islands' weekly, january 19, 2016

by Leslie KellySounder contributor

Living on an island has its advantages. But sometimes there are disadvantages. And internet connection and speed are among them.

Rock Island Communications, a division of OPALCO, Orcas Power & Light Cooperative, has plans to deal with that.

Rock Island Communications is bringing fiber optic internet to the islands and that will allow businesses and residents to have high speed internet, according to Dan Burke, spokesman for Rock Island Communications.

“People who don’t live on an island don’t understand what it’s like to not have high speed internet available when you need it or want it,” Burke said. “So the county and OPALCO and Rock

Island Communications have made this a priority for island resi-dents and business owners.”

It’s a real task to bring internet to rural areas, and in cases like the islands, where the population isn’t large, companies like Comcast find that it’s not worth the investment, he said. Thus, OPALCO committed to making it happen and set aside $4.5 mil-lion to help fund the project.

Currently, Rock Island is working with businesses in the Eastsound area of Orcas Island, hoping to get enough of them interested so that the fiber optic network can be laid.

As Burke explained, fiber optic is the platinum standard of telecommunications service. Fiber optic allows communication to move at the speed of light. Fiber optic refers to tiny strains of glass fiber that are bundled together in cables. These fibers transmit light pulses which allow communication data to be

transmitted and read.In the project Rock Island is offering, the internet connec-

tion speed is 100 times faster than the basic DSL offered in the county today, Burke said. The cables will be buried 18 inches deep and every home or business that signs on will get a dedi-cated strain.

In order to make the system affordable to the 12,000 residents of the San Juan Islands, Rock Island is suggesting that neighbors ban together and share in the costs. Burke said typical construc-tion costs are from $1,500 to $6,000 depending on the density, topography and distance to the “backbone” which is the main source of the fiber optic network.

In most case, he said there will be a middle and a last mile that will need to be placed. The middle mile brings the service from the backbone to the street. The last mile brings the service from the street to individual businesses or homes.

“In most cases, the cost of that is about $2,500 for each step,” Burke said. “Or about $5,000 to get connected.”

But he said that pays off in that property values expected to increase about 3.1 percent with the high speed internet connection. So for the typical island home valved at $425,000, the increase in value is $12,000 to $13,000 or double what the investment is.

And to help with the cost, Rock Island has an incentive of $1,500 per home investment toward the overall building cost. This can be applied to either the middle mile or the last mile costs. The company suggests getting the neighborhood to come together and commit to the middle mile and then applying the $1,500 to each individual home that is participating for the last mile connection. Participants can also decide to get a $20 a month discount to their services, rather than a lump sum.

But, Burke said, this is only available if each property owner signs on now, not at a later date. He also said Islanders Bank has created a loan program to help local residents afford the start up costs.

Burke stressed how important it is for business owners to be a part of the program.

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The Weekly sat down with San Juan County Councilman Rick Hughes to discuss last year’s successes and tribulations as well as goals for the future. The Orcas councilman is beginning his forth year.

Weekly: What were at least three major accomplishments of the San Juan County Council this year?

Rick Hughes: 1. Roads and infrastructure. San Juan County Councilman Jamie Stephens was able to bring in a bunch of money from the state. I think it was roughly $3 for road projects. Any time you can get money from the state that is important. We have five road proj-ects on the list for next year, getting prepped for that.

We were able to get a bill passed through Olympia that allows San Juan County to use road funds for marine facility projects. That was a fun project to work on. The Cattle Point Road project was finished. This was where a county road ran

through the national park and there was a great deal of concern about erosion on the roads coastal side, so it was rerouted to higher elevation. It (the project) took about 10 years from start to finish.

2. Legislation and budgeting. We passed the Eastsound Subarea Plan (Three ordinances were adopt-ed by the council approving the Eastsound Subarea Plan updates late last year. To view the docu-ments go to http://www.co.san-juan.wa.us/council/ordinances.aspx) and we are really close to pass-ing the Shoreline Master Program (The San Juan County Council has most recently expanded the public participation time for the SMP. For more information, http://www.san-juanjournal.com/news/364456331.html, or read the January 12 issue of the Journal.). I’m hoping we will have that completed by Jan. 31, 2016, at the latest. Once we pass the SMP we will have passed, in the last three years, every state-required legislation. That is a pretty

great accomplishment. One of the most important things we did last year was passing the budget for a third year in a row. We continue to put away money in our rainy day fund. We have paid off the Solid Waste Excise Bond, and at the end of the year we reduced the tax by 1.5 percent. We are doing a lot of the things we promised to do, be efficient in government and provide good services.

3. Inter-Governmental Cohesion. We have worked really hard to co-exist and work together with the Town of Friday Harbor. Wherever the town goes, the county has to be a part of that, so we need to work together.

I am really proud of our county employees too. I’ve noticed over the last few years, not that people haven’t worked hard in the past, but since I’ve been here, I feel like people are really working incred-ibly hard. I just saw a number from

Q&A with county councilman Rick Hughes

What is in the future for island broadband?

FREE to ALL Community Members

Youth Mental Health Training

February 13th

8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.Lopez School Library

(pre-registration is required)Hannah Fisk, Instructor

Contact Georgeana at the Prevention Coalition468.3770 / [email protected]

Community Conversations presents

Immigration Policy and How it Affects our Neighbors

with guest speaker Jorge Barón

Saturday, January 23rd 7:00PM at Grace Church Hall

Refreshments &childcare provided. There is no charge; suggested donations will benefit the Northwest

Immigration Rights Project.

Community Conversations is a collective project of several community partners, including Lopez Island Family Resource Center, the Lopez Community Land Trust, Leadership San Juan and Transitions Lopez

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SEE HUGHES, PAGE 2

San Juan County Economic Development Council that showed San Juan County’s time to turn around permits is the quickest it has been in ten years. So I feel like people are working really hard to solve problems and move the county forward.

Weekly: What were some issues that the council could have handled better this year?

Oct. 9, a public records lawsuit was filed by Sheryl Albritton against San Juan County. According the com-plain several documents were withheld from a public records request. A settle-ment was reached by the end of the year, resulting with the county paying $ 22,501.00 plus legal and attorney’s fees.

RH: The answer is the public records issue. I wish we could have understood the scope of the situation sooner. I wish we could have filed the contract with union employees faster, not extend-ing into the new year. I don’t know what we could have done differently, but I hate going into a new year not hav-ing certainty for employees (regarding their health care and benefits). Every day you learn a little on how to be bet-ter council person.

If we could have figured out a better way to handle the Growler and Prowlers out of Whidbey. (This has been an ongoing issue over the last couple of years, pri-marily on Lopez and the South end of San Juan due to changes in the navy’s train-ing on Whidbey Island.) I know its difficult because we don’t have control, but it does cause a lot of people hard-ship. In a selfish way I am glad they (the navy) are there because they have a search and rescue team. This year 30 people have been flown off using that search and rescue. They have become a life line to our community in a way.

I want to support the navy and what they do, but on the other hand, can they be a good neighbor? Maybe they could reroute their planes a little so they aren’t flying over community centers and housing areas?

Weekly: How did the Albritton Public Records Request lawsuit change how the county handles records requests?

RH: I don’t think we were completely aware of the vol-ume of record requests we were getting. Last year alone we received something like 500 requests. But, anything bad that happens, hopefully something good happens out of it. The main things that we’ve done is that Stephens volunteered to be the coun-cilman in charge. We have invested in software to speed up the process, and we are now meeting weekly with staff to make sure that those requests are a priority. Any department that does not make records requests a pri-ority, if the county is hit finan-cially due to a public records request that department may be hit with financial cuts. Transparency in government is 100 percent paramount, so speeding up our response is important.

Weekly: What are some goals for the county council in 2016? Editor’s note: The council won’t officially set their goals until Jan. 15.

RH: We want to support the fiber capability OPALCO is working on. OPALCO acquired Rock Island last Feb, and has been working on installing a broadband sys-tem for San Juan County. (See OPALCO Pushes Further into the Broadband Market, http://www.sanjuanjournal.com/news/292832211.html, or read the Feb. 20 edition of the Journal) There is no one else out there willing to pro-vide this kind of infrastruc-ture, so we need to support

them. It’s really important we don’t have dead zones where cell phones, three way radios are unusable, so if someone in need we can help. Also once we get broadband huge environmentally friendly economic opportunities will open up.

Since I am the (ferry advi-sory committee representa-tive), travel and international travel is a priority to me. We have been having conversa-tions with a governmental body in the Canadian Gulf Islands called the Islands Trust to try to come up with a way to travel between the Gulf Islands and San Juan Islands.

We are hoping to do a test run this summer with a pas-senger (walk on only) ferry. How cool for example would it be if you could walk on a ferry for like twenty bucks and go to Pender or Saturna for the day? We are also working with TSA to have direct flights to Canada out of Friday Harbor so you wouldn’t have to fly all the way to Seattle and back.

This council has been able to think broadly to ful-fill our responsibilities. We need think out of the box to provide the services we have. I have huge concerns with metal health care, rental assistance, funding at the federal and state level, that could trickle down to us. We need to be aware of what our issues are and try to address them, so we can continue.

Weekly: When are the county council elections in 2016?

RH: The San Juan and Orcas seats are open this year. I have already filed with the Federal Elections Commission, so I am plan-ning on running. The election would be held that second Tuesday in November. I’m look forward for the opportu-nity to serve this community for another four years.

ON-GOING: Ancestry.com tutorials, available by appointment at the Lopez Island Library. Learn to use this remarkable tool available as part of your library’s digital access and discover where your family comes from. Call 468-2265 or stop by the library to schedule your 30-minute tutorial.

MONDAYSON-GOING: Learn a foreign language with the digital tool Pronunciator, www.pronunciator.com. Free tutorials, 4-5 p.m., in the library’s community room.

TUESDAYSON-GOING: Learn how to download eBooks! Free tutorials every Tuesday in

the library’s community room, 4-5 p.m. Bring your device and log-in informa-tion (for Kindles your Amazon log-in info).

ON-GOING: Pinochle night, 7 p.m., Woodmen Hall. Pinochle lovers unite. We will refresh your memory if you can’t quite remem-ber how to play. Want to learn? We’ll teach you how.

WEDNESDAYSSTORYTIME: Wednesday Morning Story Time at the Lopez Island Library, 10-10:30 a.m. Baby and Toddler Story Time; 11 -11:30 a.m. Preschoolers Story Time. Join us each Wednesday morning for rhymes, songs and books. You’re never too young to become a fan of stories. In the Helen Anderson Children’s Room at the Lopez Island Library.

JAN. 13- MAR. 12EVENT: Talk Time. 6-7 p.m., Vortex. Practice Spanish one-to-one atmosphere. Free; includes childcare For more info, contact the LIFRC

JAN. 5 - MAY 27CLASS: Inglés para la Expresión Personal. 9:15-10:30 am Biblioteca de los martes; Grace Church los viernes. Para más infor-mación, póngase en con-tacto con el LIFRC

JAN. 28 - MAR. 10CLASS: 6 - 8:30 p.m., Lopez Library. Relationship skills class. All are welcome! Register by calling 468-3788. (No class FEB. 10)

SAT.,JAN. 23EVENT: Salmonation 2016: The Big One. Music, food (including salmon, of course), Lopez Island Vineyards wines, and an annual research update and slideshow by Kwiaht director Russel Barsh. Admission free.EVENT: Chili and Bingo, Woodmen Hall, Chili feed costs $7 and will begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by Bingo at 7 p.m.EVENT: Immigration Policy and How it Affects our Neighbors. Grace Church Hall, 7-8 p.m. Guest speaker Jorge Barón (CEO, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project). Refreshments and child-care provided. For more info, visit www.lifrc.org.

FRI., JAN. 29FOOD: Government Food Distribution will take place at Grace Church Hall, from 1-2 p.m. There is always lots of food.

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HUGHES FROM PAGE 1

Last week we ran the obituary for Barbara E. Porter with an error in the text. We apologize greatly for this mistake and have ran the obituary once again this week with the corrected text.

Last week we ran the “Spotlight on Lopezians” under the former author’s name. We are very sorry for our mistake. The correct auther’s name is Gretchen Wing.

Correction

By Mandi JohnsonSound reporter

So, let’s talk about that earth-quake. I effectively annoyed most of the office with my ran-dom earthquake facts, and by obsessively checking USGS’ website the day following the quake. And now I would like to add you to my list of annoyed people!

I am still relatively new to the islands. I moved here early November. On top of the fact that I only recently moved here, I was also house sitting for one of my new co-workers when the shaking began. I was in an unfamiliar house, on an unfamiliar island, and the earth was literally moving underneath me, jarring me awake from a deep sleep. I was terrified.

Terror soon gave way to utter giddiness.

I am what you would call a geology nerd. I took multiple geology courses in university, and had it been offered, would have also majored in geology along with my communication degree. I love rocks.

The excitement for me lies in really understanding what happens when an earthquake strikes. We live in a tectoni-cally active location, where the Pacific Ocean plate meets the Juan de Fuca plate, which then collides with the North American plate; the latter being forced downward into the Earth’s mantel. This is all so fascinating to me, and it was like a second Christmas for me to get to experience an earthquake. Especially one so large with no damage or loss of life (I wish they could all be that way).

I take my excitement with a grain of salt. I’m going to remember that initial terror, embrace it, and turn it into action. I’ve spent years warn-ing people about “the big one,” and how we should all be pre-pared, it could happen at any time. But I myself, have yet to truly prepare for it.

I urge everyone to take this minor quake as a wake-up call, a call to action. Get prepared; the next one may not be so little.

The hazard from tsunamis is what it carries in its wake.

In the event of a megaquake and creates a tsunami, the big-gest danger will be large pieces

of debris from boats and other items moving through fast water.

Avoiding these objects is the first step to surviving. It is likely that we will be cut off from the mainland for weeks, meaning there will be a short-age of food, fuel and medical care. Water and septic systems could be compromised. Ferry service, electricity and Internet might be lost for a long time. Experts recommend islanders should be prepared to be com-pletely self-sufficient for seven to 10 days.

For detailed information on how to be self-reliant after a tsunami, visit sanjuandem.net.

By Tim FrySpecial to the Weekly

This week, Lopez Island residents will start receiving their ballots for the Special Election in February. On the ballot is a four-year technol-ogy modernization levy for Lopez Island School District. Flyers have started appearing around the island, and sev-eral members of the commu-nity have sent in letters to the editor in support of the levy. Below are answers to likely questions voters might have as they prepare to vote. For more information, the com-munity is invited to an infor-mation session about the tech levy, which will be held at the Lopez Library at 6:00pm on Monday, January 25th.

How much money will the levy raise and what are the tax implications?

The Tech Levy totals $150,000 per year for four years. The implications for tax-payers come to $0.13/$1,000 assessed value, or $52 per year for a $400,000 parcel. That is $4.33 per month.

Why do we need this levy now?

Our technology at Lopez School is outdated and worn out. Our last levy was 9 years ago, and it was a one-shot levy for $150,000. The Netbooks purchased with 2007 levy funds have an 18-to-24-month life expectancy, and now many do not work. The last levy had no funds for their replace-ment, training or staffing, which is critical to ensure we put the technology to effective use. Our students need the technology skills required to succeed in college and the workforce.

How will the money be spent?

The proposed levy would fund the following invest-ments:

Computers, devices and workstations that will provide students and teachers with 21st century tools in the class-room.

Professional development for our teachers so they have the skills to integrate comput-ers into their classrooms, use them effectively and lead our students in the responsible and effective use of technol-ogy.

Software that can reach stu-dents more effectively with powerful concepts and new ideas.

Technical support to keep equipment running smoothly and to ensure the digital safety of students and staff by pro-viding filtering and monitor-ing of the school network.

How does this compare to what other school dis-tricts spend on technology?

San Juan Island currently has a 4-year levy, spending $856 per student per year, and they are proposing an

even larger levy for the next 4 years. In 2012 Orcas passed a $1000 per student per year levy, and they are also propos-ing a larger levy this year. The Lopez proposal is for $655 per student per year. The advi-sory committee looked at levels above and below the recommended amount. In the end, they balanced the finan-cial wherewithal of the com-munity with what is required to meet the school’s technol-ogy needs and catch up from years of underinvestment.

We already passed a capital bond, why do we need another levy?

The capital bond allows funding for cabling and equipment that is part of the school building itself (inside or attached to the walls). The renovation project is com-pletely upgrading the comput-er network within the building and adding classroom tech-nology. The devices, curricu-lum and training that can be provided with this tech levy will complement all this and allow teachers and students to make full use of these building technology improvements.

How does technology relate to the skills we need to teach students?

The National Education Association has established a “Framework for 21st Century Learning,” which identifies skills most important for K-12 education. They are known as the “Four Cs” – Critical thinking, Creativity, Communication and Collaboration. Below is how

technology relates to each of those skills.

Critical thinking: Kids need to learn how to think critically in the face of vast quantities of information. Levy funds will cover training to bring best practices.

Creativity: Whether it’s writing an essay or short story, creating a video, visual artwork, or music – comput-ers enable powerful mediums for self-expression.

C o m m u n i c a t i o n : Communication modes are changing: PowerPoint, Skype, Instagram, Facebook, etc. We need technology and skills to accommodate and teach etiquette and responsible use guidelines for these new modes.

Collaboration: We must build expertise for – not just familiarity with – the commu-nication technology that the world uses – from documents in the cloud to video meetings – enabling students to learn more from more people.

What is the school doing to ensure new technology improves student perfor-mance and does not dis-tract from instructional time?

This levy will provide for both devices and training that will provide rules and guide-lines for students, instruction for teachers and parents to model behavior, and an overall balanced approach to educa-tion that emphasizes funda-mental skills that transcend technology.


Dr. Foist seeing patients at PIMC“I believe the key to a successful patient relationship is to listen

carefully and involve them in the decision-making process.”

Nadine Burrington Foist MD, FACOG, of Fidalgo Medical Associates in Anacortes, is now seeing patients at Peace Island Medical Center in Friday Harbor the 4th Thursday of each month.

EDUCATION/TRAINING: M.D. degree, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL1986Internship, University of Colorado, Denver, CO 1987Residency, University of Colorado Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals, Denver 1990

EXPERIENCE:Private practice, North Cascades Women’s Clinic, Mount Vernon, WA, 1990-2015.Past Chief of Surgery: United General Hospital, Sedro-Woolley, WA Skagit Valley Hospital, Mount Vernon

For appointment call (360) 293-3101

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MORE LOCAL CHEESE PLEASE!

Local Food: Local BeautyThe best way to realize beauty and health both inter-

nally and externally in our world today is by what we feed ourselves. We must feed ourselves with nurturing love, community and sustainability. What we put on our plates and into our bodies has the power to destroy the world, or even better, save it.

I get out of my car which is parked on the side of a long stretch of country road, chip seal worn down and yellow lines faded. I enter the driveway to Sunnyfield Farm, and I catch a glimpse of their quaint black and white farm sign reading “GOAT CHEESE - OPEN”. Walking up along the rose bushes ripe with rosehips in their winter splendor, I am hit with an earthy and sweet fragrance, and I hear music and laughter in the distance.

Sunnyfield is my family’s farm since 1989. I spent my youth exploring the 40 acres of field, streams, rock piles and hedgerows. I have watched our farm evolve and my heart and spirit has grown with it through all of its turnings. Now it is home for community and sustainability on Lopez Island. From house concerts, Wednesday night farm din-ners, Sunday Quaker meetings, children’s programs, to my sister’s very own goat dairy, this land has come alive and is bursting with life in so many ways.

Sunnyfield’s contribution to local food and the promo-tion and perpetuation of this movement is substantial. My sister, Elizabeth Entermann and her husband Andre care for their land and animals with a natural approach and plan to expand their diverse forage system with Permaculture and Holistic Management in mind for the future. Their cur-rent focus for the truly community raised dairy is to build an ageing room (cheese cave) in order to craft a variety of aged cheeses.

I walk up the hand built stone step to the old dairy build-ing that has become a new dairy and a small venue for sell-ing locally farmed and crafted fresh foods. Two friends are playing Imbiras while Dean brews locally roasted coffee by the cup. The goats are with us, watching and feeding on hay that is propped in the fence. A small fire is burning and people are singing and mingling.

If there is one thing we can do to change the world, heal mother earth, and save ourselves and our planet [including loving our neighbors], it is to combat major agricultural industry and farming. It is on our plate, literally every day. Instead of eating our way to extinction, we can feed our-selves and our hearts with local food and community. Local food practice is so much more than the product, I have found, [though the product usually exceeds expectation]. It is about community, friendship, family, partnership, growth and sustainability. For me it is about home.


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“What’s happening right now is that we’re working in the Eastsound area and we need at least 30 businesses to say ‘Yes,’” he said. “Once that happens, the project can get underway and service would be available within the year.”

Mary Clure, president of the Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce, said the chamber has endorsed the project.

“This is such an opportunity,” Clure said. “It’s being subsi-dized to keep the cost down and it’s so important for businesses to get connected.”

If the project is successful in Eastsound, then the business district of Friday Harbor will be next, followed by Lopez Island.

Burke said he’s available to answer questions at 360-375-7050.“It’s easy for people to say that we’ve chosen to live on an

island and just have to deal with slow internet,” he said. “But we have many important businesses and even home businesses that operate here. We contribute to the economy and we need to have the best possible service we can.”

And, he added, with high speed internet emergency com-munications in the event of a disaster or accidents will improve greatly.

For more go to www.rockisland.com. expected to increase about 3.1 percent with the high speed

internet connection. So for the typical island home valved at $425,000, the increase in value is $12,000 to $13,000 or double what the investment is.

And to help with the cost, Rock Island has an incentive of $1,500 per home investment toward the overall building cost. This can be applied to either the middle mile or the last mile costs. The company suggests getting the neighborhood to come

together and commit to the middle mile and then applying the $1,500 to each individual home that is participating for the last mile connection. Participants can also decide to get a $20 a month discount to their services, rather than a lump sum.

But, Burke said, this is only available if each property owner signs on now, not at a later date. He also said Islanders Bank has created a loan program to help local residents afford the start up costs.

Burke stressed how important it is for business owners to be a part of the program.

“What’s happening right now is that we’re working in the Eastsound area and we need at least 30 businesses to say ‘Yes,’” he said. “Once that happens, the project can get underway and service would be available within the year.”

Mary Clure, president of the Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce, said the chamber has endorsed the project.

“This is such an opportunity,” Clure said. “It’s being subsi-dized to keep the cost down and it’s so important for businesses to get connected.”

If the project is successful in Eastsound, then the business district of Friday Harbor will be next, followed by Lopez Island.

Burke said he’s available to answer questions at 360-375-7050.“It’s easy for people to say that we’ve chosen to live on an

island and just have to deal with slow internet,” he said. “But we have many important businesses and even home businesses that operate here. We contribute to the economy and we need to have the best possible service we can.”

And, he added, with high speed internet emergency com-munications in the event of a disaster or accidents will improve greatly.

For more go to www.rockisland.com.

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Removal of toxic creosote structures from the waters of the county will start Jan. 13, and the barge -based work is expected to take about 10 days.

Numerous unnecessary or derelict creosote pilings, docks and boathouses will be removed, through a partner-ship effort of the Washington Department of Natural Resources and Friends of the San Juans, with funding pro-vided by the Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board. Multiple removal sites are located in Fisherman Bay on Lopez, with additional removal sites on Shaw and Henry Islands.

“Along with the water quality impacts of the treated wood, many of the outdated structures being removed are also currently shading the marine environment, limit-ing the growth of submerged aquatic vegetation such as eelgrass that provides impor-tant habitat for a wide range

of species, including juvenile fish,” notes Tina Whitman, FRIENDS’ Science Director.

Creosote-treated wood was commonly used in marine structures throughout the Salish Sea for more than a century during a period of rapid development and indus-trial expansion.

Like other chemical com-pounds that were innovations in their time, creosote was broadly used without knowl-edge of its long-term conse-quences. It is now known that creosote contains more than 50 carcinogens and is toxic to marine fish and other wildlife.

“The Washington State DNR has been partnering with local groups, govern-ments, and private property owners to remove treated wood located on public and private property throughout the Salish Sea since 2004. We look forward to complet-ing this current project with FRIENDS of the San Juans and San Juan County citizens

to restore and protect beaches and tidelands from the con-tinuing negative effects of creosote-treated wood in the marine environment,” said Christopher Robertson, North Sound DNR Restoration man-ager.

In addition to the in-water removals happening right now, DNR Aquatics Restoration team and the

Washington Conservation Corps have manually removed 350,000 pounds of creosote and other debris from beach-es throughout the San Juans in the San Juans in 2014 and 2015 and work will continue in 2016. To report locations of beached creosote logs for future removal, please contact Friends of the San Juans at 360-378-2319.

by Jackie WolfSpecial to Weekly

As of 2015, IOSA has field-tested all of the 59 Geographic Response Plans in SJ County (bays where protection strate-gies are called for by regulatory agencies). Protection strate-gies for high priority & most challenging bays have been field-tested by IOSA 4-8 times, with improvements that build on what we learned from the weather & current the time before.

These bays include: Fisherman Bay (8), Mud & Hunter Bay (6), Westcott Bay (6), False Bay (4) and Prevost

It was nearly 30 years ago when residents of the San Juan Islands faced the reality of oil washing ashore on the west side of San Juan Island, as well as a long wait before oil responders and equipment could arrive from the main-land to begin the clean-up. It was from a source never found … and it was the cata-lyst for island folks to set in motion the steps that would lead to our very own commu-nity-based, non-profit oil spill response organization.

Islands’ Oil Spill Association began responding to local spills in 1987 and since that time, we have been called for over 600 reports. Trained and certified IOSA respond-ers have worked on more than 120 clean-ups, contain-ments or wildlife responses. Many of the remaining calls required IOSA responders to do an on-site assessment and most were for small incidents that were resolved quickly by vessel operators, marina per-sonnel, etc. or were for a sub-stance, often an algae bloom, that turned out to not be a petroleum product or anything that required intervention.

We have continued to work on enhancing the vari-ous aspects of preparation for both large and small oil spills, including equipment improvement & replacement, responder training for existing responders and new recruits and, of course, finding the funds to allow us to do the

best work we can do. Because of the possibil-

ity of increased tanker traffic within just a few years, we have recently focused a lot on all aspects of protecting the western parts of the San Juan Islands, such as the waters and shorelines of west Orcas, west San Juan and Stuart Island.

We’ve held drills in bays on the west side of San Juan Island, and on Stuart Island, IOSA has done a number of drills in both Reid and Prevost Harbors over the years. The latest one in April 2015 gave us the opportunity to improve substantially in the effective-ness of the boom deployment strategy, shore attachment locations and positioning.

For Orcas Island’s west side, we held an open-water oil collection drill in President’s Channel, complete with an oil skimmer for recovery and boom deployment for contain-ment. Crew members then went to shore near Camp Orkila to practice with shore-line oil collection gear and techniques. Good photos of all these activities can be found on our website at: www.iosa-online.org.

IOSA has spill response equipment in many locations throughout the islands, with 13,900’ of boom stationed on trailers, spill response ves-sels and in secure locations near the water on land, such as Sucia Island, where it can be accessed and pulled down to the water quickly, then attached to a vessel and hauled out to begin work!

We continue to provide free training classes and drills sev-eral times a year, as refresher classes for our current con-tainment and/or oiled bird responders and to train new island residents who want to help in the event of an oil spill affecting any part of the San Juan Islands.

In part two of this article next week, we will tell you about the many ways you can help support IOSA. Please contact us at [email protected] for training oppor-tunities or other questions.


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:

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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).

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Contributed photo/ Friends of the San JuansOne of the toxic structures to be removed beginning Jan. 13.

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Council holds SMP meetings

The San Juan County Council held special meetings on Lopez, San Juan and Orcas last week about the Shoreline Master Program after a num-ber of islanders asked for more time for public input and better explanations of the changes.

The SMP is a required docu-ment under the state Shoreline Management Act, adopted in Washington in 1972. The SMP is important to the San Juans’ 400 miles of coastline, as it dictates what sort of develop-ment is allowed, protects sensi-tive areas and promotes public access to the shore.

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

Councilman Jamie Stephens began the meetings by explain-ing that an updated SMP is required every seven years, and it has been 17 since the last update.

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 releasing their proposed draft of the regulations.

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 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 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 des-ignations.

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

Questions submitted to council were, ranging from definitions of zone designa-tions to how the plan affects the ecology of the shoreline. Planning Manager and Deputy Director Linda Kuller was also present to answer questions. After council read the submit-ted questions they turned to audience questions.

Though council took the audience’s questions into con-sideration, 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 said once the plan is agreed upon, it will go to the state ecological department for review.

“Once we get all done, it’ll be a lot simpler,” said Kuller.

by Kari KoskiSpecial to the Weekly

Three Energy Pie Socials were held recently on San Juan, Orcas and Lopez Islands, sponsored by Islands Energy, San Juan Islands Conservation District, and OPALCO.

Islanders were treated to fun and informative pie socials featuring delicious locally baked pies, short presentations, and commu-nity discussions on how we can take charge of our own energy use.

Each event drew an engaged and enthusiastic audience ready to make the switch to decarbonize their energy and share what they have already done to be more energy efficient with their friends and neighbors. Presenters talked about why it makes good ‘carbon sense’ to switch our fuels systems to electric, includ-ing the benefits of switch-ing home heating systems to electric heat pumps and the benefits of electric cars in the islands. Other talks focused on how to be ener-

gy wise by using tools such as OPtALCO’s SmartHub tool; signing up for home energy audits; and rebates and low-interest financing options to get started on home energy efficiency projects. Examples of doable renewable energy options for island homes were also provided.

Many attendees left with energy smart giveaways such as kilowatt meters, smart power strips and win-ter weatherization materials. Everyone came away with ideas on how to improve their own home systems or buy an electric vehicle. A few lucky winners walked away with cash vouchers to help them get started or finish up an energy efficien-cy home project. At each social, attendees entered a raffle to win one prize of $1,000 and two prizes of $500 each for home ener-gy efficiency upgrades or win one of ten free Energy Snapshot Home Energy Audit prizes.

San Juan Island resident Alison Longley received

$500 and says she’s think-ing of using the prize money towards solar roof panels or possibly toward a heat pump system for her future “not too big, green home.” David Bill, of Lopez Island, plans to use his $1,000 to make their farm more energy efficient, “Honestly, getting our various aspects of the farm more energy efficient and less carbon intensive is perhaps our top priority here.”

Orcas Islanders Phil and Marta Branch have already had the Community Energy Challenge program do a complete home energy audit and they have con-tracted with Sage Building Solutions of Lopez Island to install a heat pump to replace their 55-year-old oil furnace, and to weath-erize the house by insulat-ing the attic and floor, seal-ing air leaks in the house and installing a high-tech Panasonic exhaust fan to provide outside air. They will use their $1,000 prize to help complete this big home upgrade project. Other win-ners said they will use their winnings to winterize the windows and rafter storage areas or maybe towards an energy efficient appliance to replace an older one.

In addition to the raffle prizes, islanders interested in taking the leap to pur-chase an all electric vehicle were able to take home vouchers worth $1,000 off towards a new 2016 Nissan Leaf. The San Juan Islands Conservation District recently purchased a 2013 Nissan Leaf to use for proj-ect site visits and attending meetings throughout the islands.

The Energy Pie Socials were just one of many events held in 2015 that engaged the islands com-munity in energy efficiency opportunities in the county. San Juan County is a chal-lenger in the Georgetown University Energy Prize competition for $5 million to support local energy effi-ciency efforts. “If we win, we get to use this money towards some energy pro-gram that we really, really want,” says Kari Koski, the Islands Energy Liaison.


LOPEZ ISLANDCHRIST THE KING COMMUNITY CHURCH, There’s

Always a Place for You! CTK gathers at 10:00 a.m. in the

school multi-purpose room at 86 School Road. Come as

you are! More info at www.ctkonline.com/lopez. Email:

[email protected] Phone: 888-421-4CTK ext. 819.

GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, welcomes

you to worship with us on Sundays at 10:00

a.m. Fisherman Bay Road at Sunset Lane.

468-3477. Everyone welcome!

COMMUNITY CHURCH, Please join us Sun. mornings.

Adult Bible study, 9:30. Worship Service, 10:30. Nursery (birth-

3 yrs) and Jr. Church (4-12 yrs) provided during worship service.

Small groups meet throughout the week. 91 Lopez Rd., in the

village. Pastor Jeff Smith 468-3877. www.ourlicc.org.

LUTHERAN CHURCH IN THE SAN JUANS (ELCA)

Please join us for worship and children’s Sunday School at

9:00 a.m. in Center Church on Davis Bay Road. Also in

Friday Harbor at 11:00 a.m. in St. David’s and in Eastsound

at 1:15 p.m. in Emmanuel. Pastor Beth Purdum, 370-0023.

ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH Come worship

with us at Center Church on Davis Bay Rd. We welcome

you to join us for Mass at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday starting

January 2nd. Call 378-2910 for Mass times on San Juan

and Orcas Islands.

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NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT Orcas Power & Light Cooperative is the recipient of Federal financial assistance from the

Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency of the US Department 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 Agriculture.

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 Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/com-plaint_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 Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at [email protected].

The person responsible for coordinating this organization’s nondiscrimination compliance efforts is Foster Hildreth, General Manager.

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Alternative view on Immigration

In light of a festering issue highlighted by a recent essay in this paper I have questions: how many refugees/immigrants is Lopez able to take in with-out furthering the existing hardships? Is it not already difficult for many residents to find employment, afford-able housing and foodstuffs? What about the environmen-tal costs, we say we care so much about, needed to extract even more resources

to help others increase their carbon footprint? How can we hope to deal with Climate Change when we promote raising our country’s out-sized CO² by adding more people? The impression we get is that there is always an underlying theme of self-pro-moting, exploitation behind the rhetoric of “helping oth-ers.” Because of this I get a message that many care more about outsiders than their own community.

This country has the most open immigration policy in the world. It has gotten to the point that our numbers

are excessive and some two thirds of our population growth (over three million per year) come directly or indirectly from immigration. I suspect many look the other way when it comes to certi-fying their employee’s legal status. The obvious result is a rampant ID theft prob-lem. There exists a system, E-verify, that one can use to insure the legality of their workers. Unfortunately, many, especially corpora-tions are against this as it will hurt their bottom line. The antidote to hate and xenophobia is not love but reason. There exists an organization, NumbersUSA that seek to add a reasoned approach to this issue. A recent video can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPjzfGChGlE. This is a complex issue and needs far more than the polarized rhetoric that has, so far, been presented

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ObituaryBarbara E PorterDecember 26, 2015

Barbara Porter, 82, a long time res-ident of Burlington and Lopez Island, Washington died Saturday the 26th of December 2015 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Barbara lost her long courageous strug-gle and twelve year battle with cancer. It was only through her unwavering faith and continuous optimism that she was able to continue, without complaint, her many complications and treatments. She was a compassionate nurse, wife, mother and grandmother and a friend to all. She will be forever missed and will remain unforgettable in our hearts.

Barbara was born in 1933 in Bellingham, Washington and graduated from Bellingham High School in 1951. She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Public Health Degree from the University of Wash. in 1956.

On October 29, 1955 she married Robert Porter and they began a long and memorable sixty year marriage that was celebrated just recently with her family at Turtle Bay, Oahu, Hawaii. After her graduation from the U of W she joined her husband in Killeen, Texas where he was stationed with the U.S. Army Joint Forces Special Weapons Project at Gray Air Force Base. Barbara began her nursing career at Killeen General Hospital. After her husband was dis-charged they moved to Monroe, Wash. where she worked as a Public Health Nurse for the Snohomish County Health Department. In 1959 they moved to Burlington, Wash. and she continued her career as a school nurse with the Burlington-Edison School District.

The birth of two daughters began a few years as a stay at home mom. When she returned to nursing she was employed by the Skagit County Health Department and later as a school nurse for the LaConner, Conway and Mount Vernon school districts.

Barbara was an active competitive sports and outdoor enthusiast and always adventurous. She enjoyed ski-ing, camping, golf, gardening, fishing,

boating in the San Juan Islands and her family. She was actively involved with Hospice on Lopez Island and was a long time member of the Lopez Island Golf Club and a volunteer with the San Juan County Land Bank. She attended the Lopez Island Community Church and was a member of the Allen Blanchard United Methodist Church.

She is survived by her husband Bob Porter and daughter Karla Jones and husband Kenneth of Anchorage, Alaska. Karen Yang and husband Russell of Honolulu, Hawaii. Grandchildren Daniel Jones, Abby Yang, Alex Yang and Andrew Yang. Niece Kelly Sooter and nephews Will Osbrink, Kevin Larson and Craig Larson.

Barbara was preceded in death by her parents Arthur and Eva Larson, brother Howard Larson, sister Shirley Osbrink, grand daughter Emily Lynn Jones, niece Kristie Osbrink and neph-ew Kenny Larson.

A graveside service will be held later this spring for family and friends in Seattle at Mount Pleasant Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Barbara’s name may be given to:

National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases Association, 2001 Beacon St. #104, Brighton, MA 02135 or Hospice of Lopez Island, P.O. Box 747, Lopez Island, WA 98261 or Lopez Island Community Church Elder Fund, 191 Lopez Road, Lopez Island, WA 98261

Lopez Island Fire and EMS is looking for adult and high student volunteer firefight-ers. Every day your volunteer firefighters drop whatever they’re doing, leave home or work, and respond to someone in need. Whether performing CPR, fighting a wildfire or setting up the landing zone for a helicopter; the Lopez family of firefighters stands ready to help your family.

Why do they do it?Firefighter/EMT Amy Studzienko shares

her insights, “Being a Firefighter and EMT is beautiful, fun, altruistic, empowering, physi-cal and overall quite wacky. The skills I’ve

learned have empowered me to save lives and property or at the very least help folks out. I feel as though my training has given me the confidence to just jump right in and help out, whether I’m on call or not. I love my team, and the work we do in the community.”

Student Firefighter Edwin Kramer said of his service “When you’re finished you will have the confidence to overcome any obstacle.”

Lieutenant Pamela Pauly describes her vol-unteer EMT experience like this, “It reminds you of what’s important. You’re having a bad day, you go on a call, and then suddenly you realize what’s really important. That’s what I love about it.”

Emalie Hobi, student firefighter and EMS, summed up the team support she receives in the program, “I wanted to find a way to help out in my community and I found firefighting and student EMS. I fell in love with it. All the support and love I receive from my team has really made up my mind that the medical field is something I will purse as my future career.”

This opportunity to serve is open to all com-munity members. Anyone interested in volun-teering please attend an informational meeting on Thursday, Jan. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Village Station. Or contact Lopez Island Fire and EMS: 468-2991.

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