Islands' Weekly, January 21, 2014

By Steve Wehrly Journal reporter

Residents of the San Juan Islands, especially those liv-ing on the south side of Lopez and San Juan, proba-bly think the name the Navy chose for its new EA-18G electronic warfare aircraft – Growler – is fitting.

Even though complaints from the San Juans repre-sent less than 1 percent of the total noise complaints received at the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, according to Mike Welding at NAS Whidbey, residents from as far away as Waldron Island are telling local media and the San Juan

County Council that they are bothered by increased noise from the new planes, which are gradually replac-ing the 1970's era EA-6B Prowlers as the fleet's elec-tronic warfare jets.

The naval air station is conducting its third environ-mental review in 10 years of noise and other impacts from thousands of landings and takeoffs conducted at Ault Field near Oak Harbor and the Outlying Landing Field near Coupeville. The EIS is prompted by the addi-tion of 13 more EA-18Gs and a contract to train Australian pilots on the planes at NAS Whidbey.

The prior reviews were environmental assessments; this EIS is more extensive and is conducted under the more strict National Environmental Protection Act standards and rules.

The perception of increased noise and increased frequency of operations has generated more local complaints on Whidbey, and a citizen's group called Citizens of the Ebey’s Reserve for a

Healthy, Safe and Peaceful Environment filed a lawsuit against the Navy in July. The Navy suspended train-ing flights for six months in 2013, but resumed them this month.

NAS Whidbey is a busy place. Last year, according to information supplied by the base, flight operations at Ault Field numbered close to 74,000, which includes every departure, land-ing and engine test. Field Carrier Landing Practices, often referred to as "touch and goes," numbered more than 15,000 at Ault Field and under 7,000 at OLF Coupeville in 2013. The number of EA-18Gs ("VAQs" is the navy desig-nation) will increase to 79 in 2014 and 92 in 2018. By 2016, all EA-6B Prowlers will be retired.

Because his residency district includes Lopez , clos-est in distance to the naval air station, Councilman Jamie Stephens has been informally designated as the council point man for NAS Whidbey, but all coun-cilmen have received com-plaints and have relayed those complaints to the Navy.

"I'm supportive of the military," Stephens said, "but I want NAS Whidbey to work with our communities

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The Football Officials Association, which covers all schools from 4A, 3A, 2A, 1A, 2B and 1B divisions in San Juan, Whatcom, Skagit and Island Counties, has officials working at each game in order to rate the teams and coaching staff. They rate each team in terms of sportsmanship on a grading scale from 1 to ten, with ten being the highest. They take into account the attitude and respect shown toward game officials and

opponents as the determining factor. The football players and coaches at Lopez Island High School received the highest vote totals and were awarded the 2013 John Trotto Sportsmanship Award.

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SAT, JAN 25CLASS: iPad classes with Susan Young are back. Two levels. Basic Users 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and Advanced Users who have taken classes previously 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Each meets at Lopez Library. Fee $30 if paid by 1/13, $40

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THURS, JAN 30FOOD: Evening Meal at School, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., at the Lopez School Multi-Purpose Room. The Lopez Locavores invite the community to celebrate a feast of food from our local farmers, who supply us with the season’s best produce. Admission by donation, all are welcome.

Please consider bringing a non-perishable food dona-tion for the Food Bank – this is the hungry time of year on our island.

TUES, FEB 4MUSIC: Eli West and Brittney Haas Duet of old time fiddle, guitar & vocals, 7:30 p.m., Lopez Center. Advanced tickets $13/adult $5/youth. At the door $15/adult $7/youth www.lopezcenter.org, PSR, Lopez Book Shop.

WEDS, FEB 5EVENT: Zipper Dance: Partner Dancing Through Co-Leadership, 6 p.m., Lopez Center. Admission: by

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SAT, FEB 8MUSIC: Lane Langford and Friends Concerts, 7:30 p.m., Lopez Center. Advanced tickets $13/adult 5/youth. Tickets at the door $15/adult $10/youth.

SUN, FEB 9FOOD: Lopez Locavores Winter Film Series presents “American Meat,” 4:30 p.m., Port Stanley School. The movie is a solutions-ori-ented documentary look-ing beyond our current industrial meat production system, showing how the

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OUTDOORS: Soggy Bottom Golf Tournament, brunch and sign-in at 10 a.m.; tee off at 11 a.m., Lopez Island Golf Course. Fundraiser for Lopez Island Hospice. Contact Vaughan Williams to register: 468-2922 or [email protected]

SAT, FEB 15MUSIC: Joe Reilly and Allison Radell with Lopezians Jaime Cordova and Colin Doherty, 4 p.m., Lopez Center. Tickets: $15/adult $5/youth

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Vote yes on M&O school levy

The Lopez School District’s replacement Maintenance and Operation Levy (M&O levy) will be on the Feb.

11 ballot that we will receive in our mailboxes next week. This levy replaces the cur-rent 4 year levy that expires at the end of 2014.

While the state legislature continues to be under a court ordered mandate to fully fund basic K-12 education in Washington state, this court ordered obligation has not been met.

Along with other school districts in the state, Lopez

School District is dependent on these local levy dollars to operate our school.

This levy will continue to be at the maximum levy lid allowed, as was the expiring levy, covering approximately 23 percent of the school’s annual budget. Your vote is crucial for the operation of our school.

Please vote YES when your ballot arrives so we can meet the voter turnout requirement to validate the vote and so our students can continue to count on us to receive the support they need and deserve.

CAROL STECKLERLopez Island

Yes for the levyWe, as high school seniors,

support the Lopez Island School and its methods of education. We feel that the staff of this school does its best to provide us, the stu-dents, with the tools that we need to succeed in the future. There is an upcoming M&O levy on the Feb. 11 ballot and we strongly urge the people of Lopez Island to vote “Yes!” Failure to pass this levy will result in a 25 percent cutback of district funding. In other districts where a cutback of this magnitude has occurred, athletics and other extra-curricular activities are the first programs to be slashed.

Athletics and the “Farm to School” program are two of the factors that make this school so unique, and in los-ing them, we would lose the very identity of our school. I hope that the voters pass this levy so that this school can continue the high standard of education and individuality that it currently exhibits.

CHASE SCHOBERSAM HELLER

FLETCHER MOORESARAH REEVEDEREK CRAM

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Hope to end the jet conflict

When I joined the military the first thing I was told was “this is not a democracy, you do as you’re told and do not ask questions.” I fear the longer one lives under this mantra the more it becomes

a mindset. Witness the atroci-ties committed in the name of “just following orders.” Unfortunately, change hap-pens. The nature of war changes as does the nature of communities; as a commu-nity grows so does the need for peaceful co-existence. One group cannot assume a business as usual attitude when that attitude puts a strain on the community in which said group resides which is exactly the case with the Whidbey NAS [Naval Air Station]. Loyalty and obedi-ence are the driving force of the military. In a democracy one is called to question and speak out. When two oppos-ing forces meet there is con-flict. In a civilized society this can lead to lawsuits, again the case here. Hopefully, elected mediators can sort out the problem to the satisfaction of all. If not, the ill feelings will only increase which, in the end, serves no one.

One of the sounds of free-dom is the sound of protest, in this case protest to the military excesses. JACK PEDIGO

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By Kristen RezabekPeace Island Medical

Center was awarded a grant by the Washington Office of the Attorney General to provide three series of diabetes classes over the course of this next year.

"On the Road to Living Well with Diabetes" is a free program open to all persons with pre-diabetes and diabetes and their spouse/caregiver.

The next session starts Tuesday, Jan. 21, from noon to 2 p.m., at the

Skagit Community College classroom.

Taught by a dietitian/diabetes educator and nurse/diabetes educator, topics include; meal plan-ning, medication manage-ment, glucose manage-ment, physical activity, and disease prevention. Special guest speakers include a pharmacist, oph-thalmologist, and a physi-cal therapist to address topics and answer ques-tions and concerns.

The first session of six classes wrapped up before the holidays and partici-pants received free blood pressure, blood choles-terol and A1C screening. Results show participants in the class had a sig-nificant improvement in their A1C, a measure of their blood glucose levels. Individuals also demon-

strated improvement in their blood pressure and knowledge of how to bet-ter manage diabetes and improve their health.

All participants rated the class as very helpful in achieving control of their diabetes and preventing diabetes associated com-plications such as heart disease, kidney disease, eye damage and stroke.

There are 26 million people in the U.S. with diabetes and, of those, seven million are undiag-nosed. In addition, anoth-er 79 million people have pre-diabetes, a condition that increases their risk of developing diabetes.

Diabetes affects 27 per-cent of people age 65 and older. Diabetes increases the risk for heart attack, stroke, kidney disease and nerve damage, but these

complications may be pre-vented or minimized by making lifestyle changes in diet, physical activity and medications.

On the Road to Living Well with Diabetes aims to help people get the information they need and feel empowered to make positive changes, and to improve their health.

The class series will repeat again on May 6.

For more information about the class or to reg-ister, call 360-317-6250 or email [email protected].

— Editor's note: Kristen Rezabek is a professional dietitian and diabetes edu-cator, and executive direc-tor of Nutrition First, a San Juan Island-based non-profit.


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Submitted by Lopez Island School DistrictOn or about Jan. 24, ballots will be mailed out to

Lopez Island School District voters seeking consid-eration of a four-year replacement Maintenance and Operations school levy to replace the current levy that will expire in 2014.

The levy is an important part of the district’s overall school budgeting, and helps fund up to approximately one quarter of the district’s annual budget. It helps pay for the day-to-day operation of the school, and supple-ments the money the district receives from the state, federal government, and other non-tax sources to pay for education of its students. This levy will replace the current levy that expires in 2014. The new replacement levy will last for four years and will cover 2015-2018. It is estimated to increase taxes on a $400,000 home a projected total of $24 in 2015 and up to $36 a year (over 2014) by 2018. This annual increase is to compensate for increased student enrollment and inflation. The total annual tax collection on a $400,000 house is pro-jected to be approximately $292 in 2015, rising to $304

in 2018, from a current estimated $268.The levy funds that the school district receives from

this tax help pay for its ongoing educational programs in such areas as basic education (including additional board-approved staf f beyond what the state pays for extracurricular activities, arts, athletics, enrichment), district-wide support and operations (including utili-ties, routine maintenance, custodial, etc.), food ser-vices (including farm-to-school), special education and bilingual, and student transportation. Levy funds may not be used for large capital improvements, such as proposed by the district last spring. Those projects are funded by bonds and the district has not yet deter-mined when to again place a revised request for such bond funding before the voters.

This replacement levy provides important funding to the school district and is critical to the sustainability of many of the programs upon which Lopez students rely for their continued quality education. Contact district Superintendent Bill Evans at [email protected], or 468-2292, for further information.

Replacement levy for Lopez School

By Scott RasmussenJournal editor

This time it was an abandoned fire extinguisher that prompted the Washington State Patrol to send a bomb squad to San Juan Island.

Local authorities closed a portion of Second Street to traffic at about 1:45 p.m., Tuesday, after an aban-doned and somewhat beat-up fire extinguisher was found on the side-walk across the street from San Juan County Courthouse. Someone appar-ently placed the extinguisher near the base of a parking sign pole on the southwest side of the roadway.

Undersheriff Bruce Distler said photographs were taken of the fire extinguisher and sent to the state patrol, which then determined it to be "suspicious" in nature. Distler said the state ferry system rerouted one of its boats to pick up a state patrol bomb squad and that officers were expected to arrive in Friday Harbor at about 5 p.m. to inspect the extin-guisher.

"We defer to the state patrol in these situations," he said.

It's the fourth time in the past four months that a so-called "suspicious package" has prompted the state

patrol to send a bomb squad to San Juan Island. The previous incidents include: an abandoned typewriter found at the gravel pit in mid-Septem-ber, a package outside Friday Harbor Drug Store later that month, a suit-case by the Market Place parking lot in late October and a suspicious pack-age by the US Customs headquarters at the Port of Friday Harbor in late December, which contained electri-cal equipment and wiring.

Like the fire extinguisher on Tuesday, the previous incidents were all treated as "suspicious," but none were armed with explosives.

Abandoned fire extinguisher labeled 'suspicious'; bomb squad sent to San Juan


The San Juan County Parks department is con-tinuing its “residents only” opportunity to pre-reserve campsites at county parks.

This year, the popular County Parks program offers residents a chance to make prime-time sum-mer camping reservations between Jan. 13 and Feb. 27.

This offer is available for camping at San Juan, Odlin (Lopez), and Shaw Island county parks and the coun-ty fairgrounds R.V. camp-sites. Camping reserva-tions for the general public will begin March 1.

All three of the county campgrounds are located on the waterfront, with spectacular views, beauti-ful beaches, and small-craft boat launches. The county fairgrounds of fers R.V. camping with water and electrical hook-ups, close proximity to downtown Friday Harbor and a public beach. Proof of residency will be required (verifiable local address and phone number, driver’s license, or voter registration).

Additional information is available on the county parks website: sanjuanco.com/Parks/camping.aspx. County residents can email ([email protected]) or call 378-8420 for a reserva-tion form.

Get first shot at county parks’ camping

By Steve WehrlyJournal reporter

A part-time resident of San Juan Island is believed to have died when his air-plane crashed off the coast of Pismo Beach, Calif., Tuesday afternoon, according to

The San Luis Obispo News Tribune.

Tony Cipolla of the San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s office said that unidentified human remains and a wallet with David B. Casey’s identifica-tion were found about one mile offshore, near the site

of the crash. Casey is a part-time resident of California and San Juan Island, with a home and airplane hanger on Cessna Avenue, near Roche Harbor Resort airstrip. He reportedly has not been seen in the Roche Harbor area for several months.

Federal Aviation Administration records list David Casey, 63, and Timothy J. Casey of Avila Beach, Calif, as co-builders of the aircraft, a single-engine Morrisey 2150, made from a kit.

According to the Tribune, witnesses heard a plane fly-

ing low overhead and saw a splash in the ocean about a mile off-shore on the after-noon of Jan. 14, at about 2:15 p.m. One witness reportedly heard an explosion. Pismo Beach is roughly 100 miles north of Santa Barbara.

In addition to the wallet

and human remains, Cipolla said a search-and-recovery team found an airplane seat in the area of the crash. Authorities believe the plane went down in an area where the depth of water is about 80 feet.

Nearly a half-dozen agen-cies were called in to help search for the wreckage and the pilot of the plane. Cipolla said authorities have spoken with members of the Casey family but no other informa-tion about David Casey or his whereabouts are available at this time.

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SJ resident missing after plane crash off California coast

By Steve Wehrly Journal reporter

Responding to a directive from Gov. Jay Inslee, the Department of Health enacted new rules, effective Jan. 23, 2014, that bring any change of control of a hospital under the Certificate of Need process and require hos-pitals to fully disclose policies for end-of-life care and reproductive care.

The new rules are another response to questions raised in 2012 by women’s health care activist Monica Harrington and others about the provision of services by Peace Island Medical Center, a Catholic Church-affiliated hospital that receives about $1 million per year from prop-erty taxes paid to the San Juan County Public Hospital District.

Harrington believes that the state constitution and state law preclude provision of public funds to a health care institution that restricts access to health care based upon the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services issued by the Catholic Church. Some of Harrington’s contentions were supported by a 2013 Attorney General’s opinion issued in response to a request from state Sen. Kevin Ranker (D-Orcas).

The new rules require hospitals to obtain approval under the Certificate of Need process whenever a “change of control” occurs, whether that change is a result of sale, purchase, lease, affiliation, corporate restructuring, merger or other arrangement. Several previous hospital mergers, such as the acquisition of Swedish Hospital by Providence Health Services, have avoided state oversight by claiming the takeover was an “affiliation.”

The rules also require hospitals within 60 days to “sub-

mit to the department their policies related to access to care” in the areas of admission, non-discrimination, end of life care and reproductive health care. After review by the DOH, each hospital must post the policies on its web site.

Harrington responded in a written statement, “The rule changes are an important first step, but they don’t go far enough, especially given the Catholic institutions’ long and now well-documented pattern of obfuscation and secrecy with respect to reproductive and end-of-life issues.”

Harrington concluded, “We’ll get there because it’s the right thing to do and because the central argument of the opposition – that three unelected religious bishops should control health care policy for half the state, even in tax-supported facilities – is dangerous and disrespectful to patients and offensive to the vast majority of Washington voters and taxpayers. Besides, of course, being uncon-stitutional.”

In a press release issued by the ACLU, Leah Rutman, policy counsel, said, “Significant changes are necessary to make sure that religious restrictions do not limit patients’ access to health care. A comprehensive review and revi-sion of state health regulatory programs is needed. The State of Washington has a responsibility to ensure access to best care and medical services for all its residents.”

“We appreciate the work that the Governor and the Department of Health have done, but the new disclo-sure regulations do not go far enough to protect patient access,” said Rachel Berkson, Executive Director of NARAL Pro-Choice Washington. “If we want to address potential gaps in access to care, we need to look for some more solutions.”

to limit flights that go over-people's houses at night."

Stephens has visited the base and communicated the recent concerns of Lopezians, some of whom have told him of more overflights and a "dif-ferent sound" from the new planes.

"I've heard complaints from all the islands," said Councilman Rick Hughes. "I support the military mission on Whidbey, but I also want to make sure the naval base is considerate of their neigh-bors."

Welding acknowledges that the EA-18Gs have a dif-ferent sound than the EA-6B Predators. He doesn't think the decibel level is higher, but admits the more power-ful EA-18G engines have a "lower frequency" that may be more noticeable and that the more powerful engines and the shock wave from the planes may rattle windows more than previously. People on Whidbey Island have com-plained of broken glass after EA-18Gs have roared over their homes.

"We perform a critical mission at NAS Whidbey," Welding said, but he also acknowledges that a full-scale environmental impact state-ment is important to both the

base and the community. "We are studying various alterna-tive actions and schedules, and we'll have a full EIS for review and comment in 2015," said Ted Brown, public affairs officer with the Fleet Force Command in Norfolk, Va., which is conducting the EIS.

Even though the Navy has held three community scoping meeting for the EIS, Welding says the base still wants to hear from local citizens who are affected by the aircraft. Comments and noise complaints should be provided to NAS Whidbey at (360) 257-6665, or via email:comments. [email protected]. For other questions and information, call NAS Whidbey Island Public Affairs Office at (360) 257-2286.


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By Scott RasmussenJournal editor

An Orcas Island man accused of breaking into a Rosario-area home and demanding money at gun-point from the couple who live there is slated to stand trial on a trio of felonies in early March.

On Jan. 3, Bradley Kenneth Stoner, 25, plead-ed not guilty in San Juan County Superior Court to first-degree attempted rob-bery, first-degree burglary and to second-degree assault.

If convicted of the most serious of the three offens-es, first-degree attempted robbery, a Class A felony, he would face maximum penalties of life in prison, a $50,000 fine, or both.

Stoner, who turned him-self in at the sheriff's office in Eastsound Dec. 23, the day after the alleged home invasion occurred, remains in custody in Island County jail pending trial. Bail was set at $10,000.

According to prosecutors, Stoner wore a black hooded sweatshirt and a red ban-dana that covered his face,

and was armed with a rifle, an AK-47, when he broke into the couple's Geiser's Way home at about 10:30 p.m. He allegedly pointed the weapon and demanded money from the man that lives there, who reportedly recognized the would-be robber by his voice.

Moments later, when the bandana fell from his face as he racked the weapon, authorities claim that Stoner then fled from the home, having been recognized by his voice and by sight by both the man and the woman at the home.

The couple has report-edly been acquainted with Stoner since he was five years old, according to court documents.

Authorities recovered an AK-47 ammunition car-tridge from the floor of the home.

Class B felonies, first-degree burglary and sec-ond-degree assault carry maximum penalties of 10 years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both; however, the standard range of sentenc-ing set by the state is typi-cally 4-12 months in jail.

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Hospitals now required to disclose health care policies

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Submitted By San Juan County Sheriff Rob Nou

On Christmas Eve depu-ties were involved in a traf-fic stop in Friday Harbor that involved a hay ride of Christmas carolers and ulti-mately a heated and disturb-ing confrontation that has triggered great concern and emotion in our community.

I have been hesitant to make more than general public statements about the incident because I felt it important to ensure that anything I said was based on a complete and accu-rate understanding of the events. Today, in response to requests from the media and the parties involved, I am releasing copies of docu-ments, including the officer's incident reports, audio from the radio dispatch call, and others.

There are a number of facts that the parties involved agree upon:

• The stop occurred at 5:40 p.m. near the ferry land-ing.

•Deputy Menjivar stopped a truck that was pulling a trailer, which carried several children and adults. The tail-lights on the trailer were not

working, and he had a justi-fied concern about the safety of the passengers.

• The driver got out of the truck immediately when stopped and approached the deputy quickly.

• When Deputy Menjivar became concerned that the situation was getting out of control, he called for backup.

• There was no violence or use of force, however voic-es were raised and some of the children present under-standably became upset.

• After the call for backup, Deputy Korth arrived on the scene less than two minutes after the initial stop, and the situation calmed down. Contrary to one report, no one was ordered to get off the wagon or lined up against a storefront or wall.

• Deputy Korth followed the hay wagon to its destina-tion to ensure its safe arrival.

• The incident lasted less than 15 minutes.

• No citation was issued. The dispute in this case

concerns the actions of Deputy Menjivar, the driver of the truck, and others on the scene. The confrontation began almost immediately after the stop.

In his report, Deputy Korth stated that when he arrived on the scene (with-in two minutes of the time Menjivar initially radioed in to report the stop) the driver of the truck was shouting at Deputy Menjivar and stated he would not provide his driver’s license and vehicle registration to Menjivar. According to Korth's report, 4-5 other people at the scene were gathered around or approaching Menjivar, shout-ing and making derisive com-ments, including insulting remarks about his ethnicity. This was an extraordinary and stressful situation, but one that the public expects our law enforcement officers to deal with professionally.

Deputies are trained to call for backup as soon as it appears necessary. Deputy Menjivar did that promptly, and by accounts from both sides, Deputy Korth did an excellent job of separating the contentious parties and defusing the tension after he arrived.

Several facts remain in dispute. The primary area of concern is how and why the situation became so vol-atile so quickly before the second deputy arrived, and how each deputy reacted and responded to the stress of the confrontation.

I have asked several times publicly for witnesses to come forward. Reportedly several witnesses may have photographs or cell phone video of the incident. To date, no one has come for-ward. I plan to talk with additional witnesses, and will consider all of the evi-dence before I make a final decision on what admin-istrative action to take in this case. Our own internal review is not yet complete.

I am working with the county council and the county manager, as well as the pro-fessionals in and outside of my department to ensure that we have all of the appropriate training for our deputies, and that clear channels of commu-nication with the community remain open.

The men and women of the San Juan County Sheriff's Office, who enforce the law and protect the public safe-ty, live here, work here and many are raising children here. Community trust is essential for the health of our agency and the effectiveness of the Sheriff’s Office. I am mindful that trust must be earned every day.


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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!

HARBOR OF HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH, invites you

to worship at 10 a.m. Sundays beginning Oct. 27 at 1145

Channel Road. Please check at www.theharborofhope.com

for information on “The Bulletin Board,” or call Pastor

Don 468-4019.

LOPEZ ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH, 91 Lopez

Road. Sunday School: pre-school through adult 9:30 a.m.;

Worship at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Jeff Smith 468-3877.

LUTHERAN CHURCH IN THE SAN JUANS. Join us

Sundays 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 Anne Hall,

468-3025.

QUAKER WORSHIP GROUP Meetings will be Sundays

at 10:00 a.m. at the home of Ron Metcalf, 6363 Fisherman

Bay Road. Children’s program. Everyone welcome. Phone

468-2129. Email: [email protected]

ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH Come worship

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

you to join us for Mass at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Call 378-

2910 for Mass times on San Juan and Orcas Islands.

Worship Services in the Islands

Fundraising co-chairmen Russel Barsh and Scott Rozenbaum announced today that they are just $500 short of their goal for pur-chasing Tamara Shane’s dramatic copper and wood sculpture “Recycles of Life” which has been temporarily installed in Lopez Village overlooking Fisherman Bay.

The fundraising drive has been extended

to Jan. 31 in the hope that the last dollars can still be raised.

“We are 75 percent to the finish line,” says Barsh, whose nonprofit organization Kwiaht originally commissioned the sculpture for a series of public art installations that began in June 2012. He explains that materials and installation for such a large work can exceed half the total cost. “A public art installation of this quality in Seattle would cost much, much more,” he adds.“This is a bargain for Lopez.”

Donations can still be made through Jan. 31 by using the

Donate button on Kwiaht’s website (www.kwiaht.org/donate.htm), or by mailing a check to Kwiaht, Post Office Box 415, Lopez Island, WA, 98261.

“Recycles of Life” would be the first major sculpture by a local artist purchased for per-manent public display on Lopez.

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January 10, 2014, was Orientation Day for the tenth anniversary session of the LSJI professional develop-ment program. This first of 12 sessions was held at Harrison House of Friday Harbor.

A gourmet breakfast and scrumptious lunch nour-ished both students and staff, with gratitude to the caterer. Ron Zee and Jim Skoog (co-founders) shared the history of LSJI’s begin-

nings and progression. With over 120 alumni to its credit, the positive impact on professional develop-ment locally is increasing. This year’s co-directors are Lee Taylor, Tara Dalton, and Morgan Meadows, repre-senting program support on San Juan, Lopez, and Orcas islands respectively. After introduction activities and an overview of the next five months, the cohort engaged in animated dialogue regard-

ing leadership qualities and methods, including an intro-duction to systems thinking and mental models. Steven Hushebeck, treasurer and co-host for the day, assisted the cohort members with final-izing documents. Executive Committee Chair, Gretchen Krampf, concluded the ses-sion with a preview of the upcoming Use of Self retreat, to be delivered at Heartwood House in Eastsound on Jan. 24

Participants will then dis-cover more about their per-sonal leadership styles, and engage in various processes of facilitative learning, build-ing group cohesion and div-ing deeper into session goals. Friday’s session ended by 1:30 p.m. and Cohort X was off to an exhilarating start.

By Scott Rasmussen Journal editor

It is easy to understand why James and Nicole Coddington are increasing-ly comfortable with learning to expect the unexpected.

After a dozen years together, the Orcas Island

couple decided about a year ago that they would pass on having children of their own, given their age, both on the cusp of 40, Nicole’s health concerns (she suf-fered a severe spinal injury at an early age), and given their financial resources and the number of people

already living on the planet.They underscored that

decision on Valentine’s Day, agreeing that James would have a vasectomy. And he did.

End of story? Not by a long shot. Evidently, the uni-verse had something else in mind.

On Jan. 2, at 7:16 p.m., Nicole gave birth to the couple’s first and only child, Michael Victor Coddington, at University Hospital in Seattle. So much for family planning.

“You could say it’s mostly my fault,” James said. “I was supposed to have my sperm level checked but a couple friends who’d had it done told me that it wasn’t really necessary, that you don’t need to do it and that it would all be okay. So I didn’t.”

Weighing in at 7 pounds and 13 ounces, and 21

inches in length, Michael arrived in this world after an arduous 38 hours of labor and about a week past his due date (Christmas Day).

“It was rough,” she said. “I’m just glad to be on the other side.”

And the couple are way beyond glad that forces other than themselves apparently were at work in determining the future size of their family.

“He’s just cute as a but-ton,” Nicole said of her new-born son. “He’s so adorable, so precious. You can go ahead and call it the uni-verse but it feels like there was some kind of higher power at work to make it happen. Now it feels so right.”

Born on the second day of 2014, little Michael earns the distinction of being the first baby of the year born to parents living in San Juan County. It’s the sec-ond year in a row that San Juan County’s first baby was born on Jan. 2.

With Michael as the first baby of the year, the Coddingtons, who moved

to Orcas from Colorado in 2008, are also this year’s winner of the Journal of the San Juan Island’s annual “Baby Derby.” The honor means that the family will receive $500 in gifts, prizes, and age-appropriate pack-ages donated by 20 separate local retailers, merchants and businesses, also known as the “Baby Booty”.

In addition to a newborn son, James said the couple has been on the receiving end of a string of good for-tune and countless “bless-ings” ever since the baby was conceived, on Easter, and they decided to “sur-render to the universe”.

For example, James, a software designer and 3-D animator, said that he recently ran into a fellow islander who unexpectedly offered him a job in his field of expertise, one that may well help put the family in a better financial position for quite some time.

“He’s a bit magical,” James said of his baby boy. “He’s brought us an amaz-ing amount of luck in so many different ways.”


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The Coddington fam-ily, Nicole, James and newly arrived Michael, the San Juans first baby of 2014 take time to relax at home.

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At left; Back Row: A. Saxe; R. Parsins; G. Withers; D. Harsh; J. Parker; E. Derzay; T. Whalen. Middle Row: G. Graham; P. Long; P. Green; C. Gutierrez; J. Murphy; L. Williams; A. Eltinge. Front Row: L. Taylor (Co-director); H. Gladstone; L. Orton; J. Bolwinkle-Smith; T. Hayes. (Missing from photo: K. Pascuito).

First Baby of 2014: Michael Victor Coddington

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