By Steve WehrlyJournal reporter

Coal isn’t the only fuel firing the first stage of the Gateway Pacific Coal Terminal protest.

Bunker fuel spills, noise pollution, and bilge and bal-last water are just a few detrimental impacts, that citizens on the San Juan Islands are concerned about when it comes to increased coal transport through the Salish Sea.

The scoping workshop on Lopez, on Oct. 24, sponsored by Friends of the San Juans and Lopez NO COALition with help from Vortex and Lopez Village Market, drew about 60 people.

“The coal terminal proj-ect may have devastating

adverse impacts on our island ecology and economy as well as our children and grandchildren. So I think it’s very important that the com-panies and agencies involved conduct careful and compre-hensive analysis of all the potential risks and impacts before deciding whether the project should go forward,” said Chom Greacen, a Lopez resident. “Our role in this is to tell them what to study and analyze.”

The workshop held on Lopez, and similar events on Orcas and San Juan, were part of preparations for a Nov. 3 scoping meet-ing in Friday Harbor (occur-ring after this edition of the Weekly went to press) and the 120-day scoping com-ment period announced recently by the Army Corps of Engineers, Whatcom County and the Washington Department of Ecology.

These are the three “co-lead agencies” respon-sible for producing an Environmental Impact Statement studying impacts

of the Cherry Point bulk loading terminal near Ferndale proposed by SSA Marine, the Seattle port facilities operator.

Those three agencies previously determined that plans for the export facility must undergo a full envi-ronmental review by fed-eral, state and local officials before development permits would be issued.

That review, as set out by the National Environmental Policy Act and the state Environmental Policy Act, requires evaluation of the project’s potential impacts through development of an EIS, which incorporates comments submitted at the series of four regional meet-ings, online, or by letters to any of the three agencies.

Greacen said the work-shop on Lopez helped resi-dents to learn how to frame questions at the scoping meeting. Instead of stat-ing “I oppose the project,” people were guided to ask ‘What is the likelihood of a major hurricane causing a

coal ship collision and major oil spill?’ or request a study of the impact on the San Juan economy if the orca population were to be wiped out by a major oil spill.

If approved, the $650 million Gateway Terminal would be the largest bulk export facility on the West Coast. At full capacity, it would be capable of export-ing up to 54 million metric tons of coal per year, shipped by rail from Montana and Wyoming’s Powder River Basin on coal-train cara-vans, each more than a mile long, that would circulate through the facility daily.

The coal would then be carried through the Salish Sea and the waters of the San Juan Islands by as many as 480 jumbo-sized container ships, the smallest of which are more than three football fields in length, each year to Asian markets, where it would be used for fuel.

Supporters cite the eco-nomic benefits the export facility will bring to the region, including the cre-ation of as many as 2,000 new jobs and a boost to tax revenues for state and local governments. Critics claim that the facility, and the increase in rail and ship-ping traffic it would demand, will produce more air and noise pollution, greater traffic congestion, put the natural environment at risk and undermine the region’s quality of life.

Scientist Val Veirs, a retired physics professor who has listened to and watched killer whales and ships in Haro Strait for 10 years, wants to make sure that science informs and influences the government deciders who will consid-er the noise impacts that increased ship traffic might have on the endangered population of killer whales.

Veirs doesn’t pretend to have all the answers, but he’s confident that he and his scientific colleagues, including state natural resources officials and fed-eral fisheries experts, have good data and are develop-

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1800 9th Ave., SeattleThursday, November 8, 10:00 a.m.Tuesday, November 27, 10:00 a.m.

Federal Way Community Center876 S. 333rd St., Federal Way

Friday, November 9, 10:00 a.m.

Renton Community Center1715 SE Maple Valley Highway, Renton

Tuesday, November 13, 10:00 a.m.

The Polyclinic Broadway, General Meeting Room1145 Broadway, Seattle

Thursday, November 15, 10:00 a.m.

Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center

16600 NE 80th St., RedmondFriday, November 16, 10:00 a.m.

Community Shakespeare11th Annual Fall Festival

AS YOU LIKE IT(appropriate for all ages)

Nov. 7, admission by donation, 12 noon & 7:30pm

Nov. 8-9-10 at 7:30pm. Students $10, Adults $15

Tickets online at communityshakespeare.org,Also at Paper Scissors Rock

Remaining seats sold at 6:30pm at the door:Lopez Center for Community & the Arts

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Massive earthquake strikes west coast of Canada

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the west coast of British Columbia shortly after 8 p.m., Saturday, prompting an ini-tial tsunami warning for coastal areas of Canada, southern Alaska and Hawaii. The warning was later downgraded to a tsunami advisory for those areas. Impact from the earthquake is not expected to affect coastal areas of Washington state or the San Juan Islands.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred near the Queen Charlotte Islands at a depth of about three miles, centered roughly 96 miles south of Masset, British Columbia. It is report-edly one of the largest earthquakes to strike the region in years, and was followed by a 5.8-magnitude aftershock several min-utes later. According to a report by the Associated Press, the quake lasted about

40 seconds and rattled nerves of those liv-ing in surrounding areas, but caused little damage.

Follow this link for the latest warnings and advisories; www.tsunami.gov.

New discoveries in East SoundDid you know that East Sound has been

growing cooler for the last four years? That local herring seem to be making a come-back? Or that the Eastsound waterfront is one of San Juan County’s most important seahorse and squid nurseries?

Help celebrate five years of community research and outreach on Indian Island, Eastsound’s “window on the sea,” at a gala event in the Madrona Room at Orcas Center on Thursday, Nov. 15. Food, music, exhibits, and local volunteers’ fourth annu-al research report to the community begin at 5:30 p.m.

For more info, visit www.kwiaht.org.

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tues, nov 6

meeting: Election Results Party, 3 p.m., Bay Shore Room at Islander’s Resort.

weds, nov 7

play: Community Shakespeare Company’s “As You Like It,” 12 and 7:30 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. Show runs until Nov. 10. Suggested donation: adult $15, youth $10. See www.lopezcenter.org for a full schedule.

thurs, nov 8

workshop: ‘Sticky’ Marketing,

5- 8 p.m., library. Find out why some marketing mes-sages work and others don’t and learn to create a compel-ling marketing that “sticks” in the minds of your customers with Skagit Valley College instructor Ian Byington. For more details call LIFRC at 468-4117 or visit www.lifrc.org. Fee $35. Preregistration required.

meeting: Lopez Island Garden Club meeting, coffee and goodies at 9:30 a.m., meeting begins at 10 a.m., Woodmen Hall. Our guest speaker Nita-Jo Rountree is from Seattle and will be

speaking on: HYDRANGEAS - WHAT, HOW, WOW! Go beyond your grandmother’s hydrangeas and discover a world of exciting cultivars and species. Learn how to care for and grow these showy and versatile beau-ties. Nita-Jo will review flower color, cultural requirements, bloom time, pruning, and inspire you with design tips.

sat, nov 10

art: Artist reception, 5-7 p.m., Chimera Gallery in Lopez Village Plaza. Join artists and friends in a reception to launch the gal-lery’s annual silent auction and scholarship raffle. This month you can bid on art-ists’ work starting at bargain prices, and buy raffle tickets for a chance to win fantastic art donated by Chimera members to benefit the gallery’s student art scholar-

ship. Winning bids and raffle winners announced at the gallery’s Dec. 8 holiday party. November gallery hours are Mondays and Thursdays-Saturdays 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sundays 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. For more info call 468-3265 or visit www.ChimeraGallery.com.

mon, nov 12

meeting: LCCA Board Meeting, 5:15 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. For more info, visit lopezcenter.org.

music: Lopez Islanders Second Monday of the Month Sing-Along, 3 p.m., The Hamlet in the Village. No talent required, just a love of those old songs. Looking for a new pianist when Maureen retires at year’s end.

nov 23- dec.1

sale: Holiday Wreath Sale, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Lopez

Cemetery workshop. Decorations, evergreen swags and wreaths. Sales benefit the Lopez Island Union Cemetery and Center Church. Pre-orders available at 468-3032.

sat, nov 24

bazaar: Annual Preschool Holiday Bazaar, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., High School Gym and Multipurpose Room. Enjoy local arts crafts, new ven-dors, raffle prizes, hot food, bake sale, entertainment, children’s corner and more. Proceeds benefit the Lopez Co-Op Preschool. For more info, contact Terri at 468-3388.

tues, nov 27

workshop: Getting More out of your Mac Computer, 2 - 5 p.m., Lopez Library. Get greater creativity and productivity using aps and programs built into the

machine that you may not know about. We’ll cover file management and enhanced Internet use as well. Bring your Mac and questions for Skagit Valley College instruc-tor Ian Byington. For more details call LIFRC at 468-4117 or visit www.lifrc.org. Fee$15 if paid by 11/19, $20 after 11/19. Pre-registration required.

workshop: Getting started with Online Dating: “How I met my Wife (and many other people),” 6-8 p.m., Lopez Library. Find out from “local expert” Ian Byington about the somewhat daunt-ing world of online dating. Sites to use and online dat-ing tips will be shared in this entertaining, informal FREE workshop. No preregistration required, but feel free to call LIFRC at 468-4117 for more info.

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Community Leadership can build a stronger SJC

Community Leadership engages citizens in a learn-ing community, working together from January until May, weaving Whole

Systems and experiential learning with opportunities to interface with county leaders to explore areas of governance, econom-ics, environment, health/education and art/history and culture. Our leadership skill development includes facilitation, group dynam-ics, communications and

conflict resolution.We have an alumni ros-

ter of more than 120 com-munity leaders who live and work on Lopez, Orcas, San Juan, Fidalgo Islands, and beyond. Our gradu-ates are entrepreneurs, hold elected offices, work in our schools, on coali-tions, and governmental agencies, serve on numer-ous non-profit boards, in media, utilities, libraries, healthcare, environmen-tal, solid waste, farming/food and sustainability

programs and provide pro-bono facilitation for board retreats and community meetings.

When a handful of Friday Harbor leaders envisioned Leadership San Juan Islands back in 2004, little did they know how successful they would be in developing the future leaders of San Juan County. Founded through a collaboration between Skagit Valley College, The United Way and the Economic Development Council, LSJI is now a solid

501(c)(3) and its success-ful program is entering its ninth year in January.

Join us! Registration is open for Cohort IX, with applications due by Nov. 19. The calendar of program dates and application are available at www.lsji.org or by call-ing Program Co-Directors Liz Illg (378-6104) or Tara Dalton (468-3875).

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The San Juan Preservation Trust has acquired property on Orcas Island which will add more than 140 acres to the Turtleback Mountain Preserve, permanently pro-tecting the entire ridgeline of the mountain.

The iconic turtle-shaped profile of Turtleback Mountain is recognizable from throughout the San Juan archipelago. In 2006, public support saved 1,578 acres of the mountain.

The 30-acre “head” of the turtle, donated to the trust in 1990, is separated from Turtleback Mountain Preserve by 111 acres of pri-vately-held property. When the owners began to pre-pare their property for resi-

dential development, they learned of the trust’s inter-est. After months of negotia-tion, the parties agreed on a $1 million purchase price.

SJPT put $600,000 towards the purchase price, including $500,000 from its own investment funds and $100,000 from four other donors. After a summer fundraising effort yielded an additional $390,000, the trust’s board agreed to pro-ceed with the project.

The acquisition expands the Turtleback Preserve to include the 111 acres of purchased property and the 30-acre turtle’s head, with its stunning 360-degree views of surrounding islands. This addition ensures that the

entire Turtleback Mountain ridgeline will remain unde-veloped.

The trust and the San Juan County Land Bank are working to merge the three properties into a single pre-serve.

This partnership and the Washington Trails

Association will work togeth-er over the next several months to design and build a public trail connecting the Turtleback Mountain Preserve with the summit of Turtlehead.

The Preservation Trust needs $160,000 to reach a total project goal of $1.15

million. The funds are need-ed for the purchase price, trail building expenses and a small stewardship endow-ment.

To help complete this project, or for more informa-tion, visit www.sjpt.org, or contact Tim Seifert, direc-tor, at 360-468-3202.

By Natalie Johnson Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

Faced with escalating fuel costs and increasingly strin-gent environmental regulations, the state ferry system hopes to convert at least a quarter of its fleet to a new fuel source.

At Washington State Ferries’ biannual community meet-ing on Vashon next week, David Moseley, head of the ferry system, will give an update on the state’s efforts to convert six ferries to run on liquefied natural gas by 2015.

The ferry system, looking to cut fuel costs, has been studying liquefied natural gas for about two years, Moseley said. LNG seems a logical choice for the ferries. It’s expected to remain significantly cheaper than the diesel fuel that ferries currently use, Moseley said, and it also produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions.

WSF recently got preliminary approval from the U.S. Coast Guard to retrofit the six Issaquah class ferries. Later on, the 144-car Olympic class ferries, which are currently under construction, may be converted as well.

“I think that liquefied natural gas is a major fuel source of the future,” Moseley said.

The ferries division, given a nod from the Coast Guard, is now working to develop more specific plans, which it will present to the Coast Guard as well as the state Legislature for approval as early as this winter. It’s also searching for a private investor, perhaps a natural gas supplier, to help finance the multi-million dollar project.

“It would be a pretty major change for the system,” said Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon (D-Burien), a member of the Legislature’s Joint Transportation Committee. “We want to make sure we look at safety risks and costs and everything

before we take any irreversible steps.”The ferry system, which burns 17 million gallons of fuel

a year, has taken a hit in recent years as the cost of diesel has climbed. In 2000, fuel consumed about 10 percent of the ferry system’s budget. Today, fuel costs the ferries $67 mil-lion a year, or about 30 percent of the budget. Combine that with decreasing tax revenue, Moseley said, and the state needed to look at its options.

Retrofitting the six Issaquah ferries to run on LNG would save the state $140 million to $196 million in fuel costs over the lifetime of the vessels. The fuel savings would pay for the $103 million conversion in six to eight years, while the boats have 25 to 30 years left on the water, according to a state study. Other estimates, however, show the state might not save so much.

A report prepared for the Joint Transportation Committee by the Cedar River Group, a Seattle-based consulting firm that has worked with the ferry system in the past, put the cost of the retrofit at $144 million, making the savings less than the state estimate.

Moseley said the ferries division was currently working to refine the numbers but noted that despite the differing numbers, both studies recommended that WSF move for-ward with the project.

What’s more, Moseley said, the ferry system needs to do something to address its greenhouse gas emissions. New regulations put forward by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency mandate that the ferry system reduce its emissions significantly in the next eight to 10 years. Converting to LNG would allow the system to meet the new standards, Moseley said.

“Both our analysis and the Cedar River Group analysis said this is a direction we should continue to pursue,”

Moseley said.As the state moves forward, it’s looking at a number of

hurdles in the transition to LNG. Retrofitting a boat would require it to be taken off the water for several months. Liquified Natural Gas would have to be trucked down from Vancouver, B.C., though it’s possible a plant could eventu-ally be built in the Northwest. The state would also have to make changes in how the boats are refueled. And the U.S. Coast Guard currently has no regulations for LNG-fueled passenger boats, which would be a first in the country. Natural gas, considered a more hazardous fuel than diesel to transport, is currently highly restricted by the Coast Guard.

The state, however, is working closely with the Coast Guard to find terms it can agree on, and Moseley feels the conversion is feasible. Norway, which has large natural gas supplies, has been running LNG-fueled ferries successfully for years, he noted. British Columbia and New York are looking to convert some of their ferries as well, and a major cargo shipping line in the Northwest is well on its way to retrofitting some of its vessels.

“We don’t see any insurmountable obstacles at this point,” Moseley said.

Fitzgibbon said lawmakers were open to considering liquefied natural gas, but there were still many unanswered questions on their end. It will be one of a gamut of ferry-related issues the Legislature considers this winter when it convenes in Olympia.

“We like the fact that certainly there would be less green-house gas emissions and particle emissions. … We just need more information to find out if this is a realistic plan to move forward with,” he said.

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San Juan County Sheriff ’s Depar tment repor ted responding to these calls:

Oct. 5: A Friday Harbor woman accused of stealing $29 worth of cookies and berry-flavored snacks was arrested for shoplifting after she was confronted by a grocery store manager in mid-afternoon. The 59-year-old went through the check-out counter but failed to pay for the cookies and snacks, which were reportedly hid-

den within her clothes. Oct. 8: A collision with a

parked car led to the arrest of a San Juan Island man for DUI and for driving with an open container of alcohol. The 26-year-old was taken into custody at his home in the 500 block of Roche Harbor Road at about 7 p.m.

Oct. 13: A San Juan Island woman accused of stealing a boat was arrested for felony theft after the Boston Whaler Runabout was found tied her

boyfriend’s boat in the Friday Harbor Marina. The 33-year-old, who was under court orders from a previous arrest at the time, claims the inci-dent was a mix up and that she somehow borrowed the wrong boat. Various items inside the Whaler were seized as part of an unrelated theft investigation in which the woman is reportedly a suspect.

Oct. 14: A Lopez Island man escaped a crash without

injury but ended up in custo-dy following a late-afternoon single-car collision near the intersection of Center and Mudd Bay roads. The 28-year-old, reportedly want-ed in connection with an alleged felony offense, was also charged with driving with a suspended license, possession of drug para-phernalia, and ticketed for driving without insurance.

Oct. 16: A search war-rant was served and deputies

stood by as a county code enforcement officer inspect-ed, measured and cataloged features of an Orcas Island couple’s property. The cou-ple, whose property in the 600 block of Minnow Creek Lane reportedly is gated and chained off, arrived at the scene about 20 minutes after being notified of the county-authorized inspection.

Oct. 17: A Lopez Island man faces criminal charges following a deadly attack by three of his dogs on a pen full of chickens and ducks at a nearby home. The 53-year-old was issued a criminal public nuisance citation, requiring a manda-tory court appearance, in the wake of the three rat terriers fatal offensive on Northstar Lane. The owner of the livestock captured and corralled the terriers in the aftermath of the attack, in which two chickens were killed, two ducks and two chickens were injured, and six chickens and one duck were missing.

Oct. 20: Though locked and bounded by a Level 5 Kryptonite steel cord, a mountain bike valued at $2,250 disappeared from outside a Friday Harbor apartment in an apparent late-night theft. The bicy-cle, belonging to a 21-year-old Bellingham man, was reportedly strapped against a post by the steel cord and locked at the time it disap-

peared. Both the bike and lock assembly were miss-ing when the man went to retrieve it the following day.

Oct. 21: A Friday Harbor man was advised that fire-arms should be used only as a last resort following a late-afternoon attack on his chickens, as well on as himself, by a pair of dogs at his home on Marguerite Place. One of the dogs bit through the fabric of one of the legs of the 23-year-old’s pants as he interceded in the mauling, which occurred at about 4:30 p.m. The attack proved fatal for one of chick-ens kept by the man, who reportedly asked if it is legal for him to shoot the dogs should they return.

– Tossing a lit cigarette out of a car window prompted a ticket for a San Juan Island man following a late-night traffic stop near the inter-section of Roche Harbor Road and Sutton Drive. The 22-year-old was riding in the passenger seat of a friend’s Mercedes shortly before midnight when a cigarette reportedly was thrown out one of the car’s windows.

Oct. 22: Irreplaceable mementos of their recently deceased son vanished from a California couple’s car fol-lowing an apparent break-in and theft in the parking lot of Lime Kiln State Park on San Juan Island. Someone reportedly shattered the

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Stolen cookies, boat borrowing and rat terriers attacking chickens

Friends of Lopez Island Pool board members Robin Bergstrom, Leslie Quenell and Micki Ryan gathered at the site of the future Lopez Island Aquatic and Wellness Center in the recent rains, wishing the whole island could be enjoying a nice warm indoor pool right now.

Donated by John Sorenson, the two and a half acre site is just steps from the island school, across Center Road from the fire station and Mike’s Mechanical. This fall, members of FLIP launched the third phase of construc-tion planning, a capital cam-paign to raise $3 million for construction of the 16,000 foot building with two pools.

The larger of the two pools, 75 by 40 feet, is for recre-ation, fitness, learn-to-swim, competition training, and water safety/EMT rescue training. The smaller pool at 40 by 30 feet is super-heated and intended for water ther-apy, beginning swimmers, and water exercise, and will include a handicapped swing and water wheelchair. A plan of the entire complex is at www.lopezislandpool.org. When in operation, the pool facility can be rented for spe-

cial and private events, in addition to daily operations open to the public.

“We are very grateful for the support shown by members of the community who have the capacity to ‘make it happen,’” said Bergstrom. “We have been meeting with families individually, and have reached a level of 25 percent funding of both construction and the necessary maintenance and operating endowment. This is our ‘do or die’ stage, follow-ing all our lengthy preparation

with county, state and federal requirements. If we are going to have an aquatic center to meet every need in this com-munity, its future will be deter-mined over the next year.”

FLIP continues to meet with those community-mind-ed supporters who want to see everyone on the island given the opportunity to learn to be safe in the water. If you have not been contacted and wish to hear a presentation of FLIP’s Business Enterprise Plan, call President Linda

Barton at 468-4655. In addi-tion, FLIP welcomes both full-time and part-time islanders to host an in-home presentation to share facts about construction, water, maintenance, operations and endowment. The capital cam-paign will extend to the end of the year 2013.

Once leadership and nam-ing gifts have been secured, with foundation and corpo-rate grants to match local gifts, FLIP will welcome donations of all levels as in

the past. Donors may remain anonymous or honor anoth-er by name if they wish. The completed building décor will include permanent schools of whimsically deco-rated fish to identify donors of every level, and leader-ship gifts will include nam-ing opportunities for each of the pools and public areas. Two donors have also made legacy gifts to the mainte-nance and operating endow-ment which will supplement operating income and future maintenance accounts.

FLIP’s website, www.lopez-

islandpool.org, takes dona-tions and is currently being updated and streamlined. Be sure and check it out for more detailed construc-tion news, including our rev-enue and expenses workup and watch for FLIP’s 2014 Swimmers and Supporters calendar.

By Steve WehrlyJournal reporter

Deputy County Council Clerk Maureen See was placed on administrative leave and the fate of her employment with the county remains uncertain.

According to her attorney, John Rosen of Seattle, See, vice chair-woman of the Charter Review Commission, was placed on paid administrative leave while the county investigates allegations “that she had sent and received emails concerning Propositions 1-3,” which placed on the November ballot by the CRC.

Rosen said that See, who joined the council staff in 2007, was notified by county officials in late September of possible disciplinary action for engaging in political activity while on duty.

Rosen says that his client acknowledged sending and receiv-ing emails about the CRC propositions, but does not believe “she was acting in any way inappropriately . . . and never lied about her activities.” According to Rosen, “Under the personnel rules the political activity would be considered to be a minor violation punishable in the first instance by a reprimand.”

If approved by voters on Nov. 6, the charter amendments backed by the CRC would reduce the size of the council from six part-time legislators to three full-time elected offi-cials, and would set the stage for a three-person council to oversee the executive and administrative duties of county government.

County Communications Manager Stan Matthews said in an earlier interview that her suspension was not prompted by See’s “incidental use” of a county computer involving her

work on behalf of the CRC. However, Matthews said two weeks ago that he expected matters involving See’s suspen-sion to be resolve quickly.

Interviewed by the Journal, Rosen, who specializes in employment law matters, said, “We’re just in limbo here. We don’t know what the investigation is about, who is doing the investigation, or when it will be completed.”

No hearing date or other meeting has been scheduled. Because it’s now been three weeks since the administra-tive suspension was imposed, attorney Rosen says his “speculation” is that the matter is being delayed until after the election.

— Journal editor Scott Rasmussen contributed to this article.

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

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

lutheran ChurCh in the san juans, 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 Emmanual. Pastor Anne Hall, 468-3025.

QuaKer Worship group Meetings will be Sundays

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you to join us for Mass at 10:30 am on Saturday. Call 378-

2910 for Mass times on San Juan and Orcas Islands.

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Community Shakespeare Company will present its 11th annual Fall Festival at Lopez Center for Community and the Arts, beginning Wednesday, Nov. 7 with two “pay what you can” performances: one at noon, the other at 7:30 p.m. Admission is by dona-tion. Ticketed performances of “As You Like It” begin Thursday, Nov. 8, continu-ing on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 9-10. All evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m.; tickets are $10 for students, $15 for adults, and may be purchased at Paper Scissors on the Rock, or online at www.community-shakespeare.org.

This unique staging of one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies includes actors from second grade through adult. Familiar faces onstage will include Rosie Sumner, Josh Eide, Mary Wondra,

and Paul Lewis; Shannon Wilbur makes her Lopez debut as the evil Duchess who ban-ishes her sister to the Forest of Arden. (For those familiar with the play, the Duke Senior and Duke Frederick will be duchesses; another special feature of this production.) Graduating high school seniors leading the cast include Jessica Burton, Breton Carter and Michael Reeve. A delightful romantic comedy, “As You Like It” is suitable for all ages. Remaining seats will be available at the door, beginning at 6:30 p.m. There is no reserved seating, so arrive early for best seats.

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A scene from the Community Shakespeare Company’s “As You Like It.”

The holiday season is a time for eating delicious homemade cookies or pie, spending time with friends, listening to music, shopping for finely crafted and locally made gifts, or visiting Santa with your children. All these activities and more are happening at the 33rd Annual Preschool Holiday Bazaar, Saturday, Nov. 24,

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lopez High School gym and multi-purpose room.

The bazaar is the pri-mary fundraiser for the co-operative preschool, and proceeds go toward operat-ing costs, providing scholar-ships to families in need, and classroom enrichment activities and materials.

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dors at the bazaar offering amazing homemade goods, and fine arts and crafts. In addition, the raffle boasts more than 40 prizes.

The bazaar also offers cinnamon rolls, coffee or a tasty hot lunch in the multi-purpose room.

Look for more in-depth coverage of this event in next week’s paper.

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ing even more that should lead to decisions that will

protect the whales.“I just want to make sure

that the knowledge we’ve developed on whales, noise and ship traffic is given the level of consideration that our science deserves,” he said.

Veirs has kept close track of the 10,000 ships that have passed by Lime Kiln Lighthouse in a recent 16-month period, and he’s used an array of hydro-phones to eavesdrop on the killer whales and to mea-sure decibel levels of both orcas and ships. He talks about the cocktail-party-like “Lombard Effect” that ships have on orcas.

“The whales markedly increase the loudness of their vocalizations when ship noise causes back-ground interference with the social and feeding inter-actions of local pods,” he

said. “It’s like they are yell-ing at each other just to be heard. This can’t be good for orca family life.”

He points out that marine mammals use sounds to communicate with others, listen for prey and predator sounds, and some use echo-location clicks for naviga-tion and for foraging.

“We know what’s hap-pening now, but we don’t know yet the extent of dam-age that could result if ship transits through Haro Strait increase dramatically to ship coal and oil to China,” he said.

Veirs thinks the underwa-ter noise could be very det-rimental to whales – and he doesn’t even want to think about the effect a major fuel or cargo spill could have on the whales and the whole ecosystem.

Veirs and Stephanie Buffum, executive direc-tor of Friends of the San Juans, are looking forward to participating in the EIS process, but Buffum isn’t thrilled with the setup for the Nov. 3 scoping meet-

ing at Friday Harbor High School.

“They are herding us into a big room with multiple information stations, divid-ing up the group and ask-ing for comments at each station,” she said. “I like the idea of information sta-tions, but they should be outside the meeting room so that everyone can listen to what’s being said inside and learn what the general public wants from the EIS process.”

Randel Perry of the Regulatory Branch of the Army Corp of Engineers, one of the three agencies in charge of the EIS pro-cess, explained that the cur-rent round of meetings is only intended to “frame the scope of the EIS – which will not be written until next year.

“I want to emphasize that people don’t testify at the scoping meeting about the merits of the Gateway Pacific Terminal,” Perry said.

Buffum said the orga-nizers have indicated that

changes may be made for the first scoping meeting set-up, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 27, in Bellingham, so she’s hopeful that the Friday Harbor meeting and future sessions will be more participant-friendly.

For Greacon, she hopes this will allow the commu-nity to raise legitimate ques-tions and concerns about how the project may affect their work, their lives, the environment and economy.

“Even if you support the project, it is still important to participate and ask if there are sufficient measures put in place to mitigate and compensate for potential impacts such as oil spills, pollutions, marine impacts, noise, etc.,” she said.

For more information about the Gateway Terminal Project, EIS, or to comment on the project as part of the scoping, visit http://www.ecy.wa.gov/geographic/gatewaypacific/.

– Cali Bagby, Weekly editor, contributed to this article

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