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By JUSTIN BURNETTStaff reporter

I t will be a community effort for a community building. Between now and next summer, the Island County Fair Association will be working hard to raise enough funds to complete a major

overhaul of the kitchen in the Pole Building at the fairgrounds in Langley.

The hope is that the renovation will breathe new life into the historic structure, which at times over its colorful 75-year history has played an important role in the Village by the Sea.

“What we envision is restoring it to the community center it was origi-nally built to be,” said Sandey Brandon, fair administrator.

The Gust Skarberg building, commonly referred to as the Pole Building, was constructed in 1937 under the auspices of the federal Works Progress Administration, according to Brandon. The New Deal agency, part of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of April 1935, put millions of Americans to work building capital projects, such as roads and public buildings, in communities across the country.

It didn’t take long for the new building to be put to good use. A few years after its construction, Langley began building a new school and the large structure became the classroom of many middle school stu-dents.

“That was my eighth grade, up on the stage,” Langley resident Fran Johnson said.

Although she is unsure just when the practice died out, it was also used for many years as the location of high school graduation ceremonies. Johnson is no exception, having tossed her own cap in the building in 1945.

According to Johnson, it used to be referred to by most people as simply the Fair Building. That’s likely due to the fact that it was the only structure on the fairgrounds at the time of its construction, she said.

Over the years, the building has seen a variety of uses by many groups. Island Dance, which is now located at Kens Korner Mall, got its start there in the 1980s and the Kiwanis of South Whidbey used the kitchen for years for its famous salmon barbecues.

The building is still in use today, with portions serving as the fair association’s headquarters and as the stage for a local theater group. However, much of the building is underutilized and currently serves as storage space for boats.

The overall structure has held up and been maintained well over the years, but the kitchen has fallen into disrepair. To fire up the grills again will require a hefty makeover, Brandon said.

“From the floor up, everything has to go,” she said.A $50,000 grant from the state Department of Agriculture will help get

things started, resulting in the installation of new plumbing, electricity and the infrastructure needed for new appliances.

That part of the project will be shepherded by Island County Public Works, as the building is publicly owned. But it will only cover a portion of what’s needed, Brandon said.

Fair officials believe getting the kitchen up to truly use able status will require at least another $75,000. The fundraising effort has barely begun and exactly how all that money needs to be raised has yet to be worked out, Brandon said.

However, the fair association will likely be doing everything from seeking out partnerships with local group to fishing for donations. Brandon said they may choose to kick off the fundraising campaign with a short educational video.

The fair association is also working on the development of a com-mercial kitchen in the 4-H building, using funds from a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant, but that is a separate and unrelated effort. That kitchen will be for commercial use while the Pole Building renovation would see a smaller scale, community use.

Johnson has fond memories of long-ago lunches in the building pre-pared by then school chef Cora Cook. She said she was excited about the prospect of having a nice kitchen for public use.

“That’s a super idea for this day and age,” she said.Dan Ollis, a member of the fair association’s board of directors, is also

eager to get the project moving. The Pole Building was a well-used community resource and it’s about

time it is again, he said.“It’s so near and dear to so many people in our community,” Ollis said.

“It’s just been sitting there and waiting for something to happen.”

POLER ESULTS

Island County Fair Association raising funds to refurbish a historic building

By JESSIE STENSLANDStaff reporter

A 39-year-old Freeland man who stabbed his parents with a knife in the midst of a mental health crisis was sentenced to prison dur-ing a melancholy hearing in Island County Superior Court Monday.

Judge Vickie Churchill called a plea bar-gain the “best r e s o l u t i o n ” before sentenc-ing Sean P. DeMerchant to eight and a half years in prison, which was the recommenda-tion from both the prosecution and defense. He

pleaded guilty to attempted assault in the second degree and assault in the second degree in August.

DeMerchant spoke briefly just before being sentenced.

“Mom, dad, I love you,” he said. “I’m sorry about everything that has happened.”

DeMerchant’s mother, who was most seriously injured in the October 2011 attack, spoke on her son’s behalf. She said she knew DeMerchant was upset with a Coupeville deputy and the hospital on the night of the assault, but she was completely shocked by the attack.

“He really wanted to get mental help and he didn’t get it at the hospi-tal,” the 67-year-old woman said.

DeMerchant’s attorney, Peter Simpson of Coupeville, said DeMerchant was in such a high degree of emotional stress that he didn’t realize what he was doing until it was too late.

Man who stabbed parents sentenced Sean P. DeMerchant of Freeland gets more than eight years in prison

Sandey Brandon, administrator of the Whidbey Island Area Fair, holds up a poster of a fundraising effort to overhaul the kitchen at the his-toric Pole Building. It’s hoped the new kitchen will breath new life into the historic structure.

Justin Burnett/The Record

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kudosFair�entries�earn�more�than�ribbons

Winners at the Whidbey Island Area Fair are as fol-lows, listed by exhibitor name, city, division, class description and special placing.

Kassandra Hill, Langley, sheep, adult, Alpaca Sheared Blanket, Grand Champion

Franna Pitt, Auburn, sheep, adult, Ram Lamb, Reserve Champion

Joanne Martinis, Coupeville, sheep, adult, Ewe Lamb, Reserve Champion

Franna Pitt, Auburn,

sheep, adult, Ewe Lamb, Reserve Champion

Sally Tibbits, Granite Falls, sheep, adult, Ewe Lamb, Reserve Champion

Joanne Martinis, Coupeville, sheep, adult, Ewe, Reserve Champion

Franna Pitt, Auburn, sheep, adult, Ewe, Reserve Champion

Melanie Sceva, Langley, sheep, adult, Alpaca Sheared Blanket, Reserve Champion

Joanne Martinis, Coupeville, sheep, adult, Ewe Lamb, Supreme Ewe, Grand Champion

Franna Pitt, Auburn, sheep, adult, Ram Lamb, Supreme Ram & Grand

ChampionCecilia Jacobson-

Ross, Clinton, sheep youth, Aged Ewe, Grand Champion

Cecilia Jacobson-Ross, Clinton, sheep, youth, Ewe Lamb, Grand Champion

Tyson Diffie, Freeland, swine, adult, Spring Gilt, Grand Champion

Tyson Diffie, Freeland, swine, adult, Boar Pig, Grand Champion/best of show

Linda Adesanya, Clinton, Goats, adult, Best Udder, Grand Champion

Emma Ruggiero, Greenbank, poultry, adult, Other — Peacock, Guinea Fowl, etc, best of breed

Emma Ruggiero, Greenbank, poultry, adult, Cockerel, standard Chicken, Best of Breed/Grand Champion

Emma Ruggiero, Greenbank, poultry, adult, Pullet, standard Chicken, Best of Breed/Reserve Grand Champion

Addie Schille, Clinton, poultry, adult, cock, stan-dard Chicken, Best of English/Grand Champion large Fowl/Reserve Champion

Emma Ruggiero, Greenbank, poultry, adult, Large Eggs, Grand Champion

Emma Ruggiero, Greenbank, poultry,

adult, Large Eggs, Reserve Champion

Emma Ruggiero, Greenbank, poultry, adult, Hen, standard chicken, Reserve of Breed

Patty—Caldwell Bronte & Emma, poultry, youth, Cockerel, standard chicken, best of breed

Quinn Pease, Clinton, poultry, youth, Hen, standard chicken, best of breed

Lyndee Weeks, Langley, poultry, youth, Hen, standard chicken, best of breed

Nicholas Johnson, Clinton, poultry, youth, Hen, standard chicken, best of breed/reserve

championDebbie Reetz, Oak

Harbor, rabbits, adults, Senior Buck, Best of Beginning

Debbie Reetz, Oak Harbor, rabbits, adults, Senior Buck, best of breed

Debbie Reetz, Oak Harbor, rabbits, adults, Senior Doe, best of breed

Debbie Reetz, Oak Harbor, rabbits, adults, Senior Doe, best of breed/reserve best of show

Kailey Ziss, Langley, rabbits, youth, Junior Buck, best of breed.

new arrival

Sophia Wang Morris

Sophia�Wang�MorrisSophia Wang Morris was born to

Shanshan Wang Morris and Lyle Morris at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Md. at 1:02 a.m. Aug. 18. She weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces.

Sophia’s paternal grandparents are Linda Morris of Langley and her husband Dan Babbitt, and Dan Morris of Seattle.

Her maternal grandparents in Dandong, China are Liu Shu and Wang Yanchen.

Extended members of both families welcome this new, smiling being into the world.

Audubon�presents�award�to�Johnsons

Whidbey Audubon Society announces that Craig and Joy Johnson have been honored as the 2012 recipients of the first Whidbey Audubon Society’s Excellence Award. This award recognizes outstand-ing contributions in advanc-ing the mission of Whidbey Audubon to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife and their habitat.

The couple received the award as a surprise immedi-ately after their Sept. 13 pre-sentation, “Birds, Yard Habitat and Beyond.” The program was the Whidbey Audubon Society’s monthly program, open to the public. Over 130 people crowded into the Coupeville Recreation Hall to hear the renowned couple.

Whidbey Audubon Society organizers credited the Johnsons for making a unique and lasting contri-bution in protecting and restoring wildlife and bird habitat through their work with a number of conserva-tion organizations including: Whidbey Audubon Society, Whidbey Camano Land Trust,

BirdNote, the Greenbank Farm, Whidbey Watershed Stewards, Island County Parks, Washington State Parks, Backyard Wildlife Fair, Sound Waters and Island County Beach Watchers. Combining original fine art, photographs and graphics with informative and creative writing, the Johnsons have created an impressive and lasting legacy, according to a Whidbey Audubon Society press release.

They have published four photographic books highlighting Puget Sound birds, the most recent being “Our Pacific Northwest Birds

and Habitat — Featuring the Puget Sound Area,” and a children’s book, “The Amazing Hummingbird Story of Red Rufous.” They have created numerous bro-chures highlighting the birds and habitat of local areas including Puget Sound area woodpeckers, Puget Sound area hummingbirds, birding the backyard and creating habitat, and six place-specific brochures: “Birding Whidbey and Camano Islands;” “Birding Earth Sanctuary;” “Birding Possession Beach and Double Bluff;” “Birding Crockett Lake and Keystone Spit;” “Birding West Beach,

Joseph Whidbey State Park and Swan Lake;” and “Birding Greenbank Farm.”

They have designed and created interpretive signs at the Greenbank Farm, Swan Lake, Earth Sanctuary and Possession Beach Waterfront Park. Their photographs have been used to help procure grants for land conserva-tion. They have presented numerous programs at Sound Waters and numerous Audubon Chapters.

Their website, pugetsound backyardbird.com, overflows with educational resources for teachers and the public. They offer photos, videos, books, brochures, bird feed-ing tips and slideshows.

Their materials have edu-cated, inspired and moti-vated thousands of people. Anywhere the Johnsons can, they engage people, using photos, artwork and stories to share the message of con-servation and conscientious stewardship. Their generos-ity, creativity and talents are matched only by their humil-ity, love of birds and their desire to advance the causes of conservation, preserva-tion and habitat protection, according to a press release.

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Jenny Brown photo

Joy and Craig Johnson receive the Whidbey Audubon Society’s Excellence Award by Society President Ann Casey. The Johnsons are the first recipients of the award.

BY BEN WATANABEStaff reporter

LANGLEY — Science classrooms may be rounder in the near future.

At least, that is if the Whidbey GeoDome Project has anything to say about the state of science educa-tion in Washington. The Langley-based group will have a role in shaping the way students from kinder-garten to 12th grade learn about physics, biology, astronomy and chemistry.

And it could take place inside an igloo-shaped super-screen.

“We think the future of science education is visually based,” said Rick Ingrasci, the Whidbey GeoDome Project director.

“I feel like this is a Sputnik moment for the United States.”

The South Whidbey School District is in the pro-cess of focusing and chang-ing its science education. Washington schools have aimed for courses that incor-porated STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

At South Whidbey High School, one of the larger expressions of that cross-discipline education was the recently finished Admiralty Head Lighthouse lantern room, which was fabricated in three parts by Oak Harbor, Coupeville and South Whidbey high schools. The next may be this portable learning envi-ronment.

Leaders with the GeoDome Project envision both a grander and more subtle application for the multimedia immersion, where video, pictures, narra-tion and music surround an audience with information.

“I look at it like a storytell-ing device,” Ingrasci said.

During a preview pre-

sentation at South Whidbey High School Monday night, the GeoDome took a packed crowd of 25 people on a 30-minute “guided tour of the universe.” The video began with a clips from the 1962 Worlds Fair in Seattle with narration about how sci-ence and the understanding of the universe has changed over time.

The curved, 360-degree screen went dark, then

flashed a view of earth from space and highlighted the transition of science from earth-centered astronomy in the time of Ancient Greece to solar-centered with Copernicus and finally the magnitude of the universe with Hubble’s telescope.

As the brief history of astronomy is narrated, the view of earth shrinks and the viewpoint goes farther into space. The zoom-out tech-

nique gives a sense of the enormity of the universe and its dimensions, up is down as viewers look up from the floor or crane around from some of the floor-level seats.

The technology is all thanks to a software pro-gram called UniView, typical-ly reserved for planetariums, at a cost of $25,000.

“Truly, this has never been done before,” said Joe Menth, the GeoDome Project creative director.

Once the software was purchased, Menth and the GeoDome team wrote the script and created the video. Menth is able to zoom and rotate the video with a joy-stick that looks like an Xbox controller.

Since April, the GeoDome has been at the Seattle Center. From Thursday to Sunday, groups can take tours at the Earth Portal. The video takes viewers to the extent of current under-standing of dark matter and the rapid expansion of the universe, then zooms back in toward the Milky Way and finally back to earth. The narrator explains how

ancient astronomers recog-nized and illustrated patterns such as circles and spirals, and that those patterns are seen in science at grand levels, such as the spiral of galaxies, and at minute lev-els, such as the circle of an eye’s iris.

That, Whidbey GeoDome’s directors said, is the kind of lesson which makes science relevant to a young learner.

“It gets the kids working

to solve real problems to see science as a practice,” Ingrasci said.

The Whidbey GeoDome Project will present to teach-ers of the South Whidbey School District today. South Whidbey schools may pilot the GeoDome as part of its science curriculum, which has been the project’s goal since its creation in November.

Ben Watanabe can be reached at 221-5300.

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An audience is captivated by the visualization of earth’s magnetosphere inside the Whidbey GeoDome. The Langley-based project aims to change science education in Washington and may pilot its program with the South Whidbey School District.

Adventure Ed trip up for approval

Langley Middle School students planning to attend the Adventure Education field trip to the Washington Coast will know by tonight if they can go.

The South Whidbey School Board is set to like-ly approve the field trip, as it has for several years, at tonight’s school board business meeting. There are several other items up for approval, including the high school seniors’ off-campus proposal, cre-ating a new high school club that promotes recy-cling and “green” pursuits and the acquisition of a Whidbey Island Bank Visa credit card.

The credit card will be used to purchase soft-ware and applications for the district’s various Apple

products, including iPads, iPods and MacBooks purchased from the dis-trict’s previous capital levy for student use. District Superintendent Jo Moccia recommended the $5,000-limit Visa card in the proposal because it comes with a 50 percent discount toward Apple apps.

There will be a five-minute public comment period before the school board takes any action.

The school board meet-ing begins at 6:30 p.m. tonight at the board room at South Whidbey Primary Campus, located at 5476 S. Maxwelton Road.

Learn about SWES curriculum

Parents and guardians can visit South Whidbey Elementary School’s open house and curriculum night Thursday.

Teachers will give an overview of the students’

educational experi-ence starting at 6 p.m. Parents and guardians are invited to meet their students’ teachers, visit the classroom and may join the South Whidbey Elementary Parent-Teacher Association, which meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month.

SWSD examines sustainability

The South Whidbey School District is taking half of today to consider sustainability.

Nonprofit group Service, Education & Adventure has partnered with the school district for all teachers to engage in three breakout sessions and table displays about environmental STEM — science, technology, engineering and math-ematics — issues.

The nonprofit’s mis-sion is to promote

engagement with the natural world and foster environmental stew-ardship throughout the Pacific Northwest. Representatives from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, the University of Washington, Washington State Parks and the Langley Historical Society, among other research and environmental agen-cies, will be part of the events.

District administrators identified sustainability and “green” STEM educa-tion as a priority for the 2012-2013 school year.

Book fair wraps at middle school

The Scholastic Book Fair at Langley Middle School ends today.

Book fair proceeds fund new books for the middle school library. The fair will be open from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Wednesday.

Biker club rides for Good Cheer

The newly formed American Legion Riders of South Whidbey will hold its first ever motorcycle run Sunday.

And they will do it as a benefit for Good Cheer

Food Bank & Thrift Stores. Bill Hughes, the motor-cycle club’s Sergeant at Arms, said 100 percent of the day’s proceeds will go toward the organization.

“We’re calling it the Good Cheer Run,” Hughes said.

Registration is at 10 a.m. at the American Legion’s South Whidbey headquar-ters in Bayview at 14096 Washington off Highway 525. The ride is expected to begin by 11 a.m. and the cost is $15 per person.

The planned course will stay on rural county roads and take about two hours to complete.

“It’s all back country roads, real picturesque stuff up and down the island,” Hughes said.

Once complete, riders and the general public are invited to enjoy a range of activities at the legion. They include a motorcycle show, raffle, food, music and possible a host of classic cars.

The fledgling club was formed this past May. It’s hoped that the run will become an annual event, Hughes said.

For details about the ride, call Hughes at 360-941-3483.

Vote for Mr. South Whidbey soon

The seventh annual Mr. South Whidbey Pageant returns at 7 p.m., Oct. 6 at

Freeland Hall. The cost is $25.

Join emcee, Sue Frause, as this year’s candidates do their best to win votes and raise money for the Friends of Friends Medical Support Fund. This year’s candidates are Christian Albright, John Auburn, Rocco Gianni, Brian Vick, Nick Welles, and Jim Wills.

The competition rules are simple: The candi-date who raises the most money for Friends of Friends at the event wins.

Every dollar donated to Friends of Friends in a can-didate’s name counts as one vote. And people can vote as often as they like.

A $25 ticket buys a seat at one of the most origi-nal fundraisers on South Whidbey. Advance tickets are available at Moonraker Books in Langley, and Timbuktu Java Bar and Gallery in Freeland.

Food is not being served this year at the event.

Friends of Friends Medical Support Fund is a nonprofit, medical safety net, offering financial help to South Whidbey residents with uncovered health-related expenses.

Those who need help with medical expenses or would like to donate to this locally based safety net can call 360-221-4535, or write Friends of Friends Medical Support Fund, P.O. Box 812, Langley, WA 98260.

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Animal controldog should get out of town

To the editor:The unfortunate dog-biting incident which

happened recently in Langley cries out for some dispassionate thinking. The Langley City Council acted quickly to enact an ordi-nance which would address any future occur-rences. Kudos to them.

However, the ordinance will not affect this situation which happened before it was enact-ed. Since then, many have weighed in with passionate comments and opinions, pro and con. To quote a recent letter in favor of the dog and its owners, “this horrible vicious dog was none other than one of the sweetest and gentlest dogs I have ever known‚“ and further in the letter regarding the owners of the dog, “these two individuals are civically, spiritually and community minded,” and it goes on to cite their contributions.

I have no doubt that the dog owners are kind, caring people, and that the dog is a sweet, gentle creature, unless of course the gate is left open and another dog is walking along the road in front of his house.

This isn’t about bad dogs or bad owners, but rather about the situation in which the dog lives.

If I were the owners of this dog, I would be looking diligently for another situation for this dog — somewhere out in the country where there is no foot/dog traffic.

If the gate was left open once, it could eas-ily be left open again. Langley is not the right place for this dog.

Clear, compassionate thinking would sug-gest to the dog owners that the dog might be happier in some other environment, and they might be saved the worry about future litiga-tion if the incident should happen again.

Linda MorrisLangley

CommunicationsPort is selling out to AT&T

To the editor:After an eight-month delay, AT&T has final-

ly responded to the Port of South Whidbey proposal to allow a cell tower to be built in the Dorothy Cleveland Trail Park.

The original lease allows AT&T to secure the rights to the land for up to 25 years with-out having to pay any monthly fees at all until construction actually begins. Given the need for Island County and Washington state per-mits and their track record in these matters, construction is unlikely to begin within the

next five years or so. Once construction does begin, the Port

would receive only $1,100 a month in lease payments. This is dwarfed by our offer to preserve this beautiful park for future gen-erations by purchasing the land for $150,000. This offer was rejected by the Port earlier this year.

AT&T has further skewed the conditions of the lease by striking several key clauses in a way that is harmful to the residents of South Whidbey. For example, AT&T modi-fied a clause so that POSW employees must support their efforts to secure permits and provide access to the land without any com-pensation by AT&T. This could result in significant costs to taxpayers without any guarantee of any future revenues. In fact, the only economic reason AT&T wants to build a cell tower on Possession Ridge is to serve lucrative off-island residents in Snohomish and King counties. The benefit to residents of South Whidbey is marginal.

Environmental damage would result since the proposed site is in an area which Island County classifies as geologically sensitive, hazardous steep slope.

It also violates the required 50-foot setback from the crest of Possession Ridge. Significant impact is likely for wildlife, especially birds, since this upland forest is home to a wide variety of local birds, is an adjacent bald eagle habitat and is a stopping-off point for many migratory bird species.

The tower requires clearing a swath of forested land 500 feet long by 20 feet wide to build a gravel access road and adjacent ditch — destroying more than three dozen trees, some very old, along the natural path currently used by hikers to access the trail from the west. This will create a water run-off hazard and disturb underground springs, streams and watershed.

We must not allow a multinational corpo-ration like AT&T to damage our environ-ment, by developing public parks and by constructing a tower 558 feet above Cultus Bay and Possession Beach. This tower would be a major eyesore for residents of Sandy Hook, Possession Shores, Scatchet Head and Possession Ridge.

FAA rules require flashing red lights and bird avoidance sound systems to be installed, creating unacceptable light and noise pollu-tion, especially for small pocket communities located just 165 feet from the proposed tower.

We urge you to help Save Open/Green Spaces on South Whidbey (SOS-SW) by sign-ing our petition at sos-sw.monma.com and by calling the POSW offices at 331-5494.

Clyde and Marcia MonmaClinton

Bicycle safetyWear your gloves too, kids

To the editor:I noticed with some concern the pictures

in the South Whidbey Record of the students being taught bike safety in Langley.

Missing from the pictures were bike gloves. As a longtime bike racer, my fellow bikers and I know that gloves are an essential piece of bike safety equipment. One of the first things to hit in a bike accident are the rider’s hands.

Bike gloves can save extreme road rash, embedded gravel, and absorb some of the impact. Hands are important! Let’s ask our kids to wear their helmets and their bike gloves.

Daniel BabbittLangley

Island historydon’t cut museum budget

To the editor:I currently work in the archives at the Island

County Historical Museum in Coupeville. It has recently come to my attention that the county commissioners plan to cut the muse-um’s funding for the upcoming year by at least 60 percent.

This budget cut would be absolutely devas-tating to the museum and may lead to its clo-sure. The Island County Historical Museum and the archives housed within it are a crucial resource for the Whidbey Island community.

The museum is the hub for information on the early pioneers and ancestors of Whidbey’s families, industries and business, geography

and history of the land we all live on. Without this funding, projects such as the digitization and electronic cataloguing of the photo col-lection, which I am currently working on, will grind to a halt.

The museum needs the support of the community to continue to provide access to the wealth of information contained within its doors.

Alison PateLangley

Electionsbailey the one for Senator

To the editor:Barbara Bailey is my choice for Washington

State Senator in the 10th District. We need to have legislators who have proven they have integrity and the interests of their constituents as the central points in working to ensure that Washington state government serves us well.

Barbara’s work as our state representative highlights her ability to work with other legis-lators and focus her efforts on what will make us stronger as a state.

She is supportive of business, of keep-ing government responsive to the citizens, of seeking ways to improve health care and ensuring balance between increased employ-ment opportunities and our environment.

Barbara supports our men and women in uniform by serving as a national director for the Navy League of the United States. Barbara is involved in her community and her church and will provide us with excellent representa-tion as our State Senator for the 10th District.

Ty WelchOak Harbor

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BY NATHAN WHALENStaff reporter

Work is starting on a crucial piece of information needed for a conservation easement at the Greenbank Farm.

Commissioners for the Port of Coupeville, which owns the Central Whidbey farm, approved a $9,000 con-tract recently with Edmonds-based Terra Valuations to conduct an appraisal of the farm’s property.

Leaders at the Port of Coupeville and the Greenbank Farm want the conservation easement so it would add another layer of protection to the agricul-tural, recreational and envi-ronmentally sensitive lands that comprise the bulk of the farm’s acreage.

Pat Powell, executive director for the Whidbey Camano Land Trust, said the appraisal will help deter-

mine the value of the poten-tial conservation easement. The Whidbey Camano Land Trust has been tapped by the Port of Coupeville to facilitate the development of the con-servation easement.

The Port of Coupeville is agreeing to surrender devel-opment rights to basically several pieces of property on both sides of Wonn Road. Powell said the value con-siderations for the proposed easement would come from the development rights the port of Coupeville would be willing to surrender.

Jim Patton, executive direc-tor for the Port of Coupeville, said the county will reim-burse the port half of the cost of the appraisal pending approval by both sides.

Terra Valuations is famil-iar with Whidbey Island and the unique zoning clas-sification that is applied to the Greenbank Farm. The company recently com-pleted a similar appraisal

at the Pacific Rim Institute for Environmental Studies, the only other property in Island County classified as a Special Review District. The Greenbank Farm and the Pacific Rim Institute are the only two properties on Whidbey Island with the Special Review District zon-ing, which are basically cus-tomized sets of regulations applied to each property.

Once the valuations are determined, that informa-tion will be presented to the Commissioners for the Port of Coupeville, which Powell hopes will take place in October. That information will help determine whether the commissioners will con-tinue with the process for the conservation easement that has to be approved by both the Port of Coupeville and the county.

Island County last year awarded the Port of Coupeville a Conservation Futures Fund award for the easement at the farm. The appraisal will help determine the amount of the award.

Appraisal for Greenbank Farm conservation easement beginsHe said his mother

described the shocked look on his face when he came to the realization of what he had done and immediately helped his parents by applying pres-sure to their wounds. His mother wrote in her victim impact statement that his first aid saved her from bleeding to death.

“We are not dealing with someone who is a violent per-son,” Simpson said, describing DeMerchant’s “slow decline into Asberger’s and mental ill-ness.”

Simpson said DeMerchant went to the hospital prior to the attack; he had tried to com-mit suicide by overdosing on pills and tequila and wanted help. But he was discharged that night “in a volatile state of mind” because of errors made by hospital staff, Simpson alleged.

Records show that DeMerchant wasn’t taking his medication correctly prior to the attacks. Simpson said his client will receive mental health treatment in prison

and will be supervised by the Department of Corrections for years afterward; the officials will be able to ensure that he takes his medication as pre-scribed.

The Department of Corrections completed a risk assessment prior to the sen-tencing; Simpson said they found that DeMerchant is “low risk.”

According to the Department of Corrections report, DeMerchant is highly intelligent and has a master’s degree in mathematics from the University of Tennessee. He worked as a software designer in Chicago until he was fired after he stopped going to work because of debilitating depression.

DeMerchant moved into his parent’s home in Freeland. He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and Asberger’s syn-drome.

On the day of the assaults, the trouble started after DeMerchant got into a fight with his brother over football on TV. His behavior escalat-ed so much that his parents called 911; when he found out, he pulled the phone lines from the wall and smashed his mom’s cell phone. Then he

overdosed on pills and tequila, court documents state.

DeMerchant voluntarily went to the hospital, but then was discharged that night and had a run-in with the police. His parents picked him up from Coupeville and brought him home.

He suddenly attacked his mother in the kitchen, stabbing her in the back and slashing her throat. His father came to help and DeMerchant stabbed him in the back before the older man was able to wrestle away the knife. The mother and father ran into their bed-room. DeMerchant’s father held the door to keep him out while his mother dialed 911.

DeMerchant broke a hole in the door with a meat ten-derizing mallet and forced his way into the bedroom. His father was able to get the mallet away from him. Then DeMerchant and his parents realized the extent of the inju-ries; he applied pressure to the wounds until deputies arrived.

DeMerchant’s mother had to be airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for treatment due to the extent of her neck injury, the Department of Corrections report states.

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BY BEN WATANABEStaff reporter

LANGLEY — South Whidbey’s volleyball team had a long week.

The Falcons played three matches in five days. All three were decided in five-set tie-breakers. That’s 15 sets in a week.

Then South Whidbey host-ed its annual South Whidbey Invitational volleyball tourna-ment with 15 other teams from across Washington, which the Falcons finished in seventh place behind tourna-ment champion Chelan and runner-up Meadowdale.

After such a busy schedule, South Whidbey head coach Mandy Jones said she want-ed her players to step onto the court and do something a little different — have fun.

“They really had a good time. They were really start-ing to think as a group and work together as a group,” Jones said.

“Everybody can have fun together, and everybody can play together — not just the starting six.”

South Whidbey started the tournament, which does not count toward a team’s match total or record, slug-gishly against Hoquiam. The Falcons won the first set 25-21, before losing the sec-ond set 17-25 to the Grizzlies and running out of time in the best-of-three/45-minute matches. With the first match

at 9:15 a.m. on a Saturday, who could blame the Falcons for dropping the second set against the eventual fourth-place team?

“In the first match, it might have been that we were tired,” said Falcon senior Hannah Calderwood. “It was early.”

“League games are really intense, high stress. Today, it’s really about fun, we enjoy ourselves.”

The Falcons had about an hour of rest before they faced Shoreline Christian.

South Whidbey sprinted to a 25-12 win in the first set. The Falcons jumped ahead by double digits on kills from Calderwood and sophomore Anne Madsen. Calderwood, Madsen and sophomore Abby Hodson dominated the net all day, totaling 67 kills.

“Mandy’s been teaching us, really hammering, to look at the court. The setting was on, the passing was on,” Calderwood said.

South Whidbey was prepped to run away with

the sweep as Madsen’s ace extended the lead to 17-13. Shoreline Christian crept back and took the lead at 21-20 on an ace and extended it to 22-20 on another ace before Jones called a time-out. Madsen scored a kill in the middle to cut the lead to one point, but a serve and a hit into the net stalled South Whidbey’s momen-tum. Falcon senior hitter Aly Chapman kept her team’s hopes alive with a swing pass and Madsen scored the final

Falcon point on a kill before Shoreline Christian stayed on top for a 25-23 win. The time limit kept the teams from playing a third set tiebreaker.

Despite the two letdown sets, the Falcons went into the lunch break at ease, if not a little fatigued.

“We all just realized that we need to not worry about our mistakes, because if we get down it’s going to be a long day,” Madsen said.

The Falcons finished pool play against the Sedro-Woolley Cubs (1-2 Northwest Conference; 1-4 overall), a District 1 2A school. Finally, the Falcons swept an oppo-nent, 25-17, 25-11. Jones said she saw steady improvement in her team’s offense last week. On Friday, the Falcons drilled on serve and receive and finishing “free balls” when an opposing team pass-es the ball back over, rather than resetting from a dig or block.

“I’m trying to break them just watching the ball from the set,” Jones said. “They need to look at the whole court, see the ball, find the court and then find the ball again.”

For South Whidbey’s hit-ters and two setters, practice paid off during the tourna-ment. The Falcons put the ball down, rather than ral-lying back and forth with opponents and waiting for the other team to make a

mistake. Looking before the Falcons hit made the differ-ence.

“Reading where the block-ers are, when I get the ball, helped,” Madsen said.

In the bracket tourna-ment, South Whidbey lost its first match in yet another tiebreaker. At least this time it was only in three sets and not a full match of five sets. Against Cascade (0-4 overall), a 4A school in the Western Conference, South Whidbey won the first match handily, 25-17. The Falcons fell 23-25 in the second set, despite being close much of the game. The frustration compounded on the Falcons, who managed only one kill in the third set loss, 10-15.

“Once they make an error, it’s hard for them to bounce back,” Jones said.

Dropped to the consola-tion bracket, South Whidbey faced Cascade Christian for the seventh-eighth place match. The Falcons finished with a flourish, defeating the Eagles 25-12, 25-19.

Chelan, a 1A school, defeat-ed Meadowdale in the cham-pionship match 25-19, 25-18. Chelan also won the tour-nament last year. Lakeside defeated Hoquiam for a third-place finish and Lynnwood beat Cascade for fifth place.

South Whidbey hosts Granite Falls (2-3 Cascade Conference; 2-3 overall) on Thursday.

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Falcon runner get muddy in Seaside

South Whidbey’s cross coun-try runners are tough mudders. The Falcons hit the road for the Seaside 3 Course Challenge, which features a famous muddy water pit, and came home with more than a story to tell and clothes to clean.

Down in Seaside, Ore., the South Whidbey girls team fin-ished in first place in its division of seven teams. Senior Lillianna Stelling led the way with an eighth-place finish on the 5,000-meter hard course. She finished in 24:55, a slower time than last year by 16 seconds, but the same placing. Fellow senior Nora Felt also ran the hard course, and she finished in 26:52.

Falcon girls who raced on the

moderate course were paced by senior Bonnie Klamm (25:28), who improved her course time by more than two minutes. Anna Hood, a senior, wasn’t far behind and finished in 27:50. A pair of freshmen — Anna Justus (30:15) and Carson Orr (31:03) — took on the moderate course, too. Junior Caitlyn Workman raced the 5K at Seaside for the first time and finished in 36:45.

Four Falcons hit the 4,500-meter course. Freshman Mallorie Mitchem placed 13th in 20:09. Sophomore Emma Lungren stepped down from the 5K at last year’s Seaside 3 Course Challenge and finished in 21:27. Miya Springer, a fresh-man, finished in 24:58. First-year Falcon cross country runner Lisa Haufler crossed the finish line in 28:02.

Team points were determined by the top two places in each course — easy, moderate, hard. The South Whidbey girls team, which has been a top-10 ranked 1A team in a coaches poll all season, edged out Sisters by

18 points. South Whidbey’s boys team

finished sixth out of 13 teams. Sophomore Cole Zink headed the Falcon runners with a 44th-place finish on the hard course in 21:30. Zink improved his time by 1:40. He was joined by fel-low sophomore Truman Hood (24:51).

On the moderate course, junior Gavin Imes stepped up from the easy course last year and finished the moderate course in 21:59. Freshman Chris Anderson set his Seaside time at 22:26. Sophomore Anders Bergquist improved his time by almost one minute and came in 22:52. Freshman Evan Mellish finished in 23:59.

South Whidbey’s only senior boy, Jhamil Bader-Jarvis, hit the easy course. Bader-Jarvis finished the 4,500-meter race in 17:31. A trio of sophomores came in after the senior, Andy Zisette (19:03), Anthony Kovic (19:16) and Garrett Poteat (19:42). Freshmen Jon Deritis (20:33) and Isaac Greene (26:20)

rounded out the Falcons’ road-trip racers.

Sportsman’s club hosts shooting match

The Central Whidbey Sportsman’s Association will host a charity shooting match this weekend to support Gifts from the Heart, the Coupeville Food Bank.

There are games of skill and luck using rifle (.22 LR), pistol and shotgun. Guns are available for those who do not own one or participants can bring their own.

This family event begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29. Kids are welcome to attend and the contest is open to the public. There are prizes for winners, both adult and kid, which will be announced around noon.

All proceeds go to the food bank and the sportsman’s asso-ciation will accept donations of non-perishable food items.

Call Lou Gunn at 360-678-

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and range is located 2.5 miles south of Coupeville on Safari Street, which is just south of Highway 20 and Morris Road and just north of Outlying Field. There is a sign on the highway.

Falcon tennis misses match with overlake

The South Whidbey boys tennis match with Overlake on Friday, Sept. 21 was canceled. A makeup date has not been determined.

The Falcons are 2-1 against Cascade Conference opponent Coupeville, the only other school with a boys tennis team in the conference. Coupeville visits South Whidbey for the last time this season at 3 p.m. today, if the weather stays clear.

South Whidbey is 4-4 overall, including a split record with District 1 opponent Anacortes.

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Falcons find offensive chemistry at South Whidbey Invitational

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South Whidbey sophomores Abby Hodson and Anne Madsen miss a block against Shoreline Christian. South Whidbey split its second match at the school’s tournament.

BY BEN WATANABEStaff reporter

King’s kept its crown Friday night.

The South Whidbey football team had visions of usurping the Cascade Conference crown. The King’s Knights defended their top 1A ranking in a 49-13 thumping of the Falcons (1-1 Cascade Conference; 2-2 overall).

“There’s nothing wrong with getting beat by a better team,” said Falcon co-head coach Mark Hodson. “And man, they were good.”

The Knights charged ahead to a quick 21-0 lead in the first quarter. And that would have been enough to beat South Whidbey, which recorded its fewest points this season.

By halftime, King’s (2-0 Cascade Conference; 4-0 overall) had surpassed its season point average. South Whidbey scored one touch-down and missed its two-point conversion attempt. The Falcons went into the locker room trailing 42-6.

“They’re really good right now,” Hodson said of the Knights. “Their record is just evidence they’re a really good team.”

The Falcons scored in the second quarter after recover-ing a fumbled punt return. That play set up a quick-strike, three-yard touchdown throw from quarterback Nick French to receiver

Cameron Coupe, who fin-ished with two catches for 11 yards.

On his home turf, Knight senior quarterback Billy Green took to the sky, lofting 256 yards and five touch-downs, including four in the first half. Knight senior receiver Caleb Taylor caught two touchdowns in the first half, and another in the third quarter; his touchdown receptions alone totaled 97 yards.

“Their quarterback is

already committed to BYU, they have a Division I line-man,” Hodson said of Green and senior offensive lineman Mason Friedline, a Yale University recruit.

“It’s hard to prepare for a team like that. It’s hard to replicate speed like that.”

With the score lopsided so quickly, the Falcons stayed to their game plan and actu-ally reduced junior quar-terback Nick French’s pass attempts. In each of the past three games, French has

thrown more than 20 passes. Against King’s, French only attempted 17 and completed 10 for 98 yards. Hodson said that even though the air-it-out offense has worked, the Falcons are likely to stay a bit more grounded as the season continues. South Whidbey lost junior receiver Kale Reichersamer during the second game of the season when he broke his left collar bone. That left the Falcons with two receiv-ers with varsity experience,

senior Cameron Coupe and junior Nick Bennett, who had scored in every game until Friday.

“That’s a straight reflec-tion of our spring experi-ence and camp football,” Hodson said of the produc-tion between Bennett and French.

King’s must have known about the Nick-and-Nick connection, because Bennett finished with a season-low three receptions for 36 yards.

In the second half, King’s cranked down and main-tained possession while seconds and minutes ticked away. South Whidbey’s first-string players remained in the game until the final whis-tle blew. Part of the reason was that South Whidbey has a small program of about 50 players between varsity and junior varsity.

“We don’t have a lot of non-starters,” Hodson said. “Bad game, great practice. It was a great opportunity to practice at game speed.”

The Falcons’ rushing offense was stymied against the stout Kings defense, which allowed an average of 20 points to opposing teams. Falcon senior tailback Patrick Monell was again limited because of hand and shoulder injuries and car-ried the ball only four times. Monell, who also starts as a defensive lineman, was tasked with pass rushing and run stopping against King’s.

“With the small number of kids available, we have to be smart about where our kids rest,” Hodson said. “With Patrick, he can’t take plays off on defense.”

The talk of the game, how-ever, was the first reception of first-year senior receiver Andrew Holt. French tossed a deep ball to Holt, who stands 6 feet, 4 inches tall and was not listed on last week’s roster, in his first-ever high school football game for a 30-yard gain.

Late in the game, Falcon junior running back Cooper Nichols scored a 12-yard touchdown run. Nichols has emerged as the third back in a trio of Falcon runners, including French and senior fullback Aaron Curfman; Nichols ran nine times for 45 yards, including a 17-yard burst.

On Monday, the Falcons’ coaches were looking to the next game against Lakewood. The confer-ence’s current top 2A team wrecked the league’s previ-ous powerhouse, Archbishop Murphy, 49-0. Lakewood threw touchdowns, ran in two scores and returned two interceptions. King’s offense was similar to what Hodson expected from Lakewood (1-0 Cascade Conference; 4-0 overall), which he hoped would provide South Whidbey’s defense with the looks it needed to be ready for Friday night.

“It prepared us for Lakewood quite a bit,” Hodson said.

“We’re going to approach this like we did with the King’s game, just with a focus on what we did not do as well.”

The Cougars were last year’s Cascade Conference champions.

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BY NATHAN WHALENStaff reporter

As the state budget process gets rolling, reductions on Whidbey’s ferry routes are being considered.

Washington State Ferries was asked by the governor’s office to come up with $5 million in budget cuts for the upcoming biennial bud-get. Ferry officials submitted their proposal to the governor’s office last week.

Officials are proposing to reduce two-boat ferry service to one-boat ferry service on the Port Townsend-to-Coupeville route for four weeks in the spring and four weeks in the fall. They also propose eliminating late-night service on the Clinton-to-

Mukilteo route. David Moseley, Washington State

Ferries assistant secretary, said the proposal focused on ideas that would have the least effect for riders.

“These are sailings that don’t have high ridership,” Moseley said Tuesday morning.

Reducing two-boat service on the Coupeville run would save the ferry system an estimated $486,000 while eliminating the 12:30 a.m. sail-ing from Clinton and the 1:05 a.m. sailing from Mukilteo would save $934,000, according to information from Washington State Ferries.

Despite the proposal, a promi-nent senator said the reductions won’t become a reality.

“It’s not going to happen as long

as I’m chairman,” said State Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, who heads the influential Senate Transportation Committee.

She said similar cuts were sug-gested two years ago, but those didn’t happen either.

“I told people we weren’t going to make cuts and we didn’t make cuts,” Haugen said.

She emphasized that she was instrumental in pushing through projects that improved the ferry sys-tem, most notably the construction of three 64-car vessels and the cur-rent construction of a 144-car vessel. Parts of those projects were built by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in Freeland.

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portation priorities could change if she’s no longer in the senate. The longtime Democratic Senator placed second in the August prima-ry behind State Rep. Barbara Bailey, a Republican from Oak Harbor.

Haugen said the ferries need a stable source of funding and she has some ideas for the next legisla-tive session.

Moseley said that the ferry sys-tem’s proposal affects eight of the 10 routes and would be suggested regardless of who is in office.

In addition to the Whidbey Island routes, the ferry system is proposing to eliminate trips on the Port Defiance and Bremerton routes and extending winter ser-vice, essentially canceling sailings,

from 12 weeks to 20 weeks. The proposal also suggests elimi-

nating a third vessel over the week-ends on the Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth route.

In all, the ferry system’s proposal to the governor’s office comprises $4.8 million in cuts.

Over the past several years, the ferry system reduced its budget by $40 million without reducing ser-vice, Moseley said.

The governor’s office is supposed to submit a proposal to the legis-lature in mid-December; Moseley, however, thinks whoever is elected governor in November will submit their own version to the legislature when he takes office.

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Wednesday WIN volunteers do prep work for the family bags, which are distributed on Thursdays. Volunteers in the back row are Victoria Moore, Maryl Douglas and Heather Moore. Standing in the front are Susan Bennett, Laura Taylor and Ann Carlstrom.

BY BETTY FREEMANStaff reporter

When South Whidbey schools opened their doors this fall, 32 percent of the students quali-fied for free and reduced price lunches.

“We have 1,400 students enrolled, and 448 of them get free or reduced prices lunches every school day,” said Dan Poolman, assistant superinten-dent for business. “Four years ago the percentage was 18 percent, so we are seeing more students in need of food assistance.”

Six years ago, Mary Fisher of Clinton heard another statistic that shocked her and spurred her to action. Fisher had learned that there were 60 known home-less teens on South Whidbey. She told her friends, and they told their friends, and Whidbey Island Nourishes (WIN) started providing healthy food to hun-gry kids outside of normal school hours.

Fisher and her friends con-tacted the schools because they wondered what kids who

received free or reduced price lunches had to eat on weekends. They decided to initiate the “Backpack Program,” which provides weekend lunches to families who sign up. WIN sends home family bags of food with qual-ified elemen-tary school children on Thursdays to tide them over the weekend. The free sack lunches con-tain a meat and cheese or peanut butter and jelly sandwich on whole wheat bread, yogurt, fresh fruit, mixed vegetables, string cheese, trail mix and a treat.

If there are younger children in the home, WIN provides food for them, too. If a child has special needs, such as a food allergy, WIN volunteers are aware of that when packing the family’s bag.

For teens, WIN offers com-

plete lunches at Good Cheer Food Bank in Bayview and at Good Cheer Thrift Store in Clinton. All the listed food items are also available a la

carte in the coin-less vend-ing machine at South Whidbey Commons Coffeehouse and Bookstore on Second Street in Langley. Additional items available in the vend-ing machines include milk,

granola, bean and cheese burritos and pasta salad.

Another coin-less food vend-ing machine will be installed at the Clinton Community Hall near the ferry terminal this fall.

WIN Program Director Miriam Coates explained how families sign up for the Backpack Program. Forms are sent home each semester through the elementary school

Whidbey Island Nourishes volunteers battle youth hunger

Betty Freeman / The Record

Monday volunteers Susan Bennett, Cathryn Russell, Jane Brown and Lisa Irwin work on an assembly line at the South Whidbey Primary School kitchen making sandwiches for WIN lunches. On this day, they made 125 turkey, ham and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

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Taking a STAND

Citizenship classes start soon

Register now for citizenship classes at the Freeland Library. Whether you are just starting to apply for citizenship or already have an inter-view date, this series of six classes will help you prepare. Register by call-ing 331-7323 or online at www.sno-isle.org.

Blood screenings are low cost

Whidbey General Hospital and Island Athletic Club will provide low-cost cholesterol, trig-lyceride and blood sugar screenings today and Sept. 27. Find out if you’re at risk for heart attack and stroke. A blood sample is obtained from a finger stick; lab results are avail-able in 10 minutes. WGH cardiac nurse educator Janie Keilwitz R.N., M.N., will discuss lab results, cardiac risk factors and preventative actions to take. The cost is $50. Sign up by calling 331-2582.

Flu clinic set in Freeland

Linds in Freeland will hold a flu clinic from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 27 and Oct. 1. Medicare, Group Health and most insurances are accepted. No DSHS or Community Health Plan.

Lit for Fun at Freeland Library

Join Lit for Fun at 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 27 at the Freeland Library for a stimulating exploration of “Half Broke Horses” by Jeannette Walls.

The garden in autumn, winter

This talk, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27 in the Freeland Library, illustrates how to have

an attractive garden year-round. Join Master Gardener Bob Barca to find out ways to add interest to gardens in the “off” season.

Clinton meets as a community

A Clinton community meeting is set for 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 27 at Clinton Community Hall, located at 6411 Central Ave. Join the community for a pot-luck and to discuss a pro-posal to form a Clinton Community Council. Bring a dish to share, plus wine or beer. Read the proposal at www. communityofclinton.org or call 341-4217.

Get rid of unwanted drugs

Return unwanted pre-scription drugs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 29 to the Island County Sheriff Office in Freeland, Coupeville Marshals Office in Coupeville or Oak Harbor Police Department. This is an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding homes of poten-tially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring medications for disposal to any of the locations. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

Last April, Americans turned in 552,161 pounds — 276 tons — of pre-scription drugs at over 5,600 sites operated by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Make a difference against cancer

Learn about volunteer opportunities to make Whidbey’s Relay for Life a success at a meet-and-greet at 10 a.m. Sept. 29 in the Oak Harbor High School Student Union Building. It takes many volunteers to make this event one of the largest on Whidbey. Contact Karla at 675-8091 or kksharkey123@comcast.net.

Clinic teaches tech knowledge

Bring laptops, eReaders or other electronic devic-es and get help from Joel Kennedy, A-Tech Whidbey at 10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 29 in the Freeland Library. Kennedy will help with downloading books to electronic devices or answer questions about getting the most from laptops or digital cameras.

Republicans hear McKenna

Rob McKenna, Republican candi-date for governor of Washington State will be the special guest speaker at the South Whidbey Republican Women’s reception and dinner at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at Useless Bay Golf & Country Club. A Republican candi-dates’ forum will follow the dinner which will include state and local Republican candidates. Representative Norma Smith will preside as the “Mrs.” of Ceremony for the evening. To make a reservation for dinner, call Janet Backe at 360-579-3614 or Suzi Cloore at 321-5420, or mail a check for $25 per person to SWRW, P.O. Box 1269, Freeland, WA 98249, pay-

able to SWRW.

Maureen Girard Trio performs

Get out for a night of jazz and blues in an intimate setting. The Maureen Girard Trio, fea-turing Maureen Girard on piano and vocals, jazz great Thomas Marriott on trumpet and flugelhorn and professor of jazz stud-ies Brian Kirk on Drums and Vibes, will perform at 7 p.m. Sept. 29 at the 88 Keys Piano Studio and Performance Space, 5024 Langley Road. Refreshments will be pro-vided and parking is avail-able on site.

Visit www.maureen girard.com or call 221-0362 to make reserva-tions.

Karaoke makes Legion lively

American Legion Post 141 gets lively with Karaoke Steve and Nicole singing to the hits of today and yesterday from 8 p.m. to midnight Sept. 29. The post is located at 14096 Highway 525 in Langley. Admission is free. RSVP by calling 321-5696. Visit www.southwhidbeypost141.com for details.

Bonesteel plays at market

Alex Bonesteel will perform live fiddle tunes from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 30 at the South Whidbey Tilth Farmers’ Market. Enjoy local pro-duce, arts and crafts and hot food. Call 341-4456.

Sunday market set in Greenbank

Check out the locally made foods, items and art at the Greenbank Farm’s Sunday Market. It runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Sunday through September at the Greenbank Farm. Buy and sell locally, including such items as kettle corn, beef jerky, plants, jewelry and more. Call 678-7700.

Holistic Health talks fairies

Whidbey Island Holistic Health Association’s next “For Your Health” talk will be about fairies, who act as spiritual guides, at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 1 at the Freeland Library. Elizabeth Saenz, a Reiki master/teacher, ThetaHealing practitioner and intuitive will lead this free explora-tion into the world of fair-ies. She is featured on the cover and is profiled in the autumn issue of Faery World magazine. For details, call 360-929-7136.

Students invited to career, school fair

High school juniors and seniors from Whidbey Island are invited to attend Focus on the Future, a college and career fair from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Oct. 1 at Oak Harbor High School. The fair is designed for stu-dents and their parents to start exploring the options available to them once they graduate from

high school.Representatives from

various universities, community colleges, art schools, career and tech-nical colleges, military academies, apprentice-ship programs, military and more will solicit their programs and answer questions. Focus on the Future will also include an OHHS club fair, where students will have a chance to explore the many extracurricular activities available to them. A PTA-sponsored Book Fair will be held to benefit the OHHS Library. Students from all Whidbey Island high schools are welcome to attend.

Zumba made easy and low-impact

Low-impact Zumba with Keeva is set for 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1 at Sojourn Studios, located at 5603 Bayveiw Road in Langley. Classes cost $8 and are held at 6:30 p.m. Mondays and at 11:30 a.m. Saturdays. Zumba is a Latin-inspired aerobic workout with music. Email keevakroll@yahoo.com.

Garden club talks circles

The Greenbank Garden Club will meet at 10 a.m. Oct. 4 at the Greenbank Progressive Club, located at Bakken and Firehouse roads, Greenbank. Following the business meeting and member plant exchange, the pro-gram “The Circle of Farm

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Alex Bonesteel will perform live fiddle tunes from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30 at South Whidbey Tilth Farmers’ Market. Bonesteel is an accomplished performer having studied both violin and viola with Linda Good of Island Strings. He lived on Whidbey for eight years as a child and has recently returned. At the market, meet local farmers offering the best produce in season. There are also crafts and nursery products. Contact market manager Lynae Slinden at market@southwhidbeytilth.org or 360-341-4456 for details.

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and Garden” will be pre-sented by Aracely Knox on location at Strawfield Farm in Greenbank. Dress and shoes should be appropriate for a barn and outdoor farm experience. For details, call Reece at 360-579-5880.

Women voters host forums

The League of Women Voters of Whidbey Island and Sno-Isle Libraries will host forums for candidates for State Senate, State Legislature positions 1 and 2 and county com-missioner districts 1 and 2 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Oak Harbor Elks Lodge, 155 N.E. St. in Oak Harbor.

A second candidate

forum will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island, 20103 Highway 525, north of Freeland.

Two issue forums will be held Oct. 7. The first is from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation and the sec-ond is 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Oak Harbor Elks Lodge.

Radio operators teach classes

Anyone who wants to learn how to become a ham radio operator can join a two-day class from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 6 and 13 at the Island County Commissioners hearing room, located at

1 N.E. Sixth St. in Coupeville.

Learn to operate a shortwave radio transmit-ter and communicate with operators around the world. The cost is $30. Registration is required; call Ken at 360-675-4867.

Garden festival celebrates fall

Garden art and plants are featured in this end of season sale offering unique adornments for the garden from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 6 and 7 at Meerkerk Gardens in Greenbank. Meerkerk’s nursery is joined by spe-cialty nurseries selling exotic plants, as well as useful and decorative wire, metal, glass and wood creations made by local artists. Entrance to the gardens is free on sale days. Call 360-678-1912 for details.

Used books are for sale

The Freeland Library will sell used books at 10 a.m. Oct. 6 at the library, located at 5495 E. Harbor Road in Freeland. All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Library. For details, call 331-7323.

Drinking, DUI panel set

IDIPIC presents its next South Whidbey DUI/underage drinking pre-vention panel at 12:45 p.m. Oct. 6. Open to all, come early to assure a seat, no late admittance at Trinity Church’s Grigware Hall on Highway 525 in Freeland. Required by local driving instructors for both driver’s educa-tion student and parent. For more information, call 360-672-8219 or visit www.idipic.org.

Oh la la, espalier free class set

Whether it’s for fruit, a divider or covering up a bare wall, think espalier. A free class will explore each aspect of this tree space-saver, including pollination, perfect timing and the correct form or forms. Students help with the pruning. The class is set for 1 to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Greenbank Farms Master Gardener Display Garden. It is presented by Donna Stansberry, Master Gardener for 15 years and founder of the Master Gardener Display Gardens. No registration is required and it’s free. For details, email Marcia at mlynnelson@comcast.net.

Explore the carbon nation

The Clyde Theater will show the film “Carbon Nation” at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 6. The documentary offers an optimistic, non-parti-san view of how climate change boosts the econ-omy, increases national energy security and pro-motes health and a clean environment. The event is free; donations are accepted. The showing is sponsored by Langley United Methodist and St. Augustine’s Episcopal churches, Whidbey Island Friends and Citizens Climate Lobby. For more information, call 221-4233.

Mr. South Whidbey competes

The Mr. South Whidbey Pageant, a benefit for Friends of Friends Medical Support Fund, is set for 7 p.m. Oct. 6 at Freeland Hall. $1 is one vote at http://fofmedical supportfund.org/. This year’s candidates include Nick Welles, John Auburn, Rocco Gianni, Christian Albright, Brian Vick and Jim Wills.

Quartet plays at Taste for Wine

Local guitar and vocals favorite Nathaniel Talbot brings his quartet togeth-er for a show at Blooms Winery’s Taste for Wine at the Bayview Corner from 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 6. Tickets cost $12 and are available at Blooms Taste for Wine in the Bayview Corner Cash Store in Langley. For more information, call 321-0515.

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6Saturday

Right now, on one coun-tertop and in the fridge there are pears, peaches and plums, keeping compa-ny with apples and berries. They are all ripe, ready and in need of attention.

It seems to happen that way every September, usually just before or after Labor Day weekend, depending upon the kind of summer we’ve been hav-ing. This year, even though summer took too long to arrive, it’s been both dry and hot the past weeks up until recently, and every-thing is ripening quickly. Everything, that is, except our tomatoes, which are still hard and green, but that’s another story.

Before we go on, how-ever, I have to tell you about something that happened after my recent column about apples, but no Gravensteins. It’s one of many fun and interesting things that have happened to me over the years I’ve been doing this column.

A few days after the apple column ran in the paper, I had a phone call from a woman who lives on Saratoga Road, overlook-ing Baby Island. Her name is Barbara, and she has a Gravenstein apple tree

in her yard. She said the apples were just ready to pick and I’d be welcome to come gather some, which I arranged to do the next day.

Well, not only does Barbara have a Gravenstein tree, she has three (perhaps four?) other apple trees in her yard, along with some of the most beautiful flower-ing bushes, roses, flower beds, and raised vegetable beds I’ve seen in a long while. There is also a small greenhouse filled with burgeoning tomato plants (she says the greenhouse was her daughter’s idea and she loves it) as well as an awesome Hawthorne tree, loaded with wine-red ber-ries, and a view out over the water from her gardens that takes your breath away. As I was stammering on about how lovely it all was and what a huge job it must be to maintain, Barbara sim-ply commented, modestly, “Well, I just love to garden and it’s what I do every day.”

Barbara is 90.So, right now, also sitting

on a counter in my kitchen is a Gravenstein apple pie, something I’d not made or eaten for a very long time, due to the lack of Gravensteins. It is every bit as uniquely delicious as I remember, and I owe it all to Barbara. Thanks, lovely lady; I’m so glad you called, and not just because of the apples.

Now, let’s get back to that surfeit of fruit. My grandmother would have been busily canning and/

or otherwise preserving this bounty; I’ve never been much of a hand at canning, but when it comes to jam, jelly, fruit butter or chutney, I’m like Barbara … it’s what I love to do, so I do it all summer long.

I hope I’m still doing what I love to do when I’m 90.

RECIPESRipe and ripening island

blackberries are everywhere now, and hopefully you’ve taken advantage and picked yourself a gallon or two or three. Blackberry jelly on a warm muffin on a January morning is a welcome reminder of summertime, but a few sips of your own homemade blackberry cordial on a chilly winter eve-ning can also make the heart grow fonder.

BLACKBERRY CORDIAL (LIQUEUR)

You’ll need at least 1 quart of blackberry juice. This can be extracted by boiling the berries until soft, in a bit of water to prevent scorching, then putting them through the old “jelly bag” routine (squeezing through layered cheese-cloth or a kitchen towel). If you’re lucky enough to own a steamer/juicer, then simply steam the berries and extract the juice until you have a quart. (My steamer/juicer is a valued possession, many, many years old and still in fine

working condition; I don’t know if they’re still available anywhere.)

To each quart of juice, add the following: ½ stick of cinnamon, ½ tsp. whole all-spice, 1-2 T. cloves (to your taste) and 1½-2 cups sugar (again depending upon your taste for sweetness in your cordial). Simmer gently for about 20 min.; strain, allow to cool a bit, then add 1 pint of French brandy. Pour into a large jar or bottles and age in a cool, dark place for 3-6 weeks.

This liqueur or cordial can also be made with vodka or kirsch. Use approximately the same amount of either, but again follow your own taste for strength. Only by some experimentation can you decide which is your own favorite blend of spices, juice and liquor, but the taste testing along the way isn’t a real hardship. However, once you’ve found your own favorite combi-nation, be sure to write it down so you won’t have to try to remember this time next year. You’ll have a bit of summer’s blackberry flavor to savor for a winter treat, and it’s also delicious over ice cream.

When my friend Diane’s

plums are ready to be picked, there’s no such thing as “But, I already have this, that and the other to deal with;” when the plums are ready, that’s it. I just made a batch of plum but-ter, which will be delicious on scones, English muffins, or whatever else is on the

breakfast table. This recipe gives no specific amounts because it all depends upon how many plums you have to deal with.

PLUM BUTTERPlums, washed and any

stalks removed; no need to peel or pit

Whole blanched almondsSugar (you’ll need

about 2 cups sugar for every pound of plum pulp, depending upon the sweet-ness of the plums and your own sweet preference)

Ground allspice, to tasteBlanched almonds,

chopped (amount to your preference)

Put the plums into a large

preserving (stainless steel) pot with a little water (very little if the plums are really juicy). Simmer for 10-15 min. until the fruit is very soft, stirring occasion-ally. Allow to cool a bit, then press through a coarse sieve. Discard pits/skin debris.

Measure the sieved fruit into the pot/kettle (cleaned first). To every pound of plum pulp, add 2 cups sugar. Stir over a gentle heat until sugar is complete-ly dissolved. Add the all-spice to taste and chopped almonds; simmer gently five to 10 min. or until the mix-ture is a smooth, buttery consistency.

Pack the plum butter into hot, sterilized jars and cover with lids. Process according to your processor instruc-tions (it’s usually 10 min. after you lower the jars into

the boiling water in your steam/boiler/processor). Check and tighten the seal and store jars in a cool, dark place until you’re ready to enjoy and/or give as gifts to friends.

Note: I’ve had some emails asking about other apple recipes; if you’re in need, please feel free to email me at falwalcal@msn.com.

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What’s wrong with this picture? First, you should be conspicuously absent when your home is being shown. Buyers rarely bring up objections or concerns when homeowners are present, however they will talk freely with the agent. It is vital that the agent be allowed to work with prospects i an atmosphere conducive to positive negotiations.

Keep in mind that your agent is responsible for causing your home to sell. Your agent is the catalyst which causes your home to be exposed to the widest audience of buyers. Other agents are encouraged to show the home to their buyers too, thus widening the circle of prospects for an early sale.

Interestingly, the most serious, motivated buyers may be escorted through your home with hardly a word being spoken. Having qualifi ed the prospects before the showing begins, the agent may realize they need time to think clearly without interference in order to reach a decision.

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on Take Home Tuesday. Forms are also delivered to administrators and counsel-ors at the middle, high, alter-native and private schools.

Forms are available at loca-

tions other than schools, too. Island County Public Health, Readiness to Learn, Good Cheer Food Bank and other service organizations and medical providers have WIN forms.

When forms are returned to WIN, the family is immedi-ately enrolled in the program. All information on the forms is kept confidential and the family’s privacy is protected.

“Once a family is enrolled, children receive a bag once per week, delivered to school. Lunches are taken to the elementary teacher’s lounge where teachers pick them up and send them home with their students. For middle and high school, we deliver to the office and the student can pick it up between class-es discretely,” said Coates.

Older kids find out about the free food from informa-tional posters at the middle and high schools and other venues where teens gather.

“We’ve been told by

some of our teens that what they get from our vending machines is the only food they have,” said Fisher. “They appreciate the nutri-tious choices we’re offering them. We’ve even gotten ‘Thank you’ notes for fruit and fresh veggies.”

WIN food is prepared by volunteers who work three days a week in the kitchen of the former South Whidbey Primary School.

On Mondays, WIN vol-unteers make lunches for the Family Resource Center, Good Cheer Food Bank, Good Cheer II in Clinton, and individual items for the vend-ing machines and Children’s Center.

On Wednesdays, prep crews process fresh veg-etables and fruit, and make trail mix and salad for family bags to be assembled on Thursdays.

Another group of volun-teers bakes the nutritious treats packed in every lunch.

Since the beginning of the school year, the Thursday crew has made more than 100 lunches for the family bags to cover weekend meals for kids. Those numbers are expected to increase over the course of the school year.

This past summer, with funding from the federal government, WIN provided over 1,500 free lunches to children playing at South Whidbey Community Park on weekdays.

In 2011, WIN was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation and Gold Star by the Children’s Alliance for partici-pation in the federal program and operation of a feeding site for over 40 days.

“We have also been asked to share information about the vending machine system with state level anti-hunger groups such as Within Reach, The Children’s Alliance and the Washington Food Coalition,” said Coates.

WIN’s funding comes primarily from local donors, both individuals and busi-nesses, and is supplemented by grants. For more informa-tion, to donate, or to volun-teer, go to whidbeyisland nourishes.org.

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Whidbey Island Center for the Arts kicks off the second season of Kitsch ‘n Bitch with Sue Frause at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29 with “Septoberfest.”

Hosted by travel writer and food lover Frause, “Septoberfest” is the first of five shows in the 2012-2013 season. The live talk shows feature chefs and food lov-ers, onstage cooking demon-strations, house band Deja Blooze, plus a signature cock-tail prepared for each show.

“Septoberfest” is an eve-ning of hearty food and microbrews in celebration of

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Onstage demonstrations include how to make home-made sausages and salty snacks at home. Samples and recipes will be available for the audience.

Frause is an award-winning journalist and photographer. For 15 years, she wrote a

column for the South Whidbey Record. She’s the author of many blogs: “Whidbey Island Life” in the Seattle P-I; “Closet Canuck,” about all things Canadian; and is the Seattle Travel Examiner for Examiner.com. She’s a con-tributor to Crosscut in Seattle and The Huffington Post Travel and she is an on-air

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WICA is located at 565 Camano Ave. in Langley. For details, visit WICAonline.com.

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EmploymentMedia

EDITORWe have an immediate opening for Edi tor of Whidbey News-Times and Whidbey Examiner, w e e k l y c o m m u n i t y newspapers on beautiful Whidbey Island in Oak H a r b o r, Wa s h i n g t o n state. This is not an en- try-level position. Re- quires a hands-on leader with a minimum of three years newspaper experi- ence including writing, editing, pagination, pho- tography, and InDesign skills.

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REPORTERReporter sought for staff opening with the Penin- sula Daily News, a six- d a y n e w s p a p e r o n Washington’s beautiful North Olympic Peninsula that includes the cities of Por t Angeles, Sequim, Po r t To w n s e n d a n d Forks (yes, the “Twilight” Forks, but no vampires or werewolves). Br ing your experience from a weekly or small daily -- from the first day, you’ll be able to show off the writing and photography skills you’ve already ac- quired while sharpening your talent with the help o f veteran newsroom leaders. This is a gener- al assignment reporting position in our Port An- geles office in which be- ing a self-starter must be demonstrated through professional experience. Port Angeles-based Pe- ninsula Daily News, cir- culation 16,000 daily and 15,000 Sunday (plus a websi te gett ing up to o n e m i l l i o n h i t s a month), publishes separ- ate editions for Clallam and Jefferson counties. Check out the PDN at www.pen insu lada i l y - news.com and the beau- ty and recreational op- p o r t u n i t i e s a t http://www.peninsuladai- l y n e w s . c o m / s e c - tion/pdntabs#vizguide. In-person visit and tryout are required, so Wash- ington/Northwest appli- cants given preference. Send cover letter, re- sume and five best writ- ing and photography c l ips to Leah Leach, managing editor/news, P.O. Box 1330, 305 W. First St., Port Angeles, WA 98362 , o r ema i l leah.leach@peninsula- dailynews.com.

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PEER COUNSELORPT (20 hours/week).

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CITY OF LANGLEYPLANNING ADVISORY

BOARDNOTICE OF PUBLIC

HEARINGNotice is hereby given that the City of Langley Planning Advisory Board will hold a publichearing on Monday Oc- tober 8, 2012 beginning at 3:00 PM, at Langley City Hall CouncilChambers, 112 Second Street, Langley, WA, on the following proposals:1 . A m e n d m e n t s t o Chap te r 18 .19 .010 - Principal uses in the P-1 Public Zoning DistrictMembers of the public are cordially invited to attend this public hear- ing and provide com- mentsto the Planning Advisory Board . Wr i t t en com- ments may also be sub- m i t t ed t o t he pub l i c recordbefore the public hearing to Jeff Arango, Commu- ni ty Planner, PO Box 366, Langley, WA98260. Information on t h e p r o p o s a l s i s available for review at Langley City Hall, 112 SecondStreet, Langley, during regular business hours or through the Ci ty ’s website atwww.langleywa.org.LEGAL NO. 425564Publ i shed : Wh idbey N e w s - T i m e s , S o u t h Whidbey Record. Sep- tember 26, 2012

NOTICE TO OWNERS OF UNCLAIMED

PROPERTY. Did you know the state of Washington is holding over $817 million dollars in unclaimed property? Some of it may be yours or relatives. The follow- ing are options to check for unclaimed property:1. Search for your name by visiting our web site a t h t t p : / / c l a i m y o u r - cash.org 2. Call 1-800-435-2429 ( in WA) or (360) 705- 6706 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednes- day 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.OR3. Write to our office atDepartment of RevenueU n c l a i m e d P r o p e r t y SectionPO Box 47477Olympia, WA 98504- 7477LEGAL NO. 424117Publ i shed : Wh idbey N e w s - T i m e s , S o u t h Whidbey Record. Sep- tember 26, 2012

7 3 1 4 . 0 1 3 6 2 G r a n t o r s : Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. GMAC Mortgage, LLC Grantee: Clark R. Sewell, as his separate property Ref to D O T A u d i t o r F i l e N o . : 4177362 Tax Parcel ID No.: S6455-00-00047-0 Abbre- viated Legal: Lot 47, Plat of Deception View, Division No. 1 Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Re- vised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BE- FORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR O R A N AT T O R N E Y L I - CENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situa- tion and refer you to media-

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tion if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING A S S I S TA N C E H o u s i n g counselors and legal assis- tance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for as- s istance and referral to housing counselors recom- mended by the Housing Fi- nance Commission Tele- p h o n e : T o l l - f r e e : 1 - 8 7 7 - 8 9 4 - H O M E (1-877-894-4663). Web s i t e : http://www.dfi.wa.gov/con- s u m e r s / h o m e o w n e r - ship/post_purchase_couns- elors_foreclosure.htm The United States Department of Housing and Urban De- velopment Telephone: Toll- free: 1-800-569-4287. Web site: http://www.hud.gov/of- f i ces /hsg/s fh /hcc / fc / in - d e x . c f m ? w e b L i s t A c - t i o n = s e a r c h & s e a r c h - state=WA&filterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hot- line for assistance and re- ferrals to other housing counselors and attorneys Te l e p h o n e : To l l - f r e e : 1-800-606-4819. Web site: http://nwjustice.org/what- clear. I . On October 26, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. outside the main entrance of the Is- land County Annex Building near the Veteran’s Memori- al at 1 NE 6th Street in the City of Coupeville, State of Washington, the under- signed Trustee (subject to any conditions imposed by the Trustee) will sell at pub- lic auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following descr ibed rea l property “Property”, situated in the County(ies) of Island, State of Washington: Lot 47, Plat of Deception Park View, Di- vision No.1, according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 10 of Plats, Page 1 6 , r e c o r d s o f I s l a n d County, Washington. Com- monly known as: 654 West Littlerock Court Oak Harbor, WA 98277 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 06/21/06, recorded on 07/28/06, under Audi- tor ’s F i le No. 4177362, records of Island County, Washington, from Clark R Sewell and Staci A Sewel, Husband and Wife, as Gran- tor, to Trans Nation Title Company, as Trustee, to se- cure an obligation “Obliga- tion” in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Sys- tems, Inc. solely as nomi- nee for GMAC Mortgage C o r p o r a t i o n D B A d i - tech.com, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was ass igned by Mortgage Electronic Regis- trat ion Systems, Inc. to GMAC Mortgage, LLC FKA GMAC Mortgage Corpora- t ion , under an Ass ign- ment/Successive Assign- ments recorded under Audi- tor ’s F i le No. 4260095. *The Tax Parcel ID number and Abbreviated Legal De- scription are provided sole- ly to comply with the re- cording statutes and are not intended to supplement, amend or supersede the Property’s ful l legal de- scription provided herein. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the Ob- ligation in any Court by rea- son of the Grantor’s or Bor- rower’s default on the Obli- gation secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other de- faults: Amount due to rein- state by 6/20/2012 Monthly Payments $19,314.87 Late Charges $776.25 Lender’s Fees & Costs $274.25 Total Arrearage $20,365.37 Trus-

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tee’s Expenses (Itemization) Trustee’s Fee $675.00 Title Report $719.59 Statutory Mailings $9.76 Recording Cos ts $14 .00 Pos t ings $ 7 0 . 0 0 T o t a l C o s t s $1,488.35 Total Amount Due: $21,853.72 IV. The sum owing on the Obliga- tion is: Principal Balance of $173,844.79, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument evidencing the Obligation from 03/01/11, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are provided by stat- ute. V. The Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the Obligation as provided by statute. The sale will be made without representation or warranty, express or implied regard- ing title, possession, en- cumbrances or condition of the Property on October 26, 2012. The default(s) re- ferred to in paragraph III, together with any subse- quent payments, late charg- es, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by 10/15/12 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminat- ed if at any time before the close of the Trustee’s busi- ness on 10/15/12 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, la te charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be ter- mina ted any t ime a f te r 10/15/12 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire balance of principal and interest se- cured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and ad- vances, if any made pursu- ant to the terms of the obli- gation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing al l other de- faults. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trus- tee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following ad- dress(es): NAME AND AD- DRESS Clark R. Sewell 654 West Littlerock Court Oak Harbor, WA 98277 Staci A. Sewell 654 West Littlerock Cour t Oak Ha rbo r, WA 98277 by both first class and either certified mail, re- turn receipt requested on 07/18/11, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on 07/18/11 Grantor and Borrower were personally served with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted on a conspicu- ous place on the real prop- erty described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee, whose name and address are set forth below, will provide in writ- ing to anyone requesting it a statement of all foreclo- sure costs and trustee’s fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of al l their right, title and interest in the Property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds what- soever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver o f any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TEN- ANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the prop- erty on the 20th day follow-

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ing the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and any- one having an interest jun- ior to the deed of trust, in- cluding occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary pro- ceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-oc- cupied property, the pur- chaser shall provide a ten- ant with written notice in a c c o r d a n c e w i t h R C W 61.24.060. The trustee’s rules of auction may be ac- cessed at www.northwest- trustee.com and are incor- porated by this reference. You may also access sale status at www.northwest- trustee.com and www.USA- Foreclosure.com. EFFEC- TIVE: 6/20/2012 Northwest Trus tee Ser v i ces , Inc . , Trustee Authorized Signa- ture P.O. BOX 997 Bellevue, WA 98009-0997 Contact: N a n c i L a m b e r t ( 4 2 5 ) 5 8 6 - 1 9 0 0 . ( T S # 7314.01362) 1002.199307- File No.LEGAL NO. 423342Published: Whidbey News- T imes , Sou th Wh idbey Record. September 26, Oc- tober 17, 2012.

CITY OF OAK HARBOR

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

WHIDBEY ISLAND MARATHON SHUTTLE

SERVICEThe City of Oak Harbor issues this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to so- licit from interested per- sons or firms proposals to provide passenger shuttle service for the Whidbey Island Mara- thon to be held on April 14, 2013. The intent of the propo- sal is to provide safe and efficient passenger shut- tle service for marathon and half marathon race participants. The shuttle ser v ice is needed to bring runners to the start of both races and to re- turn runners from the fin- ish area to designated areas throughout the City of Oak Harbor.A packet of information may be picked up at the City Administrator’s of- fice at Oak Harbor City Hall, 865 SE Barrington Drive, Oak Harbor, WA 98277 or visit the City’s website oakharbor.org and click on the Bids & Proposals link. Propo- sals may be mailed to Oak Harbor Interim City Administrator Larry Cort, 865 SE Barrington Drive, Oak Harbor, WA 98277.The closing date for re- ceipt of proposals is 4:00 p.m., October 10, 2012. Late submittals will be rejected. All submitted proposals are subject to public disclosure requests and will be reproduced for public review. The proposals wil l be evaluated by City Staff members and the propo- sal selected will be the most respons ive and cost effective proposal to provide a low-cost shut- tle service for the Whid- bey Island Marathon.Signed: Nacelle Hues- leinInterim City ClerkLEGAL NO. 424693Publ i shed : Wh idbey N e w s - T i m e s , S o u t h Whidbey Record. Sep- tember 26, 2012

7 3 6 7 . 2 1 0 6 1 G r a n t o r s : Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. Alaska USA Federal Credit Union Grantee: Kevin B. Frondozo and Mitchell B. Frondozo, husband and wife Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 4220730 Tax Parcel ID No.: S6305-00-00011-0 Ab-

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breviated Legal: Lot 11, Campo Hacienda #1 Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORE- CLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pur- sue mediation. DO NOT DE- LAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN AT- T O R N E Y L I C E N S E D I N WASHINGTON NOW to as- sess your situation and re- fer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of he lp . SEEK ING ASSIS- TANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like as- s istance in determining your rights and opportu- nities to keep your house, you may contact the follow- ing: The statewide foreclo- sure hotline for assistance and referra l to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission Te lephone: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (1-877-894-4663). Web s i t e : http://www.dfi.wa.gov/con- s u m e r s / h o m e o w n e r - ship/post_purchase_couns- elors_foreclosure.htm The United States Department of Housing and Urban De- velopment Telephone: Toll- free: 1-800-569-4287. Web site: http://www.hud.gov/of- f i ces /hsg/s fh /hcc / fc / in - d e x . c f m ? w e b L i s t A c - t i o n = s e a r c h & s e a r c h - state=WA&filterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hot- line for assistance and re- ferrals to other housing counselors and attorneys Te l e p h o n e : To l l - f r e e : 1-800-606-4819. Web site: http://nwjustice.org/what- clear. I . On October 26, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. outside the main entrance of the Is- land County Annex Building near the Veteran’s Memori- al at 1 NE 6th Street in the City of Coupeville, State of Washington, the under- signed Trustee (subject to any conditions imposed by the Trustee) will sell at pub- lic auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following descr ibed rea l property “Property”, situated in the County( ies) of ISLAND, State of Washington: Lot 11, Plat of Campo Hacien- da, Division No. 1, as per Plat recorded in Volume 10 of Plats, Pages 83 and 84, Records of Island County, Washington. Situate in the County of Island, State of Washington. Commonly known as : 4518 S ies ta P l a ce Oak Ha rb o r, WA 98277 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 01/18/08, recorded on 01/30/08, under Audi- tor ’s F i le No. 4220730, records of ISLAND County, Washington, from Kevin B. Frondozo and Mitchell B. Frondozo, husband and wife, as Grantor, to Land Ti- t l e Company o f I s l and County, as Trustee, to se- cure an obligation “Obliga- tion” in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Sys- tems, Inc. solely as nomi- nee for Alaska USA Mort- gage Company, LLC, i ts successors and assigns, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was as- signed by Mortgage Elec- tronic Registrat ion Sys- tems, Inc. solely as nomi- nee for Alaska USA Mort- gage Company, LLC, i ts successors and assigns to Alaska USA Federal Credit Union, under an Assign- ment/Successive Assign- ments recorded under Audi- tor ’s F i le No. 4317127. *The Tax Parcel ID number and Abbreviated Legal De- scription are provided sole- ly to comply with the re- cording statutes and are not

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intended to supplement, amend or supersede the Property’s ful l legal de- scription provided herein. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the Ob- ligation in any Court by rea- son of the Grantor’s or Bor- rower’s default on the Obli- gation secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other de- faults: Amount due to rein- state by 06/18/2012 Month- ly Payments $18,921.37 Late Charges $753.72 Total Arrearage $19,675.09 Trus- tee’s Expenses (Itemization) Trustee’s Fee $506.25 Title Report $824.00 Statutory Mailings $10.00 Recording Cos ts $28 .00 Pos t ings $ 7 0 . 0 0 T o t a l C o s t s $1,438.25 Total Amount Due : $21 ,113 .34 Other known defaults as follows: IV. The sum owing on the Obligation is: Principal Bal- ance of $234,652.15, to- gether with interest as pro- vided in the note or other instrument evidencing the Obligation from 06/01/11, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are pro- vided by statute. V. The Property will be sold to sat- isfy the expense of sale and the Obligation as provided by statute. The sale will be made without representa- tion or warranty, express or implied regarding title, pos- session, encumbrances or condition of the Property on October 26, 2012. The de- fault(s) referred to in para- graph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by 10/15/12 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontin- uance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time be- fore the close of the Trus- tee’s business on 10/15/12 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, to- gether with any subsequent payments, late charges, ad- vances , costs and fees thereafter due, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after 10/15/12 (11 days be- fore the sale date), and be- fore the sale by the Borrow- er, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any record- ed junior lien or encum- brance paying the entire balance of principal and in- terest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written no- tice of default was transmit- ted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following ad- dress(es): NAME AND AD- DRESS Kevin B. Frondozo 4518 Siesta Place Oak Har- b o r, W A 9 8 2 7 7 - 7 9 2 5 Mitchell B. Frondozo 4518 Siesta Place Oak Harbor, WA 98277-7925 by both first class and either certi- fied mail, return receipt re- quested on 04/17/12, proof of which is in the posses- sion of the Trustee; and on 04/18/12 Grantor and Bor- rower we re pe rsona l l y served with said written no- tice of default or the written notice of default was posted on a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee, whose name and address are set forth below, wil l provide in writing to anyone requesting it a statement of all foreclosure costs and trustee’s fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII.

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The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and a l l those who ho ld by, through or under the Gran- tor of all their right, title and interest in the Property. IX. Anyone having any objec- t ion to the sa le on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objec- tions if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invali- dating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The pur- chaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the own- er) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occu- pants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings un- der Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied proper- ty, the purchaser shall pro- vide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. The trus- tee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.north- westtrustee.com and are in- corporated by this refer- ence. You may also access sale status at www.north- w e s t t r u s t e e . c o m a n d w w w . U S A - F o r e c l o - s u r e . c o m . E F F E C T I V E : 0 6 / 1 8 / 2 0 1 2 N o r t h w e s t Trus tee Ser v i ces , Inc . , Trustee Authorized Signa- ture P.O. BOX 997 Bellevue, WA 98009-0997 Contact: W i n s t o n K h a n ( 4 2 5 ) 5 8 6 - 1 9 0 0 . ( T S # 7367.21061) 1002.213430- File No.LEGAL NO. 423340Published: Whidbey News- T imes , Sou th Wh idbey Record. September 26, Oc- tober 17, 2012.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE

OF WASHINGTONIN AND FOR THE

COUNTY OF ISLANDIn the Matter of the Es- tate of:ROBERT J. STRETCH, SR.,Deceased.No. 12-4-00219-5NON-PROBATE NO- TICE TO CREDITORS The Notice Agent named below has e lected to give notice to creditors of the above-named De- cedent. As of the date of the filing of a copy of this notice with the court, the Notice Agent has no knowledge of any other person acting as Notice Agent or of the appoint- ment of a personal rep- resentative of the Dece- dent’s estate in the State of Washington. Accord- ing to the records of the court as are available on the date of the filing of this notice with the court, a cause number regard- ing the Decedent has not been issued to any other Notice Agent and a personal representative of the Decedent’s estate has not been appointed. Any person hav ing a claim against the Dece- dent named above must, before the time the claim would be barred by any o therw ise app l i cable statute of l imi tat ions, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.42.070 by serv- ing on or mailing to the Notice Agent or the No- tice Agent’s attorney at the address stated be- low a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court i n w h i c h t h e N o t i c e Agent’s Declaration and Oath were f i led. The

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claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the No- t ice Agent ser ved or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided un- d e r R C W 11.42.020(2)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication o f the not ice. I f the claim is not presented within this time frame, t he c l a im i s fo reve r barred, except as other- wise provided in RCW 1 1 . 4 2 . 0 5 0 a n d 11.42.060. This bar is effect ive as to claims against both the Dece- dent’s probate and non- probate assets.D a t e o f F i r s t Publication: September, 26, 2012The Notice Agent de- clares under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Washington that the foregoing is true and correct.SIGNED this 11th day of September, 2012, a t Oak Harbor, Washington/s/ ATSUKO STRETCH, Notice Agent/s/ MICHAEL M. WALL- ERLaw Offices of Skinner & Saar, P.S. A t to r neys fo r No t i ce Agent791 SE Barrington DriveOak Harbor, Washington 98277LEGAL NO. 424105Publ i shed : Wh idbey N e w s - T i m e s , S o u t h Whidbey Record. Sep- tember 26, October 3, 10, 2012.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

On October 1, 2012 at 6:00 p.m., the Board of Island County Commis- sioners will hold a public hear ing at the Is land County Board of County Commissioners Hearing Room (Room #102B), located in the Is land County Annex Building, 1 NE 6th Street, Coupe- v i l le , Wash ington, to cons ider adopt ion o f Resolution No. C-113-12 A d o p t i n g t h e I s l a n d County Budget and Dik- ing District #4 Budget for F i s ca l Yea r 2013 . A summar y o f the pro- posed Resolut ion fol- lows. A f t e r s eve ra l p u b l i c meeting budget work- shops, the proposed resolution will adopt the final budgets for all Is- land County funds and Diking District #4 for fis- cal year 2013.The full text of the pro- posed Resolution will be placed on file and sum- maries of the budgets may be obtained by call- ing 679-7397, or drop- ping by the office of Is- l and Coun t y Budge t Director during normal office hours. Interested persons may appear at the public hearing and g ive test imony for or against the proposed Resolution. Persons re- quiring auxiliary aids/ser- vices should call Island County Human Resourc- es a t 678 7919, 629 4522, ext. 7919, or 32l 5111, ext . 7919 (use whichever number is ap- plicable for the area) at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.Elaine MarlowIsland County Clerk of the BoardP. O. Box 5000Coupeville, WA 98239- 5000360-679-7397360-321-5111LEGAL NO. 424119Publ i shed : Wh idbey N e w s - T i m e s , S o u t h Whidbey Record. Sep- tember 26, 29, 2012

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE

OF WASHINGTONFOR ISLAND COUNTY

In the Matter of the Es- tate of ANNA MARIE MILLER,Deceased N o . 1 2 - 4 -00191-1 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORSRCW 11.40.030The personal represen- ta t ives named be low have been appointed as personal representatives of this estate. Any per- s o n h av i n g a c l a i m against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise appli- cable statute of limita- tions, present the claim in the manner as provid- ed in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representa- tive or the personal rep- resentative’s attorney at the address stated be- low a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be pre- sented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representa- tive served or mailed the notice to the creditor as prov ided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within t h i s t ime f rame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise pro- vided in RCW 11.40.051 and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.DATE OF FIRST PUBLI- CATION: September 12, 2012 PERSONAL REPRE- SENTATIVE: William M. Miller ATTORNEY FOR PER- SONAL REPRESENTA- TIVE: Kenneth A. Manni ADDRESS FOR MAIL- ING OR SERVICE: c / o C o h e n , M a n n i , Theune & Manni LLPPost Office Box 889Oak Harbor, WA 98277LEGAL NO. 421834 P u b l i s h e d : W h i d b ey N ew s T i m e s , S o u t h Whidbey Record. Sep- tember 12, 19, 26, 2012.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE

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In the Matter of the Es- tate of P A T R I C K C E C I L McKINNON Deceased No. 12-4-00200-4 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORSRCW 11.40.030The personal represen- tative named below has been appointed as per- sonal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, be- fore the time the claim would be barred by any o therw ise app l i cable statute of l imi tat ions, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serv- ing on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal repre- sentative’s attorney at the address stated be- low a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be pre- sented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representa- tive served or mailed the notice to the creditor as prov ided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim

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is not presented within t h i s t ime f rame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise pro- vided in RCW 11.40.051 and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.DATE OF FIRST PUBLI- CATION: September 12, 2012 PERSONAL REPRE- SENTATIVE: P a t r i c i a A n n McKinnon ATTORNEY FOR PER- SONAL REPRESENTA- TIVE: Kenneth A. Manni ADDRESS FOR MAIL- I N G O R SERVICE: c / o C o h e n , M a n n i , Theune & Manni LLPPost Office Box 889Oak Harbor, WA 98277LEGAL NO. 421836P u b l i s h e d : W h i d b ey N ew s T i m e s , S o u t h Whidbey Record: Sep- tember 12, 19, 26, 2012.

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COUNTY OF ISLANDIn the Matter of the Es- tate of:ROBERT E. BROWN,Deceased. No. 12-4-00206-3 Delete “Probate” if intes- tate)PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORSRCW 11.40.030 The Personal Represen- tative named below has been appointed as Per- sonal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, be- fore the time the claim would be barred by any o therw ise app l i cable statute of l imi tat ions, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serv- ing or mailing to the Per- sonal Representative or the Personal Represen- tative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and fil- ing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate pro- ceedings were com- menced . The c l a im must be presented with- in the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided u n d e r R C W 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of th is not ice. I f the claim is not presented within this time frame, t he c l a im i s fo reve r barred, except as other- wise provided in RCW 11 .40 .051 and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effect ive as to claims against both the Dece- dent’s probate and non- probate assets.D a t e o f F i r s t Publication: September 12, 2012/s/ MICHAEL M. WALLER, WSBA No. 6310Law Offices of Skinner & Saar, P.S. Attorneys for Personal Representative 791 SE Barrington DriveOak Harbor, Washington 98277/s/ W. GIBSON MANN, Per- sonal RepresentativeCour t of Probate Pro- c e e d i n g s : I S L A N D COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT Cause No. 12-4-00206-3LEGAL NO. 420475Publ i shed : Wh idbey N e w s - T i m e s , S o u t h Whidbey Record. Sep- tember 12, 19, 26, 2012,

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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTONCOUNTY OF SNOHOMISH

In re the Estate of:ARCHIE O’DELL SAT- TERFIELDNo. 12-4-01207-1PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS(RCW 11.40.030)The person named be- low has been appointed personal representative of the estate. Any per- s o n h av i n g a c l a i m against the deceased must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise appli- cable statute of limita- tions, present the claim in the manner as provid- ed in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representa- t i ve o r t he pe rsona l representative’s attorney at the address state be- low a copy of the claim and by filing the original of the c la im wi th the court. The claim must be presented within the lat- ter of (1) thirty days after the personal representa- tive served or mailed the notice to the creditor as prov ided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented wi th in th is time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in R C W 1 1 . 4 0 . 5 1 a n d 11.40.060. This bar is ef- fec t i ve as t o c l a ims a g a i n s t b o t h t h e decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.Date of first publication:September 26, 2012Scott M. SatterfieldPersonal RepresentativeAttorney for personal representativeAndrew J. McConnell2929 Wetmore AvenueEve re t t , Wash ing ton 98201LEGAL NO. 424712Publ i shed : Wh idbey N e w s - T i m e s , S o u t h Whidbey Record. Sep- tember 26, October 3, 10, 2012.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

On October 1, 2012 at 6:00 p.m., the Board of Island County Commis- sioners will hold public hearings at the Island County Board of County Commissioners Hearing Room (Room # 102B), located in the Is land County Annex Building, 1 NE 6th Street, Coupe- v i l le , Wash ington, to consider adoption of Or- dinances No. C-114-12, C - 1 1 5 - 1 2 , a n d C - 1 1 6 - 1 2 . I s l a n d County is required to hold public hearings and adopt ordinances to in- crease the property tax lev ies for the County Current Expense Taxing D i s t r i c t ( C - 1 1 4 - 1 2 ) , Coun ty Road Tax ing District (C-115-12), and County Conser vat ion F u t u r e s ( C - 1 1 6 - 1 2 ) . These proposed ordi- nances would increase the 2012 levy for taxes collected in 2013. Sum- maries of the proposed Ordinances follow.RCW 84.55 .010 pro- vides that a taxing juris- diction may levy taxes in an amount no more than the limit factor multiplied by the highest levy of the most recent three years plus additional amounts resulting from new con- struction and improve- ments to property, newly constructed wind tur- bines, and any increase in the va lue. Under RCW 84.55.005(2)(c), the limit factor for a tax- ing jur isdiction with a population of 10,000 or over is the lesser of 101

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percent or 100 percent p lus in f la t ion . RCW 84.55.005(1) defines “in- flation” as the percent- age change in the im- p l i c i t p r i c e d e f l a t o r (“IPD”) for personal con- sumption expenditures for the United States as published for the most recent 12-month period by the Bureau of Eco- nomic Analysis of the federal Depar tment of Commerce in Septem- ber of the year before the taxes are payable. The implicit price defla- tor (“IPD”) for personal consumption expendi- tu res has been pub- l ished by the Depar t- ment of Commerce and represents a 1.295 per- cent increase. The proposed increase for the County Current Expense Taxing District C-114-12 is a percent- a g e i n c r e a s e o f 1 % ($76,402) from the previ- ous year’s levy, in addi- tion to any amounts re- sulting from the addition of new construction and improvements to proper- ty, any increase in the value of state assessed property and refunds. The proposed increase fo r the County Road Taxing District C-115-12 is a percentage increase of 1% ($80,170) from the previous year’s levy, in addition to any amounts resulting from the addi- tion of new construction and improvements to property, any increase in the value of state as- sessed property and re- funds. The proposed increase for the County Conser- va t i o n F u t u r e s l ev y C-116-12 proposes a percentage increase of 1% ($6,702) from the previous year’s levy, in addition to any amounts resulting from the addi- tion of new construction and improvements to property, any increase in the value of state as- sessed property and re- funds.The full text of the pro- posed Ordinances will be mailed upon request m a d e t o t h e u n d e r - signed.Interested persons may appear a t the publ ic hearing and give testi- mony for or against the proposed Ordinances. Persons requiring auxil- iary aids/services should call Island County Hu- man Resources at 678 7919, 629 4522, ext . 7919, or 32l 5111, ext. 7919 (use whichever number is applicable for the area) at least 24 hours prior to the meet- ing.Elaine MarlowIsland County Clerk of the Board P.O Box 5000C o u p e v i l l e , W A 98239-5000360-679-7397360-321-5111LEGAL NO. 424118Publ i shed : Wh idbey N e w s - T i m e s , S o u t h Whidbey Record. Sep- tember 26, 29, 2012

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR ISLAND COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFMARGARETHE KORVIN,Deceased.No. 12-4-00065-6PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe Personal Represen- tative named below has been appointed as Per- sonal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, be- fore the time the claim would be barred by any o therw ise app l i cable

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statute of l imi tat ions, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serv- ing on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Repre- sentative’s attorney at the address stated be- low a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be pre- sented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Represen- tative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within t h i s t ime f rame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise pro- vided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the dece- dent’s probate and non- probate assets.DATE OF FIRST PUBLI- CATION: September 26, 2012PERSONAL REPRE- SENTATIVE: ELISABET SMITHATTORNEY FOR PER- SONALR E P R E S E N TAT I V E : M A R G A R E T D E L P, WSBA # 23235ADDRESS FOR MAIL- ING OR SERVICE: PO BOX 292LANGLEY, WA 98260LEGAL NO. 424698Publ i shed : Wh idbey N e w s - T i m e s , S o u t h Whidbey Record. Sep- tember 26, October 3, 2012.

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFMARGARETHE KORVIN,Deceased.No.12-4-00065-6NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE BY NE- GOTIATION (RCW 11.56)NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the personal representative of the ES- TAT E O F M A R G A - RETHE KORVIN, Cause No. 12-4-00065-6, has entered into a sale by negotiation of the above named decedent’s inter- est in the real estate s i t u a t e d i n I s l a n d County, State of Wash- ington, commonly known and described as 4305 M E A N D E R L A N E , L A N G L E Y, I S L A N D COUNTY, WA. The legal description is as follows: Lot 3, Wilkinson Trace P.R.D., according to the plan thereof, recorded in Volume 1 of Planned Res ident ia l Deve lop- ments, pages 10 and 11, r e c o r d s o f I s l a n d Coun ty, Wash ing ton . Tax Parcel # S8463-00- 00003-0.The se l l i ng p r i ce i s $299,000. The sale shall be subject to confirma- t ion by the Cour t any t ime af ter October 8, 2012. Anyone wishing to make an o f fe r o f in - creased bid may do so pursuant to the provi- s i o n s o f R C W 11.56.110.DATED September 26, 2012Margaret Delp, Attorney for the Personal Repre- sentativeLaw Office of Margaret DelpPO Box 292Langley, WA 98260LEGAL NO. 424728Publ i shed : Wh idbey N e w s - T i m e s , S o u t h Whidbey Record. Sep- tember 26, 2012

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Sporting Goods

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Garage/Moving SalesIsland County

FREELAND HUGE GARAGE SALE! 60 year accumulation! To o l s , f i s h i n g g e a r, saws, household goods, books, camping gear, garden tools and much m o r e ! S a t u r d ay a n d Sunday the 29th and 30th from 10am to 3pm locat- ed a t 6385 Baywood Road. Follow signs from Lancas te r and Wah l Roads. Rain or shine. Cash only.OAK HARBOR A ++ SALE!! Bicycles, pe t kenne l , new t i re chain sets, mens jeans, household items, baby gate, toys, and too much more to l ist! Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th from 8am - 4pm. Lo- cated at 1261 SW Look- ing Glass Loop.OAK HARBOR BIG GARAGE SALE: in home child care closing. Lots of toys, baby equip- ment, holiday decora- tions, bicycles and much more! Fr iday, 9 /28 & Saturday 9/29 from 9am to 4pm located at 829 NW Anchor Drive.

Garage/Moving SalesIsland County

OAK HARBORHUGE GARAGE SALE! Lots of home decor, lots of stuff, tools, clothes, jewelry and much, much more! Al l in excel lent condition! Friday 28th & Saturday 29th from 9am - 3pm at 2034 Doe Drive.OAK HARBOR MULTI FAMILY Street Sale! Furniture, tools, RV and camping gear, small appliances, elec- tronics. New/ used light- ing and building materi- als!! Area rugs, exercise equ ipmen t and t ons more! Terrace Heights R o a d , O a k H a r b o r above Mariner’s Cove. Star ts Fr iday through Sunday, 9 /28 - 9 /30, f rom 9am to 4pm, no early birds please.

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AutomobilesClassics & Collectibles

1964 CHEVY Bel Air, 4 door, 88,000 or ig inal miles. Blue. Garaged but n e e d s s o m e T L C . $5,800. 206-567-4222 (Vashon Island)

AutomobilesDodge

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AutomobilesFord

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AutomobilesHyundai

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AutomobilesVolkswagen

1969 VW BUS, $2,000. Some rust. Parked 12 years. Engine dual carb 1600 - was in excellent condition when parked. 4th gear pops out. Needs brakes. Fr iday Harbor 360-840-1533.

1972 SUPER BEETLE w i t h s u n r o o f . V W Orange - new exterior paint, large engine, good condition. Many extras. R u n s w e l l . $ 3 9 0 0 . (360)468-3781

Pickup TrucksDodge

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2004 DODGE Dakota Club Cab Spor t Plus. 4x2, 19,300 miles, Blue Pearl paint, 4.7L Mag- num 5 V8, 5 speed auto- ma t i c , 60 /40 fo ld ing seat, heavy duty service group, trailer hitch, 16” whee ls, ca r pe t l i ned truck bed, locking top cover, sliding rear win- dow. Well maintained. Show Room Condition! $11,900. 360-378-4825 Friday Harbor.

Motorhomes

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BY RECORD STAFF

The League of Women Voters of Whidbey Island will begin a series of political forums next week for the November general elections.

And like those held during the August primary election, they will be conducted with several rule changes. The main difference is that ques-tions will not be taken from the crowd.

The idea is to eliminate the possibility of grandstand-ing or subjecting candidates to “planted” questions from the audience that are meant to benefit a single person. Instead, all questions have been penned by league members.

“We know our members are involved and informed citizens; that’s why they belong to the League,” Barbara Seitle, a member of

the forum committee and a past league state president, said in a recent news release.

“We want to respect their knowledge and experience and present their questions in a planned, thoughtful man-ner,” she wrote.

Another change allows candidates to respond to other candidates or clarify their own previous state-ments. Each is provided with a limited number of “chal-

lenge” cards, which can be used at any time.

“We know that candidates and the audience have often been frustrated by the inabil-ity of candidates to respond to an accusation or misinfor-mation presented by another candidate,” said Marshall Goldberg, also a member of the league’s forum committee. “We feel this new format helped rectify this situation.”

The first forum will feature candidates vying in Island County and state races and begins at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 4, at the Oak Harbor Elks Lodge, 155 N.E. Ernst St., in Oak Harbor.

Participants will include candidates for state Senate, state Legislature posi-tions 1 and 2 and County Commissioner Districts 1 and 2.

A forum featuring the same people will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island, located at 20103 Highway 525 about two miles north of Freeland.

Two forums focused on

three state initiatives and one referendum are also scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 7. The first begins at 1:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Freeland and the second at 6:30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge in Oak Harbor.

The feature initiatives include: I-1185 concerning tax and fee increases by state government, I-1240 for the creation of a public charter school system, and I-502 for the legalization of marijuana. Referendum 74, concerning the legalization of same-sex marriage will also be discussed.

For more information, call Seitle at 360-221-3792.

BY JESSIE STENSLAND

Staff reporter

Law enforcement agencies on Whidbey Island are again teaming up to collect drugs.

The Island County Sheriff’s Office, the Oak Harbor Police Department and the Coupeville Marshal’s Office are holding the regular Drug Take Back event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 29.

The locations for drop off will be the Oak Harbor Police Department on Barrington Drive in Oak Harbor, the south precinct of the Island County Sheriff’s Office on E. Harbor Road in Freeland and the Coupeville Marshal’s Office on NE Seventh Street in Coupeville.

The program gives the pub-lic the opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your medica-tions for disposal. The ser-vice is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

Last April, Americans turned in 276 tons of pre-scription drugs at more than 5,600 sites operated by the DEA and nearly 4,300 state and local law enforcement partners.

Last year, the agencies on Whidbey collected nearly 250 pounds of pills during a one-day event. Island County Sheriff Mark Brown said the Drug Enforcement Agency disposes the drugs.

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October 19-21ASANA & BEYOND — for experienced students interested in re� ning their practice, learning breathing practices, and yoga philosophy as a way of life.

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