islands' sounder, october 12, 2011

by MEREDITH M. GRIFFITHStaff reporter

An election forum hosted by the League of Women Voters on Oct. 5 gave candidates and interested parties a chance to air campaign intentions and assess pros and cons of various measures on the November ballot.

Port of Orcas commissionGary Abood and Dwight Guss are both

running for the position of Port of Orcas Commissioner 2.

“I’d like to see a little more ‘putt-putt aviation’ and a little less expansion,” Abood said. He said he favors “more traditional management” of the port, opposing any involvement with trash or the county dock. Abood said with the port’s current savings account of half a million, he doesn’t see any reason to continue taxation at current rates. The Sounder called the port, and its savings account is actually $300,000.

Guss’s statement cited his eight years of regu-lar port meeting attendance, understanding of the community and experience as a mercy pilot, and said his goal is maintenance of a safe airport.

Sheldon Gregory and incumbent Al Edwards are running for the position of Port of Orcas commissioner 3. Edwards’ statement cited his extensive fly-ing experience of 15,000 hours that began in 1952, and said he opposes “Through the Fence” fees required by the FAA.

Gregory cited his experience in corporate financial oversight and recent part-time work at the airport, and said he can be objective as he is neither a pilot nor an airport neighbor. He also said the port could need to secure future

sources of funding if current FAA funding levels drop.

Eastsound Sewer and WaterIncumbent Rollie Sauer faces challenger

Roger Adams for the position of Eastsound Sewer and Water District Commissioner 5.

“I’m running because I tried to initiate change from the outside, and I was ignored,” said Adams, an OPAL resident who has been vocal about the district’s decision to require all the homeowners in his development to connect to the sewer. He cited a degree in technology and said he wants to improve septic treatment

beyond “dumping” effluent into Puget Sound, mentioning wetlands as a possible solution.

Sauer said advanced septic treatment tech-nology is “very expensive” but that he would

by COLLEEN SMITHEditor/Associate Publisher

When school started on Sept. 7, Orcas Elementary students walked into a more energy efficient build-ing.

As part of a state energy grant awarded to the district, the ele-mentary school’s air and water handling systems were upgrad-ed over the summer. In order to receive the grant, the school had to provide matching funds, which they secured through a $900,000 loan from Cashmere Bank and local donors. In order to pay back that loan, the school is asking Orcas voters to approve a one-year, $900,000 levy this November. The terms are 28 cents per thou-sand of assessed property value.

The voters guide offers a “for and against statement” from Orcas Islanders.

Orcas candidates weigh in at election forum School puts $900k levy before Orcas voters

SEE ELECTION FORUM, PAGE 7

SEE LEVY, PAGE 8

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Orcas High School senior Sofie C. Thixton has been named a “commend-ed student” in the 2012 National Merit

Scholarship Program. Thixton will be presented with a Letter

of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the program.

She is one of about 34,000 “commended students” nationwide who placed among the top five percent of the more than 1.5 million students who took the 2010 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).

“The young men and women being named ‘commended students’ have dem-onstrated outstanding potential for aca-demic success,” said a spokesperson for NMSC. “These students represent a valu-able national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic devel-opment, is vital to the advancement of edu-cational excellence in our nation. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of aca-demic success.”

Commended students do not contin-ue in the competition for National Merit Scholarships.

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contributed photoOrcas senior Sophie Thixton.

Weather kept delaying 16-year-old Graye Parnell’s dream of flying by himself for the first time, but on this day it all came togeth-er for him. His instructor, who brings the curriculum and the plane from Bellingham, had scheduled dual instruction in prepara-tion for Parnell’s first night cross-county flight. It was overcast, but with light winds.

After two practice flights in the pattern at Orcas Airport, the instructor asked Parnell to drop him off at the terminal for a coffee and “make a few flights around the pat-tern.”

“[During] my freshman and sophomore years at Orcas Christian school I’ve taken the aviation prep courses they have offered and decided this year I would do something with it,” Parnell said. “I was pretty nervous but also felt I was prepared.”

Parnell is working to accumulate the hours he needs to qualify for his Private Pilot Certificate.

Local youth begins his aviation training on Orcas

At right: Graye Parnell in the pilot’s seat.

Kaleidoscope’s long- awaited building expan-sion is officially open as of Monday, Oct. 10.

Located in Eastsound, Kaleidoscope now offers Orcas families full-time care for kids from four weeks to

12 years old. To enroll, stop by the

office at 1292 North Beach Road between 7:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday-Friday or call 376-2484.

“We are so excited for this new adventure, and we are

pleased to be able to provide such a crucial service to our community,” said director Amber Paulsen. “Thanks again to all the volunteers and donors that made this possible. We appreciate you more than words can say!”

Infant and toddler center is now open for business

Nicole Munson photoKaleidoscope director Amber Paulsen and baby Elliott are excited about the expansion.

by COLLEEN SMITHEditor/Associate Publisher

After more than an hour of heated discussion with district administration, the school board voted to rein-state 4.3 full-time equiva-lents to the OASIS alterna-tive education program and advertise for a .6 position.

Board member Tony Ghazel had a hard time approving the measure because of how the process was handled with the board members.

“I am not happy that I got the answers to my questions the night before the meet-ing,” Ghazel said. “I’m really upset that here we are with staff sitting here for us to make a decision and it’s at the last minute.”

This spring, 14 teachers (9.44 FTE), predominately in the OASIS program, were let go. This summer, the school brought back fewer than half – or $237,000 worth. The remaining teachers, who were all in the OASIS program, were expected not to return in the fall, unless the district could identify an additional revenue source, like higher enrollment. The cuts were made primarily because of state funding cuts to alter-native learning programs.

At a special meeting on Sept. 28, the district told the board it could bring back the staff because OASIS enrollment was higher than expected, at 260 stu-dents. The alternative learning school consists of mostly off-island students who complete coursework through distance education.

Ghazel’s frustration lay with the actual number of FTEs in the school budget. That figure is generated by the number of students,

and business manager Keith Whitaker said there are 43.7 FTEs currently at the school while 46.9 FTEs are funded in the budget. Ghazel said that by reinstating the 4.3 OASIS staff, there would be 1.7 FTE left to fund.

“I don’t agree with these num-bers,” Ghazel told the Sounder. “They didn’t make sense to me. Even though I voted for it, I think we are off by a few decimal points. It’s not a big difference.”

Whitaker said at the meeting that the number of FTEs in the budget was as “accurate as it could be” at the time of budgeting and that finan-cial changes affect the actual FTE figure.

Ghazel noted that Orcas School is “heavy” three

employees while the OASIS program is short three FTEs. Superintendent Barbara Kline told Ghazel that “every year we are always over the FTEs in the brick and mortar school.”

Those three OASIS slots that are not filled will fund the rein-stated staff. And as for the extra teachers at the brick and mor-tar school, Ghazel says they will be funded by OASIS money.

“We’re hop-ing that if in

fact we have 260 OASIS stu-dents, each class will gener-ate positive revenue to the district,” Ghazel said. “Every 35 students has one teacher. Every student generates money for the district. If

there is any money here and there it will pay for addi-tional staffing in the brick and mortar building.”

Four board members approved the OASIS re-hires; member Jim Sullivan voted no because of “eco-nomic concerns.” Ghazel said he’s not “happy about the way this all transpired … but at the end of the day, we did the right thing.”

School reinstates OASIS teachers; board member Ghazel ‘not happy’ about process

“I am not happy that I got the answers to my questions the night before the meeting. ”

— school board member Tony Ghazel

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School’s one-year levy needs to pass Serve on United Way

How can you do more than $10,000 worth of good for the people of our county in only one and a half hours? That is what United Way board members do every month!

United Way of San Juan County is inviting people interested in ser-vice and community leadership to find out more about the difference they can make while serving on the board. United Way of San Juan County is comprised of local volun-teers and funds only local programs that help people throughout San Juan County. Our next meeting is Oct. 12.

For more information, please call 378-4121 or email [email protected].

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Thank you, United WayUnited Way of San Juan County

graciously awarded a grant to Orcas Family Connections (OFC) in early 2011. With this grant, we were able to hire an office manager to assist our family advocate with the numerous programs supported by OFC. Erin O’Dell, our family advo-cate, has been able to focus more of her time on client needs and pro-gram assistance, which is ultimately what OFC needs in order to provide essential community support.

We are thankful to the United Way of SJC for recognizing this vital community need, and for helping us grow our organization. The United Way of SJC supports more than 20 local island programs that would otherwise not be as suc-cessful. We all benefit from United Way’s ability to bridge resources with our communities’ most criti-cal needs.

To learn more about the United Way of San Juan County, or to make a donation, visit their website at www.unitedway-sanjuancounty.org. OFC appreciates United Way’s continued support, as they appre-ciate yours. Thanks again United Way, for all that you do for San Juan County.

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Natural buffers are the best protection

People use pesticides and other chemicals that harm salmon for many reasons. While education campaigns are a good idea, edu-cation will not change everyone’s behavior. I know people who have their home’s exterior sprayed with anti-carpenter ant pyrethroid pesti-cides four times each year. Although Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is more effective, regular pesticide application is marketed as simple insurance that will save your home from destruction. Even when told that these pesticides are extremely poisonous for salmon, many people choose pyrethroid pesticides over IPM.

A majority of the San Juan County Planning Commission says that lawns, gardens, and orchards in wetland buffers are fine because education will stop people from using pesticides, herbicides, deer repellents, and chemical fertiliz-ers. I disagree. Some people will view these products as convenient or necessary to protect their land-scaping. Some will use chemicals that poison our salmon because that is what they have always done. Although many people are careful to use products that are safer for the environment, this does not mean that everyone will behave this way.

A ban of certain lawn and gar-den products in San Juan County has been suggested. This would not prevent people from buying the banned products on the mainland

or by mail. Also, many new chemi-cals are marketed each year with-out complete testing for toxicity to salmon. Banning the bad ones would always lag behind the gradu-al poisoning of our ecosystems.

Because gardens, orchards, and lawns are potential sources of harmful chemicals, they should not be permitted to replace natural buf-fers in future development. Natural buffers trap and biodegrade harm-ful chemicals and are the best insurance policy for protecting our wetlands. Healthy wetlands recharge our wells with pure drink-ing water and provide our streams and marine habitats with safe water for salmon and other creatures.

Janet AldertonOrcas Island

Truth about Lopez port We are concerned about the

unsubstantiated rumors that have been circulating around Lopez Island that have no basis in fact. The principal one being that tax money is being wasted to supply a playground for a few local pilots. Not true. Local pilots’ use of the airport amounts to 10 to 15 per-cent of operations. The majority of airport use is for off-island general aviation, commercial, passenger, freight and charter operations.

In addition, Northwest Med Flight uses the airport frequently, especially in inclement weather when visibility or weather prevents helicopter landing at the clinic. The

Editorial

We support Orcas School’s levy on this November’s ballot, but we’re not happy about it.We endorsed both of the previous school bonds, which

both failed by a slim margin. At $35 million and then $27 million, the project was immense, but we felt the school had conducted a thorough study of the buildings and had a great plan in place for a new campus.We feel that we have no choice but to support this new one-year, $900,000 levy. Because the school owes this money to Cashmere Bank, it must be paid back. We were skeptical when the school – albeit reluctantly – took out a $900,000 loan to pay for a matching grant to make repairs to the elementary school this summer. It put the district and the commu-nity in a precarious position: pay back that money or the school is in serious financial trouble. We understand it was a tough decision. The elementary building had nearly unlivable conditions – freezing rooms, plumbing that didn’t work – and the grant paid for half of what needed to be done. There was a time limit on the grant, so it needed to be used now or it would have been taken off the table. However, in the amount of time it took the administration to settle on loan terms, the groundswell of community support surrounding the school might have been able to raise the needed money. After all, $100,000 had already been pledged to the project by generous islanders.But the school board made its decision and now we’ve come to another election season. The levy terms are 28 cents per thousand of assessed property value. For a house valued at $500,000, that’s $140. It’s really not a lot of money. Orcas elementary students are now able to learn in a warm, healthy environment, and as members of a community that cares about its youth, we need to pay back the loan so the school can continue to serve our young ones. How we got to this point is disappointing, but to all those who voted “no” on the previous bond: a $900,000 one-year levy is a lot easier to swallow than a $35 million bond.

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clinic makes daily use of the airport for transporting supplies and blood screen-ing specimens. In addition, local businesses depend on customers, freight, goods and services daily, which provide jobs and economy to the island. It is absolutely vital to maintain an FAA-approved airport. Without a well maintained airport, many of these operations would not be possible.

It is noteworthy that in the clinic emergency room there is a list posted of six local pilots who make avail-able their free time and airplanes for emergency transportation of stricken islanders. Several of our local pilots transport people off-island each week who cannot reasonably take the ferry.

While we agree that a large number of people think that the port should take over solid waste operations, we strongly advise that a strict delineation between airport usage funds and solid waste operations always be main-tained for sound accounting principles and for FAA and state funding opportunities. The airport must be main-tained for times of disaster relief.

Bob Porter, Larry Hendel

Former Port Commissioners

SJ Sanitation talks solid waste fee

San Juan Sanitation has been providing garbage and recycling services to residences and businesses in San Juan County for 45 years. Over the years, we have seen many changes in the way solid waste and recycling is processed. San Juan County has changed from having a landfill on Orcas and an incinerator in Friday Harbor to transport off-island. We have seen a change to recycling many of the items that were for-merly discarded, and later changes to the way the county handled recycling. We have seen a robust re-use community develop on all islands.

We will again see change

in November of this year in solid waste with the out-come of Proposition No. 2. If the vote on this bal-lot is “No,” we will tran-sition from a county-run transfer station system to a more privately run sys-tem, referred to as “Plan B.” This does not mean the end of self-haul, and it does not mean mandatory collec-tion. The Port of Lopez has indicated a strong willing-ness and desire to provide drop-off service on Lopez Island. Similarly, San Juan Sanitation is very interested in providing drop-off ser-vice on Orcas and San Juan Island. There is an obvious strong desire for this service to continue, and therefore a great opportunity for our company, and maybe other companies as well, to pro-vide both drop off garbage and recycling drop-off. With county cooperation, the ser-vice would be offered at the existing transfer sites, with regular hours of operation. Both garbage and recycling would be offered, and ser-vices like steel and appliance recycling and construction material recycling are very likely to be added, pending county and Department of Ecology approval. Re-use opportunities and locations on all islands will remain the same. Hazardous waste round-ups would continue to be offered and funded as they are now.

Privately run drop off service would address and respond to the needs of the community for “oversized” items as well as cans, both trash and recyclables. Prices would be based on the cost of providing the service, and will need to be competitive with home pickup.

Calvin Den HartogSan Juan Sanitation

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Stephen Adams for Lopez port

I have known Stephen Adams for more than three decades now and can think of no one better suited to become one of our port commissioners. Steve and I taught together on Lopez for nearly all that time. We each gave more than 20 years of volunteer service to the Lopez Island Fire

Department (SJCFD#4) where Steve served as fire-fighter, EMT, and Chief of the Fire Unit before the department hired a chief for the entire department. Steve finished his fire ser-vice career as a commis-sioner for the fire depart-ment.

Steve has a long record of service to this community. He is honest, caring, col-laborative, and intelligent. He is stable, thoughtful, and insightful. Steve doesn’t come to this election with an agenda. His goal is to serve the community - the entire community - to the best of his ability. His great-est assets lie in bringing an open mind to each meet-ing and listening to all sides before voting on any issue. He will actively research all sides of an issue before cast-ing any vote.

Steve is running for the position of Port Commissioner because he is a pilot, a caring com-munity member, and loves living on Lopez Island. If elected, Steve will put the needs of our island com-munity above all others, even his own, if necessary. He did this as a teacher on Lopez, and again as a fire-fighter, EMT, fire chief, and fire commissioner. Stephen is the most capable candi-date for the position of Port Commissioner.

Stephen Adams has my vote for the position of Port Commissioner and I urge you to vote for Steve, as well.

Kurt JacobsLopez Island

Land bank should steward now

The land bank was voted in by the people of San Juan County to preserve

land in perpetuity. It has done a wonderful job. We now have 18.7 percent of our county in national, stat, or county parks or pre-serves. An additional 13.7 percent is set aside as des-ignated forest land. A total of 32.4 percent of the land in San Juan County is now preserved in some way, a reflection of how much the people of San Juan County care for the environment.

However, the land bank is now in danger of becoming a bureaucracy. The number of employees has swollen from four employees just six years ago (2004 annual report sjclandbank.org) to seven full-time employees and three part-time. And they have made it clear that their current job is to keep their current job, as is the job of any employee.

The land bank has until the fall of 2014 to get it passed. That means it will come up again and again, probably in January and February special elections when many people are gone, which seems to be the current method of getting taxes passed.

The land bank’s 2010 annual report shows over three MILLION dollars acquired from “external acquisition funds” – state and national grants. So millions of our national debt was spent on the land bank. While it made some good purchases in 2010, it is time to stop borrowing on the national level, and a good place to start is right here.

Maintenance of land bank properties will continue to be subsidized. As you saw on your most recent proper-ty tax statement, the county council has voted the land bank a “Conservation Futures Tax” of just over

three cents per $1000 of assessment value, bringing in $269,346 in 2010. This tax will be increased yearly as much as the law allows. Current land bank admin-istration costs $291,693 per year.

The land bank is a good idea. It has done a great job. Its purpose has been met. Its job is now to steward the land preserved. Vote no on the Land Bank Renewal, Proposition 1.

Cindy CarterOrcas Island

Land bank has proven its worth

The San Juan County Land Bank has proven its worth under current state law. Its enabling law allows the land bank to protect special places that feature open space, working farm-land, scientific or educa-tional attributes, wildlife or important plant habitat, historic structures, shore-line access, potable water sources and/or public access by trails.

It has been suggested that other worthy local needs could be satisfied by a new state law that the legislature could enact in the future if we did not renew the land bank real estate excise tax this fall. We do not recom-mend this. We know how long it takes to get the leg-islature to enact or amend any law – years. We also know it is unlikely any new law would come out close to the original proposal.

Let’s continue the good work of the land bank

while we work together on other worthy and impor-tant local issues. We believe that the conservation real estate excise tax should be renewed as it exists. We’re voting “Yes” on San Juan County Proposition 1.

The land bank has more work to do. Orcas Island has only one mile of pub-lic access to the shoreline. Working farmland with its open space is our heritage, especially on San Juan and Lopez Islands. Historic places and structures will be lost without preserva-tion. Abundant wildlife is at the heart of our rural county, and habitat protec-tion is the key. Land bank wetlands and woodlands do just that. Public access to natural places is critical to our future to ensure San Juan County can attract the businesses and residents who make our rural com-munities so vibrant cultur-ally and economically.

The land bank has proven it works to benefit all of us regardless of where we live; keep it going by voting “Yes” for San Juan County Proposition 1 to renew the 1 percent conservation real estate excise tax.

Mary & Dave ZeretzkeSan Juan Island

Charter review needs fresh faces

With regard to the discus-sion about the election of the Charter Review Committee members on Nov. 8, I would like to suggest that we not

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by CHARLES ZALMANEKSan Juan County Assessor

The Statement Against Proposition No. 1 written by the Committee Opposing Land Bank Initiative pub-lished in the voter’s pam-phlet contains several inac-curacies which bear correc-tion.

First, the Land Bank owns only 3,198 acres, not 3,580. The additional acre-age may be attributed to the Lopez Hill property which the DNR leases to San Juan County, but continues to own.

Second, The Committee Opposing Land Bank Initiative states, “The LB has exempted 3,580 acres. As they remove more from the tax base something has to give. Either rates on the remaining base have to increase or income for gov-ernment services is reduced. We’re already experiencing layoffs and cuts to school programs.”

This is not how our prop-erty tax system functions. Taxing districts are allowed to increase their budgets by one percent per year with-out voter approval, irrespec-tive of increases or decreas-es in the value of properties within the district.

As property values rose over time, even with Land Bank acquisitions, the rates of taxation decreased to remain under this one per-cent cap. Even in a declin-ing market, taxing districts’ budgets are allowed to increase each year.

Third, the Land Bank REET has no relationship to school district budgets, which come from different tax levies.

It is unfortunate that many voters may be misled by the publication of inac-curate information in the Voter’s Pamphlet.

County assessor: land bank opposition tax info is wrong

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elect former freeholders to the committee. I worry that new members might be tempted to defer to the opinions of the original committee members. At the same time I worry that for-mer freeholders might feel protective of the decisions that were made in the past.

The new committee will have the notes of discus-sions and interviews that took place during the char-ter formation period. They could also interview any former freeholders, if they want to. But an all-new committee will bring fresh ideas based on the experi-ence of the last six years and no baggage with them.

Sarah CrosbySan Juan Island

Look at charterNext month there will be

an election. On Nov. 8, the people of San Juan County get to vote on some pretty serious issues. There are statewide measures about services for the elderly and disabled people, there is a county ballot to charge a parcel fee to rescue the solid waste department, there are school board races and port commissioner races. My focus is on the Charter Review Commission.

Twenty-one people will be selected from San Juan Islands to review the Home Rule Charter and propose changes that will be voted on in 2012. This is as important as it gets when citizens can influence their local govern-ment. For those of you who have forgotten it, we voted in a charter government so we could have some say in local issues. What we vote on this year will have reso-nance for years to come.

The charter was sold to us as revenue neutral.

What happened? Layoffs continue in our San Juan government, yet parcel fees and levy lifts continue to be requested from us. I urge the citizens of San Juan County to get involved and ask the questions that need to be asked, seek the answers to the questions, be part of the solution!

I am a candidate for the charter review and I have a lot of questions. I will go to my voter guide and I will go to my friends and discuss these things. I urge you to vote a new slate of Charter Review Commissioners, and ask the questions.

Jim StegallDist. 3 review candidate

Reconsider partisan elections

In November San Juan County voters will choose 21 Charter Review Commissioners. They will take stock of the charter government that voters put in place in 2005 and assess its effectiveness. It will not be surprising if they find things that can be improved. Voters will be asked to approve suggested changes in 2012.

I think the future com-mission and the voters should consider:

1. Why are important races going uncontested?

2. How can we expect to resolve long-standing issues without enough qualified candidates to choose from on Election Day?

In 2005 the Freeholders asked the voters to approve a change to non-partisan elections. We agreed, and this is where we threw the baby out with the bathwa-ter.

Since adopting non-par-tisan elections, we have seen a decline in the number of candidates on the ballot, with critical elected offic-es going uncontested and fewer qualified candidates to choose from.

At first glance, taking “party politics” out of local elections seemed like a reasonable decision. What we didn’t anticipate was that partisan elections had helped ensure healthy com-petition for these positions.

Partisan elections moti-vated the parties to iden-tify, nominate and support candidates for local office; consequently the voters had more choice and more information about the can-didates’ views, and candi-dates had campaign sup-port.

Party affiliation opens doors in Olympia. For bet-ter or worse, elected offi-cials from small counties have less leverage than their counterparts in metropoli-tan counties. Our county representatives don’t have the same connections in Olympia. Eliminating party affiliation only ensures that our representatives will

have less political clout and fewer opportunities to rep-resent us. When the State Constitution was ratified in 1887, it created rules for partisan elections for all but judicial elections. I’m not proposing that San Juan County go back to the commission form of gov-ernment, but I believe that when it comes to electing our representatives, the Constitution was right. Partisan elections provide the voters with more infor-mation, more candidates, and more choice, which are all critical to good govern-ment.

I hope our Charter Review commission will consider a return to par-tisan elections when they convene next year.

Sandy StrehlouSan Juan Island

Fall trees on OrcasThe fall colors are start-

ing to show on Eastsound’s planted trees. When we first bought our home here, I was ambling around “down-town” and ran into Robin Kublick with an entourage of no-longer-young but determined citizens armed with pails and shovels. I asked what he was doing and he promptly put me to work planting with them.

Looking at these trees today, and thinking what they will be like 20 to 40 years from now, I thank Robin, who is one of those “only on Orcas” good guys!

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work toward reducing harmful entities in waste-water effluent discharged to North Beach waters. In order to improve technol-ogy, added Sauer, “We are going to have to expand” to more property. He said the district just won a state award for its excellent qual-ity of effluent, saying, “we are now way beyond cur-rent requirements.” Adams replied that current require-ments don’t measure phar-maceuticals, and are “way behind where we should be.”

Land Bank REETHarvey Himelfarb spoke

in favor of Proposition 1, the Land Bank excise tax renewal, and Ron Whalen spoke in opposition.

“We are now at 30 to 50 percent of build-out,” said Himelfarb. “Imagine what it will look like at 100 per-cent build-out” if the county stops setting aside land. He said of Orcas Island’s 77 miles of shoreline, only one mile is public access, and said the land bank would continue to add shoreline lands for public use, stop-ping when residents decide the land bank has preserved enough.

Whalen said that 3,580 acres of land in San Juan County are already exempt-ed from taxes, putting the

burden on the other prop-erty owners to shoulder the total taxes needed.

“As we reduce more from the tax rolls, some-body’s gotta pick it up,” said Whalen. Himelfarb said the additional cost to other taxpayers as a result of the land bank’s prior 21 years of purchases is about two dollars per $100,000 in assessed value, or $10 for a $500,000 property. San Juan County Assessor Charles Zalmanek could not con-firm the numbers, saying an accurate calculation would be extremely complex, tak-ing an entire week.

Solid waste feeGeorge Post spoke in

favor of Proposition 2, the solid waste parcel fee; Frank Stratton spoke in opposi-tion.

Post said the parcel fee is an opportunity for the county to change from its current volume-based sys-tem and start focusing on waste reduction instead.

Under Plan B, said Post, “San Juan Sanitation would be the only people left to take anything anywhere,” adding, “You may lose the Exchange in that situation.”

Stratton, who has taught solid waste management at the university level in the past, said charging parcel fees regardless of the num-ber of occupants is unfair, and that “pay as you throw” is the only fair way to charge.

“If properly managed, solid waste could bring in $375,000 per year beyond operating expenses,” said Stratton. “You’re being asked to pay taxes for the next 15 years to provide money the county does not need if solid waste were managed properly.”

School levyOrcas Schools superin-

tendent Barbara Kline spoke on behalf of Resolution No. 2011-09, a one-year $900,000 capital levy to pay back debt incurred for repairs to the 1949 elemen-tary school’s heating and plumbing systems.

The rate is 28 cents per $1,000 in assessed value, or $140 for a property valued at $500,000.

Kline said the school board incurred the debt in order to take advantage of a $900,000 matching grant that required repairs to be done by spring 2012. The retroactive funding measure would repay the debt bor-rowed so the school could accept the grant.

“We now have clean water; we have warm class-rooms; we have toilets that flush,” said Kline. “The proj-ect came in on time and under budget.”

She said it seemed better to ask voters for $900,000 to repay the loan now, than to ask voters for $2 million to foot the repair bill next year, without the aid of the grant.

A statement against the measure written by Chris Butler and Mel Shapiro included this statement:

“It is time to cut up the credit cards; keep the bud-get under control. Reject project slush funds. Stop irresponsible borrowing. Vote ‘no’ on the capital proj-ect levy.”

Charter review, school board, fire district, and more

Running for the four District 4 charter review commissioner positions are Ed Sutton, William (Bill) Appel, Robert (Bob) Gamble and Ralph Gutschmidt.

Competing for three District 5 charter review commissioner positions are Leonard Wood, Moana Kutsche, Linda Tretheway and Stephen Garrison.

Uncontested candidates on the ballot are Janet Brownell and Jim Sullivan for the Orcas Island School District board of commis-sioners, Barbara Bedell for the Orcas Island Fire and Rescue board, Brian Ehrmantraut for the Port of Orcas board, Vicki

Vandermay and Martha Farish for the Orcas Park and Rec District board, and Dave Lowry for the Eastsound Sewer and Water District board.

Ballots will be mailed on Oct. 21, and must be post-marked by Nov. 8 in order to be counted. Mail-in reg-

istration changes must be made by Oct. 10; in-person registration deadline is Oct. 31. Drop-box locations are available online at: http://wei.secstate.wa.gov/san-juan/Pages/default.aspx.

For more info, call the elections office at 378-3357.

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Sept. 7: The whereabouts of a semi-automatic handgun remain unknown after it was left behind in the drawer of a nightstand of an Orcas Island suite by a southwest Washing-ton couple. The owner of the missing handgun, a 59-year-old Brush Prairie man, discovered it missing about a week after the couple returned home. Their suite reportedly had been occupied several times before its management was notified about the location of the gun that was left behind.

Sept. 11: A Lopez Island woman was arrested for driving with a suspended license following an early evening traffic stop near the intersection of Center and Dill roads. The 25-year-old, who was pulled over at about 8:30 p.m., report-edly was driving in the dark with unlit taillights.

Sept. 13: A classic “California stop” prompted the arrest of an Orcas Island man for driving with a suspended license fol-lowing a late night traffic stop in Eastsound. The 36-year-old, who was pulled over near the intersection of Mount Baker Road and Schoen Lane at about 11:30 p.m., reportedly failed to come to a complete stop before proceeding through the intersection.

Sept. 19: A Midwest man who works summers on Orcas

Island was arrested for driving with a suspended license following an early evening traffic stop in Eastsound. The 24-year-old, whose license, issued in his home state of Wis-consin, was reportedly suspended for failing to pay a traffic ticket, was pulled over at shortly before 6 p.m. for talking on a cell phone while driving. He was ticketed for the traffic violation as well.

Sept. 23: An Orcas Island man accused of violating court orders was arrested for an alleged breach of conditions of his release on a pending DUI offense. The 23-year-old was taken into custody without incident in Eastsound at about 9:30 a.m.

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Rachel Adams, Joyce Burghardt and Andrew Stephens wrote the follow-ing statement of support:

“The rehabilitation of our elementary building now provides a physical environ-ment where our children and teachers have clean air to breath, clean water for drinking, and warm water to wash hands. No longer will children and teachers wear coats in classrooms to

stay warm during winter or suffer from bad air. Old failing systems have been replaced.

“Our school district won a $900,000 grant to pay for half of the repairs, which had to be matched by a $900,000 loan for the other half. To meet the time requirements of the grant it was neces-sary to do the rehabilita-tion this summer while the school was unoccupied. The board, with the encourage-ment of 44 concerned Orcas residents, agreed to accept this unique opportunity, but

because of time constraints was not able to seek a vote first.

“Generous island fami-lies have committed to raise $100,000 to help offset that loan. The rehabilitation will save on energy consump-tion immediately. Bond rates are the lowest in years. The estimated levy rate for 2012 is $0.28 per thousand dollars of assessed proper-ty value for only one year. Please support the positive steps our OISD Board took to create a healthy learning environment for our chil-

dren.”Melvin Shapiro and Chris

Butler wrote a rebuttal state-ment:

“Section two says, ‘levy proceeds may only be used to support construction and remodeling.’ Of the $900,000 borrowed by OISD without voter approval, $250,000 has already been raided to shore up the general fund. For the district to use money bor-rowed for other than the original intent could have been a breach of contract. It does not comply with sec-tion two.

“If this resolution does not pass, OISD is not wor-ried. They have said they can make the interest pay-ments for quite a while by raiding proceeds from a capital project at the high school. That’s why they would rather spend money on grandiose plans for state-of-the-art facilities than do the necessary maintenance

on the current buildings. They do a project, then raid the proceeds.

“If OISD would budget correctly they would not have to raid the project funds. Instead they use spe-cial elections, crisis situa-tions, a building they haven’t maintained or a grant they can’t resist as tools to bal-ance their budget.

“It is time to cut up the credit cards; keep the bud-get under control. Reject project slush funds. Stop irresponsible borrowing. Vote ‘no’ on the capital proj-ect levy.”

This past summer, the school board voted to bor-row $250,000 from its capi-tal fund to put into the gen-eral fund in order to pay its bills and make payroll.

In the past, the school borrowed money from the county when in this kind of financial situation.

“This is a common prac-

tice, specifically allowed under state law,” school business manager Keith Whitaker said. “I recom-mended this alternative because we had the money available to loan from the capital projects fund. We could do so without jeop-ardizing any of the even-tual distribution of that same money to pay for the elementary project, and because it would save the district the interest that the county would have charged. Instead, we were able to pay ourselves the interest – the general fund paid interest on the loan to the capital projects fund.”

There have been two loans from the CPF to the GF during the past few months. The first was borrowed in June and repaid in July. The second was borrowed in August and repayment will appear on the October financial reports.

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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Sounder will publish a series of guest columns.

by SANDI BURTVictim Advocate, Prosecuting

Attorney’s office

Why do they stay? This is always the ques-

tion. If a partner is abusive, why would anyone stay in the relationship? Exasperated friends, co-workers, family members, law enforcement officers, prosecutors and others who see the damage caused by domestic violence throw up their arms in frus-tration.

Over the years of work-ing with domestic violence victims, I have come upon uncountable answers to the question of why they stay – as varied and as complex as each of the individuals and situations involved. There are the obvious reasons: for the children, for finan-cial dependence, for fear of being murdered. And there are subtler reasons: because a vow was made, because one is working out some complex emotional wound-ing from the past, because

there are positive aspects of the abuser, or because it’s too painful to walk away from the relationship or their dream.

When one has invested much in a relationship, one gives up much more than the person when they leave. They sometimes give up chil-dren, homes (or a garden, which provides sanctuary), life savings or investments (not to mention emotional investments), social con-nections, extended families, pride. Perhaps most difficult for so many is giving up hope – hope for the relation-ship, for the other person, for the dream of the life they set out to create together.

Shame is also a strong fac-tor in holding the bond in an abusive relationship. Those walking away from relation-ships walk away from a cul-turally sanctioned position and role. This is a couples’ world. Those whose identi-ties rest primarily or sig-nificantly on their role in the family face losing that

identity. Gender stereotypes are still alive and well in the human psyche: a failed relationship is a personal failure to a woman, and “abused man” is a cultural oxymoron. Shame keeps us all from taking action that would upset the status quo and bring others’ scrutiny. Who does not hide from the world some negative aspect of themselves, their partner, or their relationship?

Why do any of us stay in situations or cling to behav-iors that we know are not good for us – staying in a relationship or a job that is not abusive but is not good, eating what we know we shouldn’t, feeding an addic-tion, not exercising, over-spending, overscheduling, gossiping? While these may seem incomparable to liv-ing with domestic violence, we all know that change is hard. If we think about the demons that each of us privately battle, it becomes easier to accept that a victim of domestic violence is stuck in a labyrinth with no short-cuts to the exit.

So, how can you help? Be there. Be honest – about your care AND your con-cern. Gather patience and compassion. Ask what the victim needs. Call 911 when you fear for the vic-tim’s or children’s immi-nent safety. Send them to

DVSAS (376-1234). Offer options. If they refuse or fail to follow through, ask why in a way that doesn’t challenge, but shows you want to understand. If the victim makes you feel stuck, imagine how trapped she or he feels.

Why do people stay in abusive relationships?

Guest column

Sandi Burt

Larry R. MelvinLarry went home to be

with the Lord on September 21, 2011 in Florence, Ore. He was born on May 17, 1959 in Friday Harbor, Wash. to John and LeOra Melvin.

Larry worked in con-struction on Orcas and as a caregiver both on Orcas and in Oregon. Larry was a gifted musician and writer. He also loved fishing. His favorite fishing spot was at Mountain Lake on Orcas. He also enjoyed hiking and fishing at Cascade Lake.

Larry was a Christian and was loved by all who knew him. He was one of the kindest and most generous person known.

Larry was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his brother Patrick (Carol Jo Enge), sisters LeOra Dempsey (Daniel) and Martha Hallam (Glen) and numerous nieces and nephews.

Larry will be laid to rest alongside his parents at the Olga Cemetery, by his fam-ily.

A celebration of Larry's life with a potluck of fin-ger foods will be held on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011 at the American Legion Hall from 2-6 p.m. Memorial dona-tions to Orcas Angels are appreciated: P.O. Box 1047, Eastsound, WA 98245.

Submitted by Larry Melvin’s family.

Allan M. SpauldingFeb. 1948 to Sept. 2011Allan passed away peace-

fully on Sept. 22 at his home in Mt. Vernon with loved ones at his side.

He was born in Seattle in 1948 to MaryAnne and Oliver Spaulding. He grew up on Lake Sammamish and spent a lot of time on the water sailing and water-skiing with his best friend David Stevens.

He moved to Orcas Island in 1989 and started his own construction company. Tired of ferries, he decided to get his pilot’s license. He was a charter board mem-ber of the Orcas Aviation Association, a non-profit organization for flying can-

cer patients to the main-land for treatment. Later he bought his own airplane and enjoyed many flying trips with his good friend Hans Munich. He loved fly-ing and those were some of the best days of his life.

Allan loved the island and the people he came to know. He looked forward to his daily trips to the Orcas Store to share a joke and have a laugh with the girls.

Allan became ill in the fall of 2009 and was diag-nosed with a rare bone mar-

row cancer. Needing medi-cal treatment, he moved off island to Mt. Vernon and began making many trips to the Seattle Cancer Care Center. He had a stem cell transplant in July 2010 with cells donated by his loving sister, Thea. Allan showed such strength, patience and grace through all of his treatment. He survived the cancer but died from com-plications from the treat-ment.

His family would like to thank the doctors at SCCA, Dr. Shinstrom of Orcas Island and Dr. Gjerset of Skagit Cancer Care Alliance and to all of you who called and came to visit Allan dur-ing his time of ill health. He appreciated all the love and support from his family and friends.

He is survived by Nancy

Cabe, his companion of 21 years, sisters Thea Spaulding of San Diego and Galen Spaulding of Seattle, daugh-ter and son-in-law Lisa and Keith Olson of Bellevue, spe-cial grandchildren Tannis and Kyler Olson, daughter and son-in law Sarah and Eric Schmidt of San Diego and son Tyler Spaulding and wife Christina of Kirkland.

Please join us for a cel-ebration of Allan's life on Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Westsound Community Club from 2 to 4 p.m. In memory of Allan, donations may be made to a memorial fund in his name at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, P.O. Box 19023, Seattle, WA 98109-1023.

Submitted by Allan Spaulding’s family.

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by MEREDITH M. GRIFFITHStaff reporter

Viking defense steadily repelled Eagle advances on Oct. 4 to end the first half 0-0.

“It was really ... aggres-sive play and good passing by both teams,” said coach Matt Stolmeier. Viking play-ers went flying in the melee, especially during offensive strikes, but Stolmeier said Cedar Park’s hard slide tack-les were generally fair game.

In the second half an Eagles handball in the pen-

alty box was called. Team co-captain Christopher Ghazel sunk the penalty shot to put the first Viking goal on the scoreboard.

Five minutes later, Cedar Park nailed a penalty shot off a Viking pushing foul.Another five minutes on, and the Eagles scored again, their swift forwards sneak-ing a shot off around tena-cious Viking defense.

With a 2-1 score and five minutes left, things were looking grim for Orcas when a Cedar Park player made a hard tackle from behind inside the pen-alty box, earning a yellow card, and another success-ful Viking penalty shot for Ghazel to tie the game.

Despite last-ditch efforts by both teams to strike the winning goal, the match went to a penalty shootout.

With great composure, the Vikings hammered in four shots to cinch the win.

Norwegian exchange student Erlend Munkerud scored first, followed by Aidan McCormick. Ghazel knocked in the third shot. Rodgers blocked the next Eagle attempt, and with just one more score need-ed to seal the win, “Rheese Thompson stepped up and pounded it right through,” said Stolmeier.

He credited midfield-ers Jack Russillo and Chase Drake, as well as Aiden McCormick and Roo Smith, who both “played some great defense.” “It was defi-nitely a team victory,” he added. “Everybody worked really hard.”

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The Olga Community Club invites the community to its Fall Harvest Celebration Saturday, Oct. 15 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Olga Clubhouse and Park. The fund-raiser will help maintain the clubhouse. The celebration will also include field games for kids from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Olga Park.

“Come celebrate the arrival of fall,” orga-nizers say. “While sipping hot fresh-pressed cider and eating delicious baked goods, you can peruse the huge sale of fabrics and lin-ens, craft supplies, bedding, and handmade quilts by Betty Marcum.”

Marcum, a master quilter who lives in Olga, estimates she has created 300 to 400 quilts, many from original designs. She will offer some of her beautiful quilts for sale.

To donate items, call 376-5484.

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Meredith M. Griffith/Staff PhotoLeft: Betty Marcum holds one of her quilts.

The Oct. 14 Orcas High School homecoming assem-bly is at 1:10 p.m., with a parade through Eastsound at 3:15 p.m. Upcoming home games for the week:

Oct. 13: Boys soccer vs. Lopez at 3 p.m. Oct. 15: Football vs. Seattle Lutheran, 1 p.m.; volleyball vs. Shoreline, 1 p.m. Oct. 18: Boys soccer vs. Shoreline at 2:30 p.m.; girls soccer vs. FH at 4:30 p.m.; volleyball vs. FH at 4:15 p.m.

Home-coming games this week

Meredith M. Griffith/Staff photoChristopher Ghazel (white).

WEDNESDAY, October 12, 2011

Island LivingEnchanted Forest Cabaret

by COLLEEN SMITH ARMSTRONGEditor/Associate Publisher

It’s a one-hour whirlwind of color, music, dance and drama in the intimate setting of the OffCenter stage.

“I don’t think Orcas has seen anything like this,” said lead performer Grace McCune of the show “Enchanted Forest: a Cabaret of Magic and Mischief,” a production featuring Steampunk-inspired costumes, crazy dance numbers and a lot of really cool music.

Every season, Orcas Center presents a fall play. This year’s offering is unlike anything that's been produced in the past. The show is the brainchild of Deborah Sparks, theatre production direc-tor for the center.

“(Former executive direc-tor) Barbara Courtney wanted to do another ‘Cabaret in the Air,’ which was really success-ful,” Sparks said. “She scheduled it into the season before she left. Originally I thought I'd write about this enchanted forest that was kind of steam punk – a fairy tale. That went out the window because the music that I was really attracted to was from the 60s and 70s, music that I danced to and really loved. Then I real-ized it’s about an enchanted forest anywhere.”

Sparks started creating scenes based on her musical choices and found “the right people who were game for being playful.”

“The cast is a relatively younger cast,” she said. “It’s really attracted this 30-something age and in

the vision I had two children, but it’s grown to five children. Our cast age ranges from nine to about 50. It’s this younger group with a different kind of enthusiasm that I get to play with.”

There will be six performances on the OffCenter stage: October 13 to 15 and 20 to 22 starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $13.

“Six performances of this kind is an experi-ment,” Sparks said. “We’re really taking a chance

on this, but I think because of the cast there will enough word of mouth for people to come see it.”

McCune says the show consists of 18 “funny and sexy” scenes that range from 60 seconds to 10 min-utes. Through dance numbers and songs from the 1800s to present day, the show presents a contem-porary love story. There is opera, jazz, disco and R&B.

The costumes are colorful and funky, a nod to Steampunk, which is a blend of science fiction, fan-tasy, and alternative history.

“The theatre in the black box is sort of like a theatre in the round,” McCune said. “The whole audi-ence is around the stage, so the audience is basically in the show. You come to be a part of this whirlwind. It’s definitely not like watching something on the center stage.”

Choreography was done by Paula McDonald as well as Bollywood dance instructor Prashant Kakad, who came to Orcas last month for a workshop. Behind the scene crew also includes Jake Perrine, musical and sound director; Dean Carey (who worked on Orcas Center’s “Gypsy”)

and Annie Sparks-Dempster, costume design and construction; Chris Brems and Sparks, set and prop design; Stephen Forsythe, a faux paint artist; Robert Hall, lighting; and Audrey Neddermann, stage manager.

The cast includes Perrine, McCune, Khadoma Colomby, Emily Aring, Renee, Violet and Tori Sturk, Fabrice Van Putten, KT Lazlo, Paris, Kristen and Ed Wilson, Andrea Cohen, Ray Doss, Nicole and Zanetha Matisse, Jamie Mulligan-Smith, Alana Lago, Christian and Sabrina Bailey, and Mathew Laslo-White.

McCune’s favorite dance number is “Disco Wedding.”

“Jake and I fall in lust with each other and there is whole scene that starts with ‘Disco Wedding,’ then is ‘Disco Honeymoon,’ and ends with ‘Disco Divorce,’” she said.

The production is rated PG, as there are some slightly suggestive pieces.

“I am really wanting this to be a short bit of nonsense, so I am asking people to be really play-ful, and they’ve been game,” Sparks said. “I’m having a ball.”

More Bollywood dancing Dance instructor Kakad recently taught a pop-

ular Bollywood dance class at Orcas Center. Now he’s back with “Jai Ho!” a Bollywood-Bhangra dance party on Friday, Oct. 14 at the Odd Fellows Hall.

DJ Armaan will spin tunes at 8 p.m. Kakad will offer dance lessons at 9 p.m., and from 9:30 p.m. until closing, participants can dance to Kakad’s DJ mixes.

The evening will feature a special Bollywood dance performance from the cast of “Enchanted Forest.”

Ticket sales for “Enchanted Forest” on the OffCenter stage, Oct. 13-15 and Oct. 20-22 For tickets, go to www.orcascenter.org or call 376-ACT1 for the box offi ce. Tickets are $13. Chiladas restaurant in Eastsound is off ering a “2 for $20” dinner menu to all “Enchanted Forest” ticket holders. Show your tickets when you order or tell the server that you are going to the play that evening.

Colleen Smith Armstrong/Staff PhotoYoung members of the cast dancing at a rehearsal.

Orcas Center’s fall production is a 1960s, 70s and Steampunk-inspired cabaret of love


“I pretty much eat, sleep and breathe food,” says Bill Patterson, owner and chef of Chimayo in back of Our House Mall on North Beach and the Sazio Supper Club. “I remember the first time I ate an avocado, my first peaches and cream, my first taste of rainbow trout.”

A professional cook for more than 18 years, Patterson believes memo-ries are intertwined with aromas and flavors. He also believes in enthusiastically sharing his love for food and the joy of learning new tastes.

Consequently, Patterson is the first to volunteer for a more comprehensive Celebrity Chef event at

Orcas School this year that includes teaching.

On Oct. 10, Patterson introduced the first “Veggie of the Month” – the myste-rious, marvelous eggplant (which is actually a fruit of a tropical Old World plant eaten as a vegetable) to Mandy Randolph’s Farm to Classroom 5th and 6th grade students.

Like the previously unloved beet, students learned that they no longer need to shun this highly misunderstood member of the nightshade family.

Randolph will contin-ue to teach her other K-4 grades about the benefits and origins of eggplant for the rest of the month.

On Wednesday, Oct. 19, Patterson, along with Orcas School cafeteria staff, will be preparing and serving a lunch – one of his favorites, lasagna – with a side of this newly introduced veggie in a way no one will be able to resist.

Many of the local foods and herbs recently pre-served during the Farm to Cafeteria fifth (and sixth) season events will also be included in the menu.

The meal in the school cafeteria is $5 for adults, $3 and $2.50 for kids, which includes milk and a trip to the salad bar. The commu-nity is invited to attend.

“What’s more exciting than learning about food?” says Patterson. “Unless, perhaps, it’s eating it!

Orcas school’s October celebrity chef: Bill Patterson

Pianist Andrew Staupe was just awarded the 2011 Pro Musicis International Award. This prestigious honor brings recital debuts in New York at Carnegie Hall, Boston, Los Angeles and Paris. The mission of this award is “to nurture and share the inspiration of the world’s finest con-cert artists.” He will join

other renowned festival alumni, including violist Kim Kashkashian, violinist Peter Oundjian and pianist Jeffrey Kahane.

Staupe and violinist Chee-Yun will perform Beethoven, Bach, Elgar and Saint-Saens at the third annual “Leaves of Gold” concert at Rosario Resort on Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. and

Oct. 16 at 2 p.m. This duo performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. last fall.

For tickets to the “Leaves of Gold” concert and recep-tion, call the festival office at 376-6636. Tickets are $150. Proceeds benefit Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival programming and music in the schools.

Pianist at upcoming concert wins international award

The Orcas Island Garden Club’s guest speaker on Oct. 19 will be Jason Darling, education and marketing coordinator for the RE Store.

The store is a community-based non-profit demonstrating the beautiful use of salvage in a Norwegian boathouse turned cabin. Darling has served as lead coordina-tor and visionary behind the non-profit’s Recycled Arts Show since 2005, partnering with museums, galleries and schools. He has trained art instructors and brought the mobile recycled art station to more than 25 festivals and events as part of the larger recycled arts program.

In a prior life, he applied his B.S. in envi-ronmental education to native plant eco-logical restoration service-learning projects and to his own garden. His enthusiasm in sparking reuse and creativity is being chan-neled into a book and video, “How To Be Creative With Less,” due out in 2012.

Darling will explore the beauty, whimsy and money-saving aspects of used materials as garden/outdoor decor. Be inspired with a slideshow of fences and screens, pav-ers/patios, arbors, creative planters, sculp-tural accents, water features and weird old

unidentifiable things. The lecture begins at 10 a.m. in Orcas Center’s Madrona Room.

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The Orcas Vikings trav-eled to Fife to play the Chief Leschi Warriors in a Northwest/Seatac league face-off last Saturday.

“We had a goal to estab-lish our game quickly, which we did with our first play of the game,” said head coach Scott Harris.

Orcas shocked the Warriors with a 61-yard touchdown pass from Robbie Padbury to Keenan Phalan.

A few minutes later Padbury hit Phalan with a 20-yard strike and a 14-0 Viking lead. Orcas spread the scoring out with six more touchdowns as the Vikings rolled to a 54-6 victory over a hardwork-ing Warrior team that is rebuilding after a successful run in 2010.

Padbury ended his day early with 192 yards on 8-9 passing and 3 touchdowns along with a 2-yard rushing

touchdown.Devon Stanzione had 5

catches, 1 touchdown and 101 yards.

Phalan had 3 receptions for 98 yard and 2 touch-downs.

Schermerhorn was a workhorse at running back, amassing 75 tough yards on 14 carries and 2 touchdowns while Jake Zier dominated on defense.

Freshman Jay Zier scored his first varsity touchdown, bulldozing his way three yards for the score. Dan Briggs added 5 carries for 48 yards and 1 touchdown. Gage Harlow also had his first varsity reception.

“Our young guys stepped up and took advantage of the opportunity to play more minutes than usual,” Harris said.

The team plays Seattle Lutheran on Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. during homecoming.

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Lopez Lobos statsLopez girls' varsity volleyball team defeated Tulalip 3-0

last week. The football team also defeated Tulalip, 58-14. Lopez Island boys varsity soccer team was defeated by LaConner, 8-0.


Church ServicesEMMANUEL EPISCOPAL

Parish of Orcas IslandEastsound (by the water)

Bishop Craig B. Anderson, RectorSUNDAYS: Holy Eucharist1st Sunday in month - 10:00 a.m. Other Sundays - 8:00 & 10:00 a.m.

Church School & NurseryTHURSDAYS:

12 noon Rector’s Forum & Holy Eucharist

376-2352

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Madrona Street, EastsoundSunday Worship Services

9:00 a.m.10:30 a.m., with a

Nursery & Sunday School Pastor Dick Staub Pastor Scott Harris

Pastor Grant Myles-Era376-OICC

LUTHERAN CHURCH IN THE SAN JUANS Sundays Sundays 1st & 3rd Mondays 9:15 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. St. David’s Church Center Church Emmanuel Church 760 Park St. 312 Davis Bay Rd. 242 Main St. Friday Harbor Lopez Island Eastsound Pastor John Lindsay

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE 10:00 a.m. Sunday

7:00 p.m. Testimony Meeting First Wed. of the month

Orcas Elementary School Library376-5873

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St. Francis Church in Eastsound

Mass 1:00 p.m. Sunday

LOPEZ ISLAND Center Church

Mass 4:30 p.m. Saturday

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The Orca Band will be performing vintage tra-ditional jazz on Thursday, Oct. 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Orcas Hotel.

This local trio specializes in jazz hits from the 1930s and 40s, playing Dixieland, blues, big band tunes and swing standards. Acoustic

jazz is played by Joe Sedivec on guitar, Ron Myers on piano and Mark Morris on violin.

The Orca band was start-ed in 2009 after Joe and his wife Bonnie purchased a vacation home above Rosario Resort. Bonnie, whose maiden name is Pinney, has been connect-ed to Orcas Island for six decades.

Her grandfather pur-chased the Orcas Hotel in 1949. Bonnie visited Orcas for the first time in 1951 as a baby. Only black and white photos can assure Bonnie of the reality of her first visit of Orcas. Bonnie’s uncle Jim Pinney, brother of her father Ralph, lived on Orcas for the following 32 years.

In 2004, present owner Doug Tidwell invited Bonnie and Joe to a 100-year anniversary of the his-torical landmark.

The concert on Thursday, Oct. 13 is free.

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His name is Earl Grey; handsome, soft slate grey fur, big yellow eyes. He is quite shy, having just come from a dog-active home. Come visit with him and the other cats and kittens any day, 2-5 p.m., call the Orcas Animal Shelter 376-6777, or see them on line at orcaspets.org.

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Kathi Ciskowski will be offering free assistance with learning how to use ances-try.com and other online resources to help those researching their family his-

tory. She will be available in the Orcas Library meeting room on Thursdays, Oct. 13 through Nov. 17, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. No registration is necessary. Bring a laptop

computer if possible and an Orcas Island Library card to access ancestry.com at no charge.

For further information, call the library at 376-4985.

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POETRY SERIES: “Playing With Words, Shaping Poems: The Practice and Art of Poetry,” led by JoEllen Moldoff on Tuesdays from 1 to 3 p.m., Orcas Library. Fee is $15.

REVERSE MORTGAGE SEMINAR: At 10:30 a.m., Orcas Island Public Library.

ENCHANTED FOREST: A cabaret of magic and mischief, 7:30 p.m., OffCenter stage.

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: 5 p.m. in the Fireside Room, Orcas Island Community Church. Informal, no-cost meeting; share your experi-ences, problems, and feel-ings. Call Bogdan or Carol at 376-4198 for more informa-tion.

OKTOBERFEST POTLUCK: Deer

Harbor’s Oktoberfest com-munity potluck, 6:30 p.m. in the community club. Bring a dish to share, place setting and a beverage.

HUGE FABRIC SALE: Fabric from the shelves of Monique Gincig; proceeds to ben-efit Orcas Family Health Center. Fabric will be sold by the pound at the home of Maggie Kaplan, 158 Palisades (pale gray house with purple trim). Oct. 14: noon to 3 p.m. Oct. 15: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

FALL HARVEST CELEBRATION: Olga Energetics Club, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hot cider and baked goods; new quilts, fabrics and crafts supplies for sale. Field games for kids (1 to 3 p.m.).BAKE SALE: To raise funds for care packages for troops in Afghanistan. In front of Island Market. ‘KNOWING YOUR CHILD’: Free, two-hour seminar for par-ents and grandparents of infants and preschoolers, 10 a.m. to noon, Madrona Room, Orcas Center. Presented by Catherine

Henderson, Ph.D., A.R.N.P. Sponsored by OMF.

LEAVES OF GOLD: Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival’s fundraising concert features violinist Chee-Yun and pia-nist Andrew Staupe, Rosario Mansion. Oct. 15: 7 p.m. Oct. 16: 2 p.m.

ANNA BOLENA: Live streaming performance opens the Met season, Orcas Center, 1 p.m.

FROM CASTAWAYS TO YARD ART: The Garden Club’s guest speaker is Jason Darling, education and marketing coordinator for The RE Store, 10 a.m. in Orcas Center’s Madrona Room.

SOUL SINGING: With Samara Shaw at Ama Tara (across from Island Market), Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m., $5 to $10 suggested donation.

MON.– ONGOINGBIRTH WORKS CLASS: Free class for all pregnant women and their partners. Every first Monday, potluck at 6 p.m., presentation 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Children’s House.AL-ANON: Emmanuel Church, 7:30 p.m.

OPEN MIC: Lower Tavern open mic night at 5:30 p.m. KIWANIS CLUB: Meets at 12:30 p.m., upstairs at Orcas Homegrown. Different speaker each week. FOOD BANK: 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the new Food Bank build-ing next to the Community Church. Also on Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. BIRTH TO FIVE PLAYGROUP: The Funhouse, 10 a.m. to noon.

WEDS. – ONGOINGLIONS CLUB: Weekly lunch and meeting at 11:45 a.m. in the American Legion. THEOSOPHICAL STUDY GROUP: Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m., Indralaya Library, Rosalyn: 376-6765.

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Chef Abigael Birrell will present a sumptuous four-course dinner featuring local seasonal delicacies, perfectly matched with individual wine fights for each course.

The wine comes from one of Washington’s most talked about new wineries: Lullaby Winery, of Walla Walla. Winemaker Virginie Bourque will be on hand to tell you about her winemaking philosophy and discuss each selection as it is presented.

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Friday, October 21

Ask mayor April

Dear April,What is the sound of one

hand clapping? Anonymous

Dear Anonymous,Not having hands, I doon’t

feel qualified to answer; however, it seems ooobvi-ous to me that the sooound is dependent on that upon which you clap against!

Dear April,Do you have smoke

alarms and a fire extin-guisher in your barn?

Loyal biped (concerned for your safety)

Dear Loyal Biped,My answer? Does Mrs.

O’Leary’s cow ring a bell? Legend has it that Mrs. O’Leary’s cow, Daisy, start-ed the great Chicago fire of 1871. To my knowledge that was the last time a quad-ruped has been blamed for a major fire. That’s no accident. Since that day on, bovines everywhere have advocated for all buildings to have working fire alarms and extinguishers.

Your timing of this ques-tion is excellent by the way; Oct. 9 to 15 is Fire Prevention Week. Please make sure you have yours in place and they are in gooood working order. And I promise not to kick any lanterns.

Dear April,What is God?

Farouk

Dear Farouk,God is whatever brings

solace to your soul.

Dear April,Now, I have a real beef

with all the bull in politics. Will you promise to always give your constituents the truth and not milk your position for greater politi-cal gains?

Anonymous

Dear Anonymous,In a wooord, “Yes.” As

your mayor, there is nothing more politically satisfying than ruuuminating over the concerns of my beloooved bipeds and offering my best ideas.

Submit letters to April’s mailbox at the Trading Co. (488 Prune Alley) or see her blog at islandssounder.com.

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The paintings of Carol C. Gill are on display at Orcas Senior Center for the month of October, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday. A reception will be held at Orcas Senior Center on Thursday, Oct. 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. Gill was an award-winning artist who lived and painted on Orcas Island for many years. She passed away on Oct. 9. Her paintings have been included in “Paint The Parks” 2009 and 2010. Her paintings are rendered in pencil, colored pencil, pen and ink and watercolor. Gill was well known for her painting of the Vashon Ferry, which was made into a print.

Carol Gill’s paintings on display through Oct.

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Morgan Foley, c/o Bob Querry, PO Box 2573, Friday Harbor, WA 98250

9/8/2011 9/8/2011

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11/2/2011 HearingExaminer

IslandersBankadmin

building

12/14/2011

NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS:SEPA Determination: San Juan County has determined that the projects noted above with a DNS or MDNS will not have probable significant adverse impacts on the environment and has issued a Threshold Determination pursuant to Sections 197-11-310 and 197-11-340 WAC. An Environmental Impact Statement will not be required under Section 43.21C.030 (2)(c) RCW. This determination was made after review of the environmental checklist and other environmental information on file at Community Development and Planning(CD&P). The County has determined that the requirements for environmental analysis, protection, and mitigation measures have been adequately addressed in the development regulations and comprehensive plan adopted under Chapter 36.70A RCW, and in other applicable local, state, or federal laws or rules, as provided by Section 43.21C.240 RCW and Section 197-11-158 WAC, or as may be conditioned within any MDNS. SEPA Comments: Anyone desiring to comment on the Threshold Determination can do so by submitting a written statement to CD&P, P. O. Box 947 (135 Rhone Street), Friday Harbor, WA. 98250 no later than the comment date specified above. The Threshold Determination may be appealed by submitting a written statement of appeal along with the basis for the appeal and a fee to CD&P within 21 days after the end of the SEPA comment period. Application Comments: Any file may be examined by appointment during regular business hours at the San Juan County CD&P, Courthouse Annex, Friday Harbor. Anyone desiring to comment on the Notice of Application can do so by submitting a written statement to CD&P no later than the end date for project comments specified above. Anyone who desires to provide testimony in the public hearing or desires a copy of the decision for this project may do so by requesting such from CD&P. A copy of the staff report for this project may be obtained from CD&P generally 7 days prior to the public hearing. * As directed by applicant, per UDC 18.80.030.A.3.f ** Per UDC 18.80.030.B.NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS:Hearing Examiner meetings on San Juan Island start at 10:00 a.m., in the Islanders Bank Admin. Building downstairs meeting room, 225 Blair Street, Friday Harbor. Planning Commission meetings begin at 8:45 am. Any person desiring to comment prior to the hearing shall submit a statement in writing to CD&P, P. O. Box 947, Friday Harbor, WA. 98250. Written comments may be submitted at the hearing as well. A copy of the staff report for this hearing may be obtained generally 7 days prior to the public hearing from CD&P at the address above. NOTICE OF DECISIONS: Hearing Examiner decisions are posted on the County website at: sanjuanco.com/cdp/hearingexdecisions.aspx

COMBINED NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS & HEARINGS

LEGAL NO. SJ4214 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, OCTOBER 12, 2011

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Lettuce

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$139Lb.

ImportedGreen

AsparagusNew Crop

$299Lb.

Lb.

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Sweet Onions

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Stouffer’sEntrees

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Frozen PizzaSelected Varieties, 12.1 to 14.7-oz.

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$799StarbucksCoffeeSelectedVarieties,11 to 12-oz. $299

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16/20 Ct.IQF WhitePrawnsU.S. WildFrozen1-lb. Bag

DarigoldCottage CheeseSelected Varieties 16-oz.

$209

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$359Oscar MayerLiver Cheese

8-oz. ...................................................

Western FamilySliced Bacon12-oz. .................................................

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Chicken Franks16-oz.....................................................

$1099

99¢Lb.

Extra Fancy Red orGolden DeliciousApples New Crop, Washington Grown ................

FreshBonelessPork LoinTop LoinRoast

$299Lb.

USDA ChoiceBonelessBeef LoinTop SirloinSteak

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La BreaRosemary Bread

$

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Butter & EggRolls

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Bonert’sPies

99Ea.

Ea. Lb.

Lb.

Lb.

Four BeanSalad

MontereyJack Cheese

$5ItalianDry Salami

$899

$229

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