Islands' Weekly, May 13, 2014

By Steve WehrlyJournal reporter

If you’re looking to buy a bag of legal pot on Lopez

Island, don’t hold your breath.

Both applicants for mari-juana retail store licenses on Lopez failed to provide qual-

ifying applications to the Washington State Liquor Control Board, charged by Initiative 502 to implement and regulate marijuana legalization in the state.

Those on Lopez will have to travel off-island to score legal weed, at least until the WSLCB reopens the win-dow to apply for a Marijuana Retailer license later this summer.

But Lopezians won’t have to travel far. Potential retail-ers were approved for Orcas and San Juan Island, one for each.

Only one of two appli-cants for a retail pot shop on Orcas Island, apparently to be named “Token Herb,” survived the initial applica-tion screen. The application for Token Herb listed 837A Crescent Beach Road in

Eastsound as its potential store location. Two applica-tions were originally filed for Orcas, but only Token Herb survived the first cut, thus obviating the need for a lottery drawing.

A lottery was required for San Juan Island, however, where 13 applicants vied for one retail marijuana store. Lawrence Enterprises of San Juan Island won that lot-tery. Assuming that further financial and criminal back-ground checks are satisfac-tory, a retail store for sale of marijuana, pot products and paraphernalia could be opened in Friday Harbor as early as July, according to Mikhail Carpenter of the Liquor Control Board in Olympia.

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No one at the Lopez Chamber of Commerce was surprised that Washington was named America’s “Most Bicycle-Friendly State” for

the seventh year in a row by the League of American Bicyclists, especially after sponsoring what proved to be yet another successful Tour de Lopez on Saturday, April 26.

Akin to annual boat parades opening the sum-mer boating season, the Lopez bike ride opens biking season in the San Juans. The non-competitive Tour around three differ-ent courses on Lopez is an annual introduction to Washington’s participation in the 58th annual National Bike Month.

Organized for the 11th straight year by Becky Smith, the annual ride wel-comed more than 800 riders who contributed more than $11,000 to defray the costs of operating Lopez Village Park.

“What a great summer season kick-off,” Smith said.

“Everybody had a great time and we’re all looking forward to the 12th Annual Tour next year.”

After another success-ful island ride introduced Washington Bike Month so appropriately, the Lopez Chamber’s Lia Noreen said, “We think Lopez and the San Juan Islands are a big reason the state’s been hon-ored seven years in a row, and we’re happy it came just a few days after our success-ful event.”

Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed the May Bike Month proclamation and lauded the benefits of biking and the bike-friendly award.

“As a bike rider I get to see firsthand all that Washington has done to make bicycling part of a sus-tainable transportation sys-tem,” Inslee said. “Bicycling helps make healthy com-munities, healthy people and a rich quality of life. There’s always more to do, but being named the most bike-friendly state shows we are moving on the right path.”

The League of American Bicyclists annually ranks all 50 states on how “bike-able” they are. The League evaluates each state’s cycling success in several categories: legislation and enforcement; policies and

programs; infrastructure and funding; education and encouragement; and evalua-tion and planning.

“Being an avid bicyclist, I’ve had an opportunity to explore Washington’s urban and rural roadways this past year,” Washington Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson said. “We’ll continue to work with our local partners to identify and fund bicycle needs in their areas, especially on highways that also function as main streets in our com-munities.”

For more about the League of American Bicyclists, go to bikeleague.org.

Washington named ‘Most Bicycle-Friendly State’

Lopez come hearwhat the kidshave to say

Scholarship OpportunityA $1,000 scholarship is available to a former Lopez High School graduate who is currently a first, second or third year

university or college student. For an application contact Jeanna Carter,

468-2202, ext. 2214, Lopez School, 86 School Road, Lopez Island, WA 98261

application deadline June 1st

Purchase tickets at PSR, Lopez Book Shop, lopezcenter.org$12/adult, $5/youth

Lopez Center

Thursday, May 22nd, 7:30 pm

Live in Concert

No marijuana retail on LopezIslanderResort & Marina

Family owned since 1997

TRAPDOOR SOCIALWest Coast Tourpresents on the

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Thursday, May 158 p.m.

Budlight draft $4

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THURS, MAY 15MEETING: Caregiver Support Group, 1 p.m., Lopez Island Hospice & Home Support Office, 178 Weeks Road. For more informa-tion call 468-4446. All are welcome.

FRI, MAY 16MEETING: Ladies Night Out 2014, “Women of Faith, Women of Valor,” 7 p.m., Center Church. There will be praise, worship, guest speakers, testimonials, and a free will offering will be taken. Refreshments will

be served. For more info, contact 468-3528.

SAT, MAY 17OUTDOORS: Turtleback/Turtlehead Loop hike on Orcas; This is a great opportunity to visit the new Turtlehead and con-nector trail completed in 2013 plus Turtleback all in one trip without putting in too many hours. We will start from the north trailhead, but leave a car at the south trailhead to bring people back and complete the loop. This will be a four to six mile hike depending on some

options. The hike involves easy hiking terrain with great views and hope-fully some wild flowers. Sign up with our leader Mike Moore for meeting time, ferry schedule, etc. at 360-468-3622 or email him at [email protected]. This should be an easy sign up for those on Orcas as well. For info, call Bob Walker, 468-3397.

MARKET: The Lopez Farmers’ Market opening days, 10 a.m. - 2 :30 p.m., in the vil-lage.

SUN, MAY 18CLASS: Braising Demystified (rescheduled), 4-8 p.m. at Lexi & Kirm’s house. $55 fee. Kim Bast will teach braising techniques to transform tough, lean cuts of meat into a mouthwa-tering dinner. For more info, call the LIFRC at 468-4117 or go to www.lifrc.org.

MAY 19, 20, 21SALE: Donation drop off days for Friends of Woodmen Hall yard Sale and Auction,

1-4 p.m., Woodmen Hall. Donation drop off days for Friends of Woodmen Hall Auction and Yard Sale. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. May, 19, 20, 21 and 22. Wanted, nice clean household, garden items and tools. Please, no elec-tronics or clothing.

THURS, MAY 22MUSIC: Polecat, 7:30 p.m. Lopez Center. $12/adult $5/youth. Ticket outlets: PSR, Lopez Book Shop, lopezcenter.org.

FRI, MAY 23MEETING: Caregiver Support Group, 10 a.m., Lopez Island Hospice & Home Support Office, 178 Weeks Road. For more information call 468-4446. All are welcome.

SAT, MAY 24MUSIC: Pianist Gavin Goodrich presents a con-cert of classical music, 7 p.m. Lopez Center, by donation at the door. 14 year old Gavin has been accepted into the 2014

intensive Marrowstone Summer Program of the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras, competing by audition with youth aged 13 to 25 from around the world. All donations from this concert will be applied to Gavin’s tuition fee of $2570, due in early June.

SUN, MAY 25SALE: Friends of Woodmen Hall yard Sale and Auction, 10 - 3 p.m. Woodmen Hall. Yard sale begins at 10 a.m. Auction at 1 p.m. Proceeds go toward the renovations at Woodmen Hall.

THURS, MAY 29FOOD: Evening Meal at School, 5:30 – 7 p.m. Lopez School Multi-Purpose Room. The Lopez Locavores invite the com-munity to share a spring dinner made with fresh, organic Lopez grown food. Also featured will be the Annual Student Concert after the meal, tours of the School Garden, and displays about local

farming. Please consider bringing a donation of non-perishable food for the Lopez Food Bank at Grace Church. Pay what you can.

SAT, MAY 31DANCE: Contra/Square Dance, 8 p.m., Lopez Center. The amazing Ruthie Dornfeld from Seattle (fiddle) and Clyde Curley of Bellingham (guitar) will play and Tony Mates of Seattle will call the dances. All of the dances will be taught, no partner needed. All ages are welcome! This is the last dance of our season - see you there.

CLASS: Child and Babysitting Safety for 10-14 year olds, 12 - 6 p.m., Grace Church, $40 fee. A fun, co-ed course led by Sheila Davis (American Safety & Health Institute) for building a safe & suc-cessful babysitting busi-ness. For more informa-tion, call the LIFRC at 468-4117 or go to www.lifrc.org.

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United Way grant benefits seniors at Hamlet Cottages

Thank you United Way for supporting The Hamlet Cottages. As a first year recip-ient of a United Way grant,

your help will go far.Our mission is to provide

beautiful rental housing for independent seniors on Lopez.

As our 14 garden cottag-es stay nearly full, we have become a vibrant, connected, diverse community!

Our United Way grant directly supports our efforts to help residents at the Hamlet Cottages stay inde-pendent as they age. As a part of that effort, Cottagers receive the services of a Personal Assistant twice every month. They can

always count on this “friendly hand” of support.

Many thanks to United Way and to everyone who gives to United Way.

As a nonprofit, we rely on the generosity of individual donors as well as organiza-tions such as United Way. Your help enables us to con-tinue supporting, serving and nurturing Lopez Island seniors.

THE HAMLET COTTAGES BOARD

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Thursday – Sunday11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

We are growing! Watch for our new

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11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.Dinner Daily

4:30 - 9 p.m. Sun - Weds.4:30 - 10 p.m. Thurs., Fri., Sat.

Good Affordable Food / Great Sports Lounge Specials

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The Love Dog CafeBreakfast & Lunch

Thurs - Sunday9:00-11:30 / 11:30-2:30

Dinner: Friday - Sunday5 p.m. - Last Reservation

Give us a call, we’ll stay open for you!

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The BayDinner: Wed.-Sun.

5pm to 9pmLunch: Sat. & Sun. opening at 12pm

We invite you for lunch, dinner, appetizers and

drinks or food to go and we never close early!

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Islanders will hear more jet noise, more often, if scheduled runway mainte-nance at Ault Field on Naval Air Station Whidbey hap-pens as planned.

It’s scheduled for the last

week of May and second week of June.

NAS Whidbey announced in a press release that “rou-tine repairs to remove rub-ber and repaint runway markings” will close one of the two Ault Field runways from May 31 to June 6, and

the other from June 7-13. The Navy says the June 7 to June 13 closure may affect Lopez Island and the San Juans more than the earlier closure, but that the level of jet noise will depend on wind direction and takeoff and landing patterns on par-

ticular days.The NAS Whidbey Island

public affairs office has established a new comment line and email address for complaints and concerns; (360) 257-6665. Comments can also be e-mailed to [email protected].

After local public officials were told during a recent visit to NAS Whidbey that naval base authorities were unaware that islanders had experienced noise prob-lems, the Town of Friday Harbor and San Juan County are in the process

of implementing a website for registering noise com-plaints. Until the website goes online, contact the town at 378-2810, or the County Council at 378-2898 with time, date and location of noise problems.


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Citizens from Whidbey Island and the Puget Sound region will gather at the Navy’s Outlying Field at Coupeville, Whidbey Island, Friday May 9 at 1 p.m. to protest the Navy’s resumption of Growler EA-18G electronic attack jet operations. As part of the protest, citizens will fly the American Flag upside-down – a signal of “dire distress” according to the US Flag Code.

“We are in dire distress because our homes and communities are being saturated with hazardous levels of noise and our elected officials seem to be powerless or unwilling to act,” said Michael Monson president of Citizens of

Ebey’s Reserve. “The fact that citizens, including many veterans, are willing to take this statement with our flag, demonstrates the seriousness of this prob-lem.” he said.

Noise levels in homes have been documented at 101.8 decibels and out-side at 134.2-decibels, far above the 85 decibels at which hearing loss begins. Numerous health studies have also attributed stress, heart disease, hyperten-sion, learning disorders and other health impacts to low flying military aircraft noise.

“It is outrageous and unacceptable that the mili-tary that is supposed to pro-tect us is knowingly causing us harm and placing us in danger,” COER Board mem-

ber Cate Andrews said. Growler jets fly only a

few hundred feet over roof-tops and more than 400 homes are located within the OLF’s accident poten-tial zone. Internal Navy records recently obtained by COER revealed numer-ous incidences of Growler mechanical problems and falling parts during flight.

The Navy’s controversial “touch-and-go” operations at the OLF were recently resumed after being halt-ed for almost a year after COER sued the Navy over misrepresentations about

noise and flights numbers. The fact that the OLF was not used for almost a year refutes the Navy’s claim that use of the airstrip is essen-tial, according to COER.

COER and a growing

list of citizen organizations claim that Growler opera-tions have harmed the health, economic welfare, tourism, property values, and natural environment of those living in and around

the Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve, includ-ing Victoria BC, Port Townsend, Camano Island, La Conner, Fidalgo Island, and the San Juan Islands.

Citizens to protest Navy ‘Growler” Jet operations on Whidbey Island

operator of Thirsty Goose Farms on Boyce Road, is listed by the corporation division of the Washington Secretary of State as reg-istered agent and manager of Lawrence Enterprises at 51 Boyce Road, also the address of Thirsty Goose Farms. A telephone mes-sage left by the Weekly for Mr. Lawrence was not returned by this press dead-line.

The liquor board report-ed that 1174 applicants filed for retail licenses at

334 locations in the state. Only 75 of 123 jurisdictions which were awarded stores required lotteries to deter-mine who would receive a license.

Unconfirmed reports said that offers up to $250,000 have already been made to purchase businesses with approved license loca-tions. The WSLCB said that businesses with retail marijuana licenses could be sold, but that any buyer would have to apply for a marijuana retailer license and pass background and financial checks before the liquor board would issue a license. The business could be moved at that point, but it

would have to remain with-in the jurisdiction where the license was originally approved.

Meanwhile, the WSLCB has been busy issuing marijuana grower and pro-cessor licenses to provide product to stores when licensed. Twenty-nine mar-ijuana production licenses have been granted, mostly in Eastern Washington, but locally licenses have been issued to grow-ers in Everett, Sequim, Bainbridge, Bremerton and Silverdale.

Look for “Bainbridge Brainnumber” or “Bremerton Boomer” soon at your favorite pot outlet.

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Jet noise to climb during maintenance

Contributed photo

Noise from Navy ‘Growlers’, like the pictured at right, are the focus of rising opposition on Whidbey Island and in the San Juans.

Guest Column

“I’ve been fascinated with sharks since I was eight or nine. Then again, what eight or nine year old isn’t fascinated with sharks,” said Gene Helfman. The difference is that Helfman acted on his fascination and actually studied sharks. And now he’s written a book about them.

Helfman, better known locally as the Lopez High School sports photographer and reporter, has just pub-lished his fourth fish book. The first two -- a fish biology textbook and a reference book on fish conservation -- were aimed at college level audiences. But upon retir-ing after 30 years at the University of Georgia as a researcher and teacher,

Helfman decided to get the message out to a more gen-eral audience.

“Textbook writing is rewarding, but you know you’re talking to a small and sometimes captive classroom audience. I wanted to reach more peo-ple and help them appreci-ate why fish in general and sharks in particular are so fascinating and worth sav-ing.”

His shark book, “Sharks: The Animal Answer Guide” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014, 237 pages) is actually a lifelong dream realized. “If you go online and look for books about sharks, you’ll find a wealth of oversimplified books that insult the intelligence of the

average middle-schooler, or technical tomes that are more sleep inducing than a double dose of Ambien. I always wanted to write something that was scien-tifically correct, up-to-date, and accessible to the pub-lic.”

With co-author George Burgess, who runs the International Shark Attack Files at the University of Florida, Helfman took clas-sic and current scientific literature and assembled the answers to what would be the more common (and less common) questions that people often ask about sharks: “How big are (and were) sharks. How fast do they swim? Do sharks sleep? How likely are attacks? Can sharks see color? Do sharks feel pain? What enemies (besides humans) do sharks have? Are any sharks endangered?” Sharks is a mix of current science, history, anthropol-ogy, intriguing facts, con-

servation, and stunning photographs, assembled in readable and sometimes humorous text.

“One of the true and ongoing pleasures of writ-ing a popular, science-based book about sharks is it’s a great conversation starter,” said Helfman. “You continu-ally meet people who say, “How cool! I love sharks”. And then you get to talk sharks. Dispel myths. Drop facts. Correct misconcep-tions and listen to stories. It crosses all ages and sexes. Grandparents brag about how much their grandkids know about sharks (but invariably ask questions of their own).”

“Sharks: The Animal Answer Guide” is available through Amazon.com, the Johns Hopkins University Press website, the Lopez Bookshop, or from the author at [email protected]. A companion website is at www.sharkan-swers.com.


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Indianapolis 50015. Arch type16. Winged17. 1415 battle

with English longbowmen victors over French forces

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43. Victory cheer 45. Dumfries denial47. Greek word for

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58. Early term for locomotive (2 wds)

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Excellent Adventure"

Crossword Puzzle

Answers to today's puzzle on page 8

SudokuFill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column, and 3x3 block. Use logic and process of elimination to solve the puzzle. The dif� culty ranges from 1-10 (easy) 11-15 (moderate) and 16-20 (hard). Today’s puzzle is level 16.Sudoku and Crossword answers on page 8

Lopez Bookshopwelcomes

Douglas Smithauthor of

Former PeopleThe Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy

Reading and Book Signing Saturday, June 7, 2014

5:00pm at Lopez Bookshop

Lopez author publishes shark book

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February 22, 1943 – April 22, 2014.

Peter B. Everett, age 71, passed away on April 22, 2014, after a valiant three-year battle with neuroen-docrine pancreatic cancer. He was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan on February 22, 1943 to Newton Ben Everett and Naomi Briggs Everett. After graduat-ing from Shoreline High in Seattle in 1961, Peter attended the University of Washington and received a BS degree in Psychology in 1966. From 1966-1968 he served in the U.S. Army and was assigned to the Army Institute for Research at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Peter met Carol Lindborg from Missoula, Montana while skiing in Sun Valley, Idaho on college spring break; they were married in 1967. Peter attended the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, gradu-ating in 1972 with a Ph.D. in experimental psychology and city and regional plan-ning. He was a faculty mem-ber at the Pennsylvania State University at the University Park Campus in State College from 1972 - 2005. Peter and Carol have two children, Holly and Benjamin.

During his thir ty-three years at Penn State University, Peter’s teaching and research were focused on the environment and transportation policy. This work was carried out in both an interdisciplinary urban planning program in the College of Health and Human Development and in the marketing depart-ment in the Smeal College of Business. With expertise in areas such as services and environmental market-ing, Peter was ahead of his time in the classroom as the teacher of a popular course on problems of overcon-sumption and green mar-keting solutions. Peter was a member of four National Academy of Science Panels, overseeing research on modern management tech-niques for state depart-ments of transportation and the future of automobile transportation in the United States. He worked with President Carter’s adminis-tration to reduce automo-bile usage during the Arab oil embargo. During the 1980s Peter chaired the Transportation Research Board’s Committee on Public Transportation Marketing and Fare Policy. He conducted customer satisfaction studies for the

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and in 1998 and 2005 he played a major role in writing Pennsylvania’s 25-Year transportation plan. Peter authored two books on behavior, the environ-ment and transportation, wrote over 40 articles on this topic, and presented numerous talks through-out the world on consumer behavior, green marketing, environmental issues, pub-lic involvement in planning, and transportation and pub-lic policy. Peter was also active in the State College community and chaired the city’s Planning Commission for ten years.

Upon retirement from Penn State in 2005, Peter and Carol spent their sum-mers on Lopez Island, Washington where they had lived for two months each summer with their children while they were growing up. Winters in retirement were spent skiing in Sun Valley, Idaho. While there Peter also chaired the Board of Directors for Mountain Rides, the regional public transportation system, from 2005-2013.

All his life Peter loved boats. He could name the designer and manufacturer of any Northwest yacht or sailboat. When he was 18 years old, Peter spent his summer in Alaska as a deck-hand on the yacht, Sobre Los Olas. For over 15 years he shared a part-nership with Alan Hoffman and Loren Anderson in a 40’ C&C sailboat, Audacious and sailed with his family in the British Columbia waters of Desolation Sound. Peter enjoyed building boats from scrap lumber with his grandson.

When Peter was 10 years old he took the ski bus from Buzz Fiorini’s Sports Shop in the University Village along with hundreds of other kids to Snoqualmie Pass to learn to ski, often at night and in the rain. By the time he was in college, ski-ing had become a passion and he spent the winter of his junior year in St. Anton, Austria skiing in the Alps.

In exchange for a free lift ticket, his job was to get up every morning at dawn and ski the fresh powder to pack it down for the tourists. Not only had Peter and Carol met skiing in Sun Valley, but over the years they devoted nearly every winter vacation to driving across the coun-try from Pennsylvania to the Rockies with their children to ski in Colorado, Utah and Montana. Back home in Pennsylvania, Peter was a founding member and president of the Tussey Mt. Ski Club and was a race offi-cial when his son raced in alpine events in two junior olympics.

When Peter was a teenag-er he waterskied in the sum-mer on Lake Washington with his friends; one after-noon he waterskied into Puget Sound and half-way to Whidbey Island, a dis-tance of nearly 20 miles. Peter was proud of his custom-made Wally Burr slalom ski and competed in waterski races into his twenties. One popular race course ran up a 30-foot wide river called the Sammamish Slough. The Slough flowed 13 miles through dairy farms and meadows, con-necting the north end of Lake Washington to Lake Sammamish. During the race many boats ran up onto the bank and across farmers’ fields, some ran into trees, and quite a few skiers fell. The race was considered too dangerous and was discontinued in the ‘70s. Nevertheless, Peter won third place the year he competed. Later in his thir-ties and forties, when Peter and Carol would spend part of their summer vacation at Carol’s parents’ cabin on Seeley Lake in Montana, one of Peter’s favorite activi-ties was to get up before dawn and waterski on the pristine, calm lake as the sun came up. When Holly and Ben became old enough to waterski, Peter would pull them behind his 19’ Reinell speedboat on the inland waters near their home on the southwest cor-ner of Lopez Island, cau-tioning them to avoid the seaweed and driftwood.

Bicycles also compet-ed for Peter’s free time. He owned one of the first 10-speed bicycles in the ‘60s in Seattle, and founded the Chapel Hill, NC Bicycle Club on the first Earth Day in 1970 while a graduate student at UNC. He loved riding his bike to work, dropping off Holly, and later Ben, at university day care along the way. There was

never a bike too old or beat up that Peter couldn’t fix or use for parts; he took pride in his ability to repair bikes and then couldn’t bear to part with them.

For much of his life Peter enjoyed backpacking and camping with his family and friends in the Cascade and Olympic mountains. In 1960 when he was 17, he summited Mt. Rainier with a climbing party led by Lou Whittaker. Peter was a self-taught architect who designed his homes in State College, Lopez Island and Ketchum. He shunned elevators and made sure his homes had lots of stairs to keep his family in shape. Peter enjoyed listening to classical music, especially Beethoven’s Ninth and the Vienna Men’s Chorus sing-ing J. Strauss. He was for-ever on the lookout for a good cinnamon roll, spicy Asian food, and a “hoppy” IPA. Peter was a great story teller.

Peter is survived by his wife of 47 years, Carol Lindborg Everett; his son, Benjamin Peter Everett (Kauai, Hawaii); his daughter, Holly Everett Bieniawski, son-in-law, Stefan Richard Bieniawski, and two grandchildren, Hugo Russell Bieniawski and Evelyn Jean Bieniawski (Seattle); and his brother, James Everett and sister-in-law, Marisa Everett (Seattle). Honoring Peter’s request, a private service will be held for family mem-bers. Gifts in Peter’s memo-ry may be sent to San Juan Preservation Trust, P.O. Box 327, Lopez Island, WA 98261, or to Blaine County Recreation District--Galena and the Trails, 1050 Fox Acres Road, Suite 107, Hailey, ID 83333.

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Lopez Island School District is accepting written bids for a minimum

of 800# of local grass fed USDA ground beef and 100# of roasts for

the 2014-2015 school year. Bid price should include cut and wrap costs,

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A trio of energy fairs, slated for May and June, will offer San Juan County residents a chance to save money, win prizes, and help the San Juan Islands com-munity increase energy resilience and become an energy-saving model for the nation. The fairs are co-host-ed by OPALCO and Islands Energy.

These family-friendly events have something for everyone: free energy sav-ing kits, prizes, workshops, solar crafts, and live music. Highlights include a solar home tour, electric vehicles, and demonstrations of ener-gy-related technologies.

Islands Energy, led by the San Juan Islands Conser vation District, has par tnered with OPALCO’s Member Owned Renewable Energy Committee, to coordinate these three Spring fairs – each will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• Saturday, May 17 at 95 Nichols Street in Friday Harbor

• Saturday, May 31 at the Lopez Community Center

• Saturday, June 7 at the Village Green in Eastsound

“The goal of the energy fairs is to launch a coun-ty-wide program to save energy and promote renew-able energy opportunities in the islands, including an exciting new Community Solar program,” said Linda Lyshall, lead organizer of the fairs. “We are build-ing on successes OPALCO has already achieved with their rebate programs and SmartHub.” In 2013, OPALCO issued $412,354 in rebates to members with a total kWh savings of 1,708,309. To learn more about OPALCO’s rebate program go to www.opalco.com/energy-sav-ings/rebates/ or call the OPALCO Energy Savings team at 376-3586.

At the Energy Fairs, you will receive a free energy kit and free advice from energy efficiency experts. You can also sign up for OPALCO’s SmartHub (eBill tool) and learn how to track your energy use at home. Other energy fair booths and sessions will feature Local Solar Energy install-ers with information and materials on solar projects. Energy efficiency contrac-tors will provide information

about retrofits and weather-ization, and Islands Energy will sponsor a free family photo booth.

A highlight of the fairs will be the Home Energy Efficiency Workshop put on by the Community Energy Challenge and Opportunity Council. The workshop will provide participants with practical advice on ways to save energy and money and cover topics ranging from heating systems and refrig-eration to hot water and lighting.

Other highlights are the Solar Home Tour and the launch of the Community Solar program. For the first time in OPALCO’s service area, members will be able to participate in local renew-able energy by subscribing to a community solar proj-ect. Details will be unveiled at the fairs.

The Energy Fairs are free and open to everyone. Due to anticipated demand, reservations for the Home Energy Efficiency Workshop and the Solar Home Tour are recom-mended. To reserve a spot, please call 360-378-6621 or email [email protected] to pre-register.

Islands Energy is a col-laborative group of local and regional nonprofits, sponsored by OPALCO, that is working together to increase energy efficiency, conservation and local energy generation in San Juan County. OPALCO is our member-owned coop-erative, powering about 11,000 members on 20 islands in San Juan County since 1937.

Please visit www.sanjua-nislandscd.org for more information and updated news on the fair.

Nancy Vejvoda has announced her can-didacy for San Juan County Clerk. Nancy moved to San Juan Island in 1992 to work as an educator with the San Juan Island School District and was the Manager at a local hardware store for eight years. She has worked as District Court Clerk for the past three years.

“It will be my goal to provide quality service to the taxpayers of San Juan County in the most efficient and cost effective man-ner. It is important to stay abreast of new technology and modern business practices, thus keeping in step with private industry, and to produce and maintain the highest quality permanent public records. I pledge to be an active member of the Washington Association of County Clerks to keep up to date with the practices of other counties in our state.”

Nancy is an active member and past presi-dent of the American Legion Auxiliary, pres-ent board member of the Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor, and former 4-H

leader. Former four term County Clerk Mary Jean Cahail endorsed Nancy for this position.


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

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

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

LUTHERAN CHURCH IN THE SAN JUANS (ELCA) Please join us for worship and children’s Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. in Center Church on Davis Bay Road. Also in Friday Harbor at 11:00 a.m. in St. David’s and in Eastsound at 1:15 p.m. in Emmanuel. Pastor 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 10:30 p.m. on Saturday starting April 12. 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� [email protected], and visit our blog at www.bahaiso� opezisland.blogspot.com for additional information about the Bahá’í Faith.

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Software Specialist Orcas Power & Light Cooperative (OPALCO) is seeking a highly-quali- fied individual with experience in administering, integrating, evaluating and maintaining software information systems including various electric utility specific programs; software support and training, a working knowledge of SQL, .NET, Unix, OS, C++, and Java of installation, operation, and maintenance of fiber optic net- works, SCADA, AMI technologies, Telepho- ny, Uninterrupted Power Supply Systems, and Physical LAN Equip- ment; the ability to trou- bleshoot electrical and electronic equipment to component level; and a minimum of three years of related work experience. The position requires accurate daily operation of OPALCO’s communications equipment and the physical layer of the LAN. Appli- cant must be able to work on multiple projects concurrently, use and operate a variety of tools and methods to perform tasks, apply new technologies, be well organized, and have the ability to analyze and solve problems. Appli- cant must be a team player with a positive attitude and the ability to work effectively with members, staff, and outside agencies. Prefer- ence will be given to applicants with extensive database administration and development experience and knowledge of T-SQL.This is a Friday Harbor based, bargaining unit, full-time position under the Technical Services Department. OPALCO offers employees a unique working culture where member service is combined with state- of-the-art technology. Technical Services employees work in a high- energy environment where creativity, innova- tion and teamwork are supported and encour- aged. Employees have the opportunity to learn and grow, including training on the latest technologies. OPALCO offers great benefits, including health care cov- erage, vacation and sick leave, pension, 401K match, competitive sala- ries and holiday leave.To apply, please review detailed job description and OPALCO employment application at www.opalco.com. Posi- tion is open until filled. Please submit a professional resume, cover letter, OPALCO employment application and references to: Beth An- derson, Manager of Is- land Network Net- work/Technical Services, 1034 Guard Street, Fri- day Harbor, WA 98250, FAX (360) 376-3548, [email protected]

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GIS TechnicianOPALCO is seeking a GIS (Geographic Infor- mation Systems) Techni- cian with experience in GIS, AutoCAD, database, GPS or com- parable systems. A positive attitude and the ability to work effectively with members, Co-op leadership, staff and outside agencies are a must. Main roles include updating system and electrical maps, tracking system changes and outages and providing services to other depart- ments to facilitate their needs. This is an East- sound (preferably) based, bargaining unit, full time position with some travel to other dis- tricts as needed. Down- load a detailed job description and OPALCO employment application at www.opalco.com to apply. Please submit your cover letter, professional resume, OPALCO employment application and references to Katie Maxwell at 183 Mt Baker Rd, Eastsound WA 98245. Position is open until filled. OPALCO is an equal opportunity em- ployer.

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MANAGERThis position is located in Eastsound, WA. This full-time position, 32 hours per week, includes excellent benefits: medical, dental, life insurance, 401k, paid vacation, sick and holidays. Must be a reliable self- starter with excellent customer service skills, well organized, detail oriented, dependable and able to work inde- pendently. Respon- sibilities include accounts receivable, accounts payable, ad order entry, office management and front desk reception. Reliable automobile required plus proof of insurance and good driving record. EOE. Please send resume with cover letter to

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Orcas Power & Light Cooperative is in search of a Member Service En- gineer for our Friday Harbor office on San Juan Island. This position is responsible for assessing new electrical and/or fiber connections for members, calculating load demands and com- plying with all applicable codes and standards. Duties include collecting data in the field, design, easements, permits, preparation of sketches, cost estimates, staking sheets and field staking. Must have knowledge of standard utility engineer- ing principles, industry safety standards, rules and regulations. Must be a high school graduate with a minimum of one year experience with outside plant electrical or telephone utility con- struction. Preferred qualifications include ac- tively working toward an Associate Degree in En- gineering. Must be able to obtain a Washington State Notary/Bond and certification as a flagger within six months. OPALCO offers employees a unique working culture where member service is combined with state-of-the-art technology. Employees work in a high-energy environment where creativity, innova- tion and teamwork are supported and encour- aged. Employees have the opportunity to learn and grow, including training on the latest technologies. OPALCO offers great benefits, including health care cov- erage, vacation and sick leave, pension, 401K match, competitive sala- ries and holiday leave.This is a full-time bargaining unit position. Please review detailed job description and employment application online at www.opalco.com. Position is open until filled. To apply, please submit a professional resume, cover letter, OPALCO employment application and references to:

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The Journal of the San Juans, located in Friday Harbor, on beautiful San Juan Island in Washing- ton State, is seeking an experienced, self-starting Publisher/Advertising Manager. Three-plus years of newspaper/me- dia sales experience, along with leadership experience required. Re- sponsibilities include: print and digital ad sales; helping local businesses create marketing and business plans; supervi- sion of a small staff and involvement in the local community.

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Firewood, Fuel& Stoves

NOTICEWashington State law requires wood sellers to provide an invoice (receipt) that shows the seller’s and buyer’s name and address and the date delivered. The invoice should also state the price, the quantity delivered and the quantity upon which the price is based. There should be a statement on the type and quality of the wood.When you buy firewood write the seller’s phone number and the license plate number of the delivery vehicle.The legal measure for firewood in Washington is the cord or a fraction of a cord. Estimate a cord by visualizing a four-foot by eight-foot space filled with wood to a height of four feet. Most long bed pickup trucks have beds that are close to the four-foot by 8-foot dimension.To make a firewood complaint, call 360-902- 1857.

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Orcas Islander Peter Bohr purchased a five-ride ferry pass this spring and after using it only once, he was sur-prised when the ferry worker at the Anacortes terminal said he had zero uses left.

Now Bohr is convinced

that “thieves have breached the Washington State Ferries’ computer ticket system and are stealing unused rides.”

Bohr wrote a detailed let-ter to Islands’ Sounder staff detailing his concern over the situation and stating that his pass and purchase receipt had never been out of his posses-sion, therefore no one could

have copied his information and that someone must be infiltrating the ticket system.

According to Undersheriff Bruce Distler, the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office is working with Washington State Ferries to investigate the ferry ticket fraud.

“We will work with the ferry to bring the person or persons responsible to justice,” said Distler.

He added that at this point there is no evidence that someone is going into the ferry system and stealing tickets. He did say the issue seems to be isolated to the Anacortes ferry terminal.

Marta Coursey, WSF director of communica-tions, said “We can say with certainty that WSF’s credit card and IT systems have not been breached.”

Coursey added that she has passed on multiple complaints to the sheriff. She would not comment on how many com-plaints she had recieved.

The sheriff’s office warns

ferry riders to safeguard their ferry passes. Due to the fact that only the pass numbers are necessary to use the tickets, Distler says people should not have their passes visible at any time.

Someone could easily take a photo with an iPhone and have your ticket informa-tion. For Bohr, the incident has left him not only feeling robbed by an unknown per-son, but by the Washington State Ferries. He claims that after speaking with a ferry revenue control agent he was told he would not be reimbursed for the three “stolen” rides that he main-tains cost a total of $83.34.

He is currently working with WSF to possibly have his ticket refunded, but has yet to see the funds.

Coursey said that WSF has no way of verifying if tickets are stolen “so we are unable to provide refunds.”

The Sounder will contin-ue to report on this ongoing investigation.

By Sarah EppenbachSpecial to the Weekly

Plastic bottles, milk car-tons, and other discards from the Lopez Dump fea-tured prominently in SWAP’s Earth Day Fair activities at the Lopez School on May 2. During the two-hour event at the covered play shed, stu-dents (with help from many volunteers) took turns craft-ing bird feeders from milk cartons, “jellyfish” streamers from ribbon and plastic bot-tles, and wind chimes from pot lids and cutlery found at the Take-It-Or-Leave-It.

Lopez artists Kate Scott and Debbie Collins designed the activities to provide fun for kids while promoting the concepts of recycling and repurposing in celebration of Earth Day. Younger stu-dents played a bowling game with “pins” of plastic bottles filled with colored water and tried out “junk band” instru-ments such as buckets and broiler pans. Kids of all ages worked on a string of festive party lights made from tissue paper and plastic bottle tops.

For older students, a popular interactive bicycle exhibit, engineered by Chom and Chris Greacen, demonstrated the energy required to power dif-ferent types of light bulb. Furthering the energy theme, several Lopez resi-

dents showed off their elec-tric vehicles, including a DIY conversion project by Gary Zerbst.

This is the second year that SWAP (Solid Waste Alternatives Program), a

Lopez non-profit supporting the Lopez Dump, collabo-rated with the school on an Earth Day Fair for K-12 stu-dents. Kwiaht and the Lopez Island Conservation Corps participated as well.


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Lopez Island Realty 360-468-2291

Est. 1972 New LocationNext To Holly B’s

Lopez Village Farm House on 2.39 acres, gardens,fruit trees landscaping $350,000

San Juan Channel Waterfront home& guest house $490,000

South Lopez 3 bedroom 2 bath energy starhome on 1 + acre $299,500 Motivated Seller

MacKaye Harbor recreational waterfront Lot $25,000

GREAT PAIRINGSSaturday, May 17, 2014 – 6 p.m.

Lopez Community CenterLopez Island Vineyards’ award

winning winemaker will present 5 of his new releases. Each will be paired

with a delectable course created especially to complement the wine

by 5 of our best local chefs.Make your reservations now by

calling Jane at the Lopez Children’s Center 360-468-3896

Proceeds benefit Lopez Children’s Center

Fun at Earth Day Fair

Contributed photo / Jim Lombard

Top: Volunteer artist Debbie Collins helps students turn plastic bottles and tissue paper into festive party lights. Above: Building birdhouses and wind chimes from recyclables at Earth Day Fair.

Ferry scam under investigation

environmentally sound

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Islands' Weekly, May 13, 2014