By Scott RasmussenJournal editor

The amount of acreage in the newly created San Juan Islands national monument totals just about 1,000.

But that number itself does little justice to the character or landscape of the monument – the only one maned by The Bureau of Land Management in

Washington state.That’s because the monu-

ment is comprised of no fewer than 31 small islands and 40 different groups of rocks and reefs, some of which nearly disappear at high tide. It stretches from the northernmost corner of San Juan County (Patos Island) to one of the south-ernmost (Iceberg Point), as well as from its west-

ernmost (Turn Point) to beyond the county’s eastern border to include low-lying rocky features and several islands in Whatcom and Skagit counties.

More than half of the land mass of the monument is concentrated in three dis-tinct areas; 400 acres at the southend of Lopez Island, 80 acres at Kellet Bluff on Henry Island and 80 acres at Turn Point on Stuart Island. The rest is scattered all across the archipelago.

So, how does one go about managing and keep-ing track of such an extend-

ed and far-flung enterprise?In a word, it’s “partner-

ships,” or so says Marcia deChadenedes, the monu-ment’s newly appointed manager and veteran admin-istrator with the Bureau of Land Management. She notes that a long-standing partnership with Washington State Parks and with Keepers of the Patos Light, a grass-roots group devoted to maintaining the island’s historic lighthouse, has proven instrumental in helping BLM manage and

By Erinn NelsonSpecial to the Weekly

As a girl Thea Huijgen knew she wanted to be a dancer. She recalls her fasci-nation when watching Olga de Haas, a Dutch ballerina.

“When I first saw her dance, I knew what I wanted to become,” said Thea.

And so she did. Thea has

been dancing for about 50 years and teaching for more than 40 years.

You can see Thea’s stu-dents and Thea performing an Armenian Bridal Dance in “An Evening of Dance” on Friday, March 21, 7:30 p.m. at the Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. Tickets are by donation at the door. 

Born in the Netherlands, Thea attended a school for dance and became a pro-fessional dancer, perform-ing with the Folkloristish Damstheater in Amsterdam. Thea later moved to California and then after liv-ing in various locations in Washington, she took a bike vacation to Lopez Island.

After that visit she decid-ed to make Lopez her home.

She now teaches sever-al ballet classes a week at her home studio on Lopez. She sometimes teaches folk dance sessions at the Grange on Lopez, and has been teaching folk dance workshops across the U.S. The most important thing she teaches her students is the reward of good work

ethic. “If you apply yourself, you

will experience the great joy dance brings,” said Thea. “With practice and dedica-tion most anyone can gain dance ability, and enjoy and appreciate the art of dance.”

Her favorite part of teach-ing is to see students make progress, and the “aha” moment when a student gets a movement or combi-nation just right. Thea loves teaching all age groups

from toddlers to elders in their nineties. People who are interested can try or watch a class by contact-ing Thea at 468-4407 or at thea@zumzizeroo.com.

Her students, ages three to 68, will join her in the second show she has put on at the Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. She has also previously produced a few smaller shows at Woodmen Hall. This “Evening of Dance”

will feature many styles of dance, including ballet, folk dance, contemporary dance. There will be live music and Mamatamba will provide singing under the direction of Kristin Fernald.

“There is so much talent here on Lopez, and it is very inspiring to see so many people getting involved in putting on a show together,” Thea said. “When the danc-ers make a connection with the audience, it’s magic.”

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Lopez Center Community Performance Night

Friday, March 21st, 7:30pmFriday, March 21st, 7:30pm

Dance & Musicfor all Seasons

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A look into managing a monument

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TUES, MARCH 18MEETING: County Council Meeting, 9 a.m., Lopez Center.

THURS, MARCH 20MEETING: Caregiver Support Group, 1 p.m., Lopez Island Hospice & Home Support office, 178 Weeks Road. For more information, call 468-4446. All are welcome.

FRI, MARCH 21ART: Lopez Center Community Performance Night “Dance and Music

for all Seasons,” 7:30 a.m., Lopez Center. Admission by donation.

LESSONS: Free golf lessons for kids 12 - 18, 3 - 5 p.m. - noon, Lopez Island Golf Club. Sign up with Richard Tetu at Lopez Island High School or contact Joyce Kruithof at 468-4992.

SAT, MARCH 22

EVENT: Contra Dance, 7:30 p.m., Lopez Center. Live French Canadian music to dance to. Playing the dance is Les Trois Capitaines (Devon Leger on fiddle & feet, Eric Schlorff on

accordian, harmonica & feet, and Clyde Curley on guitar), Carol Piening will be teaching and calling all of the dances. No partner needed, all ages are wel-come.

LESSONS: Free golf lessons for kids 12 - 18, 8:30 a.m. - noon, Lopez Island Golf Club. Sign up with Richard Tetu at Lopez Island High School or contact Joyce Kruithof at 468-4992.

SUN, MARCH 23

ART: The Moon of Fluttering Hearts, 2 p.m., The Gathering Place, Lopez Hamlet. Ed Sheridan weaves wisdom tales for ages 6 and up.

THURS, MARCH 27FOOD: Evening Meal, 5:30 - 7 p.m., Lopez School Multi-Purpose Room. Lopez

Locavores invites the com-munity to celebrate spring with a delicious meal made with fresh, organic Lopez grown food. Pay what you can.

SAT, MARCH 29MEETING: Lopez Community Fireworks Dinner and Auction, 5:30 - 9:30 p.m., Woodmen Hall. Come for a tasty dinner and bid on some of the donated items at both live and silent auc-tion. Dinner will be coun-try/southern pit barbecue by pit masters Denny and Jeff. Tickets for dinner are $25. Tickets may be pur-chased at Islands Marine Center, Paper Scissors on the Rock, and online @www.lopezfireworks.com.

WORKSHOP: Multi-media workshop, The conference begins at 9:30 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. There will be

a short Annual Meeting for Lopez Community Land Trust at 1 p.m. Suggested donation is $10 per per-son. For further informa-tion, contact Rhea at 468-3723.

SUN, APRIL 6WORKSHOP: Demonstration Workshop with Battlefield Band members, 2 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts, free.

TUES, APRIL 8CLASS: Digital Photography Basics, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Lopez Library. $30 if paid by 3/25, $35 after 3/25. Ian Byington will teach you about your camera & what makes it work, and a short lesson on manipulating pic-tures. To sign up, call LIFRC at 468-4117 or visit their website at www.lifrc.org.

APRIL 8- 9CLASS: Learning Adobe Photoshop, 5 - 8 p.m., Lopez Library. $50 if paid by 3/25, $60 after 3/25. Ian Byington will cover the basics for making your photos even better, as well as the techniques you need to manipulate them. Open to ages 14 & up. To sign up, call LIFRC at 468-4117 or go to www.lifrc.org.

WEDS, APRIL 9CLASS: Making it Stick: Crafting a Message They’ll Remember., 1:30-4:30 p.m., Lopez Library. Lopez Library. $15 if paid by 3/26, $20 after 3/26. In this use-ful workshop, Ian Byington will help business owners transform the way they communicate ideas. To sign up, call LIFRC at 468-4117 or go to www.lifrc.org.

CommunityCalendar

Support for scienceI am addressing a special

appeal to Lopez residents asking for support for a pro-posed Marine Invertebrate Course at the Elementary School in spring 2014. In 2013 we received a gener-ous donation from a Lopez resident towards tuition costs and a Friday Harbor resident sponsored the class adven-ture on the RV Centennial, UW  Friday Harbor Labs research vessel. This was a great success and has raised

expectations among the cur-rent third grade students who are looking forward to their turn.

Our Marine Educator, Noreene Ignelzi, col-lects live animals from the  Friday  Harbor Labs in the morning and trans-ports them to the classroom where the students will be able to handle them, gently, and learn about their life-style, behavior and habitats. She then returns them to the labs. In June, after the course, the class will leave

Lopez on the early ferry and be met at the Spring Street dock by RV Centennial. They will sail to a convenient spot where divers equipped with camera and underwa-ter intercom, will explore the marine animals while students watch and listen in the lab on board.

Students will be able to ask questions of the diver and special samples will be brought on board for closer examination. Less invasive than the old style dredges, this program has proved just as informative and exciting

for the students who gain knowledge of the animals and of diving practices. 

Cost of tuition amounts to $1000 for eight lessons and this includes travel from Friday Harbor to Lopez and back. A half-day trip on the Centennial costs $1,500. We would be most grateful if Lopez residents would con-tribute to the course, with a tax deductible donation to San Juan Nature Institute, PO BOX 3110, Friday Harbor WA 98250.

All your donations will be dedicated to Lopez students. We have offered this class for many years on Shaw and Orcas and know that it inspires students to become stewards of our unique marine heritage. Please help us guide another generation to care for our unique natural heritage.

FIONA M. NORRISScience Director, San Juan Nature Institute

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AA Meetings:Mondays - 7:30 p.m. at the Children’s CenterWednesdays - 4 p.m. - Women’s meeting at the fellowship hall at Grace Episcopal ChurchFridays - 7:30 p.m. at the Children’s CenterSaturdays - noon at the Children’s CenterCall 468-2809

Al-Anon:Saturdays - 9:30 a.m. at the Children’s Center, Lopez.Call 468-4703.

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maintain the 207-acre Patos Island.

At a meet-and-greet in Friday Harbor, hosted March 12 by the San Juan Preservation Trust, deChad-enedes said that forging partnerships with other like-minded public agencies, fed-eral, state and local, and with private organizations (like the Preservation Trust) and various citizen groups offers an effective route for the BLM to maximize its lim-ited resources, balance the sometimes competing inter-ests of recreation and con-servation, and for keeping the monument’s natural and cultural resources intact.

It has proven a successful formula for other conser-vation-oriented agencies as well. The San Juan County Land Bank bene-fits from its affiliation with the Terrestrial Managers Working Group, Land Bank Director Lincoln Bormann said. The group, whose roster includes the Nature Conservancy, Preser vation Trust, county Parks, and state and federal parks, works together to find common ground and cooperative approaches to issues involving management, recreation and resource protection, Bormann said.

In addition, Bormann notes the Land Bank’s roster of volunteers, the enthusiasts of its open spaces and the neighbors of its preserves help the agency stay aware about what’s happening on its many easements, proper-ties and preserves.

“That kind of volunteer base here is very strong,” he said, “and [the BLM] really is dependent on the same thing.”

Established by presi-dential proclamation about a year ago, under the Antiquities Act, the monument was created to protect and maintain the historical and cul-tural significance of the

BLM lands in the San Juan Islands and to enhance their unique and varied natural and scientific resources.

The first step in cement-ing partnerships is to put together a Resource Advisor y Committee, deChadenedes said. The committee will help in devel-opment of a management plan and the BLM is looking for nominees in the follow-ing categories: recreation and tourism, wildlife and ecological interests, cultural and heritage interests, tribal interests, local government, education and interpretative interests, private landown-ers and the public at large (deadline for nominations is March 22).

“The potential of people on that board is profound,” she said. “It’s an opportu-nity that only comes along

every 20 years and I’m so looking forward to hear those voices and what they have to say.”

Though well-traveled during her tenure with the BLM, deChadenedes is no stranger to the Pacific Northwest or to the San Juans. She went to school in Vancouver, B.C., fished commercially in Alaska, and spent a good deal of time in Port Townsend before beginning a career with the federal government. Her aunt, the late Edie deChad-enedes, was a San Juan Island resident for about 30 years before she recently passed away.

A museums special-ist with a master’s degree from the University of Oregon, deChadenedes is also a folklorist, a vocation in which one helps a com-

munity to identify its val-ues and what’s important to it, and then strives to make sure “the infrastruc-ture is there to preserve it.” During her 11 years in the BLM managerial ranks, she has been involved in helping to establish the California Coastal National Monument, the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, Heritage Tourism in New Mexico and the Camino Real International Heritage Center.

The success of all those assignments depended on building partnerships, and deChadenedes has a good guess as to why she was selected to manage the San Juan Islands monument.

“I know how to make a space where people are comfortable working together,” she said.

Salish Sea festivalOn Monday noon, March

31 at 12 p.m. at Grace Church, the fourth annu-al Salish Sea Early Music Festival continues with A Little Evening Concert for Louis XIV.

Admission is a suggest-ed donation of $15 or $20, 18 and under free and stu-dents $5.

For more info, visit www.salishseafestival.org.

The concer t recre-ates the regular evening per formances given for Louis XIV by the illus-trious members of his Musique de la Chambre with Jef frey Cohan on the one-keyed baroque flute, Anna Marsh (originally from Tacoma, present-ly living in Ithaca, New York) on baroque bas-soon, Christine Wilkinson Beckman on baroque vio-

lin, and Steven Creswell on baroque viola.

National Weather Ser-vice spotter training

Are you a weather fanatic? Want to help the National Weather Service with obser-vations and data collection? Check out this free training on Lopez Island, Saturday, April 5, 11:15 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. at the Lopez Island Fire Station.

On Shaw Island, Saturday April 5, 3:30 – 6 p.m. at the Shaw Community Building.

Lopez Library in the Times

The Lopez Island Library was recently mentioned in the New York Times for its unique lending program.

“Library usage has increased across the coun-

try for a variety of reasons, librarians say, including the recession, the avail-ability of new technology and because libraries have been reimagining them-selves — a necessity for staying relevant as munic-

ipal budgets are slashed and e-books are on the rise. The Lopez Island Library in Washington State offers musical instru-ments for checkout,” wrote Times reporter Katharine Q. Seelye.

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Community briefs

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our family during all of Francis’ illness. And Hospice of the Northwest was of crucial assistance in the last two months of his life. Our family is very grate-ful to both those organiza-tions. 

NANCY FAY Lopez Island

Thanks for your support

Lopez swings. More than a dozen Lopez guitar, fiddle and ukulele musicians of all ages joined JP and the OK Rhythm Boys on stage at Woodmen Hall the night of March 8, for a swinging new version of San Antonio Rose.

Thirty musicians turned

out for the afternoon’s work-shops with JP Wittman, Gordon Koenig and Anita Orne of Orcas Island to learn swing techniques, while another enthusiastic contin-gent braved a raging down-pour for the group’s benefit concert and dance that eve-ning.

Thank you Lopez for com-ing to tap your toes, swing your sweetheart and sing along to the talented trio’s bass, fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin, sweet harmony and ethereal musical saw.

Because of you and many concert sponsors: Gary and Karen Alexander, Barbara Carver, Sarah and Larry Eppenbach, Kip and Stanley Greenthal, Dean and Carolyn Jacobsen, Jeff Nichols, Kate Scott and a generous anony-mous supporter, the Lopez Island Family Resource Center will be able to offer a summer music camp and other musical adventures to islanders this year!

Thanks are due to the staff and Board of the Lopez Island Family Resource Center for organizing, managing and promoting the March 8 work-shop and concert along with the summer music programs, to Angie Clothier for smooth-ing the way to Woodmen Hall, to Dean Jacobsen for providing everything a vis-iting musician could want, and especially to my fellow volunteers Sarah Eppenbach, Kate Scott, Jim Parker, Jesse Jacobsen, Bill Clemens, Ann and Andy Whipple, Pete and Karin Gandini and the cleanup crew for making it happen.

If you avoided getting your hairdo blown and your feet wet last Saturday night, catch JP and the OK Rhythm Boys at The Galley on April 19 – and prepare to swoon with your sweetie!

MICKI RYANMusic Education

CommitteeOrcas Chamber Music

Festival Lopez Concerts

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Across1. Chip dip6. Consumes9. Call used to incite

hunting dogs14. All thumbs15. Altitude17. Star in Orion18. Military flare with

parachute (2 wds)19. Starbucks order21. For all to see22. Kind of network23. Go bad25. Disinfectant brand27. Anthology31. Carpentry tool33. Dweeb35. Distort36. Honoree's spot38. ___ and Crofts,

soft rock duo40. Delight41. Moorehead of

"Bewitched"43. ___ Earp, lawman45. Boy46. Boat race48. Browning's Ben

Ezra, e.g.50. Salvers52. Festive

celebration55. One-celled

aquatic protozoa (var. spelling)

58. Divine inspiration60. Ancestry62. In a manner

without warmth of feeling

63. Burned with little smoke and no flame

64. Column base65. Bridge positions66. "___ Doubtfire"

67. Atlas enlargement

Down1. Femme fatale2. Biscotti flavoring3. Playing a practical

joke (hyphenated)4. ___ Glacier in

Glacier National Park

5. If nothing else (2 wds)

6. Amerada ___ (Fortune 500 company)

7. Low female singing voices

8. Caribbean, e.g.9. Fastening with a

hinged metal plate and a bolt

10. Anglo-Saxon prince

11. Bank claim12. Hang loose13. The "O" in S.R.O.16. Indy 500 sound20. Decreases in

speed24. Tulip tree26. Latitude28. Study of the

motion of projectiles

29. Product of protein metabolism

30. Coaster31. Jewish month32. "Minimum"

amount34. Beam37. Car safety device

39. A flat place?42. Wisps of hair44. Capital of

Georgia, Russia47. Spoonful, say49. Guiding light51. Having more

wisdom and calm judgment

53. Gown fabric54. Heretofore (2

wds)55. ___ line (major

axis of an elliptical orbit)

56. One of The Three Bears

57. "Aeneid" figure59. Revenuers61. Branch

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Sue Carol (Holderness) Buettner passed from us, at the age of 71, on Sunday, March 2, 2014, in Oro Valley Ariz., the result of sudden and unexpected heart failure. 

Sue was born October 6, 1942, in Spokane, Wash., the only child of Gretchen A. and Jack F. Holderness, both deceased.

She grew up in Odessa, WA, where she graduated from Odessa High School, and received a Bachelor of Education from Washington State University in 1965. Sue was a member of the Delta Delta Delta Sorority. 

While at WSU, she met her future husband of 50 years Gerald (Jerry) Buettner, and they were married August 22, 1964. Following her accompanying Jerry on his first active duty Air Force mil-

itary assignment, where she taught elementary school in Belton, Missouri for two years, and supporting him faithfully by mail during his Viet Nam tour, Sue and Jerry settled in Kirkland, Wash. 

Sue again taught elemen-tary students in the Lake Washington School District, where in 1969 she received the District’s Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award. 

She chose to be a full-time mother for her two children, Christopher born in 1969 and Corlin (Cory) born in 1978. 

When Cory reached school age, Sue returned to work as a Paraeducator in special education and went on to become the Intake Coordinator for the LWSD Special Education Preschool Program.

She retired in 2000.Sue was active in politics,

and served as campaign chairperson for two suc-cessful elections of her dis-trict’s representative to the Wash. State House. 

Sue co-founded and administered the first Cub Scout Troop for boys with developmental disabili-ties in Washington State.    Following retirement, Sue and Jerry built a new home on Lopez Island, WA, and

acquired a winter home in Oro Valley, AZ.

She was very active in her churches at all locations, teaching  Sunday  School, chairing church outreach programs, and participat-ing in mission work such as Katrina hurricane recon-struction.

Sue was strongly involved in Bible Study Fellowship, an international bible study, as both a student and group leader for over 16 years.  She was always hungry for the Word, and at any given time was involved in a Bible Study.

She was an avid support-er of Christopher’s Special Olympics, Cory’s athletic accomplishments and Cory’s decision to enter the ministry. 

She especially loved being a part of her grandchildren’s lives, travelling to Canada for special events such as dance recitals and soccer games.

Sue is survived by her husband of 50 years, Gerald; her two sons Chris and Cory; Cory’s wife Heidi; seven beloved grandchildren; five cousins; and numerous dear in-laws and friends in Washington, Arizona, and throughout the world.

A memorial service is being held on  March 11, 2014 in Ariz.

A second Memorial

Service and Internment will occur at Center Church on Lopez Island, Wash. on  Friday, March 21, 2014 at 1 p.m.

Remembrances in Sue’s honor may be made to Community Homes, Inc., PO Box 1240, Bothell,  WA 98041, a nonprofit provider of homes for the develop-mentally disabled.

Sue will be greatly missed by so many and we find comfort that she is with her Lord and Savior.  Arrangements are in the care of Evans Funeral Chapel and Crematory, Inc., Anacortes, Wash. and the San Juan Islands.

To share memories of Sue, please sign the online guest register at www.evan-schapel.com.

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LOPEZ ISLANDCHRIST THE KING COMMUNITY CHURCH, There’s Always a Place for You! CTK gathers at 10:00 a.m. in the school multi-purpose room at 86 School Road. Come as you are! More info at www.ctkonline.com/lopez. Email:lopez@ctkonline.com Phone: 888-421-4CTK ext. 819.

GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, welcomes you to worship with us on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Fisherman Bay Road at Sunset Lane. 468-3477. Everyone welcome!

COMMUNITY CHURCH, Please join us Sun. mornings. Adult Bible study, 9:30. Worship Service, 10:30. Nursery (birth-3 yrs) and Jr. Church (4-12 yrs) provided during worship service. Small groups meet throughout the week. 91 Lopez Rd., in the village. Pastor Jeff Smith 468-3877. www.ourlicc.org

LUTHERAN CHURCH IN THE SAN JUANS (ELCA) Please join us for worship and children’s Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. in Center Church on Davis Bay Road. Also in Friday Harbor at 11:00 a. m. in St. David’s and in Eastsound at 1:15 p.m. in Emmanuel. Pastor 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: lopezfriends@gmail.com

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

BAHÁ’ÍS OF LOPEZ ISLAND Meet regularly for devotions, study of the Bahá’í Writings, and spiritual discussions. For dates and times, please email bahaiso� opezisland@gmail.com, and visit our blog at www.bahaiso� opezisland.blogspot.com for additional information about the Bahá’í Faith.

NOTICEThe annual meeting of the Catherine Wash-burn Medical Association (CWMA) will be held Saturday May 17, 2014 at 10 AM at the Lopez Library meeting room. Reports will be provided and directors elected to three vacant positions as specified in the By-laws. The Board nomi-nates Marty Clark, Joe Goodner and Bob Myhr. Additional nominations may be taken from the membership; nominees must be members of CWMA, permanent residents of Lopez Island, and have the written endorsement of ten CWMA members. Nominations must be post-marked by April 30, 2014 and sent to CWMAPO Box 309, Lopez Island, WA 98261.

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If you have a child in the Elementary School, be sure to RSVP your guest for the Father’s Luncheon with the School Secretary, Ali Smith at 468-2202.

The event is to take place on Wednesday the March 19 at 11 a.m. It will cost each adult $5.50; you can pay at the school.

Last year we had over 40 males attend, the line extend-ed out the Multi-purpose Room into the playground! Mark your calendars for the next two luncheons.

The Grandparent’s Lunch is on April 23 and the Mother’s Lunch is on May 14. Feel free to bring anyone who is special to your child to these lunches.

Many children have brought their Aunts and Uncles to the Grandparent’s Luncheon and some have brought mentors and neigh-bors to the Mother’s and Father’s luncheons.

If you have questions or would like to volunteer call Stephanie at the LIFRC, 468-4117.

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The Senate passed HB-1129 to fund construc-tion of a third new 144-car “Olympic” class ferry with a 41-8 vote on March 7.

Sponsored by Representative Jeff Morris, the bill had already passed the House on a 62-36 vote.

“The strength of sup-port for ferries, particu-

larly in the Senate, was particularly encouraging,” said Jim Corenman, chair of San Juan County Ferry Advisory Committee. “The oldest boats in the fleet, the Evergreen State class, can finally be retired and replaced by newer and more reliable vessels.”

House Bill 1129 will

fund the new 144-car ferry by charging a service fee on all vehicles registered in Washington. Revenue from the new fees is expected to be about $11 million in the first year (2015), and about $22.8 million per year for the four years after that.

David Moseley, ferries

assistant secretary, said the new service fee would cover the full cost of build-ing the new ferry because Ferries would finance a bond. The fee would have to be in place for the next several years to pay off that bond.

Senator Kevin Ranker wrote on his Facebook page, “We’ll soon have a third brand new ferry ensuring that the second new ferry is permanently stationed in the San Juan Islands/Anacortes route when it is completed in late 2015.”

For more information about Washington State Ferries, visit www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries.

By Audrey Bordvick Lopez Island Yacht Club

On April 5 and April 6 look for excitement on Fisherman Bay as a bunch of sailboats crewed by kids from all over the Northwest race and compete for the coveted “Island Cup.” This annual race is sanctioned by the North West Interscholastic Sailing Association, which is the organizing body for high school sailing in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and B.C. High school sailing is open to all high school students in ninth to12th grade or home-schooled.

For the first time ever, the Island Cup will come to Lopez Island thanks to sponsorship and hosting by the Lopez Island Youth Sailing Program, Lopez

Lobos Sailing Club and The Lopez Island Yacht Club.

The event gets started on Friday April 4 with team practices beginning at 3 p.m.

Racing events start on Saturday beginning at 12:30 p.m. and on Sunday at 10 a.m.

There will be a number of races over the two days with as many as 30 boats in the queue at the start line. Races will be held in Vanguard sailboats a 15 foot sloop that offers chal-lenging and fun racing. The Lopez Island Yacht Club hopes to build a small fleet of these boats to continue its recent efforts to promote

and encourage youth sailing on Lopez.

An awards ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday.

The Lopez Island Youth Sailing Program and the Lopez Lobos Sailing Club

will be one of approximately 16 teams slated to compete on Fisherman Bay.

As many as 150 sailors from high schools across the region will put knowl-edge and skills to test dur-

ing the two-day sailing regatta.

This Fleet Race is a backup qualifier for nation-als and is open to multiple teams, 2 person teams, and mixing is allowed, however

teams must be registered as official teams in order to qualify to nationals. 

We expect up to 26 Vanguard 15 sailboats. More information including the Notice of Race, rules and application for mem-bership, for this and other youth sailing events can be found at http://nwisa.hssailing.org.

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