook said in a release.

“Journeys have a beginning, a middle and an end. But it’s what happens along the way that makes the journey, and a story, interesting,” she continued.

Cost to attend the July workshop is $60 per person and advance registration is required.

Cook’s summer writing workshops are sponsored

by Whidbey Island Arts Council and Skylark writing studio to benefit WIAC Literary arts programs and scholarships for young writers.

Contact Cook at 6783042 or go to www.sky larkwritingstudio.com for details and a registration form.

Teach your kids how to fish Mark your calendars for the Kids’ Fishing Derby at Jim Creek Recreation Area, Sunday, July 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Let experienced anglers teach your kids about fishing.

All equipment and instruction provided at the event, which includes a BBQ lunch, prizes and goodie bags for the kids.

The event is open to all eligible personnel and their families.

For more information, contact www.navylifepnw.com or call 425-3045315.

Writing on the road with Molly Cook Coupeville novelist, poet and writing instructor Molly Cook will lead a workshop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 23 at the Coupeville Library.

The workshop, entitled “Road Trips, Rendezvous and Route 66” is suitable for adult writers of all levels. Beginners are encouraged to attend.

“Physical journeys —

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Melanie Hammons is the newest reporter for the Whidbey Crosswind. She officially joined the staff July 11.

Hammons grew up in Reidsville, N.C., and worked several different jobs after she graduated from high school.

“I wanted to do something more adventurous, so I joined the Navy,” she said.

Hammons served four years Melanie Hammons active duty and eight years in the Reserves, working as a Training Deviceman, dealing with flight simulators.

While in the Reserves, Hammons went to college, earning a bachelor’s degree in English and minoring in biology.

“I always liked to read and I like words, which led to my interest in writing,” Hammons said.

Hammons met her husband, David, while stationed in San Diego. They married in 1986. They have one daughter, 13-year-old Rachel.

The Hammons family moved to Oak Harbor nine years ago for David’s job. He is an in-service engineer on the EA-18G Growler flight simulators.

Hammons said she looks forward to meeting new people as she begins her duties at the Crosswind, and finding new things to interest her. She has been writing for the Crosswind on a freelance basis since the paper’s first issue on April 1.

Whidbey Island, 22nd MEU Visit France

By MC1 RACHAEL L. LESLIE

USS Whidbey Island Public Affairs

CANNES, France (NNS) -- Sailors and Marines aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) concluded a five-day port visit in Cannes, France, July 8.

The ship arrived in Cannes July 3, just in time to celebrate Independence Day with French dignitaries and local members of the Navy League and French navy. The group held a memorial ceremony honoring fallen American aviators of a B-24 Liberator that was downed during World War II. Sailors and Marines participated in various Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) tours while visiting Cannes. Tours included wine tasting in the countryside, visiting a medieval village, touring a historic castle, tobogganing in the French Alps, cliff-diving in the Verdon Canyon and a day trip to Monaco.

“The tours were made possible because of the hard work of the MWR committee, as well as Michele Felizzola, who was our tour coordinator while in Cannes,” said Lt. Giancarlo Bertaina, Whidbey Island’s “Fun Boss” in charge of MWR activities. “The tours that were offered provided an exciting and historical perspective of the French Riviera. Sailors and Marines were able to get out and enjoy the region and learn about the French people and culture.”

Several of the tours took place two to three hours away from the port in Cannes, providing them with a chance to relax and see a bit of the rolling countryside, or experience first hand the natural beauty of the alpine mountains.

“The scenery was unreal,” said Quartermaster 3rd Class Chris Koch, from St. Petersburg, Fla. “The tour guide we had was great, too. [The tour guide] knew everything there was to know about the areas we visited.”

The Verdon Canyon and Alpine Village tours provided participants with the opportunity to cliff dive into the man-made Sainte Croix Lake, nestled at the bottom of the nation’s deepest canyon, or tobogganing down the slopes at Valberg, one of the most

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The mayor of Cannes, France, Bernard Brochand, shakes hands with official flag bearers during a memorial service honoring American pilots lost in a downed B-24 Liberator during World War II. U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 3RD CLASS DESIREE D. GREEN/RELEASED popular ski resorts in the Southern Alps.

“The cliff diving was a little scary, but I’m very glad I did it,” said Koch. “The beauty of the lake and the Verdon Canyon far exceeded my expectations. I’ve never seen anything like it!”

Whidbey Island is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.

1911-2011 Navy Aviation Centennial Celebration at

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Look for the official NASWI event schedule and program to be handed out at the celebration and distributed in the Whidbey News-Times on Wednesday, July 27th and Whidbey Crosswind on Friday, July 29th. This is your chance to be part of NASWI’s Centennial Celebration, July 28 - 30, 2011! Events include the CoNA Golf Tournament July 28, Luncheon at Admiral Nimitz Hall July 29, Commanding Officer’s Reception and Barbecue July 29, All Hands Reception and Barbecue July 29, CoNA Flightline Run July 30 and the Main Event, the CoNA Fly-In July 30.

Revised Instruction Announces Changes to Physical Readiness Program From Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs

Sailors man the rails as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) returns to homeport at Naval Base Coronado. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 recently completed a deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. U.S. NAVY PHOTO

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Navy Revises Career Paths to Emphasize Service at Sea From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy released a message announcing revisions to the sea/shore flow for enlisted career paths July 12.

NAVADMIN 201/11 provides the Fleet with the updated sea shore flow for every rating. Thirty-six ratings will see an increase in sea time, and 18 will now be classified as sea intensive. Sailors in these ratings can expect to spend more than half their careers at sea.

“Our nation knows the importance and effectiveness of our forward-deployed Navy, whether delivering aid to those in need, or hunting terrorists. The skills and capabilities of our Sailors are in great demand as an integral part of our national security and maritime strategy,” explained Rear Adm. Cynthia Covell, director, Total Force requirements Division (OPNAV N12). “As a result, the Navy has increased the number of sea duty billets and decreased the number of shore duty billets since 2008.”

To meet the new sea/shore requirements, Navy Personnel Command may adjust some Sailors’ projected rotation dates (PRD) based on the length of tour remaining. As a general rule, PRDs of March 2012 or earlier will not be adjusted, unless requested by the Sailor or if their commanding officer submits a request based on unit readiness or deployment needs.

To maintain proper career progression, no sea tour lengths will involuntarily exceed 60 months for Sailors with less than 20 years of service (YOS) and 48 months for Sailors with more than 20 YOS. Sailors are advised to contact their community manager or detailer for information on the availability of incentives such as sea duty incentive pay for volunteering to serve additional time at sea.

To read the complete list of enlisted rating career paths, visit the Navy Personnel Command website at www.npc.navy.mil.

MILLINGTON, Tenn (NNS) — In order to improve the overall health of Sailors and enhance the administration and execution of the Physical Readiness Program, Navy announced the revision of OPNAVINST 6110.1J in NAVADMIN 203/11, July 12.

The revised instruction will strengthen program compliance, improve physical fitness assessment (PFA) documentation and encourage sailors to maintain the level of physical fitness required to support mission readiness. This is the first major revision to the physical readiness program since 2005.

“We reduced the instruction to just what leadership needs to know and the rest is contained in the Physical Readiness Program Operating Guide, which will be a how-to manual., said Bill Moore, Physical Readiness Program director.

Several changes are reflected in the new instruction, including the requirement to complete the medical screening process prior to participating in the PFA as well as a reduction of the number of PRT scoring categories to five, ranging from “outstanding” to “failure.”

The rules have also changed regarding medical waivers. Sailors granted two medical waivers in a 12-month period will be referred to a medical treat-

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ment facility for a medical evaluation board.

In addition, failing the body composition assessment (BCA) is now considered an overall PFA failure and sailors can no longer request a “bad day” exception for the BCA and are limited to one PRT retest for a given PFA cycle.

Mandatory administrative separation will continue for sailors who have failed three PFAs within the most recent four-year period. While the instruction allows for waivers for those with three PFA failures, individuals may still face separation and may be prevented from transferring, reenlisting or extending in-service.

The instruction also stresses passing the physical fitness assessment is a requirement for continued

Navy service; failure to meet these requirements can result in administrative separation processing.

The Physical Readiness Program Operating Guide is now in place, accompanied by an updated version of the Navy Nutrition Guide and Fitness Enhancement Program (FEP) guidance online at the Navy Physical Readiness web page.

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Scorpions bring home the jets Aircrew from electronic attack squadron (VAQ) 132 arrived home Saturday in five EA-18G Growlers following a nearly eight-month-long expeditionary deployment.

The Scorpions were deployed in support of Operation New Dawn in Iraq and Operations Odyssey Dawn and Unified Protector with coalition forces over Libya.

The rest of the VAQ-132 maintenance and support personnel returned July 1.

This was a historic deployment for not only the squadron, but for the Electronic Attack Wing and U.S. Navy Airborne Electronic Attack, as VAQ-132 was the first EA-6B Prowler squadron to transition to the Boeing-built Growler platform.

VAQ-132 was also the first Growler squadron to deploy when it left for Iraq last November.

The Scorpions achieved another milestone as the Growler crews flew the new aircraft into combat when

it joined coalition forces to enforce the no-fly zone over Libya in March. In all, Growler crews flew more than 2,800 hours and 700 combat missions over the course of their deployment.

“The response to our support was very positive across the board,” said Lt. Dan Kovalcik in a release. “They were grateful we were there and had the opportunity to help. I’m proud that we got to serve something greater than ourselves.”

As a result of the squadron’s hard work, VAQ-132 earned the 2010 Commander, Naval Air Forces Battle “E” (efficiency) and Chief of Naval Operations Safety “S.” The electronic attack mission is critical in the U.S. Central Command and U.S. European Command areas of responsibility, protecting numerous U.S. and coalition military assets and personnel.

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When they first got married in September of 1956, Lyle and Diana Bull were living in Port Byron, Ill., and had two notable critics to their marriage — Diana’s parents, Lester and Dorothy Stone.

“Lester played for the Chicago Bears back in the ‘30s and was against our marriage, but I had a lot of get-upand-go, so we got married,” said retired Rear Adm. Bull.

Whether it was Bull’s Navy Cross flying in Vietnam, his Distinguished Flying Cross or becoming the commanding officer of an aircraft carrier, Bull’s father-in-law definitely changed his mind about his son-in-law.

But Bull and his bride of 55 years have never changed their minds about each other. In fact, their union is stronger today than ever.

The beginning He first became aware of Diana in the Lutheran church they attended in Illinois.

Then at a fast-pitch church soft ball game where Bull was catching and his uncle, Joe Bull, was pitching, Diana was up in the stands sitting by a neighbor and Bull’s mother, Hazel, was sitting behind her.

“The neighbor said that pitcher Bull sure can pitch,” Bull said. “But Diana said ‘I’m more interested in the Bull behind the plate.’”

Bull’s mother carried the news to him and soon he and Diana, who was two years ahead of him in school, were going out.

Bull had recently sold a horse and purchased a Thompson Lapstrake boat that would really go, he said.

His family sold the farm and bought a home on the Mississippi River so he asked Diana to go water skiing.

“Well we got out there and she got in the water and it was pretty obvious she had never learned to swim,” Bull said. “She had a life jacket on but still, you could tell. I said ‘Why don’t you just get in the boat, Diana?,’ but she said, ‘No, if I get in the boat now, I will never learn to do this.’ And she stuck with it and learned to water ski. I knew right then that she was my kind of woman.”

They married at 18 and 19 and Diana was starting her junior year at Iowa State University, followed by Bull in his freshman year. They had not intended to have children until after college, but 13 months after getting married they had their first son Ron, in 1958, and two weeks after Diana graduated they had their second son, Vince.

Bull joined the Navy Reserve before graduating high school at 17. He then went to boot camp at Naval Station Great Lakes. He had joined the Reserve Officer Candidate Program so when he returned from boot camp he went on to college. As long as he stayed in school, kept his grades up and attended a Reserve meeting once a week in Des Moines, he was allowed to continue college. He completed Officer Candidate School in two, 10-week sessions.

By now Bull had graduated college in less than four years and was sent to Newport, R.I., in 1960 to attend his

Rear Adm. Lyle Bull , left, stands in front of an A-6 Intruder, along with his wife, Diana, and one of their sons. PHOTO COURTESY

OF LYLE BULL

“I flunked the eye exam for pilot training at Newport, so I asked them what I could do. They said I could be a NAO, Naval Aviation Observer..”

– Rear Adm. Lyle Bull, USN, retired second session of OCS. “Diana flew out to Newport, Rhode Island to be part of our graduation ceremony, seven months pregnant with our third son, Bruce,” Bull said. “Her mother had made her a white maternity dress and she was the bell of the ball.”

From there the Bulls and their three kids went to Pensacola, Fla. “I flunked the eye exam for pilot training at Newport so I asked them what I could do,” Bull said. “They said I could be a NAO, Naval Aviation Observer.” So Bull was sent to Corpus Christi, Texas, first to get his Navigator wings and then was selected for bombardier/navigator training at Heavy Attack Naval Air Squadron (VAH) 123 at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. After designation as a B/N, he was ordered to his first operational squadron, VAH-4, one of the Navy’s carrier-based nuclear delivery squadrons.

Bull went out on the USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/ CVA-31) and flew the A-3 Skywarrior, the largest jet ever assigned to carriers. The Bonnie Dick offered Pacific

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cruises and Cold War missions around the Pacific Rim. Bull completed his reserve contract and got out of the Navy.

He and Diana and their 3 boys (their fourth, Dell, was born in 1965) went back to East Moline, Ill., but Bull said they were almost loved to death by his and Diana’s families. They were living within 9 miles of both their parents.

“I had three letters from the Navy asking me back in.

Rear Adm. Lyle Bull Diana an I had not discussed it but finally I said ‘Honey are you ready to go back in the Navy?,’” Bull said.

“Yes, absolutely yes,” said Diana.

In January 1965, Bull was selected as one of VAH-123 six bombardier/navigators to be trained in the A-6A Intruder at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Va. Then he returned to NAS Whidbey to help set up VA-128, the first Intruder training squadron on the West Coast.

Vietnam In 1967, Bull and his pilot, Lt. Cmdr. Charlie Hunter took a replacement A-6 Intruder to USS Constellation (CVA-64) on Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of Vietnam, after three A-6’s were lost on a strike on Hanoi. And then they were in the thick of the Vietnam war.

Bull said during his three cruises to Vietnam — two on the Connie and one on the USS Ranger (CV-61) — he lost approximately one-third of the flight crew every time.

On the night of October 30, 1967, he was almost lost himself.

He and pilot Hunter, assigned to attack squadron 196, were tasked with flying over Hanoi, the most heavily defended city in the world, on a single-plane strike at night, to bomb the Hanoi Railroad Ferry Slip.

Their aircraft launched off the USS Constellation’s

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Rear Adm. Lyle Bull hands Prince Andrew, Duke of York and an officer in the British Royal Navy, a cap from the USS Constellation (CV-64).

PHOTO COURTESY OF LYLE BULL

Retired Navy RADM Lyle F. Bull and his wife Diana have shared a storied Navy career, four sons and travel around the world in 55 years of marriage. DENNIS CONNOLLY/WHIDBEY CROSSWIND

BULL| FROM PAGE 8 catapult, reaching 150 knots in a space of 230 feet.

Once over land, the Intruder had to stay at minimum altitude to avoid at least 15 “hot” surface-to-air missile (SAM) sights and 597 known anti-aircraft gun sights.

There was no “best way” to get in or out.

They ran into SAM’s launched at them 18 miles out, then 10 miles out. Hunter waited until the last second and pulled the A-6 to a climbing, modified barrel-roll topping

out at 2,500 feet. Coming out of the barrelroll Bull reported two missiles at two o’clock and Hunter said he had three coming in at 10 0’clock. They dove down to 50 feet and escaped them. All the while, Bull was working, changing his radar screen to get them to the target the best way, while Hunter responded to incoming threats.

Down low, the muzzle blasts from multiple rows of anti-aircraft guns were like milage markers on the road, Bull said, the road to the ferry slip.

Then they were over the target. Hunter moved the A-6 to 200 feet and steadied the

wings so Bull could work the computers and 18, 500-pound bombs fell toward their target. As they turned right back to the ship, another SAM site launched four missiles they were able to avoid. Then they were back on the USS Constellation.

Bull and Hunter were awarded the Navy Cross for “extra-ordinary heroism” and performance “above and beyong the call of duty” for that flight.

The home front As Bull flew over 200 missions in Vietnam war, Diana was back in Oak Harbor, taking care of four boys.

Ron, Vince, Bruce and Dell were all big — six-foot-two is the smallest — and they loved sports, much like their father who was a wingback at Iowa State. Two of them, Ron and Bruce were athletes of the year for the Wildcats. All four played in college.

Diana shuttled them around town and

took them to practices and games and raised four good men.

“I loved my boys,” said Diana.

The war was hard on her.

She never knew when she would get a visit from the chaplain telling her that Lyle was shot down, or a call that some wife in VA-196 had a husband who was shot down. She went, however, whenever the call came.

“That was hard for me,” she said. “I asked a wife what she did and she said ‘buy a big bottle of wine and stay until it’s over.’ It was such a political war. When they came home, there would be talk like the fighting was over, but then the air guys would go back and the North Vietnamese would be stocked up and ready for them.”

Lessons learned Bull went on to billets in Washington

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UNION| FROM PAGE 9 D.C. and perhaps his favorite commands, as the commanding officer VA-196, VA-128, of the USS San Jose (AFS 7) in 1981 and later, when it changed homeports to Guam, the USS Constellation from 1982 to 1984.

He said one of the most important lessons he learned was how easy it was to lead people.

“It’s the golden rule,” he said. “It’s easy to lead people if you treat them like you want to be treated.”

Once back when he was a commanding officer, he held a Captain’s Mast and chewed out a guy pretty hard for something it was later proven he didn’t do.

He could have handled the fact the sailor was innocent in a number of ways.

What he did was to get on the 1MC, the ship’s public address system, and announce to everyone on the ship that the guy was innocent and that he, Capt.

Bull, was personally sorry for the mistake he’d made.

He was treating him like he wanted to be treated.

Bull got out of the Navy in 1998 and settled in Oak Harbor.

A few years ago when Oak Harbor High School needed a new football stadium, they also needed a leader to get it, and Bull was there. He answered the call, spearheading the effort to get the bond passed and get the stadium built in 2007.

After a lifetime in the Navy and 50 years in Oak Harbor, Admiral Lyle F. Bull and his wife Diana still answer the call, and their union is stronger than ever.

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Skywarrior Theater Friday, July 15 Double Feature: $5 adults/$2 youth 7 p.m. - X-Men: First Class (PG-13) 9:30 p.m. - The Conspirator (PG-13) Saturday, July 16 Matinee $3 adults/$1.50 youth 2 p.m. - Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (PG) FREE Sneak Preview 7 p.m. - Captain America: The First Avenger 3-D (not yet rated) Sunday, July 17 All seats $1 2 p.m. - Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) 4 p.m. - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (PG-13) Information: 257-5537

FRI., JULY 15 North Whidbey Coupon Club: The North Whidbey Coupon Club will meet each Friday in July from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce building on State Route 20.

The club is free and open to all couponers, new or experienced. Guests can stop by anytime during the two-hour session and will receive a guide to sales, coupons and more. Call 675-2338 or find “Whidbey Coupon Club” on Facebook.

Little Strikers: Parents are encouraged to bring children ages 2 to 5 to learn to bowl at the Convergence Zone on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. each Friday.

Bowling is followed by a learning- or holiday-themed craft in the Media Zone.

Children must be supervised.

Call 257-2432, 257-2702 or 257-2074 or go to www. navylifepnw.com for details.

Click Music Acoustic Jam: Join friends and neighbors for a free evening of playing music together Friday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Click Music, 1130 NE Seventh Ave., Oak Harbor. Jam leader Ed Newkirk welcomes players of all ages and levels. Call 675-5544 for information.

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SAT., JULY 16

Motorcycle and Car Show: Sound Harley-Davidson will hold its first Bike and Car Show Saturday and Sunday at its store at 16212 Smokey Point Blvd. in Marysville, to benefit the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society. The show will take place from noon to 3 p.m. each day, with bikes being shown Saturday and cars on Sunday. An honor guard will begin the show at noon Saturday. The event will feature entertainment food and fund. Go to www. soundharley.com for details.

Soap Making the Easy Way: Lavender Wind Farm near Coupeville will hold its class on “soap making the easy way” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 16.

Learn about coloring and scenting soaps, as well as shaping and wrapping them.

Students will make four to five bars to bring home.

Cost is $30 per person. Call 678-0919 or email info@ lavenderwind.com for information and registration.

Paper Mache and Potpourri: Children ages 4 to 12 are invited to get a feel for Paper Mache and Potpourri from 1 to 3 p.m. at Hummingbird Farm Nursery and Garden on Zylstra Road in Oak Harbor. Children will create art from dried and pressed flora. Bring a

clean glass jar. Cost is $15 per child. Pre-registration is recommended. Call 679-5044 or go to www. hummingbirdfarmnursery. com.

Free Draft Horse Wagon Rides: Enjoy free draft horse wagon rides each Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at A Knot in Thyme Holly Farm and Lavender Gardens on DeGraff Road near Oak Harbor. Rides are offered every Saturday through Sept. 24. Call 2401216 for information.

SUN., JULY 17

Sunday Farmers Market: A farmers market will be held each Sunday through Sept. 25 at Greenbank Farm.

Hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Local farmers and food producers participate in this weekly event.

There will be cooking demonstrations, plant clinics and other activities. Call 678-7700 for information.

MON., JULY 18

Tween Film Fest: Children ages 8 to 12 can enjoy watching “Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole” at 2 p.m. Monday, July 18 at the Oak Harbor Library. The film is based on the book by Kathryn Lasky in which Soren the Owl and his friends are caught in the middle of an age-old battle between owl clans.

This movie is rated PG. Call 675-5115 for details.

TUES., JULY 19

Whidbey Sounders Toastmasters meet: Improve your ability to articulate ideas and present information to a group.

The Whidbey Sounders Toastmasters Club meets the second, fourth and fifth Tuesdays of each month at San Remo Mediterranean Grill in Oak Harbor at 6:30 p.m. Information is available online at www. whidbeysounders.org.

WED., JULY 20

Liberty Life-size Chess Tournament: Eligible personnel at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island can participate in a free life-size chess tournament Wednesday, July 20 at the Liberty Northwest center in Admiral Nimitz Hall. Call 257-3309 for information.

THURS., JULY 21

Creative Kids Club: North Whidbey Parks and Recreation invites you to join the Creative Kids Club at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday in the Eagle’s Nest building at Oak Harbor Lutheran Church. The project will be “make your own ice cream.” Cost is $3 per

person or $6.75 per family.

All supplies are included.

Sign up by calling 353-4731.

FRI., JULY 22

Island Artists show and sale: Island Artists will hold their annual art show and sale July 22 to 24 at the Coupeville Recreation Hall on Seventh Street. Fine art and miniatures by 13 artists in different mediums will be on display. There will demonstrations and prints, cards, bookmarks and sculptures will be offered for sale. Hours July 22 will be from noon to 6 p.m.

Hours July 23 and 24 will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

SAT., JULY 23 Loganberry Festival: Greenbank Farm will host the Loganberry Festival Saturday and Sunday, July 23-24. The event will feature hand-produced local arts and crafts, children’s activities and food, including a pie eating contest. Call 678-7700 for information.

Writing Workshop: A writing workshop entitled “Road Trips, Rendezvous and Route 66” will be presented by author Molly Cook from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 23, at the Coupevillle Library.

The workshop is suitable for adult writers of all levels, and beginners are encouraged to attend. Cost is $60 per person and advance registration is required. The workshop is sponsored by Whidbey Island Arts Council and Skylark Writing Studio to benefit WIAC literary arts programs and scholarships for young writers. Contact Cook at 678-3042 or go to www.skylarkwritingstudio. com for details and registration forms.

Artists of South Whidbey: The 37th annual Artists of South Whidbey show and sale will be held Saturday and Sunday, July 23 and 24 at the fine arts building of the Island County Fairgrounds in Langley. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday. Go to the Artists of South Whidbey Facebook page for more details.

SUN., JULY 24 Jazz in the garden: There will be an afternoon of Jazz in the Garden Sunday, July 24 at Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens

in Greenbank. National award-winning students from South Whidbey High School will perform. Tickets are $15; children under 16 are admitted free with an adult. Call 678-1912 or go to www.meerkerkgardens. org for information.

Kids’ Fishing Derby: There will be a Kids’ Fishing Derby at Jim Creek Twin Lakes from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 24 for all eligible military children. Experienced anglers will teach children about fishing. All equipment and instruction are provided. There will be prizes and goodie bags for kids. A barbecue lunch will be provided.

Jim Creek Recreation Area is located just outside Arlington, Wash. Call 425304-5315 or go to www. navylifepnw.com for details.

MON., JULY 25 Vacation Bible School: Children in kindergarten through fifth-grade (just completed) are invited to participate in “Son Surf Beach Bash” vacation Bible school from 9 a.m. to noon July 25 through 29 at Church on the Rock in Oak Harbor. Space is limited, so organizers ask those interested to register as soon as possible.

For registration and information, call 675-3032.

Tween Film Fest: The movie “Megamind” will be shown at 2 p.m. Monday, July 25 at Oak Harbor Library for children ages 8 to 12 and their families. In this animated film, super-villain Megamind kills his goodguy nemesis, Metro Man and creates a new foe, Titan, who uses his new powers for evil instead of good.

Megamind tries to save the day for the first time in his life. This film is rated PG. Call 675-5115 for details.

TUES., JULY 26 PBY Memorial Foundation luncheon: Monthly membership meeting of the PBY Memorial Foundation will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the CPO Club on Ault Field Road in Oak Harbor. Call 240-9500 for information or go to www.pbyma.org.

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THURS., JULY 28 Centennial of Naval Aviation Golf Tournament: There will be a golf tournament as part of the Centennial of Naval Aviation events Thursday, July 28 at the Gallery Golf Course on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. This event is open to the public.

Cost is $60 and there is a 9 a.m. shotgun start. Call 257-2178 for details.

FRI., JULY 29 Centennial Luncheon: There will be a Centennial of Naval Aviation luncheon Friday, July 29 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Admiral Nimitz Hall at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. The luncheon is open to all active duty, retirees, reservists and their family members, as well as base civilian personnel. Call 257-2714 for information.

All-Hands and Commanding Officer’s Receptions and BBQ: There will be an allhands and a commanding officer’s reception and barbecue in honor of the Centennial of Naval Aviation Friday, July 29 from 3 to 9 p.m. The all-hands event will at the Chief Petty Officers’ Club on Ault Field Road in Oak Harbor and the commanding officer’s reception and barbecue will be held at the Officer’s Club on base. Advance tickets are $15, $20 the day of the event. Those attending either event can sample beer from several breweries, listen to music from a live band and watch vintage aircraft fly in for the next day’s events.

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VFW Riders: The regular meeting of the VFW Riders motorcycle group will meet at 6 p.m. Friday at the VFW Hall, 3037 Goldie Rd., Oak Harbor. Call 6754048 for information.

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Sound Publishing is looking for an Advertising Sales Manager on beautiful Whidbey Isl a n d , WA . We h a v e three award-winning community newspapers serving Island communities and Naval Air Station Whidbey. Candidates must have strong leadership and people management skills. This is a working sales position; you will build and maintain local accounts as well as supervise a sales staff of 4. You should have a good understanding of all facets of newspaper operations with emphasis on sales a n d m a r k e t i n g . Yo u should also have strong internet and social media skills and be wellsuited to working with government, community groups and clients in creating effective advertising. Sound Publishing is Washington’s largest p r i va t e , i n d e p e n d e n t newspaper company. If you are creative, customer-driven, successoriented and want to live on beautiful Whidbey Island, we want to hear from you. We offer excellent benefits, paid vacation and holidays and a 401k.

Please submit your resume and cover letter with salary requirements to: hr@soundpublishing.com or by mail to: Sound Publishing Inc., 19351 8th Ave. NE, Suite 106, Poulsbo, WA 98370, ATTN: HR/ASMW EOE

We have an immediate opening for Editor of the Por t Orchard Independent weekly community newspapers in beautiful Kitsap County. This is not an entry-level position. Requires a handson leader with a minimum of three years newspaper experience including writing, editing, pagination, photography, and InDesign skills.

The successful candidate: • Has a demonstrated interest in local political and cultural affairs. • Possesses excellent writing and verbal skills, and can provide representative clips from one o r m o r e p r o fe s s i o n a l publications. • Has experience editing reporters’ copy and submitted materials for content and style. • Is proficient in designing and building pages with Adobe InDesign or Quark Express. • Is experienced managing a Forum page, writing cogent and stylistically interesting commentaries, and editing a reader letters column. • Has proven interpersonal skills representing a newspaper or other organization at civic functions and public venues. • Understands how to lead, motivate, and mentor a small news staff. • Must relocate to Kitsap County and develop a knowledge of local arts, business, and government. • Must be visible in the community

This full-time position offers excellent benefits including medical, dental, 401K, paid vacation and holidays. We are the largest publisher of community newspapers in Washington state. Visit COMMUNICATIONS our web site: TECHNICIAN www.soundpublishing.com For more information fo r m o r e i n fo r m a t i o n . please visit: Please send resume www.whidbey.com or w i t h c ove r l e t t e r a n d Customer Service non-retur nable wor k Whidbey Telecom samples in PDF or Text 14888 SR 525 format to: Langley, WA. 98260 POI/HR EEOE Sound Publishing, Inc. 19351 8th Ave. NE, Suite #106 Bottomless garage sale.

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For more information please visit: www.whidbey.com or Customer Service Whidbey Telecom 14888 SR 525 Langley, WA. 98260 EEOE

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Call Hestia at: 360-321-1600.

Application at: Bayview Senior Center, 14594 SR 525, Langley Deadline to apply: 7/18/11.

SSIC is an equal opportunity employer

CNA’s

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MA/LPN

LPN or MA needed for busy medical office.

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MA/LPN’s

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garage sales - WA Garage/Moving Sales Island County CLINTON

G A R AG E S A L E ! S u n glasses, purses, shoes, dishes, stereo equipment and lots more brand new items! Sunday, July 17 th from 9am to 5pm at 6810 Fills Road.

COUPEVILLE

2 FA M I LY G A R A G E Sale! Sunday, July 17 th, 8:30am- 3pm, 1251 Rickover Dr. Women’s bike, girls’ bike, microwave, VCR, militar y g e a r, s u r v i v a l g e a r, down sleeping bag, military foot lockers, wool blankets, clothes, toys, militar y flash lights, knives, table saw (used 4 times), tools, automob i l e c e n t e r c o n s o l e s, boots, antiques, dumbbells, printer, luggage, backpacks, fishing gear, bike helmet, other household items, too numerous to list!

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A HUGE ANNUAL Gara g e S a l e ! ! S a t u r d ay, July 23 rd , 9am- 3pm, Living Hope Church, 105 NW Broadway. Household, glass, fur niture, collectibles, antiques, and lots of miscellaneous. Sorr y no early birds. Donations gladly accepted July 20th- 22nd, 11am- 5pm. All items must be clean and in good working condition.

No clothing, TV’s, computers, microwaves.

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AKC Mini Dachshounds back after two year break, 3 girls / 3 boys D ew c l aw s r e m o ve d , first shots, & wormed. parents of both litters on sight. $500/ea. 360675-0128, Whidbey LOST female Shih Tzu, small and white. Last seen July 3rd, wearing a red collar, on NW 7th A v e i n O a k H a r b o r.

Please call 360-9691641 with information.

BIG SALE! JULY 15 th & 16th, 9am. Men’s, women’s, little boys. furniture, treadmill, etc. West Beach Rd and Libby.

Coupeville

GARAGE SALE; Friday and Saturday, July 15th & 16th, 9am-4pm. 1101 NE Moore Place. Something for everyone.

FREELAND

MOVING SALE! Saturd ay, J u l y 1 6 t h , 9 a m 4pm, 1173 Bush Point Road. No early sales!

Lots of great stuff!

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COUPEVILLE

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Coupeville. Call Jim for your appointment 360678-5528.

2000 FORD F250 Super Duty automatic 4WD, Triton V-10 engine, tow package includes Gooseneck hitch. Rear bench seat. Nice black paint. Well maintained 1 7 7 K m i . G o o d t i r e s.

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Whidbey Island

Garage Sale: Baby girl clothes up to 18 months, full size captains bed w/drawers underneath & mattress, exercise equipment, large Indigo dogloo (house), lots more miscellaneous items! No early sales!

COUPEVILLE MOVING SALE! Tools, Sat, July 16, 8am-2pm, 24’ BAYLINER Buccaf u r n i t u r e , g l a s sw a r e , 505 NW 7th Ave (off NW neer Sailboat and trailer.

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Coldwell Banker Tara tiques, vintage, pictures, $6,000. Coupeville. Call Proper ties Parking lot scrap booking stuff, twin 360-672-1402.

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GARAGE SALE! Saturday, July 16 th from 9am t o 5 p m a t 2 1 6 1 Va n Dam Road. Rototiller, sand blaster, boating equipment, some tools, treadle sewing machine, collectibles, lots more!

looking for people from the community to come out and sell their stuff.

Make extra summer cash! Space is limited so Marine sign up early. Call DarPower rell at 360-675-2794 to reserve your space today. Space fee is a single $10 donation to help support the 2011 Whidbey Island Christmas Village. Located at 1403 Monroe Landing Road.

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Motorcycles

Motorhomes

2002 SUZUKI 1500cc LC Intruder. Only 1700 miles. Beautiful two tone b l u e & g r e y. L o t s o f chrome. Good tread on tires. Always garaged.

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16’ 2003 ROCKWOOD Freedom Camper. Only used twice, ready to roll for your summer vacation!! Stove, sink, refrigerator and heated. Detachable BBQ grill.

Electric mattress’s to warm you at night. Two full size and one twin, sleeps 4 to 6. Excellent condition! Purchased new, only owners! Oak H a r b o r. $ 5 , 0 0 0 . 3 6 0 675-9125.

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(Above) From left, Mallory Hunt, Hannah Richards and Sarah Richards play cards Saturday while waiting in line to see a sneak preview of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2” at NAS Whidbey Island. (Top center) The line to see the new Harry Potter movie wrapped completely around the Skywarrior Theater building. (Bottom center) Jordan Bump and Lizzi McAllister sing while waiting in line. (Top right) People came prepared to wait Saturday, bringing chairs, tables, games and more. (Bottom right) Ally Duvick, left, met Miriam Kee and Tonnie Corado-Williamson while waiting in line for the newest Harry Potter film to open. KATHY REED/WHIDBEY CROSSWIND

POTTER | FROM PAGE 1 front of the line. Bump entertained the folks near him by playing his guitar and singing. One song in his repertoire was the parody, “Like it’s Quidditch,” a parody of “Like a G6,” filled with references to the wizarding world of Harry Potter.

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ters. The writing got more mature.”

“I can mark each period of my childhood with one of the books or movies,” said Ally Duvick, 18. She got to the theater at 6:30 a.m.

In line behind her was Tonnie CoradoWilliamson, who had been waiting since 8 a.m. Corado-Williamson and her friend, Miriam Kee, who work at Naval Hospital Oak Harbor, made their plans early.

“I coordinated this two weeks ago,” said Kee, who was planning in advance for the crowd. “I knew this was going to happen.”

People in line didn’t seem perturbed by the wait. Most folks brought chairs to sit in and activities with which to occupy themselves.

Some read books, some worked on handcrafts, some passed the pigskin back and forth. Children ran around while parents watched, soaking up the sunshine. Some groups were well prepared, bringing tables and passing the time by playing games.

“We’re playing ‘Go Fish,’” said 12-year-old Hannah Richards, who was there with her sister, Sarah, 14, and their friend Mallory Hunt, also 14.

“We brought our Harry Potter board games,” said Sarah, adding that normally their parents wouldn’t allow them to spend a day

“A lot of people think they’re just children’s books, but they’re so much more than that. The characters are real and believable.”

– Mallory Hunt waiting in line to see a movie. “This is a special occasion.”

The trio also sported their own handmade wands, which rested on the table within easy reach.

“It even has intricate designs that are naturally made,” Sarah said, pointing out lines in the wood more than likely made by some kind of creature — although mother nature’s magic sounds more fanciful.

It was clear the people who were there had strong feelings about the characters created by author J.K. Rowling, and very definite opinions about just about everything.

“A lot of people think they’re just children’s books, but they have so much more meaning,” said Hunt. “The characters are real and believable. It’s a whole world unto itself.”

“I can relate to Ginny Weasley,” said Sarah Richards. “She’s shy, but she’s brave and courageous, too.”

“I like professor Snape because I know what happens with him,” said Sandra Devonshire. “And I like Hermione, because everybody underestimates her.”

“Whenever Harry and Ron are in trouble, Hermione saves them,” agreed Craig Devonshire II. “This is a bittersweet moment for me,” admitted Kee. “I’m a huge fantasy novel person and I’m so into the characters that I kind of immersed myself in the books for a while and wished we had magic.”

“I love Harry,” said Corado-Williamson. “I only read the first book, so I don’t know what happens.

I want to know, but yet I don’t want to know.”

And yes, some of the tried and true fans dressed up.

“I’ve dressed up for every book release and every movie. It’s fun,” said Kenzie Toner, 17.

Asia Pruyne, 18, said she used to try to dress up as various characters, but opted to go with her favorite house colors on Saturday.

She sported the scarlet and gold of Gryffindor, Harry Potter’s “house” while attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Her hair was pink though — a possible nod to the character “Nymphadora Tonks” in the book series. Pruyne said that unlike some, her

favorite book is not her favorite movie.

“My favorite book is the first one, it still resonates with me. It’s a classic,” she said. “‘The Prisoner of Azkaban’ is my favorite movie. The cast is growing up and all the really interesting stuff starts happening.”

While most people picked the good guys as their favorite character, there was one person brave enough to admit he was a fan of Lord Voldemort.

“Since I was a kid, I’ve always liked the bad guys,” said Cameron Devonshire.

At 4 p.m., personnel from NAS Whidbey’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation program made the rounds, passing out tickets to everyone in line.

Just before 5:30, the doors were opened and the crowd slowly made its way into the theater. Long lines at the concession stand didn’t dim the mood either, and people waited patiently in line once more to get their movie snacks. The announcement that officials would start the movie early drew cheers from the crowd.

The lights went out, the glasses went on, and the crowd grew quiet as the final Harry Potter movie filled the screen.

The best way to describe the day is to use the words Kee uttered while waiting in line for concessions before the movie even started: “It was worth it.”