by COLLEEN SMITH ARMSTRONGEditor/Publisher

The Orcas Island Community Foundation is celebrating 20 years of cultivating a culture of giving.

Donors, nonprofit representatives and community members gathered to hear about OICF’s accomplishments during its annual report to the community on Sept. 10 in the Oddfellows Hall.

That first year, in 1995, the organization had $235,000 in net assets and the first grant dis-tribution totaled $9,500. In 2015, the net assets have reached $13 million and grant distribu-tion was $1.2 million. There are currently 111 nonprofits on Orcas Island.

“What we started 20 years ago began with trust,” said Board President Janet Brownell.

OICF’s mission is to foster philanthropy to

enhance and preserve the quality of life on Orcas Island. All donations are specifically directed to benefit the charitable needs of the island.

For the second year, OICF has received national recognition for its philanthropic work. According to CF Insights, a national foun-dation research organization, the organiza-tion ranked number six in the U.S. for “Gifts per Capita,” and number 19 for “Most Active

Grantmakers.” CF Insights surveyed 280 com-munity foundations throughout the country.

The organization recently received a grant for a community indicators project to study the overall health of the community.

“Our goal is to continue to be the bridge,” said Executive Director Hilary Canty. “I am looking forward to the next 20 years. It gives me goose bumps.”

Lisa Byers, executive director of OPAL Community Land Trust, was guest speaker during the annual report.

“OICF is a conduit for making this commu-

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Before moving to the San Juans, Greg Lange described himself as an endurance junkie. His vices were marathons, extreme skiing, intense hikes and basically “any-thing that had to do with endur-ance.” So it’s fitting that he got into working with draft horses, which

requires an immense amount of strength and fortitude.

“They’re just big power athletes, is what they are,” said Lange, who previously worked as a health-care administrator, as he ran his hand along Sonny’s back, ending with a pat. Sonny, the six foot tall, 2,000 pound American Belgian draft horse stands quietly, brush-ing his head against the pine tree

and sighing occasionally. Sonny’s daughter Toots, a half Belgian and half Clydesdale, stands next to him calmly, her dark mane warm in the August sun.

“It’s always a good thing when they sigh, it means they don’t have any anxiety and the world’s a pleasant place,” Lange said..

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Anna V. Smith/Staff photoAbove: Greg Lange holds his hand against Sonny’s hoof to illustrate its size. Sonny is six feet tall and 2,000 pounds.

Captain rescues distressed diver

by CALI BAGBYJournal editor

A whale watching vessel cap-tain responded to a call for help near Orcas Island last week, beg-ging the question, what does it mean to be surrounded by water when disaster strikes?

“We want to take care of our citizens,“ said Bryce Hamilton, who operates boats for Outer Island Excursions.

He is a unique asset to the island because he is also a fire-fighter and paramedic. So when the call to the Coast Guard came down the line on the afternoon of Sept. 6 about a scuba diver in respiratory distress 500 feet off Raccoon Point located on the northwest side of Orcas Island, Hamilton knew he could help.

He was in a nearby location off of Port Lawrence manning the Blackfish Express as it returned from a whale watching tour. Hamilton was on the closest boat to the diver so he told his pas-sengers that they would be taking a detour – one that could likely mean the difference between life and death.

“If the diver had the bends they could have died,” said Hamilton. “We let the customers know we

were going to utilize the boat to save a man’s life.”

Hamilton estimates that within few minutes they had the diver on their boat. Luckily, a nurse was onboard and volunteered to assist, allowing Hamilton to con-centrate on driving the Blackfish.

“He [the diver] was having trouble and coughing up blood,” Hamilton recalled.

In another five minutes, the Blackfish was at Brandt’s Landing, where an ambulance was wait-ing to transport the patient to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Hamilton said the diver is now in a stable condition.

This is not the first time the whale watching boat has assisted in a medical emergency. Three weeks ago a person on the remote Patos Island went into anaphy-lactic shock after being stung by a bee. Hamilton said that in that instance they loaded their tour clients off the boat and members from OIFR boarded the vessel to respond to the situation.

Acting Fire Chief Miklos Preysz said while Orcas Island

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A barge arrived on Brown Island to unload heavy equipment, and the removal of a large rock bulkhead along three adjacent resi-dential waterfront proper-ties was finally underway.

“It all started a few years ago when I saw a newslet-ter from Friends of the San Juans on armoring and how it can degrade the beach, which was a huge shock to me. That’s when we decided to see what we could do to improve our beach,” said

Mariluz Villa, one of the participating property own-ers.

The armor removal proj-ect, coordinated by Friends of the San Juans, will unbury the upper beach, providing more usable space for prop-erty owners as well as the wildlife such as forage fish and juvenile salmon that depend on intact shoreline habitats.

“In San Juan County, there are hundreds of unnecessary structures like

this one, placed in areas with low natural erosion rates. Hard structures not only have direct habitat impacts but also interrupt or change the actual pro-cesses that are essential to maintaining our beaches” said Jim Johannessen, prin-cipal at Coastal Geologic Services and the restoration project designer.

Over the next week local contractor Carson Sprenger and his Orcas Island based team at Rain Shadow Consulting will remove 175 cubic yards of rock from the project site, working carefully to retain existing trees and shrubs. Following bulkhead removal, the upper beach will be nour-ished with sand and small gravel.

Native plants includ-ing Dune Grass, Nootka rose, Oceanspray and Snowberry will be planted by Barry Bartmasser of Naturescapes Landscaping. Project funding was pro-vided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Puget Sound Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program, par-ticipating property owners and Friends members.

For more information, visit www.sanjuans.org or call 378-2319.

Project improves beach

Are you an artist who likes working with children? Then the Orcas Island Education Foundation is looking for you. Art for Orcas Kids, also known as A-OK, is a program under OIEF. It provides local artists to work with students in the elementary and middle schools.

The goal of A-OK is to inspire students and help them bring the visual arts to life through age-appropriate lessons and projects. Classes are once a week, over two eight-week sessions. The culminating event for the creative experiences presented during this 16-week period is an art show in May displayed at the Orcas Center.

This special opportunity to work with real artists and create artistic works of their own can truly be transformative in the life of a child. The artists are paid a stipend and have a budget for materials.

If you are interested in joining the roster of “A-OK” artists, fill out the short application available at http://oief.org Completed applications can be returned to info@oief.org. For more information about the program, contact Geri Turnoy at: davidgeri@centurylink.net.

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Captain Pete of Puget SoundWhen fiction becomes fact!

By: CLARK MCABEEDirector, Orcas Island Historical Museum

Continuing our summer exhibit theme of “� e Smuggler’s Blues-� e Illegal, Illicit & Immoral on the Salish Sea” we look at an early � ctional e� ort written about the San Juans. Captain Pete of Puget Sound, published in 1909, was writ-ten by James Cooper Wheeler a� er he le� our region in the 1890s. Mr. Wheeler is notable for founding the San Juan Islander newspaper and a headline for the Friday, June 18th, 1909 edition reads: � e Islander’s Founder Here. It is worth reprinting the article in its entirety here. Mr. and Mrs. James Cooper Wheeler, of New York City, arrived on the Rosalie from Seattle Wednesday to spend a few days visiting old friends of Mr. Wheeler in this county. Mr. Wheeler is a talented journalist and magazine writer who was quite well known on the Sound twenty years ago. He came here from Port Townsend in January 1891 and with the backing of the business men established the Islander, which he edited and published for about two years. He is now connected with the New York Evening Post and also writes much for east-ern magazines, his articles being illustrated with photographs of his own taking. One of his books, written some time a� er he le� here, is entitled, “Capt. Pete, of Puget Sound.” � e scene is laid in this county and the story relates to smuggling operations of twenty years ago. “Capt. Pete” was Peter Graignic, for many years a resident of Wal-dron Island, who died about 10 years ago. Another of Mr. Wheeler’s stories is called “Capt. Pete, of Courtesan.” Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler will return to Seattle tomorrow

and leave there on the 23rd for Alaska, in-tending to go as far north as Nome.

What is so intrigu-ing about the book “Capt. Pete of Puget Sound” is that “Pete”, the book’s protagonist, is the 14 year old son of French � sherman Edward Graignic and his Native American wife as the story unfolds. Cooper wrote the tale as a young man’s adventure novel, ca. 1890. Captain Pete Graignic has a � shing boat named the TYEE and resides on Waldron Island. Pete sails all over our region and regu-larly visits local landmarks including Friday Harbor where he sells salmon. He works with Port Townsend U.S. Custom agents to break up a smuggling ring. Captain Pete’s actions are critical to put-ting “Smuggler Kelly” in prison, and he becomes a rich young man and local hero in the process. Reading like a historical novel the prose seems entirely appropri-ate for the period but also includes words and phrases that we would � nd racist today. Less than 20 years a� er “Captain Pete” was published, the real life Prosper Graignic of Waldron Island was reputed to be one of Roy Olmstead’s top rum run-ning captains in a twist of historical irony. � e book is fairly rare but worth � nding on the antiquarian market.

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

Sept. 2• A San Juan Island deputy

made contact with the Brickworks manager who reported unknown persons removed money from the sculpture donation pig in front of the building.

• Deputies contacted a want-ed subject in Eastsound. He was placed under arrest for his war-rants and transported to the Friday Harbor jail facility.

• A deputy received a report of an injury from a boat accident at Jensen’s Marina, where a pas-senger on board the vessel fell while the boat was underway. The victim was transported to the hos-pital for treatment.

Sept. 3• A subject was found in a

drinking establishment on Orcas with “no alcohol” provisions on his probation.

• A Lopez deputy was dis-patched to a harassment com-plaint. The suspect was located and was criminally trespassing on the victim’s property.

Sept. 4Marine patrol deputies respond-

ed to the area of Sucia Island at the request of the U.S. Coast Guard in efforts to locate a dinghy reported adrift in the area, with a person possibly in the water. The din-ghy was located by a recreational boater who turned it over to the Coast Guard.

• Deputies responded to a reported suspicious circumstance in which a vessel docked on a pri-vate beach on Orcas and unknown persons walked around the prop-erty. The subjects fled the scene before officers could make con-tact.

Sept. 5• An unknown person ran off

the roadway at Turn Point Road on San Juan Island and struck an

OPALCO trans-closure. Damage caused nearby residents to be without power for a short time.

• The Sheriff ’s Office was advised that a patient from an assisted living facility in Friday Harbor had walked away. A dep-uty located the patient a short time later at a local hotel.

• An employee of a Lopez Island business felt uncomfortable with the repeated unwelcome atten-tion of a customer. The employee called her dad who had a conver-sation with the man, insisting he leave his daughter alone.

• A Lopez Island man report-ed an attempted burglary of his garage. The intruder did not gain entry, damage was minimal and no property was taken.

• A Friday Harbor citizen reported his identity was being used in Chicago to pay for DIRECTV.

• A deputy in Friday Harbor contacted a person who had a warrant out for his arrest for use of drug paraphernalia. The person was arrested and was booked into the jail.

• A Lopez deputy was dis-

patched to a boating collision that had occurred earlier in the after-noon. The involved parties were involved in an argument over a crab pot, and the boats made con-tact, resulting in damage to one.

Sept. 6• Damage was reported to mail-

boxes on Terrace Drive in Friday Harbor. There were no witnesses or suspect information. A piece of a bumper, grey in color, was left near the mailboxes.

• A Lopez Island deputy was called on a child custody issue involving a 16-year-old.

• A deputy in Friday Harbor received a report of a hit and run. A black BMW backed into the victim and left the scene. The suspect’s vehicle was not located.

• A deputy in Friday Harbor received a report of a theft of some wood in the 1200 block of Argyle Ave.

• A Lopez deputy responded to a report of a bicycle left on prop-erty in the village. The bicycle was collected for safekeeping.

Sept. 7• The Sheriff ’s Office was called

in reference to a harassing note

left on the reporting party’s vehi-cle. The note used profanity and was left while the vehicle was in a local park’s lot.

• A deputy made a traffic stop at an Eastsound gas station. The driver was recognized and con-firmed to have a suspended driv-ers license. The driver was issued a criminal citation with a promise to appear in court.

Sept. 8• A Lopez Deputy responded

to a residential burglar alarm. It was determined that the alarm was unintentionally activated by a homeowner.

• A Lopez deputy responded to a dog at large. The dog was located and returned to its owner. There did not appear to be any evidence that the dog owner was negligent.

• A hit and run reportedly occurred in the parking area of Jakle’s Lagoon on San Juan Island.

• Orcas deputies were dis-patched to a single vehicle colli-sion in Eastsound. The driver was released by medical personnel on scene and the vehicle was towed by the owner.

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Fire and Rescue has no for-mal contracts with private or commercial boats, whale watching boat operators like Outer Island have been relied on in emergency situ-ations.

When it comes to who responds to emergencies on the Salish Sea, Preysz says “time is of the essence.”

The U.S. Coast Guard, San Juan Ferry and Barge, Camp Orkila’s vessel, the Canadian Coast Guard’s hovercraft and the San Juan County Sheriff ’s boat are also resources for water rescue. Preysz has even used his own boat in times of trouble, like when Downriggers Restaurant in Friday Harbor burned down several years ago. He estimates that each year they get 12 to 22 incidents called in from the water or

outer islands.Living on the islands can

make for idyllic conditions, but the marine environ-ment often complicates matters when accidents occur.

“Sometimes people for-get what it means to be surrounded by water,” said Hamilton.

Orcas Fire works with Canadian Coast Guard

The Canadian Coast Guard received a distress call from a sailboat off the northwest shore of Patos Island on Sept. 10 at 2 p.m.. The report given stated an 89-year-old male was suf-fering from an acute onset of stroke-like symptoms. The Canadian Coast Guard responded in their hover-craft with BC Ambulance and evaluated the patient. They made the decision to

transport. The Canadian Coast Guard then decid-ed to make contact with San Juan County Sheriff ’s Dispatch Center to inquire about the closest medical facility.

The dispatcher instructed them to land on the north shore of Orcas Island next to Brandt’s Landing. Orcas Fire and Rescye crews were dispatched and responded for a patient care trans-fer. The OIFR paramedic and EMTs evaluated the patient and found him to be asymptomatic. Through a phone consultation with Dr. Sullivan, it was deter-

mined the patient was sta-ble and could be released from care.

He returned to his sail boat to join his family and friends.

With the help of Outer Island Excursions the patient was transported back to his sailboat to join the rest of his family and friends.

Contributed photoRight: The Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft landing on the north shore of Orcas Island on Sept. 10.

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Drive safely during dark winter nights ‘When I Say I’m An

Islander’A poem dedicated to the wonder-

ful Orcas Island community.

When I say I’m an islander, I mean more than where I dwell

Questions come up from main-landers, “On an island what do they even sell”

Questions like, “Do you have a grocery store anyway?”

“Yes, the Island Market, it’s just not open on Sundays”

Some remark, “You have to take a two-hour ferry boat to shop?!”

“Yes, and we don’t have any lights telling us when to stop?”

When I say I’m an islander I’m more than somebody surrounded by water

Every adult treats every child like their son or their daughter

When I play on the sports field, teachers and babies and grandpar-ents cheer my name

When they are acting in com-munity theatre, I do just the same

I was raised by a diverse, won-derful island population

That will greet me by name every time I visit one of the two gas stations

When I say I’m an islander I am a young man bred by the sea

When I say I’m an islander I was raised to not always think about me

When I say I’m an islander it’s the little things that make us who we are

From the nature lovers to the retired professionals, we are all a bit bizarre

When I say I’m an islander I state it with pride

because I know, in my heart, it’ll always be where I reside.

Roo SmithOrcas Island

Editor’s Note: Island Market is open on Sundays.

A magnificent building needs a good name

To all present and former stu-dents, teachers and staff of Orcas Island schools:

In 1956 the Orcas Island School District began making plans for a new gymnasium to replace the aging gym at the school. The wood-frame schoolhouse had been replaced by the brick building a few years earlier. Now it was time to take down the old gym and build a new one. The Orcas Island com-munity approved the bond to build a new gymnasium at the annual school election on March 13, 1956.

Plans were made for a gymna-sium with plenty of seating for spectators at basketball games, a stage for events with backstage preparation rooms and spacious shower and locker rooms. A public dedication was held for the com-pleted building in October of 1957. The Gothic-arch roof, also known as a rainbow roof style chosen for the new gym, supported by curved laminated beams, amazed and delighted the community.

The population of Orcas increased over the years and the brick school building could no longer accommodate grades one through 12, so a new high-school was built along with a new gym for the upper level students. And that was when our beautiful gym became the “Old Gym.”

As our school continues to improve its facilities with the cur-rent remodeling of the middle school/library/cafeteria, this might

be the time to think about giving our beloved gymnasium a memo-rable name.

Let’s take some time to come up with a suitable name for our nearly 60-year-old gym, which may now be “old” in one sense, but is still in great condition as it serves the needs of our community. Of course, the gym could simply be named for the grade levels that use it, but there are likely some great ideas out there among the mem-bers of our well-educated, creative community.

Betty Jean RodenbergerClass of 1965

OFC thanks United WayUnited Way of San Juan County

graciously awarded a grant to Orcas Family Connections in their 2015 grant cycle. This grant allowed us continue to support families and individuals on Orcas with critical needs such as rental assis-tance, help with health insurance, resource referral, case management and more. We are thankful to the United Way of SJC for recog-nizing this vital community need, and for helping us maintain our level service. The United Way of SJC supports more than 20 local island programs that would oth-erwise not be as successful. We all benefit from United Way’s ability to bridge resources with our com-munities most critical needs. To learn more about the United Way of San Juan County, or to make a donation, visit their website at

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Driving on our rural roads has unique dangers – like deer waiting to leap in front of you and bicycle riders weaving into traffic.

So don’t make it harder on yourself by practicing bad driv-ing habits – like going too fast down winding, narrow island roads. It is also unwise to drive too slowly. Driving significantly under the speed limit can cause those behind you to slam on their brakes, tailgate or pass you. Of course, if it’s pour-ing rain, icy out or the roads are covered in slush, going the speed limit might not be safe. With Daylight Savings around the corner, safe driving is even more important. The National Safety Council recom-mends the following tips for driving in the dark. • Have your headlights properly aimed. Mis-aimed head-lights blind other drivers and reduce your ability to see the road.• Avoid smoking when you drive. Smoke’s nicotine and carbon monoxide hamper night vision.• If there is any doubt, turn your headlights on. Lights will make it easier for other drivers to see you. Being seen is as important as seeing. Daylight running lights are only 60 percent power. At night, you need the full strength of the headlights as well as the tail and marker lights.• Reduce your speed and increase your following distances.• When following another vehicle, keep your headlights on low beam so you don’t blind the driver ahead of you.•Avoid glare from oncoming bright headlights by watching the right edge of the road and using it as a steering guide.And one final thought: please use your turn signals. Drivers not using their signals is something I see everyday on the island. Just because we live in a rural community doesn’t mean you can check safe driving habits at the door.

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Public meetingsThurs., Sept. 17Board of Fire Commission-ers, 5:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station.

Weds., Sept. 23• OPALCO Board of Direc-

tors, 8:45 a.m. in the East-sound OPALCO office.

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www.unitedway-sanjuan-county.org. OFC appreci-ates United Way’s continued support, as they appreciate yours. Thanks again United Way, for all that you do for Orcas Family Connections Resource Center and San Juan County.

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Funhouse thanks United Way

We would like to thank the United Way of San Juan County for generously supporting The Funhouse

Commons’ Mentor Program this year. United Way’s con-tribution is enabling us to extend the number of hours our program direc-tor devotes to running the mentor program, helping us better serve current men-tor matches as well as reach more youth in our com-munity needing this critical support.

The Funhouse Mentor Program connects Orcas Island youth with car-ing non-parental adults, through one-on-one, group, and project-based matches to promote affirming peer and adult relationships and positive youth development, such as gains in self-effica-cy, skill building, increased

positive health behaviors, and greater achievement in school. Currently 148 island children and teens from 103 families are benefiting from Funhouse mentor matches.

Thank you, United Way, for your continued support of the Funhouse Commons’ Mentor Program and for your dedication to mentor-ing as a form of prevention and positive youth develop-ment for Orcas Island chil-dren. Please support United Way for all it does for The Funhouse Commons, our community, and San Juan County.

Krista BoucheyFunhouse Commons

Executive Director

Thank you to the Orcas Lions

I’d like to publicly thank the Orcas Island Lions Club for their interest and care in maintaining a supply of rehab assistance equipment for the people of Orcas. This past year I’ve had need of several pieces. I know it’s been sanitized and adjusted for me and I’ve been advised how to use them. And I am not paying rent for their use.

Thank you “Lions” for community service.

Irene O’NeillOrcas Island

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The following was sub-mitted by the Orcas Island Library.

The Orcas Island Library Board of Trustees selected HKP Architects of Mt. Vernon for design work on the expansion project enti-tled “Books and Beyond: The Next Chapter.”

Contract negotiations with HKP are now under-way. The decision main-tains project momentum building towards a planned summer 2016 ground-breaking ceremony.

HKP’s mission statement reads, “Strength in form, restraint in solution and the use of durable materials.”

Based in nearby Mt. Vernon, the firm is familiar with Orcas. Most notably,

HKP designed the current library building, dedicated in 1993, as well as the recent Orcas Historical Museum addition.

“We’re delighted to announce the HKP deci-sion and are excited to wel-come them as partners to Books and Beyond: The Next Chapter,” said Library Board President Donna Riordan. “Their connec-tion to our existing build-ing, combined with a pas-sion for sustainable design, impressed our selection committee and made this important decision a clear choice for our board.”

The selection of HKP culminates a nearly month-long process managed by the library’s owner rep-resentative, Liz LeRoy.

Eight firms responded to the project’s Request for Qualifications, from which an architectural selection committee invited five to Orcas for interviews.

Although no Orcas archi-tects applied, David Kau of local firm StoltzKau served on the selection commit-tee, joining Phil Heikkinen, Donna Riordan, Margaret Payne and LeRoy.

HKP emerged as the leading candidate through this process and the library Board of Trustees voted unanimously to adopt the recommendation of the committee.

HKP’s presentation to the selection committee high-lighted fidelity with the existing building’s design while incorporating con-temporary sustainability features into a complemen-tary expansion footprint.

The committee was also impressed by HKP’s design portfolio, which revealed aesthetics very much in har-mony with Orcas Island’s rural, artistic character.

HKP Architects said it is “thrilled to have been cho-sen to assist with design of the library expansion and realization of ‘The Next Chapter’ for the library dis-trict and community.  This means so much to us; for our firm to be a part of the existing building design and to help create a sequel that will bring as much pride and enjoyment as the original. We look forward to a wonderful process and successful project.”

The community is invit-ed to Community Open House and Design Input meetings with HKP, Library Board members and staff. These meetings, open to

the public, will be held at the Library on:

• Tuesday, Sept. 22 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m.

• Tuesday, Oct. 6 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m.

Design work is now beginning, It is inspired by existing conceptual render-ings for the project. With your input, the Library expansion will serve today’s

community needs while setting the stage for tomor-row.

“The library expan-sion project is a jewel,” said Library Director Phil Heikkinen. “This is a great opportunity for us all to come together once again.”

For more information, contact Heikkinen at pheik-kinen@orcaslibrary.org.

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nity the kind we want it to be,” she said.

Byers talked about three projects that OPAL is cur-rently undertaking. Thirty rental apartments are slat-ed to go onto 3.7 acres on North Beach Road prop-erty across from Children’s House. The Edith Macefield house in Ballard (made famous in the animated film “Up”) may be donated to OPAL and brought up to the island – if enough funds can be raised. If not, the house could be demol-ished. Macefield refused a $1 million offer to buy her house, forcing developers to build around the home. So far, a total of $18,647 of a $205,000 goal has been raised.

“We’ve had a lot of nation-al press but we’ve learned that publicity doesn’t always

result in dollars,” Byers said. OPAL is also develop-

ing a “Community Loan Fund” that would pair indi-viduals looking to borrow money with private loans from community mem-bers. Byers said it’s already a common occurrence on the island, but having a non-profit as the intermediary is beneficial for everyone. The fund will make loans to creditworthy individuals and businesses who do not meet bank lending stan-dards. The loans will be for mortgages, equipment and small businesses. It may also offer a line of credit for local nonprofits. For more infor-mation, go to https://www.opalclt.org/in-the-works/loan-fund/.

Canty finished the meet-ing with a special toast to Bob Henigson, an island philanthropist who passed away this year.

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cultural students, 1:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Participants will learn how to identify the best performing organic varieties available for their local growing conditions.

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AlmanacTEMPERATURES, RAINFALL

LOPEZ High Low PrecipSept. 7 67 47 —Sept. 8 69 55 .02Sept. 9 70 53 —Sept. 10 74 50 —Sept. 11 73 54 —Sept. 12 72 53 —Sept. 13 67 50 —

Precip in Sept: 1.16” Precip in 2015: 12.89”Reported by Jack Giard, Bakerview Rd.

ORCAS High Low PrecipSept. 7 65 50 —Sept. 8 66 58 —

Sept. 9 68 54 —Sept. 10 70 51 —Sept. 11 74 54 —Sept. 12 73 54 —Sept.13 64 53 —

Precip in Sept: 1.46” Precip in 2015: 17.09”Reported by John Willis, Olga

Sunrise SunsetSept. 16 6:51 a.m. 7:22 p.m.Sept. 17 6:52 a.m. 7:19 p.m.Sept. 18 6:54 a.m. 7:17 p.m.Sept. 19 6:55 a.m. 7:15 p.m.Sept. 20 6:56 a.m. 7:13 p.m.Sept. 21 6:58 a.m. 7:11 p.m.Sept. 22 6:59 a.m. 7:09 p.m.

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by ANNA V. SMITHJournal reporter

The forest fires in Washington continue to burn, drawing international aid from firefighters and volunteers, including those from the San Juan Islands. Two firefighters from Orcas Island, and six from San Juan Island along with five Red Cross volunteers have joined the effort to contain the fires and help the affected residents.

Red Cross volunteer Allan Smith, 64, from Friday Harbor began Aug. 30 to assist the Colville Shelter, where he is helping people affected by the fires by listening to their stories, supplying food, maintaining shelter supplies, administration and looking after pets.

“There is really no normal day, one always carries one’s gear because you sel-dom end up where you started,” Smith said in an email. “As the fire behavior changes, one’s day gets re-ordered, even hour to hour. Red Cross days here are officially 12 hours but in reality we work til the work is done, office staff appear to never be unavailable round the clock.”

State of emergencyGov. Jay Inslee declared a State of

Emergency on June 26 and requested a federal Emergency Declaration Aug. 19 for 11 Washington counties, but resources and people have still been strapped due to the

sheer magnitude of the fires.Capt. Noel Monin, 41, of San Juan Island

Fire Rescue assisted in firefighting efforts from Aug. 12-28, first at Renner Canyon, and then the Stick Pin fire which was renamed the Kettle Complex as multiple fires merged together.

“We were strained for resources and per-sonnel on all levels,” Monin said. “From top position to bottom positions. It required a lot of flexibility and collaboration with the resources that were there to go above and beyond what was expected.”

Lt. Tad Lean, 47, of San Juan Fire Rescue said that they would ask for more person-nel or resources, but were never guaranteed to get them. Lean was also at the Kettle Complex, from Aug. 14-28.

Lean said he would wake up at 4:45 a.m., have breakfast, head to the daily briefing, and then head out to the line around 7 a.m., work on the line until around 7 p.m. and then return to camp. When working out on the line, Lean said the temperatures were high 70s to low 80s, and the smoke and ash hung like a heavy fog.

“We’re firefighters, it’s what we do,” Lean said. “I mean, for some strange reason fire-fighters like fire, we’re crazy. Everyone runs away from a burning building and we run towards it.”

Rich Harvey and Seth Ybarra of Orcas Island also assisted with the fires. Harvey, 33, is a volunteer firefighter lieutenant of

Orcas Island Fire and Rescue. He was at the Okanogan Complex for two weeks working as a timber faller and securing the areas after the initial flame fronts went through.

“The fire itself magnitude-wise was mas-sive — I’ve never been on something that big,” Harvey said. “But how you go about it doesn’t matter if it’s 5 acres or 5000 because everybody has their job and they do it.”

Harvey owns a logging company on the island, and while on the fire would target hazardous trees leftover from the fire and take them out before they were a danger. He also assisted in securing homes, digging the fire out and setting up a perimeter. Harvey said he was generally unfazed by the fires.

“It was a fire and I did what I was there to do and then I came back home. It’s the nor-mal day to day for me,” Harvey said. “The awesomeness of how big this landscape fire was something to think about but it didn’t impact how I went about the job.”

The Okanogan Complex has damaged or destroyed 120 buildings so far, and burned 132,634 acres as of Sept. 11 according to Incident Information System, updated daily by National Wildfire Coordinating Group.

Tragedy hitsLean and Monin were both in the field

when three firefighters were killed near Twisp Aug. 19, and a fourth taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for severe burns.

“The fire service is a big family, so even if you don’t know the people directly, you know people who know them,” Monin said. “Even in the case that it’s a remote incident, in another state or whatever else, it’s still a big impact because everyone in that indus-try knows what the job is, understands the risk involved, and it could be anybody. Yeah it really, definitely, that day that we heard about it, it was not a good day.”

Smith said that the firefighter’s deaths affected the area that he is working in as well. Though the work was demanding, Monin said there was also difficulty in leav-ing the fires.

“We want to stay until the job is complete, and a lot of times you don’t get to do that,” Monin said. “All that work that we do, you don’t get to see if it works, did the line hold? Did what we planned and implemented, did it work or was it a problem? There’s a lot of unknowns when you leave a fire.”

There are 11 large fires in Washington burning 889,684 acres as of Sept. 11, accord-ing to the National Interagency Fire Center, which gives daily updates. A large fire is defined as a fire more than 100 acres.

Monin and Lean said locals can help by volunteering on the island because more hands here means they can send more professionals out into the field. Monin also wanted to thank the communities and com-munity leaders for assisting firefighters with supplies and resources.

Local firefighters help battle Washington state blazes

Lange’s business is Draft Works Logging is located on San Juan Island at Talking Horse Farm off Roche Harbor Road. He moved here for the tight-knit com-munity with agricultural roots.

Though Lange is new to the island, draft horses are most certainly not. According to Kevin Loftus of the San Juan Island Historical Museum, draft horses were regularly used for heavy duty work on the island for plowing and log-ging.

A unique use for them was loading large glacial rocks in what was called a “stone boat,” or a metal sled, to clear lands for agricultur-al use. Loftus said the piles of removed glacial rocks can still be seen on the side of some fields, especially at American Camp where they’ve been specifically

preserved.“None of us here are more

than two or three genera-tions removed from having used these animals,” Lange said. “They’re such noble creatures, it’s hard not to get caught up in that.”

Lange contracts to small farmers and property own-ers to thin out, log, till and plow acreage with his draft horses. According to the United States Department

of Agriculture, using horses for logging leaves signifi-cantly less soil compaction, wildlife disturbance and leaf and tree growth damage than tractors and mecha-nized methods of removal.

Conrad Berthold is one such property owner with 28 forested acres off of Boundary Point Road and has Designated Forest Land, a program where landown-ers get reduced property tax

for meeting certain require-ments. One requirement is to have a forest manage-ment plan, which he got through services provided by the Conservation District after an 11 month wait list.

“Part of the plan involves what are the objectives of the homeowners. We want to conserve the forest as much as we can and leave a variety of ages and spe-cies of trees and so one of the ways to do that is to do a very selective harvest,” Berthold explained. “One of the things I began to realize was if you bring in a log-ging company with a lot of machinery, a lot of times the harvest is not as selective as you’d like it to be.”

According to the Assessor’s office, 13.5 per-cent of the county is in the Designated Forest Land program, a total of 14,813 acres. The county assesses parcels in a six-year cycle that starts again in 2017.

“It’s a program for grow-ing and harvesting trees,” said Bill Shanks, DFL administrator. “You can’t just be in the program and never do the last part con-cerning the harvest. And that’s not to say it has to be clear-cut, there’s certain management practices that are required to stay com-pliant in the program to continue to qualify for your land to get this discount.”

Shanks said that those in the DFL program can change their management plan as conditions on their property change. He added that if someone becomes ineligible, he’ll work with the property owner to ensure that they can be eli-gible again.

Berthold plans for the logging to begin in the fall, and estimates that the pro-cess will take two to three years, which he said is good for his situation, because it will provide more time to look at the process of log-ging. After cutting the cho-

sen logs, Lange brings in his horses to skid the log out. He balances on a small plat-form attached to the horses that allows him to guide the horses with soft pressure from the reins and guid-ing comments of “gee” and “haw.” The trees are cut up into about 30-foot lengths, which means that one tree can take multiple loads.

Berthold commented that many landowners with smaller forest properties would benefit from work-ing with draft horse logging for the reasons above, and said at some point after his operation begins he may let people observe the process and use his property as a type of demonstration for-est to let people see how alternatives to mechanized logging works.

For more information on involvement with the Designated Forestry Land program, call the County Assessor’s office 378-2172 or email them at assessor@sanjuanco.com.

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Following a series of six roundtables with vet-erans across the Second Congressional District, Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, thanked the 414 veterans and their family members who attended.

Larsen heard questions and comments from veter-ans on a variety of issues, including reforms at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and successes and challenges getting access to services like health care, job training and housing. He provided a summary of some of the themes from the roundtables and under-scored his continued com-mitment to connecting vet-erans with the services they need.

Larsen provided the fol-lowing updates based on common themes from the roundtables.

VA ChoiceOne major VA reform that

he voted for and Congress passed in 2014 created VA Choice, a three-year pro-gram to allow veterans liv-ing more than 40 miles from VA health care, or who had waited more than 30 days for a VA appointment, to access non-VA care at no extra cost.

Many veterans had con-cerns about VA Choice. Some shared that the pro-gram helped them get the care they need in a more timely way, while others have had major challenges. Representatives from the VA Puget Sound Health Care System attended the roundtables and helped answer veterans’ questions

about how the program is supposed to work and how to navigate the system. Larsen will be looking at whether there are ways to adjust choice to get rid of roadblocks for veterans in Northwest Washington. Veterans with questions about the program can call 206-764-2876.

CBOC updateLarsen had the oppor-

tunity to tour the Mount Vernon CBOC and hear about the various services the clinic offers. The clin-ic has become a victim of its own success because demand has outgrown what the facility can provide. It was designed to serve 6,500 patients, and it is now serv-ing 8,500. The clinic is cur-rently working to address its shortage of primary care doctors through different recruiting and retention efforts.

Many veterans expressed

frustration that they could not get into the clinic in a timely way, and they wanted to know why the clinic does not have enough doctors. Part of the issue is the high demand for the clinic. VA facilities also are competing with private hospitals and clinics for doctors amid a national primary care physi-cian shortage.

Clinic leaders Larsen spoke with are actively working to hire more pri-mary care doctors. CBOC accepts walk-in patients weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. These same-day appointments are designed to assist veterans who may need immediate mental health care. There is the possibility of another CBOC north of Seattle.

Backlog decreaseThe large number of vet-

erans waiting too long for VA care was a big reason for

the reforms that Congress passed last year. Since then, the VA has worked to reduce the backlog, which is defined as claims that were older than 125 days. The VA recently reported that the number of backlog cases is down 84 percent from its peak of 611,000 in March 2013. In the Puget Sound region, the number is down 92 percent. The Puget Sound VA Health Care System is one of the fastest growing in the country, and

it has referred more veterans to the Choice program than other regions.

Many veterans still face long waits to see their doc-tors, so there is more work to do to connect veterans with timely care. Larsen will continue to support full funding for the VA.

Individual casesVeterans who are strug-

gling to access the federal services available to them may be able to get help from Larsen’s office, including

getting personnel records or ensuring the VA receives claims or appeals. Many vet-erans brought their individ-ual challenges to the round-tables, and Larsen says his staff will be working to assist them.

“My staff has opened more than 20 individual cases brought to our atten-tion at the roundtables,” Larsen said. “In 2014, my office was able to help 170 veterans with their individ-ual circumstances.”

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full moon and carried away by a fierce August wind storm, Marlene Donnette Dickey began her new adventure at 2:10 a.m., Aug. 29, 2015 following an eve-ning serenaded with love and music by many of her friends.

Marlene, daughter of Donnell Wallace Dickey and Myrtle Joy Turner, was born in White Salmon, Ore., June 3, 1952, the home of the six genera-tion Dickey family farm. Her heritage inspired her passion for plants and gar-dening. Marlene graduated from Culver High School and attended Community College in Bend, Ore., and OSU in Corvallis. She also studied massage with Bryan

Utting in Seattle and herb-al medicine with Michael Moore in New Mexico.

Marlene lived her life as an inspired free spirit. Her gypsy lifestyle gave her the freedom to pursue many interests and when tired of the road she would set-tle down either on Orcas Island or in Oregon. While in Oregon, she lived in Summitt, had a costume store in Corvallis, she owned a home in Depoe

Bay, sang jazz with the Pat George Quartet in Newport and fished salmon off the coast. She was an accom-plished musician and song-writer, storyteller, medicinal herbalist, massage therapist and horticulturalist. Her interests were eclectic and she shared her knowledge freely and widely with her friends of all ages.

Marlene had many loves, she loved her friends and family, furry animal spir-its, music, yoga, astrology, gardening and collect-ing all things magical and shiny. Marlene had “spark-plug” energy starting proj-ects that are still enjoyed by our island community. She originated the Healing Arts Center with other heal-ers. She was co-creator of the Oddfellows Christmas Fair, which later became the Artisan's Faire. Upon her first diagnoses of breast

cancer, she organized the Bizarre Brassiere Bazaar, a benefit art auction which raised money to help island-ers with transportation costs for medical treatments.

Her musician friends and concert-goers will attest to her beautiful voice, wide octave range, excel-lent vibrato, skilled guitar and banjo playing and her accomplished yodeling. She performed throughout the islands in theaters and tav-erns, fairs and festivals, and benefit concerts for island-ers in need. She collaborated with many musicians over the years and performed a one woman concert, where she could entertain us solo for an entire evening of song and storytelling.

Marlene embodied the life of an artist, working as a songstress, gardener, caregiver, loving pet-sitter, waitress, bartender and

her most important job was for the entertainment of her friends and sharing the wisdom of her studies. She was a true and lifelong friend. She was available for deep spiritual conversa-tion or willing to perform a Singing Telegram as one of her favorite characters, the Queen of Hearts, bringing laughter, joy and comfort to many. Known for her fash-ion statements of glitter and sequins and bright colors, she could wear polka dot pajama bottoms paired with Hawaiian shirts and vintage rhinestone sunglasses and her every present glittering eyes for the enjoyment of all. She studied gymnastics as a child and would show off her skills whenever or wherever possible. She was a fancy dancer and could do splits and back-bends and cart-wheeled herself to Orcas Island 35 years ago

and into our hearts.When the cancer

returned, she was held in love by her closest of friends. Marlene, affection-ately known to some as Marlenie Weenie, will be missed by many, including her loving family and many young friends whom she mentored with love, humor and wisdom. Her fam-ily members include John, Stevie, Michael and Annette Dickey; Tad, Cheri, Dondi and Scott Dickey; Kim and Mark Iverson; Mark, Adam, Megan and Kevin Bezona.

Marlene continued her sparkling dance of life to the very end and our lives are better because she lived.

Please join us for a cel-ebration of Marlene at the Random Howse Open Mic, Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. Bring music and laugh-ter and dress for Marlene.

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Coming off an excit-ing Island Cup victory, the Vikings football team host-ed a non-league contest on Sept. 12 against Stellar Prep Academy from Oakland, Calif., losing 28-18.

“We started out pretty hot, leading 12-0 with touch-down passes from quar-terback Miles Harlow to Cameron Aragon and Pasha Bullock, who broke tackles for a great scoring run,” said Coach Justin Frausto.

By halftime, Stellar Prep had rebounded and led 14-12, which was not unexpected by Frausto. He was still pleased with his defensive line, led by Kyle Masters, Vinny Kramer and Bullock.

The only Viking score in the second half was a spectacular 20-yard run by Kramer who “had great vision, shedding multiple tacklers on his way to the end zone,” according to Frausto.

Next up is an away

game on Friday against the Concrete Lions, who won league last year.

The Lady Vikings soc-cer team lost their season opener against Concrete 2-1 on Sept. 10.

The game was not with-out significant controversy.

The Lions struck first with a shot slipping through the goalie hands, barely hitting the top bar, giving Concrete the lead with 15 minutes remaining in the first half.

Thirteen minutes later

Orcas answered as the Viking’s midfield passed the ball to forward Adia Dolan who quickly pounded “a bullet of a goal” to the back of the Concrete net, evening the score 1-1.

The game had an aggres-sive edge that appeared to be too much for the sole referee to handle. Usually a game has three referees.

“The referee was too slow to calm the Concrete team down from quite a few hard fouls and unsportsmanlike play,” Doherty said.

A yellow card was finally given to a Concrete defend-er for a blatant, dangerous tackle on a Viking, erupt-ing the Concrete crowd in applause, which was the source of another issue, according to Doherty.

“The Concrete crowd was brutal to our midfield play-ers. At one point I had to pull a player in tears from the field due to the heck-ling that went unchecked by the Concrete administration and the referee,” he said.

Concrete took the lead late in the second half with a ricochet from a corner kick. A few minutes later, the Vikings had the tying goal, but the referee saw it differently.

“Our goal in the second half was disallowed because the ref was in a bad position to see the ball cross the goal line when 22 players on the field thought it was a goal,” Doherty said.

Despite the circumstanc-es, he said he is “so proud” of the team.

“They kept a level head and remained calm,” Doherty said. “The defense was strong, confident and worked together through the game. Special thanks to defenders Joie, Jacklyn, Chela and our goalie Joanne for her safe hands. And our loyal fans.”

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Island Living

It’s back to school time and the Funhouse Commons is offering activities for all ages.

Children under six with an adult can come during the daytime for play-group or Music Together classes. After school children can participate in knit-ting club, kids yoga classes, sewing club, homework club and bike repair classes.

For teens this fall the Funhouse is launching a junior staff program as an opportunity for teens to gain real life job experience and to log volunteer hours. Teens are also invited to join the Funhouse Commons student advisory board to guide youth activity planning.

The 12th annual college counseling program for high school students and their parents is scheduled for the first week of October and will include college counselors, financial advisors, presenta-tions and individual college counseling sessions for families.

Orcas Park and Rec will be offering Pokemon Club and Mad Scientist and Art with Lana at the Funhouse. Visit ww.orcasparkandrec.org or call 376-PARK for details.

In addition to the after school pro-gram, teen programs and education offerings, Funhouse Commons has a thriving mentor program where you can become a mentor for an island youth, apply for a mentor for your child

or be matched with a skills mentor for yourself. For more information about the Funhouse Commons, go to www.funhousecommons.org.

Schedule of classesPlaygroup: Ages birth to 5, Tuesdays,

starting Sept. 22, 11:00-1:00 p.m. Free.Music Together: Ages birth to 5,

Mondays, 11 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Demo class Sept. 14. Regular classes start Sept. 28. Register by Sept. 16th. Class space is limited. To register and for more information go to www.missmarysis-land.com.

After School Program: First grade and up, Monday through Friday 3 to 5:30 p.m., noon on half days and 2 p.m. on Wednesdays. Grab a snack, have fun with friends, participate in activities and more. Free with membership.

Knitting: Third grade and up, Tuesdays, Sept. 22 to Nov. 10. 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Free to members, $60 for non-members. Pre-registration is required.

Kids Yoga: First grade and up, Thursdays, Sept. 24- Nov. 12. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free to members; $60 for non-members. Yoga mat donations are wel-come.

Bike Repair and Safety: Third grade and up, Fridays, Sept. 25 to Nov. 13, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Free to members;

$10 drop in fee applies for non-members (entitles student to be at the Funhouse from 3 to 5:30 p.m.) Kid bikes, parts, helmet and tool donations appreciated.

Sewing Club: First grade and older. Mondays, starting Sept. 21, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Free with membership.

Homework Club: First grade and up. Monday through Thursday, 4:30 to 5 p.m. Free with membership.

Day Camps: First through sixth grade. Open on most no-school days, including mid-winter break. Join the staff for games, arts and crafts, outdoor activities and more, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., $95/week or $25/day.

Junior Staff volunteering: This pro-gram, for sixth graders and older, is a perfect first step in gaining job skills. They will set up a job interview and provide basic job training. This is a great resume and volunteer experience

builder for students. Student Advisory Board: The

Funhouse is looking for interested young adults who want to participate in our Student Advisory Board. This board is an opportunity for high school students to be heard in the community. They will be deciding together what projects they want to work on and how the Funhouse can best serve them and their peers.

The Funhouse Commons will be col-laborating with community members to do projects such as art installations and senior mentoring or hosting a docu-mentary movie series. They’ll explore the idea of offering new teen classes and skill mentoring opportunities. All island high school students and homeschoolers are welcome.

Contact the Funhouse at 376-7177 or email rebecca@thefunhouse.org for more information.

Fall programmingat the Funhouse Commons

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This year, the San Juan Islands Museum of Art’s annual artists' registry exhibition will open on Nov. 20 and run through Jan. 11, 2016. “Tattered, Torn and Sepia” will feature the artwork of island artists who are members of IMA's artists’ registry program.

The registry is dedicated to San Juan County visual artists in all media and invites all art-ists to join. The exhibit will showcase paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor, and encaustic, as well as pastels, photography, mixed media, pottery, sculpture, glass and jewelry. This IMA exhibition gives islanders and visitors a chance to view the impressive diversity of local artwork, along with the opportunity to tour the dramatic IMA building.

Islands’ artists wishing to be part of this exhibition are invited to apply to the artists’ registry program. Applications are online at www.imaartistregistry.com. New member applications must be postmarked or emailed by Oct. 1 to participate in the November show.

All San Juan County visual artists are eligible to be part of the artists’ registry, which can be viewed at www.sjima.org.

Lisa Westervelt has been visiting with her family on Lopez Island over the last two years, and will share her passion for sheep and wool with the Orcas Island Historical Museum on Sept. 20 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall during the next History Matinee.

Westervelt will be dem-onstrating the process of preparing the wool for

hand-spinning and spin-ning the fiber into yarn. There will be samples of the wool from her flock of unique heritage breeds of sheep and what she makes with the wool.

Westervelt has been actively farming for 20 years in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts and has been involved with breeding rare breeds of

sheep, historical reenact-ments and demonstrations at historical museums all around in New England.

“Westervelt’s passion for breed preservation and sustainable farming has delivered an abundance of beautiful yarns and finished goods, both for limited weaving production and one-of-a-kind, handwoven pieces,” say organizers.

‘Tattered, Torn and Sepia’: a call for artists

All about wool at the next history matinee

CHRISTIAN SCIENCESunday Worship & Sunday School 10:00 am

(Now meeting at the OPAL conference room)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)

Weekday programs for all ages.Info @ www.OrcasChurch.org

Or call Pastors Dick Staub or Brian Moss, 376-6422In 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 • pastor@lutheransanjuans.org

ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCHOrcas - St Francis Church

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CHURCH SERVICESon Orcas Island & in the San Juans

Rock Island Communication, a wholly owned subsidiary of OPALCO, 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 over 250 simultaneous construction projects countywide. Here are some of the groups we’ve been working with to date:

Current Group Projects Alder Forest on Orcas 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

Completed Group Projects Eagle Lake on Orcas Island Seattle Pacific University on Blakely Island Alder Cottages on Orcas Island

Upcoming Group Projects Whiskey Hill on Lopez Island Suncrest on Orcas Island

You Can Get Connected Too!• Start by indicating your interest online at: rockisland.com/connect• Learn more about organizing at rockisland.com, or attend one of our monthly meetings

Monthly Open MeetingJoin us next month for this general information session. All are welcome! Next Meeting: October 7, 2015 – 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Monthly Group Organizer MeetingLearn more about organizing your group at this session.Next Meeting: October 14, 2015 – 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Both meetings held in Eastsound this October (meetings will rotate islands every month)208 Enchanted Forest Rd., Suite DEastsound, WA 98245 rockisland.com

FIBER UPDATE

MONTHLY FIBER MEETUPS

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

Martin Taylor/contributed photosThe overall winner and first individual male competitor of the Steve Braun Memorial Triathlon was Grayson Zulauf, pictured above. The annual triathlon is presented by Friends of Moran and held over Labor Day weekend. The indi-vidual first female finisher was Lucille Arragain, visiting from France. She is pictured at top.

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THURS., SEPT. 17LONG LIVE THE KINGS: Public film screening of “Return of the River,” a documen-tary about the Elwha Dam removal and river restora-tion, 6:30 p.m. Orcas Center. Q&A after the film with pro-ducer/co-director and LLTK Executive Director.

FRI., SEPT. 18APRIL VERCH: She steps, sings and fiddles with a fresh and feisty approach to deep North American traditions, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center.

SAT., SEPT. 19HOMESTEAD VIEWING: Shaw Island Tharald historic homestead viewing and historical talk, 1 to 2:30 p.m., for more information and to register, email mulnocove@gmail.com or call Boyd Pratt at 378-7172.CHILI COOK-OFF: From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Village Green. For $10, you can enjoy 10 samples of chili. There is also a beer garden.

SAT., SEPT. 26WHALE OF A SHOW: It is time for the Orcas all-kid talent show. Directed by Didier Gincig and crew, this annual event is an opportunity to see children and youth of all ages share their performing arts talent, 6:30 p.m., Orcas Center.

SUN., SEPT. 27AMERICAN LEGION PANCAKE BREAKFAST: From 8 a.m. to noon, American Legion, 793 Crescent Beach Drive.

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 Church.

TUES. – ONGOINGKIWANIS CLUB: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Community Church.AA: For women, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., for men, 7 to 8 p.m., Emmanuel Church.CELEBRATE RECOVERY: 7 to 9 p.m., Orcas Senior Center.

WEDS. – ONGOINGLIONS CLUB: Weekly lunch, 11:45 a.m., Legion. AA: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church.ANSWERS 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, $2.

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 sup-port of Kaleidoscope.

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

FRI. – ONGOINGAA: Noon, Community Church.

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

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“Calendar Girls” by Tim Firth is inspired by a true story and is the latest per-formance for the Actors Theatre of Orcas Island at the Grange. The play opens in the meeting room of a 400-year-old church in England where the WI (The Women’s Institute) mem-bers get together for the mundane and some fun.

The women hatch a plan to create a nude calendar to raise money for an impor-tant purchase. At the center of the story is the friendship between Chris, played by Bev Leyman, and Annie, played by Suzanne Gropper. They both do an amazing job revealing the complexi-ties of a strong friendship where honesty takes center stage.

All of the WI women are stellar – Holly King works magic with her voice as the blues singer Cora, Lesley Liddle is perfectly quirky as Jessie. Melinda Milligan is powerful as Ruth who

comes out of her shell in a most dramatic way. Bailey Sande shows us that even the fabulously wealthy and beautiful trophy wife, Celia, has a big heart. Aaimee Johnson plays the obsessed Marie with a fantastic flair for the dramatic.

Tony Lee is heartbreak-ingly wonderful as Annie’s dying husband John. Kelly Toombs is a compelling and energetic Lawrence, the photographer. Supporting roles by John Mazzarella, Quija Keogh, Annette Garver, Carla Weston and Freddy Hinkle are all played to the hilt of fun.

Director Doug Bechtel juggles a diverse cast and some amazing staging and pacing. The costumes, sets, props and music are all excellent.

This play has humor and heart. This reviewer real-ized her mascara was a lost cause by intermission, for the entire first half of the play involved crying over both the poignant and the hilarious.

What I love most about “Calendar Girls” is the theme of imperfection. That is, each woman in this group has flaws and issues, but as they move past their faults, they find their real beauty. I think this is per-fectly symbolized in the cal-endar they create.

There is some nudity in this play, but all the neces-sary bits are covered up. Also, some audiences might find the humor a bit adult in places. For everyone else, “Calendar Girls” is worth your time!

Remaining performances are on Sept. 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 and 27. All performanc-es are at the Grange at 7:30 p.m.

This play is sold out for all shows but a very lim-ited number of tickets will be available at the door for performances.

Tickets are $10. A Calendar Girls 2016 calen-dar is also available for pur-chase for $15.

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The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission wants the public to know that Saturday, September 26 is a state parks “free day.” Day-use visitors will not need a Discover Pass to visit state parks.The free day is in recognition of the 22nd anniversary of National Public Lands Day – the nation’s largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands.

The free days are in keeping with legislation that created the Discover Pass, a $30 annual or $10 one-day permit required on lands managed by Washington State Parks, the Washington departments of Natural Resources and Fish and Wildlife. The Discover Pass legislation provided that State Parks could designate up to 12 days each year when the pass would not be required to visit state parks. The Discover Pass is still required to access lands managed by WDFW and DNR on these days. Free days apply only to day-use access by vehicle, not overnight stays or rented facilities. Washington State Parks will have one more free day in 2015: Wednesday, Nov. 11, in honor of Veterans Day.

‘Free Day’ at State ParksThe following was submit-

ted by the League of Women Voters of the San Juans.

Affordable housing is in short supply in San Juan County, and without living options we risk our com-munity’s health and eco-nomic future.

All interested citizens are invited to join the League of Women Voters of the San Juans Monday, Sept. 21 at noon at the San Juan Island Grange for a panel discus-sion on the extent of the

problem and how we can work to fix it.

Our program, “Gimme Shelter,” will feature Greg Winter, Director of the Homeless Services Center of the Opportunity Council in Bellingham, Nancy DeVaux, Executive Director of the San Juan Island Home Trust and Chair of the County’s Housing Bank Commission; Justin Roche, Executive Director of Homes for Islanders and Lisa Byers, Executive

Director of OPAL on Orcas Island.

The ferry schedule accommodates travelers from other islands. Leaves for Friday Harbor: Lopez at 9:55 a.m., Shaw at 10:15 a.m., Orcas at 10:35 a.m. for the ferry arriving in Friday Harbor at 11:15 a.m. Departs from Friday Harbor at 2:20 p.m. for: arrival at Orcas at 3:10 p.m.; arrival at Shaw at 3:25 p.m.; arrival at Lopez at 3:45 p.m.

Panel talk on housing

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Entrepreneurs can bring their business ideas to the next level in the first annual EDC Launch San Juan Islands business plan competition, created by the San Juan County Economic Development Council. Participants will receive instruction in business planning and marketing – and some will win cash prizes to help launch their businesses. Thousands of dollars in cash prizes will be awarded to contest winners this year.

Included in the program for all participants will be seminars on business planning, marketing, and financing; opportunities to network; media coverage and advice from a team of experts.

It will start in October 2015 and run through early December 2015. The cost to participate is $95 (or $75 if registered prior to September 25). Visit www.sanjuansedc.org/launch for more information.

EDC contest

Scammers are targeting newspapers

Credit card scam artists have conceived a new scheme involving newspapers. Law Enforcement advises the usual precaution: Use caution when speaking to anyone about sensitive financial information over the phone.

The scammers pose as advertising representatives from the newspaper, and call customers who have placed ads or classified notices, to report a problem with the customer’s credit card.

The callers say they need to confirm the card number and security code on the back of the card. These callers are not from this newspaper.

This newspaper will attempt to collect payment on returned checks and invalid credit card payments; but advertisers would receive calls from our accounting department seeking an alternate payment method.

To be sure you are speaking with an authorized representative of our newspaper, use these following tips:

• Ask the caller to identify himself/herself and the office he/she is calling from, including the address. If you do not recognize the caller, hang up and call your local newspaper office directly.

• Before providing payment information to a caller, ask for information that would be unknown to scammers. This could include your billing address or previous payment information. A newspaper representative can verify your original payment method, check numbers, banking institution and/or the last four digits and expiration of your credit card.

• If the caller claims your check was returned or credit card was declined, verify this information by calling your bank or credit card company or by checking your bank statement.

If you receive a scam call like this, write down all information you can about the call, such as: the caller’s name, phone number, time of day and duration of call.

If you feel you have given your information to one of these scammers – Immediately contact your bank and/or credit card company to place a hold on the transaction in question or on your account and begin a fraud investigation. Callers who may have already given financial information to callers should also call their bank or credit card company to place an immediate hold on their accounts and begin a fraud investigation.

If you are a victim of this scam please contact this office 360-394-8704, your local police department,

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

Permit Number Description

Tax Parcel Number, ProjectLocation, and Island

Applicant/Agent Name and Address

Date of

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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 dcd@sanjuanco.com 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. SJ1416583 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

NOTICE OF LAND BANK COMMISSION

PUBLIC HEARINGon its

PROPOSED 2016 EXPENDITURE AND ACQUISITION PLAN

The San Juan County Land Bank Commission will hold a Public Hear- ing on Friday, September 18, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. to consider its’ 2016 Expenditure and Acquisition Plan . Public testimony will be heard.The 10:30 a.m. Public Hearing will take place in the Eastsound Fire Sta- tion Meeting Room, 45 Lavender Lane, Eastsound, Orcas Island.Copies of the draft Plan are available upon request from the Land Bank of- fice beginning on Friday September 4, 2015, (378-4402), 328 Caines Street, Friday Harbor. Anyone desir- ing to comment in writing on the draft Plan should submit a statement to the Land Bank office no later than 12:00 noon, September 17, 2014.Judy CummingSan Juan County Land Bank350 Court Street #6Friday Harbor, WA 98250LEGAL NO. SJ654378Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ SounderSeptember 2, 9, 16, 2015.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON A RESOLUTION DETERMINING

THAT ACQUISITION OF A PORTION OF TPN 260723007 IS NECESSARY FOR PUBLIC USE

AND DIRECTING THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY TO

FILE A PETITION FOR

CONDEMNATIONNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will con- duct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony regarding a Resolution directing the Prosecuting Attorney to file a petition for condem- nation for San Juan County TPN 260723007000 to carry out San Juan County Public Works Project No. 021201 Deer Harbor Bridge Re- placement. The public hearing will be held in the Council Hearing Room at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, Washington on Tuesday, September 29, 2015 beginning at 9:15 AM. The hearing may be continued from time to time and place to place as may be desired by the Council without addi- tional written notice.At the hearing, members of the pub- lic will be invited to speak and/or pro- vide written statements regarding the proposed Ordinances. After the pub- lic testimony portion of the hearing has ended, the Council will deliber- ate and consider condemnation of the property, the Council may also consider modifications as proposed by members of the public, county employees or the Council. The pro- posed Resolution may then be adopted with or without modifica- tions.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 web- site at http://www.sanjuanco.com/ Council/PendingOrdinances.aspx. A copy of the proposed Resolution will be mailed without charge upon request. For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at 360-370-7472. LEGAL NO. SJ656969Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ SounderSeptember 16, 23, 2015.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO LEASE SPACE AT

ORCAS LANDINGNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will con- duct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony on an Ordi- nance to Lease Office Space at Or- cas Landing to the Ferries Division of the Washington State Department of Transportation. The public hearing will be held in the Council Hearing Room at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, Washington on Tuesday, September 29, 2015 beginning at 9:15 AM. The hearing may be con- tinued from time to time and place to

place as may be desired by the Council without additional written no- tice.At the hearing, members of the pub- lic will be invited to speak and/or pro- vide written statements regarding the proposed Ordinances. After the pub- lic testimony portion of the hearing has ended, the Council will deliber- ate and consider modifications to the Ordinances that are proposed by members of the public, county em- ployees or the Council. The pro- posed Ordinances may then be adopted with or without modifica- tions.SUMMARY: San Juan County is considering leasing real property it owns commonly referred to as the Russell building at Orcas Landing, Orcas Island, to the Washington State Department of Transportation, Ferries Division. Ferries is interest- ed in leasing the top floor of the building for use as an office and tick- et booth. Lease term is five (5) years. 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 Ordinances are filed at the Office of the County Council, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA and may be inspected and copies

obtained at the Council offices during each business day between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Ordinance may also be viewed 24 hours a day at the County web- site at http://www.sanjuanco.com/ Council/PendingOrdinances.aspx. A copy of the proposed Ordinance will be mailed without charge upon re- quest. For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at 360-370-7472.LEGAL NO. SJ655794Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ SounderSeptember 16, 2015.

NOTICE OF REGULARSCHEDULED MEETING:

The San Juan County Land Bank Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting on Friday, Septem- ber 18, 2015 at the Eastsound Fire Station Meeting room, 45 Lavender Lane, Eastsound, Orcas Island.The meeting begins at 9:45 a.m. Public comment time is scheduled for 10:15 a.m. The public is welcome at every monthly Land Bank Com- mission meeting. Judy CummingSan Juan County Land Bank350 Court Street #6Friday Harbor, WA 98250LEGAL NO. SJ656043Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ SounderSeptember 16, 2015.

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.

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