Islands' Weekly, November 19, 2013

By Colleen ArmstrongIslands Sounder Publisher, Editor

(Editor ’s note: CenturyLink will be hosting a public forum on Saturday, Nov. 16, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Lopez Islander Resort. We are running a report of the Orcas meeting because the Lopez meeting occurs after our press date and the infor-mation in this article applies to all county residents.)

When communications technology is interrupted, the San Juans are thrust into uncertainty. After a CenturyLink underwater cable was severed on Nov. 5, islanders experienced that unnerving feeling for nearly a week. Telephone, 911 and internet service was interrupted for many citizens until a temporary fix was put in place with the aid of OPALCO.

On Nov. 15, crews installed a five-foot splice onto the severed cable. By 9:30 a.m., services were

fully restored. The line will continue to be monitored.

The day before the line was fixed CenturyLink held a meeting on Orcas.

“We don’t believe we will ever know what exactly hap-pened,” said CenturyLink Regional President Brian Stading, who led a public forum at the Orcas Senior Center on Nov. 14. “There are no anchor drag marks and it is very unlikely a cur-rent would be able to cause it.”

Early reports indicated that an earthquake caused the break, but Stading says it now seems unlikely due to lack of evidence.

The outageThe San Juan County

Council unanimously declared “A State of Emergency within San Juan County, Washington” due to

the outage’s severity.The severed cable was

originally laid in 1999. Located at a depth of 280 feet approximately 5,000 feet from Lopez Island, the fiber was suspended along a rock face south of where it was first placed.

CenturyLink deployed resources from across the state to assist in the repair of the fiber cable, which is more than two miles in length. The com-pany brought in interna-tional experts who initially helped deploy the fiber to the islands to help pin-point the issue. It also had a team of divers, three tug boats, two remote oper-ating vessels and two barges. The barges, which were between the coast of Pear Point off of San Juan Island and Fisherman’s Bay on Lopez Island, had cranes and splicing equip-ment.

“Our team did a tremen-dous job of locating the cable,” Stading said. “There were 35 people on any given day working on this project.”

In regards to billing, Stading said the company is looking at customer dis-counts for the lost service times.

“Our policy is to do the most fair and appropriate thing,” he said.

What’s nextStading said there will be

an “extensive” review of the

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People living at The Hamlet Cottages like keep-ing in touch with each other. So, last spring they asked Lopez Island School shop class for help.

The kids and their teach-er, Matt Willis, met with residents (milk and cook-ies provided), designed cedar mailboxes to match the cottage exteriors, built and delivered them. Resident Mollie Fromm, 94, volunteered to be the offi-cial “Hamlet Cottages Mail Carrier” delivering notes, messages and memos.

“I’m perfect for the job,” she said.

Friends made her a vest with “Mollie Fromm, Going Postal” on the back. Dana Starfire, Lopez Postmaster, dropped by to offer a few tips on postal etiquette and a mock U.S.P.O. identity card.

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SAT, NOV 23MUSIC: Sing me to Heaven, 6 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. Suggested Donation: adult $10, youth $8.

SAT, NOV 23MUSIC: Kurtis Dengler releases his debut solo CD, 8 p.m., Woodman Hall.

SUN, NOV 24MUSIC: Ginni Keith and Joyce Lyster, 2 p.m., The Gathering Place. Ginni and Joyce will perform a concert of Baroque music for two flutes.

FRI, NOV 29FUNDRAISER: Lopez Union Cemetery Christmas Wreath, Craft & Gift Sale,

10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Center Church. Proceeds to go support Center Church and Union Cemetery.

FUNDRAISER: Used Book Sale! Friends of the Library, 10 - 3 p.m., Lopez Community Center. Red bag sale! Fill one of our red bags with books for only $20. All proceeds benefit the Lopez Island Library.

NOV 29 - 30FUNDRAISER: Lopez Island Preschool Holiday Bazaar,

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SAT, NOV 30FUNDRAISER: Lopez Island Hospice and Home Support’s Jingle Dinner and Silent Auction, 6 p.m., Lopez Community Center.

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SAT, DEC 14EVENT: Ladies Christmas Tea, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Lopez Community Church. Bring baked goods.

MEETING: Lopez Community Fireworks, 9 a.m., Lopez Fire Hall.

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A recent investigation con-cludes that human error was responsible for a collision Sept. 13 between Washington State Ferries vessel Hyak and a motor yacht. The incident happened at the confluence of Harney and Upright chan-nels in the San Juan Islands, where the Hyak’s starboard bow collided with the port quarter of the yacht.

The sole occupant of the yacht Tasya was rescued by

a nearby vessel and taken to Orcas Island. On the day of the incident, WSF convened a board of inquiry to investi-gate the collision. The board collected a wide array of data and information and spent more than 30 hours meet-ing to examine evidence and make its determination.

According to the report, investigators determined this incident was avoidable as the Hyak had adequate time, equipment capability and “sea room” to avoid the collision. Weather, visibility, tides and currents were not factors in this incident. The report states that the root cause of this incident was human error due to lack of situational awareness.

“We conducted a thor-ough and detailed investiga-tion into what happened and why,” said David Moseley, WSDOT assistant secretary, ferries division. “We’re now shifting our focus to making

improvements to prevent future incidents.”

The report provides six recommendations for sys-tem-wide improvements that could help prevent similar incidents:

All employees who act as a part of a navigational watch must attend the WSF Bridge Team Management training program.

A refresher training pro-gram should be developed for officers in charge of a navigational watch.

The roles, responsibili-ties and duties of the newly assigned second mates on Super Class vessels should be formally incorporated into policies and procedures.

The relative roles and responsibilities should be defined for crew members in the performance of the “V” maneuver.

Voyage Data Recorders should be considered on all WSF vessels.

The qualification process should be reviewed for quar-termaster/helmsman duties.

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CorrectionIn last week’s edition of

the Weekly, in the story “School Board re-elected, solid waste levy is passed, I-522 fails,” some of the elec-tion totals were incorrect. Here are the final correct numbers.

For position 1, incum-bent John Helding received

57 (not 55) percent of the vote while his opponent Joe Thornton received 43 (not 45) percent.

For position 3, incumbent Del Guenther received 55 (not 53) percent of the vote while his opponent Teddy McCullough received 45 (not 47) percent.

Dan Post won the race for Lopez Port Commissioner 3 with 62 (not 59) percent. His opponent Bob Porter received 38 (not 41 )per-cent.

The Fire District 4 Commissioner seat was won by Rebecca Smith with 73 (not 72) percent.

The solid waste levy passed with 79 (not 78) per-cent.

The second in the series of fanciful and collectible Lopez Island Junk Bonds, which raise funds to support the Lopez Island Dump, will be released just in time for holiday shopping, according to the directors of the Solid Waste Alternatives Program. The “Series B” bond for 2013 refers both to the second in the series started in fall of 2012 and also to the bond artist, Nancy Bingham.

Known for her distinctive blue- and green-hued pottery, Bingham welcomed the invitation to create a drawing for the 2013 bond.

“I am delighted and honored to have been asked to create our second Junk Bond,” says Bingham, who donated her art for the project. “I love our dump and everything about how it has come to be ours.”

To come up with the black and white design reproduced on the bond, she wandered around the dump on a day the facility was closed, taking in “the small touches and details I had not noticed on the busy days, and especially the view. A dump with a view. That’s in my drawing.”

While the artist was at work with her sketchbook, she could see site manager Neil Hanson working around the grounds as well and included him in her drawing.

“It seems to me his presence and his vision have been at the heart of it all, so I put him in near the middle of the bond,” she says. “I know so many people have worked con-tinuously to make our dump what it is becoming...I’m glad I could do this one thing.”

SWAP introduced the $25 Junk Bonds, “not redeemable for anything,” last year with the “Series A” bond created by

Kate Scott as a novel way to raise extra money to support the Lopez Dump. The Solid Waste Levy covers approxi-mately one-third of the dump’s operating expenses. The remainder must come from disposal fees—now declining as Lopezians reduce garbage and increase recycling —plus sale of recyclables and contributions.

“Junk Bond sales help us fulfill our pledge to provide some $25,000 a year in auxiliary funding for the dump,” says SWAP Treasurer Glen Maxson. “We hope that every-one who bought the 2012 Junk Bond will want to add Nancy’s bond to their collection. They’re lightweight, pack-able, and entirely local - the ultimate holiday gift.”

SWAP will be selling Nancy Bingham bonds at the Pre-School Bazaar and the Islander and Port Stanley School holiday craft fairs. They will also be sold at Paper Scissors on the Rock.


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“Across the country we are building redundancies that help with back up,” Stading said. “It’s a constant evolution.”

Marla Johns, director of the Orcas Senior Center, spoke about the outage’s impact on the older resi-dents.

“A woman had to lie on her floor for three days because her lifeline didn’t

work,” Johns said. “Please look at this not from a mon-etary or public relations per-spective but from a human perspective.”

Stading said Centurylink is “not taking this issue lightly.”

Orcas Councilman Rick Hughes told the audience that the county will be look-ing at a viable, long-term solution.

“The onus isn’t all on CenturyLink,” he said. “It’s on all the county resourc-es. This is our last chance to see where we have a problem and to create a back-up plan. Within the next six months to a year, we will solve it.”

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By Cali BagbyWeekly editor

Kurtis Dengler’s self-titled, self-produced debut solo album of all original material was recorded with only real instruments and he played them all.

Dengler is bringing those talents back to Lopez for a CD release show at Woodman Hall, Saturday, Nov. 23 at 8 p.m.

“Doing a release show on Lopez is something I’ve always wanted to do - to share my music with the people and place I know best,” he said.

Dengler will be performing the album live, in its entire-ty, along with a full band of friends and special guests from Seattle including Jean-Jacque Tetu, Jon Bolton and others. CDs will be available at the show. Admission is by donation.

Dengler grew up on Lopez and learned to pay the guitar from fellow islanders.

“The fact that my nearest neighbor growing up was a quarter mile away meant that I could make a lot of noise and not have the cops show up,” Dengler said. “Don’t ask me why my parents put up with it.”

Lopez served as a wealth of musical opportunity for

Dengler. He never had trouble finding someone to jam with or an event to play tunes at.

“I’m so grateful for all the support I was given and con-tinue to be given,” he said. “It’s probably influenced me in ways I haven’t even thought about yet.”

Dengler recorded this recent album on the island. The upcoming show will basically recreate the CD in a live setting. Although Dengler recorded the CD by playing all the instruments himself, the show will feature other musicians.

“They’re all my friends and as a musician I’m privileged to play with every one of these guys,” he said. “They’re all pros and I’ll have to do my best to keep up with them.”

The music is inspired by the pop music of the 60s and early 70s.

“I’m excited to get to show everyone what I’ve been up to,” he said. “It’ll be like coming back home, even though I live in Seattle. Lopez always feels like home.”


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Three years ago, Vendovi Island was put up for auc-tion. As the most pristine large island under single ownership in the entire San Juan archipelago, conserva-tionists had long targeted Vendovi as a priority for pro-tection.

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pending sale, the San Juan Preservation Trust set out to build a partnership with other non-profits and government agencies to participate in the auction. Their requests were politely but swiftly rebuffed (“not enough time” and “too big of a risk” they all told us). Recognizing that this was an opportunity for the ages, our board of trustees

pushed fear aside and took a bold (and unprecedented) risk by borrowing $3.4 mil-lion to purchase the island for $6.4 million.

We anticipated that rais-ing money to pay off a loan would be a challenging task. We developed a con-tingency plan that involved re-selling the island with some conservation pro-tection, an action that we

knew would preclude pub-lic access. We understood that our task had to include an introduction to a remote place that few of our donors had ever seen or even heard about. This was not another Turtleback Mountain.

A local island family then stepped up with an offer to help. To inspire fellow islanders to give, they chal-lenged us with a three-year, $1.0 million challenge grant.

As we’ve introduced people to this remote and mysteri-ous island, we have been gratified by the response. So far over 350 households have generously support-ed the Campaign to Save Vendovi Island, and many of these contributors have

made multiple gifts. We are pleased to announce that we have successfully met the requirements of the $1 million challenge grant and have reduced the outstand-ing loan balance from $3.4 to $1.3 million.

We still have a lot of money to raise, but our apprehensions have turned to optimism. We have now started planning for a future that includes our permanent ownership of Vendovi. A task force that includes trustees, mem-bers and advisors has been convened to articu-late our long-term goals for the island, to deter-mine what resources we will need to meet these goals, and to undertake a new capital campaign that incorporates this long-term vision into its message. We intend to take an innova-tive approach to creating a model nature preserve that will protect the natural integrity of Vendovi while accommodating access for scientific, educational and low-impact recreational purposes.


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as you are! More info at ctkonline.com/lopez. Email:

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

graCe episCopal ChurCh, welcomes

you to worship with us on Sundays at 10:00

a.m. Fisherman Bay Road at Sunset Lane.

468-3477. Everyone welcome!

harbor of hope lutheran ChurCh, invites

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

1145 Channel Road. Please check at theharborofhope.com

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

Don 360-468-4019.

lopez island Community ChurCh, 91 Lopez

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

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

lutheran ChurCh in the san juans. Join us

Sundays at 9:00 a.m. in Center Church on Davis Bay Road.

Also in Friday Harbor at 11:00 a.m. in St. David’s and in

Eastsound at 1:15 p.m. in Emmanuel. Pastor Anne Hall,

468-3025.

QuaKer Worship group Meetings will be Sundays

at 10 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 a.m. on Saturday. Call

378-2910 for Mass times on San Juan and Orcas Islands.

Worship Services in the Islands

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ISLAND PETS lost/ found. On Lopez call Jane 360-468-2591; Joyce, 360-468-2258; Sheriff’s Office 360-378- 4151. Lopez Animal Pro- tection Society, PO Box 474, Lopez, WA 98261. On Orcas call 360- 3766777. On San Juan call the Animal Shelter 360-378-2158

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A SERIOUS GUNCOLLECTOR BUYING individual pieces or entire collections/ estates. Fair prices. Rick 206- 276-3095.

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ASHFORD COUNTRY Spinner spinning wheel $400. 30 lbs Raw New Zealand Carded Clean Fleece. Assorted dyed raw fleece. Assorted natural fleece. Assorted weaving and spinning tools and dyes. Call or email Patti at 360-378- 2257. Friday [email protected]

pets/animals

Dogs

AKC Labrador Retriever Puppies. Rare, stunning silver & charcoal colors! Great hunters! Excellent family dogs! 4 Females and 1 Male. Cat safe. Shots & wormed. Vet checked. Both parents on site. $500 to $700 each. Photos upon request. Call Bruce today, to take home your new best friend. Poulsbo. 360-731-9460.

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OUR BEAUTIFUL AKC Golden Retriever puppies are ready to go to their new homes. They have been raised around young children and are well socialized. Both parents have excellent health, and the puppies have had their first wellness vet check-ups and shots. The mother is a Light Golden and the fa- ther is full English Cream Golden. $800 each. For more pictures and information about the puppies and our home/ kennel please visit us at: www.mountain- springskennel.com or call Verity at 360-520- 9196

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wheelsAutomobiles

Hyundai

2012 HYUNDAI Elantra GLS. Only $13,950. Manual 6 Speed, One Owner, Female Driver, 25,650 Miles. Excellent Gas Mileage. 38 MPG Highway. Active Eco System. Anti Theft Alarm System. ABS, Driveline Traction Control. Still Under Factory Warranty - 5 Year / 60,000 Miles. Call 407-455-3895. Car is Located on Vashon Is- land.

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Because Tuesdays are early release day at Lopez School, the Lopez Library will start special events for kids on Tuesday afternoons starting in December. Students can take the bus straight from school to the library. Homeschoolers are welcome too. All events start at 2 p.m. and are free.

Lego Club is on the first Tuesday of every month. The library has a good sup-ply of Legos from donations, supplemented with specialty pieces. Kids and teens are

invited to come build with Legos, based on a different theme each month. Their creations will go on display in the library until the next club meeting. Everyone gets an instant photo of themselves and their creation to take home. December’s club fea-tures an electric Lego train. Organic snacks included.

Make-a-thon is on the second Tuesday of every month. Make-a-thon fea-tures local artists teach-ing a variety of mediums and techniques to kids and

teens. Artists will be teach-ing drawing, collage, paint-ing and pastels.

Movie Matinee is on the third Tuesday of every month. Kids and teens can vote for what they want to watch. All movies are newly released. Organic snacks included.

Other upcoming library events for youth include:

Make Ornaments! on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Kids can make ornaments for our library tree, and also make orna-ments to take home for

their own tree. We will also be making candle luminar-ies from upcycled paper like sheet music and old children’s books. Organic cocoa and cookies for all!

Minecraft, in collabo-ration with the Family Resource Center, begins on Saturday, Jan. 4 from 1-3 p.m., and continues to meet on the first Saturday of every month. We have X-box and laptops, or bring your own.

San Juan County dog tags will be available to purchase starting Monday, Nov. 18.

This year you can pro-tect your dog with a purple shield. This simple protec-tion will assure you of being reconnected with your dog if it gets lost.

The county’s animal con-trol database allows any-one to look up dog own-ers by dog tag number. If you find a dog, go to www.sanjuanco.com and type in “dog license search” in the

search box. Once you are on the San Juan County dog license search page, type in the tag number. The next screen will give you the dog’s name, owner’s contact numbers, and vet’s name.

For owners who have included a photo of their dog in the database, some-one who finds your dog will be able to verify from the picture that the dog they found is yours.

All dogs in San Juan

County are required by law to be licensed. A share of the proceeds from the fees goes to the local ani-mal shelters for their opera-tions. The remainder goes into a county fund which pays the expenses of the licensing and animal control program. Part of that fund is reserved for reimburse-ment for livestock injured or killed by dogs. After expens-es are paid, the balance is divided between the three animal shelters for impound services.

Licensing costs are the same as in previous years:

• Neutered males/Spayed females: $12

• Natural male or female: $30

• Replacement tag (cur-rent year’s tag): $2

• Photo fee (annually): $5• Late fee (after March

31, 2014): $10Dog licenses are available

at locations on each island. San Juan: San Juan

County Auditor’s office, Harbor Veterinary Clinic,

and Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor.

Orcas: Pawki’s for Pets, Eastsound Kennels, & Orcas Animal Protection

Society. Lopez: Sunset Builders,

Ark Veterinary Clinic and Lopez Animal Protection Society.


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Holiday Food Drive

The holiday season is approaching.

In support of our community, we are collecting

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Collection bins can be found in our branch lobbies.

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Fifth AnnualJingle Bell Dinner

For more information: 468-4446, [email protected] proceeds to benefit

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Saturday, November 30, 6pmLopez Community Center

Auction catalog available for preview in theLopez Island Hospice & Home Supportoffice, 10am-3pm Monday - Thursday

Tickets on sale now

Notice of the Intent to Adopt an Election Resolution. The San Juan Islands Conservation

District intends to have a meeting at 530 Guard Street, Friday Harbor WA 98250 on November 20th, 2013, 8:30-10:30 AM at

which the date, time, place and manner of the 2014 annual election will be set.

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All dogs in San Juan County are required by law to be licensed.

Protect your pooches and pups

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New Youth Librarian Heidi Larsen kicks off December with winter events at the Lopez Library.

Special events at Lopez Library

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