islands' sounder, january 20, 2016

Special 2016 election for Orcas voters

SounderThe ISlandS’ Serving Orcas, Lopez and San Juan County

WEDNESDAY, January 20, 2016 n VOL. 49, NO. 3 n 75¢ n islandssounder.com

How to reach us

Sounder deadlines

Office: 376-4500Fax: 1-888-562-8818Advertising: [email protected]: 1-800-388-2527, classifieds@ soundpublishing.comEditor: editor@ islandssounder.com

Display advertising: Friday at noonClassified advertising: Monday at noonLegal advertising: Thursday at noonPress releases, Letters: Friday at 3 p.m.

by Kim IhlenfeldtSpecial to the Sounder

A little boy held my face in his hands and looked me square in the eye as his big blues cried out, “I just wish someone loved me enough to keep me.”

His hands were soft but dirty from play-ing outside, his spiky blond hair was laced with beads of sweat. He was your typical little boy. He had an incredible heart. But, with no one to care for him, he left Orcas the next day for a foster home off-island. This was in 2014. He was the 12th child I provided respite for, so I was already well into it, but this was one of those moments that changes your heart for forever. I was all in after that.

Foster care is defined as a person who acts as parent and guardian for a child in place of the child's natural parents, but without legally adopting the child. Right now there are no licensed foster homes on the island.

Last April, alone, there were 10 Orcas Island children removed from their homes. A handful of them were taken in by island relatives and family-friends, also knows as fictive-kin. The others were sent off island, stripped from everything familiar to them and from our community, and sent away. I’ve seen it happen several times. It’s not that they aren’t wanted here; it’s that no one steps up for them.

Data from a July 2015 report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows 10,603 children in the foster care system in Washington state, and 411,433 nationwide. Children can be in foster care anywhere from a couple of months to sev-eral years or more.

The need is there. These children need people to help them grow, wipe their tears, hug them tight. They need loving adults to wake them in the morning, cheer them on in their endeavors, encourage their ambi-tions and hold their hand through their struggles. You’ll share family meals, teach them boundaries and laugh until your sides split. It takes our community, as a whole; it takes a village.

Our community provides familiar faces, routine and meaningful relationships. The kids find peers to relate to, adults who nur-ture; they get to know the faces of the com-munity and the community gets to know the children, as well.

Foster care isn’t for everyone, and there are other ways that you can help. One of the things that I love about our community is its ability to fill a need. There are opportunities to sponsor children, volunteer, donate, pro-vide respite care for foster homes or fictive kin and more. I think the most important thing we can do as a community is to sup-port our own and the children who quickly become our own.

An Orcas foster mom shares her story

Community meeting about fosteringChristina Urtasun, a liaison for Fostering Together, will be at the Eastsound Fire Station on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. to share information and answer questions on how to help community children in need. All are invited to attend.

Kim Ihlenfeldt photo

The Orcas Island Park and Rec District is asking voters to approve a 15-cent property tax levy to support its current programing and finish improvements to Buck Park.

Ballots will be mailed on Jan. 19 and election day is Feb. 9. The new levy is 15 cents per $1000 of assessed property value, and replaces the old levy of nine cents. If approved, it will start in 2017 and go for six years. Sixty percent approval is required to pass the measure.

“Buck Park land was a gift to Orcas Island from the Buck family. State money developed the park. Caring for it properly is our legacy to Orcas Island and future generations,” wrote Rec Commissioner Martha Farish in the “pro” statement published in the voters’ pamphlet.

The park and rec district, which has been in operation for nearly four years, offers year-round activities for youth and adults in sports,

Orcas Island Park and Rec District Levy School Maintenance and Operations Levyby Colleen Smith Armstrong

Editor/Publisherby Mandi Johnson

Staff reporter

SEE OIPRD, PAGE 6 SEE M&O, PAGE 7

Residents of Orcas are going to vote Feb. 9 on a levy that is necessary to help students in Orcas Island School District continue receiving the education they deserve, according to the district.

“If this levy were to fail, it would be devastating to the district as it would result in cuts and/or elimination of programs and faculty,” said OISD Superintendent Eric Webb.

The levy provides nearly 25 percent of the school district’s annual budget: 30 percent of teacher salaries, 90 percent of music and athletic program funding, 75 of classified staff salaries (librarians, paraeduca-tors, clerical and maintenance staff), 65 percent of English-language learners and staff training and 25 percent of special education are all maintained by the levy.

Vikings coverage

– Page 8

People Share your ‘people’ news: Call us at 376-4500, or email [email protected] to submit news items about weddings, engagements, graduations, awards and more.

WWW.ISLANDSSOUNDER.COM Wednesday, January 20, 2016• The Islands’ Sounder

Three members of the Olga Symphony will share the 33-year history of that beloved island group in a fun song and picture presentation at this year’s Annual Meeting of the Orcas Island Historical Society. Learn how this iconic island group got started and how it became the wise-cracking, instrument-pounding, genre-defying, charity-supporting group that we know and love. Pictured above is a vintage photo of the group.

The Annual Meeting of the Orcas Island Historical Society will be held Jan. 23 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Orcas Island Senior Center. The cost is $15 per person.

The annual meeting is also a potluck dinner, with the Historical Society providing the prime rib and salmon. Members and guests are asked to bring a dish that serves eight or more. Last names beginning with A-G are asked to bring a side dish, H-R a salad and S-Z bring a dessert.

You won’t want to miss this fun evening. To make your reservations, call the Historical Society office at 376-4849, register on our website at orcasmuseums.org, or send us an e-mail at [email protected]. Be sure to specify whether you want a prime rib or salmon entrée.

History lovers in for a treat at annual meeting

‘Stepping-Up Fridays’Wanted: An adventurous team of 5th and 6th grade boys and girls excited to lace up their

hiking boots, pull on their rain jackets, and join us the at Funhouse as they venture into the great outdoors.

In partnership with DVSAS, the Funhouse will be hosting a 5th and 6th grade club for boys and girls beginning in February and running through June. The ‘Stepping-Up Fridays’ club will meet the first Friday of each month and consist of monthly outdoor hikes, marine beach excursions, sustainable farming field trips, and an outdoor overnight camping trip. Service learning and skills-building activities encouraging healthy boundaries and positive self-esteem will be integrated on each outing. A healthy dinner will also be provided.

Spring dates are: 2/12 (second Friday due to scheduling conflicts), 3/4, 4/1, 5/6, and 6/3-4. The group meets at 3:30 p.m. and ends around 7 p.m. Attendance is free; space is limited.

To sign up or for more information, contact Rebecca at 376-7177.

Cameron Schuh of Orcas Island made the dean’s list at Eastern Washington University for the fall quarter 2015. Only those students with grade point averages of 3.5 or higher and who have completed at least 12 credits for the quarter achieve honor roll.

Schuh makes Dean’s List

Local visual artists are invited to submit their work to the next lobby gallery show at Orcas Center, orga-nized by the Visual Arts Committee. The focus of this upcoming show will be on “The Human Figure”, and all types of media will be accepted, including fig-ure drawing, painting, pho-tographs and sculpture. Up to two pieces may be sub-mitted, and more may be accepted if there is room for

display. Intake for submit-ted works will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Madrona Room at Orcas Center. An opening recep-tion for the show and artists will be held on Friday, Feb. 5, from 5:30 – 7 p.m., and the featured works will be on display until Wednesday, March 2.

All submitted pieces need to be in a ready-to-hang condition, including hard-

ware and wire, and sculp-tures need to be in stable condition for mounting on provided stands. The works on display may be offered for sale if the artist so chooses.

In addition to the featured show in the lobby, artists are invited to bring other of their works for the gen-eral show of On and Off the Wall, which will run until March 30 in the Madrona Room. The Visual Arts Committee regularly offers monthly exhibits at the Center and welcomes the participation and sharing of work by all members of the community. For further information or questions, call Pat Littlewood at 376-3050.

RAY’S PHARMACYTemplin Center, Eastsound

9:30 am – 6 pm Mon – Sat • 10:30 am – 4 pm Sunday(Saturday Pharmacy 10:00 am – 4 pm No Sunday Pharmacy Service)

376-2230

Orcas Center seeks artists

The Orcas Island Shakespeare Festival is looking for local talent! Do you want to partici-pate in Shakespeare performances, festivities on the green or the parade? Would you like to be a volunteer? There are also opportunities for vendors at the street fair.

For more information, contact Lance at the chamber at [email protected] or Tom at [email protected].

Shakespeare Fest needs you

You make a differencewhen you round up your monthly OPALCO bill to help a needy islander!

Or when you• make a one-time donation to Project PAL• become a Business PAL supporter

All donations to PAL go directly to grant recipients.

Visit www.opalco.com/PAL and click Contribute

Project PAL A HAND UP NOT A HAND OUT

Before you reach for the shovel or �ire up the backhoe, dial 811 to locate buried utility lines. Be Safe!

Before you Dig

CallKeep up to date on

Co-op happenings and other events like winter outage help.

It’s all in our e-newsletter.Orcas Power & Light Cooperative

Subscribe today atwww.opalco.com/about/email-signup/

Connect to OPALCOread your

Co-opConnector

Residential & Interior Design

Bonnie Ward ASID, IIDA 376-5050 www.designwardinc.com

On Jan. 20 and 21, at 12:01 a.m., CenturyLinl will upgrade switches serv-ing the San Juan Islands. During the upgrade, Internet service will not be accessible for approximate-ly 30 minutes. All phone services, including 911, will remain available in a reduced capacity.

Internet outages this week

Wednesday, January 20, 2016 • The Islands’ Sounder WWW.ISLANDSSOUNDER.COM

The San Juan County Sheriff ’s Office responded to the following calls.

Jan. 6• A San Juan Island

deputy found a vehicle off the roadway in the area of False Bay Rd. and Bailer Hill Rd. with the driver still in the vehicle. Fire respond-ed to assist and the driver was treated and released. Minimal vehicle damage and no reportable property damage.

• A deputy on Lopez responded to Mackaye Harbor Road for a possible burglary complaint. The investigation revealed that the entry resulted from a misunderstanding between the home owner's property manager and a potential renter. No further action was taken.

• San Juan Island depu-ties located a Friday Harbor resident who threatened to harm himself, and brought him to the hospital for treatment.

• An Orcas Island deputy responded to an Eastsound residence in regards to a

claimed hit and run while in Seattle. A courtesy report was taken.

Jan. 7• A Friday Harbor resi-

dent reported having her debit card stolen from her mailbox. The debit card was then activated and used at several locations by an unknown subject. The incident was reported to her financial institution and the account was closed. Ongoing investigation.

• An Orcas Island deputy had a call back to an Orcas resident regarding an on going civil matter with fam-ily members. A report was made per request.

Jan. 9• Lopez deputies took a

report for a theft of an auto-motive part. Investigation is ongoing.

• An Orcas Island dep-uty made a traffic stop in Eastsound. The driver was believed to be under the influence of alcohol. The driver was arrested for Driving Under the Influence. She was pro-cessed and released with a

promise to appear in court.• A deputy stopped a

Lopez Island resident for failing to stop at a stop sign in the 4100 block of Center Road. The driver was issued a ticket for failing to stop and for not having a valid driver's license, and released.

• Lopez deputies contact-ed a wanted subject at his residence and arrested him without incident.

Jan. 10• A Friday Harbor resi-

dent returned home and found someone had entered the home, cooked some food they brought, watched something on the big screen TV and then left. Nothing was taken or damaged. Homeowners suspects it is Seahawks playoff related. Investigation continues.

• A Lopez Island deputy checked on a van parked after hours at Agate Beach Park.

Jan. 11• A wallet was turned

in to dispatch with ID and debit cards, no cash. An attempt was made to con-

tact the owner by phone, but it may be an old num-ber. Dispatch will make a further attempt by mail to contact the owner, and the wallet and contents will be held for 90 days as required by law, and then destroyed if unclaimed.

• A deputy in Friday Harbor received a report of a dog at large. The dog was brought to the animal shelter.

Jan. 12• A 44-year-old Lopez

Island man was arrested on a charge of domestic vio-lence after deputies were called on a reported dis-turbance aboard a boat in a Lopez marina. The man was also held on an out-standing arrest warrant from Kitsap County. He was lodged in jail pending a court appearance.

San Juan County Sheriff’s Log

Public works has completed construction of the Fern Street public access in Eastsound and the pathway is now open. “I’m so excited to have the parcel officially opened to the public,” said Councilman Rick Hughes.

Rainshadow SolarRenewable Energy Systems since 1989

www.rainshadowsolar.com360.376.5336

S O L A R

Call now to schedule your free site visit!

C L E A N , G R E E N A N D L O C A LInvest now and start producing your own power this summer.

First Run Movies/ Independent FilmsState of the art projection

Now serving Beer, Wine & new food items234 A St, Eastsound • 376-5724

Fri & Sat • 7:30 pm

JOY

Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper & Robert DeNiro

Rated PG-13

by ANNA V. SMITHJournal reporter

The San Juan County Council held special meetings on Lopez, San Juan and Orcas last week about the Shoreline Master Program after a number of islanders asked for more time for public input and better explanations of the changes from the 1998 updates to the SMP.

The SMP is a required document under the state Shoreline Management Act, adopted in Washington in 1972. San Juan County created its first SMP in 1978, and has done major updates since 1998. For the islands, the SMP is particularly important to the San Juans’ 400 miles of coastline, as it dic-tates what sort of development is allowed, protects sensitive areas and promotes public access to the shore.

The SMP applies to land 200 feet inland from the ordi-nary high water mark and then seaward from the ordinary high water mark to the county line.

Councilman Jamie Stephens began the meetings by explaining that an updated SMP is required every seven years, and it has been 17 since the last update. Updates to the SMP are a state-defined process, and council has been batting around the idea of an update since as early as 2008.

Beginning in the spring of 2015, the council began doing community outreach in regards to the SMP. In total, they have received 107 pages of comment summary since releas-ing their proposed draft of the regulations.

The current draft is the work of four years of public hearings, meetings with stakeholders, a citizen Planning Commission in 2011 and county council workshops.

Director of Community Development Erika Shook and Senior Planner Colin Maycock presented a slideshow that detailed the SMP process and some important changes that were being made. Most of the changes, according to the staff that presented, were to simplify the SMP while adhering to the original goals and ensuring ecologically non-destructive shoreline regulations.

“[We are] working to make sure there aren’t too many regulations,” said Shook.

Some points of contention raised by citizens were the elimination of dual designation below the ordinary high water mark, the amount of time allowed for the final step in the public process, and changes to nonconforming use regulations.

Shook said that the dual designations were eliminated because they were complex and hard to understand, and

that the staff found it difficult to administer. According the the presentation, aquatic uses will be consistent with uses allowed in adjacent upland designations.

“The dual designation is gone, but the protections are still there,” Shook said.

Questions previously submitted to the council were read, ranging from definitions of zone designations to how the plan affects the ecology of the shoreline. Planning Manager and Deputy Director Linda Kuller was also present to answer submitted questions. After the council had exhaust-ed the submitted questions they turned the microphone to audience questions.

Though the council took the audience’s questions into consideration, the public comment period has officially closed. Stephens said the council will only reopen public testimony if substantial changes are made to the SMP draft.

Council members assured community members that once the plan has been agreed upon, it must then go to the state ecological department for review. They also continued to emphasize that the purpose of the update is to make the regulations easier to understand.

“Once we get all done, it’ll be a lot simpler,” said Kuller.Sounder reporter Mandi Johnson contributed to this story.

Council continues work on shoreline master plan

Fern Street path is now open

Jim Biddick and John Carl will be available to assist with taxes at the Orcas Senior Center on Fridays from February 12 to April 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The tax service is for low to moderate income taxpayers.

The program is not associated with the IRS TaxAide program and is not a for profit program. The taxpayer will be responsibility for all information provided, and for the com-pleteness and correctness of the tax return. Returns must be filed by mail.

The service is free, but a donation of $5 is appreciated to cover program costs, any profit is donated to the Senior Center.

Get help with your taxes

Shoreline program update is overdue

Renew M&O levyWe are constantly humbled by

the support we receive from you all year round. The volunteers who give of their time, the donors who contribute so generously, and the taxpayers who literally provide the funding we need to stay in busi-ness. All of this so our Orcas Island students may have the most excep-tional experiences in their public schools. We have so much grati-tude for all you do. And we know when needed, we as a community rise to the occasion to support our public schools.

Now is one such occasion. By now you have most likely

received your ballot for the February election. On this ballot is the request for a four-year levy by the Orcas Island School District. This is a replacement for a retir-ing Maintenance and Operations (M&O) levy.

Renewal of the “M&O” levy is critical to running our schools. Almost 20% of the OISD budget comes from this essential funding source. It helps pay for: staff, trans-portation, maintenance, food ser-vice, and extra-curricular activities. Without the M&O levy funds, we would have to cut services to such a dire level that we would essentially be non-functioning.

You may have heard that the Washington State legislature has been mandated by the State

Supreme Court to fully fund basic education. Has that happened? No. Will it happen? We believe in time, yes. We will continue to travel to Olympia (as we are doing at the end of this month) to “move the needle” for this cause. Our local representatives (Sen. Ranker, Rep. Morris and Rep. Lytton) are well on board with fully funding basic education; our lobbying is directed at other legislators in an effort to remind them of their legal and moral responsibilities.

Until that time, we look to the generosity of volunteers, donors, and taxpayers to support our public schools so that our Orcas Island students may have the best foun-dation for a great future. Please vote YES for the Maintenance and Operation levy. We cannot oper-ate our schools without it – and we cannot pass the levy without your vote. Thank you so much.

Orcas Island School Board

Thank you to Orcas FireI have seen many letters to the

editor expressing thanks for what OIFR responders did to help the person writing or someone close to them. As a reader of these letters, I

always found them to be thoughtful and gracious and well said.

I have discovered that it’s differ-ent when it’s someone I love whose life has been saved. I now under-stand why so many people want to express publicly their apprecia-tion for our responders. My son-in-law was visiting with his family and suddenly fell to the floor in one of the cabins at West Beach. His wife, my daughter, called 911. They responded immediately and medevac’d him to St. Joseph’s, who then helicoptered him to Harbor View in Seattle. He had a ruptured brain aneurysm. They performed the surgery and he is fine, with no physical or cognitive deficits.

The quick, professional, compe-tent, effective care he received by OIFR responders was critical to his coming out of this with no last-ing effects. I’d like to thank Bryce Hamilton, Rita Harvey, Seth Ibarra, Pat Ayers and RJ Myers for sav-ing his life. We are very fortunate to have responders here with the expertise and compassion that they demonstrate virtually every day.

Art LangeOrcas Island

Editorial

Our shorelines are a big part of what define us. We are a land and people surrounded by ocean on all sides. As island communities, preserving our 400 miles

of coastline is critical for our way of life today, and more importantly, future generations. It is long overdue, but San Juan County is finally updating its Shoreline Master Program, a state-required set of regulations that defines what coastal development is allowed, protects sensitive areas and promotes public access to the shore. It applies to land 200 feet inland from the ordinary high water mark and then seaward from the ordinary high water mark to the county line.There are 260 Shoreline Master Programs in Washington state. They are created in partnership with the local commu-nity and the state department of ecology, and must comply with state guidelines. An updated SMP is required every seven years, and it has been 17 since the last upgrade for San Juan County. The council has been discussing changes to the program since 2008. The current SMP draft is the result of four years of public hearings, meetings with stakeholders, feedback from a citizen planning commission and council workshops. The county has also received more than 100 pages of comments from the community. Last week, council members held spe-cial meetings on Lopez, San Juan and Orcas after a request for more public input.We aren’t surprised that our current council, which has over-seen the completion of several important pieces of regula-tion during its tenure, is finally making this happen. And it appears they have learned from the confusion of the Critical Areas Ordinance process, as the SMP draft has one primary goal: simplify the verbiage while still ensuring ecologically non-destructive shoreline regulations.We thank the county for making the SMP easier to under-stand – and presumably therefore easier to administer – and we want to remind the community that these regulations must be approved by the state department of ecology. The county has a set of guidelines it must follow while still honor-ing the goals of the local community. We think the council has done its due diligence and we hope the updated SMP will be approved this year.

For more information on the county’s draft of the updated Shoreline Master Program, go to http://co.san-juan.wa.us/smp/default.aspx.To read about the state’s SMP requirements, go to http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/shorelines/smp/

To the Editor:

OPINIONIslands’ Sounder

Independently Audited

Publisher, Editor, Advertising Colleen Smith Armstrong [email protected]

Sounder Reporter Mandi Johnson [email protected]

County Reporter Anna Smith [email protected]

Circulation and Bridget Wright Administrative Coordinator [email protected]

Marketing Artist Shane Watson [email protected]

Mailing/Street Address P.O. Box 758, 217 Main Street, Eastsound, WA 98245Office (360) 376-4500 Classifieds (800) 388-2527 Fax (888) 562-8818 Copyright © 2016 by Sound Publishing, Inc.

Periodicals postage paid at Eastsound, Wash., and at additional mailing offices.

Postmaster: Please send address changes to The Islands’ Sounder, P.O. Box 758, Eastsound, WA 98245-0758.

SounderThe ISlandS’

The Islands’ Sounder (USPS #764-230) is published weekly for $40 a year to San Juan County addresses; $60 per year to Washington state addresses; and $60 per year to out-of-state addresses by the Islands’ Sounder at 217 Main Street, Eastsound, WA.

SEE LETTERS, PAGE 5

AlmanacORCAS High Low PrecipJan. 11 44 32 .08Jan. 12 49 44 .15Jan. 13 49 43 .06Jan. 14 44 42 —Jan. 15 44 35 —Jan. 16 50 44 .31Jan. 17 51 48 .06

Precipitation in January: 0.89” Precipitation in 2016: 0.89”

Reported by John Willis, Olga

SUNRISE, SUNSET

Sunrise SunsetJan. 20 7:54 a.m. 4:52 p.m.Jan. 21 7:53 a.m. 4:53 p.m.Jan. 22 7:52 a.m. 4:55 p.m.Jan. 23 7:51 a.m. 4:56 p.m.Jan. 24 7:50 a.m. 4:58 p.m.Jan. 25 7:49 a.m. 4:59 p.m.Jan. 26 7:47 a.m. 5:01 p.m.

Public meetingsThurs., Jan. 21• OPALCO Board of Directors regu-larly scheduled meeting, Lopez Fire Hall, 8:15 a.m. Weds., Feb. 3.• San Juan County Cemetery

District #3, 5 p.m., Orcas Library.

Thursday, Feb. 4• Eastsound Planning Review Committee, 3 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station.

WWW.ISLANDSSOUNDER.COM Wednesday, January 20, 2016• The Islands’ Sounder

Write to us: The Islands’ Sounder welcomes letters from its readers. Letters should be typewritten and not exceed 350 words. Preference is given to local writers and topics. They must be signed and include a daytime phone. Send to [email protected] or PO Box 758, Eastsound, WA 98245. Letters may be edited.

Wednesday, January 20, 2016• The Islands’ Sounder WWW.ISLANDSSOUNDER.COM

Consider joining the American Legion

Voyle B. Martin American Legion Post #93 is a non-profit organization that supports America’s vet-erans and also contributes greatly to our local com-munity. Because we are con-sidered a private club by the Washington State Liquor Control Board, we are only allowed two days per year to conduct a membership drive. So this will be one of our days.

This year our member-ship drive will be held on Saturday, Jan. 30, from 3 to 10 p.m. at the post home, located at 793 Crescent Beach Dr., Eastsound WA 98245. There are three units at our local post; the post (veterans of many wars), the auxiliary (mothers, grand-mothers, wives, sisters, and daughters of veterans, and the SAL (Sons of American Legion-sons, grandsons, great-grandsons of veter-ans). We would like to invite all of our Orcas residents to visit our facility, talk to representatives from each unit, and learn about our programs and projects that benefit everyone.

We need new members to assist with the above ref-erenced programs and to perpetuate the good work of these units.

The SAL unit, in addition to their veteran’s projects, has made it their mission to provide shoes to many of the children of Orcas, and it is an ongoing program that has benefited many. The auxiliary has many vet-erans programs throughout the year, and zero in on the holiday season for many veteran facilities locally, as well as throughout the state. The auxiliary works very hard all year to raise funds to continue their scholarship awards. Many times, throughout the year, families in need are assisted by the auxiliary. The post holds fundraisers all year around to support their vet-eran programs, and have a service officer to work on behalf our local veterans. They also work to contrib-ute to the local students’ scholarship funds. The post also is there for local resi-dents in need.

We would like to encour-age all of our Orcas resi-dents to visit the post on this day, and join in the effort to take care of our veterans and our local community. If

you have any questions you may call 376-4987.

American Legion

Offended by Broadband story

I was offended by the info-mercial you called a news story on Broadband in the Islands. I’ve been using fiber optic-based broad-band at my home on Orcas Island since the turn of the century successfully com-municating with mainland telephone companies as a freelance telecommunica-tion network engineer. I was part of the team that laid the first in this nation combina-tion submarine power con-ductor with imbedded fiber optics that linked Orcas to Shaw and Shaw to Lopez in 1984. The technology had been used in Italy and Japan earlier so we, Pacific Telecom and OPALCO, used Sumitomo cable for the Orcas-Shaw run and Perelli cable between Shaw and Lopez. We have an interesting telecommunica-tion system history in these Islands and its unfortunate that your reporter chose to ignore it. I use Centerytel Broadband with very few problems. It is fast enough for me to transmit my work to WSDOT and various telephone companies any time I need such a link. Your news article suggests that what I do daily is not possible.

I worked for OPALCO for a day and a half, hav-ing been asked to review their fiber plan. I gave them two answers; 1) Your plan is well conceived, and 2) You’ll never pay for it unless you drive Centurytel and all other providers off the islands. Your article seems to be designed to do just that and I object to your use of this newspaper for such a purpose.

Michael BakerOrcas Island

Dissatisfied by OMF response

I am writing about the notice placed in the Jan. 13 edition of The Sounder by The Orcas Medical Foundation titled, “Dr. Fleming leaves medical center.” I assume this is meant to be an explanation of why this has happened, but unfortunately for those of us who truly care about this information, that was not what was presented. To tell us that “a mutually ben-eficial agreement could not be reached,” says nothing, and is, it appears, a pleas-

ant sentence meant to let us know that the real facts are none of our concern. What I want to know, as do others of her patients, is WHY were you unable to reach a “mutually beneficial agreement.” I also want to state unequivocally that the personal health care of the people of this island, and what affects it, as this does, is, (and this should not even have to be stated), of pro-found concern to me and, I am assuming, others.

Dr. Fleming was a fine doctor and her patients felt safe and comfortable with her. The quality of her work was of a very high caliber. If you could not reach “a mutually beneficial agree-ment,” I want to know why. I want to know why a fine physician, upon whose care so many of us relied, could not be supported by the OMF, whose concern it is, or so I imagine, to provide us with the best and highest quality medical care avail-able.

This has been a shock to those of us who are her patients, and the remarks of the OMF in this notice are so dissatisfying as to be frankly insulting to our intelligence, as well as pro-foundly dismissive of our concerns.

This, OMF, is a shameful response to something of such importance and of so much concern to us.

Jane AldenOrcas Island

Thank you to Chris Brems, Dean Carey

Enchanted Forest Cabaret is the artistic jewel box of designer Chris Brems!

This is his fourth year of designing and constructing the set for Enchanted Forest Cabaret and is such an inte-gral part of the experience for us all!

For me, working with him is a stage director’s dream come true. I gave him my story for Transylvania Express’O and he came up with the environment, the colors, the design and then single-handedly construct-ed every detail of it!

Although I emailed ask-ing to make sure Chris was mentioned in the article, along with Dean Carey, my wild, wonderful costume designer, neither was men-tioned in the article and I felt so sad that the com-munity would not be made aware of the amazing talent of these two designers and the many, many hours as volunteers they have con-tributed making the pro-

LETTERS FROM 4duction’s visuals.

Get your tickets and cele-brate with me, Chris Brems and Dean Carey’s artistic contributions!

Deborah SparksOrcas Center

An open letter of gratitude

I have recently had an acute emergency situation that put me in the hospital with surgery, cat scans and a few days in the ICU.

Due in part to my ter-rific doctor/ surgeon and his capable crew, I’m out the other side. I’m now driving, working (some) and feeling stronger and clearer each day.

The other part of my miraculous (really) recovery is because of all of you. your support, healing prayers and generosity. I know who some of you are, but there has been such a downpour-ing of love, prayers, pay-ment of bills, and deposits

with my bank account, I have no idea who a great many of you are. The choice for anonymity of course is yours. I just want to say thank you from the deep-est part of my heart. This is why living in this commu-nity is such a joy!

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Libby CookOrcas Island

t

Thank you to the History Nook Sponsor

t

Home | Auto | CommercialA Chele Enterprises Company

Michele Wileylicensed independent agent

365 North Beach Road, #106, Eastsound360-376-5707 offi ce | 360-722-2802 direct

www.cheleent.com| |

Escape to Shaw IslandBy: TOM WELCH

Two desperate bank robbers from British Columbia fled to Orcas Island on July 9th, 1913. Stopping at the dock at Orcas landing, they left a small, white skiff tied to the float and boarded a steamer for Bellingham. One returned a day later to discover that the skiff had gone adrift, been recovered, and the contents examined by local men in an effort to identify the owners. Among the possessions found aboard was a pocket book containing clippings of robberies in B.C., and a letter identifying one of the men as an International Worker of the World and a Socialist, and threaten-ing all ‘plutocrats’ with death. Alarmed at the discovery, local men had sent for Sheriff Steven V. Boyce at Friday Har-bor. Boyce, his deputy, Deputy Customs Inspector Culver, and several others gathered weapons, borrowed a ‘fast gasoline launch’, and sped to Orcas.

The robber met up with Boyce and the others on the porch of the Orcas Hotel, where they exchanged gunfire. All the shots missed in the wild flurry, and the robber jumped over the porch rail and fled into the woods. Pressing two local newspapermen into service as Deputies, the Sheriff and the others from Friday Harbor surrounded the hotel that evening and stationed themselves along the dirt road leading up the hill. Around Two A.M. the next morning, while it was still pitch dark, the Sheriff and Vir-gil Frits, one of two newspapermen in the party (the other was Jack Geoghe-

gan), challenged a man walking up the road. Two shots were fired at the man, but the robber escaped again into the woods.

Portrait of Steven V. Boyce “Courtesy of Katherine Mildred Beryl WADE.”

IWW One Big Union image: o� eatoregon.com

The excitement now at a fever pitch, the Sheriff and his men bustled to and fro, gathering more arms and am-munition for what they assumed would be a deadly shootout.

Around dawn, a few hours later, a carefree and happy fisherman shoved off in a small boat from the beach below the dock. Whistling merrily, the man began rowing towards Shaw Island as the Sheriff and his and posse looked on. Suddenly, a local native appeared, wav-ing his arms as he ran down the road, yelling that his boat was being stolen! The Sheriff and others quickly real-ized the ‘happy fisherman’ was, in fact the robber, and that he was about to get away. Rushing to their boats, the Sher-iff and his men raced across the chan-nel, but were too late to catch the man before he landed on the shore of Shaw Island and escaped into the woods.

End of Part 1. Tom WelchFor the Orcas IslandHistorical Museums

WWW.ISLANDSSOUNDER.COM Wednesday, January 20, 2016 • The Islands’ Sounder

Traditional VersionTraditional Version

Traditional VersionTraditional Version

With the highest possible small SUV safety rating from IIHS, the 2016 Subaru Forester® makes every drive through the winter wonderland fun.

Turns out the perfect sleigh has four wheels.

** Pictures for illustration purposes only. Subaru, Outback, Forester, Legacy, and Impreza are registered trademarks. *A documentary service fee of up to $150 may be added to the sale price of the capitalized cost.Ask dealership about available accessories. VIN numbers posted at dealership. One only at this price. 3EPA-estimated hwy fuel economy for 2015 Outback 2.5i models. Actual mileage may vary. Expires Jan. 31, 2016.

SERVICE DEPT. OPEN SATURDAYS 8am-4:30pm • MON-FRI 7:30am-6pm

360-734-8700 • 1800 IOWA ST., BELLINGHAM • www.deweygrif� nsubaru.com

2016 SUBARUCROSSTREK

2.0i PREMIUM

Symmetrical All-Wheel DriveGRC, Package 14

$25,699MSRP .................. $27,024Dewey Discount .....-$1,325

2016 SUBARUFORESTER

2.5i

Symmetrical All-Wheel DriveGFB, Package 02

MSRP .................. $25,016Dewey Discount .....-$1,217 $23,799Dewey Discount .....-$1,217 $23,799

2016 SUBARULEGACY

2.5i LIMITED

2016 SUBARULEGACY

2.5i PREMIUM

2016 SUBARUIMPREZA

2.0i SPORT LIMITED

Symmetrical All-Wheel DriveGAF, Package 21

Symmetrical All-Wheel DriveGAD, Package 12

Symmetrical All-Wheel DriveGLJ, Package 23

$28,799

$26,857

$26,399

106278VIN Posted at dealership

MSRP .................. $30,786Dewey Discount .....-$1,987

SALE PRICE


160177VIN postedat dealership

2016 SUBARUFORESTER

2.5i PREMIUM

2016 SUBARUFORESTER

2.5i PREMIUM

Symmetrical All-Wheel DriveGFF, Package 13

Symmetrical All-Wheel DriveGFF, Package 14



$26,599

$27,000



2016 SUBARUOUTBACK

2.5i PREMIUM

Symmetrical All-Wheel DriveGDD, Package 11

MSRP .................. $29,081Dewey Discount .....-$1,582 $27,499

2016 SUBARUOUTBACK

2.5i LIMITED

Symmetrical All-Wheel DriveGDF, Package 21

MSRP .................. $32,504Dewey Discount .....-$2,005 $30,499

Vehicle shown with available accessories.



160109VIN Posted at dealershipPosted at dealership

1601664S3BNAD63G3011131


art, dance and science. Under the leadership of Director Marcia West, the district serves 1600 partici-pants annually. This past fall, OIPRD logged more than 1,000 hours of volun-teer time from community members. A proposed six-year budget and refurbish-ment plans are available at http://orcasparkandrec.org/.

Rec District historyOrcas Island Park and

Recreation District is gov-erned by a board of five elected commissioners: Farish, Vicki Vandermay, Bob Eagan, Justin Paulsen and Deb Jones. In February 2011, a levy of nine cents was approved to fund the district (the original levy of 10 cents was voted down in November 2010).

OIPRD began receiving money in 2012. Due to the economic downturn, the distribution was approxi-mately 1/3 less than expect-ed that year. Distribution has remained at that level, or less, to date.

Orcas Park and Rec’s goals for its first four years of operation were to build a strong recreational program

for all ages and improve the facilities at Buck Park. In addition to developing new offerings, it helped absorb a number of small programs like youth baseball, football, wrestling and boys choir, and has taken over man-agement of events like the paper airplane contest. It also has a facility use agree-ment with the school for after-hours activities and drop-in sports six nights a week: adult basketball, vol-leyball, indoor soccer and pickle-ball.

“We went from no pro-grams to nearly 100, and from no real estate to tak-ing over ownership of Buck Park,” West said. “We had some hiccups starting out and there has been a learn-ing curve. But we’ve had great responses from the kids who participate. They are really enthusiastic and enjoy getting a chance to play.”

After several years of negotiations, the Orcas Island School Board voted to transfer Buck Park to the rec district in July 2014. Prior to that, OIPRD was leasing the grounds. Since

the transfer, the parks dis-trict has resurfaced the ten-nis courts, upgraded fields, fixed the irrigation systems and made repairs to the skate park.

Commissioner Bob Eagan is proud of their rene-gotiation with Eastsound Water Users Association. Previously, the school was paying by the gallon for well water. The park and rec commissioners worked out a new contract of $4,000 per year, which is then split with the school. The annual savings is about $10,000 per year.

West says the repairs done at the park have been mainly just to “keep things going,” so if the new levy is approved, the money will go towards rebuilding the

dugouts, putting in proper drainage, making vacant fields functional, installing a sand and grass volleyball court, setting up a new kids’

play structure and add-ing another multi-purpose court for games like tennis and pickle-ball. Local con-struction companies will be

used to complete the work.“We hope with this levy

that we can do some of the bigger, much-needed repair at the park,” West said.

History of Buck ParkBodington and Redick sold to the Buck family in 1938, for investment property only, no structures. Robert Buck donated his inheritance from his parents, Samuel and Faye Buck to the Orcas Center in 1987. Orcas Center deeded it to the Buck Park Association in 1990. BPA identified a $300,000 matching grant for Washington State for construction of the park. The grant was only for state agencies. In 1992, BPA then matched the grant essentially with the value of the ground and deeded it to Orcas Island School District so they could receive the

funds and start to build the park. The Orcas Island Skatepark / Scott Stamnes Memorial Skatepark was built in 2002.Eastsound Water Users Association de-veloped an agreement to drill a well for irrigation in April 2005. In 2012, EWUA and OISD entered into a 5-year agreement on the use of the well.Orcas Island Park and Recreation District was established in 2010. OISD leased Buck Park to OIPRD in May 2012 and it began maintenance and management of the park. OISD transferred the ownership of Buck Park to OIPRD in July 2014. New water rights were also established with EWUA for irrigation of the park.

OIPRD FROM 1 Contributed photoRight: Buck Park today.


Ag Summit 2016 coming The fourth annual San

Juan Islands Agricultural Summit will be held in Friday Harbor on Feb. 11 to 13.

The event brings together 200 farmers, local food and farm advocates, national and regional experts, chefs, and community members for three days of relevant workshops, sessions, key-note talks, good food, and camaraderie.

Farm activist and visionary Severine von Tscharner Fleming, found-er of Greenhorns, Agrarian Trust, and co-founder of the National Young Farmers Coalition will inspire and challenge us to think dif-ferently about farmland changing hands and a new food and farm economy.

Nationally recognized author Dr. Courtney White will offer hope and inspira-tion about steps for positive impacts in climate change.

On Friday evening, attend a compelling presentation by Dr Courtney White about solutions for the planet. Freshly prepared local, deli-cious soup, bread and salad will be available before the talk.

Taste the flavors of local foods prepared by talented local chefs at the Taste of the San Juans on Saturday night after the Summit, fol-lowed by a mixer and social hour. Participate in hands-on workshops on Thursday and Friday, February 11-12.

Choose from over 20 compelling Saturday ses-

sions led by regional experts: farm management tools in the face of climate change; farmland chang-ing hands, frameworks for cooperatives; opportunities for value-added produc-tion; approaches for build-ing soil carbon; tips and crops for hoophouse pro-duction; marketing tools and insights and more.

A final schedule and registration will open in January at: http://sjcarc.org/summit/. Contact [email protected] with ques-tions.

Rock Island Communications has been busy installing fiber optic broadband to homes and businesses around the county. This historic undertaking will provide fast, reliable Internet up to 200Mbps+ to those who want it.

We’re currently managing hundreds of construction projects countywide. Here are some of the groups we’ve been working with to date:

FIBER UPDATE

MONTHLY FIBER MEETUPS

Rock Island communIcatIons

208 Enchanted Forest Rd., Suite DEastsound, WA 98245 rockisland.com

Current Group Projects: Elderberry on Orcas Island Matia View on Orcas Island Morning Light on Orcas Island Suncrest on Orcas Island Whiskey Hill on Lopez Island Cape San Juan on San Juan Island Mineral Point on San Juan Island Spring Point on Orcas Island Mineral Heights on San Juan Island The Highlands on San Juan Island

Upcoming Group Projects: LCLT Tuatara Rd on Lopez Island Cayou Valley on Orcas Island Gary Oak on San Juan Island Portland Fair Area on San Juan Island Panorama Place on San Juan Island Brown Island on Brown Island Salmon Point on Lopez Island

You Can Get Connected Too! Learn more about organizing at rockisland.com, or attend one of our monthly meetings.

MONTHLY FIBER MEETUPSMonthly Group Organizer Meeting:Learn more about organizing your group at this session.Next Meeting: January 13, 2016 – 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. This meeting will be held on Orcas Island (meetings will rotate islands every month).

by CALI BAGBYJournal editor

Jesse L. Goncalves, 29, of Friday Harbor, has been charged with assault in the fourth degree, assault in the third degree for vio-lence against an officer on duty and resist-ing arrest.

At around 6 p.m. on Dec. 30, a deputy at the American legion called the San Juan County Sheriff ’s Office with a complaint of a disorderly person. According to the deputy’s report, the bartender said that Goncalves had to be “escorted out because of his crazy behavior.”

Deputies learned that Goncalves had allegedly been sneaking past security into the private club by entering in with a group of members.

Once inside, the bartender told depu-ties that Goncalves went behind the bar and started banging together metal cocktail shakers. After being escorted from the bar, the bartender reported that Goncalves drew a Nazi Swastika on his hand and sat at a table. It was observed that Goncalves appeared to be intoxicated, had dilated pupils and was mumbling incoherently. According to the deputy’s report, when another man at the

legion approached Goncalves to introduce himself, Goncalves responded by saying, “Do you want some donuts?” and violently punched the man.

At this point legion members escorted Conclaves outside. The bartenders recalled Goncalves pretending to have an invisible machine gun and fired off rounds with his hand as he exited the building.

At 6:45 p.m. deputies received a call that a male was kicking a power box near M&W Auto. Goncalves was located shortly after, walking along Spring Street. According to documents, when the deputy pulled up to him, Conclaves extended his middle finger and was then placed in handcuffs.

When a second deputy came onto the scene, his report states that Goncalves threatened to “crush bones.” As he was being helped into the car, Goncalves kicked one of the deputies in the knee. The deputy reported that the suspect tried to kick him a second time, but missed and instead spit in the face of the other deputy.

The state has set bail at the amount of $50,000.

FH man charged with assault

The proposed levy will take the place of an exist-ing school levy. The current levy is at 91 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. The new levy would start in 2017 and breaks down as follows: year one, 93 cents; year two and three, 89 cents; year four, 88 cents.

“Historically, this district holds levy elections every four years for Maintenance & Operations,” said Webb. “One reason for the four-year window is the unre-liability of projecting assessed values beyond a span of four years.”

Legally and constitution-ally, the state is expected to fund basic education, but Washington has repeatedly neglected to do so. A lawsuit was filed by the Network for Excellence in Washington Schools in 2007 on behalf of two Washington state families with school aged children: the McClearys and the Venemas.

NEWS requested that the state of Washington abide by the constitutional requirement to fully fund basic education.

The King County Superior Court oversaw the trial, which began in 2009, and mandated that the state must “proceed with real and measurable prog-ress to establish the actual cost of amply providing all Washington children with the education mandated…

and must comply with the Constitutional mandate to provide stable and depend-able funding for such costs.”

The state then appealed the court’s decision. The case of McCleary v. State of Washington, taken to The Washington State Supreme Court in 2012, determined that the state had not been fulfilling its constitutional requirement of funding basic education.

“Basic funding” includes sufficient funding to cover all students and adequate compensation of teachers.

The fruits of this deci-sion have yet to grow to maturity. The state has been given until 2018 to fully fund basic education, and has not even begun to do so, leaving each school district to continue funding its programs.

The Washington State Supreme Court held the State in contempt in 2014 for failing to make the required progress.

In August 2015, when the state failed to demon-strate any progress toward the 2018 goal, or any plan for doing so, the Supreme Court began fining the state $100,000 a day until it com-plied.

“It would be absolutely wonderful if basic educa-tion were to be fully fund-ed; however, this is yet to become a reality,” said Webb.

This year’s Washington State Legislature’s agenda includes teacher compensa-tion, the shortage of teach-

ers, the educational oppor-tunity gap and school oper-ating levies being elected state-wide. The 2016 ses-sion began Monday, Jan. 11 in Olympia.

“At this time, there are still too many unknowns regarding how basic educa-tion would be funded to know exactly how it would affect an existing levy,” said Webb regarding the pos-sibility of the state making good on its promise. “If the state fails to fully fund basic education, we will request another levy in four years.”

He added: “This passage of this levy is paramount to the continued quality of education offered at Orcas Island School District, and we are confident that our community will show their support of our district by passing this levy. This community never ceases to amaze us with the out-pouring and support they have demonstrated over the years, and their dedication to Orcas Island children.”

Call this Newspaper for Details

Reach 2.7 Million

Readers

One Call One Payment

Choose a Region or Go

Statewide

We’ve Got You Covered

360.376.4500

M&O FROM 1

Bruce StephensonThere will be a cel-

ebration of life for Bruce Stephenson on Saturday, Jan. 23 in the Fireside Room in the Family Center of the Community Church from 2 to 4 p.m. to share some of Bruce’s favorite music and readings from his favorite authors. Come and share your memories and stories. Bruce Stephenson was born in Seattle on March 31, 1952. He passed away on Nov. 11, 2015 with close friends holding his hands.

Memorial service


by Marty ZierSports contributor

The Vikings boys’ basketball squad traveled to Shoreline Christian for a dominating win, 71-30.

The Crusaders and the Vikings traded baskets evenly until about mid first quarter; then it quickly became evident that the Orcas boys were just warming up.

“The team came out strong, ran well and used our press in the first quarter plus a little in the second,” said Coach Corey Wiscomb. “Jordan Randolph and Pasha Bullock were dynamo up top on defense. Aidan Kruse found his way down low for big buckets to get the ball rolling and get the team into stride. Brother Murphy had a solid day in both scoring and rebounding and put in another double-double.”

On Jan. 15, Vikings hosted the Darrington Loggers for 67-20 win. A young, overmatched team, the Loggers faced a smooth Orcas club with a spiderweb defense that denied Darrington the simplest of tasks.

“The game afforded us a nice chance to play everyone on the team who has been busting their tails in practice,” said Wiscomb. “Hayden Simpson was dynamite from the three-point line and tallied an impressive 7 assists. Michael Chesher led all scorers with 18 points in the game.”

On Jan. 16, the Vikings lost 63-53 to the Port Townsend Red Hawks for their first Orcas High School meeting. Wiscomb worked with Athletic Director Vicki Vandermay to get this club on the game schedule.

“Port Townsend is in a much larger 1A/2A league and we knew they would bring a challenge, which is exactly what

we needed after a couple 40-point wins,” Wiscomb said. “We are 8-4 overall and doing really well in league. We have a chance to move into first place with our match against LaConner. We know they will be tough and we have our work clearly laid out. I believe that now we are going to be more mentally prepared to finish the week with our tough-est opponent.”

On Jan. 12 the Lady Vikings beat Shoreline Christian 33-23 in a not-so-pretty game.

Both teams struggled making baskets, with the Vikings leading only 8-4 after the first quarter. By half Orcas had stretched their lead to 15-5, but their inability to land a hop allowed the Crusaders to challenge the lead.

“Shoreline is a very young team and I thought we would play them pretty tough, but we did not play as well as I wanted us to,” said Coach Gregg Sasan. “Our offense is really struggling, actually we were just terrible, it’s some-thing we are working on.”

The Lady Vikings hosted the Darrington Loggers for another out-of-sync win, 33-26, on Jan. 15.

The Vikings trailed the Loggers 13-11 after a sketchy first half. Fortunately Katelyn Minnis opened the third quarter with a three-pointer while Bethany Hansen maintained control of the boards, sparking the Vikings to a 26-19 advantage entering the fourth quarter. But an ominous shooting funk embraced the Vikings, allowing the Loggers to nudge the lead with minutes left. The Vikings missed as many as five free-throw shots in a row with seconds remaining, keeping the Orcas crowd on the edge of their seats.

“It was a very close game,” Sasan said. “We had trouble making shots again. We are evenly matched with Darrington as far as defense, size and shooting … they missed a lot of buckets; we missed a lot of buckets. We are working on our shooting, but after tonight you can see it’s not working. The girls played very hard; we just need to figure out our shoot-ing. We are 8-3 overall but need to improve because we are going to face some good teams.”

Both Viking basketball teams play Cedar Park, Mt. Vernon Christian and La Conner this week.

Vikings earn strong league standings

by Merrick ParnellSpecial to the Sounder

Orcas Christian School’s eight-game undefeated win-ning streak came to an end on Thursday at the hands of the defending 1B State Boys Basketball Champs, the Lummi Blackhawks, by a final overtime score of 75-71.

“We never want to take

a loss,” said Head Coach Ryan Davis. “We want to win every game, and we lost to a good team. It’s now up to us how we respond to it.”

On Wednesday, the Saints tackled their inter-island rivals, the Lopez Lobos with a score of 61-26. Eighth grader Corey Aragon led the Saints with 18 points. Senior Nico Pritchard came

off the bench and scored his first points of the season after nailing a huge, long range 3 pointer. Eighth grader Lucien Anderson also hit a giant 3-pointer.

On Monday of last week, the OCS Saints dominated the Tulalip Heritage Hawks in their recent Northwest 1B Boys’ Basketball contest with a final score of 67-33.

In the win, the Saints held Robert Miles, one of Tulalip’s biggest scoring threats, to just 2 points from the floor, and the high-fly-ing Willy Enick to just 14 points.

On the offensive end, junior Cyrus Amour had 24 points while senior Guard Michael Harris netted 23.

Despite the loss, the Saints still find themselves in first place in the Northwest 1B Basketball league with a 8-1 record. Their next game will be on the road, at Lopez on Monday.

The Orcas Christian Lady Saints Basketball team lost to their inter-island rivals the Lopez Lobos 44-30, on home floor on Jan. 13.

Three different Lady Saints out of the five ros-tered players found them-selves on the score line in the contest.

Sophomore Alaena Comrie led Orcas Christian

with 11 points. Junior Caitlin Fowler finished with 9 points. Senior Maelle Comrie snagged several big rebounds, and distributed several assists.

“We need to start out strong from the beginning

and keep that momentum going,” said Fowler.

In their previous game on Monday, the Lady Saints took on the league’s first place team, Tulalip-Heritage. Tulalip handed the Lady Saints a 63-10 loss.

Saints win two of three games

Donate items to Cupid’s Closet

Cupid’s Closet, the annual Fidelis flea market fund-raiser, is on Valentine’s Day weekend, Feb. 13.

Have you put aside Exchange items in hopes of its early opening? Is your china cabinet overflowing? Are you finding things in the utensil drawer that you didn’t realize were there? Is your desk cluttered with things you don’t use? How about books, jewelry, outgrown skates, tools you’ve never used? Rent a $25 table at Cupid’s Closet and give these items a new, useful life.

Groups, organizations, craftsmen, retailers and indi-viduals are invited to participate. Call 376-3441.

Remember us at the landing!

Octavia’s Bistro at the ...

Prime Rib served on Wednesdays

All items can be made to go if yourare in a rush for the ferry

Open 7 nights a week376-4300 [email protected]

Colleen Smith Armstrong/staff photoViking Lilly Miller during the game against Darrington.

Wednesday, XXXXX, 2015 The Islands’ Sounder • www.islandssounder.com PG. 9

Island Living Wednesday, January 20, 2016 The Islands’ Sounder • www.islandssounder.com PG. 9

Island Living

by Heather SpauldingJournal reporter

Ai Weiwei was a year old when his father, poet Ai Qing, was sentenced to hard labor for defending intellectual-ism against the Cultural Revolution in 1958.

The family was exiled to the far reaches of the Chinas Xianing provi-dence, where they spent the next 16 years struggling to survive. According to the documentary about his life entitled “Never Sorry” by director Alison Klayman, he would not forget those experiences.

Weiwei’s art has been shown in the Tate Modern Museum in London, the Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington D.C., Taipei Fine Arts Japan, Martin Grapius Berlin, as well as other venues across the globe. His human rights activism helped propelled him into the spotlight. Headlines have called him the most dangerous man in China.

Human rights will be a major focus when the San Juan Islands Museum of Art brings “Ai Weiwei: Fault Line” to its halls Jan 23 through April 11. Fault Line was inspired by the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan, China.

Approximately 70,000 people died in that earthquake, more than 5,000 were children attending school. The exact number of students killed remains unclear, as the Chinese gov-

ernment has refused to publicize that information, “Never Sorry” explains. Undaunted by the lack of documenta-tion, Weiwei made it his mission to find out the name of each child, and calculate the exact number of casual-ties. He gathered volunteers of all ages for his Investigation of the Sichuan Earthquake.

One year after the quake, Weiwei began work on an intense untitled project in Munich Germany. Across the façade of the Haus der Kunst Museum, he installed a wall of blue backpacks, bright pinks, yellows and other bright colors thrown in the mix, which, when stepping back, says in Chinese, “For seven years she lived happily on earth.”

“The thing about Ai Weiwei is that he is an artist who hasn’t shied away from human rights. That is very rare in the art world,” said Ian Boyden, executive director of SJIMA.

In 2012, Weiwei was awarded the Vaclav Havel prize for Creative Dissent from the Human Rights Foundation in New York. He is cur-rently working on an exhibit in Lethos Greece in an attempt to help refugees.

Weiwei has been very clear, how-ever, it is up to the audience to decide what his work means.

In the case of the Chinese govern-ment, the work is threatening.

“Never Sorry” discusses and shows

footage of that reaction; officials have posted surveillance outside his studio in Beijing, interrogated him on mul-tiple occasions, detained him for 81 days, beat Weiwei severely enough to cause a cerebral hemorrhage requir-ing emergency surgery, accused him of tax crimes for which there is no evidence, and shut down his blog.

“People say I am fearless, but I am not. I am fearful. I act more brave because I know the danger is really there. If you don’t act, the danger becomes stronger,” Weiwei says in the documentary.

In fact his childhood taught the essence of survival in the face of that danger. Weiwei spent his youth on the edge of the Gobi desert, where the family found shelter in a cave while his father served out his sentence. Necessities like food and water were a daily struggle. In 1976, Ai Qing, now having lost his eyesight due to poor nutrition, was pardoned, and the fam-ily returned to Beijing.

In the 1980s, Weiwei moved to New York City, during the Reagan era and Iran-Contra hearings. He was part of the first generation to be able to study abroad under Chinas new “opening up,” and while art engaged him, Weiwei could often be found watching TV, shocked a government would go through a cleansing process in public. He moved back to Beijing in

the early 90s when his father’s health began to fail.

“Freedom is a pretty strange thing. Once you’ve experienced it, it remains in your heart, and no one can take it away. Then, as an individual, you can be more powerful than a whole coun-try,” Weiwei smiles wryly in the film.

For those not familiar with his work, Weiwei uses a combination of materials and mediums.

“He provides you with a set of pieces, and you, the viewer, get the pleasure of putting that together,” Boyden said.

He describes one of the exhibits in Fault Line, which is made up of coffin like boxes. Within each box are piec-es of replicated re-bar carved from marble. If the re-bar was made out of iron, there might not be much of an impression, but marble usually has some other associations to it. Some might be reminded of ancient Greek statues, others countertops, others still, may be reminded of tombstones. Further still, the marble was quarried from Sichuan, the very providence the earthquake occurred.

“So there are multiple layers in this piece. Now you, the viewer gets to test yourself. Is this political? Is it about equality? Depending on where you sit, your own experiences, is where you will draw your conclusions,” said Boyden, as his eyes sparkle.


THRU JAN. 31PLAYFEST SUBMISSIONS: Actor’s Theater of Orcas Island is accepting short play submissions for the 11th annual, 2016 Ten-minute Playfest. Entries will be accepted between now and Jan. 31. For guidelines or any questions, please contact Michele Griskey at [email protected]

WEDS., JAN. 20GARDEN CLUB MEETING: 10 a.m., Madrona Room of Orcas Center. Jessi Bloom, eco designer, will speak on principles of permaculture

JAN. 21-23, 28-30ENCHANTED FOREST: Orcas Center OffCenter stage, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $17, $13 students, $2 off for Orcas Center members. $5 subsi-dized tickets available at the Box Office

SAT., JAN. 23ORCAS ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING: 3 to 6 p.m. at the Orcas Island Senior Center. $15 per per-son. It is also a potluck din-ner; prime rib and salmon will be provided. Bring a dish that serves eight or more. Last names beginning with A-G can bring a side dish, H-R a salad and S-Z a dessert. rEservations: 376-4849, orcasmuseums.org or

[email protected]

WEDS., JAN. 27FOSTER CARE INFORMATION NIGHT: From 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station. Have you ever wondered what is involved to become a foster parent? Join the meeting to learn what it takes and how to get involved

SUN., JAN. 31AMERICAN LEGION PANCAKE BREAKFAST: From 8 a.m. to noon, 793 Crescent Beach DrivePUCCINI’S TURANDOT : Streaming at 1 p.m., Orcas Center. One of opera’s great-est dramatic sopranos, Nina Stemme, sings the title role of the proud princess of ancient China

SUN. – ONGOINGALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:30-6:30 p.m., Emmanuel Church ADULT VOLLEYBALL: 7 to 9:15 p.m., High School Gym, $2

MON. – ONGOINGALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church

AL-ANON: 7 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel ChurchDUPLICATE BRIDGE: Monday Night Duplicate Bridge Group. Need a partner? Call Cheryl at 376-3104 or Marguerite at 376-2220BUDGETING WORKSHOP: First Monday of each month, 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the library’s community room

TUES. – ONGOINGKIWANIS CLUB: 12:30 to 1:30

p.m., Community ChurchAA: For women, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., for men, 7 to 8 p.m., Emmanuel ChurchCELEBRATE RECOVERY: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Senior Center

WEDS. – ONGOINGLIONS CLUB: Weekly lunch, 11:45 a.m., Legion AA: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel ChurchANSWERS IN THE HEART: 7 to 8 p.m., an S.L.A.A. 12-step recovery, Episcopal Church ADULT VOLLEYBALL: 7 to 9:15 p.m., High School Gym, $2SOBER START: 7 a.m. - 9 a.m., Community Church Family Center

THURS. – ONGOINGSTORYTIME: 11 a.m., library

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: 5:30 p.m., Orcas Longhouse

AL-ANON: 5:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church.

BINGO: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., first Thursday of every month at the American Legion, in support of Kaleidoscope

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: 5:30 p.m. at the Community Church Family Center

FRI. – ONGOINGAA: 5:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church

BACK TO BASICS: 12 p.m. - 1 p.m., Community Church Family Center

SAT. – ONGOINGAA: 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Emmanuel Church. Potluck last Saturday of the month

Calendar

American Legion to hold derby American Legion Post #93 will be hosting its 37th

Annual Fishing Derby the weekend of January 29-31.Registration for the derby is from 4 – 11 p.m. on Friday,

January 29, at the Post home (793 Crescent Beach Dr., Eastsound). $50 per person; all parties on the boat must be registered.

First prize for the largest fish is $1,100. All registered fisherpersons are eligible to participate in the door prize drawing Saturday night, after the final weigh-in of that day.

All great door prizes are donated by many local businesses.Food will be available all three days. Burgers on Friday

night, spaghetti dinner on Saturday night, and hot turkey sandwich for dinner on Sunday night. Bring the family and check out the potential winning fish. Prizes for the winning fish will be awarded after the final weigh-in on Sunday.

Come join in the fun! See you there. All proceeds from the derby go towards supporting the Post’s ongoing local and veteran projects.

Orcas Fire graduates new class of EMTs

Orcas Fire and Rescue’s newest class just graduated from a grueling program that combined EMT, remote (wilderness) EMT, and Coast Guard medical person in charge.

“This allows us higher skill set level to serve Orcas Island which is much more remote than an urban setting,” according to OIFR.

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is offering “free days” in 2016 when visitors are not required to display the Discover Pass to visit a state park.

The 2016 State Parks free days are as follows:

· January 17 and 18 · March 19 · March 26 · April 22 ·May 8 · June 4· June 11 · Aug. 25 · Sept. 24 · Nov. 11For more info, visit www.

discoverpass.wa.gov.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCESunday Worship & Sunday School 10:00 am

286 Enchanted Forest Road

Wednesday Testimony meeting 7:00 pm–Last Wed. of each month

Orcas Library Meeting Room376-5873

COMMUNITY CHURCHServing Orcas Island For 132 years

Sunday Worship 9:30 am(Nursery & Kids Sunday School)5 p.m. Vespers Service, Eucharist.Weekday programs for all ages.

Info @ www.OrcasChurch.orgOr call Pastors Dick Staub or Brian Moss, 376-6422

In Eastsound on Madrona

EMMANUEL EPISCOPALParish of Orcas Island

The Rev. Berto GándaraEastsound (by the water) • 376-2352

SUNDAYS: Holy Eucharist 8 and 10 amChurch School

THURSDAYS: Holy Eucharist 12:15 pmMisa en español primer sábado de cada mes a las 6 pm

LIFE CHURCHSunday 10:00 am

Senior Center on 62 Henry RoadNursery and Kid’s Life

Contemporary Passionate WorshipOur Vision: Share Jesus. Share Life.

376-6332

LUTHERAN CHURCHIN THE SAN JUANS (ELCA)Sunday 11:00 am St. David’s Chuch

760 Park St., Friday HarborSunday 9:00 am Center Church312 Davis Bay Rd., Lopez Island

Pastor Beth PurdumSunday 1:15 pm Emmanuel Church

242 Main St., Eastsound370-0023 • [email protected]

ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCHOrcas - St Francis Church

in EastsoundMass 1:00 pm SundaysLopez - Center Chuch

Mass 10:30 am Saturdays

CHURCH SERVICESon Orcas Island & in the San Juans

State park free days


The duo of Miho Takekawa and Diego Coy are returning to Orcas the week of February 1-6 as Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival Musicians-in-Residence.

The Miho & Diego Duo have been boldly blending Latin and Japanese musical traditions since 2006, encour-aging cultural understanding through music. Both are accomplished musi-cians in their own right, and their pri-mary percussion instruments are the marimba and the traditional Andean flute. Miho Takekawa and Diego Coy came together after years of admiring each other’s work and discovering that their sounds could be combined to make something genuinely new and unique.

During the week, Miho and Diego will share their musical talent with kin-dergarten through 4th grade students,

coach High School, Middle School and 5th and 6th grade band students, and will work with Community Band members on Monday, February 1st from 7 – 9pm. They’ll take young ones on an international musical journey

when they visit four island preschools. In addition, Miho and Diego will also conduct a Master Class in percus-sion, which is open to musicians of all ages, on Thursday, February 4th from 7-9pm in the Public School Band Room. Admission is by donation, and please contact [email protected] to enroll.

Orcas seniors will be treated to a lunchtime performance by Miho and Diego Friday at 12:30 during the Senior Center lunch. Then on Saturday, Miho and Diego will finish their whirlwind week by working with members of Island Sinfonia at noon in the Band Room.

Funding for this Orcas Island Chamber Festival 2015-16 Musicians-in-Residence program is from the Washington State Arts Commission.

San Juan County’s 2016 Point in Time Homeless Count will be conducted on Thursday, January 28. Count organizers and volunteers work with local family resource centers, food banks, churches, healthcare providers, senior centers, librar-ies, the sheriff ’s office, and many other community support service providers to conduct the count.

The count, initiated by the State of Washington in 2005 (RCW43.185C.030), is conducted annually at the end of January. Agencies not open on the day of the count are authorized to conduct the survey on their business day closest to January 28.

Last year’s San Juan County count identified 134 individuals, 74 of whom were living out of doors, in vehicles, in aban-doned buildings, or buildings unfit for human habitation. The remaining 60 people were staying in temporary, unstable living arrangements, often with friends or family. Results of previous counts can be viewed at: www.commerce.wa.gov/Programs/

If you have questions or would like to help with the count, please contact Melanie Rollins, San Juan County Affordable Housing Coordinator, Health & Community Services, 378-4474,[email protected]

CREATIVE FINANCING • PURCHASE - REFINANCE

REVERSE MORTGAGES • ALL IN ONE

CONSTRUCTION FINANCING • FHA / VA

Find the mortgage that fi ts your needs

Tammy PollardNMLS 78697 | WA CL-6785625+ years experienceFREE CONSULTATIONS(800) 555-7968 | (360) [email protected]

PROFESSIONAL • ACCOUNTABLE INNOVATIVE

Available evenings & weekendsto better serve you

Sebo’s

Sebo’s Hardware & Equipment Rental360-293-4575 • 1102 Commercial, Anacortes

January

While Supplies Last!

616680

549XL ZiplocFlexible Tote

616729

599XXL ZiplocFlexible Tote

WhileSuppliesLast!

January

616680

549XL Ziploc Flexible Tote

616729

599XXL Ziploc Flexible Tote

January

January616729

599XXL ZiplocFlexible Tote

616680

549XL ZiplocFlexible Tote


January

January

Painter’s TapeJanuary

January

772488

4972” Blue

WhileSuppliesLast!

772488Painter’s Tape

4972” Blue


772488Painter’s Tape

4972” Blue


Musical duo returns to educate

Annual homeless count is Jan. 28

EmploymentGeneral

San Juan County is seeking an

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

SPECIALIST I

based in Friday Harbor.

For a detailed job description and applica-

tion materials. visitwww.sanjuanco.comor call 360-370-7403.Open until filled. First

Screening on January 22, 2016.

EOE.

San Juan County is seeking a

SR. PROJECT ENGINEER

based in Friday Harbor.

For a detailed job description and applica-

tion materials. visitwww.sanjuanco.comor call 360-370-7403.Open until filled. First

Screening on February 4, 2016.

EOE.

real estatefor rent - WA

Real Estate for RentSan Juan County

OrcasUpstairs Flat for rent, Rosario; Top floor of two story duplex, spectacular view of the sound, large deck, quiet and seclud- ed, $1250. monthly 360- 376-3607

Apartments for Rent San Juan County

EASTSOUND

LAVENDERHOLLOW APTS

Now AcceptingApplications For

Waiting List

38 Orion Road360-376-5479

TDD: 711

WA Misc. RentalsRooms for Rent

EASTSOUND. 1 BR WITH CABLE and kitchen privileges in home. Utilities included. No pets. $300 per month. Please call Glo- ria at 360-376-4324.

For great deals visit www.SoundClassifieds.com

Sell it for free in the [email protected]

Find it, Buy it, Sell itwww.SoundClassifieds.com

Find it fast and easy!www.SoundClassifieds.com

Local jobs in print and on-linewww.SoundClassifieds.com

Get the ball rolling...Call 800-388-2527 today.

real estaterentals

Commercial RentalsIndustrial/Warehouse

Orcas IslandOFFICE SPACE/WARE- HOUSE, possible retail/storage, $.50 to $1.25 a square foot, (1) 12Wx40L, $290., (2) 18Wx40L with bathroom, $900 per month, (3) 24Wx40L, two offices, retail space with bathroom, $1,400 per month. Email for phone number [email protected]

Commercial RentalsOffice/Commercial

seeks Accounting Specialist

10 hrs / week, to maintain financial / property records. Experience preferred.

Details at opalclt.org/news. Email resume to

[email protected]. Application review be-

gins February 8th. 360-376-3191





financingGeneral Financial

Are you in BIG trouble with the IRS? Stop wage & bank levies, liens & audits, unfiled tax returns, payroll issues, & resolve tax debt FAST. Call 844-245-2287

Call now to secure a super low rate on your Mortgage. Don’t wait for Rates to increase. Act Now! Call 1-888-859- 9539

Need Funding For Your Business? Business Loans - $5K-$250K.We work with all types of credit! To apply, call: 855-577-0314

Sell your structured settlement or annuity payments for CASH NOW. You don’t have to wait for your future payments any longer! Call 1-800- 283-3601

SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS. Unable to work? Denied benefits? We Can Help! WIN or Pay Nothing! Contact Bill Gordon & Associates at 1-800- 706-8742 to start your application today!





announcements

Announcements

Advertise your product or service nationwide or by region in over 7 million households in North America’s best suburbs! Place your classified ad in over 570 suburban newspapers just like this one. Call Classified Ave- nue at 888-486-2466

PROMOTE YOUR RE- GIONAL EVENT for only pennies. Reach 2.7 million readers in newspapers statewide for $275 classified or $1,350 display ad. Call this newspaper or (360) 515-0974 for details.

Xarelto users have you had complications due to internal bleeding (after January 2012)? If so, you MAY be due financial compensation. If you don’t have an attorney, CALL Injuryfone today! 800-405-8327

Reach thousands of readers by advertisingyour service in the Service Directory of the Classifieds. Get 4 weeks of advertising in your local community newspapers and on the web for one low price.Call: 1-800-388-2527Go online:www.SoundClassifieds.comor Email: [email protected]

jobsEmploymentHospitality

Beach Haven Resortseeking a

“MANAGER’S HELPER”

to start one day a week now (5-7 hours) and two days in May- October. Position requires basic office / computer skills, organizing supplies, working with guests, check- ing cabins before arrivals and some help with landscaping if interested. Pay based on experience.

Please call Laura or Shayne at

360 376-2288 or email

[email protected]






Reach thousands of readers with one call

1-800-388-2527

JanitorialEmployment

MAINTENANCEPOSITION

Island Market is seeking applicants for a full time, year-round position working nights 9pm to 6am. The position includes general cleaning and maintenance for the building and equipment.

Job applicationsare available atIsland Market.360-376-6000.office@orcas

islandmarket.com

EmploymentRestaurant

Roses Bakery Cafe in Eastsound,

is seeking a full time Pastry Chef/Baker

Job could begin Febru- ary 1. We are looking for someone who has real experience, is self motivated and creative. The job would include making plated desserts for our restaurant, and sweets and other baked goods for our bakery retail store.

Please contact Joni at360.317.5849

[email protected]

Schools & Training

CUSTOMER SERVICE R E P R E S E N TAT I V E TRAINING! Online Training gets you job ready in months! FINAN- CIAL AID AVAILABLE for those who qualify! HS Diploma/GED required. & PC/Internet needed! 1-888-512-7120


Schools & Training

EARN YOUR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA ONLINE. Accredited - Affordable. Call Penn Foster High School: 855-781-1779

NEW YEAR, NEW AIR- LINE CAREERS GET FAA certified Aviation Technician training. Fi- nancial aid for qualified students. Career place- ment assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 1-877-818- 0783 www.FixJets.com


www.SoundClassifieds.comfind what you need 24 hours a day

real estatefor sale - WA

Real Estate for SaleSan Juan County

Friday �arbor

� B�R� ��SE, �� s��ft. on .� acre �� lots�. � bloc�s from high school. Lots of storage area, �asher � dryer, hardwood �oors. A corner lot with lots of greenery, �ood r e n t a l � i n � e s t m e n t property. ��,��[email protected]@yahoo.com

real estatefor sale

Real Estate for SaleOther Areas

�E�AS Land Sale - �ear El �aso. �� own. �� Acres- ��mo. -��,��. �oney Bac� �uarantee. Beautiful �ountain �iews. �o �ualifying - �wner Fi- nancing. ��-��-��

Real Estate for SaleOther Areas

��BER FRA�E ��E �A��A�E!! ��s�ft, � bedroom, �.� bath. �any designs and op- tions a�ailable. �reat for owner builders. ��,��.�� www.�ostBeam.com

real estatefor rent - WA


2��2��8��

��arbor �iew. Laundry

in unit, woodsto�e, wrap around dec�.

��, �rst, last, dep.

3�0-2�8-1�32��

� BR, � BA ��S�� RE��AL ��E �� mo. Located in �ape San �uan, Friday �arbor �ncludes � car garage. �o smo�ing. �ne year lease. �all �hil ��-��- ��.


FR��A� �ARB�R� BR � BA S�ALL �� town apt. Features �itch- en and li�ing room with wood sto�e. �o pets� smo�e. �tilities included. �� mo. �� deposit. �all after �pm ��-��- ��.

�

�� bdrm�� ba sunny gardens �� s�.ft.

��. �arte

��-�� bd� � ba, incl. water�o pets. ��. S.�.

��

�� bd� �ba. � mo lease

�� sf. ��. �ittiwa�e

��-��-��

� bd� �ba. ��. �erra Bella

��

See more at

www.windermeresji.com�f�ce� �� -��

�R�AS �SLA��, ��.

�� BR ��A�E. �ardwood �oors, sweet yard and garden space. A�ailable April �st. Free laundry on site. �ncludes the electric, yard care, water � trash. Long term lease. ��. ��-��- ��.

Apartments for Rent San Juan County

FR��A� �ARB�R

��

��on�enient, sunny, two- bedroom, one-bath apartment w�large dec� in town. ��mo includes Friday �arbor utilities� no smo�ing. �all ��-��-�� or che�[email protected]��A� �ARB�R

1��2��3��

��3�0-378-3000

��711

WA Misc. RentalsHousesitting

�ature Established professional couple

see�ing house sitting or care ta�ing in

San �uans. ��

20�-�18-57�7

Need help with your career search?

There is help out there! and you can access it at

whatever time is convenient for you! Find only the jobs in your desired category, or a specific location. Available when you are, 247. Log on at www.nw-ads.com or

call one of our recruitment specialists, Monday-Friday

8am-5pm800-388-2527

real estaterentals

Commercial RentalsOffice/Commercial

580��

3�0-378-�807

��

�� SF � ��mo�� SF � ��mo

��

Vacation/Getaways Rental

��E E��A��E� �ant to e�change my oceanfront home in L��- ��L� ��, �RE��, � BR, � BA, large dec�, hot tub, newly remod- eled. �lose to outlet mall, casino, restau- rants, more! �o pets or smo�ing. Loo�ing for San �uan �sland home with minimum � BRs. �refer � BA and doc�. �rade to last at least � wee�, maybe longer. Fle�ible on dates. �all me, let�s tal�! ��-��- ��

1.25 million readers make us a member of the largest suburban newspapers in Western Washington. Call us today to advertise.800-388-2527

financing

General Financial

FREE ��L� �RA ��. �ith the demise of the dollar now is the time to in�est in gold. AAA Rat- ed! For free consulta- tion� �-��-��-��

FREE �edicare �uotes! �et �o�ered and Sa�e! E�plore �op �edicare Supplement �nsurance �lans For Free! �t�s �pen Enrollment, So �all �ow! ��-��-��

�E� �AS� �� for your Annuity or Struc- tured Settlement. �op �ollars �aid. Fast, �o �assle Ser�ice! ��- ��-�� -F ��am- �pm E��

�R�BLE�S with the �RS or State �a�es� Settle for a fraction of what you owe! Free face to face consultations with of�ces in your area. �all ��-��-��

Sell your structured settlement or annuity payments for �AS� ��. �ou don�t ha�e to wait for your future payments any longer! �all �-��- ��-��

S��AL SE��R�� SAB�L�� BE�EF��S. �nable to wor�� enied bene�ts� �e �an �elp! �� or �ay �othing! �ontact Bill �ordon � Associates at �-��- ��-�� to start your application today!


announcements

Announcements

�R��E ��R RE- ��AL E�E�� for only pennies. Reach �.� million readers in newspapers statewide for �� classi�ed or ��,�� display ad. �all this newspaper or �� -�� for details.

Lost

Ad�ertise your product or ser�ice nationwide or by region in o�er � million households in �orth America�s best suburbs! �lace your classi�ed ad in o�er �� suburban newspapers just li�e this one. �all �lassi�ed A�e- nue at ��-��-��

Reach thousands of readers by advertisingyour service in the Service Directory of the Classifieds. Get 4 weeks of advertising in your local community newspapers and on the web for one low price.Call: 1-800-388-2527Go online:www.��.comor Email: [email protected]

Get the ball rolling...Call 800-388-2527 today.


click

! ww

w.n

w-a

ds.co

m em

ail! c

lass

i�ed

@so

undp

ublis

hing

.com

call t

oll fr

ee! 1

.888

.399

.399

9 or 1

.800

.388

.252

7

PNW

Mar

ketP

lace

!cli

ck! w

ww.so

undc

lassifi

eds.c

om e

mail

! clas

sified

@sou

ndpu

blish

ing.

com

call

toll f

ree!

1.888

.399.3

999 o

r 1.80

0.388

.2527

http://www.commerce.wa.gov/Programs/housing/Homeless/Pages/Annual-Point-In-Time-Count.aspx

http://www.commerce.wa.gov/Programs/housing/Homeless/Pages/Annual-Point-In-Time-Count.aspx

mailto:[email protected]

– www.soundclassifieds.com Wednesday, January 20, 2016 • The Islands’ SounderWWW.ISLANDSSOUNDER.COM

MULTI-MEDIA ADVERTISING SALES

CONSULTANT - Be a part of the largest community news organization in Washing- ton!Do you have a proven track record of success in sales and enjoy managing your own territory?Are you competitive and thrive in an energetic environment?Do you desire to work in an environment which offers uncapped earning opportunities?Are you interested in a fast paced, creative at- mosphere where you can use your sales expertise to provide consultative print and digital solutions?If you answered YES to the above, then we are looking for you! The Journal of the San Juans, in beautiful Fri- day Harbor in the San Juan Islands of Wash- ington State, is looking for self-motivated, results-driven people interested in a multi-media sales career. As part of our sales team you are expected to maintain and grow existing client relationships, as well as develop new client relationships. The success- ful candidate will also be goal oriented, have or- ganizational skills that enable you to manage multiple deadlines, provide great consultative sales and excellent customer service. If you have these skills, and enjoy playing a pro-active part in impacting your local businesses financial success with advertising solutions, please email your resume and cover letter to: [email protected] This position receives a base salary plus com- missions and benefits package including health insurance, paid time off, and 401K. Position requires use of your personal vehicle, posses- sion of valid WA State Driver’s License and proof of active vehicle insurance.

Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Em- ployee (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace. Visit our website to learn more about us! www.soundpublishing.com

EmploymentGeneral

The Eastsound Sewer & Water District

(ESWD) has an immediate

opening for an ADMINISTRATIVE / OFFICE ASSISTANT

with experience in financial billing & receipting. The District is looking for a highly motivated person who is willing to learn all aspects of ad- ministrating a utility district. The position will begin at half time and may become full time. The employee will work under the direction of the Eastsound Sewer & Wa- ter District Office Manag- er. The position will begin at four (4) hours per day, Monday through Friday. The hours may be flexible between 9AM and 4PM. The employee will answer the telephone, take messages, answer questions, refer callers to the appropriate person, learn all computer processes including data entry, account management, billing, receipting and other functions as assigned or changed by the Office Manager. Microsoft Office experience is a must. Experi- ence preferred with the above tasks along with a history of accuracy, timeliness, and a cooperative attitude. Starting salary is dependent on experience and may be adjusted after a six month probationary period . The position may also include some benefits after this trial period. Please submit a copy of your resume along with a cover letter to:

Eastsound Sewer & Water District

P.O. Box 640 East- sound, WA 98245

Or, email your resume and cover letter to:

eastsoundsew- [email protected]

ENGINEERING & OPERATIONS WORK

ORDER CLERKOPALCO is seeking a dependable and friendly team player with a good working knowledge of computer and office systems and the ability to learn quickly. Primary function is to organize and process work orders and perform administrative tasks in support of the Engineering & Op- erations department. Ap- plicant must be well or- ganized with a strong attention to detail, and have the ability to inter- act with people in a positive and tactful manner. Applicant must be skillful in creative and logical problem solving and the ability to work well with others. High school diploma or equivalent is required; must have the equivalent of at least one year of experience in administrative support. This is an East- sound based, bargaining unit, full-time position. Salary and benefits are competitive. Applicants may obtain a detailed job description

and employment application online at www.opalco.com.

Please submit your cover letter, professional resume, employment application and references

to Bev Madan ([email protected]).

Position is open until filled

EmploymentGeneral

It’s Easy!

visit Soundclassifieds.com • call toll free 1-800-388-2527 email [email protected]

SOUND classifi edsIn Print

and Online!

Whatever you need to part with–your car, your truck, your boat, your house–the Sound Classifieds can help you do it. Call or go online today to place your ad.

Truck Driver Needed

Full time experienced truck driver needed, class A CDL with current medical card. Drug freen environment, good pay & benefits. Please call Island Excavating for an appointment.

(360)376-2122

Advertise with us!SOUNDCLASSIFIEDS.COM 1-800-388-2527

SOUNDCLASSIFIEDS.COM1.800.388.2527

SOUNDclassifieds

Here’s a great idea!

Advertise with us!

Over 85 percent

of our community newspaper

readers check the

classified ads

professionalservices

Professional ServicesLegal Services

DIVORCE $155. $175 with children. No court appearances. Complete preparation. Includes custody, support, property division and bills. BBB member. (503) 772-5295.www.paralegalalternatives.com [email protected]


homeservices

Home ServicesProperty Maintenance

All Things Basementy! Basement Systems Inc. Call us for all of your basement needs! Water- proofing, Finishing, Structural Repairs, Hu- midity and Mold Control FREE ESTIMATES! Call 1-800-998-5574

domesticservices

Domestic ServicesAdult/Elder Care

A PLACE FOR MOM. The nation’s largest senior living referral service. Contact our trusted, local experts today! Our service is FREE/no obli- gation. CALL 1-800-717- 2905

stuffElectronics

Computers: $50. LED TV’s: $75. Italian made handbags: $15. Top brands designer dress- es:$10. Liquidations from 200+ companies. Up to 90% off original wholesale. Visit: Webcloseout.com

Dish Network – Get MORE for LESS! Start- ing $19.99/month (for 12 months). PLUS Bundle & SAVE (Fast Internet for $15 more/month). 800-278-1401

Get The Big Deal from DirecTV! Act Now- $19.99/mo. Free 3- Months of HBO, starz, SHOWTIME & CINE- MAX. FREE GENIE HD/DVR Upgrade! 2014 NFL Sunday Ticket In- cluded with Select Pack- ages. New Customers Only. IV Support Hold- ings LLC- An authorized DirecTV Dealer. Some exclusions apply - Call for details 1-800-897- 4169

flea marketFlea Market

$139 DINING ROOM SET w/4 chairs & leaf extension 360-376-8090

$139 SEWING Machine 1930’s by “White” in the classic cabinet. Great condition 360-376-8090.



Mail Order

Canada Drug Center is your choice for safe and affordable medications. Our licensed Canadian mail order pharmacy will provide you with savings of up to 90% on all your medication needs. Call today 1-800-418-8975, for $10.00 off your first prescription and free shipping.

CPAP/BIPAP supplies at little or no cost from Al- lied Medical Supply Net- work! Fresh supplies de- livered right to your door. Insurance may cover all costs. 800-902-9352

Emergencies can strike at any time. Wise Food Storage makes it easy to prepare with tasty, easy- to-cook meals that have a 25-year shelf life. FREE SAMPLE. Call: 844-797-6877

VIAGRA and CIALIS USERS! 50 Pills SPE- CIAL - $99.00. FREE Shipping! 100% guaran- teed. CALL NOW! 844- 586-6399

Miscellaneous

Acorn Stairlifts. The AF- FORDABLE solution to your stairs! **Limited time -$250 Off Your Stairlift Purchase!** Buy Direct & SAVE. Please call 1-800-304-4489 for FREE DVD and bro- chure.

BEST SALE EVER!!! Need New Carpet or Flooring??? All this Spe- cial Number for $250.00 off. Limited Time. Free In Home Estimate!! Call Empire Today@ 1-844- 369-3371

Find the Right Carpet, Flooring & Window Treatments. Ask about our 50% off specials & our Low Price Guaran- tee. Offer Expires Soon. Call now 1-888- 906-1887

GET HELP NOW! One Button Senior Medical Alert. Falls, Fires & Emergencies happen. 24/7 Protection. Only $14.99/mo. Call NOW 888-772-9801

KILL BED BUGS! Buy Harris Bed Bug killer Complete Treatment Program/Kit. Harris Mat- tress Covers add Extra Protection! Available: ACE Hardware. Buy On- line: homedepot.com

KILL SCORPIONS! Buy Harris Scorpion Spray. Indoor/Outdoor, Odor- less, Non-Staining. Ef- fective results begin after spray dries. Available: The Home Depot, Homedepot.com, ACE Hardware

Safe Step Walk-In Tub Alert for Seniors. Bath- room falls can be fatal. Approved by Arthritis Foundation. Therapeutic Jets. Less Than 4 Inch Step-In. Wide Door. Anti-Slip Floors. Ameri- can Made. Installation Included. Call 800-715- 6786 for $750 Off.

SAVE ON HOME INSU- RANCE WITH CUSTO- MIZED COVERAGE. Call for a free quote: 855-502-3293

Wanted/Trade

OLD GUITARS WANT- ED! Gibson, Martin, Fen- der, Epiphone, Guild, Mosrite, Rickenbacker, Prairie State, D’Angelico, Stromberg, and Gibson M a n d o l i n s / B a n j o s . 1920’s thru 1980’s. TOP CASH PAID! 1-800-401- 0440



Wanted/Trade

Wanted: LIVING KID- NEY DONOR, Give the “Gift of Life” and help save my son. To become a living donor, all you have to do is register online at “UW LIVING KIDNEY DONOR”/ Kid- ney Transplant team, you will be asked if you are doing this for someone specific, my son’s name is Aaron Douglas. Aaron is 47 years old, he has been on dialysis for 4 years, he is a single father and my only child, his blood type is O+ which can match up with all other types. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your consideration! If you have any question you can contact us at: (H) 425-434-0838 , or(C) 206-556-6324, or email: trcycles@hot- mail.com

pets/animals

Dogs

8 AUSTRALIAN Shep- herd Pups. Pure Bred. Parents very docile and friendly! Mom on site. 5 males and 3 females. Tails & dew claws done. Shots & worming will be. Taking deposits now, will make good family pets! $425 for Tri-Colors; $500 for Blue Merles and Red Merles. Call: 360-631-6089 for more info.

AKC Poodle Puppies Teacups Females - Brown/White Partis, Brown & Apricot. Males - Brown &

White Partis. Full of Love and Kisses.

Pre-Spoiled!Reserve your puff of

love. 360-249-3612

Dogs

AKC Beautiful Westie puppies. Mom/Dad on site and up to date on shots. Very loving, loyal breed. Great family pet. Pups come with 1st shots, dewormed & AKC papers. Health guarteed. Pups are available now. Details call Tami:Ona- laska. 360-880-3345, or [email protected]

MINI Australian shep- herd Purebred Puppy’s, raised with family, smart, loving. 1st shots, wormed. Many colors. $550 & up. 360.907.7410

PUREBRED Maremma Puppies. Available Feb. 2016! Looking for loving, great working forever homes for these incredible puppies. Include microchips and vet check. Superior parents. $800. Please call Eliza- beth at 360-273-8445 for more information.

Reach over a million potential customers when you advertise in the Service Directory. Call 800-388-2527 orwww.SoundClassifieds.com

garage sales - WA

Garage/Moving SalesGeneral

EastsoundMoving Sale!!! Major Downsizing! Tools, Toys, Trains, Silver, Fine China, Antiques, Books, Household Items, and much, much more. Swan Rd (L off Main road in Crow Valley going towards the ferry) 2nd drive on R. Look for signs Fri. Sat. Sun. 9 -4

EastsoundMoving Sale: Saturday January 23, 10 - 3, one day only. Misc. outdoor, gardening, building materials, office, freebies. Mowers, ladders, patio chairs, shelving, type- writers, vintage Macin- tosh. “Estate quality” fur- niture: coffee table, cabinets, desks, recliner. Call if interested: 376- 4150. 4215 Crow Valley Rd.

transportation

AutomobilesOthers

AUTO INSURANCE STARTING AT $25/ MONTH! Call 877-929- 9397

Reach thousands of readers with one call

1-800-388-2527

AutomobilesOthers

You could save over $500 off your auto insurance. It only takes a few minutes. Save 10% by adding property to quote. Call Now! 1-888- 498-5313

Motorhomes

MOTORHOME wanted. Ca$h Paid! I’ll consider all sizes / types including travel trailers & trucks. Please call Paul or Mary Ann 360-633-3113.

Vehicles Wanted

DONATE YOUR CAR - 866-616-6266. FAST FREE TOWING -24hr Response – 2015 Tax Deduction - UNITED BREAST CANCER FDN: Providing Breast Cancer Information & Support Programs

Got an older car, boat or RV? Do the humane thing. Donate it to the Humane Society. Call 1- 800-430-9398

Add a picture to your adand get noticed

1-inch photo1-inch copy5 weeks for

one low priceCall: 1-800-388-2527 or

go online

www.SoundClassifieds.com

Show thousands of readers what you’re selling with ourPhoto Special. Call800-388-2527 today 1-inch Photo Approx. 50 Words for 5 weeks for one low price

WWW.ISLANDSSOUNDER.COM Wednesday, January 20, 2016 • The Islands’ Sounder www.soundclassifieds.com –

AD SPACE AVAILABLE

Ads Available for just $18.75/Week

Call the Sounder Today!360.376.4500

☞ $18.75☞ $18.75Call the Sounder Today!☞Call the Sounder Today!

ELECTRICAL

Three Phase elecTric

Phone (360) 376-3888 Cell (360) 317-6004

Bonded & Insured harvey aldorT Lic. THREEPE121MA

WE SHOW UP

ARBORIST

LANDSCAPING

Nancy Jones Published Garden Writer BA: Graphic Design, Science

Licensed, insured Post Office Box 254

Orcas Washington 98280

Design • Landscape • Maintenance

[email protected]

360-376-2048

EXCAVATING

Earthworks Company Inc.John D. Thompson

Owner

Phone(360) 376-6390 Fax(360) 376-6391 Cell (360) [email protected]

Over 35 years of construction experience on Orcas Island

EARTHC1012DJ

• Complete Septic Inspection, Installation, O&M, Septic Design • Complete Excavation Services

CONSTRUCTION

LANDSCAPING

Cell: 360.317.5490

FENCES GATES CUSTOM SPLIT CEDAR WORK DECKS LANDSCAPING OUTDOOR CONSTRUCTION

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

EXCAVATING

360-376-2122

“DOING IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME”

ISLANDEXCAVATING INC.

EMPLOYEE OWNED

ISLANEI-136CQ

CONSTRUCTION

LANDSCAPING

EXCAVATION

OCCOrcas Construction Company

Bart CurtisSite Preps, Utilities, Septic Systems

Ponds, Water Features, RoadsLicensed Bonded Insured

360-376-2176 • Cell [email protected]

BUILDING & CONTRACTING

OUTBOARD/BOAT REPAIR

360-376-2314www.westsoundmarina.net M-F 8-4:45 SAT 10-3

WEST SOUND MARINA, INC.Year-RoundMoorage

EVINRUDE ETEC DEALER

www.westsoundmarina.netwww.westsoundmarina.net M-F 8-4:45 SAT 10-3

RENOVATIONS

FLOORING

SEPTIC SERVICES

Todd’s Septic ServiceLowest rates on the Island

Septic Service, Septic Upgrades Asbuilts,Inspection for sale, & Alarms

Todd Reynolds | [email protected]

Licensed and Certified

SEPTIC SERVICES

Gary Mitchell AboodSan Juan County Licensed Wastewater InspectorSan Juan County Licensed Septic PumperPortable Toilets and RV service

210 Jackson Rd; Eastsound, WA 98245 (360)376-7660

Serving Orcas Island & San Juan County

TILE SETTING

Orcas Tile Design360-376-8453Jeremy BairdSpecializing in Complete Kitchen and Bath Remodels

Custom Tile Work • Stone Countertopsw w w . o r c a s t i l e d e s i g n . c o m

Professional Design Services

FORESTRY

The WoodsmenTree Care • Home Watch

Land Preservation Maintenance

Monty Coffey Licensed, Insured, and Bonded360-376-3812 360-298-2909 cellthewoodsmenonline.com

The WoodsmenTree Care

Land PreservationLand Restoration

Monty CoffeyLicensed, Insured, & Bonded

360-376-3812360-298-2909 cellorcaswoodsmen.com

18 yearsin business

SEPTIC SERVICESTyler Patterson

CLEANING SERVICES

• Commercial cleaning • Vacation home upkeep scheduled cleaning and security checks• Auto detailing fleet pricing available

Damon YerlyLicensed and bonded

[email protected]

SUPER CLEAN ORCAS

Ads Available for just $18.75/weekCall the Sounder Today!

360.376.4500

Ads Available for just $18.75/weekCall the Sounder Today!

360.376.4500

ARCHITECTURE

Alan Gillard, Assoc. AIA(360) 386-9332

More info at: AlanGillardResidentialDesign.comMember: American Institute of Architects

Master Builders Association • Better Business Bureau (A+ rating)

Over 25 Years Experience ■ Located in Eastsound

Custom Homes ■ Builder Homes ■ Multi-Family

Expand your market advertise in the classifieds

today!

1-800-388-2527SOUNDCLASSIFIEDS.COM

[email protected]


SOUNDclassifieds

Here’s a great idea!

Advertise with us!

Over 85 percent

of our community newspaper

readers check the

classified ads

– www.soundclassifieds.com Wednesday, January 20, 2016 • The Islands’ SounderWWW.ISLANDSSOUNDER.COM

NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS (Planning Commission – PC; Hearing Examiner – HEX; County Council Hearing Room - CCHR)

Permit Number Description Tax Parcel Number,

Project Location, and Island Applicant/Agent Name

and Address Date of

ApplicationDate

Complete

Other Required Permits, If known

Existing Environmental

Documents SEPA

ThresholdDET

SEPA CommentsEnd Date

Project CommentsEnd Date

HearingBody

HearingPlace

Hearing Date

POPNSP-15-0001

Current use “Farm & Ag Conservation” tax abatement program

463632007, 2687 West Valley Rd. San Juan

Island

States Inn and Ranch, Inc. c/o Thomas Sandstrom,PO Box

668, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 - - - - - - - PC CCHR

NEW DATE

2/19/16

PPROV0-15-0061 Vacation rental 451332002, 164 Mount

Dallas Road, San Juan

Mark and Cynthia Deerfield, c/o John Dunning, PO Box 488,

Friday Harbor, WA 98250 12/28/15 12/28/15 - - Exempt - 2/10/16 - - -

PPROV0-15-0062 Vacation rental

350352002, 566 Ridgedale Road,

San Juan

Richard Schuettge, 566 Ridgedale Rd.,

Friday Harbor, WA 98250 12/30/15 12/30/15 - - Exempt - 2/10/16 - - -

PPROV0-15-0063 Vacation rental 260524002, 2277 Deer

Harbor Rd, Orcas Island

William and Margaret Bangs c/o Permit Resources, Cory Harrington, PO Box 1001,

Eastsound, WA 98245

12/31/15 12/31/15 - - Exempt - 2/10/16 - - -

PSJ000-15-0002 Marine railway 352641005, 67 Loon Point

Lane, San Juan

Jen and Erik Johnson, c/o Francine Shaw, PO Box 2112,

Friday Harbor, WA 98250 12/21/15 12/21/15 HPA, Corps Biological

Evaluation DNS 2/3/16 2/19/16 HEX Key Bank 4/21/16

PSEPA0-16-0001

Coverage under General Permit for

Biosolids Mgmt.

173113004, 107 Firehouse Lane, Orcas

Washington Water Service Co. c/o Roy Stanton, 107 Firehouse

Lane, Eastsound, WA 98245 12/31/15 1/11/16

General Permit for Biosolids

Mgmt.

Env. Checklist DNS 2/2/16 - - - -

LAND USE DECISIONS: Hearing Examiner Decisions: www.sanjuanco.com/cdp/hearingexdecisions.aspx; Planning Commission decisions: http://www.sanjuanco.com/planning/planningcommissionactions.aspx County Council decisions: http://www.sanjuanco.com/council/ordinances.aspx and http://www.sanjuanco.com/council/resolutions.aspx

BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED: Permits issued by the Department of Community Development are searchable at https://services.sanjuanco.com/Default.asp. Select “Citizen Services,” then “Permits and Inspections,” then “Permits Inquiry” and enter search parameters To search a date range, use two periods between the date entries, i.e., after “Issue Date,” enter 11/17/2014..11/21/2014 and after “Permit Status,” select “Issued.” This will return a table of permits issued for the date range in question. There is no need to enter a permit type, unless you want to narrow your search. There are also links available on our website. (San Juan County is providing this information as a public service, in recognition that there will be occasional down times due to system updates.) SEPA COMMENT AND APPEAL: Anyone desiring to comment on the SEPA Determination can do so by submitting a written statement to Community Development, PO Box 947 (135 Rhone St), Friday Harbor, WA. 98250 no later than the comment date specified above. The SEPA Determination may be appealed to the Hearing Examiner pursuant to SJCC 18.80.140 within 21 days of the date of the SEPA Determination. APPLICATION COMMENTS: Any file may be examined by appointment during regular business hours at the Community Development, located at 135 Rhone Street, Friday Harbor. Comment on Notices of Application can be submitted in writing to Community Development at P. O. Box 947, Friday Harbor, WA 98250, no later than the end date for project comments specified above. Requests for copies of project decisions or staff reports or requests to provide testimony in a public hearing for a project, may be made by contacting Community Development: (360) 378-2354 * (360) 378-2116 * Fax (360) 378-3922 [email protected] NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS: Hearing Examiner meetings on San Juan Island start at 10:30 a.m., in the Key Bank, Downstairs, Garden Rroom, 95 Second Street, Friday Harbor. Planning Commission meetings begin at 8:45 am. In the County Council Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor. Any person desiring to comment prior to the hearing should submit a written statement to Community Development, PO Box 947, Friday Harbor, WA. 98250. Written comments may also be submitted at the hearing. A copy of the staff report for a hearing may be obtained from Community Development seven days prior to the hearing. NOTICE OF PERMITS: Information regarding all land use and building permits is available on the County’s website. A link is available on the Community Development homepage at: sanjuanco.com/cdp LEGAL NO

LEGAL NO. SJ1516069 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder, JANUARY 20, 2016

NOTICE OF INTENT TO LEASE AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER

PROPOSED LEASE FOR REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT

520 SPRING STREET, FRIDAY HARBOR FOR THE PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND CHEMICAL

DEPENDENCY TREATMENT SERVICES

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony on a proposed lease of real property to Compass Health at 520 Spring Street, Friday Harbor, WA for the purpose of providing mental health and chemical dependency treatment services to low income citizens. The public hearing will be held in the Council

Hearing Room at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, Washington, on Tues- day, February 2, 2016, beginning at 9:15 a.m. The hearing may be continued from time to time and place to place as may be desired by the Council without additional written notice.At the hearing, members of the public will be invited to speak and/or provide written statements regarding the proposed lease. After the public testimony portion of the hearing has ended, the Council will deliberate and consider modifications to the lease that are proposed by members of the public, the county employees or Council members. The proposed lease may then be executed with or without modifications.The following is a summary of the

proposed lease. The property included in the proposed lease includes a 6,065 square foot office building with a parking lot and an en- closed area for garbage/recycling. The proposed lease will provide Compass Health with the use of the property and office space at 520 Spring Street, which is also identified as San Juan County Tax Parcel #351491507000, (with the exception of 657 square feet occupied by the County Department of Health & Community Services Prevention Co- ordinator) for the amount of $850.00 per month for 24 months with the op- tion to renew for an additional year at a rate to be negotiated. This space will assist Compass Health in providing services to Medicaid eligible and other low income residents under the

terms and conditions of their contrac- tual agreements with San Juan County, the North Sound Mental Health Administration and the Wash- ington Department of Social and Health Services.All persons wishing to be heard on this matter are encouraged to attend. Written comments may be submitted in advance of the hearing by mail or at the hearing by delivery in person. Please deliver 5 copies of all written comments to the Clerk of the San Juan County Council at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor or mail to 355 Court Street#1, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. The Resolutions are filed at the Office of the County Council, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA and may be inspected and copies obtained at the Council offices during

each business day between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Resolution may also be viewed 24 hours a day at the County website at http://www.sanjuanco.com. For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at 360-370-7472 and/or Mark Tomp- kins, Director Health & Community Services at 370-3517.LEGAL NO. SJ678294Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ SounderJanuary 20, 2016

SAN JUAN COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICESSan Juan County, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin,

age, disability, or veteran status in the provision of services, in programs or activities or employment opportunities and benefits. Direct inquiries to Administrative Services at (360) 378-3870. TTD relay at 1-800-833-6388.

SOUNDCLASSIFIEDS.COM1.800.388.2527 • Classi� [email protected] classifi eds

Reach your goals, Advertise today!

Over 85 percent of our community

newspaper readers check the classi� ed

ads, and 73 percent of customers report a

excellent response to classi� ed ad.“Over 85 percent of our community “Over 85 percent of our community

”ads, and 73 percent of customers report a

”ads, and 73 percent of customers report a


Classi� [email protected]

SOUND classifi eds

Make a splash,reach new customers today!

WWW.ISLANDSSOUNDER.COM Wednesday, January 20, 2016 • The Islands’ Sounder www.soundclassifieds.com –

www.soundpublishing.com

Current Employment Opportunities at www.soundpublishing.com

For a list of our most current job openings and to learn more about us visit our website:

We are community & daily newspapers in these Western Washington Locations:

• King County• Kitsap County• Clallam County• Je� erson County• Okanogan County• Pierce County• Island County• San Juan County• Snohomish County• Whatcom County• Grays Harbor CountySound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace. We o� er a great work environment with opportunity for advancement along with a competitive bene� ts package including health insurance, paid time o� (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401k.

Accepting resumes at:[email protected] by mail to: HR, Sound Publishing, Inc.11323 Commando Rd. W Suite 1Everett, WA 98204Please state which position and geographic area you are applying for.

PRE-PRESS TECHNICIAN (EVERETT, WA)Sound Publishing, Inc. has an immediate opening in our Pre-Press department at our Print Facility in Everett, WA. Position is FT; and the schedule requires � exibility and requires ability to work nights and weekends.

Duties include downloading � les from various sources, the pre� ight and correction of PDF � les as needed, imposition for various press con� gurations, and plate output.

REQUIREMENTS:· Intermediate computer knowledge· Basic knowledge of 4-color o� set printing· Must be experienced with Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, ScenicSoft Pitstop,

Kodak Preps (Knowledge of Kodak Prinergy Evo RIP software is preferred but not required)· Ability to prioritize and multi-task in deadline-driven environment· Attention to detail

Please email your cover letter and resume to: [email protected] ATTN: PrePress

Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace.Check out our website to � nd out more about us! www.soundpublishing.com

Feat

ure

d P

osi

tio

nAdvertising/Sales Positions• Multi Media Advertising Sales Consultants - Eastside - Everett - Seattle - Whidbey Island• Account Executive/Special Projects Manager - Everett, WAReporters & Editorial• Editor - Federal Way• Reporter - Bellingham - Port AngelesProduction• Creative Artist - Everett (FT & PT) - Port Angeles• Pre-Press Tehnician - EverettMaterial Handling• General Worker/Post-Press - EverettCirculation• Circulation Assistant - Whidbey Island

Are you searching for a better job or a more reliable car? Have you outgrown your apartment? Are you looking to get rid of that old couch and chair sitting in the garage? Whether you’re buying or selling, Sound Classifieds has it all. From automobiles and employment to real estate and household goods, you’ll find everything you need in the Sound Classifieds.Put Sound Classifieds to work for you, and inch even closer to your goals.

visit Soundclassifieds.com • call toll free 1-800-388-2527 • email [email protected]

SOUND classifi eds

Measuring up to your expectations one ad at a time.

In Print & Online!

In the Superior Court of the State of Washington for San Juan County

in the matter of the estate of Eugene Harbord Knapp Jr., Deceased.NO. 15-4-05061 1 Notice to Creditors RCW 11.40.030 The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Per- sonal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of:(1) Thirty days after the Personal Repre- sentative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the cla im is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both

the decedent’s probate and non probate assets. Date of first publication: January 13, 2016 Personal Representative Mignonne Knapp, 343 Buckhorn Rd., East- sound, WA, 98245 360-376-4579LEGAL NO. S676846Published: The Islands’ SounderJanuary 13, 20, 27, 2016.

NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

Orcas Power & Light Cooperative is the recipient of Federal financial assistance from the Rural Utilities Ser- vice (RUS), an agency of the US De- partment of Agriculture, and is subject to the provision of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and the rules and regulations of the US Department of Agri- culture.This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Dis- crimination Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/ complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any

USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Ad- judication, 1400 Independence Ave- nue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at [email protected] person responsible for coordi- nating this organization’s nondiscrimination compliance efforts is Foster Hildreth, General Manager.LEGAL NO. S678180Published: The Islands’ SounderJanuary 20, 2016.

OPAL Community Land TrustRequest for Qualifications

General ContractorEastsound, WA

Request for Qualifications are currently being accepted by OPAL Community Land Trust from General Contractors for new construction and associated site work of 30 units of mixed income rental housing consist- ing of seven residential buildings and one Commons building. Property is located in Eastsound on Orcas Is- land. Deadline for submittals is

3:00pm on Friday, February 5, 2016. RFQ posted at www.opalclt.org/news or call OPAL Community Land Trust at 360-376-3191. OPAL Community Land Trust is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.LEGAL NO. S677297Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ SounderJanuary 13, 20, 27, 2016.

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON,

SAN JUAN COUNTYIn the Matter of the EstateofPEGGY J. STONE,Deceased.NO. 15-4-05071-9 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDI- TORSRCW 11.40.030 The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Per- sonal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, prior to the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing the claim to the Personal Representative or the Per- sonal Representative’s attorney at

the address stated below, and filing the original of the claim with the Court identified herein. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020; or (2) four months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s prob ate and non-probate assets.Date of First Publication: January 13, 2016Personal Representative: Robert Stone Attorney for the Personal Represen- tative: Alan R. SoudersAddress for Mailing or Service: Souders Law Group, 913 Seventh Street, P.O. Box 1950, Anacortes, WA, 98221Court of Probate Proceedings and Cause number: San Juan County Superior Court Cause Number 15-4-05071-9.LEGAL NO. S676960Published: The Islands’ SounderJanuary 13, 20, 27, 2016.

legals


Monday - Saturday 7 am - 9 pmSunday 8 am - 8 pm

(360) 376-6000

Winter grilling made easy!

Kalbi-Marinated Flank Steaks, ready to go in our meat department

Sampling

in our meat

department

Friday and

Saturday,

1-5pm!

Call the Sounder toadvertise 376-4500

Cost: $13.25 per listing(green fee included)

6 lines max.

EASTSOUNDThe BarnacleWed & Thurs 5 pm–12 amFriday & Saturday 5 pm –1 amNightly Cocktail Specials249 Prune Alley

Enzo’s CafféOpen daily 8 am–4 pmSunday 8 am–3 pmN. Beach Rd, 376-3732

Lower Tavern Lunch & DinnerOpen daily at 11 am Food to 10 pm (Sun–Thurs) Food to 11 pm (Fri & Sat)46 Prune Alley , 376-4848

Mijitas Mexican KitchenDinner Tues–Sat 4 pm 310 A. Street (at N. Beach Rd) 376-6722

Random HowseThai menuWed., Fri & Sat. 5-8pm365 N Beach Rd.Call 376-1111

The Loft at MadronaDinner: Thursday–Saturday 5pmSunday Brunch 10am–2pmMain St, Eastsound376-7173

The Madrona Bar & Grill Sunday -Thursday 11:30–9Friday & Saturday 11:30–10Happy Hour in the bar; Mon–Fri 3–6 pm310 Main St, 376-7171

Pizzeria Porto� noDine-In/Take-OutOpen Tue–Sat 4:00 pm–8:30 pmClosed Sun & Mon274 A St (Off N. Beach Rd.)376-2085

White Horse PubOpen from 11:30 to midnight7 days a weekServing food until 10 pmHappy hour M–F 3–6 pm246 Main St, 376-PUBS

ROSARIORosario Resort & SpaThe Mansion Restaurant Breakfast: 8 am – 11 am Daily Dinner: 5 pm – 9 pm DailyMoran Lounge Bar Menu: 4 pm - 9 pm Mon - Thurs, Noon - 9 pm Friday - Sunday Dinner: 5 pm - 9 pm Daily

ORCAS LANDINGOrcas Hotel / Octavia’s BistroDinner 7 nights a week 4–9 pmHappy hour 50% off small plates 4–5 pmOrcas Hotel CaféOpen daily 6 am–5 pmwww.orcashotel.com, 376-4300

DEER HARBORDeer Harbor Inn RestaurantOpen Fri, Sat and Sunfrom 5–8 pm376-1040deerharborinnrestaurant.com

Oh goodie, They picked me for POW! I’m very much a kitten, and love to play. Since I have special needs, I’m in the back with my mom at the Orcas Shelter. So ask for me when you come, any day 2-5. 376-6777 and orcaspets.org are con-tacts, too. Oh yeah, my name’s Julius.

Pet of the week