First-place winner, 2014 WNPA General Excellence Thursday, March 12, 2015 VOL. 20, NO. 31 50¢ www.whidbeyexaminer.com E xaminer The Whidbey Megan Hansen photo Sara Sessions, right, took home her second win during the mussel-eating contest Sunday. She lost by a mussel on Saturday. Mussel madness ‘Amazing’ weather brings in record festival numbers By Megan Hansen Co-Editor “Amazing” weather and national promo- tion brought record crowds to Coupeville over the weekend. An estimated 6,000 people filled the streets on Saturday and 3,000-4,000 Sunday, exceed- ing everyone’s expectations. “It is everything we have been working to- ward,” organizer Cindy Olson said. Olson, along with Coupeville native Lark Kesterke, operate Aqua Events, which has organized MusselFest the last nine years with the Coupeville Historic Waterfront Associa- tion and Penn Cove Shellfish. The attendance was more than anticipat- ed, even bringing in international visitors from the Ukraine and Canada. Olson said she believes the increase in at- tendance is partly due to national attention by USA Today. Organizers sold out chowder-tasting tickets by 11:30 a.m. Saturday, and, by day’s end, vari- ous groups were having to make supply runs. Penn Cove Shellfish’s mussel tent cooked 1,300 pounds of mussels in four-and-a-half hours on Saturday, said Karen Jefferds, assis- tant general manager for the shellfish compa- ny. “We were right down to the very last bag.” Proceeds from the tent go to the Coupe- ville Boys & Girls Club and a science scholar- ship for Coupeville students. The Coupeville Booster Club sold 700 pounds of mussels at its booth, said president Christy Kellison. “We sold over double what we’ve done in the past,” she said. “It was the nicest weather we’ve ever had. “The sun definitely helped.” Kellison said the club sold out early on Sat- urday and had to place an order for additional mussels Saturday night. In all, Penn Cove Shellfish harvested 6,000 pounds of mussels for the event, including the additional 1,000 pounds it had to harvest Sun- day morning, Jefferds said. The company generally harvests 4,000- 4,500 pounds for MusselFest, she said. That total includes mussels provided for the chowder-tasting contest, group booths, cooking demonstrations, mussel eating con- test, and to the various restaurants for sale and to take-home orders. Restaurants served up 15,000 chowder samples in hopes of becoming this year’s win- See Mussels, page 2 Acres clear cut as part of regrowth By Janis Reid Staff Reporter Approximately 24 acres of forestland off Wanamaker Road have been clear cut to remove diseased trees and about 10,000 new ones planted in their place. “What they are doing is clearing out the bad stuff and putting good trees back in,” Island County Assessor Mary Engle said. The property, owned by the Eggerman family, is designated as forest land, which provides a tax break but also carries a re- sponsibility to maintain healthy trees. The owners must also commercially harvest periodically as trees reach maturity. “It’s about giving back to the communi- ty by harvesting the trees and replenishing them,” Engle said. Steve Eggerman said that he “grew up looking at that forest” and that chopping it down isn’t always easy. But, he said, in 5-10 years it will begin to look like it always had. See Trees, page 2 WGH signs contract with new CEO hire See CEO, page 2 By Janis Reid Staff Reporter Whidbey General Hospital’s new CEO will assume her duties April 20. Geri Forbes, most recently CEO of Doc- tor’s Memorial Hos- pital in Florida, will replace CEO Tom Tomasino, who has served as Whidbey General’s CEO for five years. “I look forward to helping lead the team at Whidbey General Hospital and Clinics and wish to express my appreciation to the hospital board, physicians, staff and com- munity for entrusting me with the role of CEO,” said Forbes in a statement emailed by the hospital. “My family and I are ex- cited to relocate to Coupeville as I assume my new role on April 20.” Forbes Spring sports preview Pages 6-7
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First-place winner, 2014 WNPA General Excellence
Thursday, March 12, 2015 VOL. 20, NO. 3150¢
www.whidbeyexaminer.comExaminer
The Whidbey
Megan Hansen photo
Sara Sessions, right, took home her second win during the mussel-eating contest Sunday. She lost by a mussel on Saturday.
Mussel madness‘Amazing’ weather brings in record festival numbers
By Megan HansenCo-Editor
“Amazing” weather and national promo-tion brought record crowds to Coupeville over the weekend.
An estimated 6,000 people filled the streets on Saturday and 3,000-4,000 Sunday, exceed-ing everyone’s expectations.
“It is everything we have been working to-ward,” organizer Cindy Olson said.
Olson, along with Coupeville native Lark Kesterke, operate Aqua Events, which has organized MusselFest the last nine years with the Coupeville Historic Waterfront Associa-tion and Penn Cove Shellfish.
The attendance was more than anticipat-ed, even bringing in international visitors from the Ukraine and Canada.
Olson said she believes the increase in at-tendance is partly due to national attention by USA Today.
Organizers sold out chowder-tasting tickets by 11:30 a.m. Saturday, and, by day’s end, vari-ous groups were having to make supply runs.
Penn Cove Shellfish’s mussel tent cooked
1,300 pounds of mussels in four-and-a-half hours on Saturday, said Karen Jefferds, assis-tant general manager for the shellfish compa-ny. “We were right down to the very last bag.”
Proceeds from the tent go to the Coupe-ville Boys & Girls Club and a science scholar-ship for Coupeville students.
The Coupeville Booster Club sold 700 pounds of mussels at its booth, said president Christy Kellison.
“We sold over double what we’ve done in the past,” she said. “It was the nicest weather we’ve ever had.
“The sun definitely helped.”Kellison said the club sold out early on Sat-
urday and had to place an order for additional
mussels Saturday night.In all, Penn Cove Shellfish harvested 6,000
pounds of mussels for the event, including the additional 1,000 pounds it had to harvest Sun-day morning, Jefferds said.
The company generally harvests 4,000-4,500 pounds for MusselFest, she said.
That total includes mussels provided for the chowder-tasting contest, group booths, cooking demonstrations, mussel eating con-test, and to the various restaurants for sale and to take-home orders.
Restaurants served up 15,000 chowder samples in hopes of becoming this year’s win-
See Mussels, page 2
Acres clear cut as part of regrowthBy Janis ReidStaff Reporter
Approximately 24 acres of forestland off Wanamaker Road have been clear cut to remove diseased trees and about 10,000 new ones planted in their place.
“What they are doing is clearing out the bad stuff and putting good trees back in,” Island County Assessor Mary Engle said.
The property, owned by the Eggerman family, is designated as forest land, which provides a tax break but also carries a re-sponsibility to maintain healthy trees.
The owners must also commercially harvest periodically as trees reach maturity.
“It’s about giving back to the communi-ty by harvesting the trees and replenishing them,” Engle said.
Steve Eggerman said that he “grew up looking at that forest” and that chopping it down isn’t always easy. But, he said, in 5-10 years it will begin to look like it always had.
See Trees, page 2
WGH signs contract with new CEO hire
See CEO, page 2
By Janis ReidStaff Reporter
Whidbey General Hospital’s new CEO will assume her duties April 20.
Geri Forbes, most recently CEO of Doc-tor’s Memorial Hos-pital in Florida, will replace CEO Tom Tomasino, who has served as Whidbey General’s CEO for five years.
“I look forward to helping lead the team at Whidbey General Hospital and Clinics
and wish to express my appreciation to the hospital board, physicians, staff and com-munity for entrusting me with the role of CEO,” said Forbes in a statement emailed by the hospital. “My family and I are ex-cited to relocate to Coupeville as I assume my new role on April 20.”
Forbes
Spring sports preview Pages 6-7
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Whidbey General Hospi-tal District board members adopted a resolution final-izing Forbes’ hiring during Monday’s regular meeting.
“Ongoing support from both patients and patrons of the hospital will certainly be appreciated as we address
the challenges facing us in a dynamic healthcare environ-ment,” Forbes said. “Thank you for allowing us the op-portunity to be a member of the Whidbey Island commu-nity.”
President Anne Tarrant defended the board’s deci-sion to pay Forbes a base of $279,000 per year with an additional $70,000 in annual bonuses, if board objectives are met.
Tomasino earned $261,000 in salary and ben-efits last year.
“When we chose the sal-ary, we looked at all the met-
rics,” Tarrant said. “I think that what we decided is ap-propriate.”
Last month, the Whid-bey News-Times reported that the average base salary for lead executives in critical access hospitals in the state is $169,638 according to most recent reports, and the aver-age for the five critical ac-cess hospitals in Island and surrounding counties was $202,919.
Whidbey General should be compared to other, larger critical access systems or hos-pital districts because of the quantity and breadth of the
services offered by the public hospital, Tarrant said.
Additionally, she said, “a number” of hospital staff met with the three candidates, and the board decided that, after speaking with them “at length,” that Forbes was the best choice, Tarrant said.
Tarrant said that she and hospital district board mem-ber Ron Wallin “highly rec-ommended” Forbes for the position.
Tomasino, whose role as CEO ends on April 20, origi-nally planned to leave next October.
The board expressed its
intention to retain Tomasino as a paid consultant to help with the leadership transition.
“It’s been a process,” Tar-rant said. “I know it’s been kind of awkward.”
“A little bit,” Tomasino agreed.
Starting in 2001 as in-formation systems director, Tomasino has worked his way up the ranks to the chief operating officer position. He served as interim CEO several months prior to as-suming the role permanently in July 2009.
From page 1
ner.In the end it was the
Captain Whidbey Inn that took home the top spot with its mussel and salmon chowder.
Two off-island visitors came out on top for the mussel-eating contest, which was held once each day of the festival.
Matt Dunk from Port Alberni, British Columbia, won on Saturday.
Sara Session from Seattle competed for her third year both Saturday and Sunday.
A 2014 champion, she was beat out by one mussel Saturday so she returned to claim her crown Sunday.
Attendance was also up for MusselFest side events.
In the five years the Whidbey Island Bicyle Club has held its Mussels in Ket-tles bicycle poker ride, at-tendance has doubled each year, said club president Matt Plush.
This year’s event had 316 participants, including more than 30 families.
While event organiz-ers weren’t expecting such a high volume of traffic, ev-eryone seemed happy with how smoothly things went.
“I was pleased with how smoothly it ran,” Jefferds said. “It was really nice to see.”
There were only a few minor hiccups, which or-
ganizers dealt with and are modifying plans for next year.
Coupeville Marshal Rick Norrie said he was amazed at the volume of people who came to town Saturday.
He said this was the first year the marshal’s office has had to direct traffic.
One issue Norrie said he dealt with was people ille-gally parking and he issued a handful of citations.
Chowder-tasting tickets sold out on both days as well as tickets for the mussel farm boat tour.
A steady crowd lined
Coupeville Wharf through the day Saturday with many people waiting several hours to take the tour.
Vickie Chambers, execu-tive director of the Coupe-ville Historic Waterfront Association, said they remedied that situation by selling tickets for specific sailings on Sunday, rather than making it a first-come-first-served basis.
“We always have a good weather plan and a bad weather plan,” Olson said. “But we don’t have an amaz-ing weather plan.”
The ability to raise and sell a timber crop has been a boon for the Eggerman family that has struggled in recent years to rent acreage to farmers.
The forest land provides a useful “crop” for landowners, pay for expenses, earns some income and keeps the area green, Eggerman said.
“In 30-40 years we can do it again,” Eggerman said. “It’s a good program. Trees are a valuable crop.”
As of Monday, clear cut-ting was completed, any usable fir sold to local mills and the remaining trees were being hauled away for use as firewood, according to Mike Janicki, of Sedro Woolley-based Janicki Logging and Construction.
The firs and alder wood in that area were largely dis-eased with laminated root rot, a fungus and needed to be removed to protect the re-maining forest, Janicki said.
Janicki said he would nor-mally “thin” a forested area instead of clear cutting, but in
this case there was “so much disease.”
“Sometimes you just need to start over,” he said.
To do the work, the Eg-germans acquired the neces-sary forest practice permit from the state Department of Natural Resources, ac-cording to Island County Planning Director David Wechner. And because the property lies in Ebey’s Land-ing National Historical Re-serve they must also consult with reserve staff.
The 10,000 new trees are expected to arrive in three weeks, Janicki said. The trees will include firs, cedars and alders — all native to Whid-bey Island.
Three trees will be plant-
ed for every one tree that was cut down, Janicki said.
Alders live to 35-40 years, and the alders in the diseased area were “over ripe” and due for replacement, Janicki said.
Firs, however, live for about 60 years, but, Janicki said, only about 10 percent were still healthy. The rest had a fungus.
Janicki said he assists ap-proximately a dozen Whid-bey Island land owners with management of their forest lands, but normally the jobs are smaller, between five to 10 acres.
The 24-acre clearcut is just a portion of the Eg-german family’s 80 acres, of which most is farmland, Janicki said.
CEO: Whidbey General signs contract with new hospital chief
Mussels: Weather brings record crowds to annual MusselFestFrom page 1
Trees: Land will see 10,000 new plantsFrom page 1
Janis Reid photo
Staff with Janicki Logging and Construction load up dis-eased firs and alders Monday after a clear cut off Wanamak-er Road.
Megan Hansen photo
Penn Cove Shellfish staff gave visitors a glimpse under-neath mussel rafts using an underwater camera.
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The Coupeville Marshal’s Office responded to the fol-lowing calls:
Monday, Feb. 23
1:04 a.m., a caller reported an ongoing problem with loud music from a South Main Street resi-dence.
10:07 a.m., deputies responded to a residential alarm on North-east Parker Road.
2:43 p.m., a caller reported a gray sedan was parked in restrict-ed parking at Northeast Center Street and Northeast Fifth Street.
3:45 p.m., deputies responded to a medical emergency on South Main Street.
Tuesday, Feb. 24
1:00 p.m., deputies responded to an animal complaint on North-east Third Street.
4:00 p.m., deputies responded to a trespass complaint on North-east Third Street.
Wednesday, Feb. 25
4:29 p.m., a caller reported they had a sick cat trapped and ready for pickup on Northeast Faris Street.
5:45 p.m., deputies responded to a commercial alarm on North-west First Street.
Thursday, Feb. 26
11:26 a.m., a caller on North-east Pennington Loop reported his wife forged his name and cashed a check.
Friday, Feb. 27
12:07 p.m., a caller reported a male subject tried to get him and his friend into a van in a parking lot on South Main Street.
6:15 p.m., deputies responded to a commercial alarm on North-west First Street.
11:04 p.m., a caller on North Main Street reported 10 people were outside making noise and rapping on windows.
Saturday, Feb. 28
10:41 a.m., a caller requested assistance with a juvenile who was returning from rehab and will be taken to the juvenile detention center.
3:56 p.m., a caller on South Main Street reported she received
three calls from someone she hasn’t seen in 45 years and that same person has driven by.
Sunday, March 1
7:08 a.m., deputies responded to a commercial alarm on North-west Birch Street.
Monday, March 2
10:33 a.m., a caller on North Main Street reported a phone scam.
2:46 p.m., a caller on North Main Street reported finding Ara-bic writing on an electrical panel that was highly guarded.
Tuesday, March 3
6:58 p.m., a caller from Whid-bey General Hospital reported a man was in the emergency room with a pistol on his hip. He was asked to leave, but remains on the property.
7:12 p.m., a caller on Southwest Terry Road reported a female was living in a truck that did not belong to her.
Wednesday, March 4
9:59 p.m., a caller reported a suspicious white male in a truck on North Main Street and North-east Third Street.
Thursday, March 5
6:14 a.m., a caller reported hit-ting a deer at South Main Street and State Highway 20.
12:30 p.m., a caller on North-east Haller reported her brother and father assaulted her husband .
4:36 p.m., a caller on Southwest Terry Road reported an aggres-sive driver.
Friday, March 6
7:17 p.m., a caller on North Main Street reported a patient that was on a mental hold had left the hospital.
Saturday, March 7
10:00 a.m., a caller on South Main Street reported five vehicles parked in a fire zone.
12:34 p.m., a caller on North-east Sixth Street reported a loaned vehicle was not returned.
1:18 p.m., a caller on Northeast Sixth Street reported people were parking on his lawn.
2:45 p.m., a caller reported a Jeep was blocking an intersection at Northeast Clapp Street and Northeast Ninth Street.
3:49 p.m., a caller on Northwest Eighth Street reported a vehicle had been parked in her driveway since the previous night.
Sunday, March 8
12:47 a.m., a caller requested assistance in explaining a parking ticket she received from parking near Toby’s Tavern.
1:31 p.m., a caller on Southwest Terry Road reported a woman with dogs was outside her door yelling and threatening her.
4:13 p.m., deputies responded to a commercial alarm on North-west Alexander Street.
Deputies respond to noise, parking issues
Coupeville High School’s Science Olympiad team competed at the Northwest Regional Science Olympiad completion on Feb. 28 at Se-attle Central College.
Coupeville was one of only four schools from the event to advance to the state competition to be held at Highline Community Col-lege in Des Moines on April 18.
The team bested several larger 4A schools to advance to its first state competition, bringing home two second-place wins, one third-place win, three fourth-place wins and one fifth-place win.
Coupeville has been competing in Science Olym-
piad for the last five years, but this is its first time quali-fying for state.
Science Olympiad is a science-based competition where teams of students compete in different STEM (Science, Technology, En-gineering, and Mathemat-ics) related areas, including chemistry, physical science, natural sciences, physics, engineering and biology. Events include lab activities, build and design projects, and knowledge-based events that test comprehension of the subject area.
Coupeville’s team has been preparing for competi-tion since last October un-der the direction of middle
school science teacher Terry Welch.
Coupeville’s team is re-ally a community effort. Welch recruited local volun-teers with expertise in par-ticular areas to help students prepare for competition.
The team also competed on Feb.7 at an invitational event at Raisbeck Aviation High School in Seattle. Stu-dents used lessons learned at the invitational to improve on their events and that hard work helped propel the team to success at regionals.
Now the team is busy preparing for the state com-petition with hopes of ad-vancing to nationals, which will be held in Lincoln, Neb., in May.
Science Olympiad team headed to state
Island County will host a number of informal pub-lic meetings to discuss the Island County Comprehen-sive Plan Update, to be com-pleted in 2016.
Island County is expect-ed to grow by 9,452 people and 2,031 jobs between now and 2036, according to a news release from the Island County planning depart-ment.
Updating the Compre-hensive Plan provides an op-portunity for a countywide discussion about land use and development standards, guiding how the county
might grow over the next 20 years, as required by the Growth Management Act.
These meetings will pro-vide members of the public with an opportunity to meet with Island County staff and share their ideas about the future of Island County.
During each meeting, staff members will provide a brief overview of the update process, answer questions and collect written com-ments.
Meeting times and locations:
n South Whidbey, 4:30-6
p.m. March 17, Freeland Li-brary, 5495 Harbor Ave.
n Central Whidbey, 5-6:30 p.m. March 19, Board of Island County Commis-sioners Hearing Room in Coupeville, 1 NE Sixth St.
n North Whidbey, 4:30-6:00 p.m. March 26, Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Drive.
n Camano Island, 4:30-6 p.m. March 30, Camano Center, 141 NE Camano Drive.
For more information, visit www.islandcounty2036.org
County holds comp plan meetings
All activities begin at 1 p.m. at the Coupeville United Methodist Church on Main Street. Lunch is served ev-ery Wednesday at noon. For more information, contact Glenda Cantrell at [email protected] or 360-720-2955.
Wednesday, March 18
Shifty Sailors, St. Patrick’s Day melodies and sea shanties by Vern Olsen and friends.
Friday, March 20
Falls and Injury Prevention ex-ercise class first and third Fri-days led by Mary Waters. Help prevent falls and injury. Gentle seated exercises designed to strengthen muscles and improve flexibility and movement.
Wednesday, March 25
Italian Dipping Oil and Tasting Party with Sue. Develop your own individual flavor combina-tion in a delightful healthy oil. Dip baguette slices as an appetizer, drizzle over salads or steamed
vegetables. Yummy. Come have fun tasting and being creative.
Wednesday, April 1
Bingo, first Wednesdays, called by Mayor Nancy Conard.
Friday, April 3
Falls and Injury Prevention ex-ercise class first and third Fri-days led by Mary Waters. Help prevent falls and injury. Gentle seated exercises designed to strengthen muscles and improve
flexibility and movement.
Wednesday, April 8
Violin Music, by DNA, Dustin and Avrey. The fantastic violin boys are back. Delight to Celtic and contemporary tunes.
Wednesday, April 15
Safety Tips at Home and your Car, Marshall Rick Norrie. The Coupeville marshall will present ways to be aware and safe. Also question-and-answer period.
Coupeville HUB weekly activities
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On April 28, Coupeville School Dis-trict will ask voters to approve a three-year capital projects levy to repair, im-prove, modernize and/or expand district facilities. The focus of the levy is specific and includes deferred maintenance at all three of the district’s schools and one expansion at the elementary school multi-purpose room.
For many years, even outdated equip-ment could be coaxed into working for another year. Unfortunately, this is simply no longer an option.
For example, at the middle school the heating, air-conditioning and ventilation unit requires several annual repairs and is so noisy that it must be turned off during theatrical performances in the per-forming arts center.
The hallway floor tiles are cracking and bubbling, and the roof is beyond its life expectancy. The elementary school restrooms require plumbing and ventilation updates. Serving lunch while conducting PE in the multi-purpose room is an ongoing challenge.
At the high school, the 1979 main gym bleachers have been well maintained and repaired through the years, but the parts for the mo-tors are no longer available. You may have noticed during this year’s basketball season that one set of bleachers is no longer functioning.
Furthermore, the track and field complex at Mickey Clark Field was installed in 1984 and is in desperate need of replacement. The plan to develop Engle Field was sidelined when construction costs for the high school exceeded budget in 2007 and requires completion.
The proposed levy election is designed to collect $5 million over three years at a rate of .85726, or $21.43, a month for a $300,000 home. The levy is short-term, interest-free, and will expire in 2018. The levy would support three project phases, beginning with the elementary school restrooms, the middle school HVAC, the track and field com-plex, and gym bleachers.
Phase two would include the elementary school HVAC system, middle school floor and roof, Engle Field completion, and resurfac-ing of the tennis courts. The third and final phase would include the addition to the elementary school multi-purpose room, sound and lighting in the performing arts center, the repair of leaking windows, and the construction of a restroom and concessions facility at Mickey Clark Field.
For additional information on the construction phases, please see the Coupeville School District Voter Fact Sheet or attend an upcom-ing levy presentation for an eyewitness view of what is needed.
Besides being the learning center for pre-K-12 students, Coupe-ville School District hosts many community-based activities through-out the school year. Good schools and well-maintained school facilities help to draw and retain these activities for our community. Furthermore, attractive schools help to support business and real estate values as well as build school and community spirit. The pro-posed levy would help to maintain the school facilities and property values for years to come.
It is my hope that voters will not only recognize the need to repair, improve, modernize, and/or expand our schools for our students, but will also see the overall value associated with attractive and useful facilities for everyone.
I have been conducting public meetings specific to capital projects and the levy. We have three additional meetings scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 30, at the elementary school library; 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, at the middle school foyer; and 6 p.m. Monday, April 13, at the gym complex and fields. I hope to see you there.
n Jim Shank is superintendent for Coupeville School District.
Hope to see all at levy info meetings
Jim Shank
Encouraged by coverageof hospital’s ‘misdeeds’Editor,
Kudos to staffers Jessie Stensland, Michelle Beahm and South Whidbey Record’s Justin Burnett for shedding light on recent activities at Whidbey General Hospital.
The imminent changeover of CEOs at our public hos-pital provides an historic opportunity to reverse a decade-long slide and return the place to being a “patients first” facility.
This simply won’t happen unless our community papers are relentless in demanding that the hospital board mem-
bers cease their practices of non-transparency, cover-ups and special-interest dealings.
It’s wonderful to see new blood, including in local edi-torial offices, exposing rather than assisting the Whidbey General administration in its misdeeds. Keep it up and you will literally be performing life-saving services for our com-munity.
Let’s all welcome new CEO Geri Forbes as well. She has publicly pledged to set a new tone, usher in a new era of openness and rebuild a cohesive leadership team. Let’s hold her to that — and lend her the support she’ll need in this challenging undertaking.
Rob BornGreenbank
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WHIDBEY WEATHER SUMMARY March 2 – 8, 2015
REPORTING STATIONS HI Temp
LO Temp
Wind MPH Rainfall YTD
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Winnie Hunziker Shelton
Winnie Opal Hunziker Shelton passed away March 3, 2015, in Coupeville with her family by her side. The youngest of six children, Winnie was born in Langley, Wash., Oct. 29, 1919, to parents Alice Howard and Walter Hunziker Sr. Winnie’s mother, Alice, died when Winnie was 5 years old.
She was raised by her older sisters and brother, as well as her father and stepmother, Florence.
She had a happy child-hood, much of it spent with her “Cousin Jean” Howard Holt, who remained a life-long friend.
Winnie attended school in Langley, skipping the third grade and graduating salutatorian at age 16.
After graduation, she
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worked at Puget Sound Power & Light for six years. She attended business school in Seattle before taking a job with Island County Social Services in Coupeville.
She met her husband, John, while he was sta-tioned on temporary duty at NAS Whidbey. Winnie and John were married June 6, 1943, and purchased their home on Kennedy’s Lagoon where they lived for the remainder of their lives. Winnie loved her daily swims. She hosted many picnics. Winnie was known for her clam chowder and fried oysters.
She was a huge fan of her children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, the Mariners and especially the SEAHAWKS. All were a great source of pleasure in her life. She loved teddy bears; her first bear was a genuine “Growler,” a gift from her brother after her mother died. Her extensive collection included many “Winnie the Pooh” favor-ites.
Winnie was active as a Democratic Party precinct leader and volunteered along with her husband for many charitable activities, including the Blood Drive, Food Bank and Meals on Wheels. She loved children, nurturing four foster chil-dren and teaching Sunday School at the Methodist Church for more than 20 years.
Winnie was preced-ed in death by her hus-band; son-in-law Michael Bartholomew; her par-ents; brother, Walter Hunziker Jr.; and sisters, Alice Oldenburg, Ellen Helland, Gladys Brandt and Margaret Bolin.
Surviving Winnie are her son, John Jr. (Nicki); daugh-ter, Julie Shelton; grandchil-dren, Raleigh Bartholomew, of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Annie Bartholomew of Juneau, Alaska; and numer-ous nieces and nephews. Condolences may be sent to the family at: John Shelton, P.O. Box 101, Hoonah, Alaska 99829; Julie Shelton, P.O. Box 32004, Juneau, Alaska 99803; or online at www.wallinfuneralhome.com
The family thanks the wonderful friends who visited Winnie and helped her lead a full life after she became a widow.
No services will be held at Winnie’s request. Memorial contributions may be made to Help House, 1091 SE Hathaway Street, Oak Harbor, WA 98277; or Whidbey Animal Improvement Foundation (WAIF), PO Box1108, Coupeville, WA 98239.
allin Funeral Home& Cremation1811 NE 16th Ave Oak Harbor, WA360-675-3447
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Yes, I know we have more winter to endure, but my daffodils haven’t gotten the memo.
Are yours blooming too? And are your baby slugs as happy about it as mine are? How about your hyacinths?
Mine down here on the south end are still inch-ing skyward, no blooms yet. But yesterday I saw both bergenia and bleeding heart flowering in a north end garden.
Like the rest of you, I can’t control the crazy weather, so I’m just run-ning with it the best I can. That means a lot of plants leafing out — and bloom-ing! — while I remain ever-hopeful we don’t get a deep freeze that’ll turn my tender hopes to green slime before Easter.
In the meantime, I’ve been keeping busy with tasks that are better accom-plished earlier rather than later. One of these has been to establish my climbing rose on some kind of trellis.
The rose in question is a Cecile Brunner, which came with the house when we bought it back in 1997. Over the years, I’ve had
limited success because I didn’t know what I was doing. In fact, there was a whole row of these roses across the front of my porch and I dug up all but the largest and gave them away.
Caring for them was a lot like giving birth and leaving the hospital with the realization your newborn is the only baby you’ve ever held, let alone diapered and fed.
I have some modest gingerbread on my front porch, and the oldest canes had been woven up and through it. It looked spec-tacular, but I was worried the weight of the massive biomass would take down my porch some stormy night.
Let’s face it, I’m not talking about a few canes but rather a Gordian knot supported by a woody, kill-er cane a good four or five inches around. So I sawed it out of the trim about five years ago and kind of let it fend for itself.
Since then, I’ve realized I needed to do something more than hack away at it or let it lean in the wind. Besides, without proper care it wasn’t producing flowers.
For the uninitiated, Ce-cile Brunner flowers aren’t large, but they can produce large sprays of fragrant pink blooms. I needed to study up on climbers in order to help it reach its potential.
The first thing I did
was remove the oldest and woodiest of the canes all the way down to the ground, any spindly canes, and canes that had been pruned inappropriately and now looked like Medusa. I’m confident removing old canes will stimulate new, better-producing canes to grow from the base.
Fortunately for me, I have a very long front porch with numerous bal-usters and my rose sits at one corner.
I installed a series of large, steel hooks every few balusters, alternating them pointing upward and down-ward, and wove the remain-ing canes through them.
The more horizontal your canes are, the more laterals they should pro-duce. As those laterals get longer, I’ll prune each back to four or five buds. Then, as more main canes emerge from the base of the rose, I’ll train them along the balusters as well.
This configuration should evenly distribute the weight of the rose across the railing.
And because of how the canes lay in the hooks instead of being tied to or wrapped around a frame, they should be easy to re-move if I have to “disas-semble” my trellis system to paint the railings or do repairs.
Wish me luck, and I’ll keep you posted on how it all plays out this summer.
With climbing roses, go with wider, not taller
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By Jim WallerStaff Reporter
In search of wins, con-ference titles and more, the Coupeville High School spring sports teams head into their first season of Olympic League action.
Tennis Coupeville ready to net Olympic title
The goals Coupeville ten-nis coach Ken Stange has for his athletes go beyond the players’ high-school years.
“I always have the expec-tation that the players will grow their games while enjoy-ing a lifelong sport that they can play for decades,” Stange said.
“I love the game and I like sharing it with people who enjoy it.”
His immediate goal is an Olympic League champion-ship.
“I’m not sure what Kla-howya has to offer, but I don’t see why we can’t do what the hoops squad did.
“My girls are greedy, and so am I. We want to domi-nate the league tourney this season.”
The team’s strength, according to Stange, is its depth; 10 letter winners re-turn from 2014.
Last year’s No. 2 singles player, senior Jacki Ginnings, will lead the singles lineup. Returning double players seniors Micky LeVine and Wynter Thorne could help fill in at singles this year.
The other returning play-ers, seniors Ana Luvera, Ivy Luvera and Haleigh Deasy; juniors Sydney Autio and McKenzie Bailey; and
sophomores Valen Trujillo and Bree Daigneault, should stock the doubles lineup, Stange said.
Key newcomers include junior Jazmine Franklin and freshmen Sage Renninger, Payton Aparicio and McK-enzie Meyer.
Coupeville, which went 6-7 last year and finished third in the Cascade Con-ference, heads to South Whidbey at 3 p.m. Thurs-day, March 19, to begin the season. The home and league opener is 4 p.m. Thursday, March 26, with Klahowya.
Track Small Coupeville team has big talent
The goals of the Coupe-ville High School track team are different than most other
reams. Reaching individual goals and not team wins are the focus.
Both the Wolves’ boys and girls teams lack the depth to compete in team scoring; the boys team has only 10 mem-bers and the girls 15.
One thing they don’t lack is ability.
Sitting No. 1 on the tal-ent chart is junior Makana Stone, one of the state’s top female sprinters.
Stone finished second in the state in the 1A 400 me-ters last spring and holds the school record for the distance and the 200 meters.
Also back for the girls are sprinters senior Marissa Etzell, junior Sylvia Hurl-burt and sophomore Lauren Grove.
Etzell and Hurlburt ran with Stone to set several school relay records over the past two seasons, and the pair reached the finals in last year’s district meet in indi-vidual sprints.
Grove joined Stone, Etzell and Hurlburt to place in the district 4x200 in 2014.
Kirsten Pelroy, who helped Coupeville win the conference title in the 4x400 relay in 2013, returns after taking a year off.
Another returning letter winner for the girls is sopho-more Skyler Lawrence, who reached the district finals in the shot put and discus last spring.
Junior sprinters Lathom Kelley and Jared Helm-stadter return for the Coupe-ville boys.
Both placed in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays in last
spring’s district meet.Also back are junior Dal-
ton Martin and sophomores Mitchell Carroll and Connor Thompson.
Martin placed in the dis-cus at district and is already throwing in the 130s this spring, King said.
Thompson and Carroll placed in the jumps at last year’s district meet.
“Everyone knows their marks from last year,” King said, “and they want to im-prove.
“I expect the kids to com-pete in the top level of our league.”
Coupeville will partici-pate in the Oak Harbor jam-boree at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19, and then two days later travel to the Port Ange-les Invitational, which begins at 11 a.m.
Baseball Wolves looking to return to state
The Coupeville High School baseball team is com-ing off one of its most suc-cessful seasons ever, and the club’s aim is to match that effort this year, according to coach Willie Smith.
The Wolves advanced to the state tournament last year where it lost a 2-1 heartbreak-er in the first round.
“My goals are very similar to last year: We want to get in the playoffs, get to the state tourney and win some games there,” Smith said. “As suc-cessful as we were last year, the last game still stings for me, and the boys are feel-ing confident in their ability to get back and move along
further.”Graduation robbed the
Wolves of five starters, in-cluding league MVP Ben Etzell; however, five letter winners return.
“We did lose a lot from last year, but we also built a strong foundation for our program, and there is a strong core returning from last year,” Smith said. “If we can continue to grow and build, then I truly believe we can get back to the tourney.
“We will have to stay in-jury free and our young guys will need to step up; but un-like past years when we’ve lost such a strong group, our young guys won’t need to carry the team, they will just need to complement our team and stay within them-selves.”
Returning players include seniors Aaron Curtin (pitch-er/infield), Aaron Trumbull (pitcher/first base) and Josh Bayne (shortstop) and juniors Cole Payne (catcher) and C.J. Smith (pitcher/infield).
Bayne and Trumbull were second-team, all-league choices last year; C.J. Smith was honorable mention.
Key newcomers are se-nior Kyle Bodamer (outfield/infield), sophomore Clay Reilly (outfield) and fresh-man Hunter Smith (outfield/pitcher).
The mound staff should be solid with starters Curtin, C.J. Smith and Trumbull back, as should the infield with Curtin at third, Trum-bull at first and Bayne and C.J. Smith in the middle.
Coach Smith expects the top of the batting order to be strong, and he likes his team’s speed. Though the Wolves
don’t have any “big boppers,” they should be able to pro-duce runs.
“I’ve been very impressed with the work ethic and hus-tle of our kids so far,” Smith said. “The older guys are do-ing an amazing job with the young guys, coaching and encouraging them, and the young guys have been very receptive.
“(I’m) very excited about the new league, our non-league schedule and the pros-pects of our season.”
The Wolves begin the season with two home, non-league games. Blaine visits at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 14, and then Sultan comes to town at 4 p.m. Monday, March 16.
Softball Another state berth among CHS goals
Last year, for only the second time in school history, the Coupeville softball team qualified for the state tourna-ment. The Wolves are aiming to make it a more frequent occurrence.
“As a team, our goal is to go to state playoffs again this season,” coach Deanna Raf-ferty said. “All the girls have a strong desire to win, and, as a coach, I expect nothing less.”
A pair of three-year start-ers will form the nucleus of this year’s team.
Senior McKayla Bailey, coming off shoulder surgery, will return to the circle for the Wolves, and senior Hailey Hammer is back to anchor a solid batting order.
“Our batting is, without a doubt, our strength this
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Above, Marisa Etzell, far left, and Sylvia Hurlburt, far right, are among a strong sprinting group for the track team. Right, Aaron Trumbull is one of five returning baseball lettermen.
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Jacki Ginnings is top candidate to play No. 1 singles.
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year,” Rafferty said. Hammer was second-
team, all-Cascade Confer-ence and Bailey honorable mention in 2014.
Joining Bailey and Ham-mer in the lineup are return-ing letter winners senior Monica Vidoni (outfield/first base) and sophomores Tif-fany Briscoe (left field) and Jae LeVine (second base).
A strong freshman class, which helped the Central Whidbey Little League ju-nior team qualify for the state tournament last summer, will help fill in the holes.
The ninth-graders are led by Katrina McGranahan, Kyla Briscoe, Hope Lodell and Heather Nastali.
McGranahan will join the starting rotation, and Kyla Briscoe will add pitching depth.
Rose will start at catcher.“She may be new to the
position, but she is already showing great promise,” Raf-ferty said.
Lodell will play center-field and help out behind the plate, and Nastali will hold down an outfield spot.
A pair of sophomores, Robin Cedillo and Jasmine Melena, are also in the run-ning to start in the outfield.
“My underclassmen are a big portion of the team, and I think that’s great,” Rafferty said. “The upperclassmen are working well with the young girls and helping train them and vetting them for future seasons. All of these girls show great promise, and I foresee having a state-wor-thy team for the next couple years.”
Rafferty is in her first year, replacing co-coaches David and Amy King.
“The girls are handling the change well,” she said. “We are slowly finding our groove as a team and trying
to meld my coaching tech-niques with their playing preferences.”
The Wolves, 8-20 last year, entertain Sultan at 4 p.m. Monday, March 16, in the season opener.
Soccer Plenty of reasons for soccer success
Several factors point to a successful season for the Coupeville High School soc-cer team.
First, the Wolves return a bevy of lettermen: seniors Colin Belliveau, Josh Datin, Ryan Freeman, Keegan Kor-teum, Oscar Liquidano, Joel Walstad and Aaron Wright; juniors Zane Bundy, Tanner Kircher, Abraham Leyva Elenes, Connor McCormick and Loren Nelson; and soph-omore Uriel Liquidano.
Leyva Elenes, who led the team in scoring last year, was second-team, all-conference in 2014.
Key newcomers, accord-ing to coach Kyle Nelson, are juniors Garrett Compton and Cody Menges and freshman William Nelson.
“We have many returning players with varsity experi-ence,” coach Nelson said. “We will be building from where we were last year.”
Second, Coupeville will play in the 1A Olympic League this season and not the Cascade Conference, which includes 2A schools.
“I think, in general, we will be able to compete a little better,” Nelson said. “The level of play between the teams should be more even, meaning probably more close, exciting games this year.”
Third, Nelson, in his second year, has a better understanding of what he would like to achieve as the program’s head coach.
“Just having a year’s worth of experience helps,” he said. “I am starting the year better prepared and
with a more complete vision of what I want us to accom-plish.”
The positives make qualifying for the playoffs a reasonable goal, Nelson said. “I fully expect to have some postseason play this year.
“With the way the District 3 tournament is set, I believe we will have a good opportu-nity for some success.”
The Wolves, who were 5-10-2 in 2014, will host South Whidbey and Lake Stevens in a jamboree at 1 p.m. Satur-day, March 14.
The first match is at 5:15
p.m. at Sequim Tuesday, March 17, and the home opener is at 6 p.m. Thurs-day, March 19, with South Whidbey.
Golf Fields aims for 4th state tournament
Coupeville High School has only one golfer, senior Christine Fields, but she is among the state’s best.
Fields placed fifth in the state 1A tournament last spring, the best finish ever by a CHS golfer.
She also qualified for state the previous two years, nab-bing eighth as a freshman and 15th as a sophomore.
In addition to her state efforts, Fields holds three top-10 finishes at district and three top-seven finishes at tri-district.
After being named to the all-Cascade Conference sec-ond team as a freshman, she picked up first-team honors the past two seasons.
“Since it is my last season, I am looking to push myself harder than any other year,” Fields said. “I will strive to
make first-team all-confer-ence, place in top spots at dis-tricts and bi-districts, giving myself a good chance to do well at state.
“More than anything, I want to enjoy every part that comes with this final season.”
Fields practices with the South Whidbey team at the Useless Bay Golf and Coun-try Club and follows the Fal-cons’ schedule.
The first match is at 3 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at Use-less Bay against Cedarcrest.
WOLVESCONTINUED FROM A6
Jim Waller photo
Hailey Hammer will provide power to the CHS lineup.
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Thursday March 12
Veterans’ Coffee Club, 9-11 a.m., March 12, at Harbor Tower Village. Come join us for a cup of coffee and meet with other local veterans.
Republican Women of North Whidbey, 11:30 a.m., March 12, at San Remo Res-taurant. Island County Asses-sor Mary Wilson-Engle will give an overview of the work of the Assessor’s Office, in-cluding senior exemptions. Cost is $20.
Greenbank Progressive Club Meeting and Potluck, 6-8:30 p.m., March 12, at the Greenbank Clubhouse. Meet-and-greet will begin at 6 with dinner at 6:30. Everyone is asked to bring a dish to share and their own table service. 360-678-2059.
Marine Engine Mainte-nance Class by United States Power Squadron, 6-8 p.m., March 12, at the First United Methodist Church, Oak Harbor. Classes over a five- to six-week period on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Will cover the basic information on all types of marine engines, transmissions and drives, inboards and outboards, us-ing the latest approved USPS approved textbooks. Call ASAP if you are not a member
so they can order extra text-books. $60 for USPS mem-bers, $130 for nonmembers. 360-240-0989 or www.usps.org
FridayMarch 13
Krueger Woods Spurge Laurel Purge, 9 a.m. to noon, March 13, at Krueger Woods, Coupeville. Spurge laurel is a tough invasive plant that is taking over the forest understory in the Krueger Woods. Join the Whidbey Camano Land Trust to help remove this invader and make a healthier habitat for wildlife and native plants. Drinks and snacks will be provided. All ages and abilities are wel-come. Bring work gloves. www.wclt.org
Open House of the Island County Historical So-ciety’s Janet Enzmann Archives and Research Library, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., March 13, at the Island Coun-ty Museum. Improved space, as well as archival storage, photo collection, historic newspapers and maps will be showcased. Volunteers will be mending newspapers dating from the late 1800s and early 1900s and leading per-sonal tours. Try your hand at searching our digital files. Join us in the challenge of identi-fying unnamed individuals in
our photo collection.
The Tasty Tale of Brave Sir Bump, 1-1:45 p.m., March 13, at the Coupeville Elementary School Multipurpose Room. Early Release Day Program. This Zambini Brothers pup-pet show tells the funny ad-ventures of a most unlikely hero and how he saves the kingdom from a terrible fate. Funded by the Friends of the Coupeville Library.
Saturday March 14
CWCP Shamrock 5K Fun Run/Walk, March 14, at the Coupeville Elementary School. Preregistration at 8:30 a.m., Kids Dash (8 and under) at 9:30, 5K Run/Walk at 10 and Awards Ceremony/Raffles at 11:30. $25 if prereg-istered, $30 day of registra-tion. Best green costumes awarded for individual and family. The more wacky, wild and creative the better. Re-freshments and snacks pro-vided post-race. All proceeds benefit Central Whidbey Co-operative Preschool. The free Kids Dash (for children ages 3–8) will be a race of approxi-mately 400 meters. Register online at www.coupevillepre school.org or www.active.com
10th District Town Hall Meetings, 10-11:30 a.m., March 14, at the Coupeville Rec Hall. Tenth District leg-islators Sen. Barbara Bailey, R-Oak Harbor; Rep. Norma Smith, R-Clinton; and Rep. Dave Hayes, R-Camano Is-land, are holding two town hall meetings, in Coupeville and Mt. Vernon. The lawmak-ers will answer questions from attendees and offer updates on the current legislative ses-sion. The town hall will last one hour and will be preceded by a half-hour meet-and-greet.
American Association of University Women (AAUW) Whidbey Island Branch program, 10 a.m., March 14, at Coupeville United Meth-odist Church. Since March is Women in History Month, members will be entertained by portrayals of women who have made significant contri-butions in history. This will be a preview of presentations to fifth-graders throughout the island. Coffee hour is at 9:30 a.m.; program begins at 10:00 a.m. Prospective members welcome.
Native Plant Class, 10:30 a.m. to noon, March 14, at Meerkerk Gardens. Learn the why, what and how of us-ing native plants in the land-scape. Plant samples and photos of landscapes using native and domestic plants will be shown. The instructor is our own Don Lee (IMCG), president of Meerkerk Rho-dodendron Gardens. He also co-chairs the Island County Water Resources Advisory Committee and was the 2009 WSU Master Gardener of the Year. Don is recognized as a local expert in native plants.
VFW Free Clothing Swap, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., March 14, at VFW Post 7392, Oak Harbor. Please bring items in clean, usable condition. Clothing, linens, books and toys ac-cepted. For more information, call Joanne McDaniel at 360-675-4219.
Family Selection Meet-ing, 10:30-11:30 a.m., March 14, at the Oak Harbor Library. Habitat for Humanity of Island County is seeking families and individuals in the Oak Harbor area interested in affordable housing. They will be sharing the Habitat for Humanity mis-sion, providing information about the housing program and reviewing
Meet the Children of “The Boys in the Boat,” 1:30-3 p.m., March 14, at the Coupe-ville Library. In “The Boys in the Boat,” Daniel James Brown introduces his read-ers to Joe Rantz and Bobby Moch, as well as all of the oth-er members of the crew team that won a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics. Come and meet their descendants. Judy Willman and Michael Moch will join Whidbey Island read-ers to share their insights and experiences with their fathers, the sport of crew and the pub-lication of Brown’s bestselling book on the team’s journey.
Monday March 16
AARP Tax-Aide, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays and 1-7 p.m. Tuesdays, at the Oak Harbor Library. Free tax-re-turn preparation and e-filing for taxpayers with low and moderate income, especially those age 60 and older. Call 360-678-3000 to schedule an appointment. Supported by AARP Foundation.
The Great Depression in the Northwest, 1:30-2:30 p.m., March 16, at the Coupeville Library. In “The Boys in the Boat,” the Whid-bey Reads selection for 2015, author Daniel James Brown describes the hardships suf-fered by several of these col-legiate rowers and gives read-ers a glimpse of Hooverville and the building of the Grand Coulee Dam. Professor Deb-orah Wallin, retired history professor from Skagit Valley College, will give a multimedia presentation exploring how hardships, large public works projects and social programs affected this region.
Ebey’s 101, 5:30-7:30 p.m., March 16, 23 and 30 and April 6, at the Coupeville Li-
brary. This six-week course explores Ebey’s Landing by using primary documents, so we can hear first-hand the voices of our ancestors. Focus will be on European explorers, American settlers, establishing the territory and state, the commercialism of Coupeville, and the connec-tion of Whidbey Island to the U.S. Presented by Lynn Hyde, Historic Whidbey.
Island County Astronomi-cal Society (ICAS) monthly meeting, 6:30-8:30 p.m., March 16, at the Oak Harbor Library. Anyone interested in astronomy is invited to at-tend. There will be short pre-sentations on current topics in astronomy. For more infor-mation about ICAS or club events, contact Dan Pullen at 360-679-7664 or [email protected] or visit www.icas-wa.webs.com
TuesdayMarch 17
Living Well with Chronic Pain, 1-3:30 p.m., March 17, 24 and 31 and April 7, at the Coupeville Library. This workshop offers practical skills for living a less stress-ful life while managing one or more chronic conditions like arthritis, diabetes, high blood pressure, pain, fibromialgia, etc. Peer facilitators will lead participants through Stan-ford Universitiy’s program for dealing with frustration, fatigue, isolation, medica-tion, pain management, food choices for better health, de-cision making and problem solving, and communication with family, friends and medi-cal personnel. This free pro-gram is sponsored by Senior Services of Island County and the Friends of the Coupeville Library. Preregistration is re-quired. Call 360-321-1600, ext. 23.
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CALL FOR BIDSSealed proposals are hereby solicited for Ti- t le Repor ts on rea l property subject to tax foreclosure. Bids must be received by 3:00 p.m . on Ma rch 27 , 2015 at the Office of t h e I s l a n d C o u n t y Treasurer, 1 NE 7th St., Suite 111, PO Box 699, Coupevil le, WA 98239. Specifications and bid forms may be obtained from the Is- land County Treasur- er’s office at (360) 679- 7302.Island County TreasurerWanda J. Grone, CPA Legal No. WEX619183 Published: The Whid- bey ExaminerMarch 12, 19, 2015.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR ISLAND COUNTY
IN PROBATEIn the Matter of the Es- tates ofVACARRO, ATTILIO and JACKIE L. Deceased. NO. 15-4-00030-8NOTICE TO CREDI- TORSThe 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 decedents 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- 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 of the de- cedents’ probate and non-probate assets.DATE OF FIRST PUB- LICATION: March 12, 2015./s/Shannon DeckwaSHANNON DECKWAPersonal Representa-
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tiveMcPHERSON & McPHERSON, P.L.L.P.By:/s/Molly M. McPher- son MOLLY M. MCPHER- SON, WSBA #23027 Attorney for Personal RepresentativeADDRESS FOR MAIL- I N G O R S E RV I C E : P.O. Box 1617 One NW Front StreetCoupeville, Washing- ton 98239Legal No. WEX619535 Published: The Whid- bey ExaminerM a r c h 1 2 , 1 9 , 2 6 , 2015.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR ISLAND COUNTY
IN PROBATEIn the Matter of the Es- tate ofDEBRA SWAER f/k/a/ ENGELHARDT Deceased. NO. 15-4-00024-3NOTICE TO CREDI- TORSThe 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 attomeys of record at the ad- dress stated below a copy of the 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- tor as provided in RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the not ice. I f the claim is not presented within this time frame, the c la im is forever barred, except as oth- e rw i se p rov i ded i n 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.DATE OF FIRST PUB- LICATION: March 12, 2015/s/Scott SwaerSCOTT SWAER, Per- sonal RepresentativeMcPHERSON & McPHERSON, P.L.L.P.By:/s/Molly M. McPher- son MOLLY M. MCPHER- SON, WSBA #23027 Attorney for Personal RepresentativeADDRESS FOR MAIL- I N G O R S E RV I C E : P.O. Box 1617 One NW Front StreetCoupeville, Washing- ton 98239Legal No. WEX619543 Published: The Whid- bey ExaminerM a r c h 1 2 , 1 9 , 2 6 , 2015.
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NOTICE OF TRUS- TEE’S SALE Trustee’s S a l e N o : W A - USB-13013981 Loan No. 7884466522 Pur- suant to R.C.W. Chap- ter 61.24, et seq. and 62A.9A-604(a)(2) et s e q . I N OT I C E I S HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trus- tee, PEAK FORECLO- SURE SERVICES OF WASHINGTON, INC., will on April 10, 2015, at the hour of 10:00 AM, at THE MAIN EN- T R A N C E T O T H E CITY HALL, 865 SE BARRINGTON DRIVE, OAK HARBOR, WA, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the follow- ing described real and p e r s o n a l p r o p e r t y (hereafter referred to c o l l e c t i ve l y a s t h e “Property”), situated in the County of ISLAND, State of Washington, to-wit: LOT 11, BLOCK 5 , SHADOW GLEN, DIVISION NO. 6, AC- CORDING TO PLAT RECORDED IN VOL- UME 12 OF PLATS, PAGE 17, RECORDS OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON. Tax P a r c e l N o : S8140 -06 -05011 -0 , commonly known as 8 4 0 N W I L L A H E E DR IVE , OAK HAR- BOR, WA. The Proper- ty is subject to that cer- tain Deed of Trust dat- ed 8/11/2005, recorded 8/19/2005, under Audi- tor ’s /Recorder ’s No. 4144541, records of I S L A N D C o u n t y , W a s h i n g t o n , f r o m JAMES A. SYLVEST- E R , S I N G L E A N D A M Y M . P Y B U R N , SINGLE, as Grantor, to B R I A N LY N C H , a s Trustee, in favor o f MORTGAGE ELEC- TRONIC REGISTRA- TION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR US BANK N.A., ITS SUC- CESSORS AND AS- SIGNS, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which is presently he ld by U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA- T ION. I I No ac t i on commenced by the B e n e f i c i a r y o f t h e Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satis- faction of the obligation in any court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor ’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. III The default(s) for which this foreclosure is/are made are as fol- l ow s : FA I L U R E TO PAY THE MONTHLY PAY M E N T W H I C H B E C A M E D U E O N 9 /1 /2012, AND ALL S U B S E Q U E N T M O N T H L Y P A Y - MENTS, PLUS LATE CHARGES AND OTH- E R C O S T S A N D F E E S A S S E T FORTH. Other poten- tial defaults do not in- volve payment to the Beneficiary. I f appli- cable, each of these defaults must also be cured. Listed below are categories of common defaults which do not i nvo lve payment o f money to the Benefici- ary. Opposite of each such listed default is a brief description of the
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action/documentation necessary to cure the default. The list does not exhaust al l pos- s ible other defaul ts; any defaults identified by Beneficiary or Trus- tee that are not listed below must a lso be cu red . OTHER DE- FAULT ACTION NEC- ESSARY TO CURE Nonpayment of Tax- es/Assessments Deliv- er to Trustee written proof that all taxes and assessments against the property are paid current Default under any senior lien Deliver to Trustee written proof that all senior liens are pain current and that no other defaults exist Failure to insure prop- er ty against hazard Deliver to Trustee writ- ten proof that the prop- erty is insure against hazard as required by t h e D e e d o f Tr u s t Waste Cease and de- sist from committ ing waste, repair all dam- age to proper ty and maintain proper ty as required in Deed of Tr us t Unau tho r i zed sale of property (Due on sale) Revert title to permitted vestee Fail- ure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in ar- rears: Delinquent Pay- ments from September 01, 2012 1 payments a t $ 1 , 2 0 8 . 1 5 e a c h $ 1 , 2 0 8 . 1 5 1 0 p ay - ments at $1,220.43 each $12 ,204 .30 6 payments at $1,240.18 each $7,441.08 6 pay- ments at $1,178.91 each $7,073.46 5 pay- ments at $1,185.01 e a c h $ 5 , 9 2 5 . 0 5 ( 0 9 - 0 1 - 1 2 t h r o u g h 12-02-14) Amount to reinstate on or before 12/24/14 $33,852.04 IV The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal $150,759.56, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument se- cured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instrument se- cured, and as are pro- vided by statute. V The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without war- ranty, express or im- pl ied regarding t i t le, possession, or encum- brances on April 10, 2015. The default(s) re ferred to in para- graph III must be cured by March 30, 2015 (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 March 30, 2015, (11 days before the sale date) the de- fault(s) as set forth in paragraph I I I is /are cured and the Trus- tee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated at any time after March 30, 2015, (11 days before the sale date) and be-
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fore the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the hold- er of any recorded jun- i o r l i e n o r e n c u m - brance paying the en- tire principal and inter- es t 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 Default was transmit- ted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Bor- rower and Grantor at the following address- es: AMY M. PYBURN, 8 4 0 N W I L L A H E E DR IVE , OA K HAR- B O R , W A , 9 8 2 7 7 JAMES A. SYLVEST- ER, 840 NW ILLAHEE DR IVE , OA K HAR- BOR, WA, 98277 by both first class and cer- t i f i e d m a i l o n 02/04/2014, proof of which is in the posses- s ion of the Trustee; and on 2/4/2014, the Borrower and Grantor were personally served with said written notice of default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicu- ous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has pos- sess ion o f p roof o f such service or post- ing. VII The Trustee whose name and ad- dress are set forth be- low will provide in writ- ing to anyone request- ing it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII The effect of the sale will be to de- prive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all of their interest in the above described property. 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 same p u r 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. THIS NOTICE IS THE FI- NAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE S A L E O F Y O U R HOME. You have only 20 days from the re- cording date on this notice to pursue medi- a t ion. DO NOT DE- L AY. C O N TA C T A HOUSING COUNSE- LOR TO AN ATTOR- NEY L ICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to access your situa- tion and refer you to mediation i f you el i- gible and it may help you save your home. See be low fo r sa fe sources of help. SEEK- I N G A S S I S TA N C E Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at lit- tle or no cost to you. If you would like assis- tance in determining your rights and oppor- tunities to keep house,
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you may contact the following: o The state- wide foreclosure hot- line for assistance and re fe r ra l t o hous ing c o u n s e l o r s r e c o m - mended by the Hous- ing Finance Commis- s i o n : Te l e p h o n e : 1 - 8 7 7 - 8 9 4 - H O M E (1-877-894-4663) Web site: www.wshfc.org o The United States De- par tment of Housing and Urban Develop- m e n t : Te l e p h o n e : 1-800-569-4287 Web si te: www.hud.gov o The statewide civil le- gal aid hotline for as- sistance and referrals to other housing: Tele- p h o n e : 1-800-606-4819 Web site: www.ocla.wa.gov X NOTICE TO OCCU- PANTS OR TENANTS The 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- i o r t o t he Deed o f Trust, including occu- pants and tenants. Af- ter the 20th day follow- ing the sale the pur- chaser has the right to evict occupants and tenants by summary proceeding under the Unlawful Detainer Act, Chapter 59.12 RCW. Sale Information Line: 714-730-2727 or Web- site: http://www.lpsa- s a p . c o m D AT E D : 12/2/14 PEAK FORE- CLOSURE SERVICES O F WA S H I N G TO N , INC. , AS TRUSTEE One Un ion Square, Suite 1730, 600 Uni- versity Street Seattle, WA 98101 By: Lil ian Solano, Trustee Sale Of f i cer Address fo r Serv ice of Process: Peak Foreclosure Ser- vices of Washington, I n c . O n e U n i o n S q u a r e , S u i t e 1730 600 Universi ty S t ree t Sea t t l e , WA 98101 (206) 682-0822 Address for Account Inquiries: Peak Fore- closure Services, Inc. 5900 Canoga Avenue, Suite 220 Woodland H i l l s , C A 9 1 3 6 7 (818) 591-9237 A-4501373 03/12/2015, 04/02/2015Legal No. WEX617937 Published: The Whid- bey ExaminerMarch 12 , Ap r i l 2 , 2015.
Reference Number(s) o f D o c u m e n t s a s - s igned or re leased: 4161036Document Title: NO- TICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALEGrantor : B ishop, Marsha l l & We ibe l , P.S.Grantee: Anastasia Messmer, a S ing le WomanAbbreviated Legal De- scr iption as Follows: LOT 82, BLOCK 15, S C AT C H E T H E A D ADDITION, DIVISION NO. 3Assessor’s Proper ty Tax Parce l /Account N u m b e r ( s ) : S8110-03-15082-0W E A R E A D E B T COLLECTOR. THIS
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COMMUNICATION IS A N AT T E M P T T O COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA- T I O N O B TA I N E D WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
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INOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the under- signed Bishop, Mar- shal l & Weibel , P.S. will on March 20, 2015 a t 10 :00 am a t the main entrance to City Hall, 865 SE Barring- ton Drive, in the City of Oak Harbor located at Island County, State of Washington, se l l a t public auction to the highest bidder, payable at the time of sale, the fo l low ing descr ibed real property, situated in Island County, State of Washington, to-wit;LOT 82, BLOCK 15, PLAT OF SCATCHET HEAD ADDITION, DI- V I S I O N N O. 3 , A S PER PLAT RECORD- ED IN VOLUME 8 OF PLATS, PAGES 50, 51 AND 52, RECORDS OF ISLAND COUNTY, W A S H I N G T O N . S I U AT E I N T H E COUNTY OF ISLAND, STATE OF WASHING- TON. which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust d a t e d Ja nu a r y 1 9 , 2006, recorded Janu- ary 30, 2006, under Au d i t o r ’s F i l e N o . 4161036 records of Is- land County, Washing- ton, f rom Anastasia Messmer, a S ing le Woman, as Grantor, to LS Title of Washington, a Washington Corpora- tion , as Trustee, to se- cure an obligation in favo r o f M o r t g a g e Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. is a sep- arate corporation that is acting solely as a nominee for Country- wide Home Loans, Inc. and its successors and assigns as Beneficiary. Nationstar Mor tgage LLC is now the benefi- ciary of the deed of trust. The sale will be made without any war- ranty concerning the ti- tle to, or the condition of the property.
IINo 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 Grantor’s default on the obliga- t ion secured by the Deed of Trust.
IIIT h e d e fa u l t ( s ) f o r which this foreclosure is made is/are as fol- lows:i) Failure to pay the fol- lowing amounts, now in arrears:Amount due to rein- state by December 17, 2014Delinquent Monthly Payments Due from 6 / 1 / 2 0 1 0 t h r o u g h 12/1/2014:9 p ay m e n t ( s ) a t $ 657.2312 payment (s) a t $ 663.1712 payment (s) a t $ 683.9112 payment (s) a t $ 670.5210 payment (s) a t $ 657.83
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Total: $36,704.57Accrued Late Charges $ 102.10Corporate Advances $3,510.80TOTAL DEFAULT $40,317.47ii) DefaultDelinquent Homeown- er’s Assessment Lien, plus interest and pen- alties.Description of Action Required to Cure and Documentation Nec- essary to Show Cure Proof of PayoffEvidence/Proof must be provided that the delinquency has been brought current.
IVThe sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: $108,859.41, together with interest from May 1, 2010 as provided in the note or other in- s t rument , and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instrument se- cured, and as are pro- vided by statute.
VThe 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 March 20, 2015. The payments, la te charges, or other de- faults must be cured by March 9 , 2015 (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 March 9, 2015 (11 days before the sale date) the de- fault(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charg- es, or other defaults, is/are cured and the Tr us tee ’s fees and costs are paid. Pay- men t mus t be w i th cashier’s or cer tif ied checks from a State or federa l l y char te red bank. The sale may be terminated any time after March 9, 2015 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrow- er, Grantor, any Guar- antor, or the holder of any recorded junior l ien or encumbrance paying the entire prin- cipal and interest se- cured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other de- faults.
VIA written notice of de- fault was transmitted by the beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrow- er and Grantor at the following address(es):Anastasia Messmer6928 Silvana Ter RdStanwood, WA 92506Anastasia Messmer6928 Silvana Terrace RdStanwood, WA 98292Anastasia Messmer8147 Lopez Dr.
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Clinton, WA 98236John DoeUnknown Spouse of Anastasia Messmer6928 Silvana Ter RdStanwood, WA 92506John DoeUnknown Spouse of Anastasia Messmer6928 Silvana Terrace RdStanwood, WA 98292John DoeUnknown Spouse of Anastasia Messmer8147 Lopez Dr.Clinton, WA 98236by both first class and cer tif ied mail on Au- gust 5, 2014, proof of which is in the posses- s ion of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personal- ly served on August 5, 2014, with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted in a con- spicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or post- ing.
VIIThe Tr us tee whose name and address are set forth will provide in writing to anyone re- questing it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale.
VIIIThe 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.
IXAnyone having objec- t ions to this sale on any grounds whatsoev- er will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objection if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursu- ant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale.
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The 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 of trust (the own- er) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary 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.If the Trustee’s Sale is set aside for any rea- son, the submitted bid wi l l be for thwith re- turned without interest and the b idder w i l l have no right to pur- chase the proper ty. Recovery of the bid amount without interest constitutes the limit of the bidder’s recourse aga inst the Trustee
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and/or the Beneficiary.XI
NOTICE TO ALL PER- SONS AND PARTIES WHO ARE GUARAN- TORS OF THE OBLI- GATIONS SECURED BY THIS DEED OF T RU S T: ( 1 ) T h e Guarantor may be li- able for a deficiency judgment to the extent the sale price obtained at the Trustee’s Sale is less than the debt se- cured by the Deed of Trust; (2) The Guaran- tor has the same rights to reinstate the debt, cure the default, or re- pay the debt as is giv- en to the grantor in or- der to avoid the trus- t ee ’s sa le ; (3 ) The Guarantor will have no r ight to redeem the property after the Trus- tee’s Sale; (4) Subject to such longer periods as are provided in the Washington Deed of Tr us t Ac t , Chap t e r 61.24 RCW, any action brought to enforce a guaranty must be com- menced w i th in one year after the Trustee’s Sale, or the last Trus- tee’s Sale under any deed of trust granted to secure the same debt; and (5) In any action for a deficiency, the Guarantor will have the right to establish the fair value of the proper- ty as of the date of the Trustee’s Sale, less prior liens and encum- brances, and to limit its liability for a deficiency to the difference be- tween the debt and the greater of such fair val- ue or the sale pr ice paid at the Trustee’s Sale, plus interest and costs.DATED: December 15, 2014BISHOP, MARSHALL & WEIBEL, P.S.Successor TrusteeBy:/s/William L Bishop, Jr. William L. Bishop, Jr., President720 Olive Way, Suite 1201Seattle, WA 98101(206) 622-7527State of Washington ) ) ss.County of King )On this 15 day of De- cember, 2014, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of Wash- ington, duly commis- sioned and sworn, per- sonally appeared Wil- liam L. Bishop, Jr., to me known to be an Of- ficer of Bishop, Mar- shall & Weibel, P.S., the corporation that ex- ecuted the foregoing ins t r ument and ac - knowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said cor- poration, for the uses and purposes therein men t i oned , and on oath states that they are authorized to exe- cute the said instru- ment.WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto af f ixed the day and year first above written./s/Darla TrautmanName: Dar la Traut- manNOTARY PUBLIC in and for the State of Washington at: King County
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My Appt. Exp: April 9, 2016Legal No. WEX613421 Published: The Whid- bey ExaminerFebruary 19, March 12, 2015.
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTONISLAND COUNTY
In the Matter of the Es- tate ofBeverly E. Lane,Deceased.Case No. 15-4-00044-8PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORSRCW 11.40.030 The Personal Repre- sentative named below has been appointed as Personal Representa- tive of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim is barred by otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11 .40 .070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Repre- sentative or the Per- sonal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the or iginal of the claim w i th the cour t . The claim must be present- ed within the later of: (1) thirty days after thePersonal Representa- tive served or mailed the notice to the credi- tor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publi- cation ofthe 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.DATE OF FIRST PUB- LICATION: March 5th, 2015PERSONAL REPRE- SENTATIVE: Nanette StreubelATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRE- SENTATIVE:Charles Arndt of Kelly, Arndt & Walker, Attor- neys at Law, PLLP ADDRESS FOR MAIL- I N G O R S E RV I C E : 504 N. Main St.Coupeville, WA 98239 COURT OF PROBATE PROCEEDINGS AND CAUSE NUMBER: Is- land County Superior Court Cause Number No. 15-4-00044-8Legal No. WEX618116 Published: The Whid- bey ExaminerMarch 5, 12, 19, 2015.
T S N o WA 0 6 0 0 0 0 9 4 - 1 4 - 1 A P N 2 2 7 9 4 4 / S6320-02-00041-0 TO No 8445810 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAP- TER 61.24 ET. SEQ. I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Apr i l 10, 2015, 10:00 AM, at the main entrance to the City Hall, 865 SE Barrington Drive, Oak Harbor, WA 98277 , MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, the un-
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dersigned Trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cash- ier’s check or certified checks from federally o r S ta te cha r t e red banks, at the time of sale the following de- scribed real property, situated in the County o f I s l and , S ta te o f Wash ing ton , to -w i t : L OT 4 1 , P L AT O F CARLTON HEIGHTS, DIVISION NO. 2, AS PER PLAT RECORD- ED IN VOLUME 12 OF P L AT S, PAG E S 4 9 AND 50, RECORDS OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON. APN: 227944/S6320-02-000 41-0 More commonly k n ow n a s 8 2 9 S W 13TH AVENUE, OAK HARBOR, WA 98277 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated as of September 24, 2009, executed by S H A N E D. D AV I S AND KRISTINA D. DA- VIS, HUSBAND AND WIFE as Trustor(s), to secure obligations in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIS- TRATION SYSTEMS, I N C. ( “ M E R S ” ) , a s designated nominee for MORTGAGE IN- VESTORS CORPO- RATION, Beneficiary of the security instru- ment, its successors and assigns, recorded October 2, 2009 as In- strument No. 4261216 and the beneficial in- terest was assigned to Planet Home Lending, LLC and recorded Au- gust 7, 2014 as Instru- ment Number 4363616 of official records in the Office of the Recorder o f I s l a n d C o u n t y, Washington. II. No ac- t ion commenced by Planet Home Lending, LLC, the current Bene- ficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Bor- rowers’ or Grantors’ default on the obliga- t ion secured by the Deed of Trust /Mor t - gage. Current Benefici- a r y : P l a n e t H o m e Lending, LLC Contact P h o n e N o : (866) 882-8187 Ad- dress: 321 Research Pa r kway, S te . 303 , Meriden, CT 06450 III. T h e d e fa u l t ( s ) f o r which this foreclosure is made is/are as fol- l ow s : FA I L U R E TO PAY WHEN DUE THE F O L L O W I N G A M O U N T S W H I C H A R E N OW I N A R - R E A R S : D E L I N - QUENT PAYMENT IN- F O R M AT I O N Fr o m February 1, 2011 To November 26, 2014 Number of Payments 5 Month ly Payment $1,400.91 19 $1,454.13 12 $1,325.19 10 $1,222.39 Total $62,759.20 LATE CHARGE INFORMA- TION February 1, 2011 November 26, 2014 $48.15 PROMISSORY NOTE INFORMATION Note Dated: Septem- be r 24 , 2009 No te Amount: $252,150.00
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Interest Paid To: Janu- ary 1, 2011 Next Due Date: February 1, 2011 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $246,571.47, together with interest as provid- ed in the Note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation se- cured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without war- ranty, expressed or im- plied, regarding title, possession or encum- brances on April 10, 2015. The defaults re- ferred to in Paragraph III must be cured by March 30, 2015, (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 before March 30, 2015 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trus- tees’ fees and costs a re pa id . Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or cer tif ied checks from a State or federa l l y char te red bank. The sale may be terminated any time af ter the March 30, 2015 (11 days before the sale date) and be- fore the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any re- corded junior l ien or encumbrance by pay- ing the principal and in- terest, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmit- ted by the current Ben- eficiary, Planet Home Lending, LLC or Trus- tee to the Borrower and Grantor at the fol- lowing address(es) : ADDRESS KRISTINA D DAV I S 8 2 9 S W 13TH AVENUE, OAK HARBOR, WA 98277 KRISTINA D DAVIS 651 SW 2ND AVE, OAK HARBOR, WA 98277 KRISTINA D DAVIS 651 SW 2ND AVE, OAK HARBOR, WA 98277-5300 KRIS- T INA D DAVIS 829 SW 13TH AV, OAK HARBOR, WA 98277 KRISTINA D DAVIS 829 SW 13TH AVE- NUE, PAK HARBOR, WA 98277 SHANE D DAVIS 829 SW 13TH AVENUE, OAK HAR- B O R , W A 9 8 2 7 7 SHANE D DAVIS 651 SW 2ND AVE, OAK HARBOR, WA 98277 SHANE D DAVIS 651 SW 2ND AVE, OAK H A R B O R , W A 98277-5300 SHANE D DAVIS 829 SW 13TH AVE, OAK HARBOR, WA 98277 SHANE D DAVIS 829 SW 13TH AVENUE, PAK HAR- BOR, WA 98277 by
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both first class and cer- tified mail on October 15 , 2014 , p roo f o f which is in the posses- s ion of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personal- ly served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicu- ous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or post- ing. VII. The Trustee whose name and ad- dress are set forth be- low will provide in writ- ing to anyone request- ing it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to de- prive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their in- terest in the above de- scr ibed proper ty. IX. Anyone having any ob- jections to this 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 Trustees’ Sale. X. I f the Borrower received a let ter under RCW 61.24.031: THIS NO- TICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE F O R E C L O S U R E S A L E O F Y O U R HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the re- cording date on this notice to pursue medi- a t ion. DO NOT DE- L AY. C O N TA C T A HOUSING COUNSE- LOR OR AN ATTOR- NEY L ICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situa- tion and refer you to mediation if you might eligible and it may help you save your home. See be low fo r sa fe sources of help. SEEK- I N G A S S I S TA N C E Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at lit- tle or no cost to you. If you would like assis- tance in determining your rights and oppor- tunities to keep your house, you may con- tact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing c o u n s e l o r s r e c o m - mended by the Hous- ing Finance Commis- s i o n : Te l e p h o n e : ( 8 7 7 ) 8 9 4 - 4 6 6 3 o r (800) 606-4819 Web- s i te: www.wshfc.org The United States De- par tment of Housing and Urban Develop- m e n t : Te l e p h o n e : (800) 569-4287 Web- site: www.hud.gov The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other hous ing counse lors and attorneys: Tele- phone: (800) 606-4819 W e b s i t e : w w w. h o - meownership.wa.gov NOTICE TO OCCU- PANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the
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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- 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 the Unlawful De- ta iner Act , Chapter 59.12 RCW. For ten- ant-occupied property, the purchaser sha l l provide a tenant with written notice in accor- d a n c e w i t h R C W 61.24.060; Dated: No- vember 26, 2014 MTC F i n a n c i a l I n c . d b a Trustee Corps, as Duly Appointed Successor Tr u s t e e B y : J e a n Greagor, Author ized Signatory MTC Finan- cial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 1700 Seventh Avenue, Sui te 2100 S e a t t l e WA 9 8 1 0 1 Phone: (800) 409-7530 For Reinstatement/Pay Off Quotes, contact MTC F inanc ia l Inc . DBA Trus tee Cor ps TRUSTEE’S SALE IN- FORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.insourcelog- ic.com. Order No. WA14-000338-2, Pub D a t e s 0 3 / 1 2 / 2 0 1 5 , 04/02/2015Legal No. WEX618685Published: The Whid- bey ExaminerMarch 12 , Ap r i l 2 , 2015.
T S N o . : WA - 1 4 - 6 3 7 1 2 5 - N H A P N N o . : S6250-20-36005-0 Ti- t l e O r d e r N o . : 140185508-WA-MSI Grantor(s): GEORGE L . TO D D, A S H I S SEPARATE ESTATE Grantee(s): SENIOR L I F E S O L U T I O N S, INC Deed of Trust In- s t rument /Reference No.: 4230063 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Pursuant to the Re- vised Code of Wash- ington 61.24, et. seq. I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Qua l i ty Loan Service Corp. of Washington, the un- dersigned Trustee, will on 3/20/2015, at 10:00 AM At the front en- trance of Oak Harbor City Hall 865 SE Bar- rington Drive Oak Har- bor, WA 98277 sell at public auction to the highest and best bid- der, payable in the form of credit bid or cash bid in the form of cashier’s check or cer- tified checks from fed- erally or State char- tered banks, a t the time of sale the follow- i n g d e s c r i b e d r e a l proper ty, si tuated in the County of ISLAND, State of Washington, to wit: ALL THAT POR- TION OF LOTS 4 AND 5, BLOCK 36, PLAT OF CAMANO COUN- TRY CLUB ADDITION NO. 20 AS RECORD- ED IN VOLUME 9 OF PLATS ON PAGE 81, R E C O R D S O F I S - L A N D C O U N T Y, STATE OF WASHING-
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TON LYING WESTER- LY OF THE FOLLOW- I N G D E S C R I B E D LINE: BEGINNING AT THE MOST SOUTH- ERLY CORNER OF AFOREMENTIONED LOT 4, SAID POINT L Y I N G S O U T H 60 °04 ’00 ” WEST A DISTANCE OF 150.00 F E E T F R O M T H E M O S T E A S T E R LY CORNER OF SA ID L O T 4 ; T H E N C E N O R T H 0 8 ° 1 8 ’ 0 6 ” EAST A DISTANCE OF 196.60 FEET TO A P O I N T O N T H E N O R T H L I N E O F AFOREMENTIONED LOT 5 AND THE TER- M I N U S P O I N T O F HEREIN DESCRIBED L I N E . TO G E T H E R WITH THAT PORTION OF TRACT 3 OF SUR- VEY RECORDED IN BOOK 5 OF SURVEY, A T P A G E 4 2 5 , R E C O R D S O F I S - LAND COUNTY, DE- SCRIBED AS FOL- LOWS: BEGINNING A T T H E M O S T SOUTHERLY COR- N E R O F L O T 4 , BLOCK 36, PLAT OF CAMANO COUNTRY CLUB ADDITION NO. 20 AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 9 OF PLATS O N P A G E 8 1 , R E C O R D S O F I S - L A N D C O U N T Y ; T H E N C E N O R T H 61 °45 ’03 ” WEST A DISTANCE OF 72.43 F E E T ; T H E N C E S O U T H 7 8 ° 4 3 ’ 0 0 ” WEST A DISTANCE OF 18.25 FEET TO T H E S O U T H W E S T CORNER OF LOT 5 OF SA ID PLAT OF CAMANO COUNTRY C L U B ; T H E N C E S O U T H 6 9 ° 2 3 ’ 5 7 ” EAST A DISTANCE OF 87.28 FEET TO THE MOST SOUTH- ERLY CORNER OF AFOREMENTIONED L O T 4 A N D T H E TRUE POINT OF BE- G I N N I N G . ( A L S O KNOWN AS LOT B OF BOUNDARY LINE AD- J U S T M E N T N O . 015/90 RECORDED JANUARY 16, 1991, UNDER AUDITOR’S FILE NO. 91000711, R E C O R D S O F I S - L A N D C O U N T Y, WASHINGTON). SIT- U A T E I N T H E COUNTY OF ISLAND, STATE OF WASHING- TON. More commonly known as: 1880 El - hardt St , Camano Is- land, WA 982826320 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 5/30/2008, re- corded 06/05/2008, un- der 4230063 records of Island County, Wash- ington, from GEORGE L . TO D D, A S H I S SEPARATE ESTATE, a s G r a n t o r ( s ) , t o STEWART TITLE, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of SENIOR LIFE SOLU- TIONS, INC, as Bene- ficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by SENIOR LIFE SOLUTIONS, INC (or by its successors- in-interest and/or as- signs, if any), to NA- T I O N S TA R M O R T- G A G E L L C D / B / A CHAM PI ON M ORT- GAGE COMPANY. II. No action commenced
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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 Trus t /Mor tgage. I I I . T h e d e fa u l t ( s ) f o r which this foreclosure is made is/are as fol- lows: THE PROPERTY CEASED TO BE THE P R I N C I PA L R E S I - DENCE OF THE BOR- ROW E R ( S ) F O R A R E A S O N O T H E R THAN DEATH AND THE PROPERTY IS NOT THE PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE OF AT LEAST ONE OTHER BORROWER AND, AS A R E S U L T, A L L SUMS DUE UNDER THE NOTE HAVE BE- C O M E D U E A N D PAYABLE. This default can be resolved if at l eas t one bor rower takes possession of the property as his or her principal residence. In order to cure the de- fault in this manner you must contact Quality, the current t rustee, whose contact informa- tion is set forth herein. IV. The total sum ow- ing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: the principal sum of $183,229.95, together with interest as p rov ided i n t he Note, Deed of Trust, or other instrument se- cured from 7/17/2014 on, and such o ther costs, fees, and charg- es as are due under t h e N o t e , D e e d o f Trust, or other instru- ment secured, and as are provided by stat- ute.V. The above-de- scribed real proper ty will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation se- cured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without war- ranty, expressed or im- plied, regarding title, possession or encum- brances on 3/20/2015. The default(s) referred t o i n Paragraph I I I must be cured before this sale date (if cur- able) to cause a dis- con t i nuance o f t he sale. The sale will be discontinued and ter- minated if the default as set for th in Para- graph III is cured. For m one t a r y de fau l t s , payments must be in cash or with cashiers or certified checks from a State or Federal ly char tered bank. The sale may also be termi- nated any time before the sale date set forth in this Paragraph if the Borrower, Grantor or holder of any recorded junior lien or encmp- brance pays the entire principal and interest, plus costs, charges, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the Note, Deed of Trust and/or other instrument se- cured, and cures al l o ther defaul ts.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):
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NAME GEORGE L . T O D D A D D R E S S 1880 Elhardt St, Ca- m a n o I s l a n d , W A 982826320 by both first class and certified mail, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor w e r e p e r s o n a l l y served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicu- ous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or post- ing . These requ i re - ments were completed as of 9/29/2014. 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 a l l those who ho ld by, through or under the Grantor of all their in- terest in the above-de- scr ibed proper ty. IX. Anyone having any ob- jections to this 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 sa le. NO- T I C E T O O C C U - PANTS OR TENANTS - The 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 of trust (the own- er) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occu- pied property, the pur- chaser shall provide a tenant with written no- tice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. THIS NOTICE IS THE FI- NAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE S A L E O F Y O U R HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the re- cording date of this no- tice to pursue media- tion. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUS- ING COUNSELOR OR A N AT TO R N E Y L I - CENSED IN WASH- INGTON NOW to as- sess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may he lp you save your home. See below fo r sa fe sources o f he lp. SEEKING AS- SISTANCE Hous ing counselors and legal ass i s tance may be available at little or no cos t to you . I f you would like assistance in determin ing your
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r ights and oppor tu- n i t ies to keep your house, you may con- tact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing c o u n s e l o r s r e c o m - mended by the Hous- ing Finance Commis- s i o n : T o l l - f r e e : 1 - 8 7 7 - 8 9 4 - H O M E (1-877-894-4663) or W e b s i t e : http://www.dfi.wa.gov/c onsumers/homeowner- ship/post_purchase_co- unselors_foreclosure.h tm. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Develop- m e n t : T o l l - f r e e : 1-800-569-4287 or Na- t i o n a l W e b S i t e : h t t p : / / p o r - ta l .hud .gov /hudpor - tal/HUD or for Local counseling agencies in W a s h i n g t o n : http://www.hud.gov/of- fices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/in- dex.c fm?webLis tAc- t ion=search&search- s t a t e = W A & f i l - terSvc=dfc The state- wide civil legal aid hot- line for assistance and referrals to other hous- ing counselors and at- torneys: Te lephone: 1 - 8 0 0 - 6 0 6 - 4 8 1 9 o r Web site: http://nwjus- t i ce .o rg /wha t -c lea r. ADDITIONAL NOTIC- ES: If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey ti- tle, the Purchaser at the sale shall be enti- tled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shal l have no fur ther re-
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course aga ins t t he Trustor, the Trustee, the Benef ic iar y, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attor- ney. If you have previ- ously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been re- leased of personal li- ability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real proper- ty only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR AT T E M P T I N G T O C O L L E C T A D E B T AND ANY INFORMA- T I O N O B TA I N E D WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dat- e d : N OV 1 7 2 0 1 4 Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, as Trustee By: Tricia Moreno, Assistant Sec- retary Trustee’s Mail- ing Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington C/O Qual- ity Loan Service Corp. 411 Ivy Street , San D i e g o , C A 9 2 1 0 1 (866) 645-7711 Trus- tee’s Physical Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington 108 1st Ave South, Suite 202 Seattle, WA 98104 (866) 925-0241 S a l e L i n e : 714-573-1965 Or Login to: ht tp: / /wa.qual i ty- loan.com TS No.: WA - 1 4 - 6 3 7 1 2 5 - N H P1120744 2/19, 03/12/2015Legal No. WEX614543 Published: The Whid- bey ExaminerFebruary 19, March 12, 2015.
