South Whidbey Record, April 26, 2014

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Detective Carl Seim with the Oak Harbor Police Department holds more than 74 grams of black-tar heroin he seized from a drug dealer. He said it’s worth about $5,000.

HEROINIt’s cheap, available, lethal and on the rise

By JESSIE STENSLANDSouth Whidbey Record

Langley Police Chief Dave Marks tore his Achilles tendon while chasing a heroin addict through the woods last year.

For the veteran officer, the man is hard to forget — he’s had to chase him down more times than he can remember. Last week, the chief noticed the all-too-familiar face stand-ing on Cascade Avenue and tackled him behind The South

Whidbey Commons; he found four syringes in his pockets.“He needed to get a hit so bad, he stopped while I was

chasing him,” Marks said. “I can’t prove that, but I’m 90 percent sure that’s what happened.”

Such is the power of heroin.Once considered a drug for rock stars and hardcore

users, heroin has gained a troubling prominence on

Banks looks for four more years as prosecutorBy JESSIE

STENSLANDSouth Whidbey Record

Greg Banks isn’t ready to give up his day job.

The Island County pros-ecutor decided in 2013 that his fourth term, which ends this year, would be his last. But this week he

changed course, announc-ing that he will seek anoth-er four years in office.

“It really is a great job,” he said. “We work in pur-suit of justice, not in pur-suit of profit. I get to wear the white hat and I get to go home at the end of the day and I sleep well at

night.”Island County Sheriff

Mark Brown is also run-ning again and said he is glad that Banks wants to stay. In fact, he encouraged him to run again.

“I think we have a very

State kills ghost shrimp biz off LangleyBy BEN WATANABE

South Whidbey Record

Langley city leaders got their wish this week when the Washington State Department of Natural Resources announced an end to ghost shrimp harvest-ing in Saratoga Passage.

Citing a lack of information about the impact of removing the crustaceans, also known as sand shrimp, from gray whale feeding grounds, the DNR informed five com-mercial harvesters their per-mits to access sites around Whidbey and Camano islands would be terminated May 23. Some were notified last Friday, others — seem-ingly coincidentally — on Earth Day, April 22.

“The whole thing feels like it was meant to be,” said Langley Mayor Fred McCarthy, who led the city’s charge for a two-year mora-torium on ghost shrimp har-vesting. “This has tremen-dous implications for tour-ism in the future. … That’s a significant draw for our city.”

Local shrimpers, how-ever, are not so excited as McCarthy’s vision of a more prosperous future for Langley will come at the expense of their pocket-books.

“I guess Langley thinks they’ll fill up the whale-watching boats if we’re not here,” said Randy Linard, a Freeland-based ghost shrimp harvester. “We’re just out of business.”

Since November 2013, McCarthy and a city-orga-nized sand shrimp advocacy committee pushed the state

Clouds part for Freeland Sunny View project with water OK

By JUSTIN BURNETT

South Whidbey Record

A 26-unit affordable housing development pro-posed in Freeland cleared a major hurdle this week.

The Freeland Water and Sewer District issued a water availability letter for Sunny View Village, a $6.3 million project planned for a nearly nine-acre lot off Fish Road, between Highway 525 and Scenic Avenue.

“I’m ecstatic,” said Teri Anania, executive direc-tor of the Island County Housing Authority, the organization building Sunny View Village. “I’m thrilled. It’s been a long time coming.”

“We still have a public comment period, but this was the last big hurdle for us to get going,” she added.

Up until Monday, the project was stalled due to funding headaches connected with a water district policy. It requires developers to pay for water availability letters upfront. The problem is that many lending agencies and state grant holders won’t deliver funds until after they are officially assured there is sufficient water to service the proposed development.

Housing Authority offi-cials and project leaders attended a water district meeting in March and pleaded for an exemp-tion. The commissioners refused to do so outright, though they did grant an exemption for another cus-tomer with the same prob-

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SEE BANKS, A13 SEE SUNNY VIEW, A20SEE SHRIMP, A20 Banks

Good Cheer Food Bank is the lucky recipient of a lot of cookies.

Junior Girl Scout Troop 43514 donated 138 boxes, or 86 pounds, of the assorted cookies to the food bank after collecting “Gifts of Caring” from the community during the cookie sale.

Troop members learned how the cookies would be distributed through the food bank and also learned about other donations that help feed their neighbors and friends. The girls also got the chance to label the cookie boxes for the store’s shelves.

Six students from Langley Middle School placed in the Washington State Science Fair on Saturday, April 5.

Eighth grader Elli Sandburg placed first in her division, while Lily Bjork took second in her division. Emma Scotthanson came home with a third place ribbon.

In the seventh grade, Farriss Jokinen placed second. In the sixth grade, Ashley Ricketts and Flannery Friedman both placed third in their divi-sion.

The students traveled to Bremerton for the competition earlier this month with teacher Sandy Gilbert. The fair included 120 schools across the state with 500 students, 300 judges and volunteers.

“I was so proud of our Langley Middle School kids,” Gilbert wrote in an email to The Record.

After her students all placed in the top three of their divisions, Gilbert wondered if students from other schools who attend-ed also placed.

“We asked one of the judges and were thrilled to find out that we were wrong,” she said. “We rocked it!”

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Ashley Ricketts, Farriss Jokinen, Lily Bjork, Emma Schotthanson, Elli Sandburg and Flannery Friedman all placed in the top three of their division during the Washington State Science Fair earlier this month.

Photo courtesy of Shawn Nowlin

Junior Girl Scout Troop members Kalea Staats, Julia Maher, Annie Campbell and Birdie Holtby stand in the front with Donna Ertel Riley, Kristen Riley, Bella Pierce and Kaitlyn Sloan in the back after donating cookies to Good Cheer Food Bank.

Notable Matrimony

Dean Hefflinger and Grace Michael, along with Les Gabelein and Sharon DeLong, are pleased to announce the engagement of their children Stephen Hefflinger and Cara Gabelein, both of Langley.

The couple plan to marry this fall. Both are lifelong res-idents of Whidbey Island and spend their time outdoors camping, hiking, rock climbing and kayaking.

Stephen is a pro-fessional fisherman in Bristol Bay, Alaska and Puget Sound, while Cara is a FedEx home delivery driver for the South End.

The ceremony will be held in a private location with a reception following in Langley. Both events will be invitation only.

Stephen and Cara would like to thank everyone for the well wishes and are excited to start their life together.

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By JANIS REIDSouth Whidbey Record

Marijuana growers and processors will not have to be located on a county road to be eligible for a license.

Island County commis-sioners responded to com-ments during Monday’s pub-lic hearing on the proposed ordinance. A handful of resi-dents said the county road requirement would prevent them from participating in the fledgling industry.

“Most [rural] areas are on private roads, which would push them [marijuana opera-tions] into city areas,” said resident Holly Hansen.

Island County Sheriff Mark Brown has expressed to county commissioners his desire that all recreational marijuana operations be eas-ily accessible to law enforce-ment and located along coun-ty roads.

Commissioners agreed that the requirement to be on a county road would be a hardship to some and direct-ed staff to change language to allow for private road access.

However, marijuana grow-ers and processors will be required to demonstrate accessibility either through an easement or a letter signed by all road users that it will remain open to law enforcement.

Commissioner Helen Price Johnson said this would put the “onus on the applicant” while still allowing them to participate.

County planning staff drafted ordinance C-40-14 in response to Initiative 502, the passage of which last year legalized recreational marijuana in the state of Washington.

The commissioners also adjusted the lot-size require-ment after a couple of resi-

dents said the 250-foot mini-mum lot-line requirement would rule out oddly-shaped par-cels. After some discussion, com-missioners agreed to make the requirement an “average” of 275 feet for the mini-mum lot line.

Commissioner Jill Johnson pressed for a 300-foot minimum lot-line requirement to help ensure that operations are not too close to each other.

Johnson said it’s the coun-ty’s responsibility to ensure the industry does not nega-tively impact the 46 percent of Washington voters who did not approve I-502.

“To think that people are going to be excited to have that as a neighbor, I think, is naive,” Johnson said.

Commissioner Kelly Emerson supported the change in the lot size, but said that over-regulating beyond the state’s require-

ments is “overkill.”“When the majority speaks,

the majority speaks,” Emerson said. “We need to allow it in the fashion the voters voted it in.”

Price Johnson agreed with the 300-foot require-ment, as long as it was averaged. Emerson pro-posed 275 feet, a figure that was backed by Price Johnson.

J o h n s o n stressed through-out the meeting

her desire to protect island residents from any negative impacts associated with the industry.

“This is a new industry and a new use, and the newcomer is the industry,” Johnson said. “We need to look at the quali-ty of life to existing neighbors and what kind of experience we want to give them to this industry.”

Price Johnson noted that illegal marijuana has already been happening on the island.

“Marijuana has been grown in Island County for a very long time,” Price Johnson said. “It’s just been done in a clandestine way. This is a way to bring it out of the shadows.

“If there are unforeseen issues that arise, we can address that.”

Because changes to the ordinance need to be reviewed by the public, com-missioners agreed to extend the public hearing to 10:15 a.m. Monday, May 5.

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Island County Planning Director Dave Wechner speaks about “lot line” requirements in the draft regulations governing recreational marijuana businesses.

Rule change to allow Whidbey pot growers location flexibility

“To think that people are going to be excited

to have that as a neigh-bor, I think,

is naive.”Jill Johnson

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COER touches down at Freeland church

A group of Central Whidbey residents fighting to close the U.S. Navy’s Outlying Field Coupeville brought their case to Freeland Wednesday.

Hosted by the Whidbey Island Fellowship of Reconciliation, Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve leaders pre-sented their case to a small crowd of about 15 people, several of whom were North Whidbey residents, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation.

Group leaders, consist-ing of Ken Pickard, Michael Monson and Maryon Attwood talked briefly about a recent trip to Washington D.C., where they lobbied their cause to federal law-makers and officials at the Pentagon.

“It was a little euphoric,” said Pickard, in reference to

what described as a positive experience.

The rest of the meeting largely consisted of informa-tion about Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, it’s plans for growth and the militaries long-range role in the region.

The group, commonly referred to as COER, filed a lawsuit last year asking the courts to force the Navy to perform a detailed study look-

ing at noise generated by the EA-18G Growler aircraft. The Navy agreed to do the study, and operations at the airfield have largely been on hold ever since.

The Navy has maintained its right to use the airstrip, however, and announced operations would be held Friday, April 25. Members of COER said they planned to attend.

EDC to discuss fair plan, privately

The Island County Fairgrounds proposal to redesign the property and its buildings, criticized for being crafted without public input and held up after vocal oppo-sition, will be discussed by the agency that hired its cre-ator in a closed-door session April 30.

Sami Postma, executive assistant of the Island County Economic Development Council, said board meetings are typically closed to the pub-lic unless the board president decides to make them public. Wayne Morrison, president of the EDC board, declined to comment.

Secrecy around the meet-ing led to several phone calls to the EDC office by resi-dents interested in the fate of the fairgrounds and the proposal. But Postma said the board which oversees EDC business including the hiring of Norm Landerman-Moore, the consultant who created the fairgrounds pro-posal will be reviewing the plan after a few rounds of public presentation and pub-lic input.

“The board’s seeing what the final product is, basically,” Postma said.

The EDC board has no authority over the proposal, she said, other than to ensure that it eventually goes before the Island County commis-sioners as is stipulated in the contract.

48 HOURS covers Whidbey murder

“Dangerous Beauty,” a 48 HOURS special on the murder of Whidbey Island resident Russel Douglas, will debut this weekend.

The show will broadcast at 10 p.m. Saturday, April 26, on the CBS Television Network.

The episode features interviews with Peggy Sue Thomas, a one-time Ms. Washington who is now serv-ing time in prison for her role in the murder, friends, fam-ily members, and Whidbey law enforcement officers and prosecutors involved in the case.

Police investigate drive-by shooting

The Island County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for any information regarding a drive-by shooting on North

Whidbey Tuesday.Undersheriff Kelly Mauck

said nobody was injured and the shooter’s intention remains unclear.

“There is no known motive,” he said, “and no sus-pect.”

Someone fired several shots and hit two houses on the 1900 block of Swantown Road with what investiga-tors believe was a small-cal-iber handgun, according to Mauck. The shooting was reported at about 5:30 p.m.

Sheriff Mark Brown said shell casings were recovered at the scene.

Mauck said a small car, possibly a Honda, was seen near the scene, but investiga-tors don’t know if the occu-pants were involved in the shooting.

Anyone with any informa-tion can contact the Island County Sheriff’s Office at 360-678-4422 or by calling I-COM Dispatch at 360-678-6116.

Road work hinders post office access

Vehicular access to the Langley Post Office will be a bit different over the next two weeks.

Due to work on the Second Street renovation project, the main entrance will be closed for 14 days, from Monday, April 28, to Tuesday, May 13.

In the meantime, custom-ers may access the parking lot via a new entrance on Third Street.

For details on the closure, call Langley Community Planning Director Jeff Arango at 360-221-4246 ext. 26, or email [email protected]

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By BEN WATANABE South Whidbey Record

Voters soundly approved the South Whidbey Parks & Recreation District’s ballot request to continue its main-tenance and operation levy Tuesday night.

Results updated April 24 show 65.62 percent — 3,288 ballots — of South Whidbey voters said “yes” to the mea-sure, which will increase the existing rate by 3 cents. Beginning Jan. 1, 2015, the new rate will be 18 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. It’s estimated to gen-erate $118,000 of additional revenue for district coffers.

“That’s excellent,” said Don Wood, the parks board president, who had not heard the results on April 22. “That shows the support for the parks and what we do for the community. I’m definitely pleased.”

This will be the district’s first levy increase since its founding in 1983. Current commissioners justified the request by citing rising costs, such as fuel and sup-plies, as well as lower prop-erty values around the dis-trict — similar reasoning as the South Whidbey School District’s capital levy and the South Whidbey Fire/EMS levy increases approved last year. To get its increase, the district needed a three-fifths supermajority vote, which it received from South Whidbey voters.

The parks district hopes to restore its budget to 2009 levels — the highest in dis-trict history — with a bud-get of about $707,000. Parks leaders on the board and Director Doug Coutts have

said that the additional fund-ing would not be spent on large capital projects such as an aquatics center that may double as new parks district headquarters; the current building on Maxwelton Road near the main entrance to Community Park is owned by Island County and leased by the parks district. Additional funding is, however, planned to pay for the construction of new picnic shelters and other infrastructure and mainte-nance capital projects, like a roof on the baseball conces-sion stand building.

News of the levy increase approval was welcomed by Krista Loercher, presi-dent of the nonprofit South

Whidbey Parks and Aquatics Foundation. The organiza-tion did not advocate for the levy measure.

“I think we have a terrific parks and recreation dis-trict,” she said, adding that she hopes increased funding could go toward expanded aquatics programs.

“We would love to find more aquatics programming activities for the community,” Loercher added. “We have a lot of wonderful aquatic resources here: beautiful lakes, shoreline, community pools.”

Rather, parks officials said they would focus the funds on the properties and buildings they already own,

like Community Park and Trustland Trails. Since the district had its apex fund-ing in 2009, the agency took on management of three Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife lakes —Deer, Lone and Goss — all without asking for additional funding.

“Realistically, Tom’s [Fallon, facilities and grounds supervisor] been scraping by with a full-time and a part-time employee,” Wood said.

The special election received low voter turnout of less than 42 percent, with 12,008 ballots mailed to South Whidbey voters and only 5,011 returned. The results will be confirmed May 6.


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ResponseCherry tree is gorgeous, should be preservedEditor,

Today The Record disappointed me when I read on page 1 about the possible cutting down of the gor-geous pink tree, which happens to presently be in all its glory, because it may be interfering with the second street planning and may be diseased. It doesn’t look diseased to me; and how is it a danger to anyone if it is?

This tree’s spring display is some-thing I’ve looked forward to for years and years. The petals fall in a flood on the streets and make for an amazing picture-perfect town.

Now why in the world won’t the city consider working around that?

Don’t cut the pink tree.MARILYNN NORBY

Langley

Glendale decision makes Whidbey living goodEditor,

Kudos to the Island County Council for the reversal of their decision not to buy the Glendale property.

This decision to allow the purchase to go through is a huge benefit to the folks living on the South End of our beautiful and wonderful island. All the people who have worked hard to get this done deserve a huge thank you from the South End population.

The beach access at Glendale is excellent and the beach itself is a great beach. I know that the Republican Party usually shies away from this type of public spending and I am

sure that Jill Johnson will take some flak from her constituents about this decision. But she stated her reasons why she didn’t vote for this in the first place, and since her concerns about the county being on the finan-cial hook for the property costs in the future have been alleviated, she has reversed her decision. This is what ethical people do. So good for her. And this is good for Island County too.

Thanks again to all the people who made this happen. This is one of the main reasons why I love living here. Community involvement and people doing things for other people, even people they don’t know and probably never will.

Cheers,ERIC SNOW

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Share the cold, hard facts about impacts of heroin

Publisher’s column

I was raised not to use the world “hate.” My mother used to say, if you “dislike” something, don’t say “hate.”

Most of the time I’m conscientious of that little rule.Most of the time.But there are instances when “hate” is the only word avail-

able to describe how intensely you feel about something.I hate heroin.I hate what heroin does to people, and not just what it does

to those who use it. It’s a drug that shatters lives and families.In today’s edition of the South Whidbey Record, reporter

Jessie Stensland covered the increasing heroin use on the island. It’s an important article that I hope every parent and grandparent reads. It’s available online at www.southwhidbeyre-cord.com

In the article, Oak Harbor police Detective Carl Seim expresses his fear that use of heroin, which is relatively inex-pensive, may be becoming a serious problem in our commu-nity. And heroin users seem to be getting younger.

Once thought to be a drug used more by hard-core, older addicts, Island County Drug Court coordinator Zachary Lively said he’s seen more 15- and 16-year-olds using heroin.

This is frightening information.For her article, Stensland interviewed a heroin user who

said heroin started showing up on the island in 2010. He said $20 will buy a user enough heroin to get two people high “for a day and a half.”

Just how big of a problem heroin is on Whidbey Island is mostly anecdotal. There aren’t studies or statistics yet that tell us exactly what is going on.

But we have representatives from different branches of law and justice telling us that they’re witnessing a troubling trend.

Island County Prosecutor Greg Banks and Langley Mayor Fred McCarthy are spearheading a subcommittee on the Island County Law and Justice Council to tackle the prob-lem. This task force deserves the full support of all of Island County’s criminal justice agencies, each of the school districts on the island and parents.

Any effort to stem the growth of heroin use will only work if the information is factual.

Have heroin users describe for students how shooting up has affected their lives. Sure, there’s a high. But there’s also the crash that follows.

And there’s chasing that next high.Allow people to talk about how having a heroin user for

a child, brother, sister or parent has hurt their families. Let them talk about the suffering that comes from having a loved one die from an overdose.

Ultimately, it won’t be scare tactics that bring down heroin use. It will be the cold, hard truth about how it destroys lives.

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By KEVEN GRAVES

KudosEdible book festival saw solid growthEditor,

The South Whidbey Parks and Aquatics Foundation sincerely thanks all who participated, attended, or sponsored the second annu-al South Whidbey Edible Book Festival.

The festival saw substan-tial growth: entries grew by 35 percent and attendance was 50 percent greater than the first year. Next year, the public can expect to see new categories in the competi-tion.

We would like to give extra thanks to the gener-ous sponsors: Book Lovers Book Exchange, Casey’s Crafts, Linds, Moonraker Books, Mukilteo Coffee, Neil’s Clover Patch, Prima Bistro, The Roaming Radish, Useless Bay Coffee Company, Village Pizzeria and Wander on Whidbey.

All funds raised by the event went to the South Whidbey Parks and Aquatics Foundation, whose mission is to make parks and aquatics activities accessible to all residents of the South Whidbey commu-nity. They will be donating the net profits to the Rotary Basketball Court.

The Rotary Club of South Whidbey hopes to install a full-sized, out-door basketball court at the Community Park this year in partnership with the South Whidbey Park and Recreation District. Aiding the rotary with this proj-ect is an example of how

the South Whidbey Parks and Aquatics Foundation improves the quality of life for all South Whidbey resi-dents by ensuring fitness opportunities for all.

Both the South Whidbey Edible Book Festival and the South Whidbey Parks and Aquatics Foundation look forward to seeing you at the third annual South Whidbey Edible Book Festival next year!

JILL YOMNICK, organizer of The South

Whidbey Edible Book Festival

KRISTA LOERCHER, president of the Board,

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WarningHiring contractors requires careEditor,

In 2002 we hired a local, well-known contractor for a basement remodel includ-ing 2,000 square feet of wood flooring. In 2013, the floor lifted due to moisture and rusted nails.

We discovered the floor

lacked the necessary vapor barrier, a proper seal to the cement slab, the standard pressure treated sub-floor-ing and galvanized nails. We were told by the contractor that he cannot help us with any part of the fix which includes removal of every-thing down to the cement slab.

This is devastating to us financially and emotionally and, ultimately, it will likely affect our ability to remain in our home long-term.

Here are very important considerations when hiring a contractor:— Confirm a valid license and current bond and insurance through the Department of Labor and Industry. — Ask about any prior com-plaints, lawsuits or liens and how long the contractor has been in business. — Lawsuits can be filed only within a certain time period once the work is finished per Washington’s laws. — Make certain any con-tract designates the time period for a guarantee of the work completed.

— Ask the contractor who will supervise the project if the sub-contractors licensed and bonded, and how often he will be at the project site. Our contractor was rarely on site and failed to commu-nicate promptly. — Monitor all expense reports and pay only for materials and work complet-ed as defined in a contract. — Never provide funds for a so-called “planning phase.” Include all project changes or requests in writing to the contractor and confirm changes in costs.

Unusual delays in the project should reflect a pen-alty to the contractor. Keep a log of conversations and check weekly on the prog-

ress. The contractor we hired

did not care about this proj-ect when compared with more profitable opportuni-ties. He did not exercise due diligence over the workers he hired and, apparently, takes no responsibility for the huge burden he has placed on my husband and myself.

Requirements for obtain-ing a contractor’s license are inadequate and fail to pro-tect homeowners.

Of consequence, home-owner’s insurance will not cover any contractor’s work that was done improperly.

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LETTERSCONTINUED FROM A6

Anton Klein finished in fifth place overall in a three-way boys golf meet against 4A Monroe and 3A Oak Harbor on Tuesday, April 22.

South Whidbey placed second in the competition at Useless Bay Golf and Country Club through an on-and-off rainstorm and strong wind gusts.

Oak Harbor won the meet with a low score of 341 strokes through 14 holes, par 55. South Whidbey scored 375 strokes, and Monroe 398, despite having the meet’s medalist in Owen Fenner who finished the shortened round with 57 strokes.

By BEN WATANABE South Whidbey Record

Some times, it just isn’t your day. Such was the case for the South

Whidbey fastpitch team against Archbishop Murphy on Tuesday, April 22 when the Falcon girls were 10-runned in a 17-1 loss that ended after five innings because of a mercy rule.

Other times, things do break way like the 5-4 thriller Thursday that saw South Whidbey keep Coupeville from tying with go-ahead runs and the bases loaded.

South Whidbey looked to give the perennial power a run for its money after trailing only 2-1 through the first two innings in the Archbishop Murphy game. Then the Wildcats lit up the Falcons with walks, hits and a few field-ing errors to take a 9-1 lead.

After holding the Falcons in the third, the Wildcats were patient at the plate and put the ball in play. The result was eight more runs which they held onto for the win.

On Thursday, the Falcons turned a page in the story of their season with a 5-4 win over their rivals, the Coupeville Wolves. South Whidbey led from the first inning on and never lost it, though it came close in the final frame.

The Wolves loaded the bases with a single by senior Bree Messner and junior Hailey Hammer. A soft, low line drive dropped behind third base at the edge of the infield to load the bases. A fielder’s choice to first base scored the third run for Coupeville and allowed the batter to reach first.

Falcon pitcher Kacie Hanson, a fresh-man, threw for the second out. Another walk brought in another run and kept the bases loaded. A line drive to Falcon second baseman Sarah Merrow hit her mitt and popped out, but she ran to second base for the final force out to preserve the victory.

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Kacie Hanson, a freshman pitcher on the South Whidbey softball team, loses the ball after Archbishop Murphy senior McKenzie Hagen knocks it out of her glove while running to home plate on a passed ball April 22.

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Falcon senior golfer Austin Drake tries to putt in for a bogey on the fourth hole at Useless Bay Golf and Country Club on April 22.

Boys golf takes second

Late score leaves soccer match tiedSouth Whidbey left a soccer pitch without a win

or a loss for the second time this season after tying with Cedarcrest 1-1 in Duvall on Tuesday, April 22.

Falcon senior Jaidin Jones scored in the 38th min-ute to lift South Whidbey.

After the halftime break, Chris Cole knocked a shot past Falcon keeper Charley Stelling.

Neither team was able to score after that in regu-lation or two five-minute bonus periods.

Good times keep bouncing girls tennis team’s way

It has been a month since the South Whidbey girls tennis team lost a match after the Falcons swept Coupeville and Lakewood this week.

The two victories extended South Whidbey’s winning streak to six matches and boosted its Cascade Conference record to 5-0.

On April 22, the Falcons defeated their island rivals, the Wolves, 5-0 for the second

time this season. Isla Dubendorf fought off Coupeville’s top singles player for the past two seasons, Allie Hannigan, 7-5, 6-4. At second singles, South Whidbey sophomore Bayley Gochanour defeated McKenzie Bailey 6-1, 6-1.

The Falcons’ top duo of seniors, Tess Radisch and Amelia Weeks, combined to defeat Coupeville’s Samantha Martin and Sydney Aparicio 6-1, 6-1. South Whidbey’s Colleen Groce and Lindsay Oppelt recovered from a second-set loss to win a third-set tiebreaker 10-8. In the third doubles match, Falcons Katrina Layton and Brea Gauger

defeated Mickey Levine and Valen Trujillo 7-5, 6-1.

On Wednesday, the Falcons took on the Lakewood Cougars, a 2A team, and played four singles matches and three doubles matches. South Whidbey also shook up its roster a bit, with different doubles partner combinations.

Radisch and Weeks stayed at the top spot and beat Lakewood’s Madde DeYoung and Alex Wolfe 6-1, 6-0. For the second doubles match, Groce paired with Katherine Reed to beat Zaya Tsengelmaa and Lexi Zbiegien 6-0, 6-0. The third doubles team of Falcons Anna

Lynch and Sophie Nilsen beat Lakewood’s Courtney Young and Courtney St. John 6-0, 6-4.

In singles, Dubendorf had to fight back from a second-set loss to beat Christina Barker 6-4, 0-6, 7-5. Gochanour cruised through her match in defeating Kylie Staley 6-3, 6-3. Falcon sophomore Kendra Warwick played in the third singles match and defeated Hannah Krutsinger 6-3, 6-0. Macey Bishop nearly shut out Lakewood’s Erin Espeland in a 6-0, 6-1 win.

Fastpitch recovers from rout, beats rivals

The yearly second-hand sale at St. Augustine’s begins this Saturday with items ranging from fine jew-elry to everyday tools.

St. Augustine’s 52nd Annual Trash & Treasure Sale will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at 5217 Honeymoon Bay Road, Freeland.

Treasures include house-wares, linens, plants, small furniture, books, CD’s, crafts, tools, sporting goods and more, according to a news release.

The Treasure House will also have jewelry, antiques, fine glassware, paintings and decorative items for sale.

The event also includes music and lunch for sale at the Chapel Cafe for dine-in.

Funds raised from the sale will go toward Meals on Wheels, Equestrian Crossings, South Whidbey Commons, Good Cheer Food Bank and Citizens Against Domestic Abuse (CADA).

By JANIS REIDStaff reporter

Ryan Elting is as excited about his new job as his new home.

“I’m in love,” Elting said of moving to Whidbey Island this month to serve as conservation director for the Whidbey Camano Land Trust.

“My jaw drops every time I see the Olympic Mountains on my way to work. I’m so happy to be able to raise my daughter here.”

The position, formerly the land acquisition man-ager, has been vacant for two years, according to Pat Powell, the Land Trust’s executive director.

Powell said the role was upgraded to conservation director for Elting because of the breadth of his expe-rience in natural resource management and land pro-tection.

“It’s really what I want-ed,” Powell said. “We didn’t think we would find it.”

Previously, Elting worked for The Nature Conservancy in North Carolina.

In 2008, Elting attended a conference in Vancouver, B.C. and visited Orcas Island where he was taken by the island’s natural beau-ty and vowed to return. A couple of years later, he attended a wedding on Orcas and met his wife, Marthë, a Northwesterner. They were married and moved to North Carolina and now have a daughter, Alma.

The family’s return to Puget Sound allows Marthë to be closer to her family, and the family to experi-ence the Northwest’s end-less outdoor opportunities.

“We wanted to live in a place where we’d have access to this world-class landscape,” Elting said. “My wife and I both identify with the water and mountains and are constantly inspired by the beauty.”

Elting holds a bach-elor’s degree in biology and environmental stud-ies from Tufts University and a master’s degree in environmental management from the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences at Duke University. Previously he directed longleaf pine for-est restoration programs for the North Carolina Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.

As part of a fellowship he also assisted with land con-servation in Zambia, Africa.

“When we winnowed down the applications, his was clearly of the most interest,” Powell said. “The passion that came through the cover letter … and he really impressed us in the interview process.”

As conservation director, Elting will coordinate land acquisitions and grants, and provide stewardship and restoration of lands already under Land Trust protec-tion.

The Land Trust was incorporated in 1984 to

protect the islands’ natural habitats, scenic vistas and working farms in partner-ship with landowners and the broader community.

Elting started his new job April 1 and has jumped into writing grant applications and learning about the Land Trust’s properties and land protection priorities, Powell said.

“We could not imagine a better place to raise our family,” Elting said. “An active and vibrant commu-nity is important to Marthë and me, and we’re thrilled to be part of one here on Whidbey.”


NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY FOR THE FINAL SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THE P-8A MULTI-MISSION MARITIME AIRCRAFT INTO THE U.S. NAVY FLEET

In accordance with Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 1500), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 United States Code 4321); and Department of the Navy (Navy) procedures for implementing NEPA (32 CFR Part 775), the Navy has completed a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the introduction of the P-8A Multi-Mission Maritime aircraft. The Final Supplemental EIS was prepared to evaluate the potential environmental consequences of providing facilities and functions to dual-site the P-8A at two established maritime patrol home bases.

This document supplements the 2008 Final EIS with additional alternatives to provide facilities and functions associated with the proposed home basing action, changes to circumstances at the home base locations, and the latest P-8A project information. In November 2008, the Navy completed the Final EIS for the Introduction of the P-8A aircraft into the U.S. Navy Fleet, which evaluated the environmental impacts of home basing 12 P-8A fleet squadrons (72 aircraft) and one Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) (12 aircraft) at three established maritime patrol home bases. A notice of the Record of Decision was published in the Federal Register (FR) on January 2, 2009 (74 FR 100). Since this decision, the Navy determined that home basing P-8A squadrons at two locations could provide potential cost savings while still meeting current strategic operational objectives. The Navy released the Draft Supplemental EIS for public review and comment on September 20, 2013. In compliance with CEQ NEPA regulations, the Navy held open house meetings regarding the Draft Supplemental EIS on November 7, 2013, for NAS Jacksonville and on November 13, 2013, for NAS Whidbey Island. The public comment period for the Draft Supplemental EIS ended on December 2, 2013.

The Final Supplemental EIS addresses comments received on the draft version of the Supplemental EISand identifies Alternative 1 as the preferred alternative. Alternative 1 home bases 6 fleet squadrons plus the fleet replacement squadron at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, FL; 6 fleet squadrons in NAS Whidbey Island, WA; a permanent, rotating squadron detachment to Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, HI; and periodic squadron detachments to Naval Base Coronado. Alternative 1 presents the greatest re-use of existing facilities and optimizes manpower, simulators, and facilities at NAS Jacksonville and NAS Whidbey Island.

The Notice of Availability was published in the Federal Register on April 25, 2014, beginning a 30-day public waiting period after which the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, or his representative, will signthe Record of Decision. Various federal, state, and local agencies, and other interested individuals and organizations have been notified that the Final Supplemental EIS is available. The Final Supplemental EIS is available for review at www.mmaseis.com and has been distributed for review at the following local libraries:

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St. Augustine’s will hold its annual Trash and Treasure Sale this Saturday, April 26.

St. Augustine’s sale benefits South End

By CELESTE ERICKSONSouth Whidbey Record

When South Whidbey Elementary School second-grade teacher Leslie Woods saw money exchanging hands during recess last week, her red flags went up.

“That’s a big ‘no no’ around here,” she said.

But what she found was more Red Cross than red flags.

Her students, Syah Benjamin and Niki Taylor, were making rubber-band bracelets and selling them to raise money for Oso residents — an idea they hatched completely on their own.

It was an act that immediately touched Woods; not just because they were raising money, but that they were doing it without direction from adults.

“I am so proud of them,” she said. “They’re so motivated.”

For Syah and Niki, making the bracelets was a way to show they cared about the families impacted by the Oso mudslide.

“I saw the sad news and wanted to help,” Niki, 7, said. “I feel sad people were hurt; super sad about their homes, beds, everything they had. I was heartbroken when I saw this.”

The news hit home for Syah, 8, whose great-uncle’s home was hun-

dreds of feet from being destroyed by the mudslide.

“It was right outside his house,” she said. “He can’t get outside his driveway and his basement is flood-ed with water. I was really sad.”

Woods notified her students’ par-ents of the project by email, includ-ing Syah’s mom, Megan Benjamin, who heard about it for the first time. The email mentioned one of the students’ uncle is part of Oso com-munity.

“I wondered ‘how many students have uncles up there?’ ” Benjamin said. “She hadn’t said anything about it. I asked her ‘Syah, are you doing a fundraiser?’ ”

Syah then revealed to her mom her good Samaritan efforts and what she was doing with all those bracelets.

Benjamin said her family was deeply moved about Syah and the other students’ actions as well. They’re doing this out of the good-ness of their own hearts; even though it’s a small amount it all adds up and they’re really grateful, she said of her family.

“I knew that she felt con-nected with what was happening,” Benjamin said. “It made me feel so proud that she would have that type of compassion as a young girl.”

Syah and Niki originally had their own goal of raising $50, but that

number was surpassed after just one week of fundraising — their goal is now $300. The money raised will be given to the American Red Cross for Oso residents.

“It brings to my heart a big bundle of joy,” Niki said of how big the fundraiser has become.

After the email, parents started sending money to the fund and nine more students joined the effort.

The classmates started bringing their own rubber-band kits to help, and giving up their recess and free time to make the jewelry.

For 8-year-old Macie Vande Werfhorst, the project is a fun way to show support and participate in one of her favorite activities.

“I love making arts and crafts and helping out,” she said. “I like doing this for everyone.”

Woods was happy to see so many other students join.

“Everywhere they go they’re either making or selling,” Woods said.

The project has impacted the stu-dents in a way Woods didn’t expect. When the tragic mudslide hap-pened, Woods decided she wouldn’t bring it up in class because the students were so young. But many had heard about the event through the news, and after they started fundraising it became part of the classroom environment.

Each morning, Woods leads a class meeting where students dis-cuss compassion and generosity in their community.

“Now they’re living that kindness through their actions,” she said. “It feels so grown up to me that they’ve taken on this responsibility.”

One of the lessons Woods has been teaching her students throughout the year is the value of community.

The students started out small, discussing the community within the classroom, and Woods expand-

ed the idea of community little by little, from the school to Langley. But with this project, the idea of community has already reached to a global scale for the kids.

“They’ve already jumped to the next level, it’s exciting,” she explained.

Through this project, Woods hopes the joy of giving will drive students to donate more in the future.

She said she was inspired by her students and how good this project made them feel. With each dona-tion, the students quickly calculate their new total and eagerly say the amount out loud in unison.

“$171.10!” they said together when asked how much they’ve raised so far.

“They’re really motivated. I’m completely motivated by them,” Woods said.

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From the left: Leah Boyle, Noeliah Trujillo, Dublin De Wilde, Macie Vande Werforst, India Balora, E.J. Ting, Max Tarantino, Taylor Auld, Mary Pascoal, Syah Benjamin and Niki Taylor make bracelets and necklaces during recess and free time they have to raise money.


Syah Benjamin shows a close up of her most recent jewelry.


Dublin De Wilde, Macie Vande Werforst, India Balora, E.J. Ting and Max Tarantino reach for the colorful rubber bands. The students in Leslie Woods’ second-grade class are making jewelry to benefit residents of the Oso community through the American Red Cross.

One link at a time

Student fundraiserContact lwoods@

sw.wednet.edu to stop by the classroom for a piece of jew-elry or leave a donation at the front desk.

Send checks to Ms. Woods’ 2nd grade class: c/o SWES, 5380 Maxwelton Road, Langley, WA 98260. Make checks to the American Red Cross.

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A solution for climate change

Climate Change Solutions, a presenta-tion by Eileen Quigley, director of Strategic Innovations at Climate Solutions, begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 26 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland.

Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Whidbey Island. For details, email [email protected]

Bird watching, weed managing

Join Janet Stein, WSU Island County Noxious Weed Program coordina-tor, and Kim Shepard, Whidbey Audubon Field Trip chairwoman, at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Maxwelton Outdoor Classroom in Clinton.

Stein will display some invasive plants and talk about what can be done to control their spread. A visit to Dave Mackie Park to see birds on the beach and offshore is time dependent.

Carpools meet at 8:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Park and Ride, and 8:40 a.m. at Bayview Park and Ride.

A quest to cure being too serious

A documentary about giggling figures to be the cure to seriousness from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 26 at the Freeland Library.

The film, “Laughology,” chronicles a quest to cure being too serious and finding the meaning and power of laughter.

Laughter yoga at Sojourn

Sojourn Studios in Bayview offers a session of laughter yoga from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Saturday, April 26.

No poses or mats are required for the alterna-tive exercise in hilarity. A donation of $5 to $15 is suggested. For details, call 949-464-7843.

Trash, treasure sale for charity

The 52nd Annual Trash & Treasure Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at St. Augustine’s in-the-Woods, Honeymoon Bay, Freeland.

Each year hundreds of items are collected from attics, closets and beyond for sale to shoppers in search of treasures. This year, proceeds will go toward Meals on Wheels, Equestrian Crossings, The Commons, Good Cheer and C.A.D.A. (Citizens Against Domestic Abuse).

Fairies, gnomes and mushrooms

Made by Hand: Sculpting with Magic, a free class, begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 26, at Freeland Library, 5495 Harbor Ave.

Sculpt with magic, make friends for a fairy tale, learn to make fairies, mushrooms, gnomes, wiz-ards and maybe a hobbit too. Join Kristi O’Donnell, as she teaches some tech-niques for creating per-manent sculptures using “Model Magic.”

Spring food and farm tunes

Flavors of Spring, a Clinton ‘local eats’ event, begins at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Clinton Community Hall.

Join chef Patrick Boin formerly of Glass Alley Cafe and musician/farmer Nathaniel Talbot for an evening of dinner and lively tunes.

Cost is $45 in advance, $50 at the door. For details, visit [email protected]

Schools founda-tion gala dinner

Dine and bid to raise money for the South Whidbey Schools Foundation at its annual gala dinner Saturday, April 26.

The event begins at 5 p.m. with a social hour, followed by dinner at 6 p.m.

Tickets cost $75 which includes the roast prime rib, grilled salmon or por-tobello mushroom wel-lington dinner. For tickets, visit www.SWSFoundation.org

Invasive species in Saratoga Woods

Join Whidbey Camano Land Trust and the Greening Congregations in clearing invasive spe-cies from the Saratoga Woods from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 26.

Start at the parking lot, bring gloves, a water bottle and cutting or weeding tools.

Refreshments such as coffee, juice and snacks will be provided by the land trust.

A fisherman’s breakfast to catch

Start the day early with a fisherman’s breakfast at the American Legion Post 141 in Bayview from 6 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 26.

Dining costs $7 for adults and $3 for children.

Bayview Farm and Garden class

Horticulturist Tobey Nelson of Vases Wild will cover the basics of how to design a dedicated cutting garden as well as how to incorporate flow-ers and foliage beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 26 at 2780 Marshview Ave., Langley.

Topics will include soil and fertility, irrigation, pruning, harvesting, and processing of flowers and plant material. Nelson will present some of her favor-ite landscape and garden plants for cutting.

For details, call 360-321-6789.

A maker-space? Find out what it is

An interactive open house begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 26, at MakerTron Labs, located at the far end of Ken’s Korner Mall.

What’s a maker-space? It’s a place where people of all ages can come together to learn, experi-ment, make stuff, and take stuff apart. It’s at the far end of Ken’s Korner Mall behind Family Care Fitness and Skagit Valley College.

MakerTron Labs is a project of the new non-profit South Whidbey Science Fund.

Fossil fuel, church policy forum set

The forum Fossil Fuel Divestment & Church Policy will be held at 9:15 a.m. Sunday, April 27, at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, 5217 S. Honeymoon Bay Road, Freeland.

Island Consort sings in concert

A performance by Island Consort Singers begins at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 27, at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave. Langley.

Celebrate spring with Renaissance and Baroque music from the Island Consort Singers, the vocal division of Island Consort, under the direction of Dr. Dianne Vars. Singers will be accompanied by the Island Consort Players.

Cost is $10 for youth, $15 for adults.

Divorce advice for Washington

Attorney Molly McPherson will discuss the divorce process in Washington from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 28, at the Coupeville Library.

Her talk will cover property and debt divi-sion, parenting plans, child support and ali-mony. Preregistration is requested and can be done online at www.sno-isle.org or by calling the library at 360-678-4911.

Jumpstart youth literacy

Jump Into Literacy, a free workshop, begins at

6 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, at Freeland Library, 5495 Harbor Ave.

Children are active learners. In this training, participants will learn fun music and movement activities to use with babies, toddlers, and pre-schoolers that build early literacy skills.

For parents, grandpar-ents, caregivers and early childhood educators.

Poetry, reflection, meditation

A Transformational Dialogue with Charlene Ray and Craig Weiner begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, at the Bayview Chiropractic Zone Sears House.

Join them for a conver-sation filled with poetry, reflection, and guided meditation. From Rumi to Rilke, they will cre-ate an atmosphere of sacred conversation and ceremony, using some of the questions of the great poets to guide the discussion.

Registration is recom-mended.

All contributions will go to support the South Whidbey Homeless Coalition.

Kindergarten revealed for 2014

Parents and guardians can learn about kinder-garten registration and South Whidbey schools at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 29 at South Whidbey Elementary School.

Registration opens Tuesday, May 13 with registration times from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m.

At the April 29 parent information night, kinder-

garten teachers will host the presentation high-lighting programs and options and the school’s curriculum.

For registration, bring the child’s state-certified birth certificate and immunization records.

For more informa-tion, call the elementary school at 360-221-4600.

An auction for safe seniors

The South Whidbey High School Senior Girls will host a service and goods auction at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, at 5675 Maxwelton Road.

The event fea-tures senior boys to raise money for their Graduation Night Senior Party so every graduat-ing senior can attend and enjoy a safe and fun substance-free night.

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Whidbey Island, as it has in many communities across the nation.

Afflicting the young and old, poor and successful, the drug has police and com-munity leaders from Clinton to Oak Harbor worried and scratching their heads trying to figure how to address the growing problem.

A powerful drugWhile heroin may not be

as popular — or perhaps as destructive — as metham-phetamine, Detective Carl Seim with the Oak Harbor Police Department worries that the relatively inexpen-sive, but powerful high from black-tar heroin is making it a plague on the community.

And the high is powerful.

Seim, the department’s drug detective, said he’s heard that paramedics some-times respond to overdoses to find people unconscious with hypodermic needles still sticking in their arms.

The paramedics adminis-ter an opioid antagonist drug like Naloxone, but the users don’t tend to appreciate the intervention.

“Usually they get really mad because it will ruin their high,” he said.

Zachary Lively, drug court coordinator for Island County Juvenile and Family Court Services, said he’s seen a definite increase in the num-ber of participants who have used opiates, including both prescription pills and hero-in. He said opiate abuse “is making an alarming upward trend and will surpass meth if the arc continues.”

Equally troubling, he said, is the age of the users.

“It used to be an older per-

son’s drug, but now we’re seeing young people — 15-year-olds, 16-year-olds — who are using,” Lively said.

According to Marks, heroin use isn’t just hitting island youth, but is affecting the ranks of the influential as well. Business owners, com-munity leaders — more are struggling than many think.

“I think a lot of people would be surprised to know the people who are hooked on it,” Marks said.

Heroin’s ubiquity Officials attending an

Island County Law and Justice Council meeting earli-er this year offered a startling assessment of the ubiquity of heroin on Whidbey Island, including stories of students on South Whidbey common-ly using the drug at parties.

Prosecutor Greg Banks has heard stories about the rise of heroin from police and treatment providers. He said he’s also personally aware of several young people from his soccer coaching days on South Whidbey who are now in their early 20s and abusing heroin.

“It was stunning to me,” he said. “These were kids from stable families. I watched them grow up, by all outward appearance, in a fairly normal way.”

This week the council agreed to form a subcom-mittee, the Island County Substance Abuse Coalition, following a presentation by Langley Mayor Fred McCarthy. The mayor believes the problem is no greater on Whidbey Island than it is in other areas of Western Washington, but that the effects are felt more keenly in small rural communi-ties like Island County.

It’s especially true when the drug begins to make its way into schools, and McCarthy says it is.

“I’m aware this an issue that’s touching the lives of secondary school students,” McCarthy said.

The mayor is optimistic the coalition will ultimately lead to solutions, but its first task is to better educate com-munity leaders about the scope of the problem.

A clear trendIt’s difficult to find statistics

that give a meaningful picture of current heroin usage in the community; in fact, many officials say the lack of hard

data makes it more difficult to respond to the perceived problem, though state and national statistics show a clear trend of increased her-oin use.

Banks said the number of heroin trafficking and her-

oin possession cases his office handles are still relatively small and it’s there-fore hard to demonstrate a trend. Last year, for example, the office received 17 heroin pos-session cases.

Island County Public Health reported in the

Healthy Youth Survey that the number of high school students who admit to using heroin has waxed and waned in recent years. The report states that 2.8 percent of 12th graders in the county report-ed in 2006 that they had used heroin. The statistics increased to 5.3 percent in 2008, dropped to 3.1 percent in 2010 and increased again to 5.2 percent in 2012.

A 2013 University of Washington study shows that the rate of police drug evidence testing positive for heroin skyrocketed 16-fold in a decade.

During 2001-02, only 1.3 percent of evidence was heroin; it increased to 20.9 percent in the years 2011-12.

The number of hospitaliza-tions and deaths from opiate-related overdoses in Island County spiked in 2012. The

2013 data is currently not available.

Washington State Department of Health reports that a total of 23 people in the county were hospitalized for opiate-related overdoses in 2012, as compared to seven a decade earlier. Twelve people died from opiate-related over-doses in 2012, as compared to three people in 2002.

Island County Coroner Robert Bishop, however, attributes the majority of opiate-related deaths to pre-scription medications, such as oxycodone.

Bishop said he’s seen little, if any, increase in heroin-related deaths.

About a quarter of par-ticipants in drug court in recent years have been opi-ate abusers, Lively said, but that includes both heroin and pills.

There’s a strong connec-tion between prescription drug abuse and heroin, how-ever, said Seim. From speak-ing with users, he said he learned that many of them start out by getting hooked on pills. Some of them have turned to heroin because the formula for prescription opi-ates has changed, making it more difficult for abusers to break them down to inject or otherwise abuse.

In addition, heroin is much cheaper than pills.

Marks agreed, say-ing many get hooked not because of poverty, but because heroin is a cheap


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good partnership,” Brown said.

As Island County prosecu-tor for more than 15 years, Banks successfully handled cases against a half dozen murderers, innumerable rapists, a mayor and one Barefoot Bandit.

His tenure hasn’t been without bumps. Most recent-ly, his office, along with just about every department in the county, faced drastic budget cuts which he said resulted in “intolerable case loads.”

Last year, after handling a particularly grueling double-murder case, Banks said he felt completely burned out and decided he wasn’t going to run for his fifth term. Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecutor Eric Ohme, the second in command, made preliminary plans to run.

Banks said he had a cou-ple of possible job opportuni-

ties in private practices and was considering corporate law.

But then it dawned on Banks what corporate law or private practice would be like; it would be a lot of money, but he might not always be on the side of jus-tice.

A n d things came around in the office. Much of the prosecutor’s funding was restored this year. Banks built an excel-lent team of young attorneys. Colleagues encouraged him to stay. People stopped kill-ing each other.

“My wife said it would be

kind of crazy to walk away from it now after having endured all of that,” he said.

As for Ohme, he said he won’t run against his boss and things are going very

well at the office, espe-cially now with the r e s t o r e d manpower. He will con-tinue taking the lead on h a n d l i n g the crimi-

nal caseload while Banks concentrates more on the civil side.

“He turned criminal over to me pretty much and I think it’s going smoothly,” Ohme said. “Greg is doing a good job and I’m happy to be his chief.”

painkiller. People recover-ing from a difficult surgery, for example, will turn to it because it’s an affordable alternative to expensive pre-scription medications that can be harder to acquire.

Where it’s fromA 27-year-old North

Whidbey man, who asked not to be identified, describes himself as being part of the drug scene. He said heroin started show-ing up on Whidbey Island in 2010 and has become “an epidemic.” He said $20 can buy enough heroin to get two people high “for a day and a half.”

While heroin is very addictive, the man said the worst part is withdrawal, which he describes as a nearly unbearable combi-nation of nausea, diarrhea, agitation, sleeplessness and other side effects.

Seim said that, as far as he knows, the heroin on the island is all black-tar, which comes in brownish, vinegary-smelling chunks.

The vast majority of the raw material for heroin comes from Afghanistan poppy fields, according to the federal government.

The heroin on Whidbey Island likely comes from Mexico, where the Afghanistan opium is turned into the more refined product, Seim said.

How it’s getting on the island, however, is not cer-tain. According to Marks, it could be coming from Everett or Bellingham.

“I think the bad thing is we really don’t know,” Marks said. “We’re behind the curve here.”

Seim advises parents to be aware that pieces of aluminum foil, particularly those criss-crossed with odd-looking line patterns, are one sign that someone may be using heroin.

People who smoke heroin, said Seim, often mix it with Coca-Cola that has been heated to a syrup; this sweetens the bitter taste of the drug. The melted concoction is poured in lines on tin foil. The lines are heated with a lighter from below and the smoke is inhaled.

Heroin can also be heat-ed into a liquid and injected with a syringe. Seim said addicts talk about “chasing the high” from the first, euphoric time they use.

“Teenagers and young people don’t understand the consequences of hero-

in and meth,” he said, “and how it can ruin your life.”

Treatment is keyAs addictive and

destructive as heroin is, there is hope — and help. Island County Superior Court, for example, has drug courts for both juve-niles and adults.

The participants are those who have committed non-violent crimes. They must acquiesce to a tough regimen of drug testing, therapy and supervision. In exchange, the charg-es against them will be dropped if they graduate.

The offenders tend to have serious drug prob-lems and the supervision is rigorous, so it’s remark-able that 53 percent of both juveniles and adults have graduated. Lively notes that opiate addic-tion has the highest rates of relapse, failure of long-term recovery and over-dose deaths.

Historically, drug courts are successful at signifi-cantly lowering recidivism rates, according to Andrew Somers, assistant court administrator.

“Research across the board has shown that when you pair treatment with consequences, you have a much greater suc-cess rate,” he said.

Before he was a drug court coordinator, Lively worked as a commu-nity corrections officer for the Department of Corrections and, before that, as a police officer in Mount Vernon.

He said he’s seen the drug problem “from sev-eral different angles.”

Both Lively and Somers have decades of experi-ence working with drug users. While they are far from naive — they’ve heard every excuse in the book — they are sympa-thetic to people who’ve become hooked and believe drug policy should be realistic and practical.

Lively pointed out that addiction “rewires” peo-ple’s brains; some people have a physical propensity to addiction. He believes addiction should be treat-ed as a medical disorder.

Somers agrees.“Access to treatment in

the community is critical,” he said.


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Calvary Chapel of Whidbey IslandTeaching through God’s Word579-2570 • Clinton 3821 E. French Road www.ccwhidbey.comSunday Services 9 & 11AM

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Christian Life Center331-5778Loving God... Reaching People!1832 Scott Rd. FreelandProfessional CenterSunday Morning Worship 10:00AMNursery & Sunday School

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The Island Church of WhidbeyChristian & Missionary Alliance Church221-6980 • Langley6th & Cascade“Loving Christ and Others Well”Sunday Worship 10:30AM and 6:00PMSunday School for all ages 9:15AMwww.islandchurchofwhidbey.org

Langley United Methodist Church221-4233 • 3rd & [email protected] Service 9:30AM

Nursery and Sunday School for grades K-12 during serviceAdult Forum class 11AM

Rev. Mary Boyd, PastorBill Humphreys, Music DirectorEve Carty, Program AssociateLauren Coleman, Youth/Family Coord.www.Langleyumc.orgA Greening, Reconciling & Advocating Congregation“Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors”

South Whidbey Church of Christ341-2252 • BayviewSenior Service Center - BayviewSunday Worship: 9:30AMSunday Bible Classes: 10:30AMCall regarding Wednesday Bible Class

St. Augustine’s in the Woods Episcopal Church“A Greening Congregation”331-4887 • Freeland5217 Honeymoon Bay RoadHoly Eucharist Sun: 8AM & 10:30AMNursery & Youth Programs ProvidedMonday Solemn Evensong 5:30PMWednesday Holy Eucharist and

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An open bid auction will be held at Chr ist ian’s Towing, 685 Chr ist ian Road, Oak Harbor, WA.98277 on WEDNESDAY APRIL 30, 2014. View- ing will take place from 12 :00pm to 3 :00 PM APRIL 30, 2014. Auction begins at 3 :00pm on APRIL 30, 2014.86 HONDA ACD4DTOW27001JHMBA542XGC108986136WRI96 KAWK ZX1100D4TOW27010JKAZXBD14TB5081195C9467Legal No. 558265Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.April 26, 2014.

CITY COUNCILSPECIAL MEETING

April 29, 2014 - 3:00 p.m.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Oak Har- bor City Council will hold a special meet ing on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 starting at 3:00 p.m. for consideration and possible action regarding two (2) CR2A Settlement Agreements regarding litigation with Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and other parties, in the Council Chambers located in City Hall, 865 SE Barr ington Drive, Oak Harbor, WA 98277.Dated this 24th day of April 2014.Anna M. Thompson, City ClerkLegal No. 558274Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.April 26, 2014.

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CALL FOR BIDSCITY OF OAK HARBORWINDJAMMER PARK

STORMWATER OUTFALL

REPLACEMENT PROJECT

Sealed proposals will be received by the City of Oak Harbor, 865 SE Barr ington Drive, Oak H a r b o r, Wa s h i n g t o n 98277 up to but not later than 2:00 p.m. local time on May 20th, for furnish- ing the necessary labor, mater ials, equipment, tools, and guarantees thereof to construct the W i n d j a m m e r P a r k Stormwater Outfall Re- placement. The work consists of partially removing an existing cor- rugated metal outfall and replacing it with a new stormwater manhole and a combination of 42” HDPE and reinforced concrete pipe. All work shall be in conformance with the Contract Plans, Contract Provisions, and the 2014 WSDOT Stan- dard Specifications for Road, Bridge and Mu- n ic ipa l Cons t ruc t ion . The engineer’s opinion of probable cost ranges from $0.75M to $1.25M.This Call For Bids is ab- breviated; the complete ca l l fo r b i ds , p l ans , specifications and sub- mittal requirements are available online at Soli- citBid at https://solicit- b i d . c o m / Po s t s / P r o - j e c t s . a s p x . C o n t a c t SolicitBid at (206) 219- 6481 for website assistance.Inquiries should be directed to The Ci ty of Oak Harbor; John Pic- cone, P.E., Project Engi- n e e r , e m a i l : j p i c - [email protected], phone: (360)279-4778.The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive irregu- larities or informalities in the bid or in the bidding, to accept any alternate bids, and to make such award that it deems to be in its best interest and pu rsuan t t o t he terms of the General Conditions. The Owner intends to award a contract to the lowest responsible and respon- sive bidder. Each bid must be accompanied by a b id bond in the amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the total bid. A Performance Bond as well as a Labor and Mater ial Payment Bond wil l be required with the Contract.Legal No. 556997Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.April 19, 26, 2014.

Housing Authority of Island CountyPublic Hearing

The Board of Commis- sioner, Housing Author- ity of Island County, will hold a public hearing at 10:00 a.m. , Tuesday, June 10, 2014 in the multi-purpose room at Dean Manor, 7 NW 6th Street, Coupeville, WA. The hearing will be held to receive public comments on the Housing A u t h o r i t y o f I s l a n d County Annual plan. All information relevant to the hear ing and proposed plan are available for inspection during nor- ma l bus iness hours , Monday through Thurs- day from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Housing A u t h o r i t y o f I s l a n d County office, 7 NW 6th Street, Coupeville, WA.Carol Parbs, Chairper- sonLegal No. 557883Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.

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April 26, 30, 2014.

I N T H E C O U RT O F C O M M O N P L E A S , C L I N TO N C O U N T Y, O H I O , C a s e N o . D R K 2 0 1 3 0 2 5 4 , PAT- RICK S. HILLARD, Peti- tioner vs. LORI M. HIL- L A R D, R e s p o n d e n t , whose last known is 666 O lymp ic V iew Road , Coupeville, WA 98239: NOTICE OF REGIS- TRATION OF FOREIGN CUSTODY DETERMI- NATION Pursuan t to ORC 3127.35: Petitioner herein is requesting this Court to register an Or- der from the Superior Court of Washington, al- locating parenting rights o f the par t ies ’ minor ch i ld . (See Order at - tached). Petitioner is requesting this cour t to register the Order for en- f o r c e m e n t a n d f o r modification purposes as permit ted under Ohio Revised Code. Failure to timely request a hearing to contest the validity of the registered order OR failure to establish a de- f e n s e u n d e r O R C 3127.35(D) will result in this Court issuing an Or- der confirming the order being registered. DAT- ED this 30th day of April, 2013. /s/ Helen L. Row- lands, Magistrate, Clin- ton Coun ty Common P leas Cour t , C l in ton C o u n t y C o u r t h o u s e , third Floor, Wilmington, Ohio 45177. (See Order a t tached: SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHING- TON, COUNTY ISLAND, No. 03-3-00048-3, In re the Marr iage of PAT- RICK SHANE HILLARD, Pet i t ioner, and LORI MELISSA HILLARD, Re- spondent, PARENTING PLAN FINAL, filed 11- 29 -2012 , Deb ra Van Pe l t , I s l a n d C o u n t y Clerk.) Respondent Lori M. Hillard has twenty- e ight (28) days f rom publication to answer in this matter. Legal No. 552009Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3, 2014.

Public Hearing NoticeOak Harbor City Council

NOTICE is hereby given that the Oak Harbor City Council will hold a public hearing in the City Hall Council Chambers, 865 SE Barrington Drive, on May 6, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereaf- ter, to consider adoption of Resolution 14-11 Re- lating to the Budget Cal- endar to discuss and ap- p r o v e t h e c a l e n d a r schedule for compiling a n d c o m p l e t i n g t h e 2015-2016 biennial budget.Anyone wishing to support or oppose this item or provide other relevant comments may do so in writing or appear in person before the Oak Har- bor City Council at the time and place of said public hearing.To assure disabled persons the opportunity to participate in or benefit f r o m C i t y s e r v i c e s , please provide 24-hour advance notice to the City Clerk at (360) 279- 4539 for additional ar- r a n g e m e n t s t o r e a - sonably accommodate special needs.Anna M. Thompson, City ClerkLegal No. 557901Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.April 26, 2014.

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE

OF WASHINGTONIN AND FOR THE

COUNTY OF KINGIN PROBATE

In the Matter of the Es- tateofJULIA ANNE ALLISON,Deceased.NO. 14-4-02349-6 SEAPROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any o therw ise app l i cable statute of l imi tat ions, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate pro- ceed ings were commenced . The c l a im must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided un- d e r R C W 1 1 . 4 0 . 0 2 0 (1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of f i rst publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 1 1 . 4 0 . 0 5 1 a n d 11.40.060. This bar is effect ive as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non- probate assets.DATE OF FIRST PUBLI- CATION: A p r i l 2 6 , 2014 /s/ John Henry Allison, Jr. John Henry Allison, Jr., Personal Representativec/o SOMERS TAMBLYN KING PLLC2955 - 80 th Avenue S.E., Suite 201Mercer Island, Washing- ton 98040-2960 S O M E R S TA M B LY N KING PLLCBy /s/ Jennifer L. King Jennifer L. King, WSBA #27528Attorney for PetitionerLegal No. 557876Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.Apr i l 26 , May 3 , 10 , 2014.


OF WASHINGTONFOR THE COUNTY OF

ISLANDLIBERTY HOME EQUI- TY SOLUTIONS Plaintiff,vs.E S TAT E O F J O E C. BYERS AKA SD BYERS AKA JOE CLEMENT B Y E R S ; J A S O N B Y E R S ; M O N I C A B Y E R S ; J O S E P H B Y E R S ; L I S A S H I L - LING; CAMANO COLO- NY WATER SYSTEM; S E C R E T A R Y O F HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UN- K N O W N H E I R S , SPOUSE, LEGATEES A N D D E V I S E E S O F THE ESTATE OF JOE C . B Y E R S A K A S D B Y E R S A K A J O E C L E M E N T B Y E R S ; DOES 1-10 INCLUSIVE; U N K N O W N O C C U - PANTS OF THE SUB- JECT REAL PROPER- TY; PARTIES IN POS-

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SESSION OF THE SUB- JECT REAL PROPER- TY; PARTIES CLAIM- ING A RIGHT TO POS- SESSION OF THE SUB- JECT PROPERTY; AND ALSO, ALL OTHER UN- KNOWN PERSONS OR PA RT I E S C L A I M I N G ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ES- TATE, LIEN, OR INTER- EST IN THE REAL ES- TATE DESCRIBED IN T H E C O M P L A I N T HEREINDefendants. Case No.: 13-2-00934-4SUMMONS BY PUBLI- CATIONTo: Estate Of Joe C. Byers aka SD Byers aka Joe Clement Byers; UN- K N O W N H E I R S , SPOUSE, LEGATEES AND DEVISEES OF The Estate of Joe C. Byers aka SD Byers aka Joe Clement Byers; DOES 1 - 1 0 i n c l u s i ve ; U N - KNOWN OCCUPANTS of the subject real property; PARTIES IN POS- SESSION of the subject real property; PARTIES CLAIMING A RIGHT TO POSSESSION of the subject property; and also, al l other unknown persons or parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described in the Complaint herein///THE STATE OF WASH- INGTON TO THE SAID DEFENDANTS: You are hereby sum- moned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 19th day of April, 2014, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the Plaint i f f, LIBERTY HOME EQUI- TY SOLUTIONS, and serve a copy of your answer upon the under- s igned a t to r neys fo r P la in t i f f, McCar thy & Holthus, LLP at the office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be ren- dered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The basis for the complaint is a foreclosure of the property commonly known as 3515 S. East Camano Drive, Camano Island, WA 9 8 2 8 2 , I S L A N D County, Washington for f a i l u r e t o p ay l o a n amounts when due.DATED: 4/10/2014McCar thy & Hol thus, LLP/s/ Mary Stearns [ x ] M a r y S t e a r n s , WSBA #42543[ ] A n d r ew E . H a l l , WSBA #46152[ ] Joseph Ward McIn- tosh WSBA #39470[ ] Robert William McDo- nald WSBA #43842 19735 10th Avenue NE, Ste. N200Poulsbo, WA 98370(855) 809-3977Attorneys for PlaintiffLegal No. 556405Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.April 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 2014.


OF WASHINGTONFOR ISLAND COUNTY

In the matter of the estate of:JOHN G. HAWLEY,Deceased.NO. 14-4-00079-2N OT I C E TO C R E D I - TORSRCW 11.40.030The Personal Represen- tative named below has been appointed as Per- sonal Representative of this estate. Any person

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having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any o therw ise app l i cable statute of l imi tat ions, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Repre- sentative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Represen- tative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented wi th in th is time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11 .40 .051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effect ive as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non- probate assets.Date of first publication: April 12, 2014Personal Representa- tive: Richard Anderson c/o CHRISTON C. SKIN- NER 791 SE Barrington DriveOak Harbor, WA 98277360-679-1240Attorney for Personal Representative: CHRIS- TON C. SKINNER 791 SE Barrington DriveOak Harbor, WA 98277360-679-1240Legal No. 554942Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.April 12, 19, 26, 2014.

N OT I C E O F T RU S - TEE’S SALE Pursuant to the Rev ised Code of Washington 61.24, et s e q . T S N o . : WA-12-537409-TC APN No.: S7090-01-04001-0 T i t l e O r d e r N o . : 1 2 0 3 9 4 3 0 0 - WA - G S I Grantor(s): MICHELE S WALKER, STEVEN J WALKER Grantee(s) : M O R T G A G E E L E C - TRONIC REGISTRA- TION SYSTEMS, INC. A S N O M I N E E F O R P E O P L E S B A N K - COUPEVILLE Deed of Trust Instrument/Refer- ence No.: 4242061 I . NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Quality Loan Service Corp. of Wash- ington, the undersigned T r u s t e e , w i l l o n 5/30/2014, at 10:00 AM At the main entrance to the City Hall located at 865 SE Barrington Drive, Oak Harbor WA 98277 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 following described real property, situated in the County of ISLAND, State of Wash- ington, to-wit : LOT 1, BLOCK 4, FIRST ADDI- T I O N T O H A R B O R VIEW PLAT, ACCORD- I N G TO T H E P L AT THEREOF RECORDED I N V O L U M E 4 O F P L AT S , PA G E 3 4 , RECORDS OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHING- TON. SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF ISLAND, STATE OF WASHING- TON. More commonly k n o w n a s : 4 9 5 S E Q U A K E R S T, O A K HARBOR, WA 98277 which is subject to that cer tain Deed of Trust dated 12/22/2008, recorded 12/31/2008, under 4242061 records of ISLAND County, Wash-

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ington, from MICHELE S WALKER AND STEVEN J WALKER, WIFE AND HUSBAND, as Gran- tor(s), to STEWART TI- TLE, as Trustee, to se- cure an obligation in fa- v o r o f M O R T G A G E ELECTRONIC REGIS- TRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR P E O P L E S B A N K - COUPEVILLE, as Bene- ficiary, the beneficial interest in which was as- signed by MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIS- TRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR P E O P L E S B A N K - COUPEVILLE (or by its successors-in-interest and/or assigns, if any), to Fannie Mae (“Federal National Mortgage Asso- ciation”). II. No action commenced by the Ben- eficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrow- er’s or Grantor’s default on the obl igat ion secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this fo rec losu re i s made is/are as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which a r e n ow i n a r r e a r s : $40,858.22 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The pr incipal sum of $210,296.55, together with interest as prov ided in the Note from the 10/1/2011, 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 obl igat ion secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding ti- t le, possession or en- c u m b r a n c e s o n 5/30/2014. The defaults referred to in Paragraph I I I must be cured by 5/19/2014 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before 5/19/2014 (11 days before the sale) the default as set for th in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Pay- ment must be in cash or with cashiers or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the 5/19/2014 (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 pr incipal and interest, plus costs, fees and ad- vances, i f any, made pursuant to the terms of the obl igat ion and/or Deed of Trust, and cur- ing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of De- fault was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trus- tee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME MI- C H E L E S WA L K E R AND STEVEN J WALK- ER, WIFE AND HUS- BAND ADDRESS 495 SE QUAKER ST, OAK HARBOR, WA 98277 by both first class and certified mail, proof of which is in the possession of the Trus tee ; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real proper ty described in Paragraph I

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above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or post- ing. These requirements were completed as of 1/9/2013. VII. The Trus- tee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of al l costs and fees due at any time pr ior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Gran- tor and al l those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of al l t he i r i n t e res t i n t he above-described property. DC. Anyone having any objections to this sa le on any grounds whatsoever will be af- forded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Fai lure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for inval- ida t ing the Trus tee ’s sale. NOTICE TO OC- C U PA N T S O R T E N - ANTS - 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 junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary pro- ceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant- occupied proper ty, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date of this notice to pursue media- t ion. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to media- tion 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 deter- mining your rights and oppor tuni t ies to keep your house, you may contact the fol lowing: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referra l to housing counselors recommended by the Hous- ing Finance Commis- s i o n : T o l l - f r e e : 1 - 8 7 7 - 8 9 4 - H O M E (1 -877 -894 -4663 ) o r W e b s i t e : http://www.dfi.wa.gov/co nsumers/homeowner- ship/post_purchase_cou- nselors_foreclosure.htm. The United States De- partment of Housing and U rban Deve lopmen t : T o l l - f r e e : 1-800-569-4287 or Na- t i o n a l W e b S i t e : h t t p : / / p o r - t a l . h u d . g o v / h u d p o r - ta l /HUD or fo r Loca l counseling agencies in W a s h i n g t o n : http://www.hud.gov/offices /hsg / s fh /hcc / f c / i n - d ex . c f m ? w e b L i s t A c - tion=searchandsearch- s t a t e = W A a n d f i l - terSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attor- n e y s : Te l e p h o n e :

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1-800-606-4819 or Web s i t e : h t t p : / / n w j u s - tice.org/what-clear. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to con- vey 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 purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Ben- eficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have p rev ious l y 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 OF- FICE IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA- TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. Dated: JAN. 22, 2014 Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, as Trustee By: Tricia Moreno, As- sistant Secretary Trus- tee’s Mailing Address: Qual i ty Loan Serv ice Cor p. o f Wash ing ton C/O Quality Loan Ser- vice Corp. 2141 Fifth Av- enue, San Diego, CA 92101 (866) 645-7711 Trustee’s Physical Ad- dress: Quality Loan Ser- vice Corp. of Washing- ton 19735 10th Avenue NE, Suite N-200 Pouls- b o , W A 9 8 3 7 0 (866) 645-7711 Sa le Line: 714-730-2727 Or Login to: http://wa.qualit- y l o a n . c o m T S N o . : WA-12-537409-TC A- FN4436706 04/26/2014, 05/17/2014Legal No. 555569Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.April 26, May 17, 2014.

THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE


In Re the Estate ofLila Fredrick Coats,Deceased.NO. 13-4-00238-0N OT I C E TO C R E D I - TORSRCW 11.40.030The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any o therw ise app l i cable statute of l imi tat ions, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy ofthe claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate pro- ceed ings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal repre- s e n t a t i ve s e r ve d o r mailed the notice to the creditor as provided un- d e r R C W 1 1 . 4 0 . 0 2 0 (1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of f i rst publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as oth-

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erwise provided in RCW 1 1 . 4 0 . 0 5 1 a n d 11.40.060. This bar is effec t i ve as t o c l a ims against both the decedent’s probate and non- probate assets.Date of First Publication: Saturday, April 26, 2014 Personal Representa- tive:Linda Sue FauthAttorney for Personal Representative:M. Douglas Kelly, Kelly & Harvey Law Offices, LLP, PO Box 290, Clin- ton, WA, 98236.(360) 341-1515.DATED this 17, day of April, 2014./s/Linda Sue FauthLinda Sue Fauth, Per- sonal RepresentativeAttorneys for Personal Representative:/s/M. Douglas KellyM. Douglas Kelly, WSBA # 6550Kelly & Harvey law Offic- es, L.L.PP.O. Box 290Clinton, WA 98236Legal No. 558280Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.Apr i l 26 , May 3 , 10 , 2014.

THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE


In Re the Estate ofWilliam J. Manning,Deceased.No.14 4 00093 8N OT I C E TO C R E D I - TORSRCW 11.40.030The co-personal representatives named below have been appointed as co-personal representatives of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limita- tions, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to a co-personal representative or the co-personal representatives’ attorney at the address stated below, a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate pro- ceed ings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the copersonal representatives served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided un- d e r R C W 1 1 . 4 0 . 0 2 0 (1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of f i rst publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effec t i ve as t o c l a ims against both the decedent’s probate and non- probate assets.Date of First Publication: April 26, 2014.Co--Personal Represen- tatives:Helen M. EdensNancy Slovik CarterAttorney for Co-Personal Representatives:M. Douglas Kelly, Kelly & Harvey Law Offices, LLP, PO Box 290, Clin- ton, WA, 98236.(360) 341-1515.DATED this 9th day of April, 2014./s/Helen M. EdensHelen M. Edens, Co- Personal Representative /s/Nancy Slovik Carter Nancy Slovik Carter, Co- Personal Representative Attorneys for Personal Representative/s/M. Douglas KellyM. Douglas KellyWSBA # 6550Kelly & Harvey Law Of-

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fices, L.L.P.P.O. Box 290Clinton, WA 98236Legal No. 557871Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.Apr i l 26 , May 3 , 10 , 2014.

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

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behavior as it relates to sand shrimp.

Along with information provided by the city, the state office looked at the basis for permitting annual shrimp harvesting since the 1990s. What they found was dated information. All told, it was enough to spur a halt to the harvest indefinitely.

“The information pointed out a need to revise our man-agement strategy,” said Blain Reeves, assistant division manager of science, shellfish and invasive species man-agement, aquatic resources division of the agency.

“We couldn’t continue to support this as a sound sci-entific decision,” he added.

The Department of Natural Resources is responsible for land resource management in Washington, which includes aquatic resources. No public comment or input was sought on the decision, said Reeves, because the agency has authority over rights of entry to state-owned aquatic lands.

“This is a matter of man-aging a use authorization,” he said.

Howard Garrett, a mem-ber of the committee and a co-founder of the Orca Network, was surprised at the breadth and immediacy of the decision and fully supported the termination of commercial harvesting on state-owned lands.

“We’re thrilled, we’re elated,” Garrett said. “It’s a fantastic response from a state agency in such a short time.”

“Usually it takes months or years of review and more hard-core field data,” he

added. News of the decision

spread quickly through Langley, which has recent-ly committed to being a whale-centric city to rival the tourism draw of the San Juan Islands. City money helped create the free-to-visit Langley Whale Center, and Langley coaxed whale watching company Mystic Sea Charters to launch from South Whidbey Harbor in Langley. Keeping the main food source of migratory gray whales in the area, McCarthy and whale advo-cates from the Orca Network hope, will bring the whales back to the nearshore in the coming years.

“That’s a very good move because the anecdotal data we have from our own obser-vations, those of citizens and members of Orca Network, indicates that the feeding patterns of the whales are being affected by the lack of food,” McCarthy said. “We think by stopping the har-vesting of the ghost shrimp, the sand shrimp will return and then will reestablish a pattern of available food for the whales.”

Some gray whales migrat-ing from the Baja Peninsula in Mexico stop in Puget Sound on their way to the rich eating waters around British Columbia and Alaska. When they are in Puget Sound, the whales’ main food source is the sand shrimp. Garrett said he hoped to see whales return-ing next year to their tradi-tional feasting areas around Langley to find abundant sand shrimp beds, which could encourage them to stick around longer. The

whales scoop huge chunks of silt from the seabed, then strain out the water and sand to trap the sand shrimp.

“This has got to be a vital boost for them on their way north,” he said.

One group that is not ben-efiting from the decision is the handful of shrimp har-vesters. Of the permit hold-ers, only one is a Whidbey Island resident: Randy Linard of Freeland, owner of the bait shop Wahoo Enterprises. Two other permit holders live around Western Washington — one in Burlington and one in Granite Falls.

Linard’s shrimp operation occurs, he said, an average of two or three times per week, depending on the weather and tides. A com-mercial shrimp harvester since 1984, and working around Whidbey since 1988, he said he had not noticed a decline in whale visits or ghost shrimp populations.

“It’s a sustainable thing,” Linard said, of the commer-cial shrimping industry.

He urged people who sup-port the ghost shrimp bait business to contact Peter Goldmark, Commissioner of Public Lands.

The impacts of the state’s decision figure to be large. According to Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife estimates, the com-mercial harvest of ghost shrimp totals more than 50 tons annually. Ghost shrimp, Neotrypaea californiensis, are used commercially as bait, often as live bait — the agency’s website even has a page on catching salmon in freshwater using ghost shrimp.

Washington may lose a “nominal” amount of money from the terminated permits. Reeves said that the permit fees totaled less than $1,000.

The permits, technically called rights of agreement for land use, were in the first year of a five-year deal.


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lem — for a single family home — at the very same meeting.

The board did, however, agree to search for a reso-lution. According to water district Manager Andy Campbell, that was found with Sunny View Village’s lender, which submitted a voucher assuring payment was secured.

“That sufficed with the commissioners to let this move forward,” Campbell said.

The board voted unani-mously to waive the policy and issue the permit at the their regular monthly meeting Monday, April 14. Relevant project designs were also recently submit-ted to Campbell for review, which he said was also a needed step in issuing the letter.

“We can’t commit to pro-vide water to a project if we don’t know what they are going to do,” he said.

While Anania described the letter as a major hurdle now cleared, the project still has a few more steps before construction can begin.

The Housing Authority must still receive a building permit from the county. In a Thursday email to The Record, Michelle Pezley, associate planner with Island County Planning and Community Development, wrote that a site plan review decision would hap-pen within the next two weeks. A 14-day appeal period will follow.

“If the county does not receive an appeal for the site plan review, the Housing Authority of Island County will be able to pick up the building permits for Sunny View Village shortly after the appeal period,” Pezley wrote.

Once that’s complete, the Housing Authority still must enter into a devel-oper extension agreement with the water district. According to Campbell, it’s essentially a contract that requires the organiza-tion to build the necessary infrastructure to connect to district’s water supply, then turn over ownership of the improvements to the public utility.

“Once all that’s done, we turn on the water,” he said.

The Housing Authority is hoping to break ground as soon as June, but the date is not firm, Anania said.

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