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By NATHAN WHALENStaff reporter

Beginning next year, there will be a new marshal in town and his name is Lance Davenport.

Coupeville has been on the hunt for a new top cop since Marshal David Penrod announced his intent to retire at the end of the year. Town officials announced Davenport’s hiring Tuesday morning.

The 44-year-old Duvall resident said he’s excited about the job because this will be his first turn at the helm of a department. He’s also looking forward to working in a small com-munity because it allows officers to have a direct and positive influence on the people they serve.

“It’s just a different type of policing,” he said, adding that it’s that kind of police work he likes the most.

Davenport is a veteran officer with nearly 20 years

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After 26 years of ser-vice, Whidbey Island’s only Planned Parenthood clinic will close Dec. 31.

The clinic is located at 3159 N. Goldie Road in Oak Harbor. Clinics in Forks and Silverdale will also close as the organization copes with state and federal funding losses.

“It’s been a really hard economy and we have lost funding and it used to be our larger facilities could help to subsidize our smaller loca-

tions, of which Oak Harbor is one of those,” said Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest spokesperson Kristen Glundberg.

The Oak Harbor closure will impact 1,071 patients who will be referred to Planned Parenthood health centers in Mount Vernon, Marysville, Everett and Lynnwood.

“We’re working with those patients to transition their care,” Glundberg said.

“We had to take a really long, hard look throughout our systems,” Glundberg said, adding that they looked

at where a closure would have the least impact based on the number of patients and if there are other Planned Parenthood or women’s reproductive health clinics located nearby.

“We hung in there for a long time and financially, we just can’t sustain it,” Glundberg said. “It was a really difficult decision and like a lot of other businesses, we had to streamline. We feel bad that we had to close.”

Oak Harbor’s Planned Parenthood to close

By JUSTIN BURNETTStaff reporter

Oak Harbor’s downtown road project hit what many felt like was the home stretch this week when crews began work on the last sections of uncompleted sidewalk.

The weather cooperated Monday and Bellingham-based S&S Concrete was able to knock out all but about two small areas. They were expected to finish up Tuesday, marking the end of major construction.

For merchants, it comes as a huge sigh of relief. SE Pioneer Way has for near-ly nine months been the scene of dusty roads and rumbling heavy equipment. More still needs to be done, but this feels like the end, said Downtown Merchant’s Association President Ron Apgar.

He’s also pleased with the new look of the historic shop-ping district.

“I love it, and the mer-chants love it,” Apgar said.

Now it’s just a matter of waiting for customers to realize that construction is

pretty much done and that downtown is once again eas-ily accessible.

“I think it’s going to take some time,” he said.

The project began this past March when officials broke ground near Dock Street. Work proceeded rapidly for several months and it looked like it would be largely fin-ished by September as planned.

However, work came to a screeching halt in June when Native American remains were found in front of Mike’s Mini Mart and Oak Harbor Tavern. The project has since been bogged down with state permitting and archaeologi-cal work.

According to Larry Cort, project manager for the city, finishing touches, such as the installation of benches, garbage cans, signs, potted plants and some site clean-ing still needs to be done. That work should begin after the first of the year and take about one week, he said.

Major construction finallyends on Pioneer Way project

Coupeville hiresnew town marshalas Penrod leaves

Rebecca Olson / Whidbey News-Times

Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest, located at 3159 N. Goldie Road, will close Dec. 31.

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Coupeville Town Marshal Dave Penrod will retire as head of the Coupeville Town Marshal’s Office at the end of the year. Replacing him will be 44-year-old Lance Davenport of Duvall.

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Matt Graham of Bellingham-based S&S Concrete works on one of the last unfinished sections of sidewalk on SE Pioneer Way Monday.

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By BRIAN KELLYSouth Whidbey Record

A 58-year-old Seattle man with family in Oak Harbor has been tentatively identified as the person who jumped off the ferry M/V Cathlamet as the boat was approaching Whidbey Island on Dec. 11.

Authorities said this week that Phil Erb of Seattle is believed to be the man who went overboard from the Cathlamet while it was sail-ing between Mukilteo and Clinton earlier this month. Trooper Keith Leary of the Washington State Patrol, however, said authorities could not say with certainty that Erb was the missing trav-

eler, as a body had not yet been recovered.

Erb was reported miss-ing to the Seattle Police Department a few days after the man overboard incident. He is the son of Bob and Shirley Erb of Oak Harbor, and a frequent visitor to Whidbey.

The Erbs declined to talk to a reporter Monday.

Father Nigel Taber-Hamilton of St. Augustine’s in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, speaking on the fam-ily’s behalf, said they believe Phil Erb is the missing pas-senger from the Cathlamet.

Taber-Hamilton said the Erb family became concerned after they received a package

from their son on Dec. 13 that contained the house key they had given him.

“That was kind of a big red flag,” Taber-Hamilton said. “Why is my son sending back my house key? He needs it.’”

The couple became even more concerned after their son did not come by for his typical weekly visit.

“They tried to contact him and were unable to do so, and got worried,” Taber-Hamilton said.

The minister said the fam-ily had not heard that a pas-senger had gone missing from the ferry, but were soon contacted by the Coast Guard and a chaplain from the Oak Harbor Police Department

after they filed a missing per-son report.

The couple was shown a photograph taken of the man who had gone missing from the ferry, and the couple identified the person as their son, and the photo showed him wearing a sweater that his mother had given him.

Taber-Hamilton said the Erb family has been mem-bers of St. Augustine’s for more than a decade, and that Phil Erb had also attended services at the Freeland church. He was a former soft-ware worker, and one of four children in the family. His two brothers live in Texas, while his sister lives in North Carolina. He was twice mar-

ried and divorced and did not have children.

Taber-Hamilton said that Erb had put his affairs in order. The package was mailed to his family on Saturday, Dec. 10, the day before he jumped from the ferry. He also left the lap-top he carried everywhere at his apartment in Seattle’s International District.

“He clearly planned this for a long time,” he said.

The minister said the fam-ily has also heard an account from the woman who wit-nessed Erb jump off the stern of the ship during the 10 p.m. sailing.

“He simply walked to the back of the ferry and

lifted up the rope, the way you see the ferry workers lift it, stepped over the web-bing, and put down his bag,” Taber-Hamilton said.

The witness said he appeared to grab something out of his bag, then simply jumped off the ferry.

Ferry service between Whidbey and the mainland was immediately halted after a witness reported a man going overboard, and the Coast Guard led an unsuc-cessful search for the miss-ing man that night and the days that followed.

Taber-Hamilton said a memorial service for Phil Erb will be held early next year.


Beginning next year, streets leading to a handful of Oak Harbor schools should become a whole lot safer.

In a cooperative effort, the school district and the city applied and qualified for a Safe Routes to School grant and the money received will allow significant improve-ments at eight sidewalks.

They include those at W. Lowerland Drive and SW Roeder Drive, SW Heller Street and SW Eighth Avenue, W. Whidbey Avenue and Jib Street and Fairhaven Drive, E. Whidbey Avenue and NW Izett Street, SE Midway between E. Whidbey Avenue and SE Fourth Avenue, SE Regatta Drive and E. Whidbey Avenue, and NE Regatta Drive and NE Fifth Avenue.

Each will be outfitted with a pedestrian-activated and solar powered in-roadway warn-ing light and warning sign system. The lights are actu-ally imbedded in the asphalt and are pretty hard to miss, according to Rick Schulte, superintendent of the Oak Harbor School District.

“As a driver, I find it really effective,” Schulte said. “It really catches your atten-tion.”

The grant, which was awarded about two years ago and totaled $339,925, will also fund safe-street educational efforts and provide the Oak Harbor Police Department with a laser speed measuring device.

While the educational and enforcement arms of the grant will be handled by the school district and local police, the design and con-struction of the sidewalk work is being handled by Oak Harbor Public Works.

City Engineer Eric Johnston is estimating the cost of the project at about $300,000, though the agree-ment between the school district and the city allows for a total of $315,000 in reim-bursement.

Should the project run over the estimate, Johnston said money from the city’s Transportation Improvement Fund could be used to cover the difference. The city coun-cil has yet to approve any expenditures but it did give the green light to seek bids from construction firms ear-lier this month.

This will be the second time they have done so. The city sought bids for the same project this past June but only one firm, Oak Harbor-based C. Johnston Construction, made an offer. It was $227,000 more than the project’s origi-nal cost estimate of $412,000 and was therefore rejected by the city council.

Johnston said the discrep-ancy was due to the high cost of solar lighting materi-als. Since then, the scope of the improvements has been reduced to bring down the total cost. Upgrades to side-walks and curbing were mini-mized and light fixtures were reduced in number to the

minimum standard.Because of the location

of some of the sidewalks, the state Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation recommended that a survey be completed before construction begins.

At the city council meeting earlier this month, Johnston said the survey had been completed and that noth-ing significant was found. An inadvertent discovery plan was also created in the event of any surprises, such as Native American artifacts, during construction, he said.

“I will not state we are not going to find anything until we’re done with the project,” Johnston said.

Assuming more favor-able bids come in, Johnston is hoping a contract will be approved in February and that construction will begin the following month. Schulte said he is also looking for-ward to the finished project. Along with district officials, many parents have advocated for safer roads to schools.

“There is going to be some pretty happy people once it’s completed,” Schulte said.


After months of work, the Coupeville Town Council made it easier for people to raise poultry.

The council approved an ordinance last Tuesday night outlining the regula-tions to allow homeown-ers to raise chickens on their property.

Residents need not worry about hearing the cock crow thrice as only hens are allowed.

The rules detail the number of hens, six, that can be contained on a property. The rules require hens be housed in a fenced open area at least 20-feet in size and have an enclosed shelter that’s at least four square feet in size.

The chickens can’t be housed in areas adjacent to roads and neighbors can partner to own and maintain the chicken coop and care for the hens.

The Town Council held a public hearing before the vote to listen to con-cerns resident have about hens.

Al Bowers was con-cerned that the ordinance would require additional staff for the town.

“It looks like it was built intentionally to hire anoth-er employee,” Bowers said during the public meeting. He questioned who at Town Hall would administer the ordinance

and who would enforce the ordinance.

“I think this ordinance should be looked at again and rewritten,” Bowers said.

Mayor Nancy Conard said existing staff would oversee the new regula-tions. Town Planner Larry Kwarsick would admin-ister applications while police officers will enforce the regulations should anyone violate them.

Newly appointed coun-cil member Larry Cort questioned whether slaughtering chickens would be allowed on the properties. He recalled that when he was serv-ing as town planner he got a call about someone slaughtering chickens on their property. The ordi-nance doesn’t appear to address that question.

Councilman Bob Clay said he was originally against the chicken ordi-nance, but was swayed after talking with several residents.

“I think it’s a great idea for us to try,” Clay said.

In the end, the Coupeville Town Council unanimous-ly approved the ordinance. Councilwoman Dianne Binder was absent.

Conard said the Whidbey Island Conservation District is developing a rural homeowner’s guide outlining the best manage-ment practices for raising chickens.

Hens come to roost in Coupeville

Tyler Moffett, a fifth-grader at Oak Harbor Elementary School and member of the Safety Patrol, holds up a stop flag on Midway Boulevard. Partnering up, the school district and the city qualified for a state grant to improve sidewalks around Oak Harbor schools.


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A garage and its contents remained blackened and scorched after a fire late Monday off Fort Nugent Road. The North Whidbey home was saved by the quick actions of the homeowner, according to fire officials.

News-Times staffThe time has arrived to

plan ahead for ferry travel during the busiest part of the holiday season.

Washington State Ferries will make several sail-ing schedule adjustments around Christmas and Hanukkah, and all routes switch over to the winter sailing schedule on Jan. 1.

The Mukilteo/Clinton, Seattle/Bainbridge Island and Point Defiance/Tahlequah routes will be on holiday schedule on Monday, Dec. 26, and cus-tomers can check WSF’s fall schedule for details on ves-sel sailing times.

All other routes remain on their normal fall schedules throughout the December holidays.

Customers can know

before they go by checking wait times and traffic cam-eras, which are available online.

Also during the holi-day week and weekend, the schedule for the Port Townsend/Coupeville route will again be adjusted to reflect low tides that make it difficult to navigate through Keystone Harbor. To avoid missing the boat, riders of this route should carefully check the schedule for revised sailing times on the days they plan to travel.

All routes will switch over to the winter sailing sched-ule on Sunday, Jan. 1. The winter schedule notes annu-al service reductions, which WSF makes to match the reduced seasonal demand. Changes include:

No inter-island vessel on

the weekends in the San Juan Islands.

No third vessel on the weekends on the F a u n t l e r o y / Va s h o n /Southworth route.

No service between Anacortes and Sidney, B.C.

San Juan Islands custom-ers should pay particular attention to the winter 2012 sailing schedule. Although it is similar to the winter 2011 schedule, WSF has made minor sailing time adjust-ments to improve reliabil-ity. See the WSF’s schedule proposals page.

To keep up on the lat-est ferry travel informa-tion, the Washington State Department of Transportation - Ferries Division advises customers to sign up for route-specific email alerts.

Ferries prepare for the holidays

The Coupeville Town Council last week accepted the Holbrook Barn, a historic structure located on North Main Street near the library.

With its approval, local builder and owner Dan Miranda will make good on his agreement to move the barn to the community green located behind the library.

That agreement also states he will have to build a foun-dation and install the barn at the new site. The project is expected to cost him approxi-mately $20,000.

Miranda asked to move the barn to make room on the property to build a new two-story home. The council also approved a conditional

use permit to allow construc-tion of the new home.

Once the barn is moved, it will be stable but its still needs a new roof. The roof could be a project for the upcom-ing field school organized by Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve, accord-ing to information provided by the town of Coupeville.

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A garage fire nearly claimed a two-story North Whidbey home late Monday, authorities are reporting.

According to North Whidbey Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Ray Merrill, the department responded to a 911 call for a residen-tial fire at about 10 p.m. on Waterworks Way, a private drive off Fort Nugent Road.

Firefighters arrived to find smoke pouring from the garage but little flames showing. Apparently the homeowner, Mike Nelson, had taken quick action with a garden hose and was able to hold the blaze at bay.

“That slowed the fire down and probably saved the house,” Merrill said.

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Department and Navy Region Northwest Fire and Emergency Services also responded to the call and between the three agencies, what flames remained were wrestled under control within five minutes, Merrill said.

The structure and its con-tents suffered significant damage, however. A Bayliner Trophy boat was scorched and a mix of equipment, from diving gear to tools, was also burned, he reported.

Merrill estimated the total damages at about $50,000; $25,000 to the garage and $25,000 to equipment. He said it could have been much worse. Had the boat caught fire, the resins in the fiber-glass would have caused the blaze to accelerate so fast that the home would likely have been destroyed, Merrill said.

Nelson was at home with

his wife and children at the time of the fire. Merrill said no one, including firefighters, was injured.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation but Merrill believes it was started by an electrical device. He said he’s looking at three such products and has yet to determine which is to blame. Arson has been ruled out.

“It’s definitely accidental,” Merrill said.

He warned that tackling a fire alone can be a risky busi-ness, especially if you lack formal training. Wanting to do everything you can to save your home is understandable and Nelson’s efforts did pay off in this case, but it’s much safer to evacuate and wait for firefighters to arrive, Merrill said.

Coupeville Planning ●Commission: Tuesday, Jan. 3, 6:30 p.m., Com-missioners’ Hearing Room, Courthouse Annex Building.

Oak Harbor Finance ●

Standing Committee: Wednesday, Jan. 4, 3:30 p.m., City Hall, 865 SE Barrington Dr.

Oak Harbor Arts Com- ●mission: Monday, Jan. 9, 6 p.m., City Hall, 865

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Whidbey General Hos- ●pital Board: Monday, Jan. 9, 6 p.m., Confer-ence Room A, Whid-bey General Hospital, Coupeville.

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OPINIONWhidbey

LETTERS TO THE EDITORGovernment

Every now and then we have an example of govern-ment working as it should. Western Washington Growth Management Board’s rejec-tion of Oak Harbor’s request to expand their UGA is one of these.

Their 16-0 vote supports the earlier decision of coun-ty commissioners Angie Homola and Helen Price Johnson to reject this unnec-essary and ill-advised expan-sion. Approval of this plan would have only lined the pockets of a select few at the expense of the 99 percent of citizens of Oak Harbor and Whidbey Island in general.

This decision has also prevented the endangering of a very precious wildlife habitat that attracts tourists and money to our island. At a time when money and

influence seem to override what is logical and just, the defense of this decision by Angie Homola and Helen Price Johnson and the invaluable assistance of Bob Pederson, county planner, and Whidbey Environmental Action Network, created a case that could not be dis-puted.

We can only hope that the city of Oak Harbor will rec-ognize this ill-conceived plan for what it is and finally put this matter to rest.

Carole DawesCoupeville

Cutbacks in social servic-es. Lost or reduced health care. Rampant unemploy-ment. Homes gone to the bank. Aging population. All in the local news. These topics are scariest for those

most vulnerable among us. Central Whidbey Hearts

and Hammers (CWH&H) is an all-volunteer group of neighbors helping neigh-bors. If you own you home, live in the Coupeville School District and are physically or financially unable to keep up with home repairs, we may be able to help.

CWH&H is looking for projects for the May 5, 2012, work day. Contact us at 240-2964. Or go to www.cen tralwhidbeyheartsandham-mers.com for more informa-tion. The cutoff deadline is Jan 31.

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In response to a recent let-ter to the editor, please allow me to reference the follow-ing Office of Superintendent

of Public Instruction press release titled, “Washington students lead nation again in SAT scores,” dated Sept. 14): www.k12.wa.us/Communications/P r e s s R e l e a s e s 2 0 1 1 /SATScores.aspx.

Here is a brief excerpt:“For the ninth consecutive

year, Washington students’ average score on the three major SAT exams (reading, writing and math) was the highest in the nation among states in which more than half of the eligible students took the tests, according to figures released by the College Board today.”

My earlier Sound Off col-umn referenced this as being only the eighth consecu-tive year for Washington’s students to lead the nation; apparently it is now the ninth.

Peter HuntOak Harbor

IN OUR OPINION

Island County’s notorious Barefoot Bandit was the ben-eficiary of a fair, decent judicial system when he received a prison sentence of just over seven years Friday for his extensive list of property crimes.

Colton Harris-Moore, now 20, was handed a thoughtful sentence by Island County Superior Court Judge Vickie Churchill. It wasn’t vengeful, as a longer sentence might have been, but it was just while giving Harris-Moore some hope for the future.

Harris-Moore violated the homes of dozens of property owners and businesses, stealing everything from food to boats and airplanes. His exploits became the fodder of celebrity TV shows and gossip magazines. His defense attorneys attributed his anti-social behavior to fetal alco-hol syndrome caused by an alcoholic mother and a gener-ally lousy upbringing.

Nature or nurture? Judge Churchill found the common ground, holding Harris-Moore responsible for his deeds while allowing some consideration for his unfortunate upbringing. This is as it should be. Except in the most extreme cases of mental illness, people must be held responsible for their actions. The entire justice system rests on this principle. But that doesn’t mean mercy and compassion have to be thrown out the jailhouse door.

Harris-Moore showed creativity and bravado in his criminal acts. How many of us could read a manual, steal and airplane and survive the landing -- not once but several times? Police agencies from the FBI to the Island County Sheriff’s Office tracked him for months, but he eluded captivity. This is not behavior suggestive of one who has diminished brain functioning.

The Barefoot Bandit’s well-deserved stint in prison could become a new beginning, rather than a brief inter-ruption in a life of crime. Life counseling is available, edu-cation is available, and career counseling and job training are available.

Society already has hundreds of thousands of dollars in law enforcement and court costs invested in this young man. We will spend a similar amount incarcerating him for the next seven years. He’d better come out of it a new person who will make positive contributions to society. If not, the next time he meets a judge he should find mercy in short supply.

Barefoot Bandit receives justice

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Damaged brains, negative behavior

I recently moved to Coupeville from Alaska, where I was involved in the practice of psychol-ogy. During my 30 years of involvement in this field, I developed some expertise in the brain trauma called Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

Before I moved here, like many, I had become aware of the so-called, “Barefoot Bandit.” I watched his sen-tencing on the news and one of the things I took note of was that the judge put on record that he experiences the damage that maternal alcohol ingestion can and frequently does cause to the fetal brain. She addressed his impulsivity which is a pri-mary hallmark of FASD. And then she sentenced him to seven years in jail for acts he committed, it would seem in large part due to his brain damage. It should be noted that she too noted the abu-sive upbringing he withstood and that research supports the damage this does to the developing brain.

I am not condoning his behavior and I am not mini-mizing the damage done to his victims. I am only trying to bring to light one of the most underdiagnosed and damaging afflictions in our society. Our jails are filled with undiagnosed FASD. It is time our legislators and medical community familiarize them-selves with this issue and start to fix the problems that

bring people into the misun-derstood world of addiction, abuse and what we would rather call criminal behavior than the damaged brains that cause the behavior.

Barry LevitCoupeville

Pardon me while I get sick

I read with interest the arti-cles in the Dec. 17 Whidbey News-Times regarding the Barefoot Bandit and the der-matologist. By the time I was done reading, I was seething with anger.

That Harris-Moore didn’t get the maximum punish-ment is a travesty. Obviously the bleeding hearts involved in that decision have never been VIOLATED in the form of a break-in or theft. Shame on you!

The dermatologist pay-ing $100,000 to make bail, AFTER violating a court order amazes me. One of the reasons he ran from his practice was because of over-whelming debt. Now he can buy his way out of custody? What about his creditors?

It truly irks me to see the blatant failings of our justice system. The system seems to glorify those committing violations of the law and the do-gooders always pop up to save the criminal and not aid the victim. I have to go throw up now.

Gary RasterOak Harbor

High marina costs and more rules

I have been a tenant at the Oak Harbor marina since 2008. The facility has had some improvements in the last few years that were

needed to keep the tenants at the marina. The attractive slip fees were an incentive to moor a boat there.

The one thing that Development Services Director Steve Powers may know or not know is that the policies and “rules” of the marina seem to be enforced much differently than in the past.

One thing that changed this year is that I was required to rent a slip that was larger than in previous years. The reason given was so that my boat would be less likely to

be hit by other boats? I figure it was just a way to require me to rent a more expen-sive slip. I had never had any problems in past years.

When it came time to haul the boat for the winter, I was required to pay an extra month’s rental fee because of failing to give the marina 30 days’ notice? Never before in the years past has this ever happened.

To sum it up, the marina is presumably in trouble because of low occupancy. I would like to suggest that the overall tone and operating

method has contributed to some of the drop in tenants.

One thing that Mr. Powers might want to consider is that there are other moor-age facilities that are more modern and up-to-date and much closer to the cruising area that most boaters prefer. This, in turn, equates to less fuel being used to reach their destinations thereby reduc-ing the cost of boating. The cost of fuel is a major factor in choosing a moorage facil-ity as is the overall condition and security of the facility. Oak Harbor is quite a few

hours from the major boating areas and thereby it costs more in time and money to cruise from the marina to the popular areas, which was off-set some by the cost effective moorage rates.

The monthly moorage fees that are much less than the Oak Harbor Marina’s are just 40 minutes away. It could be that the city of Oak Harbor has just waited too long to make the marina an attractive and secure marina.

Larry E. OgleCoupeville

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By HERB JOHNSON

It’s 6:05 a.m. Thursday, and I am writing this because since 5 a.m. my wife, a 22-year full-time veteran at Crescent Harbor Elementary School with many prior years of substitute teaching in the Oak Harbor School District, just left for work, two hours early. Last evening, after a CHAMPS roller skating event, she arrived home at about 6 p.m. That’s typical of most nights and it’s not the commute. We live 12 miles from school.

I had the opportunity to browse letters to the editor, Nov. 16, between 4:30 and 5:30 a.m., while she was placing a book order for the school, and happened to read Mr. William Burnett’s letter. He seems like a literate, well educated individual. And I respect his right to seek direct teacher-to-student interaction for the benefit of the

children. My gut reaction to Mr. Burnett’s letter, however, was that teachers don’t really appear to do much for their salaries.

For any number of reasons, in many cases, schools and primary classroom educators have even become surrogate parents if you will, for many children, and for many reasons. They have before and after school interaction with children and parents, they act as detectives if you will, finding out why children are having difficulty with learning, getting them to specialists, augmenting nutritional assistance by helping get them to breakfast, lunch, and perform other positive events after school, in addi-tion to teaching them their sums, reading and writing skills. We all

should be worried about the costs of education, but from my wife you received the following (a conserva-tive 170 days’ annual estimate) for your tax dollars over her career:

1. 22,440 unpaid hours over the last 22 years in the classroom.

2. An additional two hours every evening grading papers, writing notes to or calling parents to see how they could work collaborative-ly to help improve their children’s education, or 7,480 hours over 22 years when she gets home from about 6 to 8 p.m.

3. My tax return reveals we spend something more than $1,000 annually out of pocket on aver-age to buy school supplies for her classroom students/school contri-butions. And I could go on ad nau-seum about the struggles teachers have, trying to help turn out chil-dren smarter than they got them from out community with absent

parents, curriculum changes when the next greatest thing comes along, and attempting to teach chil-dren who have special needs in a mainstream classroom. Put a dollar amount on that emotional thought.

I have no idea what Mr. Burnett does for a living, his political affilia-tion or his faith, but somehow and somewhere, some overworked, underpaid teacher taught him to be a well educated, literate thinker. And I suspect he contracted for the best job he could get, because he was intelligent. Where’d he learn how to do that?

I have kept my counsel for 22 years, but know this: When a ser-vice academy graduate grabbed my wife in front of Safeway and gave her a big hug some years ago, and could barely read when he entered her third/fourth grade classroom, it does choke one up. It did me. She didn’t teach him to read, she

helped make him a citizen. And I know many more like her. My wife and many of her colleagues are not stealing their salaries, they are dedicated and are not being paid for a lot of teaching they do. They generally do it in a place where it’s never seen, and they put in the extra hours not because they can’t get a handle of the job, but because “it’s for the kids” (William Burnett).

We do seem to keep over-inflat-ing the right front tire, when the one on the left rear is flat. Speaking of that, drive by a school after class-es or on a weekend. Those cars there belong to teachers, folks.

Oh, and if you are reading this, thank a teacher. If Mr. Burnett was not being critical of classroom teachers, my abject apologies. Going after the legislators is fine with me.

Herb Johnson lives in Oak Harbor.

School teachers hard at work where it can’t be seenSOUND OFF

Langley residents Annie Cain and Hayley Hanna stand outside the Island County Courthouse shortly before Colton Harris-Moore’s sentencing hearing Friday morning. Both 18, they were first in line and hoping to get a seat in the courtroom — or just a glimpse of the internationally known outlaw. “It’s the biggest thing to hit Whidbey Island so we wanted to be here,” Cain said.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Coupeville family brings home a stack of $2 billsBy NATHAN WHALENStaff reporter

A Coupeville mother-son team used their holiday prize to help their neighbors.

In front of hundreds of peo-ple on the steps of the Island County Museum, Janie and Teo Keilwitz won $1,000 Sunday through the annual Red Ticket drawing organized by the Coupeville Historic Waterfront Association.

Once the pair received the stack of $2 bills, they turned around and donated half the cash to the Gifts from the Heart Food Bank.

As for their plans for the remainder of the prize money, Teo said he doesn’t have any specific ideas but his mom, Janie, pointed out that most of it will go into his savings account, but they be able to

spend a little of it too. The family acquired their winning ticket the day before at the Island County museum.

People shopping in Coupeville have been col-lecting their tickets since Harvest Fest in October. The Red Ticket drawing, which always takes place the Sunday before Christmas, helps spark interest in shop-ping in the historic town by giving out one red raffle tick-et for every $20 spent.

“It’s something to make Coupeville more attractive,” said Mary Alice Sterling with the Coupeville Historic Waterfront Association. “We have local businesses that can supply almost anything you want.”

It appeared people spent a lot of money in Coupeville over the past several months. The basket used to pick the winning tickets was filled with thousands of entries, although organizers didn’t have an accurate count avail-able.

People had to be present

at the steps of the museum in order to win. Because of that requirement, hundreds poured onto Alexander Street and the road in front of the museum and a portion of Front Street was closed dur-ing the drawing.

The Keilwitz family and Gifts from the Heart food bank weren’t the only win-ners Sunday. Three people won $100 cash prizes as

well. Debbie Wysomierski purchased her $100 win-ner at the Honey Bear, Jug Bernhardt purchased his winning ticket at Coupeville Auto and Roberta Winfield bought hers at Toby’s.

Janie and Teo Keilwitz’ $1,000 came in a stack of $2 bills. Organizer Beth Kuchynka, who owns Bayleaf, said using the seldom-seen bills was a fun idea and it would be nice to see how the money is spent locally.

Sterling said the Red Ticket promotion will take place again in 2012, starting as always with the Harvest Fest in mid October.

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Beth Kuchynka of the Coupeville Historic Waterfront Association stands with Teo and Janie Keilwitz, who on Sunday won the Red Ticket drawing and its prize of $1,000 in $2 bills.

A stack of $2 bills awaited Janie and Teo Keilwitz, who won the Red Ticket drawing Sunday afternoon.

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GAME OF THE WEEK The Oak Harbor girls basketball team entertains Mountlake Terrace Thursday, Dec. 22, at 7:15 p.m.

SPORTSWhidbey

By JIM WALLERSports editor

Representatives from the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association and the Coupeville school district adminis-tration met with concerned parents Monday, Dec. 19, at Coupeville High School to discuss the school’s partic-ipation in the Cascade Conference.

The officials assured the parents that their concerns have been heard and work is under way to equal the playing field for Coupeville athletes.

Coupeville is a member of the eight-team Cascade Conference. Six of the schools are 2A with enroll-ments ranging from Cedarcrest with 687 students to Sultan with 520. Coupeville (251 students) and King’s (344) are 1A.

It has been difficult for Coupeville to consistently compete with schools twice its size, particularly in football

where the number of participants is a critical part of success.

This fall half of Coupeville’s 35 football players were injured, forc-ing the cancellation of its final game. With its small roster, Coupeville is forced to play freshmen and sopho-mores against older, more physi-cally mature players.

Regardless of how the current problem is solved, Coupeville Athletic Director Lori Stolee said in an interview last Friday, Dec. 16, that “in no way” will Coupeville play the same football schedule against bigger schools next fall.

In the past Coupeville has been competitive at times in most sports, but low participation by current upperclassmen and a dearth of quality athletes in that group have magnified the problem.

Coupeville competes in the Cascade Conference primarily for geographical reasons.

Brian Smith and John Miller from the WIAA and Jim Piccolo of District 1 (the state athletic district Coupeville competes in) said the first step of correcting the problem lies with the Cascade Conference.

Miller said, “The commonality is that each league takes care of its own. The league should do every-thing in its power to solve the prob-lem before it goes to a different level.”

Stolee and Piccolo both said the conference and District 1 appear to be open to helping Coupeville.

Because of the concerns of Coupeville, the next league meeting has been moved from Jan. 27 to Jan. 5 to discuss the problem and expe-dite a solution.

Stolee said Coupeville has several options.

The best would be for the area 1A schools to form their own league. This is unlikely. Meridian (435

students), Nooksack Valley (374) and Lynden Christian (261) are members of the 13-team 1A/2A/3A Northwest Conference and are happy where they are. Blaine (480) and Mount Baker (498) are also members of the league and will drop from 2A to 1A next fall.

Coupeville could petition the Northwest Conference to move to that league, but the league would rather not add Coupeville because of the travel costs.

However, Coupeville may be able to align with those schools in a football-only situation.

The Cascade Conference may allow Coupeville to play only the smaller schools within the confer-ence or allow Coupeville to stay in the league but play as an indepen-dent in football.

If something can’t be worked out with the Cascade Conference and Northwest Conference, Coupeville

could go independent in all sports, but that is a “scheduling nightmare,” according to Stolee.

South Whidbey (469), a member of Coupeville’s Cascade Conference, will drop to 1A next year, and the league has a request from 1A Cedar Park Christian to join the league. That in itself will provide Coupeville with smaller schools to compete against, but even those schools are much larger.

Piccolo said, “You have choic-es. Let the administration and the league do their work first and see how this works out.”

Miller said he expects the state to make changes in the future in the way the classifications are drawn up to eliminate the wide range of enroll-ments within one classification.

Officials meet with Coupeville parents to discuss affiliation

By JIIM WALLERSports editor

It’s a good thing offi-cial scorekeeper Diane Fisken had a box full of sharpened pencils.

She needed them as she tallied the points of Mike Washington Jr. in Oak Harbor’s thrilling 66-62 double overtime win over visiting Everett in boys basketball Friday, Dec. 16.

Washington Jr. filled up Fisken’s book with 41 points, the second high-est single-game total in school history, to help the Wildcats hang on for the win.

Washington Jr. scored 40 in a game last win-ter, as did Ron Durant in 1977 and Brannon Stone in 1998.

Washington Jr. had a shot at Pat McGreevy’s 1953 record of 49, but connected on only nine of 22 free throws. He wasn’t alone in free throw follies as his teammates hit only eight of 17.

Washington Jr.’s struggle at the line was about the only thing that went wrong for the 6-3 senior who collected

eight rebounds and three steals and handled much of the point guard duties with Jamacio Webster in foul trouble.

Oak Harbor finished the first quarter on a 6-0 run to go up 14-8 and extended the lead to 10, 28-18, before going into the locker room up 28-22.

With just under a minute left in the third period, Oak Harbor led 45-32. From that point the ‘Cats made only seven of 25 free throws to let the Seagulls back into the game.

Everett’s Gabe Woods hit a pair of threes to finish the third-quarter scoring and start the comeback.

With 2:55 left in the game, the Oak Harbor lead evaporated com-pletely when Sam Arends swished two foul shots to give Everett a 48-47 lead.

The teams trad-ed hoops and then Washington Jr. tied the game at 51 with 42 sec-onds left in regulation. After the Wildcats forced a shot-clock violation, Washington Jr. missed

a runner at the buzzer and the game went into overtime.

Oak Harbor scored the first three points of the first extra frame, but made only one of its next four foul shots while the Seagulls hit all four of theirs to tie it at 55 and force a second overtime.

Thanks to three hoops and two free throws from Washington Jr. and a free throw from Elias Whitefoot, Oak Harbor led 64-59 with 1:39 left.

A three-point play by Cortez Carr put Everett within two, but the Oak Harbor defense held and Washington Jr. finished the scoring with 11 sec-onds left.

While Washington Jr. paced the offense, Matt Burgoyne (eight rebounds), Whitefoot (five) and Kevawn Brooks (eight) took care of some of the dirty work and controlled the boards and 6-foot-8 Arends.

Drew Washington scored nine points, Burgoyne eight, Webster four, Brooks three and Whitefoot one. Webster also had four steals and

three assists.Coach Mike Wash-

ington Sr. said once his team got up in the sec-ond half, it “got a little trigger happy with the three ball.”

He added, “Do we have some things to fix?

Yes, we do. But the kids didn’t falter at the end, and I am proud of them for that.”

Oak Harbor (2-2, 2-3) goes to Mountlake Terrace (6-0, 7-0) Thursday, Dec. 22.

Mike Washington Jr. muscles in two of his 41 points against Everett.

Oak Harbor’s girls basketball team kept up with one of the Western Conference’s top teams for a while, but host Everett steadily pulled away after the first period for a 61-27 win Friday, Dec. 16.

The Seagulls (3-1, 5-1) owned a 12-8 lead after the first period but outscored Oak Harbor by at least nine points in each follow-ing quarter to win going away. They held a 26-13 bulge at the break and a 45-26 margin after three periods.

Oak Harbor coach Trisha Clayville liked her team’s “intensity and effort” coming off an uneven performance against Shorewood two days earlier.

She said, “We did much better on the boards, especially without Ciera (Wiser), who is gone for the remainder of the break. Kelsey Rankin stepped up to fill that spot at the post.

“Annie (Leete) continues to get better at the point and Natalie Fiallos, who we brought up from JV for two quarters, played very well.”

Turnovers, which have haunted Oak Harbor all season, hurt the Wildcats again. “Other than that,” Clayville said, “we com-peted well.

The Wildcats finished with 38 turnovers to only 13 for the Seagulls.

Everett used the mistakes to earn nearly twice as many shots as the ‘Cats. The ‘Gulls hit 25 of 62 for 40 percent. Oak Harbor con-verted only nine of 33 for 27 percent.

Dominique Jackson topped Oak Harbor with nine points. Leete and Morgan Young had five each, Marissa Lewis added three, Fiallos two, Rayan Russell two and Rankin one. Russell also pulled down eight boards and Leete five.

Oak Harbor (0-4, 1-5) returns home tomor-row with Terrace (1-5, 1-6) at 7:15 p.m.

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The Coupeville girls basketball team, in the midst of the most rugged part of its schedule, picked up its first win of the season Sat-urday.

The victory was sandwiched around two losses, 59-21 at King’s Friday and 48-18 at La Conner Monday. Coupeville finished a run of four games in five days when it faced Friday Harbor (5-0) last night; results were not available at press time. Not only was it an exhausting stretch of games, but it was against teams with a combined 19-6 record.

University Prep owns three of those loses, one courtesy of host Coupeville 43-19 Saturday.

Against the Pumas (4-3) of North Seattle, Coupeville excelled at the defensive end, according to coach Jackie Bykonen, where the Wolves “showed much effort.”

Offensively, Bykonen said, the Wolves “moved the ball much bet-

ter and limited turnovers.”Three Coupeville players hit for

double figures with Bessie Walstad leading with 12. Cassidi Rosenk-rance and Katie Smith tossed in 11 apiece. Hailey Hammer added three points, and Lauren Escalle, Taya Boonstra and Bree Messner each chipped in with two.

After traveling south to play King’s in Shoreline in the only league game of the bunch, Coupe-ville’s game went south after the first quarter.

The Knights (3-0, 5-1) held a slim 8-6 lead after the first eight minutes, then blitzed Coupeville 12-0 in the second period to lead 20-6 at the half.

King’s continued to roll through the second half and led 49-15 heading into the final frame.

No Wolf reached double figures with Walstad leading the way with seven points. Shelby Kulz finished with five, Boonstra four, Smith three and Rosenkrance two.

La Conner (5-2) decided the

game early by outscoring Coupe-ville 22-2 in the first quarter.

Bykonen said in the open-ing period La Conner “beat us everywhere -- in boxing out, in defense, in shooting -- and when they missed a shot, they got an offensive rebound. We came out really flat.”

After the first quarter the Wolves gave up only 26 points, but they could not generate any offense, scoring only eight points through the first three periods.

The Braves led 31-5 at the half and 42-8 after three quarters.

Kulz was the only Wolf with more than one basket, netting six points. Amanda Fabrizi, Escalle, Boonstra, Messner and Walstad each had two points, and Hammer had one.

Now the Wolves get a break, not playing again until they meet South Whidbey (3-0, 4-4) in Lang-ley Tuesday, Jan. 3.

It was a long weekend for the Coupeville High School boys bas-ketball team.

Friday, Dec. 16, the Wolves fell 75-10 at King’s in Shoreline, ar-rived home late into the night, ran a youth basketball clinic at 8 a.m. Saturday morning and then lost 49-17 to visiting University Prep of North Seattle in a game that tipped off at noon.

King’s (3-0, 5-1) wasted little time proving why it is one of the state’s perennial hoop powers by going up 32-6 in the opening pe-riod and 50-7 at the half.

Coach Anthony Smith said, “We were never in the game; they are tough.”

Smith said the Knights employed a tough half-court trap and forced numerous Coupeville mistakes.

“We need to cut down on the turnovers,” Smith said. “We are averaging about 30 a game.”

Coupeville limited King’s to 25 second-half points, and Smith was pleased with the effort: “We played a tough man-to-man.”

Offensively, the Wolves con-tinue to struggle. “We are able to get into our offense better,” Smith said, “and are getting pretty good looks, but nothing is falling.”

For the year, the Wolves are shooting under 30 percent from

the field, according to Smith.Coupeville picked up only one

point in the second period, three in the third and none in the fourth.

Nick Streubel scored five points for the Wolves, Gavin O’Keefe had three and Taylor Ebersole two.

Mitch Pelroy missed the game because of illness.

Pelroy returned for Saturday’s matchup with University Prep and led the Wolves with nine points, but again Coupeville found it dif-ficult to convert.

It hung around the first quarter, down 9-3, but was behind 25-11 at the break and 36-15 after the third quarter.

Ebersole added five points, Cason Risner two and Streubel one.

University Prep’s (3-4) 49 points was a season low for a Coupeville opponent, but Smith said his club still needs to improve its defense, noting the total had as much to do with the Pumas’ lack of offensive punch as the Wolves’ defense.

Coupeville (0-3, 0-5) plays Belle-vue Christian (6-1) today, Dec. 21, at home at 7 p.m. in a nonleague game.

PREP ROUNDUP

Cody Fakkema and Hunter Vail won their weight classes and the Oak Harbor High School wrestling team placed second in the prestigious Graham Morin Memorial Tournament at Squalicum High School in Bellingham Saturday, Dec. 17.

Eleven of the Wildcats’ 15 wrestlers earned top five fin-ishes to help Oak Harbor pick up 172.5 points. Snohomish won the 12-team tournament with 225.

Fakkema (126 pounds), ranked sixth in the state, defeated Woodinville’s Zach Garcia 7-2 and Vail (225) stopped Garcia’s teammate, fifth-ranked Jake Hollister, 7-3 for the top spots.

Fourth-ranked Jahleel Vester (120) reached the finals and lost by a fall (2:58) to Ferndale’s ninth-ranked Isaac Robison, finishing sec-ond.

Joshua Crebbin (152), Collin Higingbotham (170)

and Jeremy Alonzo (195) all earned thirds.

Fifth place went to Jeremy Vester (113), Mark Johnston (132), Ryuta Meany (138), Sheyenne Sams (145) and Jackson Constant (285).

Coach Mike Crebbin said, “It was a good tournament…We did lose a few close matches in the semifinals. We will continue our focus to pol-ish our technique and mini-mize mistakes. I am proud of our performance, but I am

more proud of the unsolicited praise from other coaches, the officials and spectators.”

Oak Harbor will take part in the Anacortes Duals today, Dec. 21, at 10 a.m.

Pair lead ‘Cats to 2nd at Morin Tournament

Cody Fakkema, top, works his way to a pin of his Lynnwood opponent Thursday. Saturday he won his class in the Morin Tournament.

Parenthood clinics across Washington state have suf-fered approximately $3.5 million in funding cuts over the last four years and reve-nue is uncertain, Glundberg said.

The additional loss of state and federal funding plus increased eligibility require-ments for family planning programs contributed to the closures. Family plan-ning program restrictions by the federal government in the last few years keep many patients from being seen at the clinics, meaning fewer patients for the clinic, Glundberg said.

Planned Parenthood is boosting their online ser-vices. The purpose of many visits to the clinic is to pick up contraceptives and a lot of that can be done online, Glundberg said. Planned Parenthood is also further developing its telemedicine services.

Planned Parenthood pro-vides services including cancer screenings, birth control, well-woman exams, education programs, sexu-ally transmitted disease prevention and treatment and other family planning services.

There are no abortion

clinics on Whidbey Island but Planned Parenthood does provide abortion referrals. All Oak Harbor patients seeking abortions are referred to the Everett Health Center.

Due to the closure, com-munity health clinics will see an increase in their number of patients, Glundberg said.

“We are investigat-ing the impact of Planned Parenthood’s closing and how that will affect women’s healthcare services here on Whidbey. Since we are still in the exploratory phase, it is too soon to comment,” said Trish Rose, public rela-tions director for Whidbey General Hospital.

No one from the Planned Parenthood clinic could be reached by press time for comment.

Pregnancy Care Clinic, located at 670 SE Midway Blvd. in Oak Harbor and 503 Cascade Ave. in Langley, provides similar services, including pregnancy test-ing, limited ultrasounds, baby food, formula, diapers, clothing and classes. The clinic doesn’t provide abor-tion referrals but does offer post-abortion counseling.

For information call Planned Parenthood at 800-230-7526 or Pregnancy Care Clinic at 675-2096.

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After that, all that remains is to take down overhead util-ity lines. The last property owners are expected to hook up to the new underground

utilities by mid January but it’s unclear when the actual poles will come down.

Cort said it’s a matter of scheduling with the util-ity companies to come out and remove them and that it could be March or later before the work is done.

of police experience. Most recently, he spent three years as the police commander – assistant chief – of the Mill Creek Police Department. Before that, he spent 16 years with Mercer Island police.

He has experience as a public information officer, an emergency vehicle opera-tions instructor and has been an active member of the Washington Association of Sheriff’s and Police Chiefs. He also has a bachelor’s degree in business adminis-tration from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma.

Davenport takes over for Penrod, who first joined the department in 1993 but has led the five-officer depart-ment as chief for the past four years. After a nearly 20-year sentry over Coupeville, Penrod said he’s ready to hang up his badge.

“It’s time for me to go on to do something else,” Penrod said, adding that he wants to spend time with his wife, Josefine, children and grand-children.

He spent his entire civil-ian law enforcement career in Coupeville. Penrod said he enjoyed policing in a small town. It allowed him to fol-low up with people, even if it meant arresting them so they could get the help they need.

Prior to joining the Coupeville Marshal’s Office, he enjoyed a lengthy career in the Navy, where he had a variety of jobs. He served two-and-a-half tours in Vietnam as a door gunner in a helicopter and then spent 16 years as an aviation technician before finishing up his last five years in the military police.

“I really liked security and that is what really sparked my interest in police when I got out of the Navy,” Penrod said, adding he chose to stay on Whidbey Island because he likes the quality of life while still remaining close to

military facilities. “I’ve grown to like the

island and I’ve grown to like the people here,” the North Carolina native said.

The first several years as a deputy marshal for the Coupeville Marshal’s Office were highlighted by numer-ous changes. Five different people served as town mar-shal before Marlborough provided some stability in the office. Penrod took over for Marlborough in 2007 after he left Coupeville for his home town of New Orleans.

“He has just done a great job for the community,” Mayor Nancy Conard said of Penrod’s tenure in the mar-shal’s office.

To find his replacement, the town contracted with Public Safety Testing. After an initial screening, five can-didates were evaluated by a panel made up of police chiefs and law enforcement supervisory personnel.

They included current dep-uty marshal’s Chris Peabody and Hodges Gowdey, Coupeville resident Robert Davenport, Dayton resident Bill Peters and Davenport.

Finalists were then inter-viewed by a team of five, consisting of Conard, three town council members and a person from the community. Davenport was the unani-mous choice of the assessors and the interview team.

Conard said she was pleased to have found a can-didate with the technical skills of police work and dem-onstrated experience super-vising staff and managing a department. She also noted his appreciation for a small community and the impor-tance of building relations with the public.

With Penrod’s last day set for the end of the year, Davenport is expected to begin work the first week of January.

News-Times reporter Justin Burnett contributed to this story.

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The following items were selected from re-ports made to the Oak Harbor Police Depart-ment:

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14At 6:08 p.m., a caller

reported hitting a deer on Highway 20.

At 1:24 p.m., a caller reported someone threatened to bring a gun to the high school.

At noon, a SW Capi-tal Drive resident re-ported the debris from a neighboring home that was being power washed was hitting her house.

At 10:51 p.m., a S. Oak Harbor Street resi-dent inquired whether the neighbors could get a ticket for letting their cat urinate on their deck from the one above.

TUESDAY, DEC. 13At 4:03 p.m., a SE

Barrington Drive resi-dent reported a piece of wood was stolen from the top of her dresser.

At 12:43 p.m., a Boe Road resident reported a squirrel in the yard

was acting strangely.

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By REBECCA OLSONStaff reporter

Linda Dady’s second-grade students nearly bounced out of their seats with excitement just thinking about Christmas but this year, instead of asking for gifts for themselves, they wrote letters to Santa Claus asking for gifts for others.

Research and 20 years of experience have shown Dady, a teacher at Crescent Harbor Elementary School, that students write with enthusiasm when they enjoy the topic so she said writing to Santa is a meaningful learning exercise.

“I enjoy the students’ sense of curiosity and won-derment,” Dady added.

From asking for items for the Help House to requesting world peace, the students opened their hearts to others.

“I want to give a present to my little brother,” Luke McCloskey said. “It’s important because I care about him and he cares about me.”

“I’m asking Santa to give toys for the orphanage because I heard they don’t have very nice toys,” Kiara Lachance said, adding that it’s important “just to be nice to others.”

The students also learned that family is the most important part of the holidays. They illus-trated books to tell the story of a girl who thought she needed presents and snow to have a good Christmas.

“She found out that the most important part of Christmas is being with family,” Dady said.

Whether students enjoy the holidays through building gingerbread houses like Holy Gatica-

Cortes, watching Christmas movies with family like Makayla Guest or singing carols by the Christmas tree like Ashley Dodson, their excitement for the season is unwavering.

Read some of the students’ letters to Santa and see their illustrations below.

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ISLAND LIVINGWhidbey

Audition for the Whidbey Playhouse’s musical revue, WISH UPON A STAR, are Thursday, Jan. 5 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for adult vocal solo-ists; Friday, Jan. 6 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for adult chorus and small ensembles; and Saturday, Jan. 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. for child vocal soloists and children’s chorus. Request an audition form from [email protected] or the Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Har-bor. Call 679-2237.

Garry Oak Gallery fea-tures photographer BILL SCHUMM through December. Call 240-0222 or visit www.garryoakgallery.com.

Oak Harbor artist RANDY EMMONS’ work will be on display at Christopher’s restau-rant in Coupeville through De-cember, as well as at the Penn Cove Gallery. Call 678-0960.

Coupeville Library will hold BIRDS OF WHIDBEY art show through Dec. 31. Craig Johnson shows his avian water-colors. The library is located at 788 NW Alexander St. Call 678-4911.

Brackenwood Gallery will hold its show, SMALL PLEA-SURES, through Saturday, Dec. 31. The gallery is located at 302 First St., Langley. Call 360-221-2978.

Raven Rocks presents “LOVE LETTERS,” oil paint-ings by Marcia Van Doren, through Jan. 2. The gallery is located at the Greenbank Farm. Call 360-222-0102.

Take a BIRDING CRUISE to Protection Island Saturday, Dec. 31 at 1 p.m. at Hudson Point Marina in downtown Port Townsend. Tickets are $55; proceeds go to the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. Make reservations at 360-385-5582, 800-566-3932 or [email protected].

Every Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. enjoy LIVE MUSIC at Taste for Wine at the Bayview Corner. Entertainment is free and all ages are welcome. Call 360-321-0515.

Through Dec. 30, the La Conner Quilt and Textile Mu-seum features QUILTS by Ann Fahl and a collaborative project between Canadian art-ists. The museum is located at 703 Second St., La Conner. Call 360-466-4288 or visit www.laconnerquilts.com.

Students ask Santa to help others

Second-grade students Leylanix Reyes-Colon, Kiara Lachance, Cadynce Sieffert, Luke McCloskey, Samuel Van Dreumel, Kylie Wieldraayer, Jerry Burt and Anthony Garcia get into the holiday spirit.

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Dear Santa,My name is David. I am a student in Oak

Harbor. I play on the swing set. I don’t want anything this year. Instead

buy toys for someone else. Buy them teddy bears and balls. They also might like stuffed monkeys, and Star Wars toys.

How are the elves are they ready for Christmas? I want to know how do you get all the presents delivered one day?

From,David Knippers

Dear Santa,My name is Katie

and I do horse riding in Oak Harbor. I am excited about Jesus’ birth and his death and how he arose on the 3rd day.

Can you deliver something for people around the world? Get ready! I want peace around the world! I wonder how many people are in danger, don’t you? I bet 100,000 people are in danger.

Santa did you and Mrs. Claus have a baby? Can elves get sick in winter? I am leaving cookies for you to eat and a book for you to read to a baby.

Love, Katie Blaine

Dear Santa,My name is Sam and I’m a sec-

ond grade student in Oak Harbor. This year I’m excited about going to California for Christmas.

Santa take the money you will use for me and give it to other people because they need more than I do. Please give especially to the poor, orphans, community, and Help House. Santa can you get other people more things? I have enough stuff, and they need more things than I do.

How are the reindeer doing? Do you ride in the same sleigh every year? I might leave some yummy cookies but it’s a surprise. I also might leave some carrots for your reindeer. I hope this year is your best Christmas.

Sincerely,Samuel Van Dreumel

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Dear Santa,Hi my name is Makayla. I am 7 years old. I do hard

work at school. Washington is where I live the city of Oak Harbor. I am excited for Christmas and the rein-deer. I will enjoy all of it.

Can you get something for the homeless please. Will you please get something not for me. I am too spoiled right now. You should get something for the families that are homeless because I don’t need those things they need more than me now.

Hey, Santa how are you tonight? How are your elves doing? Do they help you deliver at each house? Guess what I’m leaving you? I am leaving you some fudge cookies! Boy you will be full! How is Rudolph doing? Have a nice and safe journey.

Love,Makayla Guest

Art by Luke McCloskey.

Art by Kylie Wieldraayer.

Art by Cadynce Sieffert.

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TEENS WRITE AWAY AT OAK HARBOR LIBRARYJoin other teens in a fun,

relaxed environment to practice writing Dec. 21 at 3 p.m. at the Oak Harbor Li-brary. The library is located at 1000 SE Regatta Dr. Call 675-5115.

MERCHANTS SIGN UP SANTA

Harborside Mercants on the newly madeover Pioneer Way in downtown Oak Harbor welcome families to come see Santa on a fire truck. Santa will be available Dec. 22, 4 to 7 p.m. and Dec. 23, 4 to 7 p.m.

HOLIDAY CHANGES GARBAGE DAY

Oak Harbor city offices will be closed Dec. 26 for the Christmas holiday. Garbage and recyclables usually col-lected on Dec. 26 will instead be collected on Dec. 27.

CELEBRATE TRADITIONS WITH MUSIC

Learn about holiday tradi-tions around the world in a musical celebration of the season with Nancy Stewart. Head to the Oak Harbor Li-brary Dec. 28 at 11 a.m. for “A Season for Singing.” The library is located at 1000 SE Regatta Dr. Call 675-5115.

TEENS CELEBRATE NEW YEAR’S

Teens celebrate year’s end at the Oak Harbor Li-brary Dec. 28 at 2 p.m. The library is located at 1000 SE Regatta Dr. Call 675-5115.

MAKE A LEGO MOVIE

Celebrate winter break with Lukas Allenbaugh in

Winter Extravaganza: Lego Animation Workshop at the Oak Harbor Library. Use stop-motion animation with Lego materials to create your own movie. Space is limited so register in ad-vance at www.sno-isle.org. Call 675-5115.

TREES CHIPPED FOR HUMANITY

Habitat for Humanity of Island County and Pioneer Tree and Landscape Inc. are partnering to offer the community an option for disposing of Christmas trees. On Dec. 30, 9 a.m. to noon, Pioneer Tree and Landscaping will be at the chamber lot, next to North Whidbey Middle School, ac-cepting Christmas trees for chipping. Trees must be free of lights, ornaments, and tinsel, as these items will break the chipper. No flock trees will be accepted. A minimum donation of $10 is suggested.

All proceeds will benefit Habitat for Humanity of Is-land County.

ELKS ROCK OUT NEW YEAR’S EVE

The Oak Harbor Elks Lodge will host the Don Richards Band on New Year’s Eve. They will be playing classic rock along with other music The Dec. 31 event will start at 8:30 p.m. and continue to 1 a.m. Heavy hors’ doeurves will be served followed by breakfast around 1230 a.m. Party favors will be sup-plied.

This is a membership drive and will be open to the public. Advance tickets costing $30 are necessary. Call 675- 7111 or 675-1321 for information or advance tickets.

HOW TO LIVE WITH YOUR LOSS

“Living with Loss” be-reavement classes are being offered in January, February and March at Whidbey Gen-eral Hospital, with the first starting Jan. 3 in Conference Room B. There is no cost

for this seminar. To register call Dave Bieniek at 678-7656, ext. 8245.”We are not alone in our grief. For many of us it is strengthening and comforting to gather with others who know the depth of grief,” he said.

LIONS SCREEN KIDS FOR VISION, HEARINGThe Oak Harbor Lions

Club will sponsor a vision and hearing health screen-ing for 2,600 school age children within the Oak Harbor School District next month.

On Jan. 3, 4 and 5, grades kindergarten through third and fifth will receive a vi-sion and hearing screening with results forwarded to parents.

The Lions Clubs Health Screening Mobile Unit will be present for the 4-day event.

For information contact Lion Sharon Ryan, 279-2802.

PLAYHOUSE HOLDS AUDITIONS

Audition for Whidbey

Playhouse’s “Wish Upon a Star,” a musical revue for all ages. Singers interested in auditioning should come prepared to sing a Disney family song.

Auditions are open to vocal soloists, duets, trios and small choral ensembles of four or more. Audi-tions will be Jan. 5 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for adult vocal soloists; Friday, Jan. 6 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for adult chorus and small en-sembles; and Saturday, Jan. 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. for child vocal soloists and children’s chorus.

Call 679-2237.

CHILDBIRTH ED CLASS OFFERED

Learn about pregnancy, childbirth and beyond. The cost is $80; medical cou-pons accepted.

Class is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 7 in the Whidbey General Hospital confer-ence room.

Registration required: call 678-7656 ext. 4005 or 321-7656 ext. 4005.


Library celebrates musical traditions: “A Season for Singing” will be presented by Nancy Stewart Wednesday, Dec. 28, 11 a.m. at the Oak Harbor Library. See Activites listing for more informationACTIVITIES

Whidbey

Tyler Collins and Chris Cloo of Boy Scouts of America Troop 4059 hold up a wreath that was presented to the Oak Harbor City Council and Mayor Jim Slowik earlier this month. According to Brian Jones, committee chair for the troop, the troop has been making wreaths for over 55 years and has presented one to the city annually for more than 25 years. Wreath making serves as the group’s primary fundraiser and over 200 were made this year. Also present were Lucas Nickelson, Michael Lym, Brett Nielsen, William Nickelson, Matthew Hallahan, Ryan Hughes, Cameron Radka, Austin Hauter and Scoutmaster Dan Haigh. Troop 4059 is over 75 years old, making it the oldest on Whidbey Island.

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Dispose of your Christmas tree and help a good cause after all the gifts are unwrapped and the holiday season comes to an end. Two local groups are sponsoring tree disposal events.

Boy Scout Troop 4053, sponsored by the Central Whidbey Lions Club, will pick up Christmas trees for recycling Sunday, Jan. 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as a donation fundraiser. The collection area encom-passes Dugualla Bay Road south to Greenbank. You need not be present for tree pickup. For arrange-ments call Kathy at 678-3263 and leave a message with your name, address and phone number, no later than Jan. 5 at 6 p.m. No flocked trees or trees with tinsel can be accept-ed. Make checks payable to BSA Troop 4053. BSA

Troop 4053 wishes every-one a merry Christmas.

Habitat for Humanity of Island County and Pioneer Tree and Landscape Inc. are partnering to offer the community an option for disposing of Christmas trees. On Friday, Dec. 30, 9 a.m. to noon, Pioneer Tree and Landscaping will be at the chamber lot, next to North Whidbey Middle School, accepting Christmas trees for chip-ping.

Trees must be free of lights, ornaments, and tin-sel, as these items will break the chipper. No flock trees will be accept-ed. A minimum dona-tion of $10 is suggested. All proceeds will benefit Habitat for Humanity of Island County.

Tree disposal helps Whidbey Boy Scouts, Habitat for Humanity

Christmas party for youngsters

Whidbey Presbyterian Church invites middle school and high school youth to a Christmas party Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 5:45 p.m. at the church. Call Bethany Popkes, youth director, at 679-3579.

Whidbey Presbyterian will conduct two candlelight ser-vices Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24. The family service will be held at 5:30 p.m. and the traditional service at 9 p.m. The church is located at 1148 SE 8th Avenue, Oak Harbor. For more informa-tion, call the church office, 679-3579.

Concordia’s plans set for Christmas

Concordia Lutheran Church (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod), 590 N. Oak Harbor Street, Oak Harbor, announces the following holi-day worship schedule:

Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24, there will be two services, a 7 p.m. candlelight service and carol sing with choir; and at 10:30 p.m., the late worship service.

Christmas Day, Sunday, Dec. 25, the worship celebra-tion service with choir is at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 31,

New Year’s Eve Service will also begin at 7 p.m.

For information call the church office, 675-2548.

Methodist choir’s Christmas Cantata

The Coupeville United Methodist Church offers two services on Christmas Eve. At 5:30 p.m. families with young children are the focus of the

“Come to the Manger” ser-vice. A celebration of songs concludes with the church being entirely lit by candles during the traditional candle-light service which starts at 7 p.m.

Christmas Day service will be held Sunday, Dec. 25 at 11 a.m. All services will be held at the church located on the corner of North Main and Sixth Avenue. Daycare is pro-vided, and hearing enhance-ment equipment is available. Call 678-4256.

Oak Harbor Lutheran services

Oak Harbor Lutheran Church will host Christmas worship services on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. On Dec. 24, family wor-ship will be held at 4 p.m. and features the Sunday school Christmas program. Traditional Christmas Eve services are at 7 and 10 p.m. with special music from the Senior Choir.

Christmas Day worship on Sunday, Dec. 25, is at 10:30 a.m. All services celebrate Holy Communion. Nursery care is provided at the 4 and 7 p.m. services Christmas Eve. Oak Harbor Lutheran is located at 1253 NW 2nd Ave., across the street from the football stadium. Contact the church office, 679-1561.

Family Bible offers cantatas

The title of this year’s Christmas Cantata at Oak Harbor’s Family Bible Church is “Searching for the King.” Christmas is on Sunday this year so they will be having regular services on

Christmas but there will not be a regular Christmas Eve service. Instead, a Christmas Cantata will be presented by the choir on Friday, Dec. 23, and Saturday, Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. and will include the Christmas Cantata, Christmas carols and a short message about the birth of Christ.

Pageant plus Holy Eucharist

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church on Regatta Drive in Oak Harbor plans a Christmas Eve service Saturday, Dec. 24 at 3 p.m., featuring a Christmas pageant and Holy Eucharist with Bishop Sandy Hampton presiding.

Change in service time beings Sunday, Jan. 1, with church at 10 a.m.

Unitarians have Christmas plans

Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 20103 Highway 525, Freeland, will hold a ser-vice Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, at 4 p.m. Service will include carols, stories and reflections.Light candles while singing “Silent Night.” All are wel-come. There will not be any children’s religious education or child care.

Dec. 25 at 10 a.m., an infor-mal service will feature sharing of Christmas memories and songs followed by a potluck lunch. Turkey and potatoes will be provided. Please bring bread, a salad or side dish, or dessert to share There will be no children’s religious educa-tion or child care. Children are welcome to bring a toy if that makes it easier for parents. For information call 360-321-8656.

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The Oak Harbor Yacht Club’s retiring Commodore Jim Byrne installed new offi-cers and presented awards at the Commodore’s Ball.

Those elected to the OHYC 2012 bridge were Commodore Steppe Williford, Vice Commodore Robert Greathead, Rear Commodore Dennis Carter, Secretary Patty McKinnon and Treasurer Paige Stanley.

Also elected to the board in November were trust-ees JJ Jones and George Smith, joining trustees Avis Berney, Bob Nelson, Lori Rhodenbaugh and Steve Williams who are serving multi-year terms.

Byrne, commodore for 2011, will serve on the board as the past commodore.

Byrne presented year-end awards, including First Rate Mate Award to Melinda

White, Non-Boaters Award to Sue Karahalios, Saltchuck Award to Gary Jandzinski, Long Distance Cruising Award (sail) to Peyton Perkins, On-Deck Award to Tom Hawkins, Reke Zylstra Trophy to John Hudson and the Commodore’s Trophy to Avis Berney.

For more information, call 675-1314.

Yacht Club installs new officers, presents awards

New bridge officers were sworn into the Oak Harbor Yacht Club, including George Smith, JJ Jones, Paige Stanley, Patty McKinnon, Dennis Carter, Bob Greathead and Steppe Williford.

The Whidbey Island Almanac, published annually by the Whidbey News-Times and South Whidbey Record, will be distributed next year.

To have your club or orga-nization listed, email your meeting dates and contact information to [email protected]. If you are satisfied with your listing in the 2011 Almanac, no action is required.

The Almanac is a compila-tion of information useful to newcomers and island resi-dents. For advertising infor-mation contact Advertising Manager Le Anne Mozes at [email protected].

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Over the past several years, staff and teachers at Coupeville Elementary School have been working with students to succeed in standardized tests.

Their efforts were rec-ognized during last week’s school board meeting. Jerry Jenkins, superintendent of Educational Service District 189, was on hand to recog-nize Coupeville Elementary School as a “School of Distinction.”

Jenkins said Coupeville Elementary School was rec-ognized because it has met Adequate Yearly Progress standards the past five years and its math and reading scores have improved to the point where they are in the top 5 percent of schools in the state.

According to informa-tion from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, 84.4 percent of third-graders, 80.8 percent of fourth-graders and 76.8 per-cent of fifth-graders passed the reading assessment of the Measurement of Student Progress in the 2010-2011 school year.

In math, 64.1 percent of third-graders, 60.3 percent of fourth-graders and 68.1 per-cent of fifth-graders passed the assessment.

“It comes about through a lot of hard work,” Jenkins said of the recognition. He commended the staff’s openness to examine their practices, community sup-port and the improvement of instruction as factors leading to the elementary school’s sustained high scores in the math and reading assess-

ments. Coupeville Elementary

School was one of 99 schools in the state to receive the honor. Of those schools, 21 fall within the boundaries of

the Northwest Educational Service District 189, which serves school districts in Island, Skagit, Snohomish, Whatcom and San Juan coun-ties.

Coupeville Elementary earns distinction

Coupeville Elementary School Principal David Ebersole shakes hands with Jerry Jenkins, superintendent of ESD 189, while holding a “School of Distinction” certificate the school earned for its continued improvement in assessments.

Coupeville Elementary School staff show off a banner naming the school at a “School of Distinction.”

Nunu Marie Blankinship-Sirikwa, 6 pounds, 8 ounces, was born Dec. 1, 2011. She is the daughter of Stanley Sirikwa and Rebecca Blankinship of Clinton.

Dahlia Adilene Mendez Carrillo, 7 pounds, 2 ounce, was born Dec. 6, 2011. She is the daughter of Jose Mendez Acosta and Palmira Carrillo Barajas.

Brynn Ann Krepel, 7 pounds, 4 ounces, was born Dec. 8, 2011. She is the daughter of Dirk Krepel and Megan Hill of Hanford, Calif.

Maison Carroll Sovine, 6 pounds, 11 ounces, was born Dec. 10, 2011. He is the son of David and Whitney Sovine of Oak Harbor.

Jacy Lynn Hall, 8 pounds, 6 ounces, was born Dec. 12, 2011. She is the daughter of Jacob and Tracy Hall of Oak Harbor.

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Mark Saturday, Feb. 4, on your calendar for Sound Waters.

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WSU Island County Beach Watchers present Sound Waters which features more than 60 sessions. Registration opens in early January. For more information and to join the mailing list, go to www.beachwatchers.net/soundwaters.

Learn about pregnancy, childbirth and beyond. The cost is $80; medical coupons accepted. Class is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 7 in the Whidbey General Hospital conference room. Registration required: call 678-7656 ext. 4005 or 321-7656 ext. 4005.

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I hate to be compared to the Grinch, but I share his sentiments about all the com-motion generated around the holidays. I don’t spend much time shopping. I cringe when I hear the latest celebrity singing “Santa got run over by a reindeer.” I’m easily overwhelmed so tend to stay away from the malls and crowded department stores. Just the pile of ads in the local newspaper seems a bit much.

I read the articles about how to shop wisely so you don’t max out your credit card and end up paying off debt for the rest of the year. Or how to avoid cyber crime while you shop online. I spent Thanksgiving with my family and was shocked to see the TV anchorman interviewing people who spent the holiday camping out by the big box stores in the hopes of getting

a cheap TV. I’ve read that Americans generate 25 per-cent more garbage between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. Is that what Christmas is all about?

Unlike the Grinch, there’s a lot I enjoy about the holiday season. Walking home after dark the neighborhood is enchanting with colored lights and sparkling trees. Friends and I go caroling and then return to the fire for hot cocoa and cookies. I walk downtown visiting local shops finding just the right gifts while greeting old friends. A slower paced, local holiday satisfies my sentimental ten-dencies. I watch old Jimmy Stewart and Bing Crosby movies and reminisce about my holidays as a child.

Growing up in North Carolina, my extended family would gather at my great-grandmother’s house on

Christmas Eve. The heart of it was a cabin built during the Revolutionary War. Since then it has been added on to in every direction. Small tables were set in every room with a red table cloth and a sprig of holly. The children sat in the wide front hall around a sheet of plywood. The buffet line started in the dining room, moved through the kitchen and into the hall where we helped ourselves to all the traditional favorites. A large pottery bowl of my grandmother’s drinking custard was surrounded by small squares of pound cake for dessert.

After dinner we chil-dren would approach the “Choosing Tree,” a dead branch mounted over my great-grandfather’s roll top desk. There were used books, patchwork purses, polished rock jewelry, jars of jam, candles and other home-made goodies hung from the branches or sitting on the desk. It was always fun to stand among my cousins and examine each one before making a choice. My great-grandmother sat by the fire and opened a few presents. Then the aunts and uncles exchanged gifts. Soon it was time for the drive home. Staring out the window into the night sky I kept an eye

out for Santa’s sleigh.That’s the kind of

Christmas I try to recreate for myself and my loved ones each year. Though we no lon-ger meet at the family home-stead, we still enjoy a home-grown holiday. We make gifts and decorations, light can-dles and cook together. We go out for walks and return to warm ourselves by the fire. The focus is on family and friends coming together, bringing a warm glow to the darkest time of the year. And after the dishes are washed and the children are in bed, I still look up at the night sky in wonder. Even the Grinch can appreciate that.

Think about what is most precious to you this holiday season. What traditions would you like to keep? Make sure those meaningful moments don’t get lost in all the commotion. And if you need help weeding the rest out, call the Grinch.

Maribeth Crandell is the city of Oak Harbor’s

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The Grinch was right about Christmas excess

The Greenbank Farm Agriculture Training Center is seeking students for the 2012 growing season.

The publicly owned farm offers a residential program with housing. During the

course of the season, stu-dents will learn the technical and business skills to oper-ate a sustainable, small-scale, organic farm. Students will manage seven acres of land and attend classes and dem-onstrations on such topics as organic crop production, soil science and business man-agement.

“We have begun accepting students on a monthly basis for next year’s program. So I would encourage interested participants to submit their application as soon as possi-ble,” said instructor and farm manager, Sebastian Aguilar.

The residential and aca-demic program begins in March. Applications are avail-able online at www.green-bankfarm.com, or by calling 360-222-3171. Space is lim-ited to nine students for 2012. Scholarships to assist needy students are available.

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7 0 2 3 . 9 3 0 2 5 G r a n t o r s : Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. Wells Fargo Bank, NA Grantee: Shilo C. Berg and Kevin M. Berg, wife and husband Ref to DOT Audi- tor File No.: 4267819 Tax Parcel ID No.: 664668 Ab- breviated Legal: LOT 2, SP 46-90, VOL. 2, PAGE 330 Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. I. On January 20, 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 public 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 2 of Is- land County Short Plat No. 046-90. R23113-312-3540 as approved November 15, 1991, and recorded Decem- ber 20, 1991, in Volume 2 of Short Plats, Page 330, under Auditor’s Fi le No. 91019570, Records of Is-

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land County, Washington; being a portion of Lot 26, Block 1, Camano Sunrise Division No. 1, according to the Plat thereof recorded in Volume 3 of Surveys, Page 9 0 , A u d i t o r ’s F i l e N o . 300279, Records of Island County, Washington. Com- monly known as: 965 Law- son Road Camano Island, WA 98282 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 01/21/10, recorded on 01/27/10, under Audi- tor ’s F i le No. 4267819, records of Island County, Washington, from Shilo C. Berg and Kevin M. Berg, wife and husband, as Gran- tor, to Northwest Trustee Services, LLC, as Trustee, to secure an obligation “Ob- ligation” in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Benefi- ciary. *The Tax Parcel ID number and Abbreviated Legal Description are provided solely to comply with the recording statutes and are not intended to supple- ment, amend or supersede the Property’s full legal description 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 reason of the Grantor’s or Bor- rower’s default on the Obli- gation. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other defaults: Amount due to rein- state by 10/18/2011 Month- ly Payments $21,676.43 L a t e C h a r g e s $ 9 3 4 . 3 4 Lender ’s Fees & Cos ts $40 .00 Tota l Ar rearage $22,650.77 Trustee’s Ex- penses (Itemization) Trus- tee’s Fee $725.00 Title Re- port $1,054.39 Statutory Mailings $9.56 Recording Cos ts $14 .00 Pos t ings $70.00 Sale Costs $54.35 Total Costs $1,927.30 Total Amount Due: $24,578.07 Other known defaults as follows: IV. The sum owing on the Obligation is: Princi- pal Balance of $308,646.42, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument evidencing t h e O b l i g a t i o n f r o m 11/01/10, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are provided by statute. 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 repre- sentation or warranty, ex- press or implied regarding title, possession, encum- brances or condition of the Property on January 20, 2012. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by 01/09/12 (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 business on 01/09/12 (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- minated any t ime a f te r 01/09/12 (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 advances, if any made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust. VI. A written notice of de-

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fault was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME AND ADDRESS Shilo C. Berg 965 Lawson Road Camano Island, WA 98282 Kevin M. Berg 965 Lawson Road Camano Island, WA 98282 by both first class and either certified mail, return receipt requested on 03/11/11, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on 03/11/11 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 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, will 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. 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 wa iver 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 property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including 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 purchaser shall provide a tenant 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: 10/18/2011 North- west Trustee Services, Inc., Trustee Authorized Signa- ture P.O. BOX 997 Bellevue, WA 98009-0997 Contact: V o n n i e M c E l l i g o t t ( 4 2 5 ) 5 8 6 - 1 9 0 0 ( T S # 7023.93025) 1002.187810- FEILEGAL NO. 346680Published: Whidbey News- T imes , Sou th Wh idbey Reco rd . December 21 , 2011, January 11, 2012

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Many Islanders like to learn about the business community here on Whidbey, and newcomers to the north end use the business profi les to make decisions about where they’ll shop or obtain services. In these challenging economic times, it makes sense to do business with your neighbors, and contribute to the local economy and community.

Advertisers oft en ask: How do I get a story written about my business? With Th e Whidbey News-Times, there are options, one being our Business Profi le section that runs cyclically throughout the year.

Advertisers tell us that the business profi les are a great way to kick off the opening of a business, let folks know about a change of ownership or location, send a message about their mission, or to remind readers what services they off er.

Th e best part about participating in this program is that the cost is minimal and the results are great. Advertisers work closely with their Marketing Representative to fi nalize their stories, making sure everything in the profi le is correct. Your Rep will take your photo, or use one you provide, and work with you to craft a message that suits your business. We guarantee prominent placement of your story, photo and ad on a full color page of the paper.

Another element that makes advertising in the business profi le so worthwhile is that there is no competition. You’ll never fi nd two realtors, construction contractors or retail stores in the same run of the business profi le, because the fi rst advertiser in the door in any given industry wins that spot for the duration of the profi le cycle.

“Th e Business Profi le has proven to be very eff ective for our advertisers,” Ad Manager Terri Tinker said. “It works. When reading the stories, people really learn how a business “ticks,” which helps them make the best buying decisions. It’s not unusual for people to mention reading a profi le story months aft er it’s appeared in the paper.”

“I’ve been in the Business Profi le since the beginning and I will probably always be in it. I’ve had more comments about my ad & feature stories from this section than anything else I’ve done in the Whidbey News-Times,” said Gloria Carothers of Th e Jewelry Gallery.

Business profi les run one Wednesday each month in Th e Whidbey News-Times, and include each participant’s full color ad, story about the business being profi led that month, and a photo.

To advertise in the Business Profi le, call your Marketing representative at Th e Whidbey News-Times, 360-675-6611 or email: [email protected].

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