50 ¢ Examiner News from the Heart of Whidbey Island The Whidbey See PARK FEE, page 6 THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2012 VOL. 18, NO. 1 A perfect day at the beach Kasia Pierzga photo Sunday’s hot weather was the perfect time for a stroll on the beach at Ebey’s Landing, where the temperature was a good 10 degrees cooler than it was in nearby Crockett Lake, which recorded a toasty 86 degrees. Sunny but cooler weather is expected to continue throughout the week, with temperatures expected in the 70s – just in time for this weekend’s Coupeville Arts Festival. By Elisabeth Murray Staff Reporter A leaking roof, broken window or miss- ing door on a historic structure could cause damage that is expensive or impossible to fix, leading to a property owner’s decision to tear the building down rather than spend money repairing it. The Coupeville Town Council is hoping a new ordinance will reduce the chance that the second-oldest town in Washington will lose more of its historic buildings to “demo- lition by neglect.” Current town code does not prevent the owner of a historic building from allowing it to fall victim to the ravages of weather and lack of maintenance. The ordinance to be considered soon would require historic struc- tures be maintained to prevent deterioration. It also would allow a building inspector right of entry at least once a year to inspect a historic structure, with either the consent of the property owner or a written warrant. If significant problems are found, the owner would be required to make repairs. If the owner failed to do so, the town could choose to fix the problems and assess the owner a financial penalty. That scenario would be a last resort, town planner Larry Kwarsick said. “We want to do this in a way to encour- age appropriate action and not seem puni- tive,” he said, adding that crafting the ordi- nance will be a challenge. Other communities have taken a variety of approaches to address the issue. For ex- ample, the town could initiate the mainte- nance or repair and add the cost to the own- er’s property-tax bill, like any other tax lien. The risk, however, is that the property owner might not pay. If the property goes into default, the town could get stuck with a neglected historic structure that costs a lot to maintain – and that no one wants to buy due to concern over strict government rules regarding that maintenance. “It is not the intention or desire of the town for this to happen,” Kwarsick said. The town has had procedures and stan- dards in place to protect historically signifi- cant properties from demolition, but they haven’t always been effective. In 2008, for example, the historic Vaughn house, built in 1910, was demolished to make room for a new house. The board then in place to review demolition applications – the Coupeville Design Review Board – ap- proved the demolition because restoring the historic building would have been too costly. Town code at the time also included pen- alties for instances in which a historic prop- Ordinance could protect historic homes See HISTORIC, page 5 By Elisabeth Murray Staff Reporter Before hammer can hit nail and drill can bite into wood, a fee to mitigate the impact of new home construction on parks, recre- ation and open space in Coupeville must be paid to Town Hall. But the impact fee may soon be suspend- ed or dropped as the town updates the parks and recreation element of its comprehensive plan. Town planner Larry Kwarsick is in the process of determining if the town has enough parks, open space, and trails for Coupeville’s 1,800 residents. Kwarsick will compare the town’s current acreage with the goals set in the town’s comprehensive plan. According to the town website, there are currently 28.13 acres of parks in the town. This includes mini-parks, neighborhood and community parks and open space. “The town can only have (impact fees) if there is an unmet level of service,” Mayor Nancy Conard said. The fee – $870 for each new single-family home – goes into a parks fund that pays for Coupeville may end park impact fee purchase of parkland and the cost of park improvements. The town began collecting the fee in 2001 on all new homes built within town limits. As of June 30, the park fund cash balance totaled $58,160. Money generated by the fee was used for the Broadway Trail, a gravel walkway along a portion of Broadway between Hwy. 20 and Madrona Way. It could also help pay for installation of a new viewing deck on Front Street in the two undeveloped lots between Toby’s Tavern and the Knead & Feed on Front Street – land that was donated to the town after being purchased by people who wanted to preserve it as open space. The town has yet to get estimates for in- stallation of the deck, but Conard said the money in the park impact fund probably would not be enough to pay for the whole project. The town did make one mistake in using park impact fee revenue for a project – in- stallation of a sidewalk on the south side of Coveland between Main and Grace streets – that the state Auditor’s Office later said did not qualify as a park. The town was required to refund the fee, plus interest, to the 14 property owners whose money had been used for the project. If all the property owners claim their cash, the refund will add up to $13,538.
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ExaminerNews from the Heart of Whidbey Island
The Whidbey
See PARK FEE, page 6
THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2012 VOL. 18, NO. 1
A perfect day at the beach
Kasia Pierzga photo
Sunday’s hot weather was the perfect time for a stroll on the beach at Ebey’s Landing, where the temperature was a good 10 degrees cooler than it was in nearby Crockett Lake, which recorded a toasty 86 degrees. Sunny but cooler weather is expected to continue throughout the week, with temperatures expected in the 70s – just in time for this weekend’s Coupeville Arts Festival.
By Elisabeth MurrayStaff Reporter
A leaking roof, broken window or miss-ing door on a historic structure could cause damage that is expensive or impossible to fix, leading to a property owner’s decision to tear the building down rather than spend money repairing it.
The Coupeville Town Council is hoping a new ordinance will reduce the chance that the second-oldest town in Washington will lose more of its historic buildings to “demo-lition by neglect.”
Current town code does not prevent the owner of a historic building from allowing it to fall victim to the ravages of weather and lack of maintenance. The ordinance to be considered soon would require historic struc-tures be maintained to prevent deterioration.
It also would allow a building inspector right of entry at least once a year to inspect a historic structure, with either the consent of the property owner or a written warrant. If significant problems are found, the owner would be required to make repairs. If the owner failed to do so, the town could choose to fix the problems and assess the owner a financial penalty.
That scenario would be a last resort, town planner Larry Kwarsick said.
“We want to do this in a way to encour-age appropriate action and not seem puni-tive,” he said, adding that crafting the ordi-nance will be a challenge.
Other communities have taken a variety of approaches to address the issue. For ex-ample, the town could initiate the mainte-nance or repair and add the cost to the own-er’s property-tax bill, like any other tax lien.
The risk, however, is that the property owner might not pay. If the property goes into default, the town could get stuck with a neglected historic structure that costs a lot to maintain – and that no one wants to buy due to concern over strict government rules regarding that maintenance.
“It is not the intention or desire of the town for this to happen,” Kwarsick said.
The town has had procedures and stan-dards in place to protect historically signifi-cant properties from demolition, but they haven’t always been effective.
In 2008, for example, the historic Vaughn house, built in 1910, was demolished to make room for a new house. The board then in place to review demolition applications – the Coupeville Design Review Board – ap-proved the demolition because restoring the historic building would have been too costly.
Town code at the time also included pen-alties for instances in which a historic prop-
Ordinance could protect historic homes
See HISTORIC, page 5
By Elisabeth MurrayStaff Reporter
Before hammer can hit nail and drill can bite into wood, a fee to mitigate the impact of new home construction on parks, recre-ation and open space in Coupeville must be paid to Town Hall.
But the impact fee may soon be suspend-ed or dropped as the town updates the parks and recreation element of its comprehensive plan.
Town planner Larry Kwarsick is in the process of determining if the town has enough parks, open space, and trails for Coupeville’s 1,800 residents. Kwarsick will compare the town’s current acreage with the goals set in the town’s comprehensive plan.
According to the town website, there are currently 28.13 acres of parks in the town. This includes mini-parks, neighborhood and community parks and open space.
“The town can only have (impact fees) if there is an unmet level of service,” Mayor Nancy Conard said.
The fee – $870 for each new single-family home – goes into a parks fund that pays for
Coupeville may end park impact feepurchase of parkland and the cost of park improvements.
The town began collecting the fee in 2001 on all new homes built within town limits. As of June 30, the park fund cash balance totaled $58,160.
Money generated by the fee was used for the Broadway Trail, a gravel walkway along a portion of Broadway between Hwy. 20 and Madrona Way. It could also help pay for installation of a new viewing deck on Front Street in the two undeveloped lots between Toby’s Tavern and the Knead & Feed on Front Street – land that was donated to the town after being purchased by people who wanted to preserve it as open space.
The town has yet to get estimates for in-
stallation of the deck, but Conard said the money in the park impact fund probably would not be enough to pay for the whole project.
The town did make one mistake in using park impact fee revenue for a project – in-stallation of a sidewalk on the south side of Coveland between Main and Grace streets – that the state Auditor’s Office later said did not qualify as a park.
The town was required to refund the fee, plus interest, to the 14 property owners whose money had been used for the project. If all the property owners claim their cash, the refund will add up to $13,538.
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Getting into the spiritCause of boat fire remains a mystery
The mystery surrounding the fire onboard the Deep Sea has been solved. But three months after the ves-sel caught fire and sank in Penn Cove, officials have yet to make public any informa-tion about the cause of the inferno.
The derelict crab fishing boat, which had been ille-gally moored in Penn Cove for almost five months, sank on May 13 after going up in flames the previous day.
The Fire/Investigation Unit of the King County Sheriff’s Office was called in to investigate the cause of the blaze and they were able to “reach a definite conclu-sion,” according to Craig
Muller of the King County Sheriff’s Office.
The report was present-ed to the state Department of Natural Resources, the agency that had requested the sheriff’s office assistance in the investigation. It has since been forwarded on to the U.S. Environmental Pro-tection Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard for review.
Tyler Amon, special agent in charge of the Crim-inal Investigation Division for the EPA, said that he is not able to discuss the re-port at this time.
Volunteers sought for county board
Volunteers are sought to fill three positions on the Conservation Futures Citi-zens Advisory Board.
Members are appointed by the Island County com-missioners for three-year terms, and must have lived in Island County for at least one year before they are ap-pointed.
The openings are for a representative living within the City of Oak Harbor boundaries; a representa-tive living within the Town of Coupeville boundaries; and a representative from Camano Island.
The board reviews and evaluates applications to acquire or preserve open space, wetlands, habitat areas, farmland and timber lands for public use and en-joyment and as one tool for salmon preservation.
Send a letter of interest and statement of qualifica-tions to the Island County Board of Commissioners, Attn: Pam Dill, Re: Conser-vation Futures Citizens Ad-visory Board Vacancy, P.O. Box 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239; fax 360-679-7381; e-mail [email protected]. The deadline is 4:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27. For infor-mation, call 360-679-7353.
Property value notices mailed
Property value notices for commercial properties are to be mailed in mid-Au-gust, along with new con-struction value notices.
Property tax valuation notices were mailed to all Island County residential property owners on Aug. 1.
These notices will pro-vide taxpayers with the As-sessor’s opinion of value
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On a perfect sunlit July day, the group of people gathered at the Dorothy Cleveland Trail at Posses-sion Point State Park had one thing in common. They all love nature – especially birds.
They were there to swap bird stories and witness the posting of two new color maps featuring stunning images of birds that can be seen from the popular South Whidbey hiking trail.
The new maps at Posses-sion Point are the work of Craig Johnson, a Freeland artist, bird lover, painter, photographer and graphic designer.
Craig and his wife Joy are the co-authors of several books about the region’s birds including “Our Pacific Northwest Birds and Habi-tat,” released in 2011, and a delightful children’s book, “The Amazing Humming-bird Story of Red Rufous,” based on actual observa-tions of a Red Rufous hum-mingbird nest in 2009.
The Johnsons have a simple mission.
“We want to connect people to birds and nature through art, writing, pho-tography and educational presentations,” Craig John-son said with a smile.
The Johnsons’ most re-cent project involves design-ing brochures and maps to various bird-watching loca-tions on Whidbey Island, such as the new map at Pos-session Point.
To enhance observers’ enjoyment of birds at sev-eral Whidbey habitats, the pair designed four full-color brochures that are available at visitor centers, libraries and chambers of commerce throughout Whidbey.
Birding spots on the North Whidbey map in-clude West Beach, Jo-seph Whidbey State Park and Swan Lake. Central Whidbey’s Crockett Lake
Learn moreCraig and Joy Johnson will present Craig’s recent vid-eos and photos of birds in action at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13 in the Coupeville Recreation Hall at 901 NW Alexander. The Whidey Audubon event is free.
Betty Freeman photo
Craig Johnson shows off the new bird map he and his wife Joy created for the Dorothy Cleveland Trail at Possession Point State Park in South Whidbey.
Maps offer a guide to local birds
and Keystone Spit are fea-tured in another brochure. Greenbank Farm has its own brochure, while Earth Sanctuary and the beach-es at Possession Point and Double Bluff are featured in the South Whidbey version.
Another comprehensive brochure lists all the best birding locations on both Whidbey and Camano Is-lands.
“The brochures and maps represent three-and-a-half years of photographing local birds,” Craig said.
“We’ve found that once people start to notice and observe birds, they become enthusiasts,” he said. “We want to help them enjoy nature here on Whidbey as much as we do.”
In 2008, the Johnsons contributed about 200 bird photos to the Whidbey Audubon Society for their online bird checklist, which can be accessed at whid-beyaudubon.org.
Much of the cost of cre-ating the brochures and maps was donated by the Johnsons, who make their living by selling their bird books, note cards and limit-ed-edition prints of Craig’s intricate and detailed paint-ings.
Their books and artwork can be found locally at book stores and Wild Birds Un-
limited, or online at their website pugetsoundback-yardbirds.com.
Designing the maps and brochures has given Craig Johnson a focus at a time in his life when his ability to move freely in nature as he once did has been severely challenged.
Craig was diagnosed in late 2010 with a rare form of amyotrophic lateral scle-rosis (ALS), a progressive, genetic disease of the nerve
cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement.
Walking, standing and spending long hours at the computer all have been compromised. Trips to lo-cal habitats require a sturdy walking stick and bringing a white plastic chair along for frequent rests.
His eyesight also is af-fected at times, and he wears dark glasses outside.
However, his trained art-ist’s eye can still discern that the red Rufous humming-bird at his backyard feeder is molting.
“He’s looking a little scruffy today,” Craig said.
The artist says he has “good days and bad days.”
“But we have a mission, so I push myself to keep go-ing,” he said. “And there’s no way I could do what I do without Joy’s help and sup-port.”
There’s no map to the future for Craig and Joy Johnson, but they continue to dream of projects that are within Craig’s capabilities and that further their inten-tion to educate and connect people to nature.
Craig now uses a small video camera to record his observations, and he and Joy are thinking of creating a new book includes a com-panion DVD.
“We don’t know how this disease will progress, we just know it will,” Craig said. “For now, we’re taking it one day at a time, and doing what we can.”
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Island Thrift, community support safe driving
Oh what a night! The good times were non-stop at IDIPIC’s Comedy, Canapés, Magic & More! June 30th at the Whidbey Playhouse. Thanks to a match by Island Thrift, the event raised nearly $10,000 for our DUI/Underage Drinking prevention work.
Magic man JR Russell got the fun ball rolling, then the Whidbey Improv Team kept it going.
Thanks to our sponsors and silent auc-tion donors noted at idipic.org, helpers and audience: you all made it happen for ‘safer kids, safer roads.’
For making our fundraiser doubly suc-cessful, and for all the support Island Thrift gives our community, please consider donat-ing and shopping at Island Thrift.
To put a spin on an old African prov-erb: ‘It takes a village to change our part of the world for the better.’ Island Thrift does that over and over again by its support of so many community service groups. Applause!
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Get levy facts before November election
As fire chief, I believe it is important that our community receives accurate informa-tion about the capital projects we undertake on their behalf. Very simply, the land we purchase and the fire stations we build are done so in the interest of reaching you as quickly as possible when you call 911.
South Whidbey Fire/EMS serves the largest fire district in the county, covering 66 square miles of land and 57 miles of shore-line.
The number of fire stations we have, or plan to build, is directly related to the popu-lation of the communities we serve.
We plan for new stations far in advance in order to pay cash where we can, which reduces the need to bond and pay interest on public safety projects. This saves our tax-payers money in the long-run.
In addition, more than 75 volunteer fire-fighters and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) donate more than 25,000 hours each year to respond to emergency calls as op-posed to full-time personnel. This saves our taxpayers $1.15 million in personnel costs.
As a result of planning and financial pol-
icies like these, South Whidbey Fire/EMS is debt-free and has the lowest tax rate of any fire district in the county.
We are entering into a levy election in November, and I am available to answer any questions the community might have. Please call or email me at your convenience.
– Chief H.L. “Rusty” PalmerSouth Whidbey Fire/EMS
Commissioners made right choice in opposing Supreme Court decision
It was with pleasure and pride that I noted our recent Board of Island County Commissioners’ resolution supporting a Constitutional amendment to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling permitting un-limited and undisclosed political campaign contributions. Counties, cities, and states across the land are registering their opposi-tion to that Supreme Court decision.
In Island County, Langley was the first town to go on record in defense of “we, the people,” and it is heartening that the Island County Commissioners were not far behind.
My thanks go to Helen Price Johnson and Angie Homola for doing their part to limit the influence of money in politics.
Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of Commissioner Kelly Emerson, who cast the dissenting vote. She doesn’t seem to real-ize that elected officials like herself have the most to lose from a “pay to play” system in which those with the most money can speak the loudest – and the rest of us can never learn the identity of those wealthy interests.
Disclosure and transparency are the twin pillars of a democratic government. Kelly Emerson should have been helping to hold up those pillars instead of pushing them over.
What can we expect from the Coupe-ville and Oak Harbor city councils? I look forward to hearing them debate this critical issue.
– Dianna MacLeodLangley
Giant pumpkins need special treatment
GASP! I just found out some competitors in the giant pumpkin contest are growing indoors! So I would like to suggest two cat-egories, one for inside or tent-grown pump-kins and one for outside pumpkins in this miserable rain.
This year is the test run; next year I make
the full-out plunge for the contest. I guess I need a barn with a direct connection to Bonneville or the Goddess of the Sun. Or perhaps I could grow in Hawaii and ship over my entrant. Not sure I could rent a 747 freighter to haul it back.
But wow! I have never seen leaves on a pumpkin vine as big as the monsters con-suming my garden at the moment. Thanks for the seeds, folks!
P.S: When they say you need a minimum
of 2,400 square feet for the grow area, they are not kidding!
Now I have to beer up my neighbor and see if I can let the vines attack his property. There’s pie in it for them, with Kapaw’s cool stuff tossed on. Darn, why did I mention Kapaw’s? Now i have to go to town for some iskreme!
– Roland ShaakCoupeville
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erty had been inappropri-ately demolished, whether through action or neglect.
The town’s recent adop-tion of the Unified De-sign Review Guidelines for Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve – guide-lines for review of projects within the Reserve that also were adopted by Island County – left out any refer-ence to “demolition by ne-glect” and set the stage for the town to develop a new ordinance aimed at requir-ing people to maintain their historic structures.
Concern over the pos-sible loss of the 150-year-old Libbey House on North Main Street prompted the town to take action, Coupe-ville Mayor Nancy Conard said. Owner Ted Clifton applied for a demolition permit in 2009, saying the required repairs would be too expensive and that the building was too fragile to be moved. Without a proper
foundation, the structure had deteriorated.
Conard said that what many people consider prop-erty neglect would be far outside the scope of the proposed ordinance. For example, failing to keep a lawn mowed or leaving a building unoccupied would not qualify as demolition by neglect.
“Most of what people are concerned about as neglect, isn’t,” Conard said.
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Concern about preserving the Joseph Libbey House on North Main Street prompted town officials to consider an ordinance to require minimum maintenance of historic structures.
by neglect include failure to make repairs following a fire, or allowing a leaking roof to go unrepaired.
Conard suggested that instead of establishing an ordinance, the council con-sider evaluating each inci-dence of neglect of a historic structure a case-by-case ba-sis, as such situations hap-pen only infrequently.
One good option for the owners of historic properties is to seek a matching grant from the Ebey’s Forever Fund to help pay for repairs, Kwarsick said. The grant program helps the owners of historic buildings pay for re-pairs and maintenance.
Coupeville Councilman Larry Cort said he would be willing to participate in a voluntary program to guar-antee proper maintenance of his own historic home here in Coupeville.
“I think a lot of folks – I could be wrong – have a certain amount of pride and would agree to a minimum amount of maintenance vol-untarily,” Cort said.
The council will continue reviewing the ordinance, and eventually will invite town residents to comment on it at a public hearing.
Shoreline program meetings set
How people can use the bit of land where soil and water meet is the subject of an ongoing process of updating Island County’s Shoreline Management Pro-gram.
The goal is to balance development with protec-tion of the environment and natural resources.
The program is undergo-ing a comprehensive update that is to be completed by the end of the year. Commu-nity discussions were held last winter on issues such as public access, shoreline residential development and shoreline stabilization.
The county’s Shoreline Master Program has under-gone a number of changes in recent years as a result of new state requirements, pro-gram Coordinator Karen Stewart said.
Adopted in 1972, the state’s Shoreline Manage-ment Act seeks to prevent harm in “uncoordinated and piecemeal development of the state’s shorelines.”
Island County is one of 39 counties in the state re-quired by state law to adopt a local shoreline master pro-gram. The county’s program was first approved in 1976. The most recent version was approved by the state Department of Ecology in 2001 and includes many of Whidbey’s freshwater lakes as well.
This month, local resi-dents will have two oppor-tunities to learn about the update. The first meeting is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14 in the commissioners hearing room in the Island County Annex, 1 NE 6th St., Coupeville. The second is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 in the gym at Trin-ity Lutheran Church, 18341 Hwy. 525, Freeland.
For information, con-tact Stewart at [email protected] or 360-678-2348.
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Conard said Coupeville has been able to acquire property for parks without having to dip into the park fund. For example, 17 acres of open space at Krueger Farm were donated to the town by the landowner and by the Friends of Krueger Farm.
Councilwoman Molly Hughes said she believes that in the interest of fair-ness to the people who have paid into the fund, the park impact fee should continue
to be collected. The town may want to
increase its park offerings or make improvements to existing parks, Hughes said, and will need money to pay for it.
But adding more parks or infrastructure means the town will have to foot the bill for increased mainte-nance, Conard said, as the park fund cannot be used for maintenance and re-pairs.
In 1999, the town sur-
veyed the community’s views on parks through a questionnaire mailed to residents.
Conard recommended asking the community to weigh in again on what they want in their parks, and how much they are willing to spend to care for them.
Before seeking public in-put, the proposal to suspend or eliminate the park impact fee will first be considered by the town’s Parks and Recreation Commission.
Park fees: Coupeville; from page 1
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Santiago Juarez babysits for a friend’s son, Richy, at Coupeville Town Park on a sunny summer day. The town is in the process of determining whether it will continue to collect its park impact fee on new development, revenue from which is used to acquire or improve park property.
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The Veterans Resource Center of Whidbey Island has found a new home, en-abling it to consolidate three existing facilities to one lo-cation.
All services, programs and VRC operations are now located on the lower floor of American Legion Post 141 at 14096 Hwy. 525 in Bayview.
During the transition, drop-in hours for visitors
will be from noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Wednes-day. The veterans support group will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. each Tuesday.
The VRC, which is a community-based nonprofit organization, helps veterans, their families and commu-nity members to understand the challenges of returning to civilian life from combat and/or military service and provides the support for this
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Shannon Stone knows who is responsible for the water level in her well drop-ping three feet.
Stone lives on Thunder Lane and is one of about 40 neighbors who have voiced concern over the Navy’s switch to local well water for irrigation of its Gallery Golf Course. Previously, the Navy used Skagit River wa-ter purchased from the City of Anacortes and pumped across Deception Pass Bridge.
The 18-hole golf course, which is open to the public, received a state permit and began pumping from Whid-bey Island’s aquifer in June.
Stone addressed mem-bers of the Water Resource Advisory Committee, an advisory group to the Island County commissioners, at their Aug. 2 meeting.
“My well is being directly affected,” Stone said. “If we, as a community, don’t stand up now, it will be a bigger is-sue in the future.”
County Hydrogeologist Doug Kelly, armed with a presentation packed with vi-sual data, said that the drop in water level is not cause for alarm. Rather, the decrease closely matches the data generated in the studies con-
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Shannon Stone is concerned about the Navy’s use of well-water to irrigate its Gallery Golf Course. Stone says her well’s water level has already dropped three feet, but Island County’s hy-drogeologist says that the decrease is not cause for concern.
ducted during the permit-ting process.
According to Kelly, a dip in the water table was ex-pected, and is allowed under state law.
What would not be okay is if the Navy’s water use caused levels to drop below the intake pumps of neigh-
bor’s wells, and a three-foot drawdown is nowhere near causing impairment, he said.
Kelly also pointed out that the greatest drawdown occurs when pumping be-gins. Wells farther away experience even less of an impact, he said.
A major concern over the permit issued to the Navy has been the volume of wa-ter allowed each irrigation season – 39 million gallons. The Navy did not request that amount, but the figure was set by Ecology based on state irrigation standards.
After installing a high-
tech irrigation system, the golf course used 8.5 million gallons in 2010 and 9 million gallons in 2011.
But with the state’s “use it or lose it” doctrine for determining the water right at the end of a five-year pe-riod, some worry that there is incentive for the course to pump as much as possible in this period.
However, wasting water or using it for a purpose not approved on the permit would be illegal. It is also contrary to the Navy’s inten-tions, according to Whidbey Island Naval Air Station
Commanding Officer Capt. Jay Johnston.
Joseph Waldrup, presi-dent of Whidbey Island Water Systems Associa-tion and technical advisor to the committee, has been monitoring neighbors’ wells and has been in contact with golf course personnel. Based on the pumping rate, he said the course is on track for us-ing about the same amount it used last summer.
If problems arise, affect-ed well owners and county government can take im-mediate action, Kelly said. With the Navy having the junior water right, it would have to stop pumping water.
At the meeting, commit-tee members voted to ap-prove a letter to the commis-sioners offering input as to what steps the commission-ers should take. The com-mittee said Ecology should improve its permitting pro-cess by notifying counties of any permit application with significant withdrawal and improve the public notifi-cation process. Publishing a notice in the newspaper is not enough as it is “so obscure it goes unnoticed,” they said.
The state also should ad-dress the “use it or lose it” water law that appears to be at odds with conservation efforts, they wrote.
Two Island County com-
missioners have already joined the discussion, Dist. 2 Commissioner Angie Ho-mola and Dist. 3 Commis-sioner Kelly Emerson.
Homola wrote a letter to Johnston with suggestions such as that the Navy extend “an olive branch of diplo-macy” to voluntarily reopen the permit and reduce the quantity withdrawn to 10 million gallons per year.
“Obviously if there is a need due to dry conditions, the neighbors are going to be employing conserva-tion methods and will not take kindly to their shared aquifer water being used for golf,” Homola wrote.
In a statement, Emerson wrote that she was “deep-ly troubled by the seem-ingly immense distrust” of Ecology and “our national security neighbor, the U.S. Navy.” She wrote that she is a believer in “trust, but ver-ify,” and that the trust must come first.
The committee also sug-gested that the county get a commitment in writing from Capt. Johnston that the course will limit its pumping to its historical usage.
The Navy has already volunteered to do additional testing, monitoring and re-porting on its well.
“We all want to be good neighbors,” said committee Chairman Don Lee.
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It appears voters in Is-land County Commissioner District 1 are satisfied with the status quo.
The first batch of prima-ry election results were re-leased Tuesday evening and incumbent Democrat Helen Price Johnson has pulled ahead with a commanding lead, securing 3,286 votes, or 57.18 percent.
By comparison, Repub-lican Coupeville challenger Jeff Lauderdale is the run-ner up but is trailing far be-hind with 1,377 votes, or just 23.96 percent.
In a telephone interview shortly after the results were released, Johnson, a Clinton resident, said she believes the numbers will begin to even out with later counts but was very pleased by the strong showing of voter sup-port.
“District 1 voters definite-ly showed their preference,” Price Johnson said. “I’m pleased and very honored.”
Independent Clinton
candidate Curt Gordon is in second, securing 13.28 percent of the vote while Re-publican Wayne Morrison, also of Clinton, has claimed 4.4 percent.
Independent Clinton candidate Ed Jenkins came in last with 1.18 percent.
In the District 2 race, Re-publican Jill Johnson has a narrow lead over Democrat-ic incumbent Angie Homola with 1,005 votes, 33.86 per-cent, compared to Homola’s 969 votes, 32.64 percent.
Republican Jim Camp-bell is in third with 22.84 percent, or 678 votes, while Republican Phil Collier is last with 317 votes, or 10.68 percent.
The EMS levy passed easily with more than 70 percent. The measure to renew the property tax levy for another six years only needed 50 percent to pass.
According to the first count, 13,086 ballots have been counted out of 47,412 total registered voters, equaling a turnout of 27.6 percent. The next count will be Wednesday at 5 p.m.
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Wine reception opens Arts FestivalThe Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival weekend kicks
off with the Art Gallery Opening and Wine Reception set for 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10 at the Coupeville Recreation Hall, 901 N.W. Alexander St.
Artists representing every visual medium compete, showing sculpture, woodworking, photography, fiber, glass, mixed media, watercolor, oil, pastel and pottery in the juried gallery. Winners will be announced that evening. The show remains on display throughout the weekend.
Tickets for the event are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Guests will enjoy a selection of wines provided by Bayleaf, along with a logo wine glass. Tickets are available at Linds Pharmacy in Coupeville, Prairie Center Red Apple, Windjammer Gallery, Coupeville Liquor Store, Pacific NorthWest Art School, Bayleaf in Coupeville and Oak Harbor, Wind and Tide Bookstore in Oak Harbor and the Central Whidbey Chamber of Commerce.
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Not only can art lovers can feast their eyes on a vari-ety of handmade objets d’art at the Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival Saturday, Aug. 11 and Sunday, Aug. 12, they also can enjoy a variety of entertainment as well.
Because only artists who create their own works are featured in the festival, the same holds true for entertain-ers: Only those groups who write and play their own mu-sic are considered.
Here’s a brief look at what’s on tap:Charlie “The Noiseguy” Williams kicks things off
at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11. Williams is a vocal and sound impressionist whose noises have been heard in television commercials, video games and libraries across the country. This fun-for-all-ages event will feature the sounds of planes, trains and automobiles and teach those interested in how to make some noise of their own.
The Hayburners will perform from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Saturday. Jennifer Spector and David Tieman will perform an all-original mix of folk, Americana and jazz.
Rock lovers can hear the high energy, progressive rock
of Rob Rigoni from 1:45 to 3:15 p.m. Saturday. Rigoni’s instrumental music features acoustic and electric guitar as well as other exotic instruments.
Wrapping it up from 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday is Woodrush, an alternative-Americana group that blends rock, pop, folk, funk and jazz with classic vocal harmonies.
Charlie “The Noiseguy” Williams will get the entertainment ball rolling again from 10 to 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, followed at 11:30 a.m. by Eric Tweed and the Devil’s Advocate, a blend of blues, soul and fun.
At 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Joe Sneva will take the stage, playing tunes reminiscent of summertime at the beach.
Deseo Carmin will bring an energetic mix of Latin, jazz, funk and rock to the stage Sunday at 3:30 p.m. This fusion of traditional and modern Latin American and Spanish rhythms with flamenco guitars and electronic percussion produces unexpected, danceable music to enjoy.
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The bluff just north of the Island County Historical Museum is the location for the garden this year, which is a great spot to take a break
from the festival while you enjoy views of Penn Cove and Coupeville Wharf.
The wine and beer garden will be open from 11 a.m. To 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11 and 11 a.m. To 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12. A glass of beer or wine is $5.
For details, contact the Chamber of Commerce at 360-678-5434.
Crowds swarm the vendor booths during the festival in 2011. If you prefer smaller crowds, you might consider waiting until Sunday to attend the event.
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Hungry kids playing at South Whidbey Commu-nity Park this summer won’t have to interrupt their play to go home for lunch.
The Whidbey Island Nourishes program (WIN) provides free, nutritious lunches from noon to 12:30 p.m. on weekdays through-out the summer at the concession stand at South Whidbey Community Park.
Any child 18 and under is eligible for a free lunch on a first-come, first served basis.
During the school year, WIN provides weekend lunches for school-age kids through its backpack pro-gram.
Year ’round, lunches are available at Good Cheer Food Bank and Good Cheer Thrift Store in Clinton, and free a la carte food items are offered in a coinless vending machine at South Whidbey Commons in Langley.
The school-year back-pack program serves mainly clients who qualify for free and reduced-price school lunches. The summer lunch program is open to all chil-dren, regardless of financial need.
“We didn’t want any stigma attached to ask-ing for a free lunch while
playing at the park,” WIN founder Mary Fisher said. “This way, any hungry child can get a good lunch with no questions asked.”
The summer free lunch program is in its second year, thanks to a grant from the federal government’s Simplified Summer Food Program.
As scheduled summer park programs get into full swing, the need for lunches increases. In 2011, WIN served 1,135 meals through the summer feeding pro-gram.
“WIN encourages local instructors, play groups, and others to include lunch at the park as part of their activities,” said Miriam Coates, WIN program coor-dinator.
Sno-Isle Libraries’ Books on Wheels program partici-pated last year, hosting two days of children’s activities, and is on board to collabo-rate again this summer.
Last year WIN was awarded a Certificate of Ap-preciation and Gold Star by the Children’s Alliance for participation in the federal program and operation of a feeding site for over 40 days.
Meals are prepared by WIN volunteers and feature the same high-quality ingre-dients used in WIN’s back-pack and vending-machine
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The Coupeville Lions Club is sponsoring a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 at the Coupeville United Method-ist Church, 608 N. Main St.
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Art Gallery Opening and Wine Reception, 7-10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, Coupeville Recreation Hall, 901 NW Al-exander St., Coupeville. Tick-ets: $12 in advance, $15 at the door. 360-678-5434; coupe-villefestival.com.
Whidbey Island Music Fes-tival, Program III, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10 at Augustine’s-in-the-Woods, 5217 Honey-moon Bay Road, Freeland or 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12 at Greenbank Farm. Program: Mozart’s Magical Flute Quar-tets, Tickets: $20 adults in advance/$25 at the door, $20 senior citizens, children free; brownpapertickets.com or 1-800-838-3006. whidbeyis-landmusicfestival.org.
Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival, 10 a.m.-6p.m. Sat-urday, Aug. 11 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, down-town Coupeville. Includes live music, artist demos and children’s activities such as T-shirt painting, face painting and crafts. Free, parking $3. 360-678-5116; coupevilleart-sandcraftsfestival.org.
Wine and Beer Garden, hosted by Central Whidbey Chamber of Commerce dur-ing Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat-urday, Aug. 11 and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, lawn just north of the Island County Historical Museum, 908 NW
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North Whidbey Car Show, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, Windjammer Park, Oak Harbor. Hundreds of street rods, stock cars, trucks and even motorcycles in this show and competition. Free. To show a vehicle, go to www.OakHarborChamber.com. Information: 360-679-1595; [email protected].
Friends of Meerkerk Annual Meeting, 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, Meerkerk Gardens, 3531 Meerkerk Lane, Green-bank. Free. Board president Don Lee will speak. 360-678-4634 or 360-222-0121; [email protected]; meerkerkgardens.org.
Sunday Market, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, Green-bank Farm, 765 Wonn Rd., Greenbank. Free. Enjoy Kettle corn, beef jerky, perennials, art, jewelry, woodworking and more. [email protected].
Sunday Live Music Series, 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, Taste for Wine tasting room and art gallery, 5603 Bayview Road, Langley. Featuring the music of Siri. Free. 360-321-0515; tasteforwinewhidbey.com.
Job Club, 10-11:30 a.m. Mon-day, Aug. 13, Oak Harbor Li-brary, 1000 SE Regatta Dr. Topic: Basics to interviewing. Free. 360-675-5115; sno-isle.org.
Grief Support Group, 1-2:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 13, Oak Harbor Senior Center, 51 SE. Jerome St.; 4-5:30 p.m. Lang-ley Senior Center, 14595 Hwy. 525, Langley. Free. 360-814-5550; [email protected].
It Came from the Toybox!
1 & 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Dr. Free. Noiseguy Charlie Williams explores noises that pop and whirr out of the toybox. 360-675-5115; sno-isle.org.
A Celebration of Readers with Mayor Dudley, 2 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 14, Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Dr., Free. Oak Harbor mayor reads stories to children. 360-675-5115; sno-isle.org.
Shaver Marionettes pres-ents “Crab and the Moon,” 1 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 15, Coupeville Library, 788 NW Alexander St., Coupeville. Puppet show presentation geared toward children of all ages. Free. 360-678-4911; sno-isle.org.
Teen Gaming Party, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Dr. Free. Video and board games for grades 6-12. 360-675-5115; sno-isle.org.
United Way of Island Coun-ty Board Meeting, 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, Whid-bey Island Bank Conference Room, 450 SW Bayshore Dr., Oak Harbor. Free. 360-675-1778.
Plein Air Painters’ U.S. Open, Wednesday-Friday, Aug. 15-17, Whidbey Island. Artists capture the magic of Whidbey on canvas, paint-ing scenery throughout the island. Gala and auction Aug. 18. 360-678-3396; pacific-northwestartschool.org/plein-air-2012.
Summer Street Dance, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug.15, Bayview Cash Store, 5603 Bayview Rd. Langley. Ruzivo plays for free, family-friendly street dance. 360-321-4145.
Whidbey Island Puget Sound Anglers, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, Holmes
Harbor Rod and Gun Club, 3334 Brooks Hill Rd., Langley. Guest is Kyle Ward of Outdoor Enterprises. Free. 360-222-3275 or email Pat McDaniel at [email protected].
Whidbey Island Fair, Thurs-day through Sunday, Aug. 16-19, 819 Camano, Langley. Games, carnival rides, mu-sic, entertainment and lots of animals. Bring your fair entries and show off your best skills! 360-221-4677; whidbeyis-landfair.com.
Blood Drive, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 16, Coupeville United Methodist Church, 608 N. Main St., Coupeville. Sponsored by Coupeville Li-ons Club. Call 360-678-8746 or e-mail [email protected]. Appointments recom-mended.
Island Shakespeare Festi-val: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Aug. 17-19, Story-house Stage, 6449 Old Pietila Road, Clinton. Free, dona-tions accepted. 360-221-1710; www.islandshakespearefest.org.
Friends of Clinton Library Book Sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, Clinton Community Hall, 6411 Central Ave. Thousands of books of-fered at bargain prices. Free. 360-331-7323; sno-isle.org.
WineryRocks! Summer con-cert series, 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug.18, Whidbey Island Win-ery, 5237 Langley Rd., Lan-gley. Featuring Pearl Django playing gypsy jazz. Tickets: $20 (includes glass of wine for 21 and older); $18 Wine Club members; $15 10-20 years old; 10 and under free; brown-papertickets.com. Reserva-tions: 360-221-2040.
Greenbank. Free. Enjoy Kettle corn, beef jerky, perennials, art, jewelry, woodworking and more. [email protected].
Island Citizens for Public Beach Access Beach Party, noon, Sunday, Aug. 19, Maris-sa Lane, Langley. Free. [email protected].
Sunday Live Music Series, 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, Taste for Wine tasting room and art gallery, 5603 Bayview Road, Langley. Featuring Baby Ba-hia quartet’s Latin jazz tunes. Free. 360-321-0515; tastefor-winewhidbey.com.
Job Club, 10-11:30 a.m., Monday, Aug. 20, Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Dr. Topic: Advance interviewing techniques. 360-675-5115; sno-isle.org.
South Whidbey Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Sup-port Group, 10 a.m.-noon
Tuesday, Aug. 21, Bayview Senior Center, 14594 Hwy. 525, Langley. Free. 360-321-1600.
Hunter Education Class, 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22 to Friday, Aug.24; 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Aug. 25. Free. Reg-ister by calling 360-914-0354 or 360-969-2440. Must regis-ter with state as well at wdfw.wa.gov/hunting. cwsaonline.org.
Visit from the Fire Depart-ment, 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Dr. Oak Har-bor Fire Department will share safety information and invite children aboard a fire truck. Free. 360-675-5115.
2012 Whidbey Island Dream Kitchen Tour, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25. Self-di-rected tour of six unique kitch-
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~ Sunday Services ~Adult & Children’s Classes
10amMorning Worship &
Children’s Church - 11amPlease call for information
regarding Small Group meetings.
“Nothing is too hard for God”
16604 SR 20 (Just south of Coupeville)(360) 678-3713 or (360) 969-5155
Pastor Mike Coleburn
Oak HarborOH Senior Center
51 SE Jerome StSunday 11:00 am
CoupevillePac Rim Institute180 Parker RdSunday 9:30 am
One Church . . . 2 locationswww.ctkonline.com/whidbey
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Coupeville UnitedMethodist Church
Pastor Jin Ming Ma • Will Strong, Youth Director608 N. Main St. • 360-678-4256
Summer Service10:00 am
Child care available
Paci�c Rim InstituteSundays • 6:30pm
Oak Harbor Lutheran Church invites everyone to experience a casual evening of prayer, worship and
friendship in Coupeville.
Call 679-1561 for information.
Come join us for Lutheran Worship Services in Coupeville!
St. Mary’s Church
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH ON WHIDBEY ISLAND WELCOMES EVERYONE!
St. Augustine’s in-the-Woods
Sunday Eucharist8 & 10:30 am
Child care available at 10 amYouth programs at 10:30 am Sept - June
5217 S. Honeymoon Bay RdFreeland • 360-331-4887
www.staugustinesepiscopalchurch.org
Shantina Steele, Director of Christian FormationNigel J. Taber-Hamilton, Rector
WELCOME TO
MASS SCHEDULESundays • 11:15 am & Thursday • Noon
207 N. Main St., Coupeville • www.staugustineoh.org
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Grace By The SeaAn Anglican Expression of Faith
The Rev. Paul OrrittSunday ServiceS9:30am • Family Worship
Island Vineyard Community ChurchPastor James Gallagher
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TOWN OF COUPEVILLE
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
DRAFT AGENDACoupeville Rec. Hall901 NW Alexander
Aug. 14, 2012, 6:30 pm
CALL TO ORDERPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCECHANGES AND APPROVAL OF AGENDAAPPROVAL OF MINUTES– Regular Meeting of July 24, 2012MAYOR’S REPORTPRESENTATION:1. Island County Joint Tourism Update – Sherrye Wyatt
NEW BUSINESS2. Approval of Special Event Permit Application for the Coupeville High School Home Coming Parade on Oct. 5, 20123. Approve job de-scription for a sergeant position in the police department.AUDIENCE INPUTADJOURNMENTPLEASE NOTE:The final agenda will be post-ed on the Town website at www.townofcoupeville.org by Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. The agenda and minutes will be emailed on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012. If you would like to have the agenda and minutes emailed to you, please email your request to clerktreasurer @townofcoupeville.org.
sowin’ ’n’ the troweltoni grove
Our maritime climate makes the Puget Sound region a perfect setting for many lavender species, with a lot to choose from in plant size, flower shape and even color.
There’s everything from white, to pink and blue, all the way to dark purple – and even yellow lavender.
These woody members of the mint family – prized for thousands of years for their fragrant essential oils – are surprisingly hardy and it’s easy to keep them happy and producing mounds of flowers year after year.
The first requirement is sunshine. Find the sunniest spot in the garden and give your young plants room to double in size each year for the first three years.
Don’t forget to factor in space for the flower spikes to spread outward because stem length varies a lot with variety.
You can plant most lav-enders about two feet apart (from the center of one plant to the center of the next) for
Whidbey is a great place for lavender
a hedge effect, or give them more space if they’re going to be a focal point in the garden.
The second requirement for happy lavender is good drainage. They can’t stand wet feet and need to be planted where the soil will dry out completely between waterings. This is especially true in the winter when they can handle our snow – but not the standing water win-ter rains often bring.
If you keep smaller vari-eties in pots, don’t let them sit in full trays of water for any length of time. Lav-enders evolved in rocky, chalky soils, so adding lime to acidic woodland soils is
also a good idea. Finally, if you want plen-
ty of blooms year after year, you need to prune your lav-enders back hard. Look for the brown wood from the previous year’s growth and cut flower stems off about an inch and a half above that wood.
Avoid cutting into the woody parts themselves be-cause they may not recover.
This will help ensure you have more blooms the fol-lowing year and also keep your plants from getting too leggy.
Even tiny lavenders will bloom, but if you cut those flower stalks off the first year, they’ll bush out faster.
If you’re growing lav-ender for harvest, you can give it a quick prune while cutting and then go back and tidy up in the fall or late winter. If you’re grow-ing lavender simply to enjoy their beauty and fragrance in your garden, you’ve got more leeway. Different va-rieties mature at different times, so you can snip off
the flower spikes as they die back or wait until they’re all spent and do it all at once. If you’re not growing lavender commercially, the timing isn’t as important as the fact that you do prune them.
And know that com-municating about lavender can sometimes get tricky, especially if you’re referring to reference books writ-ten abroad. For example, Lavandula angustifolia is generally referred to as true English lavender, while the long-stemmed hybrid Lavandula x intermedia is known as lavandin in France and as French laven-der here.
Spanish lavender (La-vandula stoechas) is called French lavender elsewhere, but so is Lavandula dentata, depending on the source.
If you learn and use the Latin names for plants, you’ll eliminate confusion. You’ll also make the job of choosing the right lavender at your local grower’s retail outlet that much easier.
ens in private homes around Whidbey Island, sponsored by American Association of Uni-versity Women. Tickets: $15 at Angelo’s Caffe, Oak Harbor; Lind’s Pharmacy, Coupeville; Sound Business Center, Free-land; Star Store, Langley. 360-678-9224 or 360-675-4990; aauw-whidbeyisland.org.
Bluegrass Concert, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, Meerkerk Rhododendron Gar-dens, 3531 Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank. Local bluegrass musicians. Tickets: $10; chil-dren 15 and under free. 360-678-1912 or 360-222-0121; meerkerkgardens.org.
Wag ’n’ Walk, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, Green-bank Farm. “Dogs in Space” themed fundraiser for Whid-bey Animals Improvement Foundation. Dog games and contests, prizes for best space costume; K-9 and other dog demonstrations. waifanimals.
org/wagnwalk-2012.
Sunday Market, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, Green-bank Farm, 765 Wonn Rd., Greenbank. Free. Enjoy kettle corn, beef jerky, perennials, art, jewelry, woodworking and more. [email protected].
Freeland Chamber of Com-merce Golf Tournament, 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, Useless Bay Golf and Country Club, 5725 S. Country Club Dr., Langley. $125 includes green fees, lunch and dinner;Wine and cheese tasting at 4 p.m., $20; Dinner and auction 5:30 p.m., $35 per person. 360-331-1980; [email protected].
Sunday Live Music Series, 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, Taste for Wine tasting room and art gallery, 5603 Bayview Road, Langley. Music by Muse & Eye. Free. 360-321-0515; tasteforwinewhidbey.com.
Island Shakespeare Festi-val: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Aug. 24-26, Story-house Stage, 6449 Old Pietila Road, Clinton. Free, donations accepted. 360-221-1710; is-landshakespearefest.org.
Job Club, 10-11:30 a.m. Mon-day, Aug. 27, Oak Harbor Li-brary, 1000 SE Regatta Dr. Topic: Job offers and negoti-ating. 360-675-5115; sno-isle.org.
Summer Street Dance, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug.29, Bayview Cash Store, 5603 Bayview Rd. Langley. West-ern Heroes plays for free, family-friendly street dance. 360-321-4145.
From Coupeville to Your Cup, 6:30-8 p.m., Coupeville Recre-ation Hall, Coveland St., Coupe-ville. Program honoring coffee pioneers Jim and Dave Stewart, founders of Seattle’s Best Cof-fee. Free. 360-678-5434.
Woodpalooza Reception, 6-9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31. Free. Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Lan-
gley. 360-678-1347.
Woodpalooza & WICA Ex-hibition, noon-5 p.m., Satur-day, Sept. 1-Monday, Sept. 3. Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Lan-gley. Free. Annual show of Whidbey’s finest woodwork. 360-678-1347; [email protected].
WineryRocks! Summer concert series, 6 p.m. Satur-day, Sept. 1, Whidbey Island Winery, 5237 Langley Rd., Langley. Featuring Spoon-shine, roots, rock and Ameri-cana. Tickets: $20 (includes glass of wine for 21 and older); $18 Wine Club members; $15 10-20 years old; 10 and under free; brownpapertickets.com. Reservations: 360-221-2040.
Hunter Education Class, 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5 to Friday, Sept. 7; 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 8. Register by calling 360-914-0354 or 360-969-2440. Must register with state as well at wdfw.wa.gov/hunting. cwsaonline.org.
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EmploymentAdministrative
Readiness to Learn Foundation seeks:Administrative
AssistantTemp. position, approx. 20 hrs/wk in Langley. At least 3 yrs Admin. exp. in non-profit or school setting & BA in social service related fields.
POLICE OFFICER$ 4 8 1 6 - $ 6 0 2 0 / m o + benef i ts & appl icable education pay. Civilian Police Ofc or Dep Sheriff exp. Mi l i tary Law Enf does NOT qualify. Re- v iew job desc, reqs, quals in app pkt at
www.oakharbor.orgor City Hall, 865 SE Bar- rington Dr, Oak Harbor WA. Pass background checks. Apply by 5PM 8/22/12. EEO
City of Oak HarborLateral (Experienced) Corrections Officer
$ 3 9 7 4 - $ 4 9 6 7 / m o + bene f i t s . Rev iew job desc, reqs & quals in app pkt at
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seeks 3 adults with ex- perience creating guid- ed activities for kids 0-5yr -Sun 9-11.
360-221-4233For more info visit
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Town of Coupeville DEPUTY MARSHALEntry Level Position
The Town of Coupeville is in the process of es- tablishing an eligibility list for the position of en- try level Deputy Marshal in anticipation of future vacancies. Interested parties must be tested by Public Safety Testing to be eligible for this po- sition. Please call Public Safety Testing at 1-866- 447-3911 to register for the test. Testing must be completed by August 29, 2012. A complete job description and ap- plication can be obtained by cal l ing (360) 678- 4461, ext 7, or emai l clerktreasurer@townof- coupeville.org. Applica- tions for this position will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Au- gust 29, 2012.
Town of Coupeville DEPUTY MARSHAL
Lateral Entry
The Town of Coupeville is in the process of es- tablishing an eligibility list for the position of lat- eral entry Deputy Mar- shal in anticipation of fu- t u r e v a c a n c i e s . Minimum qualifications include two years gener- al sworn law enforce- ment experience with a federal, state, county or munic ipal agency. A minimum of twelve (12) months, uninterrupted experience in a law en- forcement environment, during the twenty-four (24) months immediately preceding the position opening date is required. A complete job descrip- tion and application can be obtained by calling (360) 678-4461, exten- sion 7, or emailclerktreasurer@townof- coupeville.org. Applica- tions for this position will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Au- gust 29, 2012.
EmploymentTransportation/Drivers
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Health Care EmploymentCaregivers
CARETAKER needed for middle aged woman. Exper ience and refer- ences required. Coupe- ville/ Greenbank area. Cal l Wendy, 360-678- 6189
New specia l ty denta l practice opening. Previ- ous experience in front office and dental insu- rance a plus. Note: As new practice is under construct ion, Dr. Kal- lander has graciously of- fe red the use o f h is building for the interview process. Please hand- deliver your resume to his office at 20 SW 8th Ave. Oak Harbor
OPTOMETRICPRACTICE
in South Whidbey look- ing for a motivated, per- sonable, full t ime em- ployee. Duties to include medical insurance bill- ing, cross training in op- tical and pre-testing. Ex- perience preferred.
Please call Dr. Colellaat The Bayview VisionClinic: 360-321-4779
Regency on Whidbey Retirement &
Assisted Living
is seeking an energeticSales & Marketing
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ISLAND
TRANSNATION TITLE INSURANCE COMPA- NY, a division of Land America, a corporation doing business in the State of Washington,Plaintiff,vs.CHARLES D. CAR- MANDefendant.C A U S E N O . 05-2-00519-4SHERIFF’S PUBLIC NOTICE OFS A L E O F R E A L PROPERTY TO: CHARLES D. CARMAN, Defendant and judgment debtor and any other persons or par t ies unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the personal and/or real property described herein: The Superior Court of Island County has directed the under- signed Sheriff of Island County ( through his designee) to sell the property described be- low to satisfy a judg- ment in the above enti- tled action:S I T U AT E I N T H E
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COUNTY OF ISLAND, STATE OF WASHING- T O N : T R A C T 7 3 , P L AT O F S U N N Y- SHORE ACRES, CA- M A N O I S L A N D , WA S H I N G TO N , A S PER PLAT RECORD- ED IN VOLUME 3 OF P L AT S , PA G E 2 0 , R E C O R D S O F I S - L A N D C O U N T Y, WASHINGTON. TAX PA R C E L N U M B E R : S8240-00-00073-0K E Y N U M B E R : 401586 T h e s a l e o f t h e above-described prop- erty is to take place:TIME:10:00 a.m.DATE:Fr i d ay, S e p t e m b e r 7,2012PLACE:FRONT STEPS IS - LAND COUNTY LAW AND JUSTICE CEN- T E R 1 0 1 N E 6 T H S T R E E T, C O U P E - VILLE, WASHINGTON The judgment debtor can avoid the sale by paying the judgment a m o u n t o f $299,220.80, together wi th interest , costs, and fees before the sale date. For the ex- act amount, contact the Sheriff through his designee at the ad- dress stated below. Dated this 19th day of July, 2012. MARK C. BROWN, SHERIFFISLAND COUNTY/s/ Wylie FarrWylie Farr, Chief Civil DeputyICSO/Law & Just ice Center101 NE 6th StreetPO Box 5000Coupeville, Washing- ton 98239-5000360-678-4422
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LEGAL NO. 412293Published: TheWhidbey Examiner on August 9, 2012
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
I.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the under- signed Trustee will on the 7th day of Sep- tember, 2012, at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at T H E M A I N E N - T R A N C E TO C I T Y HALL, 865 SE BAR- RINGTON DRIVE in the City of Oak Har- bor, State of Wash-
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ington sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, pay- able at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County of Island, State of Washington, to wit (the “Property”): Lot 1 of Island County S h o r t P l a t N o . 86-06.4.23117.015.214 , as approved February 9, 1988, and recorded February 12, 1988, in Vo lume 2 , o f Shor t Plats, page 151, under Au d i t o r ’s F i l e N o . 88001658, records of Island County, Wash- ington; being a portion of Government Lot 4 of Section 17, Township 31 Nor th , Range 2 East of the Willamette M e r i d i a n , I s l a n d County, Washington. Situate in the County o f I s l and , S ta te o f Washington. Common- ly known as: 1185 Su- san Street, Coupeville, WA 98239, Tax Parcel No. R23117-019-2140. This address is provid- ed for reference pur- poses only and in no way limits or expands the property legally de- sc r ibed above. Any terms used in this de- scription that are not defined herein shall be defined as those are defined in the Deed of Trust. The Property is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated February 23, 2009, re- corded February 27, 2009 , under I s land County Auditor’s File No. 4245428, records o f I s l a n d C o u n t y, Washington, from E. Chr istopher Outlund and Haida S. Carr-Out- lund, husband and wife as Grantor, to Stewart Title of Island County, as Original Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of Peoples Bank, as Beneficiary.
II.No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obli- gation in any Court by reason of the Borrow- er’s or Grantor’s de- fault on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust.
III. the default(s) for which t h i s fo r e c l o s u r e i s made is/are as follows: Currently Due to Rein- state on June 4, 2012 Fai lure to pay when d u e t h e f o l l o w i n g amounts wh ich a re now in arrears: AR- R E A R A G E S ( a ) M o n t h l y Pay m e n t s from September 2011 t o M a y 2 0 1 2 : $17,949.86 (b) Late Charges from Septem- ber 2011 to May 2012: $988.52 Total arrear- a g e s : $ 1 8 , 9 3 8 . 3 8 C O S T S A N D FEES (a) T r u s t e e ’ s F e e s : $1,000.00 (b) Attor- ney’s Fees: $800.00 ( c ) T i t l e r e p o r t : $1,630.50 (d) Record- ing Fees: $66.00 (e) Serving/Posting of No- tices: $100.00 (f) Post- age/Copying expense: $93.00 (g) Collection Costs:$176.00 Total c o s t s a n d f e e s : $ 3 , 8 6 5 . 5 0 T O TA L
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C O S T S A N D A R - REARAGES AS OF J U N E 4 , 2 0 1 2 : $22,803.88
IV.The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal $530,000.00 together with interest as provided in the Note or other instrument se- cured from the 18th day of July, 2011, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other in- strument secured, and as a re p rov ided by statute. Of course, as time passes other pay- ments may become due, and any fur ther payments coming due and any additional late charges must be add- ed to your reinstating payment. Any new de- fau l ts no t invo lv ing payment of money that occur after the date of this notice must also be cured in order to ef- fect reinstatement. In a d d i t i o n , b e c a u s e some of the charges can only be estimated at this time, and be- cause the amount nec- essary to reinstate may include presently un- known expendi tures required to preserve the property or to com- ply with state or local law, it will be neces- sary for you to contact the Trustee before the time you tender rein- statement so that you may be advised of the exact amount you will be requ i red to pay. Tender of payment or performance must be m a d e i n t h e f u l l amount by cer t i f ied funds or cash equiva- lent to: Amber Olson Peoples Bank 3100 Woburn Street Belling- ham, WA 98226 Email: Amber.O lson@peo- plesbank-wa.com Fax No: (360) 715-4221 Phone: (360) 715-4213
V.The above-described real proper ty wil l be sold to satisfy the ex- pense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, ex- press or implied, re- garding title, posses- sion, or encumbrances on the 7th day of Sep- tember, 2012. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III must be cured by the 27th day of August, 2012 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a dis- con t i nuance o f t he sale. The sale will be discontinued and ter- minated if at any time on or before the 27th day of August, 2012 (11 days before the sa le da te ) , the de- fault(s) as set forth in paragraph I I I is /are cured and the Trus- tee’s fees and costs are pa id. The sa le may be terminated any time after the 27th day of August, 2012 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guaran- tor, or the holder of any recorded junior lien or
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encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust , p lus costs, fees, and ad- vances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and cur- ing all other defaults.
VI.A written notice of de- fault was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrow- er and Grantor at the following address(es): Earl Christopher Out- l u n d 1 1 8 5 S u s a n Street Coupeville, WA 98239-4050; Haida S. Carr-Outlund 1185 Su- san Street Coupeville, WA 98239-4050; Earl Chr istopher Outlund 501 Country Hill Lane NE , Ap t . #4 Ceda r Rapids, IA 5402-8348; Haida S. Carr-Outlund 501 Country Hill Lane NE , Ap t . #4 Ceda r Rapids, IA 5402-8348; Earl Christopher Out- lund 1213 Millstream Road V ic to r i a , BC, V9B 6J3 Canada; Hai- da S. Car r -Out lund 1213 Millstream Road Victoria, BC, V9B 6J3 Canada by both first class and certified mail on the 19 th day o f April, 2012, proof of which is in the posses- s ion of the Trustee; and on the 21st of April 2012 the Borrower and Grantor were personal- ly served with said writ- ten notice of default or the written notice of default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property de- scribed in paragraph I above, and the Trustee h a s p o s s e s s i o n o f proof of such service or posting.
VII.The Tr us tee whose name and address are set forth below will pro- vide in writing to any- one request ing i t , a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale.
VIII.The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described prop- erty.
IX.Anyone having any ob- jection to the sale on any grounds whatsoev- er will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pur- s u a n t t o R C W 61.24.130. Failure to br ing such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds fo r i nva l ida t ing the Trustee’s sale.
X.NOTICE TO OCCU- PANTS OR TENANTSThe purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is enti- tled to possession of the proper ty on the 20th day following the sale, as against the G r a n t o r u n d e r t h e Deed o f Tr us t ( t he owner ) and anyone having an interest jun-
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i o r t o t he Deed o f Trust, including occu- pants who are not ten- ants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-oc- cupied proper ty, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060.This is an attempt to col lect a debt and any information ob- tained will be used for that purpose.DATED this 6th day of June 2012.BD Services Corpora- tion, Trustee/s/ Sallye QuinnBy Sallye Quinn, Sec- retary300 North CommercialPost Office Box 5008Bellingham, Washing- ton 98227Tel. (360) 733-0212Fax (360) 738-2341E-mail: squinn@bar- ronsmithlaw.com
LEGAL NO. 412313Published: TheWhidbey Examiner August 9, 30, 2012
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALPAVEMENT
CONDITION SURVEY ISLAND COUNTY,
WASHINGTONIssued; August 2012
Island County Public Works Department is seeking proposals from experienced firms to conduct a Survey of pavement cond i t ion rating by visual means, and presentation of re- sults for all identified paved arterial County
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roads in Island County, Washington. The pro- posing firm must have ra ted at least 3500 centerline miles using VisRate in the past 3 years.
PROJECT DESCRIP- TIONThe work to be per- formed by the consul- tant consists of per- forming visual pave- ment condition rating survey of approximate- ly 214 centerline paved Arterial and Collector miles of Island County roads (Whidbey Is - land-152 Miles and Ca- mano Island-62 Miles) using a maximum seg- ment length of 0.10 m i l e s . T h e s u r ve y should be completed u t i l i z i n g A 2 ( l a n e group) methods and segmen t b reaks a t County road intersec- tions while traveling at 5-7 miles per hour dur- i ng day l i gh t hou rs . Road rating shall be evaluated according to the classification, se- verity and extent crite- ria established by the Pa ve m e n t S u r fa c e Condition Field Rating Manua l fo r Aspha l t Pavement publ ished b y t h e N o r t h w e s t Pavemen t Manage- ment Association (Cur- rent Edition).
The following distress- es are l isted by the NWPMA as Core Pro- gram Defects and shall be evaluated and in- cluded in the survey:
1) Flexible Pavement (214 paved ar ter ia l Centerline miles) a) Rutting and Wearb) Alligator Crackingc) Longitudinal Crack- ingd) Transverse Crack- inge) Flushing/Bleedingf) Patchingg) Raveling
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Prior to conducting the survey, the firm shall survey a five center- line-mile test section. The results of the sur- vey will be discussed with Island County fol- lowing but no later than the end of the next day wo r k d ay. D i s t r e s s scoring procedures will be reviewed/revised (as needed) a t th is time before the remain- der of the roads are surveyed.
The Firm shall supply Island County the re- sults of the pavement condi t ion survey on CD’s (Compact Disks). Data prov ided must comply with the sche- ma for download to Mobility, which Island County uses as road information and pave- ment management da- tabases.
Mobility is developed a n d s u p p o r t e d b y CRAB. VisRate 4.0.0 Pavement Rating Soft- ware, CRAB’s rating software, is available, free of charge, from t h e C R A B we b s i t e (www.c rab.wa .gov ) . VisRate data is com- patible and formatted correctly for import into Mobil i ty and may be used for field data col- lection. Further infor- mation on Mobility re- quirements can be ob- tained from the Wash- ington State County Road Administrat ion Board, 2404 Chandler Cour t SW, Olympia, W A 9 8 5 0 2 (360-753-5989). Mobil- ity data can be made available to successful- ly awarded firm.
The field survey shall be completed prior to November 1, 2012 and the pavement condition ratings for input into Mobility completed by December 13, 2012. Adverse weather con- d i t ions could rev ise
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these dates, and will be reviewed as neces- sary.
SUBMITTALThe proposal shall in- clude the following; (as line item/segment en- tries):1. Price for pavement condition rating survey and other associated items (i.e. accommo- dations, mobil ization and demobi l izat ion, etc.) to accomplish the wo r k a s d e s c r i b e d above in terms of cost per center line mile;2. I n f o r m a t i o n d e - scribing the vendor’s equipment and proce- dures; and3. I n fo r ma t ion as to how the Firm will meet or exceed the require- ments herein.4. The Firm shall sup- ply Island County the f irm’s experience (in Mi les) of Center l ine survey in the prior 3 years, as well as firm’s previous exper ience with County Road Ad- m i n i s t r a t i o n B o a r d (CRAB) VisRate pro- gram.
EVALUATIONS CRI- TERIAThe following criteria will form the basis of the selection process of the successful pro- posing Firm.
The completeness of proposal;The proposed metho- dology for accomplish- ing the work;Meet ing and /o r ex - ceeding the require- ments listed herein;The qualif ications of the proposed staff and consultants;The proposers pr ior experience with pave- ment surveys of this type;Evaluation of prior cus- tomer ’s sat is fac t ion with the work of con- sultant;Total Cost of the ser- vice.
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Island County reserves the right to request in- terviews of selected p ropos ing f i r ms ; to make selections on the basis of initial propo- sals, or to reject propo- sals for good cause, and has anticipated a b u d g e t l e s s t h a n $20,000.00.
PROPOSAL SUBMIT- TALFour copies of the Pro- posal shall be submit- ted to:Paul NettletonEngineer ing Techni- cian 2Island County Public Works Department
Physical Address:1 NE 6th StreetCoupeville, WA 98239
US Postal Mailing Ad- dressP.O. Box 5000Coupeville, WA 98239
Sealed proposals will be accepted a t the above locations until 4 :30 P.M. Thursday August 23, 2012. Pro- posals received after the above t ime and date shall be returned to the proposing firm unopened.
M E T H O D O F PAY - MENT:Island County intends to issue a contract fol- lowing the Standard Consultant Agreement e s t a b l i s h e d i n t h e Washington State Lo- cal Agency Guidelines using the Cost per Unit of Work Payments. Is- land County and the proposing firm will ne- gotiate the final Scope of Work and the cost of the work after the se- lection process is com- plete. Failure to reach a satisfactory project cost will result in Island Coun ty nego t i a t i ng w i th the nex t mos t qua l i f i ed p ropos ing firm.
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PROPOSED SCHED- ULE:Proposals due 08/23/2012 Proposal Review 08/27/2012 Proposers Interviews (if needed) 08/29/2012 Project Award by Pub- lic Works Director 08/31/2012 Contract Negotiation 09/04/2012 Contract Executed by Public Works Director 09/24/2012 Notice to Proceed 09/24/2012 Pavement Condi t ion Rating Survey 12/13/2012
CONTACT:Fur ther in fo r mat ion may be obtained by writing or email (pre- ferred):Paul NettletonEngineer ing Techni- cian 2P.O. Box 5000Coupeville, WA 98239p . n e t t l e t o n @ c o. i s - land.wa.us
1. Welcome 2. Approva l o f May 23,2012 meeting min- utes Action3. Discussion: Trans- portation Concurrency White Paper Action4. D A H P H i s t o r i c Roads - Historic Con- text Grant Inform5. STIP Amendments Action6. Surface Transpor- tation Funding Update Inform6. New Business
In the Matter of the Es- tate ofTAPPE, GALE WIL- LIAMDeceased.NO. 12 4 00148 2NOTICE TO CREDI- TORS The personal repre- sentative named below has been appointed and has qualif ied as personal representa- tive of this estate. Per- sons hav ing c la ims against the decedent must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any other- wise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the man- ne r as p rov ided i n RCW 11 .40 .070 by serving on or mailing to the personal represen- tative or the attorneys of record at the ad- dress stated below a copy ofthe claim and filing the original of the claim with the cour t. The claim must be pre- sented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal represen- tative served or mailed the notice to the credi-
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tor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publi- cation of the notice. If the claim is not pre- sented within this time frame, the claim is for- ever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the dece- den t ’s p roba te and nonprobate assets.
DAT E O F F I R S T PUBLICATION: July 26, 2012
/s / JOAN MARIE TAPPEJOAN MAIRE TAPPE, Personal Representa- tive
M c P H E R S O N & M c P H E R S O N , P.L.L.P.
/s/ JOAN H. McPHER- SON, WSBA#14141Attorney for Personal RepresentativeADDRESS FOR MAIL- ING OR SERVICE:P.O. Box 1617, One NW Front StreetCoupeville, Washing- ton 98239
LEGAL NO.Published: 408330The Whidbey ExaminerJuly 26, August 2, 9, 2012
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Summer break
Charles Arndt photo
Knight Arndt, 8, and her sister Wynter, 6, enjoyed Sunday’s warm summer weather with a bicycle ride to the edge of Ebey’s Prairie with their dad, Charles Arndt of Coupeville – and the family dog, Peanut.
The tall ship Hawaiian Chieftain will visit Coupe-ville this week.
Crews in period cos-tume will welcome visitors for walk-on tours, and the two-hour evening sails and three-hour adventure sails include opportunities to raise a sail, take the helm, and learn a sailor’s work song.
Aug. 8 -10: 1 to 5 p.m. Walk-on tours. $3 donation
per person.Aug. 9-11: 6 to 8 p.m.
Evening Sail. Tickets $29.Aug. 11-12: 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. Walk-on tours. $3 do-nation per person.
Aug. 11: 2 to 5 p.m. Ad-venture Sail. Tickets $39.
The steel-hulled Hawai-ian Chieftain was launched in Lahaina, Hawaii, in 1988 and sails to more than 40 ports a year.
Tall ship to visit Coupeville
Island Transit is making some changes in its routes this weekend due to the Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival.
Beginning at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, Coveland Street will be closed at the Post Office, which means Island Transit buses can-not access Broadway Street.
This will affect Routes one and six both northbound and southbound.
A temporary stop will be added at the corner of 9th and Main streets to com-pensate for the missed stop on Broadway.
For information, go to islandtransit.org or call 360-678-7771.
Festival prompts bus changes
It’s not too late to sign up to Race the Reserve Satur-day, Aug. 11 in support of a safe and sober graduation night for Coupeville High School’s class of 2013.
While more than 160 runners have already signed up to participate in the half marathon, 10K or 5K fitness run/walk, late registrations will be accepted on race day, beginning at 6:30 a.m. Start and finish will be at Coupe-ville Elementary School and
the course will wind its way through Ebey’s Landing Na-tional Historical Reserve.
Cost to register for the half marathon is $55; the 10K run/walk is $40; and the 5K run/walk is $25. There will be an additional $5 sur-charge for those registering on race day. All proceeds benefit the graduation cel-ebration for the Coupeville High School Class of 2013.
Find information online at racethereserve.com.
Race the Reserve on Saturday
Bring the family and step into American history with the Central Whid-bey Sportsmen’s Associa-tion and the buckskinners
from far and wide for the annual Rendezvous Days, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fri-day, Aug. 17 and Saturday, Aug. 18 and from 9 a.m. to
Rendezvous set for Aug. 17-19 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19 at the CWSA clubhouse and shooting range, located 2.5 miles southeast of Coupe-ville on Safari Lane.
The free event features mountainmen, buckskin-
ners and fur trappers, who will demonstrate what life was like in America before the 1840s.
For information, visit cwsaonline.org or call 360-675-7122.
