South Whidbey Record, February 21, 2015

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South Whidbey Fire/EMS volunteer Jon Gabelein treks up the steps of the Langley Fire Station to demon-strate the climb he’ll do at the Columbia Tower in Seattle in March. He’s practicing and raising funds Saturday, Feb. 21 at Island Athletic Center in Freeland.

69 flights of stairs?By BEN WATANABE

South Whidbey Record

A couple of firefighters from South Whidbey have a big climb ahead of them.

Will Piepenbrink and Jon Gabelein, both volunteer firefighters with South Whidbey Fire/EMS, are planning to tackle the Firefighter Stairclimb on March 8. The annual event is the largest climb in the world and takes place at Seattle’s Columbia Tower.

Before the two South Whidbey men put one foot in front of the other — 1,311 steps total — to take on Columbia Tower’s 69 flights of stairs, they are training at home, at fire district workout rooms and at gyms.

From 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 21, Gabelein will hit a stair stepper at Island Athletic Center in Freeland for three hours’ worth of training. Most workouts are closer to one hour, or less. Even the Columbia climb, with all 50 pounds of firefighting gear, has only taken Gabelein about 20 minutes to finish.

“It’s all uphill, every step of the way,” Gabelein said. “I’m going to have to get in real good shape here in the

next few days,” he added. The Coupeville Elementary School teacher has done

the Columbia climb for more than five years in a row. So

Hospital helps fund employee’s criminal defenseBy JESSIE STENSLAND


Whidbey General Hospital tax-payers are helping fund the crimi-nal defense of a hospital employ-ee, and it has county prosecutors scratching their heads.

Seattle attorney Donna Moniz sits at the defense table in Island County District Court with Linda Gipson, the chief nursing officer

who is facing a fourth-degree assault charge.

Gipson has her own defense attorney, Andrew Schwarz of Seattle, but Moniz has been argu-ing alongside him on many issues before the court in the unusual case. Prosecutors questioned her continued involvement and unsuc-cessfully tried to limit her partici-pation.

“The circumstances of this

litigation are certainly unusual,” Island County Deputy Prosecutor Jacqueline Lawrence wrote in a motion before the court. “A pub-lic hospital district appears ready to use public resources to thwart the publicly funded criminal justice system from administering justice.”

Island County Prosecutor Greg

South End schools join stand for federal rule change

Sundberg now last of old Island Transit Guard

By KATE DANIELSouth Whidbey Record

The South Whidbey School District Board of Directors is continuing its pursuit of an amendment to the No Child Left Behind Act, also known as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

The district is one of 154 across the state that are ask-ing Congress to institute a change, believing the act to be ineffective and detrimen-tal.

South Whidbey School District legislative repre-sentative Rocco Gianni recently made a trip to the nation’s capital — along with other representatives from Washington State school dis-tricts — to discuss the matter with lawmakers.

He discussed his trip at a board workshop on Feb. 11, noting that he had the opportunity to meet with representatives such as U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, both Washington Democrats; U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, a Republican from the Eighth Congressional District, and others.

Most representatives con-curred that a change is need-ed in regard to the No Child Left Behind Act, according to Gianni.

One of the most promi-nent concerns, he said, is that the act unfairly penalizes school districts. The act cre-ates a direct link between teacher effectiveness and students’ success on stan-dardized tests, leading to schools incorrectly being labeled as “failing.”

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act was created in 1965, and was revised every five years until

By JESSIE STENSLAND


Jackie Henderson’s first meeting on the Island Transit board was an eventful mara-thon session in which the board adopted new routes, purchased new buses and rejected a headhunting pro-posal.

Henderson replaces long-time Island Transit member Bob Clay on the board of the recovering agency. She is a member of the Coupeville Council and the director of Island County Human Services.

The Coupeville Council appointed Henderson to serve on the transit board this week. Both Clay and Henderson asked to be appointed; the council chose Henderson in a 3-2 vote.

That means Langley Councilman Jim Sundberg is the only person on the five-member transit board who was there when financial trouble forced the agency to cut staff and routes last year.

Henderson said Clay, the former chairman, did an admirable job on the transit board and her request to be on the board has nothing to do with him. As the Human Services director, she said she can help represent the needs of the vulnerable peo-ple in the community who often rely on buses.

“I feel like I have a real inside track on that popula-tion,” she said.

Island County Commissioner Jill Johnson, a fellow board member, said Henderson is a great addition to the board. She said other board members are all about the numbers, but Henderson

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Miss Adelynn Arnold

Miss Adelynn Arnold was born to parents Brianne and Jon Arnold at 9:42 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014.

Miss Adelynn was born at the Cascade Midwives and Birth Center in Everett. She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 20.5 inches long at the time of her birth.

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By KELLY PANTOLEON

Whidbey News Group

Years of dreaming about a new facility are about to come to an end for Whidbey Animals’ Improvement Foundation.

Ground was broken last year, construction is under-way and the non-profit agen-cy just announced its award of a $25,000 grant to help pay the bills. They still hope to raise another $500,000, but if all goes well WAIF will move into its new digs in late sum-mer.

And this new building will be a real shelter, not like the current facility which was a temporary space that became permanent, WAIF Development Director Claire Creighton said. They want a facility to call their own and it’s finally about to happen.

“This is a transforma-tional moment for WAIF,” Creighton said

When completed, the new building will increase capac-ity. WAIF’s current shelter can hold 38 cats. The new facility, for which ground was broken in July 2014, will hold up to 150.

In addition to a larger cat holding area, the number of dog kennels will jump from 32 to 48, with room to grow, said WAIF’s Development and Communications Manager Cinnamon O’Brien.

The prospect of added space is exciting for O’Brien and Creighton.

“We’re going to have areas that we’ve never had before,” Creighton said. She added that she is excited about the cat community rooms as well as the six acres and play area for the shelter dogs. “It’s

going to be a healthier, hap-pier environment.”

Creighton and O’Brien are two of the leaders in charge of raising funds for the new shelter. The capital project recently received a $25,000 grant from Petco Foundation.

WAIF Executive Director Charles Vreeland applied for the grant, and shelter officials were overjoyed when they got the good news.

“We were hoping for it,” O’Brien said. “Sometimes it’s a little difficult to get grants for capital campaigns. It was a vote of confidence from Petco Foundation.”

Another business support-ing WAIF’s capital campaign to fund the new shelter is Payless Foods in Freeland. If someone donates to the shel-ter, the grocery matches the contribution.

“People are drawn to it

because if they give $100, it becomes $200,” O’Brien said.

The offer is good through April 15 and is for a match of up to $50,000, a potential $100,000 windfall for WAIF.

Most of the funds, how-ever, come from individuals in the community.

This capital campaign is different from the funding for daily operations at the shelter. WAIF gets a great deal of support from the community on a day-to-day basis, said O’Brien, and so far one hasn’t taken from the other.

“We’re really asking the community to step in in a big way,” Creighton said, adding the response has been great.

“The money has really been coming in the door since we broke ground on the shelter,” she said. “There are many ways people can contribute to the new shel-

ter.”Those who donate won’t

be forgotten, she said. For example, for $50, people can tag a wall — essentially engraving their name, a pet’s name or a loved one’s name into a steel tag. They can do that online or by filling out a brochure at each WAIF location — the cat cottages in Freeland and Oak Harbor, and the Coupeville cat and dog shelter, which will all remain open after the new shelter opens.

When people pay for a tag, it’s a way of leaving a legacy, O’Brien said.

WAIF is about a half mil-lion dollars from reaching its funding goal. Volunteers are trying to raise that by the end of the summer, Creighton said, when the new shelter is anticipated to be completed.

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Traffic backups at a busy intersection in Freeland may soon be a thing of the past.

The Island County commissioners this week informally green lighted plans for the installation of right turn lane on Harbor Avenue at the intersection of Highway 525. The current two-lane road and its proximity to the light at Fish Road results in congestion as motorists turning left onto the state route from Harbor Avenue hold up traffic for vehicles waiting to make a right.

“I’m excited we’ll be able to improve the flow of traffic in that intersection,” Island County Commissioner Helen Price Johnson said.

Freeland is a bustling and thriv-ing community, said Price Johnson, and it’s the county’s responsibility to ensure that road infrastructure meets increasing demands.

The proposal, introduced by Island County Public Works Director Bill Oakes, was softly approved during the board’s Wednesday work session. That means addi-tional action, a formal vote, is still required at a future Tuesday meeting of the board.

The board’s clerk said the soonest that vote will occur is March 3.

According to Oakes, the road project has been planned for years. Backups at the intersection have long been a headache for Freeland motorists, and businesses and the chamber of commerce have all requested improve-ments. This was the “conceptual kick off” for the project, however, and it could be some time before construction is complete.

“I’d imagine we’re talking two years,” Oakes said.

The board’s approval will put the project on the county’s six-year road project list. That opens the door for design and planning steps, and later construction.

Early cost estimates are in the neighborhood of $225,000. A right of way acquisition may not be necessary — the adjacent property is a Whidbey Island Bank branch — but the project involves significant filling and electrical work on a streetlamp control box are factors in the price.

Along with building the right-turn lane, the shoulders along that part of Harbor Avenue will be expanded about

4 feet, Oakes said. The shoulders along the highway are about six feet.

Harbor Avenue is across the high-way from Sunny View Village, a new housing complex currently under construction. The development has fueled community concern about pedestrian safety; people worry new residents won’t walk down to the crosswalk at Fish Road to get to the downtown core, but instead cross at Harbor Avenue. Several months ago, county, state,

Sunny View and community residents met to discuss the problem. Whether the state will make changes to the highway is unclear, but Oakes said the Harbor Avenue improvements are unrelated.

“This project has been on my radar long before Sunny View,” Oakes said.

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Cops get sidewalk bike exception

Roller skates, roller blades and scooters will not be cruising through the streets of downtown Langley any time soon.

The Langley City Council approved an ordi-nance revision that made an exception for police to ride their bikes on the sidewalks, currently banned for the general public.

Police Chief Dave Marks asked the council to con-sider the exception earlier this month. Discussion quickly turned to consid-eration of allowing roller skates and scooters in the downtown area, with Councilwoman Rene Neff

saying she wanted to make the city more child and family friendly.

Marks stuck to his guns, however, and said it would be a bad idea to mix wheels and pedes-trians on the city’s side-walks.

At the Feb. 17 council meeting, Mayor Fred McCarthy reported that Neff contacted him prior to the meeting — from which she was absent — and said she understood the police chief’s position.

“When you go down the road of trying to con-trol any of these issues, you run the risk of incur-ring liability,” McCarthy said.

Councilman Jim Sundberg noted that the police currently use com-mon sense judgement when dealing with people on banned modes of

transportation. “It adds a bit of flexibil-

ity and has a bit of discre-tion,” Sundberg said.

Marks said the depart-ment is still bound by the ordinance to ride in a safe and orderly manner.

Divelbess joins arts commission

The Langley Arts Commission added a big name to its ranks at the city council meeting Tuesday night.

Diane Divelbess, a retired art professor and the former Island County Fair Association board president, was con-firmed to join the city’s arts group. Her addition makes the commission an eight-member advisory board, which is respon-sible for identifying and selecting publicly-funded art in Langley.

She replaces Amanda Moore, who runs Kalakala Co. Mercantile on Second Street and resigned from the commission to focus on the business.

In its first year, the com-mission picked a pair of sculptures for the Second Street plaza and is work-ing to find other locations for sculptures, as well as other venues for city-financed art.

“We look forward to working together and doing some great things,” said Frank Rose, the com-mission’s chairman.

Divelbess was a pro-fessor of art at Cal Poly

Pomona. Now she is an artist and print maker.

“This will be an oppor-tunity, I hope, not to do any damage,” Divelbess joked during the council’s meeting Feb. 17.

Sewer district office moves

The Freeland Water and Sewer District’s headquar-ters has moved.

The office relocated this week to 5585 Lotto Ave., the blue building behind Wells Fargo Bank that formerly housed Wescott Flooring. The district was formerly located on South Woodard Avenue.

The new building was purchased by Whidbey Water Services, a private company owned by Andy and Terri Campbell. They are contracted to handle services for the Freeland water district, the Holmes Harbor Sewer District and multiple residential water groups and associations.

Andy Campbell is the Freeland district’s opera-tions manager and Terri Campbell is its financial manager. They own the old headquarters as well, but have leased it out to residential tenants.

Business meetings of the district commission-ers will be held in the new space; meeting times and dates will remain the same.

District passes state audit

The South Whidbey School District received state auditors’ approval at an auditor’s exit confer-ence Wednesday morn-ing.

The district was due for an accountability audit, which takes place every three years, a financial statement audit and a federal grant compli-ance audit, all of which received an unmodified “clean” opinion from audi-tors.

Auditors also noted that the district had main-tained “excellent” records and that staff were accommodating through-out the process.

The auditors did, how-ever, note two “small housekeeping items.”

The first was a sugges-tion to produce more market research docu-mentation “determining

Apple is a sole source vendor.” In an email to The Record, Dan Poolman, assistant superintendent of business and opera-tions, clarified that the district had used docu-mentation provided by Apple stating that Apple is the sole source provider of Apple products.

The second was to ensure second reviews on journal entries. Poolman clarified that this means “simply having a second person review the entry and initial it.”

Poolman said that he and his staff had already begun addressing both suggestions.

“We are working to take your advice and apply it,” he told the auditors at Wednesday’s exit confer-ence.

At the close of the conference, school board Director Julie Hadden — who previously worked in a populous California school district — said, “this was one of the clean-est audits I’ve ever seen.”

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CORRECTIONSA calendar item on page 12 in the Feb. 18 edition of The Record contained incorrect meeting date information. Friends of South Whidbey State Park’s next meeting is 2-4 p.m. Friday, March 6, at St. Augustine’s in the Woods Fireside Room.The news brief “Amphitheater talks continue,” on page 4 in the Wednesday, Feb. 18 edition of The Record contained two errors. The amphitheater was not on the Parks and Recreation District’s agenda and the inter-local agreement with the school district concerned the sharing of facilities and equipment. Board members reviewed the agreement to see if updates were necessary.

By BEN WATANABE South Whidbey Record

The longtime commercial tenant of the old firehouse in Langley wants to buy the pub-licly-owned building, and city officials are considering it.

Before they agree, admin-istrators want to see if any-one else is interested in the space, what they’d do with it and what price they’d pay. Langley’s mayor and plan-ning director said that by putting out a request for pro-posals, the city keeps greater control over what would hap-pen with the space.

Even if someone else buys it, current tenant Callahan McVay’s lease guarantees he can stay put for at least four more years and up to 10.

At the Langley City Council’s regular meet-ing Feb. 17, Mayor Fred McCarthy said someone — later identified and confirmed as McVay — was interested in purchasing the old fire-house. McVay has leased the building from Langley since 2009 for his glass-blowing stu-dio and retail shop.

The building is located on Second Street, nestled between the Braeburn Restaurant and Useless Bay Coffee Company. The entire area got a facelift with a major road project in 2014, and a central cobblestone cross-walk called the Second Street Plaza leads to the firehouse’s front doors.

The city council will dis-cuss it during an upcoming Feb. 26 workshop and will get to review a draft request for proposal in March. Some of the decisions yet to be made include determining the 8,500 square-foot property’s value and whether or not to split the building from the parking lot as separate parcels.

“I think we need to process that through the council to determine whether it’s in our best interest to sell the whole

property or separate it out,” McCarthy said in a phone interview Wednesday.

Owning property not for public use or city operations doesn’t make much sense. But “incubating business” is of concern for Langley, McCarthy said.

The property, like much of Whidbey Island, saw a steady drop in its value over the past six years. Back in 2009 when McVay first leased the build-ing from the city, the Island County Assessor’s office appraised the value at more than $840,000. In the 2014-15 appraisal, the property was valued at $688,045.

“Property values are good for buying and interest rates are really low,” McVay said.

“It all comes down to what the numbers are, if it’ll work,” he added.

The numbers may work for the city, too. Both McCarthy and Director of Community Planning Michael Davolio said the city could use the

funds for other public ben-efits, though exactly what projects they had in mind, Davolio wouldn’t say.

“We think the timing is right to consider selling it and possibly retaining one of the lots for parking,” McCarthy said.

Though other property owners may hold onto theirs, hoping for a return to high valuation, Davolio said the city isn’t solely interested in a high profit.

“I don’t want to suggest we’re willing to settle for less than it’s worth, but we don’t have a mortgage, and we have some flexibility to use the proceeds in other ways that benefit the community,” Davolio said.

“The bottom line is that it’s not about the bottom line,” he added.

McVay is the sole lease holder of the property, which city officials say has a history of being two parcels — the building itself, about 2,500 sq. feet, and the parking lot. When it was last operated by the city, the parking lot was designated for city employ-ees, who are encouraged to leave prime spots along First and Second streets open for visitors and shoppers. Another option is to leave the parking open to the public, which McVay said has been his general practice, noting that he doesn’t “run people away” for parking there and not shopping at his blown-

glass studio. Before any papers are

signed, however, the city is planning to put out a request for proposals to see how much people are willing to pay for the property, and what development ideas they have for it.

“We can’t just accept his offer,” Davolio said. “Since it’s public property, we have to advertise it and make it avail-able to the general public.”

“I would be surprised if it only got one response,” he added.

Several other prominent buildings — not owned by the city — are for sale, includ-ing one next to city hall, and another two doors down. But while some locations have been stagnant, others have seen a flurry of activity, such as the move of Sweet Mona’s across Second Street into the area known as Langley Village, and the relocation of Kalakala Mercantile Co. from the village to Sweet Mona’s former space.

Those changes, and more importantly the price of them, prompted McVay to ask the city if it would consider sell-ing the building.

Even if Langley ended up picking another offer over McVay’s, his business is secured for at least another four years, and he has an option for five more after that. All totaled, his lease — signed in July 2014 — could run through 2024.

What his plans or purchase point are, McVay wouldn’t say — he didn’t want to give away the value and have another proposal outbid him. But, he highlighted that business has been good, traffic on Second Street is picking up and his studio and the plaza seem a good match.

“I get hoop dreams and want to own it,” McVay said.

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In responseWhat values will county extoll?Editor,

I appreciated your edito-rial (Feb. 11), urging the Republican county com-missioners to reconsider their effort to revise the Conservation Futures Fund by giving more emphasis to the economic potential of property.

In comments made during the recent elec-tion, Commissioner Rick Hannold showed a disturb-ing lack of understanding of climate science and the negative effect of human action on the natural world.

Unfortunately, in the last two decades many Republicans have shown a similar lack of understanding along with opposition to efforts to pro-tect the environment.

Thus I was troubled when Jill Johnson, the other Republican commissioner, was quoted as stating that criteria for funding need to reflect the values of the board. What are these val-ues, exactly?

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New pharmacy is not right for meEditor,

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reside in Freeland. My doc-tor has had me on 50 milli-grams of Losartan [one and one-half per day] for two or three years.

I have been paying $12.79 per 135-count bottle at Lind’s in Freeland and $14.50 for the same 135 tablets at Island Drug in Clinton. I called to renew my scrip at the new Rite Aid Pharmacy and was told it would cost me $251.58, their “discounted” price off their regular price of $295.98. Concerned that Island prices may be sky-rocketing for some reason, I first drove to Lind’s in Coupeville and later to Island Drug in Clinton to renew my 135-pill pre-scription at each of these

locations. I had two refills authorized. The respective cost at each location was, as stated earlier, $12.79 and $14.50, a very fair and com-petitive price.

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Whidbey, its animals are well served

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Whidbey Animals’ Improvement Foundation is well on its way to having a new shelter for the island’s home-less pet population.

It’s taken years of fundraising and a lot of community support to reach this point. While things are moving along quickly, more support is needed to finish the job.

With the help of businesses and residents, WAIF is about a half-million dollars from reaching its capital fund goal, and fundraisers for the non-profit organiza-tion say they hope to hit that goal by summer’s end.

WAIF recently received a $25,000 grant from one local business, and Payless Foods in Freeland is cur-rently running a campaign with a promise to match donations up to a total of $50,000.

The Payless Foods campaign continues through April 15.

The new shelter is a much-needed addition for the organization, which is replacing its small, outdated Coupeville shelter that was never intended to serve as a permanent facility.

The new shelter will almost triple the available space for cats, accommodating as many as 150 felines and will have enough kennels to hold 48 dogs.

The new facility will also include six acres for walking shelter dogs and provide them with a place to play.

Founded in 1990, the non-profit organization oper-ates several animal facilities and two thrift stores on Whidbey Island.

The minimal-kill facility aids in the welfare and adop-tion of hundreds of homeless animals each year. No ani-mals are euthanized because of space considerations.

While WAIF is actively working to hit their estab-lished goal for the capital facilities, the agency still needs assistance with daily operations.

Thrift stores in Oak Harbor and Freeland assist in supporting operations.

You can help this worthwhile organization by donat-ing items as well as patronizing the WAIF stores.

If you want to contribute, but don’t have the money, think about donating items during spring cleaning this year.

Every little bit helps.Whidbey Island is fortunate to have an organization

like WAIF serving such an important need in the com-munity.

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same prescription. He buys 90 each 1-milligram tab-lets of Risperidone also at Island Drug in Clinton for his grandson and currently pays $19.03. The quote from Rite Aid for the exact same subscription was $344.99. These prices and the Rite Aid quotes are verified in writing.

I do not have a prescrip-

tion drug coverage plan by choice as my Losartan was costing me $36 per month less than I was paying for drug coverage through SilverScript. Perhaps Rite Aid’s crazy price discrepan-cies only apply to those of us without a prescription drug plan. I will try hard to answer that question as this investigation progress-es. I have filed a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office regarding the Rite Aid prescription pricing

issue. My complaint has been acknowledged by the agency and a follow-up reply is forthcoming.

Any reader who has had an interaction — good or bad — with the new phar-macy in Freeland is invited to email me at [email protected] to convey their experience. Together maybe we can find out why this massive price discrep-ancy is happening.

BRUCE HOWARDFreeland

ThanksHelping Hand had lots of help Editor,

The move by Helping Hand of South Whidbey from Langley’s House of Hope to the campus of Trinity Lutheran Church went well. We are extremely grateful to the congregation of Trinity Lutheran Church for offer-ing us a new home. We are

also grateful to Second Use Building Supply in Seattle, JMC Cabinets in Everett, Jim Craft, Steve Hochenedel, Jeff Chiarizo Painting and BackBreakers for their assis-tance with the remodeling of the office space and the move.

The public is welcome to stop by and check out our new office during our busi-ness hours of 9 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday.

ROSEMARY MARTINExecutive director

The city first received a Rural Economic Development grant in 2005 from Island County for

$242,423 to widen Wharf Street and better connect the Langley marina and the City of Langley. For six years thereafter the grant funds remained unclaimed and the economy declined signifi-cantly at the end of 2007.

In 2012, as the economy rebounded, the city request-ed and was granted a change of direction in the grant to a funicular concept. The late Paul Schell then offered in 2013 that if the city would consider a public/private partnership, he would cover the excess costs of an eleva-tor and bridge if, as anticipat-ed, it would cost more than the grant funds available. In 2013 also the city asked Island County for $257,577 more funding and added options of either an elevator

and bridge or a funicular to promote economic develop-ment and link the marina and the city. The current grant set aside for the city is for a total of $500,000 to fund one of these two options.

There have been some letters to the editor in the South Whidbey Record for and against each one of these options for a variety of reasons. The decision of what type of conveyance will emerge as the best one for Langley and its citizens is a very important one. The con-veyance decision should be supported by a majority of the citizens and be the best possible solution for moving mobility-challenged individu-als and boaters with their gear in sufficient numbers to be both a safe and efficient

form of transportation. The city is taking a step

back from these options, look-ing at the needs, and consid-ering options for addressing the needs. A Rural Economic Development Grant requires a capital project listed in the city six-year capital project plan, an economic develop-ment project and a project that promotes employment in the city. As the marina has been expanded it has prompted more use and gen-erated more revenue for the port. Recently the city has received a letter from Clipper Vacations requesting convey-ance assurances for planned arrival trips this spring. One suggestion is that we con-sider all viable alternatives and not be tied to a past idea or move too quickly to

implement a current one to preclude losing the allo-cated funding. The current list of suggested alternatives include:

1. Widening Wharf Street2. Funicular3. Elevator and Bridge4. Electric Golf Carts5. A trolley on tires6. A trolley on tracks7. A moving sidewalk8. A mini-train on wheels9. No means of convey-

anceSome suggest the list is

too long and includes unreal-istic alternatives that should be eliminated immediately. Others suggest the city is dragging its feet and should build the funicular now rather than lose the funding. Others have expressed a hope that we might consider a couple

of these alternatives. We are working with our new com-munity planner who wants to conduct a very public pro-cess with data, information, presentations, and pictures of the alternatives for public comment.

In the final analysis, what-ever we do will be research based, data driven, public involved and well planned.

Sincerely,Fred


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Calvary Chapel of Whidbey IslandTeaching through God’s Word360-579-25703821 E. French Road, Clintonwww.ccwhidbey.comSunday Services 9 & 11AM

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By BEN WATANABE South Whidbey Record

If fate and destiny exist, then wrestling was always Hunter Newman’s future.

The South Whidbey High School sophomore’s dad is the Falcon wrestling team’s assistant coach, and Newman practically grew up in the mat room. Its white walls were his crib cage and its padded blue mats his playground.

As a toddler, he tumbled around like children do. As a boy, he played and wrestled like children do. As a teenag-er, he’s the first sophomore to reach the state wrestling tournament, Mat Classic XXVII this weekend, in head coach Jim Thompson’s 12 years.

For Newman, a 5-foot-8, 132-pound, lean-and-mean grappler, there was never any doubt wrestling would be his main sport.

“I knew I was going to be (a wrestler),” Newman said.

His dad, Paul Newman, is a tall, gruff-looking goatee-sporting man with a booming voice. Even he was brought low with emo-tion the moment his son secured a berth to the state tournament at the Feb. 14 1A Region 1 wrestling tour-nament. Hunter Newman said he saw his father tear up a bit after winning his second-round match, and the moment hit him hard.

“I was overwhelmed with

joy,” he said. “I couldn’t speak. I just knew I was going to state — I was so excited.”

Thompson knows well the experience of being a father and a coach. It was four years ago that he was coach-ing his own son on toward the state tournament.

“It’s funny when you’re sitting with a father,”

Thompson said, recalling the anxiety of his assistant coach during the Feb. 14 matches. “Paul was freaking nervous.”

In general, Newman is an active young person. He rides horses in gaming competitions and has won awards at the Island County Fair. He plays football in the fall. He’s actively and pas-sionately religious as a mem-ber of the South Whidbey Assembly of God, where he attends Sunday services and weekly Bible studies.

“All my grace goes to God,” Newman said in a phone interview on his way to the Tacoma Dome, the site of the tournament that began Feb. 20.

Perhaps Christianity has provided him the road map

to sacrifice. Wrestling is often about shedding pounds to make the right weight division, and that meant giv-ing up sugar, junk food, and “teens’ favorite things to eat” during the season which started in mid-November and wraps next week.

“Those days sucked; Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, all that,” Newman said. “You just want to gorge yourself, eat as much as you can, but you can’t.”

After practices, especially the day before a match, Newman ran. Not because he especially loves jogging, but so there was no doubt he’d make weight. Some of his post-practice runs lasted seven miles, but most were

at least two. Having never even

attended a state tournament, Newman said he was told about the scale of the day. Mats and wrestlers every-where, camera shutters snapping, bright lights, loud crowds.

“From what my dad said — Coach Newman — at first you’ll be overwhelmed because of the number of mats and number of wres-tlers, it’ll go really fast,” Hunter Newman said.

“This is no different than a regular tournament,” he later added, referring to having competed in several large-scale events.

By 11 a.m. Friday morn-ing, his first match against Naches Valley freshman

Jared Navarro started. The double-elimination format guarantees Newman will see at least two bouts, though if he wins he fights on.

On the mat, Newman said his advantage is his ability to stay calm under pres-sure. Riding a horse moving at a clip and maneuvering around cones and barrels makes rolling around a mat less harrowing for Newman.

“My mind’s always run-ning how to do this, how to do that,” he said.

On Thursday, the night before the tournament’s matches got underway, Newman said he envisioned a small dinner, just to make sure he’d make weight Friday morning — the fate of all wrestlers.

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Led by Falcon head coach Michael Washington and former senior standout Parker Collins, the clinics are scheduled for March 14, April 25 and May 16 at the high school gym.

Players are asked to bring a ball,

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The clinic is open to players from second to eighth grade and costs $20 per session or $50 for all three. Registration is due March 12.

Times are divided by grades: sec-ond, third and fourth grades prac-tice between 10 and 11:30 a.m.; fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades meet between noon and 1:30 p.m.

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By KATE DANIEL South Whidbey Record

A group of children will embark on a fantastical early 20th century adventure to the land of Vulgaria aboard a spirited former race-car by the name of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

The children, aged 8-13 years, are part of a 25-person cast of actors in the upcom-ing Whidbey Children’s Theater production, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.” The show is directed by Whidbey Children’s Theater program and production manager, Kathryn Lynn Morgen, with musical direction by Melanie Lowey.

It was originally set to debut on Friday, Feb. 20, but Morgen and Cait Casseé, executive director, decided on Wednesday to postpone the show opening until Friday, Feb. 27.

The postponement reflects the philosophy of the community theater, which is focused upon building actors’ confidence and foster-ing creativity and an affinity with artistic expression.

“This decision creates that supportive net of safety for our actors, who will now be able to take the stage with a greater sense of joy and creativity,” wrote Casseé, according to a recent press release. “They are an amaz-ing cast and crew.”

Morgen agreed, saying that the dedication of the cast members is inspiring and infectious.

“The most amazing thing is when I give a kid a direc-tion and they come up with this completely creative, totally inspired thing,” Morgen said. “It’s touching and moving.”

She added that the script

is very long — she had to make some cuts for time — and sometimes quite com-plex and daunting, especially for a group mostly com-posed of 8-10 year-olds.

But despite the difficul-ties, Morgen said the actors — both newcomers and experienced performers — have been enthusiastic and eager to take direction. The postponement will allow the actors to be more confident and reap more enjoyment from the experience, she said.

“It’s all about the kids,” she said.

Morgen has spent plenty of time under the stage lights as an actor, but it is her first time directing.

Of the experience, she said she has been honored with the level of trust her actors impart to her. She added that she “can’t stress enough” how inspirational and motivational the kids’

dedication has been.The story was a childhood

favorite of hers. When asked to direct, she couldn’t refuse.

“It’s such an eclectic show; it matches everything I love,” Morgen said. “Once I started getting into the show, I realized it’s this amalgama-tion of wackadoodle charac-ters and a whimsical story line…I’m all about that; I’m

about the surreal, magical.” The tale, set in the 1910s,

was famously portrayed in the 1968 British musical film starring Hollywood big-shots Dick Van Dyke as Caractacus Potts, Sally Ann Howes as Truly Scrumptious and Lionel Jeffries as Grandpa Potts. The film’s script was writ-ten by Ken Hughes and children’s book author Roald Dahl.

It is loosely based on the novel by Ian Fleming, titled “Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car.”

From child-snatchers to magical cars and musical sweets to eccentric inven-tors, the show contains an

eclectic medley of madness and delight.

Melissa Koch is helping to paint a set to match the plot line, with “spicy,” vivid colors inspired by pop art and the set designs of David Hockney.

Koch, a longtime profes-sional artist, said she had always wanted to get into set design. “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” is the fourth Whidbey Children’s Theater show she has worked on.

“I think what they’re doing with the kids is really awesome,” Koch said.

Morgen said that when Koch brought up the idea of a set inspired by Hockney, she was “completely on

board.” “I’ve been blessed with

Melissa,” she said. “We mind-melded on this produc-tion.”

Morgen said she had a dif-ficult time coming to terms with the fact that the show is so iconic due to the famed film version. She explained that she didn’t want to “fight against people’s precon-ceived notions.”

“I wanted to move so far away from that that people sat down and accepted that this was a new realm and a new vision,” she said.

The show will also include live music by Ashley Eriksson and Eli Moore.

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Director Kathryn Lynn Morgen instructs a group of actors at a recent rehearsal.

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Melissa Koch works on painting a set piece.

“Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”

Show dates are 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays Feb. 27-28 and March 6-7 and 2 p.m. Sundays March 1 and 8.

Tickets cost $8 for youth, $12 for seniors and $15 for adults and may be purchased online at whidbeychild-renstheater.org.

Whidbey Children’s Theater debuts classic tale of whimsey

Solve the Agatha Christie mystery

Solve it! The True-Life Mystery of Agatha Christie is 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Langley Library.

On a December eve-ning in 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared from her home. Presumed dead, her family and fans breathed a sigh of relief when she was discovered 11 days later.

Explore the facts and myths surrounding Christie’s disappearance with mystery author Kathleen Kaska.

Kaska is the author of The Agatha Christie Triviography and Quiz Book. She also writes the award-winning Sydney Lockhart Mystery Series.

SW Little League tryouts begin

South Whidbey Little League tryouts are Saturday, Feb. 21, and Saturday, Feb. 28, at the South Whidbey Parks and Rec Fields, or South Whidbey High School if raining.

For baseball, 9- and 10-year-old tryouts are 10 a.m. to noon, and 11- to 14-year-old tryouts are 12:30-2:30 p.m.

Players must attend at least one of these tryouts or receive permission from the Little League board.

For softball, a clinic is 3-5 p.m. Feb. 21 and try-outs Feb. 28.

Visit www.southwhid beylittleleague.com for registration and details.

Langley mystery enters 31st year

Langley Mystery Weekend is Saturday, Feb. 21, and Sunday, Feb. 22.

“It’s No Laughing Murder” as Langley hosts its 31st annual Mystery Weekend. Buy clue maps at the Chamber of Commerce at 208 Anthes St., pick up clues and interview suspects around town.

Submit your solution by 4 p.m. Sunday for a chance to win prizes. Solution revealed at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Langley Middle School. Costs $10 for adults, $8 seniors, youths and military.

For details, visit www.visitlangley.com.

Island Consort sings of love

If Music Be the Food of Love: Renaissance to Romance with Island Consort is 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at Trinity

Lutheran Church. Island Consort per-

forms music from the Renaissance to the Romantic era, both vocal and instrumental, in this musical celebration of love.

Spend your afternoon basking in works by Monteverdi, Arbeau, De Selma, Susato and more. With special guests Danielle Reutter-Harrah, soprano and Kyle Sampson, guitar.

$20 for adults, $10 for youth. For details, visit www.islandconsort.org.

Business group celebrates Black history

Minority Business Alliance second annual Black History Celebration is 6-10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at the CPO Club, Oak Harbor.

Chicken dinner, enter-tainment, speaker and fellowship. Kibibi Monie is providing entertainment;

Germaine Kornegay, councilwoman from Sedro-Woolley, is the guest speaker.

Tickets cost $20 in advance. RSVP by calling 360-672-2097.

Clinton Council discusses projects

Clinton Community Council Meeting is 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at the Clinton Community Hall.

On the agenda: Report on the Whidbey Food Shed Project; community outreach, including estab-lishing a new website, postings at the beach park, etc.; 525 beautifica-tion improvements; safety and pedestrian improve-ments, including Ferry Dock Road and planning for a roundabout; and

Clinton Market Analysis. All Clinton residents, as

well as other interested South Whidbey residents, are encouraged and wel-come to attend.

For details, call Jack Lynch at 206-396-9940.

Take time to relax and listen

Lullabies and comfort-ing songs by the Whidbey Island Threshold Singers is 7:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at Half Moon Yoga Studio, Langley Village.

Donations welcome. For details, visit www.

thresholdchoir.org/whid bey_island or call Christa Straub at 360-331-7633.

Youth soccer club signups begin

Spring Registration for South Whidbey Youth Soccer Club is open until Feb. 23 at www.swysc.com.

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Banks echoed her sentiments.“We are not prosecuting the hospital,” he

said. “I wish someone on the hospital board would explain why they are using hospital resources to oppose this prosecution.”

Moniz is charging the public hospital $325 an hour.

District Court Judge Bill Hawkins, how-ever, ruled that Moniz has standing and allowed her to continue taking part in the case. Hospital officials and their attorneys said Moniz is at the table to protect the hospital’s interest.

In court papers, Moniz pointed to an ongoing civil lawsuit against the hospi-tal regarding the alleged assault and the potential for “privilege issues” to come up in a deposition. Schwarz said Moniz is there to protect the hospital in ways he cannot.

When asked why prosecuting someone accused of a crime isn’t in the public’s inter-est, Moniz said that the hospital’s position has been set by outgoing hospital CEO Tom Tomasino, who has publicly said he believes Gipson is innocent.

Tomasino testified during an earlier hear-

ing that he never actually read the hospi-tal’s investigation into the allegations, but that a fellow administrator spoke to him about it.

Ron Wallin, a member of the hospital board, looked into the issue after being contacted by the South Whidbey Record. He said the hospital’s attorneys advised the administration that someone should be at the court hearings to look out for the inter-ests of the hospital.

In addition, Wallin said the board passed a resolution years ago that obliged the hospital to defend members of the admin-istration in court cases, which he was told includes criminal cases.

“From what I understand, this is pretty much standard throughout all the hospitals in the state,” he said.

Moniz has been successful in arguing for the hospital. She and another attorney for the hospital first became involved in the case after the prosecution subpoenaed the hospital for an investigation into the alle-gation that Gipson assaulted a restrained patient last summer.

But Moniz continued her involvement into the case after Hawkins ruled in the hospital’s favor.

Lawrence filed a couple of motions in an attempt to prevent Moniz from taking

part in the criminal case. Moniz insisted on being present when Lawrence interviewed one of the witnesses, which the deputy prosecutor argued was inappropriate since Moniz is allied with the defense.

Lawrence wrote that three of the wit-nesses, who are hospital employees, said they felt intimidated by the hospital admin-istration; two of the witnesses included the hospital’s legal counsel among those whom they felt were intimidating. One of the nurses asked Moniz to leave during an interview with the state Department of Health.

Moniz successfully argued that she should be allowed to attend a witness’s deposition at the witness’s request. She wrote that the deputy prosecutor’s accusa-tions against her were groundless.

“It is this attorney’s practice to confirm witnesses’ obligation to tell the truth,” she wrote. “Hysteria, innuendo and baseless opinions are rampant in this case.”

Hawkins has ruled in the defense’s favor on important issues, but he’s also ques-tioned hospital representatives on some of their actions. He asked an attorney why the hospital made efforts to protect the hospital’s investigation from the prosecutor but didn’t attempt to protect the alleged victim’s medical records from the defense

attorney. Hawkins ultimately allowed the defense

to have access to the woman’s hospital records, over the objection of the prosecu-tor.

Later, the prosecutor tried to subpoena a nurse’s medical records in an attempt to impeach Gipson’s story about the patient assaulting the nurse earlier in the day.

In this case, the hospital objected to the release of the records because of privacy concerns. Hawkins sided with the hospital.

Schwarz said it is perfectly appropriate for Moniz to take part in the case. He said there are “certain issues” she will address in order to protect the hospital from the prosecutor’s reach, such as the privacy of medical records.

Schwarz said he believes the prosecutor and police have been politically motivated in going after Gipson and that there are issues involved that have nothing to do with his client.

“This case would not have been charged in any other county,” he said.

At a hearing earlier this month, Schwarz successfully argued to have the trial moved to April.

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LEGAL NOTICE:The budget extension for fiscal year 2014-15 for the Oak Harbor School Distr ict has been pre- pared. A public hearing will be held at the regu- larly scheduled meeting o f t h e O a k H a r b o r School District Board of Directors on Monday, February 23, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. in the Board meeting room in the Ad- min is t ra t ive Ser v ices Center at 350 S. Oak Harbor St. for the purpose of adopt ing the budget extension of the Transpor tation Vehicle Fund of the district for the 2014-2015 f isca l year. Any person may appear and be heard for or against any part of the budget. Copies of the budget extension are available at the Oak Har- bor School District Ad- min is t ra t ive Ser v ices Center at the above address.Legal No. WCW613678 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.February 7, 21, 2015.

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ISLAND COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT

In re the Dependency of: LEGASPI, Nevaeh b.d. 06/19/2011 NO. 14-7-00205-2N OT I C E A N D S U M - MONS BY PUBLICA- TION - DEPENDENCY THE STATE OF WASH- INGTON TO: T imothy Cole, Alleged Fatherand unknown biological fatherA Dependency Petition was filed on September 2, 2014; a preliminary hearing will be held on this matter on April 1, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. at Is- land County Super ior Court, 101 N.E. 6th St., Coupeville, WA 98239. This hearing will determine if your child is de- pendent as defined in RCW 13.34.050(5). This begins a judicial process which could result in permanent loss of your pa- r e n t a l r i g h t s . T H E ABOVE NAMED INDI- V IDUALS ARE SUM- MONED TO APPEAR at said hearing regarding your child. If you fail to appear at the preliminary hearing, the court may take evidence against you and enter an order without further notice to you. To request a copy of the Notice, Summons, and Dependency Peti- tion, and/or to view in- founat ion about your rights in this proceeding, go to www.atg.wa.gov/DPY.aspx.By: Debra Van Pelt, Is- land County Clerk.by/s/Diedre Butler, deputy ClerkLegal No. WCW613820 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.Feb r ua r y 7 , 14 , 21 , 2015.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN

AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ISLAND

U.S. BANK, NATIONAL A S S O C I AT I O N , A S TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING AND SER- VICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF FEBRU- ARY 1, 2007, GSAMP T RU S T 2 0 0 7 - N C I , M O R T G A G E PA S S - THROUGH CERTIF I - CATES, SERIES 2007- NC1, Plaintiff, VS. S H AW N P. D OY L E ; KATHLEEN K. DOYLE;

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AMERICAN GENERAL FINANICAL SERVICES, INC.; ALSO ALL PER- S O N S O R PA RT I E S UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, LI- EN, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DE- SCRIBED IN THE COM- PLAINT HEREIN, Defendant(s). S H E R I F F ’ S P U B L I C NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTYNO. 14-2-00324-7 TO: SHAWN P. DOYLE; KATHLEEN K. DOYLE; AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.; ALSO ALL PER- S O N S O R PA RT I E S UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, LI- EN, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DE- SCRIBED IN THE COM- PLAINT HEREIN, De- fendant(s) and judgment debtor(s) and any other persons or par ties un- k n ow n c l a i m i n g a ny right, title, estate, lien or interest in the personal and/or real property described herein:The Superior Court of Is- land County has directed the undersigned Sheriff of Island County (through his designee) to se l l the proper ty described below to satisfy a judgment in the above entitled action:Legal DescriptionTRACT 16, DEER LAKE ESTATES DIV. NO. 1, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RE- CORDED IN VOLUME 8 OF PLATS, PAGE 31, RECORDS OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHING- TONSITUATED IN ISLAND COUNTY, WASHING- TONAlso commonly known as 6373 Cedar Cove L a n e , C l i n t o n , WA 98236 Parcel No. S6460-00-00016-0The sale of the above- described property is to take place:TIME: 10:00 a.m.DATE: March 20, 2015PLACE: FRONT STEPS ISLAND COUNTY LAW AND JUSTICE CENTER 101 NE 6TH STREET, COUPEVILLE, WASH- INGTONThe judgment debtor/s can avoid the sale by pay ing the judgment amount of $348,492.64, together with interest, costs and fees before the sale date. For the exact amount, contact the Sheriff through his designee at the address stated below.

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Dated this 9th day of February, 2015.MARK C. BROWN, SHERIFF ISLAND COUNTYBy:/s/Wylie Farr Wylie Farr, Chief Civil Deputy ICSO/Law & Justice Center101 NE 6th Street PO BOX 5000 Coupeville, Washington 98239-5000 360-678-4422ICSO Docket No. 15R-0201Legal No. WCW615233 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.February 14, 21, 28 and March 7, 2015.

NOTICE OF APPLICATIONAPPLICATION: Conditional Use

CUP-15-01Word of Everlasting Life

and Faith ChurchWord of Everlasting Life and Faith Church has submitted a conditional use permit application proposing to use 665 SE Pioneer Way, Unit 5 for church related use. The church proposes to use an existing 1,488 square foot space as a meeting hall and 67parking spac- es associated with the bu i ld ing. The current proposal is to accommo- date approximately between 30 - 40 seats. The application was submitted on January 29, 2015 b y P a s t o r T h o m a s Stoneham, Word of Ev- erlasting Life and Faith Church was determined complete for processing on February 17, 2015. There is a 15 day public comment period for this application that ends on M a r c h 9 , 2 0 1 5 . T h e proper ty location is at 665 SE Pioneer Way, U n i t 5 , S6565-00-00030-0. Pub- lic comment period will run February 21 thru March 9, 2015.The plans have been cir- culated to City staff for review and comments. Plans for the proposal are available for review a t t h e C i t y o f O a k Harbor’s Development Services Department, located in City Hall. For more information, please call (360) 279-4510.PROJECT LOCATION: Application CUP-15-01 is located at 665 SE Pio- neer Way, Unit 5, Oak Harbor, WA 98277, parcel S6565-00-00030-0.PUBLIC COMMENT PE-

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RIOD: To make written comments on this proposal, please mail or hand de l iver spec i f ic comments to: City of Oak Harbor, Development Services Depar tment, 865 SE Barrington Drive, Oak Harbor, WA 98277, no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 9, 2015. If you have questions regarding this proposal, please contact the Development Services Department at (360 ) 279 -4510 , be - tween 8:00 a .m. and 5:00 p.m.E N V I R O N M E N TA L DOCUMENTS AND/OR STUDIES APPLICABLE TO T H I S P RO J E C T: N/APUBLIC HEARING RE- QUIRED: This application will be scheduled for a public hearing before the Hearing Examiner. The no t i ce o f publ i c hearing will be mailed when the date and time has been established for the hearing.To receive notification of the decision on this proposal , p lease send a self-addressed, stamped envelope and request a Notification of Decision for application CUP-15-01 from the City of Oak Harbor, Develop- ment Services Depart- ment, 865 SE Barrington Drive, Oak Harbor, WA 98277.Lisa Bebee Permit Coordinator Legal No. WCW616303 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.February 21, 2015.

STATE OF WASHINGTON


In re the Dependency of: LEGASPI, Nathanb.d. 02/19/2009 NO. 14-7-00207-9N OT I C E A N D S U M - MONS BY PUBLICA- TION - DEPENDENCY THE STATE OF WASH- INGTON TO: Timothy Cole, Al- leged Fatherand unknown biological fatherA Dependency Petition was filed on September 2, 2014; a preliminary hearing will be held on this matter on April 1, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. at Is- land County Super ior Court, 101 N.E. 6th St., Coupeville, WA 98239. This hearing will determine if your child is de- pendent as defined in RCW 13.34.050(5). This

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begins a judicial process which could result in permanent loss of your pa- r e n t a l r i g h t s . T H E ABOVE NAMED INDI- V IDUALS ARE SUM- MONED TO APPEAR at said hearing regarding your child. If you fail to appear at the preliminary hearing, the court may take evidence against you and enter an order without further notice to you. To request a copy of the Notice, Summons, and Dependency Peti- tion, and/or to view information about your rights in this proceeding, go to www.atg.wa.gov/DPY.aspx.By: Debra Van Pelt, Is- land County Clerk.by/s/Diedre Butler, deputy ClerkLegal No. WCW613814 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.Feb r ua r y 7 , 14 , 21 , 2015.

STATE OF WASHINGTON


In re the Dependency of: GALINDO, Hugo Anto- nio Justino b.d. 03/12/2014 NO. 14-7-00069-6N OT I C E A N D S U M - MONS BY PUBLICA- TION - DEPENDENCYTHE STATE OF WASH- INGTON

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TO: Hugo Galindo-Car- rillo, Alleged Father, and TO: Benito Perez-Marti- nez, Alleged Father and unknown biological fatherA Dependency Petition was filed on September 2, 2014; a preliminary hearing will be held on this matter on April 1, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. at Is- land County Super ior Court, 101 N.E. 6th St., Coupeville, WA 98239. This hearing will determine if your child is de- pendent as defined in RCW 13.34.050(5). This begins a judicial process which could result in permanent loss of your pa- r e n t a l r i g h t s . T H E ABOVE NAMED INDI- V IDUALS ARE SUM- MONED TO APPEAR at said hearing regarding your child. If you fail to appear at the preliminary hearing, the court may take evidence against you and enter an order without further notice to you. To request a copy of the Notice, Summons, and Dependency Peti- tion, and/or to view information about your rights in this proceeding, go to wvvw.atg.wa.gov/DPY.aspx.By: Debra Van Pelt, Is- land County Clerk.by/s/Diedre Butler, deputy clerkLegal No. WCW613805 Published: The Whidbey

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News Times, The South Whidbey Record.Feb r ua r y 7 , 14 , 21 , 2015.

STATE OF WASHINGTON


In re the Dependency of: TURNER, Matthew b.d. 03/06/2012NO. 14-7-00239-7N OT I C E A N D S U M - MONS BY PUBLICA- TION - DEPENDENCYTHE STATE OF WASH- INGTON TO: Michael A. Clem- ents, Alleged Father and unknown biological fatherA Dependency Petition was filed on September 2, 2014; a preliminary hearing will be held on this matter on April 1, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. at Is- land County Super ior Court, 101 N.E. 6th St., Coupeville, WA 98239. This hearing will determine if your child is de- pendent as defined in RCW 13.34.050(5). This begins a judicial process which could result in permanent loss of your pa- r e n t a l r i g h t s . T H E ABOVE NAMED INDI- V IDUALS ARE SUM- MONED TO APPEAR at said hearing regarding

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Friday, the board unani-mously approved a “system enhancement plan” that should bring back much of the service to several routes on South Whidbey that were cut last summer, and combine a couple of routes in Oak Harbor.

The changes won’t impact the budget, transit officials said.

The board also voted to purchase nine new light-duty buses. The purchase

was budgeted for this year. The agency received a grant to fund 80 percent of the cost; the agency will pay $171,000.

Ken Graska, the interim director, said he discovered that the agency doesn’t have a vehicle replacement schedule and, as a result, the fleet is very old. He said most of the buses are “well beyond the regulated life cycles,” and maintenance costs are greater than they should be.

Only Johnson voted against the purchase. She said the money could be used for service restoration instead of equipment pur-chases.

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decided against hiring a headhunting firm to help find a permanent direc-tor. The costs from the firms that responded to the request for proposals ranged from $25,000 to $40,000.

Johnson said the board didn’t want to spend that kind of money when the budget is so tight. She said afterward that the agency has positive momentum under Graska’s leadership and the original June time frame for replacing him seemed too soon.

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2001. Since then, it has not been revised.

Superintendent Jo Moccia voiced her agreement with Gianni’s assertion that stu-dent test scores and teacher evaluations should not be directly linked.

Other legislative priori-ties include “reining in” the Department of Education, taking away school choice vouchers and reducing the number of school days spent on testing, Gianni said.

Gianni explained that the Department of Education should be “less punitive,” and more supportive of school districts.

In regard to testing, Gianni asserted that over-testing is ineffective and may do more harm than good.

“Most of the testing, the

teachers don’t get a chance to discuss it with the kids,” he said. “It is more punitive. We want to enable kids and enable teachers to be able to work together and get some-thing of value from the test-ing, not just test to test.”

Gianni said that there appeared to be a fair amount of consensus amongst rep-resentatives in this regard.

Pertaining to school choice vouchers, Gianni said that a family’s ability to opt out of certain schools and into others can create imbal-ance.

Elementary school princi-pal Jeff Cravy noted that this choice is not usually avail-able to students in districts like those on Whidbey due to the distance between them.

Gianni agreed, and added

that it is more of a concern for larger school districts and more populous areas.

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brain drain,” said super-i n t e n d e n t Jo Moccia. “ F a m i l i e s who have the wherewithal to leave, leave.”

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tion where they don’t have a heterogenous group of kids,” she added.

Gianni agreed, saying that when students opt out for “richer” schools, it leaves the less wealthy school systems “decimated.”

He added that when stu-dents opt for a different school, they take funding with them, thereby leaving their former — usually less well-funded — school with still fewer dollars.

The priority, however, is the re-authorization of the No Child Left Behind Act, Gianni said.

“There needs to be a change,” he said. “We want to bring that testing back to the states and have us in charge of what we do.”


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many, that he lost count and wasn’t sure if it was six or seven years.

A cancer survivor, Gabelein suffered from bone marrow cancer as a teenager. When he became a volunteer firefighter, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Scott Firefighter Stairclimb seemed a natu-ral place to lend his time and effort.

Though not officially a South Whidbey Fire/EMS event, Chief Rusty Palmer said the fire district leadership supports and encourages its members to take part in activities like this and represent their com-munity.

“We support those guys,” said Palmer, who in past jobs took part in marathons and Relay for Life.

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During the Columbia climb, he’ll be limited to only the air he can carry — two tanks with about 4,500 psi called “45-min-ute tanks.” That figure of 45 minutes of oxygen seemed out of touch to Gabelein, who said that when fighting fires it usually runs low after 20 minutes.

In addition to the exercise and misery of hiking 69 flights of stairs, the fire and heat-resistant jacket and pants make for a toasty body.

“The heat is an issue,” Gabelein said. “As we wear the heat-protective stuff, it keeps the heat out but also keeps it in.”

Past years saw Gabelein accept water cups down his jacket instead of down his throat to cool off, but he found that the water weight got trapped in his boots and made his legs awfully heavy.

This year, he’s planning on taking a les-son from “The Tortoise and the Hare.”

“Slow and steady wins the race,” Gabelein said.

FIREFIGHTERSCONTINUED FROM A1

SCHOOLSCONTINUED FROM A1

ISLAND TRANSITCONTINUED FROM A1

“There needs to be a change.”

Rocco Gianni, South Whidbey School Board

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