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Maureen See, who is also the elected vice-chairwoman of the Charter Review Commission, was notified by county officials of possible d i s c i p l i n -ary action for engaging in political activity while on duty. See joined the council staff in 2007.

According to See’s attor-ney, John Rosen of Seattle, his client was placed on paid administrative leave while the county investigates an allega-tion “that she had sent and received emails concerning Propositions 1-3,” which the Charter Review Commission placed on the November bal-lot.

Rosen says that his client has acknowledged sending and receiving 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 punish-able in the first instance by a reprimand.”

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JournalFate of council clerk in ‘limbo’

By Steve WerhlyJournal reporter

More than 90 percent of San Juan County registered votes returned their ballots in 2008 — the highest voting percentage in the state. So far, the elections office has received ballots from 3,173 of the 11,973 registered voters in the county.

In Friday Harbor on a recent afternoon, a cross-section of young, middle-aged and older voters responded readily when asked about the November 6 election.

Marshall Sanborn has voted in many elec-tions in his more than 80 years, 34 of them on San Juan Island. Without hesitating, he said the most important election on the ballot was for President — but he wasn’t about to reveal his choice.

He did want to talk about the charter schools initiative, Initiative 1240, which he opposes. “This state has a pathetic record of fund-ing education,” said the longtime teacher and past Friday Harbor school board member. The charter schools initiative, Sanborn said, “would syphon money away from our public schools, and parents who should be involved in our local schools will instead get involved in

Election: preferences revealed

By Steve WehrlyJournal reporter

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

Bunker fuel spills, noise pollu-tion, and bilge and ballast water contamination were three of more than two dozen detrimental impacts listed at a recent work-shop. The scoping workshop put

on by Power Past Coal, a coalition of environmental and community groups, and Friends of the San Juans was held Thursday, Oct. 25, in Friday Harbor. A similar event on Lopez drew about 60 people the day before, and another 60

people were expected for an eve-ning workshop on Orcas Island following the Friday Harbor meet-ing.

Dick and Janet Wright of San Juan Island had immediate

Highway de Haro?

Journal photo / Steve WerhlyEnvelope in hand, Therese Finn deposits her Nov. 6 election ballot into the ‘official’ drop-off box outside the County Courthouse in Friday Harbor on Monday.

Val Viers tracks vessel traffic from his perch on the westside of San Juan Island, and listens to com-munications of killer whales on an array of hydrophones.

Journal photo / Steve Wehrly

See Shipping, Page 4

Orca advocates fear coal port traffic could threaten endangered killer whales

See ElEctionS, Page 3Maureen See

See SUSpEnDED, Page 5

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San Juan County Sheriff ’s Department reported 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 apprehended 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 boy-friend’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 investiga-tion in which the woman is

reportedly a suspect. Oct. 16: A search warrant

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 couple, whose prop-erty in the 600 block of Minnow Creek Lane report-edly 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 mandatory court appear-ance, 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. 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 him-self, by a pair of dogs at his home on Marguerite Place.

One dog 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 chickens kept by the man, who reportedly asked if it is legal for him to shoot the dogs should they return.

n 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 rid-ing in the passenger seat of a friend’s Mercedes shortly before midnight when a cigarette reportedly flew 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.

The front passenger win-dow of the couple’s car was shattered by someone who stole an iPhone, a small case with the boy’s rosary beads and a collection of condo-lence cards containing cash, sometime between 3:30 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. The cou-ple reportedly came to the San Juans to help recover from the recent loss of their 9-year-old son.

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PA to follow voters on I-502

San Juan County prosecutors will side with the voters should I-502, the statewide initiative that would legalize marijuana, be approved in the election on Nov. 6.

Prosecuting Attorney Randy Gaylord said in a recent press release that departmental policies would adapt to and reflect the pro-visions of I-502, which, if approved, would be treated much like alcohol. Gaylord noted the department would regard marijuana in a manner consistent with I-502 even though legalization in Washington state would con-flict with federal law.

“While conflicts with federal law should

be avoided whenever pos-sible, I will adopt policies that are consistent with the will of the voters and the protection of a safe community,” Gaylord said.

Similar to alcohol, pos-session of marijuana would remain a crime for people under 21 and for adults

that provide it to anyone under that age. Operating a vehicle while under the influ-ence of marijuana would remain a criminal offense as well. Those who consume it in public or advertise could be fined, for a civil infraction, and only private recreational and medicinal use by adults is allowed by the initiative.

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Legalization of pot would run afoul of federal law

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election? charter schools.”

Eric H. of San Juan Island said, “There’s a lot of impor-tant things in this election.” Referring to state and local elections and not just to the presidential contest, he con-tinued, “It’s not just about providing lip service to eco-nomic issues, but it should be about instituting policies that will promote economic justice.”

On ballot measures, he weighed in on the GMO issue, Initiative 2012-4: “The GMO issue is impor-tant and complicated, but I’m not sure its realistic in this election cycle. Proper labeling is important now so people will know what they’re eating.”

Desiree Nabong of Friday Harbor has yet to get excited about the elections.

“None of the issues or candidates grabs me,” she said. “I think all of them have equal importance. But I definitely will vote for Howie (Rosenfeld) and Obama.”

Charis Pruitt, a young woman from Friday Harbor,

takes this election very seri-ously. “I believe with all my heart this will be the most important election we have ever had,” she said. “It’s important that we can have opposing opinions, and we can say them and not get killed,” she added.

On ballot measures, she summed up her support for the charter revision pro-posals: “I think we should go back to a three person council to save money.” Regarding the gay marriage referendum, she said, “I’m opposed to gay marriage. Marriage should be between a man and a woman.”

She’s also opposed to Initiative 502, which would legalize marijuana.

For Rob Sandwith of Friday Harbor Plumbing, “The charter schools issue is important. My wife’s a school teacher and I know there are pros and cons about charter schools, but I’m against it because it will be a detriment to the public schools.”

He thinks charter schools “will make it even more difficult for children from poor families and for dis-abled children.” Regarding the list of candidates, he

said, “I don’t vote any party line. I vote for the best per-son and don’t care what his party is.”

Jackie Wolf of Lopez Island wants the charter revision amendments to pass “because I don’t think we need to have one sin-gle person representing a single district.” She added, “Our representatives on the council should have the whole county’s interests in mind, not just their single district.”

Two issues are especially important to Lopez, she said. “I’m in favor of the Lopez solid waste property tax so we can take care of our own waste and recy-cling,” she said. And she’s supportive of the GMO ban, saying, “The GMO issue is a critical issue and it is very important to Lopez because farming and GMOs are not compatible, especially on Lopez.”

Vanessa Lamb, a farmer on San Juan Island, thinks GMOs should be banned everywhere. “Like they do in France,” she said. She also supports Referendum 72, permitting same-sex marriage.

Sid Schneider of Friday

Harbor thinks “the economy is one of the big issues.” He intends to vote for Obama because “he didn’t cause the problems, and he needs a few more years to fix them.” Friday Harbor Seafood owner Eric Wagner was suc-cinct: “I vote for the person who I think will do the least amount of damage.”

Elections:Continued from page 1

San Juan Island Library Director Marjorie Harrison is moving on.

Harrison is leaving San Juan Island to take a position with the Oregon State Library, in Salem, Ore.

Director of the library for the past two years, Harrison succeeded former director Laura Tretter, who resigned to take a position with Bayfield Public Library near Durango, Colo, in 2010. Harrison’s last day on the job is Oct. 31.

Library officials encourage islanders to stop by the library, 1010 Guard Street, on Wednesday afternoon, Halloween, to say goodbye.

Harrison was coordinator of the Panhandle Library System, based in Nebraska, before joining San Juan Island Library. Harrison joined the library at an annual salary of $71,000 and managed a yearly budget of roughly $1.1 mil-

lion.The library board of

trustees is seeking a replace-ment as part of a nationwide search. In the meantime, Melina Lagios, assistant director, will serve as inter-im director.

During Harrison’s ten-ure, the library conducted a community survey, completed a long-range planning process and passed a levy “lid-lift”, allowing the library to avoid budget cuts through 2016.

For more information about San Juan Island Library, visit, www.sjlib.org/

Library director steps down

File photoMarjorie Harrison

responses to the “Why are you here today?” ques-tion: “Irreparable dam-age” to the ecosystem, said Dick. “We could witness a totally changed Northwest culture,” said Janet. “We’ve lived here for forty years and have never seen any-thing that threatened our lives like this.”

The workshops were part of preparations for a Nov. 3 scoping meeting in Friday Harbor and the 120-day scoping comment period announced recently by the Army Corps of Engineers, Whatcom County and the Washington Department of Ecology. These are the three “co-lead agencies” responsible for producing an Environmental Impact Statement studying impacts of the Cherry Point bulk loading terminal proposed by SSA Marine, the Seattle port facilities operator.

Stakes run highIf approved, the $650

million Gateway Terminal would be the largest bulk export facility on the West Coast, perhaps in the nation. At full capacity, it would be capable of exporting 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 car-ried 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 for tax revenues for state and local governments. Critics claim the facility, and the increase in rail and shipping 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.

Orcas in crossroads Scientist Val Veirs, a

retired physics professor who, from his shoreside van-tage point near Smuggler’s Cove on San Juan Island, has listened to and watched killer whales and ships in Haro Strait for 10 years, wants to make sure that sci-ence informs and influences the government deciders

who will consider 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, includ-ing state natural resources officials and federal fisher-ies experts, have good data and are developing 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 cock-tail-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 says. “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 happen-ing now, he says, “but we don’t know yet the extent of damage that could result if ship transits through Haro Strait increase dramatical-ly to ship coal and oil to China.”

Veirs thinks the under-water noise could be very detrimental 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.

Fault in forum?Veirs and Stephanie

Buffum, executive director of Friends of the San Juans, are looking forward to par-ticipating in the EIS process, but Buffum isn’t thrilled with the setup for the Nov. 3 scoping meeting 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 co-lead agencies in charge of the EIS process, explains that the current round of meet-ings are 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 organizers 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 scoping meetings will be more participant-friendly.

“We want everyone to know what’s being said and how people are expressing their ideas to the EIS co-lead agencies,” Buffum said. “We want people that support us and even people that sup-port the project to see that our groups and our people are making sense and are serious about the problems that might result from this project and the other proj-ects in the region.”

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Three months after launching a water taxi service, from Friday Harbor to Orcas and Shaw islands, Captain Hobbes Buchanan is set to expand, and is adding whale-watching and wildlife tours into the fold as well.

Beginning in August, Buchanan has offered regularly scheduled water taxi service, departing weeknights from Spring Street Landing, at 5:15 p.m. and arriving at Orcas Village at about 5:40 p.m., and at Shaw at 5:45 p.m. One-way tickets are $10 per person.

Hobbes also offers water taxi charter service seven days a week, year-round,

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Licensed in both the U.S. and England, and with more than 40 years of maritime experience, Capt. Hobbes operates a 30-foot all-weather boat, the “Natsilane”, with a heated cabin and seating capacity of six. It’s outfitted with navigational equipment allowing the vessel to operate in the fog and at night. Hobbes has plied the waterways of the San Juans for more than a dozen years.

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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. Two weeks ago, Matthews said

he expected the suspension to be resolved quickly.

Interviewed by the Journal, Rosen, who spe-cializes in employment law matters, said, “We’re just in limbo here. We don’t know what the investiga-tion 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 admin-istrative suspension was imposed, attorney Rosen says his “speculation” is that the matter is being delayed until after the election.”

Suspended:Continued from page 1

Cunningham joins Oregon firm

Friday Harbor attorney Adina Cunningham has joined the Oregon law office of Beery Elsner & Hammond, as senior associate.

Cunningham will con-tinue to represent local government clients, including the town, from offices in Eastsound and Friday Harbor. Her prac-

tice will continue to focus on governmental issues, though she will now rep-resent only government clients.

“Beery Elsner & Hammond limits its repre-sentation to public bodies like cities and counties … and has a great reputation,” Cunningham said.

Cunningham grew up on Orcas Island. She was deputy director of county administration, and was

previously a deputy attor-ney general for the state of Hawaii. She also worked for Hawaii’s largest law firm as an environmental law associate.

Pam Beery, managing partner of BEH, and hus-band and partner, Paul Elsner, are part-time Orcas residents. They plan to work part-time in the islands and other areas of Washington, while continuing their prac-tice in Portland.

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End the insanity; ‘Yes’ on I-502

I had hoped for more incisive give and take in the island’s media on I-502.

A cursory reading of the self-serving (at least at an agency level) and super-ficial analyses of why we should stay the course after 75 years of a failed “War on Drugs” in the United States, from Mr. Fincher, (“I-502: a risky proposition”, Oct. 17, pg. 7) and Sheriff Nou (“I-502: bad idea, poor public policy”, Oct. 24, pg. 9), leads me to the old saw about the defi-nition of insanity.

They both remind me that most folks over use cherry-picked statistics like a drunk uses a lamp post—more for support than illumination.

Unlike both gentlemen, I have no sanctioned exper-tise on the War on Drugs, nor an interest in main-taining the status quo in the face of mountains of societal and scientific stud-ies documenting the colos-sal failure in monetary and human terms.

I view the efforts of Washington state residents and legislators in recent years to be nothing short of heroic in trying to reform the central dogma that mar-ijuana use is best controlled by criminalization, punish-ment, and jack-booted inva-sion of personal privacy and constitutional rights.

I-502 is obviously flawed and is a decidedly incom-plete decriminalization. But it is a very good place to start to begin to stem the tidal wave of social destruc-tion of corporate interests

bent on profiteering from the bloated U.S. prison sys-tem, the insane efforts to wall off our borders, mili-tarization of police forces, weaponizing street hood-lums and playing right into the hands of blood-thirsty drug cartels.

I am sure that Mr. Fincher and Sheriff Nou care about the hundred thousand deaths documented south of the border, the disruption of the economy of northern Mexico and the drug cartel expansion into our regional national public lands to fur-ther fuel the insane profits of the current prohibition, while marijuana use is on the rise in the U.S.

But no mention of the desperate need for more funding for public educa-tion, prevention and medi-cal treatment.

Curiously, they never mention these undeniable facts or even give the slight-est nod of empathy to the unconscionable death and destruction promised by the continuation of these failed current policies. And it goes on and on, with no other end in sight.

Steve UlviSan Juan Island

Going overboard; ‘No’ on GMO ban

It appears many people have been fed and cotton crops have survived thanks to genetically modified organisms.

The science has not prov-en specific harmful effects of most GMO products. The research studies from France and India that vil-ify GMOs are being peer reviewed and questioned.

There is a strong anti-Monsanto sentiment. There

is also a rampant fad to label GMO-free items. Notice such items cost a bit more too.

There is a concern that messing with Mother Nature could be dangerous (I remember the margarine commercial.) Could there be harmful effects of GMOs? I do think the potential is there for some GMOs but not defined for the thou-sands of GMOs in existence. Why ban all GMOs?

Could there be a cure for cancer in a GMO grain? There are efforts to devel-op cattle that are resistant to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease). What is bad about that?

As far as legislation, this ban on all GMOs is too broad and restrictive. Come back with specifics (do not include animals) or a dead-line for reconsideration and maybe I will agree with the ban. The way our laws are written is very important. Vote “No” on the GMO ban.

Michelle loftUSSan Juan Island

Rosenfeld earns support on Orcas

If we had a one-person, one-vote for all of the coun-cil candidates, I would vote for Howie Rosenfeld.

The town of Friday Harbor is fortunate to have such an ally for the town and its surround, and a voice for townspeople. Orcas Island’s Eastsound urban growth area residents have not been so fortunate, when it comes to protecting our UGA crit-ical areas and Eastsound’s rural character.

I have participated in BOCC and council meetings

on both San Juan and Orcas islands during the 31 years I’ve lived on Orcas. It’s been impressive and heartening to witness Howie’s commit-ment to local economy and sustainability, his staunch advocacy for local control of solid waste and recycling, and his understanding of the importance of protect-ing both the critical areas and rural character of our towns and villages.

It was Howie Rosenfeld who was the dissenting voice in a council motion to approve the Orcas RFP split-contract negotiations between Cimarron and Orcas Recycling Services, just two weeks before a full council meeting on Orcas Island. I would have never known about that Orcas meeting if I had not attend-ed the Friday Harbor hear-ings, and witnessed Howie’s part in the discussion and vote. Howie showed Orcas islanders that day how atten-tive he is to our issues and needs. That’s what I look for in a councilor.

Howie Rosenfeld has the integrity and the long-term experience, as a community minded longtime citizen of San Juan Island, to be the town’s best choice for coun-cil. I will not forget Howie Rosenfeld’s vote for Orcas Island. Howie represents the working people of all of the islands, and for that I’m grateful. I wish I could vote for him.

Sadie BaileyOrcas Island

Empty promises; ‘No’ on Prop. 1-3

We attended the League of Women Voters forum on the proposed Charter amendments and it became clear what the right choice is.

When faced with a decision, one of the most important questions to ask is: What are you trying to accomplish?

At the forum, the pro-ponent of the charter amendments stated that the

goals of Proposition 1 are to eliminate the need for a super-majority vote, reduce the possibility of collusion among council members and create a more repre-sentative council. However, Prop. 1 does none of these things.

It will still require a 2/3 majority for anything to pass. Returning to the pre-viously failed BOCC num-ber only means fewer votes to get there. It would have made more sense to increase or decrease the number by one seat.

Collusion between coun-cil members is a matter of character not numbers, and it is easier for two peo-ple to conspire than three. Furthermore, there is no indication that this has ever happened within the council.

Reducing the number of representatives to improve representation makes little sense. The notion that we should all get to vote for all three positions goes against

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Editorial

Undecided?As of Monday, slightly more than 3,000 voters,

roughly 27 percent of registered voters, had cast their ballots in the Nov. 6 election. If you’re not among them, and still undecided, here are the Journal’s endorsements for San Juan Island two county council races:

District 3San Juan County has received thoughtful,

competent representation from Howie Rosenfeld for six years. His constituents should re-elect him for another four.

“Howie,” as he likes to be known, has taken on issues like ferry service, solid waste and the critical areas ordinance, the latter of which has attracted criticism from property rights advo-cates. Especially concerning ferry issues — he serves on the county’s ferry advisory commit-tee — he’s represented his constituents, and all islanders, vigorously and effectively, challenging the ferry system to keep fares fair and advocating for sustainability with the Legislature.

His opponent, Marc Forlenza, is an ener-getic and engaging political newcomer who the Journal hopes will stay active and involved in local matters, perhaps as a member of a town or county board or commission. Service on a body like the county planning commission or town council would provide a grounding in local issues that for now gives Rosenfeld the edge.

District 1Bob Jarman is the Journal’s pick for County

Council, District 1.His tireless volunteer work and 30 years of

managerial experience with the telephone com-pany and the fire department lends credibility to his campaign pledges: addressing problems proactively, saving taxpayer money, and fostering a strong sense of community.

Jarman’s chief claim to local fame is the very successful merger of the town and county fire departments. As an elected fire district commis-sioner for eight years, Jarman provided prag-matic leadership and fiscal discipline to one of the larger and more important public agencies in the county.

That leadership will be acutely needed as the county repairs the damage done by five years of national recession and unprecedented pressures on its $50 million budget.

This endorsement is a tough call because Jarman’s opponent, incumbent Lovel Pratt, has proven to be thoughtful and hardworking. If her endorsement of the Charter Review Commission amendments results in new countywide elections for a full-time, three-member council, she could make a strong case for the Journal’s support.

But that is then and this is now, and now the county would be best-served by electing Bob Jarman.

The Journal of the San Juan Islands | SanJuanJournal.com OPINION Wednesday, October 31, 2012 — 7

By John Darrah

As the long process of crafting a CAO comes to a head, we might take stock of what we have been doing.

Initially, we must recognize that we have been using fer-tilizers and pesticides, driving and washing our cars, burn-ing wood and doing other things that adversely affect our commons — our air and water. We are doing these things (all perfectly legal) at a greater rate than five years ago and we are all of us responsible. We are all part of the problem.

That said, what have we done to address this? We have delayed the CAO process, perhaps deliberately by those of us who want it to go away. Once the CAO hearings pro-ceeded into earnest we began to identify the outcome as a “sea of regulations” from our hostile government. The pro-ponents called it a set of rules that we impose on ourselves through the political process but that’s hardly a cry to rally supporters.

We also made Friends of the San Juans a whipping boy. This pesky group of do-gooders kept bringing in scientists and scientific studies. We found two ways to deal with that: 1) demonize the group and 2) deflect attention away from salmon-related science, framing the issue rather as “prop-

erty rights.” This way lawyers rather than biologists have the spotlight.

On the possibility that someone would offer less for a real estate purchase if there were strict environmental protections in place (protec-tions for and from neighbors as well as for the commons), we warned that the CAO would lower property val-ues. This is a tough sell but if repeated enough it may

work. It was suggested that loud, angry outbursts at planning

commission meetings would help as it had done for the Tea Party, in Texas, and elsewhere several years ago. That didn’t seem to work here on the islands.

Since these approaches could possibly have a negative connotation for us, we allied ourselves under the mantle “common sense”. Well… it made us feel better.

It is disheartening to hear that the CAO may pass the council in its current restrictive form. But no worry. If it does, we’ll file a lawsuit and perhaps do it all over again.

— Editor’s note: John Darrah, a retired King County superior court judge, is a part-time resident of San Juan Island, where he built a workshop in 2002.

As I See It

John Darrah

Attacks on CAO lack ‘common’ sensePopulation growth puts islands’ critical, common, areas at greater risk

Guest Column

‘Un’-economics of coal unearthed

By San Olson

The Gateway Pacific Terminal will provide short term construction jobs and a few hundreds of operational jobs, but these gains should not deter us from evalu-

ating the long-term economic impacts of the terminal on local, regional and global economic health.

Local economic consequences of increased rail transport of coal from the Powder River Basin to Cherry Point include: No. 1: coal trains displacing trains carrying agricultural products, general freight, or passengers; No. 2: cumulative delays of auto and truck traffic at grade crossings resulting in increased roadway congestion; No. 3: a general decrease in productivity (commuter and product delivery delays, reduced retail, hospitality, and tourist commerce); No. 4: potential life threatening delays during medical emergen-cies; No. 5: train noise and diesel emissions will decrease property values along the railway and increase respiratory and cardiac illnesses in residents near the tracks.

The increase in very large ships transiting the Salish Sea and the Gulf and San Juan Islands will have regional impacts. No. 6: the risk of collision, grounding, or maneuvering casualty increases with the number of vessels passing though our narrow channels; No. 7: this increases the odds of a large fuel spill reaching critical shorelines within one tidal cycle; No. 8: a significant spill would be catastrophic to endangered species such as Chinook salmon, Orca, and seabirds; No. 9: a large spill would significantly impact the more than $50 million in revenues from tourists attracted to the San Juans by the natural beauty of our islands.

Burning 130 million tons of US coal in Asia will have long-term, cumulative, global economic consequences.

No. 10: the increased CO2 and other greenhouse gases entering the atmosphere and oceans will profoundly alter rainfall patterns, amounts, and duration; No. 11: agricultur-al production will be impacted, creating food insecurity and commodity disruptions worldwide; No. 12: ocean acidifica-

tion will disrupt the foundation of the marine food chain; No. 13: nearshore shellfish habitats and the nurseries of our most economically important fish species will suffer decline if not collapse; No. 14: Economic losses among fisherman, shellfish growers, and tourism-based employees will dwarf any jobs gained from coal exports.

No. 15: Our vast coal resources are an invaluable strategic energy stockpile that should be reserved for an uncertain climatic and financial future; No. 16: future technology to actually develop ‘clean coal’ could make the US energy independent, leaving coal in the ground makes strategic sense and is a hedge against climate disaster.

Pollution from burning coal in Asia returns in the form of secondhand smoke, affecting our personal health and natural resources. It’s as if we gave up cigarettes only to find ourselves downwind of a multitude of heavy smokers who are smoking cheap, subsidized, cigarettes we sold them.

The US should lead by example and work towards sus-tainable economic and environmental solutions for world energy needs, not enabling a dangerous dependence on a fuel that is economically harmful and unhealthy for the planet. An EIS addressing these 16 points will help reveal the true economics of the proposed Gateway Pacific Coal Terminal.

— Editor’s note: Former naval officer San Olson was a veteri-narian for 33 years before retiring to Lopez Island in 2000. He is a Marine Mammal Stranding Network and IOSA volunteer.

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Four tons of oil spilled from a Chinese coal carrier after it struck a reef the coast of Australia, in April, of last year.

Sixteen reasons why islanders should be concerned about coal

the concept of local control and flies in the face of the basic concept of representa-tion.

The stated reason for Proposition 2 is that the administrator has been frustrated in exercising the authority outlined in the charter. The prior BOCC set a tone of interference that has never fully been over-come so that even though the current council mem-bers were not on the BOCC, the behavior has continued. Prop. 2 perpetuates that

interference and returns us to the failed past.

If the goal is to limit the council to legislative mat-ters and allow the admin-istrator to do the job, per-haps a better amendment to the charter would be to make the administrator an elected position. This would give us the overall representation sought in Prop. 1 and free the admin-istrator from the undue pressure the council can exert as the employer.

Proposition 3 merely asserts our endorsement of the state Open Public Meetings Act already in force and adds nothing.

We urge you to reject Propositions 1, 2 and 3.

Chris/JoyCe ClarkeSan Juan Island

People power; ‘Yes’ on Prop. 1-3

I want my voice to be heard more adequately in county government and that is why I am support-ing the Charter amend-ments, Propositions 1, 2 and 3.

Currently, council mem-bers, because of district elections, are accountable to only one-sixth of the electorate. I want all coun-

cil members to come to my island to campaign for election so that my inter-ests are truly represented.

I need to see a county manager that is directly accountable to the council so that the council works together with a manager and not with am unelected administrator; a situation that encourages conflict.

Also, by having all meet-ings of the county council public, I will feel informed and participatory in the council’s deliberations, which will give me a sense of democracy empowerment.

GeorGe lawsonLopez Island

A better balance; ‘Yes’ on Prop. 1-3

As a member of the char-ter review committee, I’ve been fascinated to see some of the falsehoods that have been flung about concern-ing both the process and the proposed changes.

When it comes to the process, others on the com-mittee have ably dealt with the misinformation in pre-vious letters. When it comes to the proposed changes, reasonable people can dis-agree. I think the proposed changes are necessary for a more efficient, fair, and rep-resentative government.

One of the great pleasures of serving on the charter review committee was find-ing myself in full agree-ment with longtime politi-cal opponents, John Evans, Gordy Peterson and Tom Starr. We may often dis-agree on what government should do, but we can all agree on the best form of governance.

One of the best reasons to return to three council members has to do with the supposed “half-time” nature of the current council, with six members. No matter the number, it is a full-time job.

All of the current council have said that they work a minimum of full-time, but the county can only afford to pay them as “half-time”. Do we want to live in a county where only the “bet-ter off ” percentage of our population can govern our county? I don’t.

If you’re happy being able

to vote for only 17 percent of your county govern-ment, then vote “No” on the charter amendments. If you’ve taken time to actu-ally observe your current six-person council in delib-erations and feel they are more efficient, decisive and representative than the pre-vious three-person commis-sion, then vote “No” on the charter amendments.

When you have a prob-lem with county govern-ment, if you’re happy with the ping-pong game of shuttling back and forth between county adminis-trator and “your” council member, then vote “No” on the charter amendments.

But if you want true equal representation, if you want to vote for all of your leg-islators and want to know that they will be the parties responsible for county gov-ernment, then vote “Yes”.

Feel free to call me, 376-4656, to discuss this fur-ther.

BoB GamBleOrcas Island

Watchdogs agree; ‘No’ on Props. 1-3

How do we decide about these charter propositions?

Most of us are too busy with our daily lives to fully understand the conse-quences of the significant changes being proposed by the Charter Review Commission, on the November ballot.

As a former freeholder

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The Journal of the San Juan Islands | SanJuanJournal.com OPINION Wednesday, October 31, 2012 — 9

By Ron ZeeBy a wide majority, 17-2, the Charter Review Commission

has proposed San Juan County Propositions 1, 2, and 3 to address the need for greater accountability, representation, transparency, and effectiveness of county government for the long-term benefit of the county.

The CRC, elected by the voters of San Juan County and representing a broad cross-section of our community with solid experience in local government and public ser-vice, was charged with reviewing the current charter “to determine its adequacy and suitability to the needs of the county…” In discharging that duty, the central goal of the CRC was to identify possible improvements in our Home Rule Charter, and that’s exactly what we did.

Charter government was retained, and important char-ter amendments are before us on the November ballot. It’s important to remember exactly what happened over six years ago when the home rule charter was on the ballot. When we passed the “basic” home rule charter

in November, 2005, by nearly two-thirds of the voters, that basic home rule charter called for three council members elected countywide in parti-san elections, with a county administrator and initiative/referendum. On that same bal-lot as an amendment, we were asked if we’d prefer six council members elected by districts in nonpartisan elections, with a county administrator and ini-tiative/referendum, and slightly over half the voters approved that amendment, not know-ing if the basic home rule charter would be approved. We never got to experience the basic home rule charter. Simply stated, SJC Propositions 1, 2, and 3 will give us three council members elected countywide in nonpartisan elections, with a county manager, initiative/referendum maintained, and transparency guaranteed — closer to what a larger number of voters preferred over six years ago.

Let’s make our charter government appropriate to our size and resources. If you believe in smaller, more effective,

less costly local government, please vote to approve SJC Propositions 1, 2, and 3 on your November ballot.

Vote for a united county, not a divided county, and coun-ty government adequate and suitable to our needs. Save our county and improve our charter.

— Editor’s note: Ron Zee has worked at the federal, state, and local levels of government and holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in political science.

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Ron Zee

As I See It

Yes on Prop. 1-3, for an adequate, suitable charter

By Ed SuttonWe have all read many letters about the proposals of the

CRC to amend the county Charter. I was a member of the Charter Review Commission,

and, in retrospect, I have concluded that there is no com-pelling reason to change the structure of the current charter. The Orcas council represen-tative, Patty Miller, asked the most pertinent question, “Did you define the problem?”. No, we did not.

Comments and testimony from many citizens, including former and current council members did not build a convincing case suggesting that we revert to the old council structure of three full-time commissioners. I would suggest that the comments were somewhat evenly divided between former commissioners who preferred the “old way”, and the recent council mem-bers who testified in favor of the current charter format of six part-time members.

I voted against submitting the ballot proposals because I concluded that the testimony did not support unwinding the effort of the freeholders to create a better government that would result in improved governance.

Frankly, I think that the CRC missed an opportunity to build on the efforts of the earlier charter group. There was a pre-determined, orchestrated drive to unwind the changes that were approved by the county voters in 2005 by a mar-gin of about 60 percent. Too, the CRC did not consider the costs or consequences of the process of reconverting our government to a three-member council.

I think that the most peculiar aspect of the arguments to revert to a three-member council that would be elected countywide was the complete disregard for the work of the redistricting committee. The U.S. Constitution requires a census every 10 years and a redistricting of representa-tion to assure the “one person, one vote” provision of the Constitution. The Constitution does not say “except” when you live on an island or on two different sides of a river.

The county was directed to balance the representa-tion by council voting district to meet that requirement. I would imagine that Doug Pearson and his two colleagues (SJC redistricting committee) must be frustrated that their volunteer efforts on behalf of the community were totally disregarded by the CRC.

The challenge of legal counsel for the CRC that this mat-ter has been settled in the U.S. Supreme Court is disingenu-ous. We all know that august body is capable of some very

strange decisions (evidence the decision that corporations are “people”).

So, I must conclude that the current charter is not dys-functional, “it ain’t broke”, and doesn’t need to be fixed. I will vote “No” on ballot Proposition No. 1 to amend the county charter and ask that you do likewise.

— Editor’s note: Orcas Island’s Ed Sutton is one of two members of the CRC opposing Prop. 1.

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Reynold ‘Reg’ DickhausReynold “Reg” Dickhaus died peacefully at home on San

Juan Island on Oct. 21, 2012. He was 92.Reg was born and raised in Kentucky; stationed on

Whidbey Island as a Navy pilot during WWII; and attended Michigan State College (now Michigan State University), earning a master’s degree in forestry.

Soon after graduation he headed west, leaving behind the Blue Grass State of Kentucky for the abundant forests of The Evergreen State. Reg established Washington roots in Bellingham, where he had a long career in forest manage-ment with Georgia Pacific, and after “retirement”, with the Trillium Corporation.

Work and wanderlust took him to the four corners of the globe, but Reg was happiest in this little corner of the Pacific Northwest, especially when spending summers boating in the San Juan Islands with family and friends.

Reg was first and foremost a loving family man, guided by strong convictions, an indefat-igable work ethic, and his Catholic faith. Through his example we learned the importance of service to country and community, the power of education and knowledge, and the value of a day’s labor well done.

He introduced us to the pleasures of reading a good book and preparing the day’s sea-food catch for dinner. He delighted in sharing ice cream and doughnuts in Roche Harbor with his grandkids. He instilled in us a deep appreciation and regard for the wonders of the natural world. Reg lived a life of no regrets.

Reg is survived by his wife Joan; brother William Dickhaus of Kentucky; sister-in-law Lorraine Dickhaus of Kentucky; four children: Sue Cowan, David Dickhaus, Mary Kurtz, Heidi Kiersky; five stepchildren; John Reinert, Phoebe Vanderboom, Amy Ramstead, Martha Reinert and Jeff Reinert; 14 grandchildren and many loving relatives and friends. His first wife Jo preceded him in death in 1984.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.Memorials in Reg’s name may be made to Whatcom Hospice House, 2800 Douglas Ave.,

Bellingham, 98225, or Assumption Catholic School, 2116 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham, 98225. You may share memories with Reg’s family at www.westfordfuneralhome.com.

— Family of Reg Dickhaus

Reynold “Reg” Dickhaus

Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, Nancy, died early Sunday morn-ing, Oct. 21, surrounded by family and the loving caregivers of the Bellingham Hospice House, after a long battle with heart disease.

Born in Benettsville, S.C., to Edgar and Catherine Davidson (the best math teacher in the world), she spent her wonderful childhood among her extensive family in South Carolina and Georgia, honing her soft and lovely Southern accent, her beauti-ful soprano voice and piano playing, as well as mastering the art of Southern cooking.

In 1959, she met and married Major Leonard J. Severtson, a pilot in the USAF, the love of her life for 53 years. They lived all around the world while raising their three children. They settled on San Juan Island where they lived for the last 15 years,

watching the tides, eating crab and fighting the deer off their roses.

She loved children, music, mystery books, the beach, the delicacy of the South and the grand beauty of the Pacific Northwest. Most of all, she loved Leonard, “the strength of the skies and the mountains described

her love for her husband and her love of the Northwest.”

She is survived by her beloved Leonard, her children, Michael, Catherine, Jerome (Keith), and David; her adored grandchil-dren, Carolyn, Harrison and Marie, and by her sister and best friend Dee Roland (Terry), and nephew Raymond.

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John A. Hudson: 1930-2012John A. “Jack” Hudson, 82, of Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, passed

away peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 at Whatcom Hospice House in Bellingham, following complications from a stroke two weeks earlier.

John Alfred Hudson was born Feb. 8, 1930 in Drexel Hill, Pa., the second son of Charles F. and Charlotte R. (Hamilton) Hudson. His father was a career naval officer.

Many of Jack’s early years were spent growing up on the family farm in Clearfield County, Pa., where his father had retired, a special place in the lives of Jack and his brother. Jack attended South Philadelphia High School where he was an exceptionally gifted student and graduated early. While there he mastered the cello, which began a life-long love of classical music. He went on to the University of Pennsylvania, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Botany.

In 1951, following the outbreak of the Korean War, Jack enlisted in the United States Air Force. He remained in the Air Force for the next 20 years, flying as a navigator in the Air Rescue Service, and later in the Strategic Air Command as a B-47 navigator-bombardier. He was also a navigation-training instructor and served as the editor of The Navigator magazine. He retired from the Air Force in 1971, with the rank of Major.

Jack was stationed in many places during his Air Force career, and con-tinued to travel extensively after he left the service, making friendships around the world; favorite places included England, Scotland and Key West, Fla., where he lived for several years.

Jack was an accomplished chess player. By his twenties, he was ranked a National Master and had won state and national tournaments. In 1956, Jack won the U.S. Amateur Championship (Bobby Fischer, making an early appearance on the national stage at age 13, placed 12th). Among other vic-tories, he was Armed Forces Champion in 1960, 1961 and 1970, and won the California State Open in 1965.

He was also a meticulous, self-taught carpenter and electrician, and visits to friends and family often produced a list of completed home repairs and improvements. An avid reader, Jack introduced his nieces and nephew to

the Jungle Book, Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, and many, many mysteries; he never shied away from a good book, or a good book store.

After retirement, his life-long love of literature and learning led him back to school to pursue graduate coursework in English literature at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He also enjoyed the movies (Peter Sellers films were particular favor-ites), and he had an encyclopedic knowl-edge of movie trivia.

Jack was known for his quick wit and his love of a good pun (he never met a bad one). His thoughtfulness, generosity, and keen sense of humor will be remembered by all of us.

Jack is survived by his brother Frank, and sister-in-law Sally Hudson, also of Friday Harbor, his nephew Chip Hudson (Angela) of Portland, Ore., niece Jean Hudson of Milwaukee, Wis., and niece Charlotte Hart (Chris) of Bellingham, as well as dear friends Norm and Colette Cotter of Oxford, Pa., and many other relatives and loving friends.

We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to the friends and staff at the Village of the Harbour in Friday Harbor, his home for the past four years; also to the staff at St. Joseph’s Hospital and at Whatcom Hospice House for the care and kindness shown to Jack.

There will be a private family service. Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. Arrangements are pending with Moles Farewell Tributes — Bellingham, Wash., where remembrances may be shared in the online guest book at www.farewelltributes.com.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Jack’s name may be made to Whatcom Hospice Foundation, 800 East Chestnut, Suite 1A, Bellingham, WA 98225.

— Family of John Hudson

John “Jack” Hudson

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that helped write the origi-nal Home Rule Charter, I’m actively supporting our cur-rent structure.

Many former BOCC members from the past have endorsed the proposed return to the three-com-missioner format, perhaps because that is what they’re most familiar with. Both sides are sincere in their convictions.

Much of the rhetoric of those seeking to change our charter seems preoccupied with how we elect rather than how we govern. I’m more concerned about the latter. I prefer an indepen-dent, professional adminis-trator and a diverse council that allows our islands to have local representation based upon their respective populations.

The one group in the best position to have an informed opinion is our local media, print and on-line. These folks have spent thousands of hours observ-ing the process both under the old BOCC format and the current county council.

Undecided voters should take note that all local edi-tors agree on urging a rejec-tion of Props. 1 and 2. If things were so bad that rad-ical changes were needed, don’t you think they’d be shouting it from the roof tops?

Check out the editorial positions of the Journal of the San Juans and the San Juan Islander and then join me in rejecting Propositions 1 and 2.

DaviD BayleySan Juan Island

Guilty until proven innocent?

It’s a strange world. Should someone accuse

you of a land-use violation here, it costs him/her $0 to file a complaint. Should you wish to appeal the staff deci-sion, you must first pay a $2,300 filing fee.

Now let’s see: it costs $280 to file an appeal to the Washington State Court of Appeals, $450 to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and $300 to the United States Supreme Court.

I was reminded of this at a recent community can-didate forum when can-didates were asked if they supported the $2,300 fee. Immediately, Lovel Pratt and Howie Rosenfeld stated they were against it. That’s strange, though, given that on Dec. 7, 2010, both these council members voted for passage of ordinance No. 34-2010, setting this fee.

Had they voted against this fee, I’d have been spared the recent experience of having to scrape together $2,300 to begin the costly defense process against a bogus land-use violation

complaint. Luckily, after an addi-

tional $500 in attorney fees and considerable effort and time, the resulting appeal proved that I was legiti-mately using my property for a home-based business. When I didn’t receive my fee back as a result of being found innocent of any viola-tion, it took my phone call to the county to ascertain that they needed seven to 10 days to process it.

Not everyone can put his/her hands on this amount of money quickly. There’s also the fear that if one moves forward with an appeal and it fails, the $2,300 will be lost as well. This makes anyone have second thoughts about proceeding with an appeal. I sure found it intimidat-ing.

This experience makes me wonder how coun-cil members Pratt and Rosenfeld could have voted for such an ordinance and then when election time comes around, disavow the very same practice?

Maybe it’s time to elect council members who aren’t so eager to set high fees and then change their positions at election time.

lisa MorettiSan Juan Island

Letters: Continued from page 8

By Scott RasmussenJournal editor

The Friday Harbor football team lit up the scoreboard early and often en route to its second win of the season over Lynden Christian.

With a 38-14 victory, the Wolverines notched their high-est scoring output of the year on the Lyncs home field and improved to 5-4 overall, picking up their first win in 1A conference play.

Unlike the first clash between the 1A regional rivals, a 21-14 win at home by the Wolverines on Sept. 7, this one

was never close. Senior Donald Galt hauled in two

50-plus-yard touchdown passes from quarterback C.J. Woods in the opening half, and senior Micah Powell added another six points in the second period on a 9-yard TD run. The Wolverines led 20-7 at the half.

“I was happy to see our kids come back and play with the kind of inten-sity they’re capable of,” Coach Darrin Scheffer said. “We sort of lost some of our momentum after a couple of close losses and then had a couple of flat games after that.”

At Lynden Christian (0-5, 3-6), the Wolverines were firing on all cylinders. On the heels of a 14-yard TD dash by Dylan Radden, Friday Harbor grabbed a commanding 26-7 lead after the break. The Lyncs scored their final touchdown of the game early in the fourth quar-ter and the Wolverines responded by adding two more of their own, a 4-yard TD burst by Nate Steenkolk and a 45-yard touchdown pass, this time from Donald Galt to tight end Jacob Justiniano.

The Wolverines came up a game short of securing a berth in the Northwest 1A Conference post-season bracket, fin-

ishing fifth, behind fourth-place Nooksack Valley, among the region’s six 1A rivals. The Lyncs finished sixth.

Still, Friday Harbor has one game remaining on its 10-game regular season schedule, and will face Tacoma’s Life Christian Academy, Saturday, on the road (Game time had yet to be determined as of the Journal’s Monday press deadline; see www.sanjuanjournal.com for kick off time.

“We’re headed for a road trip,” Scheffer said. “We’re hop-ing to finish the season on a positive note and then come back next year with a lot of energy and enthusiasm.”

V-ball team falls to Lyncs in post-season loss

The Friday Harbor vol-leyball team fell 3-0 in a season-ending playoff loss Saturday, against perennial post-season powerhouse Lynden Christian in the 1A District tournament at Lynden Christian.

Entering the playoffs following their strongest regular-season in years, at 9-8, the Wolverines first fell to South Whidbey in the

opening round, at 3-1, then swept Coupeville in three straight games in the conso-lation bracket before being ousted from the post-season 1A regional tournament by the Lyncs.

Friday Harbor, which swept Shoreline Christian in three straight games at home, Oct. 23, in its reg-ular-sesaon finale, finished Northwest 1A/2B League tied for third place, at 4-3, along with Shoreline Christian and Mount Vernon Christian.

S’team ousted in playoff loss vs top-seed King’s

The back of the net proved elusive for Friday Harbor girls soccer yet again, as their season came to a close in a 9-0 playoff loss on the road, Oct. 24, against top-seeded King’s High School.

The Wolverines closed out the regular season at home, Oct. 22, defeating Mount Vernon Christian 5-0. They finished the sea-son one game below the 500 mark, at 8-9 overall, and in second place, at 6-2, in Northwest 1A/2B League competition.

Friday Harbor’s only two

losses in league were to La Conner, undefeated in league at 8-0. Friday Harbor shared the league title a year ago as co-league champs, after splitting their two-game season series in 2011.

Sign up now for swim team

Registration for the San Juan Island Fitness Swim Team is under way.

Tryouts for newcom-ers are Thursday, Nov. 1, beginning at 5:15 p.m., and Friday, Nov. 2, at 3:15 p.m. The team is open to chil-dren ages 7 to 17. Deadline for registration is Nov. 9, 5 p.m. Forms are available at San Juan Island Fitness, 435 Argyle Ave.

Registration fees have been reduced this year to reflect tough economic times, according to Fitness club owner Paul Hopkins.

“We’re aiming at three meets versus other region-al clubs, two intra-squad meets and a dive clinic, and a play day at the Anacortes pool,” Hopkins said.

Veteran swim coach Amy Wynn will head up the program and coach the Dolphins squad. A “Seals Team” will be available for beginners, and will meet twice each week, Nov. 9 to Dec. 7. For more info, 378-4449, www.sanjuanisland-fitness.

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Free hot chocolatefor the kids!

Back on track; Wolverines clobber Lyncs in 38-14 win

Journal file photo / Scott RasmussenDefensive end Gabe Lawson, No. 72, and company turn back a running play in Friday Harbor’s 21-14 win at home over the Lyncs in early September.

Sports briefs

Wolverines (5-4) face Life Christian Academy on the road, Saturday, in season finale

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Around TownOnce is not enough; pre-holiday Craft & Flea Market, times twopAge 17

Wednesday, Oct. 31

Teen Halloween Bowling & Pizza Party, 7-9:30 p.m., free, Paradise Lanes; for children in grades 7-12. Costume contests, prizes, free bowl-ing and pizza; sponsored by

Island Rec. Info, 378-4953, www.islandrec.org.

On Book: Frankenstein, 7:30 p.m. SJ Community Theatre, free. New readers theatre series features Nick Dear’s chilling adaptation of the Mary Shelley novel; directed by Eric Concord. Festival seat-ing; not recommended for ages 10 and under. Info, 378-3210, www.sjctheatre.org.

Thursday, Nov. 1

Lavendera Thursdays: Chapter 3 of life, 6:30 p.m., Lavendera Massage, 285 Spring St., free. Why be ‘retired’? How about a ‘forest dweller’ instead. Discover the distinction through the lens of yoga tradition; led by Shann Weston. Info, 378-3637.

Basketball for adults, 7-9 p.m., Turnbull Gym. Ages 16 and up; $2 drop-in fee. Info, 378-4953, www.islandrec.org.

Friday, Nov. 2

Intro to Akashic Records, 6:30 p.m., library, free. Jandira Shelley leads an educational program about the akashic records, Hinduism’s collection of

world knowledge and his-tory of the cosmos; regis-tration encouraged. Info, 378-2798.

DVSAS Dinner, Auction, Raffle; Fundraiser, 5-8 p.m., FH Presbyterian Church, 425 Spring St. Proceeds benefit local victims of domestic violence, sponsored by SJC DVSAS. Suggested dona-tion, $8 adults, $5 children

under 12. Info, 378-8680.

Drop-in Pickleball, 7-9 p.m., Turnbull Gym. Ages 16 and up; $2 drop-in fee. Info, 378-4953, www.islandrec.org.

Saturday, Nov. 3

Gateway Terminal Project EIS Scoping Meeting, noon to 3 p.m., Friday Harbor High

What’s Happening!

See CALEnDAR, Page 16

At a glancen Who: Lunasa; new twist on traditional Irish music

n Where: San Juan Community Theatren When: Saturday, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m. n Admission: Adults, $29; student, $15, $5 RUSH

By Scott RasmussenJournal editor

Plenty of Irish bands and musicians have risen from obscurity to fame and become a household name in America.

Van Morrison. U-2. Thin Lizzy. Sinead O’Connor are a few that spring to mind. And while the band Lúnasa may not leap to the forefront of the pan-theon of Irish pop-music superstars, they’re headed in that direction, but with a twist.

Known for a distinctive brand of traditional Irish, featuring fiddles, flutes, pipes and whistles, along with guitars and a double bass, the five-piece acoustic band has grown accustomed to sold-out shows, international acclaim and an ever-growing catalog of praise for a distinctive sound that’s redefining the music of their home land.

Find out what all the buzz is about when Lúnasa lights up San Juan Community Theatre’s Whittier Stage, Saturday,

Nov. 3, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Named after an ancient Celtic festival hon-

oring the Irish god “Lugh”, patron of the arts, Lúnasa released its debut recording way back in 1997, and since then has became one of

the more sought-after bands on the worldwide music scene. Even a few significant lineup changes

hasn’t seem to slow it down. The band is anchored on the double bass by Trevor Hutchinson, features Sean Smyth and Kevin Crawford on whistles and flutes, Cillian Vallely on Uilleann pipes, and Ed Boyd on guitar.

The band has released seven recordings, either studio or live, since the release of its debut and self-

titled album, Lunasa, in 1998.

Though distinctively Irish in flavor, and acoustic in its delivery, the band blends elements of jazz and other improvisational forms of music into a sound that is redefining what the Irish sound is all about.

Tickets: $29 adults, $15 student reserved, $5 RUSH, day of the show. Find out more about Lúnasa and its music at, www.lunasa.ie.

Info at SJCT, 378-3210, www.sjctheatre.org.

Contributed photoLunasa lineup: from left, Kevin Crawford, Trevor Hutchinson, Cillian Vallely, Sean Smyth, Ed Boyd.

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My name is Nicholas R. Padvorac. In 2005 the County rolled over me. San Juan County has sued me to force me to sell them � ve acres of land they don’t need. I have spent 4 years and countless hours of anguish and money in

litigation. After a court-required mediation, the County reneged on an agreed price of $270,000 and now still seeks to force me to sell them � ve acres of land for $191,040 of your taxpayer dollars. This is senseless, I am a � erce defender of the principles contained in the United States Constitution. If you agree, please join me toprevent the return of the old guard:

DON’T LET THE OLD GUARDROLL OVER YOU!

Join me in defending these principles:Separation of Powers

One-person = One-VoteTake no property without just compensation

Your Voice Counts- Use it!Paid for in full by Nicholas R. Padvorac

1) Elect Marc Forlenza and Bob Jarman

2) Reject Propositions 1 and 2 of the CRC

3) Demand a halt on new CAO legislation, until scienti� cally balanced solutions can be shownto solve actual local problems.

Change the CouncilNot the Charter

Harvest Fest in Halloween theme for kids

Islands Community Church presents a Halloween party for kids as part of its HarvestFest 2012, Wednesday, Oct. 31, at Friday Harbor Elementary School.

Featuring indoor trick-or-treating and games like mini-golf, pin the face on the pumpkin, football toss and pumpkin bowling, the event offers children up to sixth grade and their par-ents a kid-friendly, family oriented alternative to wet, cold and crowded streets, as well as scary costumes of older kids.

HarvestFest 2012 is a free event, with glutten-free and healthy snacks provided, and hotdogs, popcorn and pie available. For info, www.harvestfestfh.org.

Pre-holiday Craft & Flea Market (x 2)

Here’s an opportunity to find a unique bargain or to check off some the gifts on your holiday shopping list.

San Juan County Fair will host a pair of pre-holiday craft and flea markets, the first of which is Saturday, Nov. 10., in the main exhibit hall at the fairgrounds in Friday Harbor.

Doors open at 9 a.m.; the market closes at 1 p.m.

Also on a Saturday, the sequel is Dec. 8, inside the main exhibit hall, with the market open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Vendor space is avail-able for either market; apply online, www.sjcfair.org, or contact the Fair at, 378-4310. Info, jennifer@sjcfair.org.

Gear up for Whale Museum ‘Gear Down’

The Friday Harbor Whale Museum has a full slate of speakers, programs and events in store in this year’s annual Marine Naturalist ‘Gear Down’.

Headlining this year’s Gear Down are Carla

Crossman of the University of British Columbia, who will present and discuss her work on genetics of Harbor/Dall porpoise hybrids, and former Whale Museum director and research curator Dr. Rich Osborne, who will lead a conservation seminar on the history of research of the Southern resident orcas and take a lightheart-ed peek into local killer whale history and trivia as part of a “Myth-busters” workshop. Is L25 really the mother of Lolita? Does a photograph of “Granny” from the 1920s truly exist? Answers to those questions and more will be revealed.

The Gear Down also includes a general meeting of the Salish Sea Association of Marine Naturalists. The event is offered by the muse-um as continuing education and training for naturalists working in the field, gradu-ates of a naturalist training program, Beachwatchers, or equivalent, and for SSAMM members.

The workshop is Saturday, Nov. 10, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Whale Museum, 62 First Street. Early registration is encouraged; $20 for Whale Museum members, $25 for non-members. Event-day registration begins at 9:30 a.m. To register or for info, www.whalemuseum.org, 378-4710 ext. 23.

Open auditions; time to let your voice be heard

Can you carry a tune? Sure you can. And you might be just what San Juan Community Theatre is looking for.

In a search for local sing-ers for future musicals, the Community Theatre is con-ducting an open audition Monday, Nov. 5, beginning at 7 p.m., at the theatre PARC Building, 70 Saltspring

Drive, off Beaverton Valley Road.

The audition will be led by SJCT’s Susan Williams, artistic director, and is open to ages 12 to 100 (not a mis-print). The theatre is pro-viding a pianist to assist.

Those auditioning can either bring music of their own or select from sheet music at the theatre box office. Info, 378-3211, ext. 33.

Gone but not forgotten; ‘Day of the Dead’

The Friday Harbor Whale Museum will pay tribute to the deceased members of the Southern resident kill-ers whales in its second annual “Day of the Dead” commemorative celebra-tion, Friday, Nov. 2, 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., at the Whale Museum.

The event will honor those orcas lost this year, as well as others that have gone missing from San Juans’ endangered popula-tion of killer whales over the years. The event, free

and open to the pub-lic, features a sharing of stories, photographs and memories. Refreshments will be provided in tradi-tional Mexican ‘Diá de los Muertos’ fashion.

Participants are encour-aged to bring photos as well as stories or anecdotes to share. Info, 378-4710, ext. 23, or cindy@whalemuse-um.org.

Great Island Giveaway; don’t miss the bell

The ladies of the Friday Harbor Chapter of Soroptimist International will once again make it easy to clean out your closest and come home with a treasure.

That’s right. The fifth annual Great Island Giveaway — “give”, as in free — is Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Mullis Community Senior Center, 589 Nash St., 10:30 a.m. to noon.

Here’s how it works: Bring up to 12 usable items in good, clean condition you’re willing to part with or exchange. With each

donated item, you receive a ticket that can be traded in for another donated item that you may either want or need.

Nothing to donate? No problem. Tickets can also be purchased for $1; proceeds help Soroptimist defray the

event’s rental costs. Drop-off for donations

begins at 10:30 a.m. The exchange starts at noon, no earlier, with the ringing of a bell.

Coffee and sweets are provided by Soroptomists. Info, 378-3537.

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$55 per person | $95 per couple

Join us for a fun-filled cooking class with Chef Kyle Nicholson, where

you’ll learn the secrets to preparing delicious fall harvest foods including,

hedgehog mushrooms, Hubbard squash, kale, potatoes and more.

Lunch and wine included.

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Lake Geneva is the original setting for American play-wright Lee Blessing’s acclaimed story about politics and a path to crossing a cultural and ideological divide.

True to fashion, Island Stage Left is putting its own twist on Blessing’s Pulitzer and Tony Award-nominated play, “A Walk in the Woods”, and bringing it home to San Juan Island. The show opens Nov. 9, with a Friday evening per-formance, at Roche Harbor Resort Pavilion.

Known both for its tension and its humor, Blessing’s “A Walk in the Woods” traces a seemingly unlikely but bud-ding friendship between a young American diplomat and a veteran, and more cynical, Soviet counterpart, as the two face off in negotiations over nuclear arms. As their talks progress, the political becomes personal, and public becomes private, as the two diplomats find more similari-ties than differences, in spite of an obvious cultural divide, once they leave the negotiating table for a stool in the woods surrounding Lake Geneva.

Stage Left director Helen Machin-Smith describes Blessing’s play, penned in 1988, as “intriguing and strik-ingly original.”

The month-long production, staged in the round, fea-tures veteran Stage Left actors Daniel Mayes and Krista Strutz in the leading roles. Performance schedule:

Fridays, 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Sundays 4 p.m. All performances are at the Pavilion at

Roche Harbor Resort and the play runs through Dec. 9. For info; 378 5649, www.islandstageleft.org, stageleft@centurytel.net.

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School, 45 Blair Ave. Multi-agency information meeting about proposed coal export facility at Cherry Point; com-ment on “scope” of project’s environmental impact state-ment. Info, www.ecy.wa.gov/geographic/gatewaypacific/.

Scooter & Trike Time, 5-6:30 p.m., fairgrounds building. Bring scooters and tricycles, and burn off some energy. Drop-in fee, $3 per person, $8 family. Helmets required; children under 10 accompa-nied by an adult. Info, 378-4953, www.islandrec.org.

Family Open Skate, 7-8:30 p.m., fairgrounds building. Bring your own helmets and skates; music provided. Drop-in fee, $3 per person, $8 family. Helmets required; children under 10 accompa-nied by an adult. Info, 378-4953, www.islandrec.org.

Lunasa, 7:30 p.m. SJ Community Theatre. Branded as Ireland’s newest “super group”, this five-piece acous-

tic band is one of the most sought-after groups on the international scene. Tickets: $29 adults, $15 students, $5 RUSH at the door. Info, 378-3210, www.sjctheatre.org.

Monday, Nov. 5

Dance Happy, Adult Beginning-Intermediate Tap, 1 p.m., $48 per month. Dance Workshop II. Info, call Bill & Rita Ament 378-9628.

4th Annual Black & White night Dinner, 5:30 p.m., Friday Harbor House Bluff Restaurant, 130 West St. Benefit for The Whale Museum. Tickets: $80 per person, $150 per couple. Reservations, 378-4710, ext. 30. Info, www.whalemuseum.org.

Open Singing Auditions, 7 p.m., SJCT PARC Building, 70 Saltspring Drive. Audition to sing in SJCT’s spring musical; ages 12 to 100 (seriously). Info, 378-3211, ext. 23; www.sjctheatre.org

Drop-in Ping Pong & Badminton, 7-9 p.m., Turnbull Gym. Ages 16 and up; $2 drop-in fee. Info, 378-4953, www.islandrec.org.

Tuesday, Nov. 6

Zumba, Tues. & Thurs., 7:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., $8 Drop In; $28/4 Classes; $52/8 Classes; $72/12 Classes. Dance Happy Pre-Ballet & Tap for ages 4-6, 3 p.m.; Creative for 2.5-4, 4 p.m., $44 per month. Dance Workshop II. Info, call Bill & Rita Ament 378-9628.

Wednesday, Nov. 7

Living Lessons: A celebration of country Schools, 7 p.m., library, free. SJ Historical Museum Director Kevin Loftus and Fred Yockers present history of one-room school houses. Co-sponsored by the histori-cal museum and library. Info, 378-2798, www.sjlib.org.

Thursday, Nov. 8

Zumba Gold 9:15 a.m. Dance Happy Tap, Zumbatomic/Hip Hop, Ballet for ages 6-8, 3 p.m.,$44 per month. Dance Workshop II. Info, call Bill & Rita Ament 378-9628.

Medicare Part D, Information Forum, 3-5 p.m., library, free. Learn about changes

in Medicare Prescription Insurance program for seniors. Bring list of current medica-tions; counselors available to help select a plan; co-spon-sored by the library and SHIBA. Info, 378-2798, www.sjlib.org.

Saturday, Nov. 10

craft & Flea Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Fairgrounds, Main Exhibit Hall, 846 Argyle Ave. Unique bargains, holiday shopping, and more. Info or vendor booth application, online, www.sjcfair.org, 378-4310, or jennifer@sjcfair.org.

Fall Mushrooms Workshop, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday Harbor Labs Lecture Theater, followed by field trip. Sponsored by SJ Nature Institute, the workshop is led by Dr. Fred Rhoades. Cost; $50. Register online, www.sjnature.org.

chamber Music San Juans, 7:30 p.m., San Juan Community Theatre. Concert features Patricia Kostek, Rowena Hammill, Bruce Vogt on clarinet, cello and piano. Tickets: $26 adults, $13 stu-dent reserved, $5 RUSH at the door. Info, 378-3210, www.sjctheatre.org.

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Stage Left: bridging the divide

Contributed photo / Stage LeftFrom left; Daniel Mayes and Krista Strutz star in Island Stage Left’s production of Lee Blessing’s Tony Award-nominated play, “A Walk in the Woods”, opening Nov. 9, at Roche Harbor Resort.

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‘Macbeth’ opens Nov. 16, at SJCT

Power. Ambition. Treachery. A boiling caul-dron; three witches making mischievous.

Sound familiar? It should. William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” remains as rel-evant today as it was when the world’s most well-known playwright penned the play more than 600 years ago. The bard’s well-known story

of murder and mayhem will take center stage, in adapted form, beginning Nov. 16, as San Juan Community Theatre presents its fall Family Theatre production of “Macbeth”.

Directed by Penelope Haskew, the play features adult and child actors (more than 30 kids in all), with singing, dancing, creepy costumes and more. Tickets: $15 adults; $8 stu-dent reserved; $5 RUSH at

door. For info, 378-3210 or www.sjctheatre.org

Chamber 25th season finale, Nov. 10

Chamber Music San Juans wraps up its silver anniver-sary season with a veteran trio and a concert featuring solos, duos and trios — for clarinet, cello and piano.

Clarinetist and CMSJ artistic director Patricia

Kostek teams up with pia-nist Bruce Vogt and cellist Rowena Hammill for the 25th season finale.

Founded in 1989 by renowned violinist Andor Toth, CMSJ brings together world-class musicians to create island concerts in an intimate setting. The concert is Saturday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m., at San Juan Community Theatre.

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“…My friend just told me that her partner has been physically hurting her. What do I say? What should I do? How can I help? Will I be in any danger?”

“…I own a small business on the islands. One of my employees has missed 13 days of work this month with all kinds of flimsy excuses. When I asked her about it she started to cry and told me about the abuse she is experienc-ing at home.What should I say and do? How do I help her while still keeping my business functioning?”

“…I was just with a friend from my church’s women’s group and noticed some bruises on her back and arms. She shared with me that her husband has been hurting her for over five years. I don’t have a clue what to say to her and how to help her.”

Do you see the natural helpers in each story? The vast majority of people experiencing abuse first ask for help from their own friends and family.

Whether you are aware of it or not, it is very likely that you know someone who is being abused in his or her per-sonal relationship. Are you a safe person for them to talk with and do you know how to respond?

Here are a few statements that domestic violence abuse victims often hear: “You just need to try harder to make your relationship work.” Or, “Why don’t you just leave if it is that bad?” Or, “If someone did that to me, I would just walk out.”

These well-meaning family or friends are only adding

more layers of judgmental shame and hopelessness.

So, what should you say? “I believe you. I am concerned for your safety. How can I help you? Would you like me to go with you or be here when you call for help?”

Remember, in your efforts to help, don’t do for her what she can do for herself. This only compounds her feelings of helplessness. Explore her options with her and assist her in finding available resources. Here

are ways you can help in general by being a part of this “Beloved Community”:

Educate yourself on Domestic Violence (www.dvsassan-juans.com www.wscadv.org/). Once you know the facts, be sure you are a “safe” person within your circle by learning about local available resources and being non-judgmental. Volunteer at your local Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services (DVSAS) (next training scheduled for January 2013). Become a much needed financial partner with DVSAS (tax-deductible)

—Editor’s note: For earlier guest columns published in recogni-tion of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, see the Journal Oct. 17 and Oct. 24 editions, or visit www.sanjuanjournal.com

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Beginning the Monday after Thanksgiving — when Peace Island Medical Center opens — there will be full-time access to on-island urgent care with a dedicated Emergency Department available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The ED will be captained by Dr. Michael Sullivan, a board-certified emergency medicine physician who has worked with local emergency medical services for more than a decade, as well as a team of nurses and emergency practitioners.

In addition to a round-the-clock, highly trained trauma team, patients requiring emergency care will have access to specialists at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center, in Bellingham, who have ability to view a patient’s medical images or lab results electron-ically, or by using video conferencing.

In many cases, the need to leave San Juan Island for emergency diagnosis and treatment recommendations will be eliminated.

And with five beds in the new emer-gency room, there will be appropriate and comfortable space for emergency care and observation for those who have been injured in an accident or in labor.

The ED staff will be able to pro-vide preparatory care for those who do need to be transferred off-island, including medical diagnostics, stabili-zation, intubation and general assess-ments and interventions. The ED is also available for “walk-in” minor illnesses, injuries, and emergency obstetrics.

While a 24/7 emergency room is new to San Juan Island, top-quality emergency response is not. The new ED builds on strong foundations of EMS response and care, as well as relationships with trauma-care pro-

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In fact, only two weeks ago PeaceHealth and San Juan Island EMS participated in a PIMC Emergency Communication Plan meeting with the Sheriff ’s Department, San Juan Island Fire Department, the Department of Emergency Management, Island Air Ambulance and community volun-teers. And on Thursday, Oct. 18, Peace Island caregivers participated in a “table-top drill” to exercise emergency response tactics for severe weather.

When Peace Island opens after Thanksgiving weekend, it is with a nod of gratitude to the dedicated vol-unteers and professionals who have long been — and will continue to be — the first to respond when a fellow islander has been injured or fallen ill.

And while the ED reduces the need for off-island medical transport, there will continue to be a strong. Reliable partnership with San Juan Island EMS Island Air Ambulance and Airlift Northwest for that transportation, if needed.

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PUBLIC MEETING NOTICENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Town of Friday Har- bor, Washington will hold their regu- lar meetings in the Town Council Chambers on Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Pur- suant to the Revised Code of Wash- ington 61.24, et seq. TS No.: WA-11-481470-SH APN No.: 351733-004-000 Title Order No.: 110539170-WA-GNO Grantor(s): GARY T PFLUEGER, ANNE D PFLUEGER Grantee(s): WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Deed of Trust Instrument/Reference No.: 2009-0707028 I. NOTICE IS HERE- BY GIVEN that Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, the under- signed Trustee, will on 11/30/2012, at 10:00 AM In the lobby of the San Juan County Courthouse, 350 Court Street, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable in the form of credit bid or cash bid in the form of cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the follow- ing described real property, situated in the County of SAN JUAN, State of Washington, to-wit: A portion of the West 542.00 feet (as measured at

right angles to the West line) of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 17, Township 35 North, Range 3 West, W.M., County of San Juan, State of Washington, being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the concrete monument shown of record as mark- ing the Southwest corner of said Section 17; THENCE along the Southerly boundary of said Section 17 South 89°59’18” East, 542.04 feet to the Southeast corner of the said West 542.00 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; THENCE leaving said Southerly boundary and along the Easterly boundary of the said West 542.00 feet, and parallel with the Westerly boundary of the said Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter North 0°40’38” West, 402.91 feet; THENCE leaving along said Easterly boundary South 89°59’41” West, 542.04 feet to a point on the Wester- ly boundary of the said Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter;

THENCE along said Westerly boun- dary South 0°40’38” East, 402.75 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; EXCEPT that portion deeded to San Juan County for road purposes in Volume 16 of Deeds, page 192, records of San Juan County, Wash- ington; ALSO EXCEPT that portion deeded to San Juan County for road purposes in Volume 16 of Deeds, page 182, records of San Juan County, Washington. More common- ly known as: 667 WOLD ROAD, FRI- DAY HARBOR, WA 98250 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 7/1/2009, recorded 7/7/2009, under 2009-0707028 records of SAN JUAN County, Washington, from GARY T PFLUEGER AND ANNE D PFLUEGER , HUSBAND AND WIFE, as Grantor(s), to NORTH- WEST TRUSTEE SERVICES LLC, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. (or by

its successors-in-interest and/or as- signs, if any), to Wells Fargo Bank, NA. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The de- faults) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: $34,815.66 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $333,401.40, to- gether with interest as provided in the Note from the 5/1/2011, and such other costs and fees as are provided by statute. V. The above- described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on

11/30/2012. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by 11/19/2012 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontin- ued and terminated if at any time be- fore 11/19/2012 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Para- graph III is cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers or certified checks from a State or fed- erally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the 11/19/2012 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encum- brance by paying the principal and interest, plus costs, fees and ad- vances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other de- faults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME

MISCELLANEOUS LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF REGULARSCHEDULED MEETING:

The San Juan County Land Bank Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting on Friday, Novem- ber 2nd at Canoe Island French Camp. The meeting begins at 9:00 a.m. Public comment time is sched- uled for 9:15 a.m. The public is wel- come at every monthly Land Bank Commission meeting. LEGAL NO. SJ433394Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. October 31, 2012.

MEETING NOTICECitizens’ Salary Commission

If Proposition #1 is approved by vot- ers in the November 6th General Election, the Citizens’ Salary Com- mission will meet on Thursday, No- vember 9, 2012. The meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m., at the first floor Hearing Room of the Legislative Building, 55 Second St., in Friday Harbor. This meeting may be con- tinued to Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. at the same loca- tion. The public is invited to attend. Written submissions and agenda items for the Commission must be received by 10/26/12 to be consid- ered. Send to CSC, 350 Court St., #5, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. The meeting agenda will be available at http://sanjuanco.com/calendar .

LEGAL NO. SJ432263Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder.October 24, 31, 2012.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER PROPOSED ORDI- NANCES OF SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON, SETTING THE PROPERTY TAX LEVY FOR THE COUNTY ROAD FUND, THE CUR- RENT EXPENSE FUND, AND THE LAND CONSERVATION FUTURES, AND TO CONSIDER UP TO A 1% INCREASE IN THESE LEVIES FOR 2013; AN ORDINANCE AMENDING FEES IN 2013 FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT; AND TO SET THE SAN JUAN COUNTY AN- NUAL BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 2013NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will con- duct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony on proposed Ordinances setting the Property tax Levy for the County Road Fund, the Current Expense Fund, and the Land Conservation Futures and to Consid- er Up to a 1% Increase in these Lev- ies for 2013; an Ordinance Amend- ing the Fees in 2013 for the Public Works Department; and to Set the ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 2013. The public hearing will be held in the Council Hearing Room at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, Wash-

ington on Tuesday, November 06, 2012 beginning at 10:15 AM. The hearing may be continued from time to time and place to place as may be desired by the Council without addi- tional written notice.At the hearing, members of the pub- lic will be invited to speak and/or pro- vide written statements regarding the proposed Ordinances. After the pub- lic testimony portion of the hearing has ended, the Council will deliber- ate and consider modifications to the Ordinances that are proposed by members of the public, county em- ployees, or the Council. The pro- posed Ordinances may then be adopted with or without modifica- tions.County Current Expense Fund Levy Ordinance Summary: The proposed Ordinance sets the property tax levy for County Current Expense Fund at $5,172,727, which is an increase of $36,908 and is 0.72 percent over the previous tax levy. This amount is ex- clusive of any additional revenue re- sulting from new construction, im- provements to property, increases in the value of state-assessed property and refunds made.Land Conservation Futures Levy Or- dinance Summary: The proposed Ordinance sets the property tax levy for Land Conservation Futures at $281,141, which is an increase of $2,057 and is 0.73 percent over the previous tax levy. This increase is

exclusive of any additional revenue resulting from new construction, im- provements to property, increases in the value of state-assessed property and refunds made.Annual Budget for 2013 Summary: The annual budget of the County of San Juan, Washington for the year 2013, as set forth in Exhibits A and B attached to the Ordinance, which ref- erences a total estimate of revenues of $57,977, 348 and estimated ex- penditures of $46,978,903 for all Funds combined.All persons wishing to be heard on these matters are encouraged to at- tend. Written comments may be submitted in advance of the hearings by mail or at the hearing by delivery in person. Please deliver 8 copies of all written comments to the Clerk of the San Juan County Council at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor or mail to 350 Court Street #1, Friday Har- bor, WA 98250. The proposed Ordi- nances are filed at the Office of the County Council, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA and may be in- spected and copies obtained at the Council offices during each business day between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Ordinances may also be viewed 24 hours a day at the County website at www.sanjuan- co.com. A copy of the proposed Or- dinances will be mailed without charge upon request. For more in- formation please contact the Clerk of

the County Council (360) 370-7470 and/or the Auditor at (360) 378-3356 and/or the County Administrator at 360-378-3870.Legal No. SJ432304Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder.October 24, 31, 2012.

San Juan County, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status in the provi-sion of services, in programs or activities or employment opportunities and benefits. Direct inquiries to Administrative Services at (360) 378-3870. TTD relay at 1-800-833-6388.

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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 -- 23The Journal of the San Juan Islands I SanJuanJournal.com www.nw-ads.comGARY T PFLUEGER AND ANNE D PFLUEGER, HUSBAND AND WIFE ADDRESS 667 WOLD ROAD, FRI- DAY HARBOR, WA 98250 by both first class and certified mail on 6/14/2012, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were person- ally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the writ- ten Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real prop- erty described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and ad- dress are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-de- scribed property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a law- suit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidat- ing the Trustee’s sale. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone hav- ing an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day fol- lowing the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For ten- ant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. THIS NOTICE IS THE FI- NAL STEP BEFORE THE FORE- CLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the re- cording date of this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CON- TACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSIS- TANCE Housing counselors and le- gal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the follow- ing: The statewide foreclosure hot- line for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commis- sion: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (1-877-894-4663) or Web site: http://www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/ho- meownership/post purchase counse- lors foreclosure.htm. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Toll-free: 1-800-569-4287 or National Web Site: http://portal.hud.gov/hudpor- tal/HUD or for Local counseling agencies in Washington: h t t p : / / w w w . h u d . g o v / o f f i c - es/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/mdex.cfm?webLis- tAction=search&s The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: 1-800-606-4819 or Web site: http://nwiustice.org/what-clear. If the sale is set aside for any reason, in- cluding if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchas- er shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. THIS OFFICE IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY IN- FORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As re- quired by law, you are hereby noti- fied that a negative credit report re-

flecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. Dated: 7-18-12 Quality Loan Service Corp. of Wash- ington, as Trustee By: Tricia Moreno, Assistant Secretary Trustee’s Mailing Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington C/O Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101 (866) 645-7711 Sale Line: 714-730-2727 Or Login to: http://wa.qualitvloan.com TS No.: WA-11-481470-SH Trustee’s Physi- cal Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington 19735 10th Av- enue NE, Suite N-200 Poulsbo, WA 98370 (866) 645-7711 A-4271080 10/31/2012, 11/21/2012LEGAL NO. J409533Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands. October 31, Novem- ber 21, 2012.

8324.20017 Grantors: Northwest Trustee Ser- vices, Inc. BMO Harris Bank National Associa- tion fka Harris Bank, N.A. Grantee: Aaron W. Beyers, a single man Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 2006 0328003 Tax Parcel ID No.: 351164013000 Abbreviated Legal: Lot 13, Plat of Foxhall - Phase 3 Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME You have only 20 DAYS from the record- ing date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSE- LOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASH- INGTON NOW to assess your situation and re- fer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Fi- nance Commission Telephone: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (1-877-894-4663). Web site: http://www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/homeowner- ship/post_purchase_counselors_foreclosure.ht- m The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Telephone: Toll-free: 1-800-569-4287. Web site: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/in- dex .c fm?webLis tAct ion=search&search- state=WA&filterSvc=dfc The statewide civil le- gal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys Tele- phone: Toll-free: 1-800-606-4819. Web site: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear. I. On November 9, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. inside the main lobby of the San Juan County Courthouse, 350 Court Street in the City of Friday Harbor, State of Washington, the undersigned Trustee (subject to any conditions imposed by the Trustee) will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following described real property “Property”, situated in the County(ies) of San Juan, State of Washing- ton: Lot 13, Plat of Foxhall - Phase 3, according to the plat thereof, recorded in Volume 5 of Plats, Page 118 and 118A, records of San Juan County, Washington. Commonly known as: 562 Kelsando Circle Friday Harbor, WA 98250-9271 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 03/27/06, recorded on 03/28/06, under Auditor’s File No. 2006 0328003, records of San Juan County, Washington, from Aaron W Beyers, an unmarried man, as individual, as Grantor, to Chicago Title Co, as Trustee, to se- cure an obligation “Obligation” in favor of The Harris Bank. N.A., as Beneficiary. The Tax Par- cel ID number and Abbreviated Legal Descrip- tion are provided solely to comply with the re- cording statutes and are not intended to sup- plement, amend or supersede the Property’s full legal description provided herein. II. No ac- tion commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the Obligation in any Court by reason of the Grantor’s or Borrower’s default on the Obliga- tion secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The Ben- eficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in ar- rears and/or other defaults: Amount due to re- instate by 07/06/2012 Monthly Payments $35,760.78 Late Charges $1,351.00 Lender’s Fees & Costs $435.72 Total Arrearage $37,547.50 Trustee’s Expenses (Itemization) Trustee’s Fee $675.00 Title Report $1,140.52 Statutory Mailings $20.00 Postings $70.00 To- tal Costs $1,905.52 Total Amount Due: $39,453.02 IV. The sum owing on the Obliga- tion is: Principal Balance of $393,499.44, to- gether with interest as provided in the note or other instrument evidencing the Obligation from 08/01/11, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are pro- vided by statute. V. The Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the Obligation as provided by statute. The sale will be made without representation or warranty, express or implied regarding title, possession, encum- brances or condition of the Property on Novem- ber 9, 2012. The default(s) referred to in para- graph III, together with any subsequent pay- ments, late charges, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by 10/29/12 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontin- uance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before the close of

the Trustee’s business on 10/29/12 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due, is/are cured and the Trus- tee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after 10/29/12 (11 days be- fore the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire balance of principal and inter- est secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written no- tice of default was transmitted by the Benefici- ary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME AND AD- DRESS Aaron W. Beyers aka Aaron Beyers 562 Kelsando Circle Friday Harbor, WA 98250-9271 Aaron W. Beyers aka Aaron Beyers 560 Maple Street Friday Harbor, WA 98250-8010 Un- known Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Aa- ron W. Beyers aka Aaron Beyers 562 Kelsando Circle Friday Harbor, WA 98250-9271 Unknown Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Aaron W. Beyers aka Aaron Beyers 560 Maple Street Fri- day Harbor, WA 98250-8010 by both first class and either certified mail, return receipt request- ed on 05/18/12, proof of which is in the pos- session of the Trustee; and on 05/19/12 Gran- tor and Borrower were personally served with said written notice of default or the written no- tice of default was posted on a conspicuous place on the real property described in para- graph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee, whose name and address are set forth below, will provide in writing to anyone re- questing it a statement of all foreclosure costs and trustee’s fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to de- prive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their right, title and interest in the Property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for in- validating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OC- CUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest jun- ior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day follow- ing the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accor- dance with RCW 61.24.060. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwest- trustee.com and are incorporated by this refer- ence. You may also access sale status at www.northwesttrustee.com and www.USA- Foreclosure.com. EFFECTIVE: 07/06/2012 Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., Trustee Au- thorized Signature P.O. BOX 997 Bellevue, WA 98009-0997 Contact: Nanci Lambert (425) 586-1900. (TS# 8324.20017) 1002.216350-File No.LEGAL NO. J427858Published: The Journal of the San Juan Is- lands. October 10, 31, 2012.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTONIN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF

SAN JUANIN PROBATE

In The Matter of The Estate of GEORGIANA FERN CHRISTEN- SEN, (aka Fern Georgeann Christensen) Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS PROBATE NO. 12 4 05054 4 The Personal Representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of this estate. Persons having claims against the decedent must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any otherwise appli- cable statute of limitations, serve their claims on the Personal Repre- sentative or the attorney of record at the address stated below and file an executed copy of the claim with the Clerk of this Court within four months after the date of first publication of this notice or within four months after the date of the filing of the copy of this Notice with the Clerk of the Court, whichever is later or, except under those provisions included in RCW 11.40.011 or 11.40.013, the claim will be forever barred. This bar is effective as to claims against both the probate assets and nonprobate assets of the decedent. DATE OF FILING COPY OF NO- TICE TO CREDITORS with Clerk of the Court: 10/8/2012DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: 10/24/2012Dated this 4th day of October, 2012.

/s/ Rena Joan JorgensonPersonal Representative Attorney for the Estate:Diana G. Hancock, WSBA #29325175 Village RoadP.O. Box 160 Lopez, WA 98261(360) 468-3871LEGAL NO. S432040Published: The Islands’ SounderOctober 31, November 7, 14, 2012

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTONIN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF

SAN JUANIN PROBATE

PROBATE NO. 12 4 05055 2In The Matter of The Estate of MARCU L. BRYSON,Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Personal Representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of this estate. Persons having claims against the decedent must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any otherwise appli- cable statute of limitations, serve their claims on the Personal Repre- sentative or the attorney of record at the address stated below and file an executed copy of the claim with the Clerk of this Court within four months after the date of first publication of this notice or within four months after the date of the filing of the copy of this Notice with the Clerk of the Court, whichever is later or, except under those provisions included in RCW 11.40.011 or 11.40.013, the claim will be forever barred. This bar is effective as to claims against both the probate assets and nonprobate assets of the decedent. DATE OF FILING COPY OF NO- TICE TO CREDITORS with Clerk of the Court: 10/8/2012DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: 10/17/2012Dated this 2nd day of October, 2012. /s/ Steven D. BrysonPersonal Representative Attorney for the Estate:Diana G. Hancock, WSBA #29325175 Village RoadP.O. Box 160 Lopez, WA 98261(360) 468-3871 LEGAL NO. J430269Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands. October 17, 24, 31, 2012

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGOn November 7, 2012 at 10:30 a.m., the Board of Supervisors of the San Juan Islands Conservation District will hold a public hearing at the offic- es of the San Juan Islands Conser- vation District at 540 Guard Street, Friday Harbor, Washington to hear public comment regarding a revision to San Juan County Ordinance No. 10-2005 concerning the conservation district special assessment (RCW 89.08.400(3). To conform to requirements of new state law (ESHB 2567) passed last legislative session, the San Juan Is- lands Conservation District is pro- posing that special assessments be based upon a $5.00 flat rate, plus an additional per acre assessment that would be set at five cents per acre. Interested persons may appear at the public hearing and give testimo- ny for or against the proposed revi- sion.Legal No. J432302Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder.October 24, 31, 2012.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER PROPOSED

RESOLUTION: A RESOLUTION REVISING HEALTH AND

COMMUNITY SERVICES FEE SCHEDULE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Board of Health will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony on a proposed resolution Revising Health and Community Services Fee Schedule for Environmental Health and Personal Health Ser- vices.

The San Juan County Board of Health has scheduled a public hear- ing for Wednesday November 14, 2012, at 11:45 a.m. in the Legislative Hearing Room, 55 2nd Street, Friday Harbor, Washington. The hearing may be continued from time to time and place to place as may be de- sired by the Board without additional written notice.The following is a summary of the proposed changes to both fee schedules: to increase all Environ- mental Health fees by 10 percent; to modify the temporary food service permit to include four categories and fees based on risk and number of events; and to increase the Personal Health Services administrative fee charge for our adult private pay vac- cines from $19.00 to $23.00. Copies of the resolution and pro- posed fee schedules are available at San Juan County Health and Com- munity Services, 145 Rhone Street, Friday Harbor, phone number (360) 378-4474. Questions regard- ing Environmental Health fees should be directed to Mark Tomp- kins. Questions regarding Personal Health Services fee scheduled should be directed to Susan Leff.At the hearing, members of the pub- lic will be invited to speak and/or pro- vide written statements regarding the proposed resolution. After the pub- lic testimony portion of the hearing has ended, the Board will deliberate and consider modifications to the resolution that are proposed by members of the public, county em- ployees or the Board. The proposed resolution may then be adopted with or without modifications.All persons wishing to be heard on this matter are encouraged to attend. Written comments may be submitted in advance of the hearing by mail or at the hearing by delivery in person. Please send eight copies of all writ- ten comments to the San Juan County Board of Health, c/o San Juan County Health & Community Services at P.O. Box 607, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 (360) 378-4474. For more information you are en- couraged to contact San Juan County Health & Community Servic- es. LEGAL NO. J433903Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands. October 31, Novem- ber 7, 2012.

NOTICEThe Regular San Juan County Fire Protection District #5 (Shaw Island) Board of Commissioners Meeting and the 2013 Budget Hearing will be held on Monday, November 12, 2012, at the Shaw Community Build- ing at 4:30 pm.LEGAL NO. J430662Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands. October 31, Novem- ber 7, 2012.

NOTICEThe San Juan School District is ac- cepting bids for the following surplus sports equipment and books. Sealed bids will be accepted until noon, Friday, Nov 30, 2012 at the District Administrative Office, 285 Blair Street P.O. Box 458, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. Roller Skates, 58 pairs, Jogger and Krypto, various sizes 1-10 and “ba- by” sizes 8-13Obsolete textbooks and a variety of young adult classic paperback nov- elsContact Maude Cumming, Admin Assistant San Juan Island School District (360) 378-4133, maudecum- ming@sjisd.wednet.edu for more in- formation and a complete list.LEGAL NO. J434188Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands. October 31, Novem- ber 7, 14, 2012.

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Jim Cumming, born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada on Oct. 3, 1945, passed away peacefully sur-rounded by loved ones on Oct. 26, 2012.

Friday Harbor, Wash., had been his hometown since 1976.

His life was filled with great happiness on the day he and Judy were married on the day when his daugh-ter Tracy was born, and again on the day that he gave Tracy’s hand in mar-riage to Kelby.

His happiness then increased beyond measure on the days his grandsons Ty and Jack were born.

Jim was an avid out-doorsman and also enjoyed competitive sports, coach-ing many of his daughter’s and grandsons’ teams. In December 2009, he bowled a perfect 300 game during league play, making him the first person to do so at Paradise Lanes in Friday Harbor, Wash.

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at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the organization that means the most to you.

To share memories of Jim please sign the online guest register at www.evanscha-pel.com.

— Family of Jim Cumming

Frank and Sally Hudson of Friday Harbor had much to celebrate recently, and family members came from all over to join in.

On Aug. 25, Frank celebrated his 90th birthday, followed by Sally’s 90th birthday on Oct. 26. As family gath-ered from off-island, the couple’s 62nd wedding anniversary was celebrated on Sept. 9.

They were joined in the celebration by their children and grandchildren. Son Chip and granddaughters Amelia and Caroline came up from Portland, Ore. Daughter Jean and granddaugh-ter Lily traveled from Milwaukee, Wis., and daughter Charlotte, her hus-band Chris and granddaughter Shelby came over from Bellingham. Shelby’s younger sister Madison, busy with classes at Washington State University,

missed the gathering. Frank’s brother Jack, also an island resident, joined in the festivities, complete with barbe-cued salmon and two kinds of cake. Also appreciated was a quick visit from family friend and caregiver, Lynn Wilson.

When asked how he felt about turn-ing 90, Frank’s response was, “Just when did I get to be THAT old?”

Frank and Sally retired to Friday Harbor in 1975, leaving the East Coast for the west, where small-town life and being close to open water were big factors in settling in the islands. They both have enjoyed being active mem-bers in the community, Frank as navi-gation/boating safety instructor and past commander of the Friday Harbor Power Squadron. Sally, first as secre-tary of the surveying firm of Krabbe &

Starr, and later giving countless hours as a volunteer at the local library and the recycling center, and serving in many roles at the Presbyterian Church. They’ve both enjoyed many years as active boaters, and are enthusiastic tennis and badminton players.

Many milestones

Contributed photoFrank and Sally Hudson celebrate No. 90

Jim Cumming: 1945 — 2012

Journal file photoJim Cumming poses for a pic-ture after his ‘perfect game’.

Facing an economic slump in the construction industry, contractor Bobby Ross and his wife, Julie, have brought new life to the Corner Store Emporium, 1351 Cattle Point Road.

Long a general store, the Corner Store has worn many hats, providing fodder and supplies to local farms, and at times providing a creative space for artists and craftsmen.

The venerable build-ing now travels full circle. Utilizing the entire space, The Rosses have created a warm and cozy store where they retail re-purposed

creations, distribute the entire line of Chalk Paint Decorative Paint, and give workshops utilizing unique and simple techniques for the do-it-yourself minded.

Discovering and refinish-ing furniture has long been a passion of Bobby’s. Though not sharing that passion for refurbishing old furni-ture and decorations, Julie remained open-minded as Bobby continued to bring home things she laughingly says “made her shudder.”

Now Julie has discovered a paint company that com-plements Bobby’s business. She has arranged to repre-sent Chalk Paint by Annie Sloan, a line of specialty

paints for decorative art and home décor.

The Rosses will have consistent hours through-out the store’s first winter, Wednesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Julie will host a free dem-

onstration, Sunday, Nov. 4. She will schedule workshops as well, sharing knowledge for paint projects to recap-ture a personal heirloom or personalize a found object, just in time for the holi-days.

New life around ‘The Corner’

Journal photo / Steve Werhly The Rosses Corner Store Emporium, on Cattle Point Road.