by SCOTT RASMUSSEN and COLLEEN SMITH ARMSTRONG Staff report CRC amendments pass First three. Then six. Now, back to three again. With a mighty push from the smallest of the three largest islands, San Juan County voters stripped away key components of the Home Rule Charter and reassembled the legislative and executive branches of county government in a manner much like they used to be. Proposition 1, which reduces the county legislative body from a six-person council down to three full-time elected officials, and which reestablishes county wide elec- tions for those offices, drew 55 percent of ballots cast in the Nov. 6 election, a total of 5,397 votes, all precincts combined, as of Friday. An estimated 150 ballots cast in the Nov. 6 election have yet to be counted, according to county elections. The three-person council will take the helm of county government in mid-May, following a county-wide election April 23. It will replace a six-person council with three newly elected office-holders – Bob Jarman, Marc Forlenza and Rick Hughes – all of whom will be sworn into office in Jan. 1. For more information about how the upcom- ing elections will work, see auditor Milene Henley’s guest column on page 6. Last week, the Citizen’s Salary Commission approved the new salary for the three mem- ber council. Each commissioner will be paid $74,930 per year, plus a benefits similar to the package for present council members. Nowhere was Prop. 1 embraced more enthusiastically than on Lopez Island, where the amendment sailed by in greater than landslide-like proportions: 84 percent. Voters on San Juan, where Prop.1 narrowly passed, and voters on Orcas, where it failed by a narrow margin, essentially canceled each other out. That Lopez would side heavily with Prop. 1 was anticipated, CRC Chairman Gordy Petersen said. “We were predicting around 80 percent,” Petersen said of pre-election calculations by Prop. 1 supporters. “Our sense was that people on Lopez didn’t think they felt they were well represented with just one out of six (council members). They may not have as many voters, but the power they have is when they vote as a bloc.” Meanwhile, voters also approved the CRC-endorsed Prop. 2, by 54 percent coun- ty-wide, putting management of day-to-day county operations back into the hands of the legislative branch and creating a position of county manager to carry out the council’s directives. Lopez voters also backed Prop. 2 by a margin of 84 percent. Prop. 2 ends a six-year experiment in separating the powers of the legislative and execu- tive branches of govern- ment, ushered in under the charter. The charter called for the council to hire an administrator, a position formerly held by Pete Rose, with sole authority over day-to-day operations and responsibility for crafting the county’s annual budget. That responsibility will now reside with the auditor. The provisions of Prop. 2 go into effect following certification of the Nov. 6 election results, slated for Nov. 27. Gaylord said the duties of the manager and that position’s relationship to the council should be established by the existing six- person council sooner rather than later. “The council has a real opportunity to show some leadership in defining the relationship between the council and the county manager,” he said. “And I hope that they do.” While Prop. 1 and Prop. 2 will eliminate several key elements of the charter, others remain unaltered, including the process of initiative and referendum, the citizens sala- ry commission, appeals of hearing examin- er decision still go directly to superior court, and county elected positions will remain non-partisan. In addition, with voter-approval of Prop.3 (85 percent), the county council and its sub-committees must adhere to the state Opening Public Meetings Act. Hughes wins council race Rick Hughes has beat Scott Lancaster in the race for county council seat Orcas West. Hughes had 69 percent of the vote while Lancaster came in with 31 percent. “I am very excited and thrilled and honored to have that much support,” Hughes said. “Scott is a good guy and we ran a good campaign.” Jan. 9 is his first day. Hughes says he plans to run again during the county-wide election for the council. Hughes and his wife Marlace manage Ray’s Pharmacy. He also runs a property management group; serves as treasurer of the Orcas Island Farmers’ Market Association, is a board mem- ber of Eastsound Planning and Review Committee; volunteers as little league coach; and serves as the PTSA co- president. Prior to moving to Orcas, Hughes was an executive with ESPN. His family has been on Orcas since 1944 and Marlace is a fourth generation Orcas Island resident. School bond, levy pass Voters have passed the $11.9 million Orcas Island School bond measure. The measure was approved by 64 percent and rejected by 36 percent of Orcas voters. “I am so grateful to all the hardwork- ing people who helped with the bond and levy campaign,” said Janet Brownell, school board member and Orcas Island Education Foundation president. “Most of all I am thankful to the Orcas voters. I want to personally thank them for their votes. It was a vote for our island children. A vote, that given this economy, is personal – and hard to make. Thank you for looking to the future.” The bond is for 20 years. The terms are 26 cents per $1,000. The money will be used for building renovations. 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by SCOTT RASMUSSENand COLLEEN SMITH ARMSTRONG
Sta� report
CRC amendments passFirst three. Then six. Now, back to three
again. With a mighty push from the smallest of
the three largest islands, San Juan County voters stripped away key components of the Home Rule Charter and reassembled the legislative and executive branches of county government in a manner much like they used to be.
Proposition 1, which reduces the county legislative body from a six-person council down to three full-time elected officials, and which reestablishes county wide elec-tions for those offices, drew 55 percent of ballots cast in the Nov. 6 election, a total of 5,397 votes, all precincts combined, as of Friday. An estimated 150 ballots cast in the Nov. 6 election have yet to be counted, according to county elections.
The three-person council will take the helm of county government in mid-May, following a county-wide election April 23. It will replace a six-person council with three newly elected office-holders – Bob Jarman, Marc Forlenza and Rick Hughes – all of whom will be sworn into office in Jan. 1. For more information about how the upcom-ing elections will work, see auditor Milene Henley’s guest column on page 6.
Last week, the Citizen’s Salary Commission approved the new salary for the three mem-ber council. Each commissioner will be paid $74,930 per year, plus a benefits similar to the package for present council members.
Nowhere was Prop. 1 embraced more enthusiastically than on Lopez Island, where the amendment sailed by in greater than landslide-like proportions: 84 percent. Voters on San Juan, where Prop.1 narrowly passed, and voters on Orcas, where it failed by a narrow margin, essentially canceled each other out.
That Lopez would side heavily with Prop. 1 was anticipated, CRC Chairman Gordy Petersen said.
“We were predicting around 80 percent,” Petersen said of pre-election calculations by Prop. 1 supporters. “Our sense was that people on Lopez didn’t think they felt they
were well represented with just one out of six (council members). They may not have as many voters, but the power they have is when they vote as a bloc.”
Meanwhile, voters also approved the CRC-endorsed Prop. 2, by 54 percent coun-ty-wide, putting management of day-to-day county operations back into the hands of the legislative branch and creating a position of county manager to carry out the council’s directives. Lopez voters also backed Prop. 2 by a margin of 84 percent.
Prop. 2 ends a six-year experiment in separating the powers of the legislative and execu-tive branches of govern-ment, ushered in under the charter. The charter called for the council to hire an administrator, a position formerly held by Pete Rose, with sole authority over day-to-day operations and responsibility for crafting the county’s annual budget. That responsibility will now reside with the auditor.
The provisions of Prop. 2 go into effect following certification of the Nov. 6 election results, slated for Nov. 27. Gaylord said the duties of the manager and that position’s relationship to the council should be established by the existing six-person council sooner rather than later.
“The council has a real opportunity to show some leadership in defining the relationship between the council and the county manager,” he said. “And I hope that they do.”
While Prop. 1 and Prop. 2 will eliminate several key elements of the charter, others remain unaltered, including the process of initiative and referendum, the citizens sala-ry commission, appeals of hearing examin-
er decision still go directly to superior court, and county elected positions will remain non-partisan.
In addition, with voter-approval of Prop.3 (85 percent), the county council and its sub-committees must adhere to the state Opening Public Meetings Act.
Hughes wins council race Rick Hughes has beat Scott Lancaster
in the race for county council seat Orcas West. Hughes had 69 percent of the vote
while Lancaster came in with 31 percent.
“I am very excited and thrilled and honored to have that much support,” Hughes said. “Scott is a good guy and we ran a good campaign.”
Jan. 9 is his first day. Hughes says he plans to run again during the county-wide election for the council.
Hughes and his wife Marlace manage Ray’s Pharmacy. He also runs a property management group; serves as treasurer of the Orcas Island Farmers’ Market Association, is a board mem-ber of Eastsound Planning
and Review Committee; volunteers as little league coach; and serves as the PTSA co-president.
Prior to moving to Orcas, Hughes was an executive with ESPN. His family has been on Orcas since 1944 and Marlace is a fourth generation Orcas Island resident.
School bond, levy passVoters have passed the $11.9 million
Orcas Island School bond measure.
The measure was approved by 64 percent and rejected by 36 percent of Orcas voters.
“I am so grateful to all the hardwork-ing people who helped with the bond and levy campaign,” said Janet Brownell, school board member and Orcas Island Education Foundation president. “Most of all I am thankful to the Orcas voters. I want to personally thank them for their votes. It was a vote for our island children. A vote, that given this economy, is personal – and hard to make. Thank you for looking to the future.”
The bond is for 20 years. The terms are 26 cents per $1,000. The money will be used for building renovations.
The architectural firm Mahlum has
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I’m excited to announce that this winter there will be a choir for middle and high schoolers!
Directed by Pamela Wright, the choir will be co-ed and will sing a mixture of a cap-pella, modern, and traditional music. We hope to participate in the school’s concerts, and host our own concert at the end of the season.
The choir will go from Nov. 14 to March 1. This is approximately 35 practice days. We will practice in the school’s band room after school: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 3:05 to 3:55 p.m.
The cumulative price for all 15 students is $1,200. I am fundraising, but this is still a lot of money. Some students can’t afford to pay anything. If you would like to make a donation, or sponsor one student, it would be greatly appreciated.
All money is handled by The Funhouse Commons, donations may be sent there: 30 Pea Patch Lane, Eastsound Wash., 98245.
Designate “For Middle/High School Choir” in the memo line of any check.
For additional information, please con-tact me at 317-8252 or [email protected].
Orcas High School senior launches choir project
Denise Thomasin photoOrcas High School senior Jules Mann.
by ORCAS FOOD BANK BOARD AND VOLUNTEERSOur sincere thanks to all
who have given and con-tinue to give to the current Orcas Island Food Bank drive.
This drive, that extends to the end of the year, enables us to meet our budget and prepares us for the coming Thanksgiving and holiday seasons when the amount of fellow islanders needing assistance from the food bank nearly doubles.
We are community grown and supported. Your dollars supply supple-mental groceries for those who are facing impossible choices between rent, utility bills, childcare, transporta-tion, medications and food. Besides a generous amount of cash donations, several island businesses and indi-viduals are holding special events.
• The Islands’ Sounder is donating $5 to the food bank for each new sub-scription and $8 for every two-year subscription.
• The employees of Islanders Bank are collect-ing food and cash dona-tions for the food bank through the end of the year. They are hoping to surpass last years’ donations total-ing $515.
• Goldeneye Farm held an apple pressing event that contributed 40 gallons of fresh cider to the food bank.
• Doe Bay Cafe is donat-ing $1 to the food bank for every pizza sold during its Open Mic and Pizza Night every Thursday through November.
How to help• Write a check payable
to the Orcas Island Food Bank for any amount, big or small, and mail it back
to P.O. Box 424, Eastsound 98245. Just $50 helps sup-port a family of four for two weeks.
• Arrange with your bank to make an automatic monthly or quarterly trans-fer of any given amount to the Orcas Island Food Bank.
• Bring non-perishables to our drop-off sites: the Food Bank building at 116 Madrona Street, the Senior Center, Key Bank; and Post Offices in Eastsound, Deer Harbor and Orcas. See a description of acceptable items on our website at www.orcasislandfoodbank.org
• Hold a food drive or fundraising benefit at your business or event.
You are our most valuable asset, and we are grateful to have such a caring com-munity helping to mitigate hunger on Orcas.
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A day to shop at stores owned by our friends and neighbors and a day to do our part for the businesses that do so much for us. On Saturday, November 24, let’s get out and Shop Small.®
The community is invited by the Oddfellows to its annual Thanksgiving din-ner to be held on Nov. 22 at 4:30 p.m. at the Oddfellows Hall in Eastsound.
The Oddfellows will supply the turkeys and tableware. Everyone else should bring a beverage of their choice and a dish to share from the list below, according to last name.
A - M Your favorite side dish (mashed potatoes, yams, veggies, etc.)
N - R Salad, bread or rollsS - Z DessertFeel free to bring your famous specialty
dish instead of the suggested one above, if you like. For more details, call Bill at 376-8857
Thanksgiving meal at Odds
Meredith Griffith photoA previous community Thanksgiving meal.
by CALI BAGBYSta� reporter
Laminated root rot and Douglas fir trees are both native to the Pacific Northwest. An increasing infection of the rot in these towering green giants in areas where human traffic is high has caused alarm for the park service. The solu-tion is tree removal.
“We’ve got over 5,000 acres of forest. This [tree removal] is a small per-centage of the park around high-use areas so that we are able to keep it open for visitors in a safe man-ner,” said Park Manager Jim Schuh. “Stuff like that has to happen, otherwise we’d have to shut down – com-pletely excluding people.”
The tree removal begins in the park on Thursday and cutting and associated hauling and cleanup will potentially continue until the end of March, when tourists will start flocking to the island.
The plan, spearheaded by Robert Fimbel, with the Washington State Parks’ Stewardship Program, calls for patch cutting and thin-ning in three areas of the park, which include the surrounding areas of the Environmental Learning Center, the primitive camp-ground and the upper part of the north end camp-ground. The areas are high priority because of the year-round and seasonal living quarters by the ELC and overnight guests at the campgrounds.
The fungusLast February, the park
held a meeting to discuss laminated root rot, which is a fungus spreading by root-to-root contact between trees. It does not spread through soil or air on its own. It can remain viable in stumps for up to 50 years, infecting any new trees sus-ceptible to the disease.
“The root rot is so effec-tive and aggressive where you have stands of pure Douglas fir, whose roots are growing together, overlap-ping, then graphing togeth-er,” Fimbel said.
This interconnected root system makes survival dif-ficult. Imagine typhoid fever sweeping through the over-populated slum cities of India.
Douglas firs can fall without warning when their roots are rotted, and measuring 40 inches and weighing more than sev-
eral tons, these giants can cause damage when they hit the ground, especially when campers are in the area.
In other Washington State Parks, Fimbel has seen trees that looked green and healthy during the summer that with no warning liter-ally “fell over.”
There is also concern, said Fimbel, that adjacent trees that do not show symptoms may be in an early and undetectable stage of the disease.
Fimbel said the fungus may have been kept in check in an earlier time because historically the forest was more diverse and there could have been more hardwoods – broad-leaved deciduous trees – that stopped the pathogen, which spreads one to two feet a year.
“It’s a native organism feeding on a native host,” Fimbel said.
The planDouglas fir, mountain
hemlock, western hemlock, grand and Pacific silver fir are all considered “highly susceptible” to the disease.
Fimbel’s solution of thin-ning and patch cuts would give non-host trees more room to grow around the primitive campground and the ELC.
Stumps would be left in the ground in the pro-posed plan because remov-ing them disturbs the soil and doesn’t guarantee get-ting rid of pathogens, said Fimbel. He also plans to
replant trees, like lodgepole pine, that are resistant to the fungus.
He estimates that 500 to 1,000 trees will be removed.
During the cuts, some trails, like in the primitive area, will be closed and there will be some short-term road closures where tree work is occurring on Mount Constitution and near the ELC.
Schuh said people should be prepared to see the sur-rounding areas of the ELC, the primitive campground and the upper part of the north end campground to have a thinner forest and many smaller trees.
The park’s goal, he said, has been to create a balance between the health of the forest and the safety con-cern of visitors.
“I hope people can see the balance we are striking,” he said.
Rotted tree removal at park
Cali Bagby/ Staff photoAn example of laminated root rot.
Sheriff’s Office receives grant for new boat
The San Juan County Sheriff ’s Office announced that it has been awarded a Federal Port Security Grant of up to $785,000 to acquire an emergency response boat to be available to fire agencies and emergency medical services as well as law enforcement.
Sheriff Rob Nou describes the proj-ect as a collaborative effort involving all EMS and fire departments throughout the county. The Sheriff ’s Office is now working with the various agencies to craft an agreement on the joint operation of the boat.
The federal grant requires a local match that can be satisfied by staff time and other planned expenditures that should not increase costs to local taxpayers.
Orcas Fire Chief Kevin O’Brien says his department has not yet signed on to par-ticipate.
“Orcas Island Fire and Rescue has not made any commitments to participate in the proposal,” he said. “That being said, we recognize the importance of maintaining collaborative relationships with the other county emergency providers so the com-missioners and I are continuing to evaluate and discuss a possible model for involve-ment.”
Nou said that currently no state or fed-eral agency maintains emergency marine response equipment in the islands.
“Often, in marine emergencies, other agencies call us as first responders because of our proximity and local knowledge,” he said.
The initial design process is now under-way for a vessel capable of serving as a marine ambulance for medical response to outer islands and medical transport to hospitals in weather conditions that make evacuation by air impossible. It will also be outfitted for marine rescue and dive response, equipped to fight marine, marina, and waterfront fires, and be an all-weather patrol boat for law enforcement and emer-
gency response tasks necessary in San Juan County.
The new public safety boat is intended to replace two existing public safety ves-sels. From the Sheriff ’s Office, the 28-foot Boston Whaler patrol boat on Orcas is due to be retired. The Whaler is 25 years old,
and the foam between the inner and outer hull is sat-urated with seawater, mak-ing the boat overweight inefficient and potentially unsafe.
San Juan Island Fire District 3 also plans to decommission its fireboat “Confidence” when the new boat, with greater fire-fighting capabilities, comes
into service. The existing fire boat may be sold to another agency in the Puget Sound, helping to fund the project.
“San Juan County presents unique chal-lenges to its public safety community because of its geography,” Nou said. “In an emergency, we must be able to move people between islands and to the mainland at all hours of the day and night and in all weather conditions.”
Currently, the Sheriff office’s boat “Guardian” serves as a marine ambulance and emergency response vessel. Nou said that during the five years that “Guardian” has been in service, there have been occa-sions where there have been emergency medical calls at same time from different islands.
“Guardian” is temporarily out of service for the repairs after running around during an emergency medical call in September.
When the new public safety boat comes into service, “Guardian” would be moved to Orcas Island, but remain available for emergencies throughout the county.
Nou is proposing a proportionate “share” in obtaining, operating and maintaining the new vessel into the future. The fire depart-ments have yet to craft an agreement.
For a story on Orcas Fire and Rescue’s work with the Coast Guard stationed in Bellingham, see page 10.
“Orcas Island Fire and Rescue has not made any commitments to participate in the proposal.”
— Orcas Fire Chief Kevin O’Brien
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Thank you to the voters of Orcas Island for supporting both the school bond and the technology levy. We all recognize that voting to approve bonds and levies is not an automatic action. We sincerely thank all those who helped us to reconfigure and recreate a plan that would address the most press-ing needs of the district and be approved by the voters. The mem-bers of the Orcas Island School Board have been particularly stead-fast through the last few years as we weathered the recession and worked to resolve problems with our structures.
Thanks to energy grants and the voters’ support of the elementary school bond and thanks to the state repair grant facilitated by Senator Ranker, we have made progress on the repairs that our buildings needed. There was no way that we could see to finance the major work needed on the 1980’s build-ings without this bond.
We recognize that our voters have agreed to these taxes with the expectation that the money will be well and carefully spent and we will meet that expectation.
We also recognize that both the bond and the levy are an invest-ment in the future of our students and our community. The work
that we do on our buildings will result in well planned and carefully built spaces that will serve Orcas students and the community for many years. Our technology pur-chases will help our students obtain an excellent education so that they continue to have many options for success in their future.
We welcome community mem-bers to be a part of the next phases of the process of rehabilitating our buildings. As we move ahead with the bond project over the next few months, there will be meetings and discussions and opportunities for community members to attend and join in the work. Please call the district office, 376 – 2284, for infor-mation.
On behalf of the students and staff, I thank you for your support and commitment to our schools.
Barbara KlineSuperintendent
Thank you for passing charter amendments
Thank you to everyone who sup-ported the charter amendments. These changes will result in better and more responsive government for our county. It is particularly gratifying that Prop. 3 passed with such an overwhelming majority, reflecting voters’ strong desire to ensure transparency in the county council’s operations. As its pre-amble states, the purpose of the charter is to allow citizens “to exert greater control over the actions of
the county government.” You have done just that.
I’d also like to express my deep appreciation to those of you who thought through the issues and came to different conclusions from those of the Charter Review Commission majority. On Orcas, especially, the dialogue has been spirited yet respectful, both in the media and at public forums. I think this encouraged voters to consider the ballot measures carefully, exam-ine the structure and functioning of our county government, and make well-informed decisions.
It was an honor for me to serve on the Charter Review Commission. My fellow commissioners were interesting, thoughtful and consci-entious people who worked hard to do our best for San Juan County. Thank you for giving me the oppor-tunity to represent Orcas East.
Moana KutscheOrcas Island
Thanks for Oddfellows’ wood raffle
The Oddfellows would like to thank all those who participated in this year’s wood raffle. The money raised will help us with our scholarship fund and our com-munity giving fund. The winner of the wood raffle was Betty Marcum. Congratulations.
If you would like to contribute to our charities please send your
Editorial
R estructuring San Juan County’s government is going to be a significant undertaking.
But local voters have spoken and the wheels of change are slowing turning. Results for the charter review amend-
ments are clear, especially on Lopez, where islanders overwhelm-ingly supported the measures.
It wasn’t the outcome that we thought would prove most effective for county government. But majority rules in a democracy, and, in this case, the best course of action is to embrace the decision and pitch in to help guide the ship.
Under Prop. 1, the county council will revert back to three full-time officials elected by all voters of the county, and bring an end to the existing six-person council elected by voting districts of roughly equal size in population. In addition, under Prop. 2, the position of county administrator will be replaced by a county manager who is directed by the council.
The passage of Prop. 1 means that the terms of three newly elected council members, who will take office in January, will end in May. A county-wide election will happen in April to elect three council members, each of whom must reside in one of three districts. If three or more people will be running in one district, a primary election in February is required.
So we can expect a heated election season followed by major change in the operation of county government. Once the new commissioners are in place, the council will define the duties of the county manager, who they will also have to appoint, as well as the council’s relationship with departments not headed by an elected official.
Will anything get done during this period?
Once the details are ironed out, the effectiveness of government depends on the abilities, qualities and skills of the three people who will be elected to craft our laws and to manage local govern-ment’s day-to-day operations.
Voters approved these measures; now they better have the pa-tience to see it through.
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Thank you to United Way
United Way plays a vital role in our community. This year six Orcas Island orga-nizations received a total of over $20,000 in funding. Thank you, United Way, for your generous support of Hearts and Hand. Your assistance is crucial in help-ing the Senior Center aid elderly and disabled com-munity members.
Hearts and Hands has been a program of the Senior Center for four years now. Our volunteers meet weekly with their recipi-ent to offer assistance and friendship. Friendly visits, help with errands, trans-portation, light housekeep-ing and meal preparation are ways in which we help people maintain their inde-pendence and quality of life. Our volunteers are grate-ful for the lessons in living they receive. In the last nine months they have given over 1,200 hours of service. United Way cares about our seniors and those with dis-abilities.
Betsy LoutonHearts and Hands
Volunteer Coordinator
Thanks for voicing coal concerns
On Nov. 3, approximately 450 citizens attended the Gateway Pacific Terminal scoping hearing – an unprecedented number for one day of environmental action in our community.
Together we stood up to protect the Salish Sea from the impacts of coal export. 85 people gave oral testi-mony (only three of these comments were project sup-porters). Concerned citi-zens outnumbered the GPT proponents by more than 20 to one at the hearing. The paid GPT supporters stuck a lot of signs in the ground around the school that day, but it was telling
to see a line of hundreds of people, wearing red in “no coal” solidarity, relishing in our community, standing next to the unmanned GPT plastic signs. We have the people power.
This has been a true team effort. I, and FRIENDS of the San Juans, would like to thank those of you who attended the hearing as well as the Orcas and Lopez NO COALitions – volunteers who are working tirelessly on this issue. We are hon-ored to be part of this com-munity-wide, interisland partnership – together, we are making a difference.
Katie FlemingFRIENDS of the SJs
GMO vote is boldBy a very respectable mar-
gin, voters chose to make the islands in San Juan County a GMO-free zone, reassur-ing the fact that all food items grown on our islands will truly be organic and free of genetically modified organisms. There is also a movement afoot to make sure there will be a good supply of affordable non-GMO seed sources available for all to purchase.
There is more good news on the horizon. A petition is now circulating that gath-ers signatures in an effort to require mandatory GMO labeling in Washington state. What this means is that the big boys (Monsanto, Dow, PepsiCo, DuPont and many more) will be spend-ing another $46 million in our state to defeat the mea-sure as they did recently, very narrowly, in California. You can rest assured, how-ever, it will be on the ballot again in California, perhaps at the same time it is on the ballot in Washington, and there is no doubt in my mind that GMO labeling will be required in all states at some point in the not-too-distant future.
“It’s not a question of whether, but when,” said Gary Hirshberg, chairman of the “Just Label It” cam-paign in California.
A labeling initiative is also planned for Oregon and, beyond that, efforts are being made to force change at the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration where a citizen’s petition is pending with the agency demand-ing a re-examination of its policy against label-ing of foods that contain genetically modified ingre-dients. (Reuters Nov. 7 story, http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/07/u s - u s a - c a m p a i g n -g m o - l a b e l i n g - i d U S -BRE8A62D320121107)
Monsanto’s claim that GMO foods are “perfectly safe” sounds eerily familiar to the tobacco industries’ claims of the past, doesn’t it? If you wish to help cre-ate a healthier Washington state and keep the pressure on the FDA, go to http://www.labelitwa.org to down-load a copy of the petition and start gathering signa-tures for GMO labeling in Washington State. We can make a difference again!
Madie MurrayOrcas Island
Thank you for community service
Orcas is truly a remark-able place to call home. Neighbors helping neigh-bors is our credo. When one struggles, several oth-ers step forward to lend a hand. We have developed a strong network of non-profits, churches, and civic organizations to knit a strong, supportive and wel-coming community togeth-er. Philanthropy is deeply imbedded in our island cul-ture.
Wednesday, Nov. 14 is National Philanthropy Day. If you serve on a Board or committee, thank you! If you donate to local chari-ties, thank you! Have you volunteered in a classroom, helped clean up a beach or park, or cooked for a dinner kitchen? Thank you! Coach a team? Buy from a bake sale? Lend a tool, share a ride? Thank you! On this day of recognition, I suspect all of Orcas should take a bow.
Your philanthropy is the strength of our community. Each kind act, contribution, and connection carries our tradition of caring for each other forward. Thank you.
Hilary CantyOICF
On Nov. 17, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., visitors are invited to tour Peace Island Medical Center at 1117 Spring St. in Friday Harbor. A little after 11 a.m., a special ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held in the main lobby.
Peace Island Medical Center, San Juan Island’s new critical access hospital, will open for business Nov. 26.
The result of collaboration between San Juan County Hospital District No. 1 and PeaceHealth, the 10-bed critical access hospital will also house a new primary care and specialty clinic, a cancer center, expanded diagnostic and treatment services, an operating suite for outpatient procedures and a 24-hour emergency department with five beds. The architect for the project is Mahlum.
The hospital continues to be on budget and on schedule. As construction wraps up, locally provided or procured art is being placed around the medical center, and landscaping should be completed the first week of December. InterIsland Medical Center staff will tran-sition to PIMC when it opens. At that time, the number of physicians (including parttime visiting specialists) serving the hospital district will nearly double.
County hospital open houseCounty Council members Richard
Fralick, District 4, Orcas West and Patty Miller, District 5, Orcas East, for a Town Hall meeting at the Eastsound Fire Hall on Monday, Nov. 19 from 4 to 5:45 p.m.
Discussion will focus on the county bud-get, the Critical Areas Ordinance update
and the solid waste program. An open questions and answers forum
will follow the presentations. Other county issues will be discussed as time permits.
For more information, contact the Clerk of the County Council at 378-2898.
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designed a concept that keeps the existing founda-tion and calls for extensive remodel work in the middle school, library and cafete-ria. In addition, a satellite building will be constructed for tech education. That site will also be used to house students during the school year when construction is taking place.
Voters approved a two-year general technology capital projects levy by 68 percent. It is $.06 per $1,000 assessed value, will pay for modernizing the school’s technology facilities.
GMO ban approved
It’s a sweeping triumph for the Initiative Measure 2012-4 with 62 percent of the vote. The measure, proposed by organic farm-ers and others in San Juan County, makes it unlawful to propagate or grow plants or animals in San Juan County which have been genetically modified and provides for penalties and destruction of
such organisms. The measure gained an
overwhelming 61.93 percent of the initial ballot tally ver-sus 38.07 percent against.
“It gives the prosecut-ing attorney power to seize and to prosecute but I don’t know where to begin with this,” said Prosecuting Attorney Randy Gaylord about enforcement of the initiative. “It’s hard enough for me to get laboratories to send me blood results for offenders ... and those we need.”
In response to passage of the initiative organic grower and chicken rancher Marta Nielson from Orcas Island said, “I’m proud to live in a county that could see the immense benefit of passing this forward-thinking initia-tive.”
Larry Soll, a molecular biologist from San Juan Island, was disappointed but not surprised the initiative passed.
He said, “The practical effect on San Juan Island is not large because the few plants that have been geneti-cally modified are unlikely to be planted here. I think this is a misdirected initia-tive.”
Ref 74 passesLife affirming. It’s the two
words Robert Herrmann used to describe how he felt when Referendum 74 was passed by voters.
“I am ecstatic and elated and befuddled,” he said. “I am still in shock and awe. I feel gob smacked. There was a huge win for marriage equality across the country.”
The results were close: 53 percent of Washington vot-ers approved the measure while 47 percent rejected it. Referendum 74 allows gay couples to marry and preserves domestic partner-ships for seniors and the right of religious organiza-tions to refuse to perform or recognize any marriage ceremony. The law will go into effect on Dec. 6.
In San Juan County, the measure was overwhelm-ingly approved: 71 percent to 29 percent.
Herrmann, who lives on Lopez, has been with his partner Ron Hall for 16 years. They have already booked a venue for a July
wedding on the island.“This is affirming. I feel
like a full citizen now,” Herrmann said. “Straight people don’t have the expe-rience of being called names and ridiculed.”
The couple held a commit-ment ceremony and became domestic partners on their 11th anniversary. For those who are already registered as domestic partners, they automatically become mar-ried 18 months after the law goes into effect. Washington joins these states in legal-izing same-sex marriage: Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont.
“This isn’t going to be taught in schools, this isn’t going to be shoved down people’s throats,” Herrmann said. “For so many, this is just a non-issue.”
Initiative 502 passes
On Election Day, Washington voters passed
Initiative 502 to legalize rec-reational use of marijuana. The initiative passed with 55 percent statewide approval and an overwhelming 68 percent support in San Juan County, the largest margin in the state.
A similar measure passed in Colorado, making Washington and Colorado the first two states to allow recreational marijuana.
Watch for an in-depth story on this topic in the Nov. 21 Islands’ Sounder.
40th DistrictVoters in the San Juans
joined their 40th District counterparts in sending a trio of Democratic incum-bents, including state Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, back to Olympia with decisive victories.
In a bid for reelection, Ranker captured 69.4 percent of both the 40th District vote and of votes tallied Tuesday in San Juan County. Ranker, a first-term incumbent and former San Juan County Councilman,
led challenger John Swapp, R-Anacortes, by nearly 10,000 votes; 24,697 versus 14,206.
In other races, state Rep. Kristine Lytton, D-Anacortes, took a com-manding lead over Brandon Robinson following Tuesday night’s election results, cap-turing 74 percent of the ini-tial results.
Jeff Morris, D-Mount Vernon, garnered 77 per-cent of the district vote against challenger Howard Pellett of the Green Party.
ELECTION FROM 1
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by F. MILENE HENLEYSan Juan County auditor
The Charter Review Commission has proposed a significant change in the structure of county govern-ment.
If adopted, Proposition 1 would return the county from six district-elected council members to three council members elected county-wide. As supervisor of elections, my interest in the election is ensuring that the process is understood, regardless of the outcome.
Please note: This column should not be construed as
an endorsement of approval or rejection of Proposition 1. It's purpose is to clarify the statutory electoral pro-cess.
Should Proposition 1 be rejected, the council will continue to consist of six members and the three members elected in the Nov. 6 election will take office in January and will serve full four-year terms.
Should Proposition 1 pass, the three newly elected council members will take office in January, but their terms will end in May, fol-lowing an election in April
of three new council mem-bers to the three new coun-cil positions. Sitting council members may choose to run for the new positions, but would, like other can-didates, have to file to run again.
For the new positions, candidates must reside in the designated “residency districts,” but would be both nominated (in a “pri-mary” election) and elected (in a “general” election) in county-wide elections. The filing period for the new positions would be Dec. 12
to 14, 2012.Because this would be a
filing period unique to San Juan County, neither online filing nor online payment of filing fees would be available. All filings must be in person, by mail, or by electronic means (fax or email). However a candi-date files, the filing fee must be received in the Elections Office by 4:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 14.
If three or more candi-dates file for any one of the three council seats, there would be a county-wide “primary” election on Feb. 12 to winnow the field down to the top two can-didates.
Positions for which only one or two candidates file would go straight to the April “general” election. That election would take place on April 23.
Two weeks later, on May 7, the April election would be certified, and the new council members would take office the following Monday, May 13. At that time, the terms of the six sitting council members would end.
Following the initial election in 2013, council members would be elected at the normal August and November dates. The next council elections would take place in 2014 (for Lopez/Shaw) and 2016 (for San Juan and Orcas).
If you have any questions or would like more infor-mation, contact me or elec-tions staff at 378-3357.
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Even though Libby likes quiet surroundings, free of young kids and yappy dogs, she does like to voice her opinion about life in general. She’s proud of her Bengal-like spotted coat and green eyes.Look for Libby at the Orcas Animal Shelter, any day from 2 to 5 p.m. Call 376-6777, or check for all the animals on www.orcaspets.org.
As the 2013 membership drive kicks o� atOrcas Center, Bruce Orchid and Velma Doty were asked to reminisce about the rich history of the center. Orchid was the fi rst director and Doty has been the historian since day one.
by BRUCE ORCHID and VELMA DOTY
hen asked to co-author this piece about the Orcas Center, Velma Doty and Bruce Orchid, thought we
knew everything there was to know and remember about the Orcas Center over the past 25 + years. Well, with a little help from our memories and interviews and a lot of help from Velma’s relentless collection of articles, stories, invita-tions, letters and playbills, we DO know most everything.
Although our time and space is limited here, we would like to share some with you. � erefore we o� er this retrospective from the last 26, no that’s really 49 combined years.Fade to the past and we discover that the Orcas Players, formed in 1963, were the fi rst incarnation of the Orcas Center . A group of locals who wanted to act created a small theater group that performed such d e l i c a -
cies as…”� e Solid Gold Cadillac,” “� e Late Chester Kent,” “Oliver,” and “Arsenic and Old Lace.” � ey performed in the 1968 4th of July parade as “Dr. Eastman’s Medicine Show,” featuring the good Doctor, Earl Eastman, members of his family and this writer, Bruce, made an ap-pearance in the Medicine show in 1976, accompanying a belly dancer!
n 1975, an energetic group of supporters spearheaded by Margaret Exton and including
Wally Gudgell, Sr., Robert Titus, Mark Kenedy and Stevens Trainer, fi led required paperwork to became a non-profi t corporation registered as: the Orcas Center. Some of what followed were plays; “A Christmas Carol,” “Oliver” (again), “Guys and Dolls,” “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” and “� e Fantastiks”. All were performed at o� -site venues including the Seaview theatre, Rosario, and � e Grange. � ere were children’s movies on Saturday afternoon, and
more adult fair in the evenings. � is writer remembers see-ing “Raging Bull” at the Grange Hall. Shown on an old 16 mm projector. Later fi lms were projected on 35 mm arc xe-non dual projectors secured from the Seaview, along with a sound system and a screen. Now patrons can view modern
adaptations from the Met and the National � eater on a new screen, shown by projection from a Christie Hi Def digital system, and featuring the likes of “Madame Butter-fl y,” and “Otello.”Modern history of the Center has to be-gin with the vision of one woman, a High School English teach-er, Margaret Exton. She believed the com-munity could build a performing arts center and community meet-ing facility within close proximity of the public school, and o� er en-tertainment and social opportunities for all is-landers. Well, she was right. June Magnuson made available a piece of property and o� ered it far below fair market value. With this property secured, Margaret began a cam-paign to build a facility. Of course, she enlisted a lot of her friends, lawyers, realtors, bankers, school administrators, and just plain folk to fulfi ll this dream. And fulfi ll it they did.
ith over 130 trustees and more than 8 Managers and Executive Directors over the years, � e Orcas
Center continues to be the Hot Ticket on Orcas. A sampling of events over it’s history yields a cadre of professional and amateur work that would fi ll any great hall. Professionals like Wynton Marsallis, Barney McClure, � e Sandy Brad-ley Radio Shoe, Lionel Hampton, Taj Mahal, Asleep at the Wheel, and Buckwheat Zydeco have graced the boards. Professional dance troupes, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, � e Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, Susan Osborne, � e Olga Symphony and countless local produc-tions and eventsBut there is and has been more to it than those mentioned. Visual arts shows began with an exhibit of Jean Putnam’s work in 1987, classes taught by Terry Johnson for over 25 years, and a Visual Arts committee that has managed an art exhibit in the lobby and Madrona Room almost every month for over 25 years.� e Crossroads lecture series, town meetings, Senior Services lunch, � e Madrona Club Meet-ings, Garden Club, summer theatre workshops, Emergency Housing during recent storms, where many stayed several days, Orcas Idol, many wonderful weddings, memorials, and retirement parties, and too many fundraisers to be listed. And the musicals on the Main Stage; “Oliver” (yet again)” “Peter Pan,” “My Fair Lady,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” “Gypsy,” “Oklahoma” and “Cabaret,” “� e Wizard of Oz,” and our own island-born “Christmas Carol” – to name a few.
any partnerships have been formed to maintain the vision: hotel/motel tax from the county, generous
donors, local businesses. Membership and volunteers, how-ever, have been the lifeblood of the Orcas Center from the beginning. Volunteers who set up chairs and bleachers for the Wenatchee Youth Circus, held in the open fi eld soon to become the Center, those that baked, sold used trea-sures, wore high fashions at our popular Fashion Shows, those who taught cooking classes and provided dinners for performers, and so many donated trips and services to the Summer Gala if mentioned would fi ll up all available space
in this article.With the help of donors and volunteers too numerous to mention, including time and material from
General Contractor Rolf Erikson, Al Good and Michael Budnick who worked landscap-ing miracles with the barren site, the Or-cas Center opened in February 1986 with four days and nights of performances, over 60 performers, din-ners, speeches and many pats on many backs. � e Center had evolved from a group of volunteer Manag-ing Directors, to an elected Volunteer Board of Trustees, as-suring there would be a member from the
school and a student involved in discussions and decisions. � e philosophy was simple,” Serve all aspects of the com-munity in meaningful ways,” and keep the mission viable.
n 2002 plans, fundraising and construction began on much needed additions, storage, dressing rooms, and
the Black Box. Now home to recent performances such as “Little Women” and “Enchanted Forest.” � e past 10 years have seen artistic growth, and even more professionalism. � e Chamber Music Festival, for example, has brought us renowned world-class musicians. However, it continues to be US, the locals, the volunteers, the businesses and espe-
cially the members of the Orcas Center who have been the real “Stars of the Show” these past 50 years. More and more of US are needed to continue the vision, continue the mis-sion, and continue to serve all aspects of our community. Add your name to the Margaret Exton “Volunteer of � e Year” or the theatre’s “Bunny” awards. Join, volunteer, help It is your Orcas Center. Support it! Join it! Enjoy it!
it far below fair market
General Contractor Rolf Erikson, Al Good and Michael Budnick who worked landscap-ing miracles with the barren site, the Or-cas Center opened in February 1986 with four days and nights of performances, over 60 performers, din-ners, speeches and many pats on many backs. � e Center had evolved from a group of volunteer Manag-ing Directors, to an
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Clockwise from top: � e Old Time Medicine Show in 1968. Construction of Orcas Center in 1986. Jean Putnam (in back row, center) was the fi rst artist to exhibit at the center; Velma Doty is pictured in front, center, with some of her family members. Margaret Exton, one of the founders of Orcas Center. Bruce Orchid, the center's fi rst director.
Visitors to San Juan County’s website can now access building and permit info and make online permit payments of up to $250. The Department of Community Development and Planning announced today that it has completed a successful test of the system with a limited number of users and is now opening it to the general public.
Users can now retrieve
up-to-the-minute infor-mation on permits issued after Oct. 23, 2009, includ-ing hearing information on land use permits, through the new CDP web page. Registration is not required to view permit data; a simple registration process is avail-able to individuals and busi-nesses who wish to make payments online.
The new search and per-mit payment features can be accessed through the CDP
home page at http://sanjuan-co.com/cdp by selecting the third menu item: “Online Permit Inquiry & Credit Card Payments.” There is also an online help file, with detailed instructions for searches and payments, available on the CDP home page under “Bulletins.”
In the future, CDPD plans to offer online inspection scheduling and single-trade, plumbing, and mechanical permit applications.
County permit database now available online by SuSan Stolmeier
Orcas Island Elementary
Orcas Island Elementary students are working this year on character building.
We have chosen a charac-ter trait for each month we are in school. Mini lessons, books and discussions are based on each word during the month.
Nove mb e r i s “Citizenship” and we would like to thank the many citi-zens who give to our com-munity.
We will be making a “thank you tree” to be displayed in different key places in our community. Look for these special trees
with thanks to our citizens for all their good work on Orcas Island. This time of year is opportune to thank
and appreciate those people who give their time, energy and support to those in need.
Character building for kids
contributed photoFirst and second graders, left to right: Christopher Mullan, Isabella Douglas, Eddie Cunningham and Dayton Witt.
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The Women’s Opportunity Award assists a woman in overcoming personal difficulties and improving her life through education and skills train-ing. Applications are due by Dec. 15.
The Violet Richardson Award honors a young woman between the ages of 14 and 17 years who is helping to make the com-munity and world a bet-ter place through volunteer activities. Applications are
due by Dec. 1. The Ruby Award honors a
woman who has worked to improve the lives of women and girls through her pro-fessional and/or volunteer work assisting women and girls. Applications are due by Jan. 15, 2013.
The Fellowship Award will be presented to a woman who is returning to school for postgraduate study in a college or univer-sity leading to an advanced degree. The winner will receive a scholarship award. Applications are due by Jan. 10, 2013.
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Young musicians in ‘honor festival’
Orcas High School was well represented by eight members of Pamela Wright’s High School Strings class at this year’s San Juan Music Educators Association “Senior Honor Festival” in Blaine, Wash. on Nov. 5. Representing Orcas were violinists Christian Bailey, Emy Carter, Michael
Harlow and Paris Wilson; violists Brigid Ehrmantraut and Zach Waage; and cellists Anthony Kaskurs and Wylie Kau. Sixteen Northwest area high schools sent some of their top musicians, 237 in all, for all-day group rehears-als culminating in evening performances at the Blaine School’s Performing Arts Center. The eight students from Orcas performed with an orchestra comprised of 53 musicians.
“It is a privilege to work with these young students and be able to have them play a part with other schools and represent the San Juan Islands,” Wright said.
Help for Mairi StaggA Caring Bridge website
has been set up for Mairi Rose Stagg, who is fighting a battle with cancer. To visit
the site, go to www.caring-bridge.org/visit/mairiroses-tagg. Donations may be sent to Mairi Rose Stagg, P.O. Box 1826, Eastsound WA 98245. Contact Lilli Pavonix at 317-4794 for more info.
Four deploy to East Coast
Four members of the Islands Chapter of the American Red Cross on San Juan have deployed to the areas ravaged by Hurricane Sandy and the Nor’easter following it. Phil Schober has been sent to Sparks, N.J. as a shelter manager, while his wife, Nancy, an RN, has been deployed to Tinton Falls, N.J. Diane Ludeman has been sent to White Plains, NY and other cities as a shelter inventory super-visor. LauraJo Severson has been sent to White Plains.
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contributed photoBrigid Ehrmantraut, Emy Carter, Paris Wilson, Wylie Kau, Christian Bailey, Michael Harlow, Anthony Kaskurs and Zach Waage represented Orcas at the Senior Honor Festival in Blaine.
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“The Tempest,” The Met: Live in HD’s acclaimed pro-duction of Shakespeare’s magical fable, comes to Orcas Center’s big screen on Sunday, Nov. 18 at 1 p.m.
Composer Thomas Adès conducts the Metropolitan Opera premiere of his own work, with baritone Simon Keenlyside starring as Prospero.
Director Robert Lepage recreates the interior of 18th-century La Scala, including the hidden work-ings underneath the stage, where Prospero, the ban-ished Duke of Milan, prac-tices his otherworldly arts.
The New York Times
wrote, “The music immedi-ately plunges listeners into a world of explosive energy and luminous color so that they are cast adrift on the seascape that Prospero has unleashed.”
Tickets for “The Tempest” are $18 for adults, $13 for students ($2 off for Orcas Center Members) and may be purchased at www.orcas-center.org or by calling 376-2281 ext. 1 or visiting the Orcas Center Box Office.
‘The Tempest’ to stream in HD
contributed photoRight: Simon Keenlyside starring as Prospero.
Girls play hard at district
The Lady Vikings had a season ending game during district play-offs against Bear Creek in Bellevue on Nov. 10. The opposing team was tough, keeping the ball close to the Vikings’ net. The Vikings had a strong defense with several saves by goalie Julia Bailey. Lana Bronn scored the one Orcas goal of the game in the second half. The final score was 10 to 1.
Colleen Smith Armstrong/staff photosLeft: Viking Lana Bronn (#15) and Bethany Meenach. Top: Viking Emma Minnis.
The guest speaker for the Orcas Island Garden Club meeting is Debby Hatch.
The meeting will be held on Nov. 14, 10 a.m. in the Madrona Room of Orcas Center. Hatch is a master gardener who has grown a four-season vegetable gar-den on Lopez for the past 20 years. In the beginning, her kitchen garden was a hayfield, part of the ten acres she and her husband Scott bought in the middle of Lopez Island. Today it is a collection of vegetable, berry and fruit tree beds.
From 2006-2011, Hatch wrote the monthly Green Living column for the Islands’ Weekly. She has
given workshops for the WSU Master Gardeners, Lopez Garden Club and more. She currently writes the blog Lopez Island Kitchen Gardens: http://lopezislandkitchengardens.wordpress.com/
Hatch will help Garden Club members plan and harvest their own year-round vegetable gardens. Your garden can provide food in every season and become more beautiful each year.
Hatch speaks at garden club
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It wasn’t as easy as strap-ping her on the gurney and loading up into the ambu-lance.
Sounder reporter Cali Bagby and I participated in a training exercise with Orcas Fire and Rescue and the U.S. Coast Guard on Nov. 6. Cali agreed to be a patient and it proved to be much more involved than either of us anticipated.
The volunteer EMTs – Jenole and Jaylin Peacock and Dirk Swierczynski – were led by division chief and paramedic Mik Preysz. Cali was treated as though she had experienced severe head trauma.
She was fitted with a neck brace, wrapped in blankets, strapped to the board, had her vitals monitored and was given an I.V. and oxy-gen – although that part was simulated. The end of result left only her face visi-ble in a mess of cloth, tubes, tape and utter immobility.
Cali was then loaded
onto a waiting Coast Guard vessel in Obstruction Pass. The point of the exercise was to work out any logisti-cal issues with using one of the CG’s boats to transport a patient to Bellingham.
Tucked into the v-berth, Cali tried to relax as the boat made its way to the Orcas Ferry Landing dock. Even with close to 15 peo-ple on board, the 45-foot vessel went 43 knots.
“We can call on them,” said Orcas Fire Chief Kevin O’Brien. “They are experts in marine operations, so I want to make sure we have a very close relationship with them.”
There is no cost for the patient to receive help from the Coast Guard. Based out of Bellingham, the unit cov-ers all of Puget Sound – from Point Roberts down to Deception Pass.
Petty Officer First Class Jordan Galloway, who cap-tained the boat during the exercise, says it takes 20 to 25 minutes to get ready and load the vessel and then another 20 to get from Bellingham to Orcas. The most common calls they handle are boats that have run aground or are taking on water and vessel fires.
“We would only use them in an extreme situation because they are covering a big area,” O’Brien said.
One of those situations might be if the weather is too bad for a helicopter to fly or if the Sheriff ’s boat “The Guardian,” which is currently undergoing repairs, is out of commis-sion.
“It is so important to keep the lines of communi-cation open with the Coast Guard,” O’Brien said.
Behind the scenes of an emergency medical transport
Colleen Smith Armstrong/staff photosLeft: the Coast Guard boat. Top: Reporter Cali Bagby playing the patient. Above: One of the Bellingham Coast Guard crew members.
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Orcas Island Senior Center presents
Saturday, Nov. 2410 a.m. to 4 p.m.Join in the spirit of the season
Gifted island artists are offering arts, crafts, live music food and more
Plus visit with Santa!
SaturdaysLive Music with Ron Meyers
Sunday NightsFried Chicken is Back!
Traditional Thanksgiving4 Course Dinner
2-8 pm November 22nd$25 / person
Winter Hours Friday-Sunday at 5pmHoliday Parties being reserved 7 days a week
through January 1stReservations: 376-1040
From Nov. 17 through the following week, the labyrinth in the Episcopal Church garden will be dedicated to the theme of gratitude. This special intentional walk is timed to correspond with the week of Thanksgiving. On the week-end of November 17 and 18, donation boxes for the Orcas Food Bank will be on the porch of Emmanuel Parish Hall.
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The following was submitted by the Orcas island Chamber Music Festival
Fans of the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival look forward every year to a two-week summer festival filled with world class musicians, magnificent works and
exhilarating performances. To help support this renowned event, OICMF
is presenting a special fundraising concert called “Leaves of Gold.” It will take place at Rosario Resort on Thursday, Dec. 6 and Friday, Dec. 7 at 6 p.m.
“How fortunate we are that the Miró Quartet, in demand around the world and a favorite of major summer festivals around the country, consider Orcas one of their favorite destinations to play,” said Aloysia Friedmann, artistic director of the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival. “Hearing them in the teak-paneled music room at Rosario is a privilege indeed. I hope you’ll join me in giv-
ing them a ‘warm’ Orcas December welcome.” The internationally acclaimed Miró Quartet is
comprised of Daniel Ching, William Fedkenheuer, John Largess and Joshua Gindele. They will per-form Beethoven’s Harp String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 74; and Schubert’s monumental String Quartet in G Major, D887.
Following the concert, guests will enjoy hors d’oeuvres and wine in the Orcas Room of the Rosario Mansion, adorned for the holidays.
OICMF would like to thank hosts and recep-tion sponsors Jerry and Jan Barto, owners of Rosario Resort; concert sponsors Carol Marcin, Tom Burg and Carl de Boor; artist sponsors Rick Strachan and Ginni Keith, Barbara Bentley and Glenn Prestwich, Craig and Liz Anderson, Brian Ehrmantraut and Moana Kutsche; and quartet sponsor Annie Moss Moore.
For those who have not been fortunate to see the Miró Quartet perform in previous festivals, they are one of America’s highest-profile String
quartets, hailed by the New York Times as pos-sessing “explosive vigor and technical finesse.”
The quartet serves as the Faculty String Quartet-in-Residence at the Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music at the University of Texas at Austin, while maintaining a very active interna-tional touring schedule.
Tickets to this winter fundraising event are $150. For reservations, call 376-6636 or email [email protected].
All proceeds benefit Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival programming, as well as music education. OICMF is committed to providing skill-building techniques and inspiration to Orcas islanders of all ages, from pre-schoolers to com-munity musicians.
For those unable to attend, a way to support the Chamber Music Festival in the winter months is to be among the “guests in spirit” listed in the pro-gram, which is a 100 percent tax deductible dona-tion. For more information, visit www.oicmf.org.
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The Miro Quartet, left to right: Joshua Gindele, William Fedkenheuer Daniel Ching and John Largess in front of Rosario Resort.
WEDS., NOV. 14GARDEN CLUB: Speaker iDeb-by Hatch, 10 a.m. Madrona Room, Orcas Center. THE NEARSHORE AND SALMON: Part four of the lecture series, 6 to 7 p.m., Orcas Senior Center, free.HIDDEN TREASURES: Seattle journalist Harriet Baskas will present a slideshow of hidden treasures in muse-ums of Washington, 7 to 9 p.m., Emmanuel Episcopal Parish Hall, free.
FRIDAY, NOV. 16 RELATIONSHIPS WORKSHOP: Free “How to Make Relationships Work” pre-sentation, 7 to 9 p.m. at Orcas Center, by Dr. John and Julie Gottman.
SAT., NOV. 17WILD HORSES: “Wild Horses In Winds of Change,” 4:30 p.m., library. Filmmaker Mara LeGrand will answer questions after the 30-min-ute version of the film. Kate Wood of Natural Horsemanship on Orcas
will present slides.TURKEY SHOOT: Sportsmen’s Club, 1906 Enchanted Forest Rd, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
NOV. 16, 17, 18TRACERS: A play about Vietnam veterans, at the Grange, 7:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, NOV. 18HISTORY MATINEE: Skye Burn, grand-daughter of June and Ferrar Burn, will tell stories and answer ques-tions about her grandpar-ents who homesteaded
Sentinel Island in the 1930s, 3 to 5 p.m., Orcas Senior Center, by donation.
WEDS. – ONGOINGPARKS AND REC ADULT VOLLEYBALL: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the “old gym” at the Orcas Public School. $2 to drop-in or register at www.oiprd.org. Everyone 16 and older is welcome. Call Orcas Parks and Rec at 376-7275 for more infor-mation.THEOSOPHICAL STUDY GROUP: Indralaya Library, 7:30 to 9 p.m. For further informa-
tion call Rosalyn at 376-6765. Library is open to the public on Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m.
THURS. – ONGOINGCOOKING CLASS: Free Vegetarians of Washington Cooking Class, 1- 4 p.m., Orcas Christian School Kitchen. For more info, visit [email protected]. Group gathers on the second Thursday of every month and learn to add more veggies, fruit, legumes and grains into our lifestyles.
AL-ANON: Old Emmanuel Parish Hall, 5:30 p.m. LIBRARY STORY TIMES: 11 a.m. in the Orcas Island Library children’s room. The half-hour storytimes are geared for children between the ages of three and six, but all children are welcome.
FRI., ONGOINGALCOHOLICS ANONY-MOUS: ‘Back to Basics,’ Community Church, noon to 1 p.m. ‘As Bill Sees It,’ 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Emmanuel Parish.
New fall books will be reviewed on Thursday, Nov. 15 at 5 p.m. at Darvill’s Bookstore.
Staff members Jenny, Maurine and Al will be talking about their favorite new fall titles, such as book club possibilities, gift books, and recommended winter reading. Dinner-time treats, tea, coffee, and cider will also be served.
Jenny just returned from the annual Pacific Northwest Bookseller’s Association trade show in Tacoma, bringing back lots of ideas and enthusiasm for recently pub-lished fall titles. In addition, she came home with signed copies of several new hardback
books, which will be given away as door prizes. After the event, Maurine will post many of the reviews on her book blog mau-rinetalksbooks.com.
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Two internationally known psychologists and Orcas Island residents will discuss their findings about relationships and how to make them work on Friday, Nov. 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. on the Center Stage at Orcas Center. The event, presented by the Orcas Medical Foundation, is free to all who attend.
Drs. John and Julie Gottman will draw upon 40 years of breakthrough research
with more than 3,000 couples and tell “How to Make Relationships Work.”
“This presentation is for anyone who wants his or her relationship to attain its highest potential,” says Julie, who is also a volunteer Orcas Medical Foundation board member.
Based upon John’s New York Times best-selling book, “The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work,” this presentation has been shared with audiences interna-tionally.
The Gottmans will discuss what success-ful couples do to create long-lasting rela-tionships and what the benefits of a stable, committed relationship actually are. They will also discuss relationship and divorce prediction: with a three-hour assessment and more than 90 percent accuracy, the Gottmans have been able to predict which couples will divorce, which will stay togeth-er happily, and which will stay together unhappily.
Also discussed will be the importance of nurturing friendship and intimacy in one’s relationship, the importance of managing conflict constructively, and finding ways to make one another’s life dreams come true.
Gottmans to lead workshop
The Orcas Council of Churches is hosting an ecumenical “Evening of Gratitude” on Wednesday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. at the Emmanuel Parish Hall. Dessert, coffee and cocoa will be provided. There will not be any service offered,
but an open invitation to share expressions of grati-tude with the group.
The Orcas Council of Churches is a non-denom-inational group of spiritual leaders representing Orcas fellowships of faith who meet regularly to coordi-
nate efforts. Participating churches are Emmanuel Episcopal Parish, St. Francis Catholic Parish, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Community Church, Lutheran Church, Seventh Day Adventist Church and Christian Science Church.
contributed photoDrs. John and Julie Gottman have 40 years of research about relationships.
Churches host evening of gratitude
by TOM WELCHSpecial to the Sounder
Opening night of the Actors Theater of Orcas Island’s new play “Tracers,” conceived by John DiFusco and written by him and members of the original cast, taught me something about time travel. Lin McNulty’s phenomenal casting and direction of eight young island men in the roles of “grunts” in Vietnam opened a door I thought was closed and locked pretty well.
With excellent sound and lighting that brought an immediacy to some astoundingly good act-ing, dialogue as harsh as truth, and drama as pro-found as memory, I found myself transported back to a time (1968) and a place (Dak To, Republic of South Vietnam) I’ve struggled to leave behind for a long, long time.
Drill Instructor Sergeant Williams, played by Philip Shane, was as crude and
tough as those miserable guys I remember so well. If Shane wasn’t a DI, he should have been. Little John (Nate Feder), Baby San (Kevin Doyle), Scooter (Mike Buckner), and Doc (Zak Everly) are perfect clones of guys most of us lived with in the hootches and bun-kers of the RVN. Profane, nasty, insulting, fighting each other over nothing and everything. Best friends at times, worst enemies at oth-ers. Pledging to never forget each other, and leaving for R&R or back to The World as quickly and quietly as a thief in the night. Each of these fine, fine actors fit his role to a “T.”
Dinky Dau means “crazy” and Andy Martin played the role as well as any of us did in that insane time and place. Peter Giampietro, as “Habu,” the squad leader, did an excellent job as a matter-of-fact NCO doing his job the only way he could. Jason Dean, as the Professor, was perfect as the grunt who strove to rise above the horror and banal-ity through philosophy.
A fine sense of the cama-raderie, horseplay, comedy, and friction –the moments of stark terror that interrupt-
ed the hours of sheer bore-dom – shines through each of the dramatic vignettes that make up this impres-sive play about the Vietnam War. Stage Manager Cara Russell, terrific acting coaches Patty Monaco and Melinda Milligan, Gillian Smith, and the other mem-bers of an incredible crew obviously gave it all for “Tracers.”
If you remember that war, go see this play. If you were there, go see this play. If you weren’t, go see this play. You’ll be richer for it, and you’ll bring honor and respect to those who received very little back then.
“Tracers” is on at The Grange Nov. 16, 17 and 18 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 at Darvill’s and at the door.
‘Tracers’ play review
Celebrates what it means to be an islander. This ace of a read by novelist Sara Williams was chosen for: Four of a Kind – four tales of mystery and suspense.
Now available atDarvill’s Bookstore1 Main St. Eastsound, WAFour novellas for $15.95? Such a deal!Don’t miss the signing party, Wed. Nov. 28, [email protected]
LGBT and F, 7 to 8 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall.
SAT. – ONGOINGTHE PEOPLE’S CAFE: 4 to 6 p.m., Eastsound fire hall. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Steps 3, 7 and 11, 8 to 9 a.m. and Saturday Sober Meeting, 7-8 Alcoholics anonymous: 5:50-6:30 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall.LIONS CLUB: Weekly lunch, 11:45 a.m., Legion. ISLESHARE TIMEBANK: For orientations, call Morgan Meadows at 376-9213.LIBRARY STORY TIMES: 11 a.m., Orcas Library children’s room, half-hour storytimes are for children between 3 and six, but all kids are welcome.
Give the gift of food, fun and music on Friday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m.
Orcas Family Health Center is hosting its fifth annual Dinner Dance Fund Raiser at Orcas Center to benefit the Care-For-All Program, assisting those in the community who are under-insured or have no health insurance.
No monies raised go to administration of this event. OFHC Board members and OFHC staff contribute 100 percent of the expenses. The board says it is also thrilled with the retail community’s outreach through donations of goods and services. They will be in a silent auction in the Orcas Center lobby. Stop in and bid until 9 p.m.
A $25 per person ticket provides admission to a complete homemade lasagna meat or vegetarian dinner with salad, bread, beverage and desert. A cash wine bar available. In addition, there is live music from 8 to 10 p.m. contributed by Orcatrazz Swing Band.
Tickets available at OFHC by the airport, Ray’s Pharmacy, Cherie L. Lindholm RE, and The Office Cupboard.
Food, music and fun at annual dance
contributed photoBetsy Greacen and Dr. David Shinstrom with Paqo the dog during the dinner and dance last year.
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As part of an ongoing monthly series, the Orcas Island Historical Museum will present Skye Burn, granddaughter of June Burn who was the author of “Living High.”
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Skye will be visiting from Bellingham to tell stories and answer questions on Sunday, Nov. 18, 3 p.m. in the Lundeen Room of Orcas Senior Center. Admission is always by donation at the door. There will not be a history matinee for the month of December.
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SAN JUAN COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICESSan Juan County, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin,
age, disability, or veteran status in the provision of services, in programs or activities or employment opportunities and benefits. Direct inquiries to Administrative Services at (360) 378-3870. TTD relay at 1-800-833-6388.
AN ORDINANCE REGARDING CRITICAL AREA REGULATIONS
FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT CONSERVATION
AREAS; AMENDING SAN JUAN COUNTY CODE
SECTION18.30.160.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will con- duct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony on a proposed ORDINANCE REGARDING CRITI- CAL AREA REGULATIONS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT CONSERVATION AREAS; AMEND- ING SAN JUAN COUNTY CODE SECTION 18.30.160.The public hearing will be held in the Council Hearing Room at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, Washington on Tuesday, November 27, begin- ning at 10:45 AM. The hearing may be continued from time to time and place to place as may be desired by the Council without additional written notice.At the hearing, members of the pub- lic will be invited to speak and/or pro- vide written statements regarding the proposed Ordinance. After the pub- lic testimony portion of the hearing has ended, the Council will deliber- ate and consider modifications to the Ordinance that are proposed by members of the public, county em- ployees or the Council. The pro- posed Ordinance may then be adopted with or without modifica- tions.
Summary: The proposed ordinance is intended to complete the review and update of the County’s critical areas regulations regarding fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas pursuant to RCW 36.70A.130. The proposed ordinance generally re- places existing FWHCA regulations with new regulations. The proposed ordinance amends provisions de- scribing the applicability of the fish and wildlife habitat conservation are- as; identifies and classifies various types of fish and wildlife habitat con- servation areas; provides for the use of maps; establishes protection stan- dards including standards for aquatic fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas including streams, lakes over 20 acres in size, certain ponds, and marine shorelines; establishes pro- tection standards applicable to shoreline modifications; establishes protection standards for upland habi- tats and specific species including habitats and species of local impor- tance; and amends the process for nominating species or habitats of lo- cal importance. The proposed ordi- nance also updates terms for consis- tency with other portions of the code and the charter.All persons wishing to be heard on this matter are encouraged to attend. Written comments may be submitted in advance of the hearing by mail or at the hearing by delivery in person. Please deliver 10 copies of all written comments to the Clerk of the San Juan County Council at 55 Second
Street, Friday Harbor or mail to 355 Court Street#1, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. The Ordinance is filed at the Office of the County Council, 55 Sec- ond Street, Friday Harbor, WA and may be inspected and copies ob- tained at the Council offices during each business day between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Ordinance may also be viewed 24 hours a day at the County web- site at http://www.sanjuan- co.com/Council/PendingOrdinanc- es.aspx. A copy of the proposed Or- dinance/Resolution will be mailed without charge upon request. For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at 360-370-7472 and/or Shireene Hale, Planning Coordinator at 360-370-7569.LEGAL NO. SJ437766Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. November 14, 2012.
AN ORDINANCE REGARDING CRITICAL AREA REGULATIONS
FOR WETLANDS; AMENDING SAN JUAN COUNTY CODE SECTIONS
18.30.150 AND 18.60.170 AND REPEALING APPENDICES A, B
AND C OF SJCC 18.30.150NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will con- duct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony on a proposed Ordinance REGARDING CRITICAL AREA REGULATIONS FOR WET- LANDS; AMENDING SAN JUAN
COUNTY CODE SECTIONS 18.30.150 AND 18.60.170 AND RE- PEALING APPENDICES A, B AND C OF SJCC 18.30.150The public hearing will be held in the Council Hearing Room at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, Washington on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 be- ginning at 10:45 AM. The hearing may be continued from time to time and place to place as may be de- sired by the Council without addition- al written notice.At the hearing, members of the pub- lic will be invited to speak and/or pro- vide written statements regarding the proposed Ordinance. After the pub- lic testimony portion of the hearing has ended, the Council will deliber- ate and consider modifications to the Ordinance that are proposed by members of the public, county em- ployees or the Council. The pro- posed Ordinance may then be adopted with or without modifica- tions.Summary: The proposed ordinance is intended to complete the review and update of the County’s critical areas regulations regarding wetlands pursuant to RCW 36.70A.130. The proposed ordinance: generally re- places existing wetland regulations with new regulations and modifies lighting standards near wetlands. The proposed ordinance amends provisions describing the applicability of the wetland regulations; address the minimum size of regulated wet- lands; classifies wetlands and as-
signs them water quality-sensitivity and habitat importance-sensitivity ratings; removes the existing pre- scriptive buffer width protocol and establishes a site-specific procedure for determining required buffer sizes; establishes protection standards in- cluding descriptions of activities al- lowed within wetlands and their buf- fers; adds reference to the official manual to be used for wetland delin- eations; establishes requirements associated with the determination of wetland boundaries and with wetland reports; and repeals Appendices A (San Juan County Wetlands Rating System), B (Mitigation/Enhancement Plan Contents), and C (Bonding) of SJCC 18.30.150. The proposed ordi- nance also amends the County’s re- quirements for exterior lighting and updates terms for consistency with other portions of the code and the charter.All persons wishing to be heard on this matter are encouraged to attend. Written comments may be submitted in advance of the hearing by mail or at the hearing by delivery in person. Please deliver 10 copies of all written comments to the Clerk of the San Juan County Council at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor or mail to 355 Court Street#1, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. The Ordinance is filed at the Office of the County Council, 55 Sec- ond Street, Friday Harbor, WA and may be inspected and copies ob-
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SAN JUAN COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICESSan Juan County, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin,
age, disability, or veteran status in the provision of services, in programs or activities or employment opportunities and benefits. Direct inquiries to Administrative Services at (360) 378-3870. TTD relay at 1-800-833-6388.
tained at the Council offices during each business day between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Ordinance may also be viewed 24 hours a day at the County web- site at http://www.sanjuan- co.com/Council/PendingOrdinanc- es.aspx. A copy of the proposed Or- dinance/Resolution will be mailed without charge upon request. For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at 360-370-7472 and/or Shireene Hale, Planning Coordinator at 360-370-7569.LEGAL NO. SJ437771Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. November 14, 2012.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE
REGARDING GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR CRITICAL AREAS; AMENDING SAN JUAN
COUNTY CODE SECTIONS 18.10.040, 18.20.010, 18.20.020, 18.20.030, 18.20.040, 18.20.060, 18.20.070, 18.20.080, 18.20.090, 18.20.110, 18.20.120, 18.20.130, 18.20.140, 18.20.160, 18.20.170, 18.20.180, 18.20.190, 18.20.200, 18.20.220, 18.20.230, 18.30.110, 18.80.010, 18.80.020, 18.80.070 AND 18.80.090, AND ADDING A NEW SECTION TO SJCC 18.80
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will con- duct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony on a proposed Ordinance regarding the County’s General regulations for critical areas. The public hearing will be held in the Council Hearing Room at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, Washington on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 be- ginning at 10:45 AM. The hearing may be continued from time to time and place to place as may be de- sired by the Council without addition- al written notice.At the hearing, members of the pub- lic will be invited to speak and/or pro- vide written statements regarding the proposed Ordinance. After the public testimony portion of the hearing has ended, the Council will deliberate and consider modifications to the Or- dinance that are proposed by mem- bers of the public, county employees or the Council. The proposed Ordi- nance may then be adopted with or without modifications.Summary: This ordinance is intend- ed to complete the review and up- date of General regulations for criti- cal areas pursuant to RCW 36.70A.130. The proposed ordi- nance revises the list of critical area maps and data sources; amends definitions associated with critical ar- eas; clarifies the purpose and appli- cability of critical areas overlay dis- tricts; amends provisions relating to exemptions and reasonable use ex- ceptions from critical areas regula- tions; establishes a new, optional ex- ception for public agencies and util- ities; establishes provisions for miti- gation of impacts to critical areas; establishes new provisions for struc- tures, uses and activities that are non-conforming with regard to critical areas regulations; amends the provi- sions for project permit applications and for uses allowed outright; pro- vides for optional pre-application site visits; revises provisions for discre- tionary uses (which are evaluated and processed as either a condition- al use, or a provisional use depend- ing on the scope and scale of the project); establishes new procedures for reviewing projects for consistency with critical areas regulations; adds a new section regarding financial guar- antees to ensure completion of cer- tain required improvements associat- ed with permits; and updates, clari- fies and modifies terms and defini- tions for consistency with the code and the charter.All persons wishing to be heard on this matter are encouraged to attend. Written comments may be submitted
in advance of the hearing by mail or at the hearing by delivery in person. Please deliver 10 copies of all written comments to the Clerk of the San Juan County Council at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor or mail to 355 Court Street#1, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. The Ordinance is filed at the Office of the County Council, 55 Sec- ond Street, Friday Harbor, WA and may be inspected and copies ob- tained at the Council offices during each business day between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Ordinance may also be viewed 24 hours a day at the County web- site at http://www.sanjuan- co.com/Council/PendingOrdinanc- es.aspx. A copy of the proposed Or- dinance/Resolution will be mailed without charge upon request. For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at 360-370-7470 and/or Shireene Hale at 360-370-7569.LEGAL NO. SJ437769Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. November 14, 2012.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A PROPOSED ORDINANCE REGARDING
CRITICAL AREA REGULATIONS FOR GEOLOGICALLY
HAZARDOUS AREAS AND FREQUENTLY FLOODED AREAS; AMENDING SAN JUAN COUNTY CODE SECTIONS 18.30.120 AND
18.30.130.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will con- duct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony on a proposed Ordinance Regarding Critical Area Regulations for Geologically Hazard- ous Areas and Frequently Flooded Areas; Amending San Juan County Code Sections 18.30.120 and 18.30.130. The public hearing will be held in the Council Hearing Room at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, Washington on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 beginning at 10:45 AM. The hearing may be continued from time to time and place to place as may be desired by the Council with- out additional written notice.At the hearing, members of the pub- lic will be invited to speak and/or pro- vide written statements regarding the proposed Ordinance. After the pub- lic testimony portion of the hearing has ended, the Council will deliber- ate and consider modifications to the Ordinance that are proposed by members of the public, county em- ployees or the Council. The pro- posed Ordinance may then be adopted with or without modifica- tions.Summary: This ordinance is intend- ed to complete a review and update of the County’s development regula- tions regarding Geologically Hazard- ous and Frequently Flooded Areas pursuant to RCW 36.70A.130. For Geologically Hazardous Areas regu- lations in San Juan County Code 18.30.120, the proposed ordinance: clarifies the purpose and applicability of the regulations; amends the clas- sification criteria and protection stan- dards for geologically hazardous are- as; adds requirements for structural shoreline stabilization measures such as bulkheads and seawalls; and amends the project area for and content of geotechnical reports and when geotechnical reports are re- quired. For Frequently Flooded Are- as regulations in San Juan County Code 18.30.130, the proposed ordi- nance: amends the applicability sec- tion and the protection standards for frequently flooded areas. For both types of critical areas, the proposed ordinance also updates and clarifies existing terms and procedures for consistency with the County Code and the County Charter. All persons wishing to be heard on this matter are encouraged to attend. Written comments may be submitted in advance of the hearing by mail or
at the hearing by delivery in person. Please deliver 8 copies of all written comments to the Clerk of the San Juan County Council at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor or mail to 355 Court Street#1, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. The Ordinance is filed at the Office of the County Council, 55 Sec- ond Street, Friday Harbor, WA and may be inspected and copies ob- tained at the Council offices during each business day between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Ordinance may also be viewed 24 hours a day at the County web- site at http://www.sanjuan- co.com/Council/PendingOrdinanc- es.aspx. A copy of the proposed Or- dinance will be mailed without charge upon request. For more in- formation please contact the Clerk of the County Council at 360-370-7470 and/or Shireene Hale at 360-370-7569.LEGAL NO. SJ437770Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. November 14, 2012.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER CHANGES TO SAN JUAN COUNTY ADOPTED BUD- GET FOR 2012NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will con- duct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony on 2 proposed Ordinances: Ordinance Revising County Budget for Supplemental Ap- propriations; and Ordinance Revising County Budget for Emergency Ap- propriations. The public hearing will be held in the Council Hearing Room at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, Washington on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 beginning at 10:15 AM. The hearing may be continued from time to time and place to place as may be desired by the Council with- out additional written notice.At the hearing, members of the pub- lic will be invited to speak and/or pro- vide written statements regarding the proposed Ordinances. After the public testimony portion of the hear- ing has ended, the Council will delib- erate and consider modifications to the Ordinances that are proposed by members of the public, county em- ployees or the Council. The pro- posed Ordinances may then be adopted with or without modifica- tions.The Ordinance Revising County Budget for Supplemental Appropria- tions adds supplemental appropria- tions in the amount of $41,600. The Ordinance Revising County Budget for Emergency Appropriations in- creases the County appropriations in various funds by a total of approxi- mately $859,080.All persons wishing to be heard on this matter are encouraged to attend. Written comments may be submitted in advance of the hearing by mail or at the hearing by delivery in person. Please deliver 8 copies of all written comments to the Clerk of the San Juan County Council at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor or mail to 355 Court Street#1, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. The Ordinances are filed at the Office of the County Council, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA and may be inspected and copies obtained at the Council offices during each business day between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Ordinance may also be viewed 24 hours a day at the County web- site at http://www.sanjuan- co.com/Council/PendingOrdinanc- es.aspx. A copy of the proposed Ordinance/Resolution will be mailed without charge upon request. For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at 360- 370-7472 and/or County Auditor Mi- lene Henley at 360-370-7558.Legal No. SJ436034Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder.November 7, 14, 2012.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS REVENUES OF SAN JUAN COUNTYNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will con- duct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony on the Reve- nues of San Juan County. The pub- lic hearing will be held in the Council Hearing Room at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, Washington on Tues- day, 20, 2012 beginning at 8:45 AM. The hearing may be continued from time to time and place to place as may be desired by the Council with- out additional written notice.At the hearing, members of the pub- lic will be invited to speak and/or pro- vide written statements regarding the Revenues. All persons wishing to be heard on this matter are encouraged to attend. Written comments may be submitted in advance of the hearing by mail or at the hearing by delivery in person. Please deliver 8 copies of all written comments to the Clerk of the San Juan County Council at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor or mail to 355 Court Street#1, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at 360-370-7472 and/or the Audtor’s Office at 360-378-3356.Legal No. SJ436039Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder.November 7, 14, 2012.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING - Monday, November 19,
2012Please join County Council Members Richard Fralick, District 4, Orcas West, Patty Miller, District 5, Orcas East, for a Town Hall conversation at the Fire Protection District No. 2, 45 Lavender Lane, Eastsound, Orcas Island on Monday, November 19,2012, 4:00-5:45 p.m. Discussion will focus on the County Budget, the Critical Areas Ordinance Update and the Solid Waste Program. An open questions and answers forum will fol- low the presentations. Other County issues will be discussed as time per- mits. For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at (360) 378-2898.LEGAL NO. SJ437806Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Island Sounder. November 14, 2012
SAN JUAN COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL
SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FUTURE ROAD AND BRIDGE
PROJECTSSan Juan County Public Works De- partment proposes to establish a pre-qualified list of on-call environ- mental consultants to perform a number of services either singularly or in combination during 2013 and 2014:Examples of services required in- clude:1. Evaluate sites for the presence of marine, estuarine, and freshwater wetlands including reconnaissance, classification and delineation to be used to aid in design and to satisfy permitting agency requirements.2. Provide geo-technical services to evaluate sites to aid in design, in- cluding test boring services and sample evaluation, and to provide foundation and backfill design rec- ommendations for culvert crossings and roadway embankments. 3. Conduct nearshore geologic pro- cess evaluations and design shore- line restorations including evaluation of existing and proposed armoring and its effect on the nearshore envi- ronment. Experience required with hard, soft, and alternatives to armor- ing and permitting requirements.
4. Provide freshwater and wetland environmental permitting assistance including but not limited to JARPA and SEPA preparation, mitigation evaluation and design services for roadway improvement projects. Ex- perience required with USACE juris- dictional determinations, NEPA per- mitting, and local agency Critical Area Ordinance compliance.5. Provide marine environmental permitting assistance including but not limited to JARPA and SEPA preparation, Biological Evaluations, Assessments, marine mammal moni- toring planning and implementation, forage fish spawning determinations, OHWM determinations, mitigation evaluation and design services for Marine Terminal and Launching Ramp projects. Experience required with implementing recommended EPA and other agency protocols and BMPs.6. Evaluations of existing stream bi- ological conditions (stream surveys), design stream restorations, establish OHWM (Ordinary High Water Mark) and stream width for use in culvert design. Experience required with WDFWs Stream Habitat Restoration Guidelines and Culvert fish passage evaluations. 7. Perform archaeological survey of sites for presence of valued antiqui- ties and provide archaeological in- spection services during construc- tion. Experience required with State of Washington XO (05-05) and Fed- eral Section 106 compliance. 8. Perform eelgrass surveys and marine environment assessments.Consultants may submit a Statement of Qualifications for any combination of the services listed above.Successful consultant or team shall be evaluated using the following cri- teria in their respective fields of ex- pertise and abilities:1. San Juan County and/or small community project experience suc- cess.2. Experience working with diverse project teams including governmen- tal agencies, private consultants, lo- cal citizens, and environmental or- ganizations. Ability to successfully work in a team environment. 3. Documented project experience in the field of expertise noted above in ‘Services’, particularly in areas of limited access. Evaluation of past work products may be reviewed as part of consultant selection process. 4. Experience with public outreach in small communities with diverse opinions.5. Experience with state regulations and the County Road Administration Board and WSDOT’s Highways and Local Programs requirements. Please submit one hard copy and one electronic copy of your State- ment of Qualifications with a maxi- mum length of twelve pages (double- sided) or less (including resumes, but excluding the cover letter and sample products), to: Dan Vekved, P.E., Civil Engineer. For USPS De- livery: P.O. Box 729, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. Physical address: 915 Spring Street, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 by 4:30 pm December 3, 2012. No submittals will be accept- ed after that date and time. Any questions regarding this project should be directed to Dan Vekved at (360) 370-0504 or danv@sjcpublic- works.org.Specific environmental proposals or interviews will subsequently be re- quested throughout the two-year pe- riod as projects and needs arise. San Juan County encourages disad- vantaged, minority, and women- owned consultant firms to respond. San Juan County assumes no obli- gations of any kind for expenses in- curred by any respondent to this invi- tation. LEGAL NO. SJ437754Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. November 14, 21, 2012.
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTONIN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
SAN JUANIN PROBATE
In The Matter of The Estate of GEORGIANA FERN CHRISTEN- SEN, (aka Fern Georgeann Christensen) Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS PROBATE NO. 12 4 05054 4 The Personal Representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of this estate. Persons having claims against the decedent must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any otherwise appli- cable statute of limitations, serve their claims on the Personal Repre- sentative or the attorney of record at the address stated below and file an executed copy of the claim with the Clerk of this Court within four months after the date of first publication of this notice or within four months after the date of the filing of the copy of this Notice with the Clerk of the Court, whichever is later or, except under those provisions included in RCW 11.40.011 or 11.40.013, the claim will be forever barred. This bar is effective as to claims against both the probate assets and nonprobate assets of the decedent. DATE OF FILING COPY OF NO- TICE TO CREDITORS with Clerk of the Court: 10/8/2012DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: 10/24/2012Dated this 4th day of October, 2012. /s/ Rena Joan JorgensonPersonal Representative Attorney for the Estate:Diana G. Hancock, WSBA #29325175 Village RoadP.O. Box 160 Lopez, WA 98261(360) 468-3871LEGAL NO. S433893Published: The Islands’ SounderOctober 31, November 7, 14, 2012
NOTICEThe Port of Orcas will hold a pub- lic hearing to consider/adopt the general fund and capital projects fund budgets for 2013 as part of the regular meeting on November 8, 2012 or November 15, 2012 at 6:00pm in the conference room of the terminal at the Orcas Island Airport.LEGAL NO.: S428788Published: The Islands’ Sounder, November 7, 14, 2012.
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN JUANIn the Matter of the Estate of:RAYMOND HENRY WEST,Deceased.NO. 12-4-05057-9PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDI- TORSThe personal representative named below has been appointed as per- sonal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limita- tions, present the claim in the man- ner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the per- sonal representatives or the personal representative’s attorney at the ad- dress stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal repre- sentatives served or mailed the no- tice to the creditors as provided un- der RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publica- tion of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonpro- bate assets.Date of first publication: November 7, 2012Personal Representatives: Ellie C. JohnsonAttorney for Personal Representa- tive: Christine R. KenadyAddress for mailing service: P.O. Box 107Eastsound, WA 98245Christine R. KenadyAttorney for EstateP.O. Box 107Eastsound, WA 98245360/376-2024WSBA No. 12206Legal No. J436030Published: The Islands’ SounderNovember 7, 14, 21, 2012.
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN JUANIn the Matter of the Estate of: ROBERT J. SCHARNHORST,Deceased.PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDI- TORSNO. 12-4-05058-7The personal representative named below has been appointed as per- sonal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limita- tions, present the claim in the man- ner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the per- sonal representatives or the personal representative’s attorney at the ad- dress stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal repre- sentatives served or mailed the no- tice to the creditors as provided un- der RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publica- tion of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonpro- bate assets.Date of first publication: November 7, 2012Personal Representatives: Roger L. ScharnhorstAttorney for Personal Representa- tive: Christine R. KenadyAddress for mailing service: P.O. Box 107Eastsound, WA 98245Christine R. KenadyAttorney for EstateP.O. Box 107Eastsound, WA 98245360/376-2024WSBA No. 12206LEGAL NO. S435974Published: The Islands’ Sounder. November 7, 14, 21, 2012.
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN JUANIn the Matter of the Estate of: EDMONA FRANCIS SAUNDERS,Deceased. PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDI- TORSNO. 12-4-05025-1The personal representative named below has been appointed as per- sonal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limita- tions, present the claim in the man- ner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the per- sonal representatives or the personal representative’s attorney at the ad- dress stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal repre- sentatives served or mailed the no- tice to the creditors as provided un- der RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publica- tion of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonpro- bate assets.Date of first publication: November 7, 2012Personal Representatives: Teresa SavellAttorney for Personal Representa- tive: Christine R. KenadyAddress for mailing service: P.O. Box 107Eastsound, WA 98245Christine R. KenadyAttorney for EstateP.O. Box 107Eastsound, WA 98245360/376-2024WSBA No. 12206LEGAL NO. S435224Published: The Islands’ Sounder. November 7, 14, 21, 2012
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN JUANIn the Matter of the Estate of: LOUIS RAYMOND SAUNDERS,Deceased. PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDI- TORSNO. 12-4-05049-8The personal representative named below has been appointed as per- sonal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limita- tions, present the claim in the man- ner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the per- sonal representatives or the personal representative’s attorney at the ad- dress stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal repre- sentatives served or mailed the no- tice to the creditors as provided un- der RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publica- tion of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonpro- bate assets.Date of first publication: November 7, 2012Personal Representatives: Teresa SavellLEGAL NO. S435875Published: The Islands’ Sounder, November 7, 14, 21, 2012.
LEGALS
SAN JUAN COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICESSan Juan County, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin,
age, disability, or veteran status in the provision of services, in programs or activities or employment opportunities and benefits. Direct inquiries to Administrative Services at (360) 378-3870. TTD relay at 1-800-833-6388.
Permit Number
Project Description
Parcel Number Project Location
Island Applicant / Agent Name
and Address Date of
ApplicationDate
CompleteOther
Required Permits*
Existing Environmental
Documents SEPA
ThresholdEnd Date for SEPA
Comments
End Date**for Project Comments
Hearing Body
Hearing Place
Hearing Date
PSJ000-12-0013
Single-family residence
352341003 51 Wilks Way
San Juan Island
Bob & Victoria Williams c/o Peter Schmidt Construction
POB 1022,Friday Harbor, WA 9825010/16/12 10/16/12 Bldg
Permit NA Exempt NA 12/12//12 HearingExaminer
Islander’s Bank Annex
1/09/13
PVAR00-12-0001 REVISED
Setback variance from rear and
side property line
160852106 7008 Olga Road
Orcas Island
Joseph & Noel Whatley c/o Will Windish,140 NW Sigard Hansen Rd
Poulsbo, WA 98370
10/5/12; revised 11/8/12
11/13/12 None NA Exempt NA 12/5/12 HearingExaminer
Islander’s Bank Annex
12/12/12
SEPA Determination: San Juan County has determined that the projects noted above with a DNS or MDNS will not have probable significant adverse impacts on the environment and has issued a Threshold Determination pursuant to Sections 197-11-310 and 197-11-340 WAC. An Environmental Impact Statement will not be required under Section 43.21C.030 (2)(c) RCW. This determination was made after review of the environmental checklist and other environmental information on file at Community Development and Planning (CD&P). The County has determined that the requirements for environmental analysis, protection, and mitigation measures have been adequately addressed in the development regulations and comprehensive plan adopted under Chapter 36.70A RCW, and in other applicable local, state, or federal laws or rules, as provided by Section 43.21C.240 RCW and Section 197-11-158 WAC, or as may be conditioned within any MDNS.
SEPA Comments: Anyone desiring to comment on the Threshold Determination can do so by submitting a written statement to CD&P, P. O. Box 947 (135 Rhone Street), Friday Harbor, WA. 98250 no later than the comment date specified above. The Threshold Determination may be appealed by submitting a written statement of appeal along with the basis for the appeal and a fee to CD&P within 21 days after the end of the SEPA comment period.
Application Comments: Any file may be examined by appointment during regular business hours at the San Juan County CD&P, Courthouse Annex, Friday Harbor. Anyone desiring to comment on the Notice of Application can do so by submitting a written statement to CD&P no later than the end date for project comments specified above. Anyone who desires to provide testimony in the public hearing or desires a copy of the decision for this project may do so by requesting such from CD&P. A copy of the staff report for this project may be obtained from CD&P generally 7 days prior to the public hearing.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS: Hearing Examiner meetings on San Juan Island start at 10:00 a.m., in the Islanders Bank Admin. Building downstairs meeting room, 225 Blair Street, Friday Harbor. Planning Commission meetings begin at 8:45 am. Any person desiring to comment prior to the hearing shall submit a statement in writing to CD&P, PO Box 947, Friday Harbor, WA. 98250. Written comments may also be submitted at the hearing. A copy of the staff report for this hearing may be obtained generally 7 days prior to the public hearing from CD&P at the address above. * As directed by applicant, per UDC18.80.030.A.3.f ** Suggested, Per UDC 18.80.030.B.
NOTICE OF DECISIONS: Hearing Examiner decisions are posted on the County website at: sanjuanco.com/cdp/hearingexdecisions.aspx
COMBINED NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS & HEARINGS
LEGAL NO. SJ703764 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder, NOVEMBER 14, 2012
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