RECORDSOUTH WHIDBEY

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012 | Vol. 88, No. 7 | WWW.SOUTHWHIDBEYRECORD.COM | 75¢INSIDE: Wedding Planner,

A11-A18

BY BRIAN KELLYSouth Whidbey Record

LANGLEY — Some heavy metal may return to Langley’s old firehouse on Second Street, and this time, it won’t be a fire engine returning from a blaze.

Tim Leonard, the owner of Heavy Metal Works, is hoping to lease the back section of the old fire hall for his metal-art business. Leonard currently operates his studio at his home on Saratoga Road.

Leonard is expected to present an outline of his proposal to the city coun-cil at its meeting Wednesday. If the council gives the idea its OK, discus-sions would continue between Leonard and city staff and a lease for part of the facility would be written.

“I always knew there would be a day I would have to move out of my house,” Leonard said, recalling how he started his business on April Fool’s Day, 2006, as a way to stay on the island and spend more time closer to his family.

Leonard, a sheet metal worker, had worked for years on the mainland, bouncing from one project to the next.

“It’s where the jobs were, and where I had to go. And I missed my older kids growing up, somewhat, so working at home to me was very appealing. And of course, they’re are getting older now,” he said.

Having a studio away from his home would give him the chance to leave work at work, he said. That’s been kind of hard in recent years.

“I’d be out there to 12:30 at night, 1 o’clock in the morning,” he said.

Moving to a Langley location would be ideal.

“When I close the door, I can lock the door and go home and have a life,” Leonard said.

Of course, there’s been plenty to keep Leonard busy since he launched his own business six years ago. It all started with the three umbrella tables he crafted for Desmond Rock and Useless Bay Coffee Company, and Leonard’s metalwork can now be found throughout Langley, from the bustling coffee café to the Tom Hladky Park. Leonard’s other recent projects include the monuments in front of Whidbey Telecom’s new Freeland facility, as well as much of the metal furniture inside its WiFire Coffee Bar.

“I always thought if I was going to move out [from Saratoga], I wanted

to move to Langley. I love Langley so much. And there’s so much of my met-alwork here,” he said.

Leonard said the fire hall studio would be used to create custom metal fabrication projects of all sorts, from signs to furniture to outdoor structures and gallery artwork.

An example of his gallery art can be found at MUSEO on First Street, where Leonard — with the help of Ryan Wright, Jeff Holtby and Bill Cass — built a 750-pound, 9-foot-talk rocket from plasma-cut and forged steel for the gallery’s new “Steampunk” show.

The rocket is called Zephyr, and was

Brian Kelly / The Record

Tim Leonard stands next to the rocket ship called Zephyr that was named after his daughter, “Zippy” Leonard, with Ryan Wright, who helped construct the piece for the “Steampunk” exhibit at MUSEO. Leonard hopes to move his studio to Langley’s old fire hall on Second Street.

Getting ready for takeoff:

Metal artist hopes to move studio to Langley’s old fire hall

SEE ARTIST, A6

Langley’s Second Street firehouse.

Haugen says she’ll support gay marriage

BY BRIAN KELLYSouth Whidbey Record

State Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen’s deci-sion to support same-sex marriage is getting a grate-ful reaction in Langley.

Haugen, a 10th District lawmaker, said she would vote for a proposed law that would make Washington the seventh state in the union to allow same-sex marriages.

“Senator Haugen’s very welcomed decision is a ‘profile in courage’ moment; when someone in elected office hears their constituents on both sides of a serious issue, consid-ers it deeply, and votes their conscience despite possible political ramifica-tions,” said Langley City Councilman Hal Seligson.

Seligson said he would move forward with his plan

to put a resolution before the Langley City Council at its meeting this week that states the city’s support for legalizing same-sex mar-riage.

Council members had been expected to vote on the resolution last week, but their meeting was post-poned until Wednesday because of the snowstorm.

Haugen was the cru-cial 25th vote needed to guarantee the passage of Senate Bill 6239. Haugen was the holdout vote on the Democratic side, and the Camano Island law-maker had been under intense public pressure to support the law after residents jammed a town hall meeting in Bayview and pressed her to support the proposal earlier this

Whidbey residents get robo-calls from opponents

Brian Kelly / Record file

Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen on her decision: “This issue isn’t about just what I believe. It’s about respecting others, including people who may believe differently than I. It’s about whether everyone has the same opportunities for love and companionship and family and security that I have enjoyed.”

SEE MARRIAGE, A3

Peace Fellowship celebrates Dr. King

An estimated 170 people filled St. Augustine’s in-the-Woods Episcopal church in Freeland for the 7th annual “Blessed Are the Peace Makers” Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event Jan. 16.

The event was sponsored by the St. Augustine’s Episcopal Peace Fellowship.

Donations from guests totaled $432 and will go to Helping Hand of South Whidbey in support of those who find them-selves, as King once said,

“on an island of poverty surrounded by a sea of prosperity.”

The service featured interactive readings that focused on the Freedom Rides of 1961. The Freedom Rider youth were true non-violent heroes whose sacri-fices caused an indifferent nation to take notice of the human costs of racism. Through their courage, nonviolence overcame vio-lence and love overcame hate.

Speaker and devoted Episcopalian Ora Houston called on the community to respect the dignity of all persons, honor diversity,

listen respectfully to dif-ferent viewpoints and to speak out and stand up for peace and justice. Houston asked the predominately white crowd to consider the impact of white privi-lege and culture on people of color and to realize that King’s dream has not yet been realized.

Music was a key element of the festivities with Karl Olsen leading the songs. Saxophonist Danny Ward accompanied Olsen’s gui-tar and keyboard. ICTHUS, the Trinity Lutheran youth singers, also sang and received a standing ova-tion from the participants.

TODAY’S EDITION | VOL. 88, N0. 7SOCCER STAR, A7: Rusch takes fast approach to pro career.

DARING DRAGONS, A8: Margaret Walton honors the Chinese New Year.

OBITS, A9: Harry Elliot, Jack Leonard Hansen.

Online | www.southwhidbeyrecord.comNEW POLL: Did the recent snowstorm give you cabin fever?

Current results; 37 percent “yes,” 62 percent “no.”

Contact us | Newsroom @ 877-316-7276Brian Kelly, editor.

Patricia Duff, Island Life editor; features, arts and entertainment.

Ben Watanabe, sports, schools.

YESNO

Results through Jan. 24

PeoplePeoplePeoplePage A2 WWW.SOUTHWHIDBEYRECORD.COM

Bert Speir photos

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day participants raise their hands during the musical portion of a celebration at St. Augustine’s in-the-Woods Episcopal Church Jan. 16. Below, speaker Ora Houston calls on the Whidbey Island community to respect the dignity of all persons and to honor diversity.

notable

Have an item for the People page?The South Whidbey Record is always on the lookout for items about people in the South Whidbey community. To submit an item, e-mail pduff@whidbeynews group.com.

KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE

month.In a statement after a

hearing on the law Monday, Haugen said she had heard from many people who sup-port same-sex marriage, but said supporting the pro-posed law was not an easy decision for her to make.

“For some people, this is a simple issue. I envy them. It has not been simple or easy for me,” Haugen said.

“To some degree, this is generational. Years ago I took exception to my parents’ beliefs on certain social issues, and today my children take exception to some of mine,” she contin-ued. “Times change, even if it makes us uncomfortable. I think we should all be uncomfortable sometime. None of us knows every-thing, and it’s important to have our beliefs questioned. Only one being in this world is omniscient, and it’s not

me.“I have very strong

Christian beliefs, and per-sonally I have always said when I accepted the Lord, I became more tolerant of others. I stopped judging people and try to live by the Golden Rule. This is part of my decision. I do not believe it is my role to judge others, regardless of my personal beliefs. It’s not always easy to do that. For me personally, I have always believed in traditional mar-riage between a man and a woman. That is what I believe, to this day.

“But this issue isn’t about just what I believe. It’s about respecting others, including people who may believe differently than I. It’s about whether everyone has the same opportunities for love and companionship and family and security that I have enjoyed.”

Haugen said she made up her mind after an amend-ment to the law was offered that would allow a church to refuse to marry a couple if

that marriage contradicted the church’s teachings.

“That’s important, and it helped shape my decision,” she said.

Haugen also repeated her earlier wish that the issue go to voters.

“My preference would be to put this issue on the ballot and give all Washingtonians the oppor-tunity to wrestle with this issue, to search their hearts as I have, and to make the choice for themselves. But I do not know that there are the votes to put it to a ballot measure. So, forced to make a choice, my choice is to allow all men and women in our state to enjoy the same privileges that are so impor-tant in my life,” she said.

Critics of the new law worked feverishly Monday to marshal support against the proposal.

Joe Fuiten, an evangeli-cal pastor and the head of Bothell’s Cedar Park Church, bombarded South Whidbey residents and others across the

10th District with robo-calls Monday afternoon, asking them to speak out against the law. The robo-calls gave people the opportunity to be transferred directly to Haugen’s office so they could voice their displea-sure with the lawmaker.

Fuiten, a former cam-paign organizer for Pres. George W. Bush, has called the gay marriage bill “democracy Soviet style.”

In his robo-calls to local residents, Fuiten asked for help in defeating the mea-sure.

“We need your help,” Fuiten said during the call.

“As you know, the state Legislature has already given same-sex domestic partners all the rights and benefits of marriage. Now they want to create the so-called gay marriage, as well. I’m concerned this bill will impact your child’s educa-tion, rights of conscience and the freedom of religion for churches like mine and yours. Your voice is very important in this issue,

because your state senator is a crucial vote. Unless they hear from thousands of their constituents who do not support this effort, this bill could pass any day.

“I’d like you to transfer you right now, free of charge, to the office of Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, so you can encourage them not to redefine marriage. If you would like to be con-nected to your legislator’s office, free of charge, please press 1 now.”

The proposed law now moves to an executive ses-sion Thursday in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections.

Page A3

DINING & ENTERTAINMENT GUIDETHE CLYDE THEATRETHE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

Newcomer Rooney Mara makes a splash as Lisbeth

Salander, a punkish computer hacker who teams up with Daniel Craig’s investigative journalist Michael

Blomqvist to solve a decades-old mystery. And

this time it’s in English! Rated R.

SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS

Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law have real rapport playing the great detective

and the physician friend who chronicles their

adventures. It’s got a bit of a Steam Punk vibe to

go with the show opening at Museo. Noomi Rapace (the fi rst Lisbeth Salander)

costars. Rated PG-13.

NEIL’SCLOVER PATCHWe serve South

Whidbey’s fi nest Prime Rib every Friday &

Saturday night!

GORDON’S ON BLUEBERRY HILL

Fabulous gourmet dining! Enjoy the view while you enjoy our lunch specials.

Call 360-331-7515 for reservations.

CAFÉ LANGLEYCafe Langley features

Mediterranean & Northwest classics. Some

of our regular menu items include crab cakes,

Penn Cove mussels, lamb & chicken kebob

sandwiches, linguine with calamari and signature

pasta dishes.

Since 1989Try our Signature Pasta Dishes

Chicken Marsala Gnocchi ♦Northwest Seafood Risotto ♦

21 years of Excellence! Open for Lunch & Dinnerwww.cafelangley.com

Beer, Wine, and Cocktails

Available

221-5525 www.theclyde.netTickets $7, under 17 or over 65, $5

Wed & Thur 7:30

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON

TATTOO

Fri & Mon 7:30 Sat - Sun 5:00 & 7:30

Robert Downey Jr. Jude Law

SHERLOCK HOLMES

COMING SOON: My Weekend with Marilyn, We Bought a Zoo, and Mission Impossible

R

PG-13

Lunch Tues-Fri .......... 11:30 am - 2 pmDinner Tues-Fri .................. 5 pm - closeDinner Sat-Sun .................. 4 pm - close

Reservations Recommended

Introducing the

available Sunday through Thursdaydinner only

VALUABLE COUPON

Redefining Casual Dining

2001

READERS' CHOICE AWARD

SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD

1st1st

am to 8pm

Tavern Battered Halibutwith Neil’s Famous Cocktail

& Tartar Sauce

Free Wi-Fi

All dinners come with Soup or Salad and choice of Potato, Vegetable & Bread Pudding

Like

$1195Coupon good thru

2/3/12

Reg $15.50

BUY LOCAL

!!!!!

IS THE NEW PROPERTY

REALLY YOURS?When you purchase your

next home and receive your deed, how can you be sure you are receiving clear title? In fact, how can you even be sure the sellers are the present owners?

When purchasing real estate, you should be receiving the highest and best deed available - a “General Warranty” deed. By giving you this deed, sellers warrant that they own the property and will defend you against any and all claims to the property by others.

As further assurance, you should always have a “title search” performed by an attorney. This search determines the history of title to the property, and identifi es any judgements, liens, or claims by others which may be an impediment to good title. If any are discovered, they must be eliminated prior to passing of title to the buyers.

One additional step insures that buyers are receiving good title. Called “title insurance,” this insurance pays legal costs associated with defending title should a claim occur later. In the unlikely event that a title defect is established, the insurance will pay up to face value of the policy - usually an amount equal to the purchase price.

When purchasing your next home, be certain that your purchase contract calls for the seller to deliver a “General Warranty” deed - then ask for title insurance. It’s inexpensive and provides great peace of mind.

tevetrehlauMANAGING BROKER

CERTIFIED RESIDENTIAL SPECIALIST

Your Real EstateConsultant

*****If you or your friends are interestedin buying or selling a home or land,

call me. I can help. Steve is aManaging Broker, Certifi ed

Residential Specialist and anAccredited Buyer’s Representative at

Langley, WACell Phone Direct: 206-819-3411

or visit him on the web atwww.realestatewhidbey.com

CONTINUED FROM A1

BY RECORD STAFF

The early whale catches the worm. Maybe that’s what brought No. 53, a gray whale that was first spotted last week and sighted again Monday, to Saratoga Passage off the Whidbey coast.

Langley resident Veronica von Allworden reported both sightings to the Orca Network.

“That caused quite a stir,” said Howard Garrett of the Orca Network. “It’s about a month earlier than usual.”

Garrett said it is likely No. 53 was led by its stomach.

“They have come back in the end of January before, but we can only speculate that there must be some food here,” Garrett said. “There must be some shrimp and worms — the mud flats must be thriving.”

First gray whale spotted off Whidbey

Bird count finds wigeons aplenty

Approximately 70 vol-unteers came out to help with Whidbey Audubon’s first-ever Christmas Bird Count on South Whidbey, Audubon officials said Monday.

The count was held Friday, Dec. 30, and coun-ters recorded more than 100 species in a 15-mile-diameter circle that was centered at Goss Lake. The counting boundary stretched to Greenbank

Farm to the north and to the Clinton Ferry Terminal to the south.

Govinda Rosling of Whidbey Audubon said the weather was calm in the morning with a few sun breaks, followed by rain and a hail storm dur-ing the lunch hour, and then clear again yet windy for the afternoon counts.

Volunteers gathered at Trinity Lutheran Church in Freeland for post tabula-tions and shared stories from the field, as well as soup, carrot cake muffins, cheeses and even origami crane wontons.

Rosling said some of the highlights of species

documented include a northern shrike, west-ern meadowlarks, and orange-crowned and yellow-rumped warblers. More than 750 Western grebes were reported, plus 2,650 American wigeons alone at Deer Lagoon. American robins still outnumber European starlings, and the ratio between American crows to common ravens was calculated at roughly 20:1.

For the North End Christmas Bird Count, held Dec. 17, a total of 60 people volunteered their time and counted 20,116 birds across 148 species.

Republican Party caucuses at SWHS

The 2012 Republican Party precinct caucuses for South Whidbey voters will be held

March 3 at South Whidbey High School, said Brett Wilhelm, chairman of the Island County Republican Party.

The caucuses start at 10 a.m. Registered vot-ers residing in one of the 25 precincts located on South Whidbey will con-vene for a pooled caucus in the high school’s com-mons area.

Some voters in Central Whidbey precincts — Admiralty 1, North Bluff and all other precincts on the South Whidbey side of the Navy’s Outlying Field — will also caucus at South Whidbey High School. The precincts of Central, Prairie and all other precincts on the North Whidbey side of Outlying Field will cau-cus at Oak Harbor High School.

Wilhelm said that after consideration of resolutions and the Island County Republican Party platform, the pooled caucuses will adjourn to individual precinct caucuses for the election of delegates and alter-

nates to the 2012 Island County Republican Party Convention.

The convention is planned for March 31 at Oak Harbor High School.

Any registered voter of the precinct in which the caucus is being conduct-ed who is willing to state, by signing a registration form, membership in the Republican Party and has not participated and will not participate in the 2012 caucus or convention system of any other party is eligible to participate in the caucus.

Gerlach to take oath of office

Last week’s canceled meeting of the South Whidbey Parks and Rec District board has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27.

The meeting will start with the swearing-in of Joel Gerlach, newly elect-ed commissioner.

The board will also need to establish the executive positions of chairman, vice-chairman,

secretary and treasurer.The park district board

meets at the district’s headquarters building at 5495 Maxwelton Road.

Lions welcome guest speaker

Gene White, presi-dent of the Global Child Nutrition Foundation and a Good Cheer Food Bank board member, will be the guest speaker at the South Whidbey Lion Club’s meeting this week.

White will give a talk on her work with child nutri-tion programs.

The Lions will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, at the M-Bar-C Ranch in Freeland. Guests and prospective members are welcome.

The M-Bar-C Ranch is located on Shore Meadows Road off Bush Point Road.

For more information, call 331-3151 or e-mail swlions@whidbey.com.

The roundupThe roundupThe roundupNEWSLINE | WEATHER REPORT: Today, showers, high near 46. Mostly cloudy, showers likely Thursday. Mostly sunny Friday, with a high near 40.

Page A4 WWW.SOUTHWHIDBEYRECORD.COM

State Farm®

Providing Insurance and Financial ServicesHome Office, Bloomington, Illinois 61710

Sheila DeLong LTCP, Agent1796 Main Street, Suite 101Freeland, WA 98249Bus: 360-331-1233www.sheiladelong.com

After Snow SALE

Whidbey Furniture

Whidbey Furniture

25,000 SQ. FT.SHOWROOMfeaturing Flexsteel,

Aspen Home, Simmons, Lane,

Broyhill and more!

BUY $500

SAVE$50

BUY $2000

SAVE$200

BUY $5000

SAVE$500

BUY $1000

SAVE$100

BUY $1500

SAVE$150

Delivery anywhere on Whidbey Island or Anacortes just

$35. 2% Discount for Cash or Check

12 months, no interest, same as cash*Includes CLEARANCE and recently reduced items!

BUY MORESAVE MORE

*OAC, see store for details

CLINTON

LANGLEY

FREELAND

OpinionOpinionOpinion Page A5

IDENTIFICATION STATEMENTAND SUBSCRIPTION RATES

The South Whidbey Record (USPS 682-200) is published semi- weekly by Sound Publishing on Wednesdays and Saturdays for $19

for 3 months, $29 for 6 months, $45 per year and $75 for 2 years delivered by carrier in Island County from Coupeville to Clinton; $20

for 3 months, $32 for 6 months, $52 per year and $94 for two years in county mailed from Coupeville to North Whidbey Island. Out of county

mail $35 for 3 months, $65 for 6 months, $105 per year. Payment in advance is required. It is published by The South Whidbey Record,

PO Box 1200, Coupeville, WA 98239. Periodicals rate postage paid at Coupeville, WA and additional mailing offices.

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The South Whidbey Record, PO Box 1200, Coupeville, WA 98239.

Published each Wednesday and Saturdayfrom the office of

The South Whidbey Record107 S. Main St., Ste E101

PO Box 1200Coupeville, WA 98239

(877) 316-7276(888) 478-2126 faxOn the Internet at

www.southwhidbeyrecord.com

THE SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD STAFFPublisher ............................................................................Marcia Van DykeSupervising Editor .....................................................................Jim LarsenEditor ...............................................................................................Brian KellyIsland Life Editor .................................................................... Patricia DuffReporters ..............................................................................Ben WatanabeColumnists .......................................... Margaret Walton, Frances WoodOffice Manager ........................................................................ Lorinda KayAdvertising Manager ..................................................... Lee Ann MozesAdvertising Sales ................................................................ Erica JohnsonProduction Manager ......................................Michelle WolfenspargerCreative Artist ....................................................................Rebecca Collins

Scan the code with your phoneand look us up on-line! Keep the

app and look us up anytime!

In response

To the editor:The Port of South Whidbey Commissioners

(Curt Gordon, Chris Jerome & Dennis Gregoire, and former Commissioner Geoff Tapert) have approved a lease with AT&T for the construction of a 140-foot mono-pole cell tower within public parklands on Possession Point ridge.

The top of the tower would extend 550 feet above Cultus Bay and Possession Beach creating an eyesore for many residents in nearby communities, including Sandy Hook, Possession Beach, Scatchet Head and Possession Ridge.

It would require clearing a swath of for-ested land adjacent to the beautiful Dorothy Cleveland Trail. A 500-feet-long by 20-feet-wide area would be cleared to build a gravel access road, destroying over three dozen trees along the natural path used by hikers to access the trail from the west. This creates a water run-off hazard and could disturb under-ground springs, streams and watershed.

Environmental damage would result since the proposed site is in a geologically sensi-tive area, on a steep slope, near the crest of Possession Ridge. Significant impact is likely for wildlife, especially birds, since this upland forest is home to a wide variety of local birds, is an adjacent bald eagle habitat and is a stopping-off point for many migratory bird species.

Significant light pollution would result from required aircraft warning and migratory bird diverter systems, such as flashing red lights. Serious noise pollution would occur due to alarms and backup generators, especially for the adjoining neighborhood located less than 165 feet from the tower.

Does AT&T need to build a tower in this location to provide South Whidbey with improved service? Emphatically, no! Equally good service could be provided elsewhere. In fact, AT&T has already surveyed other backup sites on nearby private lands.

Why does AT&T want to build this cell tower?

Simple economics. The tower will be highly profitable since it will mainly serve lucrative off-island customers in Snohomish and Kitsap counties. In return, the port will receive only $13,200 annually.

To put this in perspective, the annual port budget is $2.93 million, they collect $515,000 in property taxes, and their waste removal bill is $6,000. We cannot, and will not, allow a few publicly elected officials to supersede

overwhelming public support to preserve the rural character of South Whidbey.

We call upon you to sign the online Petition to Save Open/Green Spaces on South Whidbey by visiting www.sos-sw.monma.com.

For more details, contact Clyde Monma at sos-sw@monma.com, 360-579-2237 or 8231 Lupine Lane, Clinton, WA 98236.

CLYDE MONMAClinton

To the editor:Diking and drainage districts are formed to

protect homes, land and people.It’s not hard to figure out what this diking

and drainage district does.“Remove standing water” from low-lying

areas and “hinder ingress of water” from Puget Sound. In order to do this the dike was constructed and a drainage system installed including associated piping and “pumps,” simple as that. Septic systems will not func-tion, basements and yards will flood, farmland rendered useless, golf course flooding and stagnant water areas formed.

The current setup is benefiting most if not all of the Sunlight Beach area homes, farms

and you can’t play golf in a swamp.Even with the pumping, standing surface

water remains year around in the southwest portion of the lowland with runoff water flowing from the south into it year around via a pipe then on under Sunlight Beach Road along with the rain. This water is not being removed even with the new pump in full operation. Those privately owned properties are still rendered useless, except for the mos-quitoes. (Maybe a third pump?)

The water wells of the Sun Vista/Sunlight Beach Homeowners Association located in this area are salt-free, (tested quarterly by the state-licensed operator).

The water level in these wells, measured at “static head,” is about 4 feet above standing surface water level in the area which hinders the ingress of contaminated surface and/or saltwater into the wells.

The aquifer is located below the aquitard and is replenished by water moving from much higher ground. The same aquitard also stops or severely hinders contaminated surface water permeation and or saltwater intrusion into the wells.

As of today, I have never met or even spoken to Ray Gabelein, but was involved with Mr. Kraft as a member of the Sun Vista

/Sunlight Beach Homeowners Association board of directors for over a yearlong period. Having just reviewed a stack of old emails to refresh my memory, I recommend voting for Ray Gabelein. I have read and listened to both sides for a couple of years and it is an easy choice.

There is one group who knows what they are doing, (and actually doing it) protect-ing homes and property, and another appar-ently trying to disrupt and hinder the effort. Ignore the smoke and mirrors and vote for Ray Gabelein.

And keep your feet dry.BILL WOODLAND

Clinton

To the editor:From what I’ve read in yesterday’s Record,

the proposed Wharf Street Landing project appears to be an ideal development for the Langley Marina site. In my opinion, it includes just the right combination of design, use and scale for the Langley waterfront, and I wish the developers well as they move forward.

DIANE KENDYLangley

Letters

named after Leonard’s 9-year-old daughter, “Zippy,” who died in a tragic acci-dent Dec. 25 after a tree fell on the family car.

Leonard said he was hop-ing to reach an agreement with the city over the next few months. That won’t hap-pen overnight, of course, and Leonard added that he also needs a bit of time to recover from the neck injuries he received in the Christmas Day accident.

“Obviously I have a few months … myself,” he said.

The front section of the fire hall is leased by Callahan McVay, for his glass-art studio Callahan’s Firehouse. It’s since become a must-see for tour-

ists coming to Langley.Leonard said he’d like

to see his studio become a similar attraction; a place were people can stop by and watch the creative process unfold.

“One of the charms about this space, being a public space, I think people would really get to see the process-es involved,” he said.

“I haven’t quite ironed out the details,” Leonard said, adding that one idea could be to create a glass wall like he built for the renovation of the Bayview Cash Store that would separate the work area from the studio’s space for visitors.

“So people could watch in safety behind glass, and it would keep some of the sound down,” he said.

Leonard said he was eager to work with the city

and professionals experi-enced in mitigating noise issues so nearby residents wouldn’t be bothered by the studio. That may mean installing insulation, sound baffles and other sound attenuation features. He also plans on using as much pre-cut pieces as possible in his work.

That said, Leonard noted that much of the work done in his studio wasn’t as noisy as some people might think.

“I have to debunk the myth that a metal shop is constantly loud. People think, ‘Oh, a metal fab shop, it’s going to be noise all day long,’” he said.

Some parts of the process do involve loud sounds, he said.

“It’s a small fraction of the entire process. There’s the whole design aspect, there’s the layout aspect, there’s the cutting aspect, there’s the actual bending of the parts,” he said. “Then there’s some of the finish work, and that’s where some of the grinding comes into play.”

The back end of the

fire hall has been empty since the end of October, following the departure of Michael McMahon and his business, Old World Ales and Lagers.

McMahon was involved in a long-running dispute with city officials and McVay after the city did not install separate power meters for each business, and Callahan was left to collect payment from McMahon for the electricity he was using.

After McMahon com-plained that McVay locked him out of the restroom in the fire hall, he asked the city to resolve the dispute and finally stopped paying rent and moved out when that never happened.

The Langley City Council meets on a special day this week, as last week’s regu-larly scheduled meeting was postponed until Wednesday, Jan. 25 because of the snow-storm. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. at city hall.

Brian Kelly can be reached at bkelly@ whidbeynewsgroup.com.

THURSDAY, JAN. 196:39 a.m. — A non-injury

car accident involving a Chevrolet pickup was report-ed at Bush Point Road and Shipping View Drive.

8:58 a.m. — A fallen tree was blocking Brainers Road near Amble Road.

9:29 a.m.— A woman said she got her 2003 Saturn stuck on Pintail Road.

10 a.m. — A man said his neighbors were harass-ing him by talking to him through his television with a radio.

10:33 a.m. — A Dodge truck was stuck sideways in the middle of Highway 525 up from the ferry dock.

10:45 a.m. — Two cars and two trucks were left parked in the roadway near Hi Crest Road and Island Way.

11:07 a.m. — A semi-trailer truck was blocking the southbound lane on Maine Street and East Harbor Road.

1:24 p.m. — A non-injury accident was reported on East Harbor Road.

1:50 p.m.— A tree toppled into power lines and across the road on Campbell Road near Maxwelton Road.

2:27 p.m. — A woman on Humphrey Road said a man came to her door and then knocked on her window and asked if he could come in, and she said no.

2:57 p.m. — A 1-foot-thick fallen tree was across both lanes on Lone Lake Road south of Saratoga Road.

4:05 p.m. — A driver hit fallen power lines on Highway 525 near Resort Road and went off the road-way.

Page A6 WWW.SOUTHWHIDBEYRECORD.COM

got Hybrid?We have the techs, training & tools

necessary to care for your import hybrid!

Call 341-3504for appointment

IngramParker.com

visit www.IngramParker.com for more information and to see all of our listings

FREELAND OFFICE

Christina Parker360.331.0383

Gary Ingram360.331.0373

Caring for you and your real estate needs

For a listing in this directorycall 877-316-7276

It’s just $1.00 per line* (Restrictions apply)

SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORDHEALTH DIRECTORY

Hearing Aids & Audiology

ISLAND FAMILY HEARING CLINICPeter Keating, Au.D.Board Certified Doctor of AudiologyDiagnostic hearing tests Hearing aid sales and service5570 Harbor Ave., Unit B

Holistic Practitioners

DR. KAREN CARBONE “Helping You Create and Enjoy a Life of Optimal Health”An integrative healthcare professional who is a Registered Nurse and a Doctor of Natural Health. This allows the use of traditional health approaches and natural healing in a holistic environment. Providing health education, nutritional management, herbal and supplement expertise.All About Health

Midwifery Women’s Health

GREENBANK WOMEN’S CLINIC & BIRTH CENTER Full scope midwifery care. Birth control services, annual exams for women of all ages. Serving Whidbey Island for 20 years. All major insurance, Tricare accepted.

OB/GYN

ROBERT J. BURNETT, M.D., FACOGMELISSA S. CHINN, DO, FACOGIsland Women’s HealthcareBoard Certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology

Optometry

BAYVIEW VISION CLINICAT USELESS BAY

Family Vision Care

15821 SR 525,

JAMES L. COX, OD, FCOVDOptometric Physician

WHIDBEY VISION CARE

Comprehensive Eye Care Designer Eye Wear

Physical Therapy

FAMILYCARE PHYSICAL THERAPY

Oak Harbor

Physicians & Clinics

SOUTH WHIDBEY PEDIATRICS

Board-Certified PediatricianBirth to College Health CareNew patients welcome

SOUTH WHIDBEY COMMUNITY CLINICA Whidbey General Hospital clinic serving low- to moderate- income clients.

South Building

WHIDBEY GENERAL SOUTH

Health Screens & Classes

FREELAND FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER

Board-Certified Family PhysicianPrevention focused health care for all ages, including pediatrics.

appointments available.

Freeland

Prosthetics & Orthotics

ISLAND PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS, INC.American Board Certified

Therapy

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

THERAPY

Speech Therapy

SARATOGA SPEECH THERAPY

In-home speech, language, voice and swallowing therapy for adults

Yoga

WHIDBEY ISLAND YOGADynamic Yoga and Fitness classes. Beginner to advanced levels.

Sheriff’s Report ARTISTCONTINUED FROM A1

Falcon games rescheduled

South Whidbey High School sports teams were undefeated last week.

They were also winless. A snow storm dumped

more than 10 inches on South Whidbey, closed schools and all games and matches were canceled that were scheduled between Jan. 17-20.

The coming week will be a busy one for the Falcons.

The Falcon wrestling travels to Sultan for

the Turks’ senior night Thursday, Jan. 26.

The Falcons had a dual meet canceled last week at Bellevue Christian. Head wrestling coach Jim Thompson said it may be rescheduled, but had not been by Tuesday.

South Whidbey senior wrestlers will have their day at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30. The Falcons’ Senior Night and final home match, will be against the Archbishop Murphy Wildcats.

Both the boys and girls basketball teams have a long week looming. Between Jan. 30 and Feb. 6, the Falcons will play four games in seven days.

The double-header at

Coupeville is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 4. South Whidbey’s girls team is scheduled to play first at noon, and the boys game will follow at 2 p.m.

The girls road game against Lakewood is set for 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6.

The Falcon boys host Lakewood at 7 p.m. Feb. 6.

Scheduling the makeup games following the original end of the sea-son will allow time to prepare for the district playoffs. The first game of the Northwest District 1 playoffs is between the Northwest Conference’s fifth-seeded 2A team and the Cascade Conference’s fourth seed at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8.

SportsSportsSportsPage A7

BY BEN WATANABESouth Whidbey Record

It was now or never for Ben Rusch.

The Falcon girls soccer head coach and assistant boys soccer

coach will take this spring to focus on his own soccer career.

“I just realized that I have to do this. If I don’t, I’m just going to regret it,” Rusch said.

“It’s kind of to the point where I want to give it a go for the next two years, maybe three, then shift gears to the next phase of my life.”

Rusch is trying out for several professional soccer clubs in the Puget Sound area, which begin their seasons in March. By doing so, he’s giving up a different facet of the same game.

Last spring was Rusch’s first high school coaching job. The 23-year-old SWHS alumnus led the junior varsity team and assisted long-time varsity boys soccer coach Joel Gerlach.

The Falcon boys varsity soccer squad went to the district playoffs and finished 8-9 overall. Rusch was instrumental, Gerlach said, in the team’s late success and a string of five wins.

“I think it’s fun for the younger guys when somebody closer to their age can be on the field with them,” Rusch said.

The junior varsity team was 7-3-1 overall, and cultivated a handful of

players Gerlach looked forward to seeing try out in March. One season prior to Rusch’s arrival, the JV Falcons scored an average of less than two goals per game, while their opponents poured in more than four.

In 11 games in 2011, Rusch’s JV squad averaged more than four goals per game, and allowed a little more than one goal a game.

“He has just a ton of energy — that’s going to be missed,” Gerlach said.

“It’s going to be a transition for the kids because they really like Ben.”

Rusch’s departure after only a year with the team had Gerlach’s blessing. Gerlach admitted, how-ever, it was difficult to have Rusch leave after only one season togeth-er, given he was a former Falcon.

“Having somebody that came through your program contribute back to it is just huge,” Gerlach said.

As a former player at South Whidbey, Rusch was coached by Gerlach during his varsity years, where Rusch became an intimidat-ing center defender.

“I’m all in favor of it,” Gerlach said. “If an athlete from my pro-

gram can get paid to play and make it in the pros, that would be just a feather in my cap.”

“He’s got a chance to really take it to the next level.”

“It’s one of those things where later in life, I wouldn’t want him to have the regret and say ‘I had a chance to do this and didn’t,’” Gerlach added.

Rusch is trying out for three teams in the Premier Development League: Washington Crossfire (Redmond), Kitsap Pumas (Bremerton) and North Sound SeaWolves (Edmonds). There are more than 60 teams across the

country in the league, split into four divisions. Last year, the Pumas won the United Soccer League PDL championship.

Rusch spent the past two months working out with the Crossfire in Redmond, and played for the state’s top amateur team in the Starfire Premier League.

Playing soccer is his passion more than his profession, he said. He practices ball-handling five days each week and works out daily.

“At this point in my life, it’s one of the main things that really gets me excited and I can focus on in the long term,” Rusch said.

Rusch said he has not spent a season away from soccer since he was 5 years old. And that streak will continue, even if it’s away from coaching soccer this spring.

“It’s been pretty steady. I almost quit right before high school, and I’m glad I didn’t,” he said.

“Soccer’s something I’ll probably do forever, whether it’s professional or playing or coaching. I’ll probably play until I can’t walk anymore.”

His potential new position as a professional center defender won’t affect the girls program. Should Rusch make one of the teams and accept the contract, the season will end in early August, prior to the start of the girls soccer season.

Leaving now doesn’t mean the opportunity to return is closed, either.

Gerlach, who said he had grand plans for Rusch and him with the Falcons this season (a state tournament run), imagines Rusch may find his way back to South Whidbey.

“I don’t know that Ben won’t come back to us,” Gerlach said.

Ben Watanabe / Record file

Falcon girls soccer head coach and boys soccer assistant coach Ben Rusch is stepping down this spring to pursue a professional soccer career.

Ben Rusch

Ben Watanabe / The Record

Sam Turpin drives against the junior varsity team during a recent practice. The junior guard and the other Falcon athletes resumed practices this week.

briefly

CommunityCommunityCommunityPage A8 WWW.SOUTHWHIDBEYRECORD.COM

Now Serving

Direct 360.239.5775 OnetoOne@whidbey.com

www.onetoonepersonaltraining.net

Active lifestyle coaching for Seniors, Women and Couples in the privacy

of your own home!

One to OnePersonal Trainingwith Marti Murphy

Gift CertificatesAvailable!

NEW Lower TANNINGPrices!

$6 per SESSION$45 30-day UNLIMITED$50 10 SESSIONS

1832 Scott Rd., Freeland360.331.4949

Buy a Region or the Entire State!

360.221.5300

It began yesterday, the Chinese Year of the Dragon, one of the strongest signs of the Chinese calendar. But if you’re a Dragon yourself, or are closely acquainted with a Dragon, you already know that.

Bombastic, self-centered, magnificent, charming, flam-

boyant, obnoxious, ambitious, intelligent, arrogant, impulsive, aggres-sive, tyran-nical, snob-

bish, loyal, brash, outspo-ken, curious, as well as a few other characteristics I’ve probably left out, are all adjectives that apply to a Dragon person. It’s very exciting to know and interact with a Dragon; it’s also time consuming and can even be exhausting. Dragons, unfortunately, can be very demanding.

Dragons are leaders, rul-ers, CEOs, only happy if they are in charge of whatever endeavor they take on.

If you need someone to revitalize a cause, organize a “movement,” lead a march for “rights,” get “the job” done whatever it is, find yourself a Dragon, male or female. There is a reason some women are often referred to as “The Dragon Lady.” Figuratively breathing

smoke and fire, Dragons are not to be deterred and will pursue their own interests with no worry about risks or rewards.

As always, however, there is another side to every story, and that’s also true of fire-breathing Dragons. Beneath the tough, flam-boyant exterior may be the soul of a poet, the heart of a tender lover, and a strong desire to be cherished and appreciated by family and close friends. Dragons pre-tend to be too strong to need others, too independent to seek assistance, but if a Dragon meets the right mate and decides to have a family, there is no equal to the devo-tion from a Dragon to his or her cherished ones.

As you may surmise, there is a major drawback to

being a Dragon, and it has to do with aging. Dragons, usually in superb health, do not age well. The idea of losing power, the feeling that their strength is ebb-ing, is totally unacceptable to Dragons, and if a Dragon suffers a debilitating injury or ailment, leaving him or her reliant upon others for daily living, severe depres-sion and thoughts of suicide will be virtually inevitable. The Dragon lives on his own terms and wants to die on his own terms.

My first husband was a Dragon, although I wasn’t aware of that until I studied Chinese astrology for a writ-ing assignment several years after the wedding, and I’ve known and worked with at least two other Dragon men.

But, I’ve known, admired

and loved only one (that I’m aware of) Dragon Lady, for whom I worked, many years ago. She was an excit-ing, extremely intelligent, creative, vibrant woman very much in charge of a group of lively, unruly writers, and she taught me a great deal. She was ultimately shot to death by her retired third husband, who put five bul-lets into her, then one into himself, as she was packing her suitcases to leave him because he threatened to find a way to get her fired if she didn’t quit her job and stay home to play retired housewife with him.

Life with a Dragon may never be easy, may even be dangerous, but will almost certainly never be dull.

RECIPESI don’t know about the

China of today, but in the past, one of their most revered Gods (and my personal favorite) was the Kitchen God, who played an important role in the pag-eantry of the Chinese New Year.

Each New Year, a small replica statue or picture of the Kitchen God is ceremo-niously burned and sent to heaven to report on the deeds of the family (presum-ably all good), and a new Kitchen God is installed at the Feast of the New Year. Along with the new Kitchen God, there must be three “meats,” one of which must be fish (good fortune), the

Daring + dauntless + dynamic + dangerous = dragon

WHIDBEY RECIPES

Margaret Walton SEE RECIPES, A9

BY BEN WATANABESouth Whidbey Record

Four days is a lot to make up in a 180-day school year.

That’s the task at hand for South Whidbey School District after a week of snow days. With at least 10 inches of snow on the South End last week, District Superintendent Jo Moccia said the choice to cancel classes was “easy.”

“There’s no way the buses could get around on those side roads, even the main roads,” she said.

As superintendent, the call was hers alone to make. There was some consultation, however — she spoke with the district’s transporta-tion department and drove some of the roads to examine the condi-tions.

Reverting to snow routes was considered but was deemed too risky for students.

“Ultimately it’s the superinten-dent’s decision to make with a few people who actually drive the

roads,” Moccia said. “In this case, it was fairly easy.”

The school district’s plan is to recover one snow day Friday, Feb. 17. That Friday, before the President’s Day weekend, was the only makeup day built into the school calendar.

Moccia said the tentative plan is to add the other three days to the end of the year in June. That would extend the school year from June 15 to June 20.

Others agree that might be the proper approach.

“We’re probably going to add on three days in June,” said School Board Chairman Steve Scoles.

Still, it’s not yet certain. “There’s a possibility our school

year could be shortened by the state of emergency,” Scoles said.

The district’s first choice is to have two snow days waived by the state superintendent’s office. Moccia is in the process of filling out the request, and didn’t know when to expect a response.

“There’s no guaran-tee though,” Moccia said. “It doesn’t seem that there’s a history of hav-ing requested that waiver, so it’s a new pro-cess (for South Whidbey).”

In the meantime, Moccia and the teachers union, the South Whidbey Education Association, is working on the 2012-2013 school year cal-endar. One thing she is evaluating is the addition of at least another built-in snow day.

“If we need it, it’s there. If not, that’s great,” Moccia said.

“Doing something this far in advance is not as complicated as trying to fix something after the fact.”

Moccia, who began her job in June, inherited a calendar cre-ated by her predecessor Fred

McCarthy. Also, with two new board members — Linda Racicot and Damian Greene — it was approved by

a different school board. Moccia led a school district in

upstate New York, where it was common to have six built-in make-up days. That’s not the case in Western Washington.

“It’s hard to build them into the calendar before June,” Scoles said. “Other days can be targeted, but it’s hard to do that.”

“If we can build in a snow day or two before June, we’ll try to do that,” he added.

Unless South Whidbey can find make-up days before June or get some of them waived, graduation will be delayed. Students who

missed an entire week of school will soon experience the impact, as the semester was extended one week. The semester break will remain Monday, Jan. 30.

“It allowed the teachers a break in there,” Scoles said.

The district’s spring break, scheduled for April 2-6, will prob-ably be unaffected by any makeup days. Parents made vacation plans at the start of the year, and officials said they want to honor that time.

“People make plans way in advance to have a vacation then,” Scoles said.

In previous years, Scoles said the school board had the goal to end school by June 15 or June 20. Weather has prolonged the school year the past two Junes, however.

“We didn’t do that last year, and we don’t do that this year,” Scoles said.

“There’s a chance graduation will stay where it is,” he added.

The South Whidbey School Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. tonight in the board room at the South Whidbey Primary Campus. The board will discuss a community education program and district policies.

Help needed at beach clean-up

The Island County-WSU Extension is looking for volunteers to help

pick up beach litter left behind by winter storms at Double Bluff Beach.

The clean-up dates are noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, and 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28. To help,

contact Scott Chase at schase@wsu.edu, or call at 360-387-3443, ext. 258.

Garden lowers admission price

In a move to bring more people into the garden during the ongo-ing tough economy, the

board of the nonprofit organization that man-ages Meerkerk Gardens has lowered admission prices to the Greenbank attraction.

Admission has been changed from $8 per adult (children under 16 admitted free) to $5 (chil-dren 12 and under admit-ted free).

other two pork, duck or chicken, with vegetables, rice and soup. It’s not too late to celebrate Chinese New Year with any or all of these dishes.

EGG DROP SOUP WITH MUSTARD GREENS

¼ lb. boned pork loin, fat-trimmed

2 stalks fresh lemon grass (or 6 strips lemon peel)

8 cups chicken broth (fat-skimmed homemade or low-sodium purchased)

1 lb. fresh mustard greens¼ lb. Chinese rice noodles6-10 (depending upon

size; approx. ¼ lb.) shrimp, shelled, de-veined, rinsed and drained

2 large eggsAsian fish sauceChopped green onionsAsian red chili sauce or

hot sauceCut pork into ¼-inch thick

slices, then cut slices into pieces about 2-inches long. Put pork pieces into a 4-5 qt. saucepan over high heat; sauté and stir pork until most of the pink is gone, 2-3 min. Pour into a bowl and set aside.

Trim and discard root ends and coarse outer leaves from the lemon grass; crush lemon grass a bit. Add lemon grass and broth to the pan and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat, cover and

simmer about 15 min.While lemon grass is sim-

mering, rinse and drain mus-tard greens, discard tough stems and cut greens into 2-3 inch pieces.

Add mustard greens, noodles and shrimp to the broth mixture. Simmer just until noodles are tender to bite and shrimp are pink and opaque but still moist and tender, 4-6 min. depending upon size of shrimp. DON’T OVERCOOK SHRIMP. With a slotted spoon, lift out and discard lemon grass, then return pork and its juices to the pan.

Break eggs into the broth mixture and stir gently, breaking the yolks, until eggs are set, about 1 min. Ladle the soup into warmed, wide bowls. Add fish sauce, green onions and chili sauce to taste. Serves 4.

Traditionally, a whole fish, usually carp, would have been served for the Feast of the New Year; now, any sea-food can qualify as the neces-sary fish dish, such as this risotto, which satisfies both fish and rice requirements.

KUNG PAO SHRIMP RISOTTO

1 lb. shelled, de-veined shrimp, rinsed and drained

½ cup diced red bell pep-per

1 T. minced fresh ginger4 dried hot chilies

(approx. 3-inch)1 t. salad oil1 cup Arborio rice1 cup dry sherry

3½ cups chicken broth1 t. Asian sesame oil½ cup chopped or slivered

green and/or red bell pepper2 T. chopped salted

roasted peanuts(optional, obviously certainly if you’re allergic)

Soy sauceIn a 12-inch nonstick fry-

ing pan over high heat, stir the shrimp until pink, about 2 min. Remove from pan; set aside

Add diced red bell pepper, ginger, chilies and salad oil to pan; stir until vegetables are limp, about 3 min. Add rice to pan and stir until opaque, 1-2 min. Add sherry and broth. Bring to a boil over med. to med.-high heat and cook, stirring often, until rice is tender to bite (about 15 min.). Add shrimp and stir just until hot, 1-2 min. Stir in sesame oil.

Ladle risotto into wide bowls or mound on plates. Sprinkle with chopped bell pepper and peanuts. Add soy sauce to taste.

And one of my favorite Asian fish dishes, this deli-cious, simple but elegant salmon with pasta is a treat on any winter night, espe-cially if you like wasabi.

SALMON FETTUCCINE WITH WASABI SAUCE

2 cups chicken broth2 cups water½ lb. dried spinach fettuc-

cine (or fettuccine of your choice)

¼ cup fresh salmon caviar (available in Asian section and/or stores, or use canned salmon caviar)

1 T. cornstarch¾ cup plain nonfat yogurt

(I use Greek; use what you like)

3 T. wasabi paste (in Asian foods section)

¾ lb. sliced smoked salm-on, cut into ½-inch strips

In a 5-6 qt. pan over high heat, bring broth, water and fettuccine to a boil; cook, stirring often, until pasta is tender to bite, about 7 min.

Meanwhile, rinse caviar in cold water and drain well in a fine strainer.

Blend cornstarch with

3 T. water until smooth. Stir cornstarch mixture, yogurt and wasabi into the pasta, then stir until boiling again.

Add salmon and stir gently just until hot, about 1-2 min. Serve pasta in bowls, gar-nished with salmon caviar.

COMMUNITY WWW.SOUTHWHIDBEYRECORD.COM Page A9

“Ask me about the AARP Auto Insurance Program from The Hartford.”

This auto insurance is designed exclusively for AARP members - and is now available through your local Hartford independent agent!

Call Today for your FREE, no obligation quote: 360-331-1500

Porter Whidbey Insurance Inc.Cindy Currier

5595 S. Harbor Ave.Freeland, WA 98249

The AARP Automobile Insurance Program from the Hartford is underwritten by Hartford Fire Insurance Company and

its affiliates. One Hartford Plaza, Hartford CT 06155. In Washington, the Program is underwritten by Trumbull Insurance

Company. AARP membership is required for Program eligibility in most states. This Program is provided by the Hartford,

not AARP or it affiliates. The Hartford pays a royalty fee to AARP for the use of AARP’s intellectual property. These fees

are used for the general purpose of AARP. Applicants are individually underwritten and some may not qualify. Specific

features, credits and discounts may vary and may not be available in all states in accordance with the state filings and

applicable law. The premiums quoted by an authorized agent for an AARP program policy include the costs associated

with the advice and counsel that your local agent provides.

Now available in your area!

HOUSE KEEPING321-4718

www.abouthehouse.com

YOURBACKSTAGE

CREW.

FREELAND(360) 331-1415

5570 Harbor Avenue, Suite B

OAK HARBOR(360) 279-1229

380 SE Midway Boulevardwww.islandfamilyhearing.com

Celebrating 10 years of caring for your hearing health and serving your

hearing aid needs on Whidbey Island.

Dr. Peter KeatingDoctor of Audiology

Jack Leonard Hansen

Jack Leonard Hansen, 88, died January 1, 2012 with his family by his side. He was born June 2, 1923 in Ballard, WA to Hagbart and Margrethe Hansen. Jack was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Henry and Leif, sisters Mabel, Helen and Corrine. He was a proud WWII veteran hav-ing served in the U.S. Navy Armed Guard. He married Lois Jensen on December 12, 1953 and together they lived and raised their fam-ily in North Seattle. Jack worked on construction proj-ects such as the Alaska Way Viaduct, was a skilled ship-wright as was his father and a commercial fisherman. In 1977 he started Salmon Bay Boatyard, a successful boat repair and haul out business where the coffeepot was always on and conversations colorful. Retiring in 1995, he and his wife moved to

Whidbey Island. Jack is sur-vived by his wife Lois; a sis-ter, Helen Nickolsen, daugh-ters Lorraine and Christine Hansen, Jacque Baldwin, 7 grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. His family loved him dearly, admired his strengths and will miss his love, wisdom and sup-port. There will be a private service. Remembrances can be made to Seattle Fishermen’s Memorial or a charity of your choice.

Jack Leonard Hansen

OBITUARY

Who is watching your home while you’re away?

Contact theProfessionals at

WHIDBEY HOME WATCH

360-420-5748whidbeyhomewatch.com

WHW

RECIPESCONTINUED FROM A8

Community newsHarry Elliott

Harry L. Elliott of Freeland, born Jan. 29, 1925, died Jan. 18, 2012.

His memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday,

Jan. 27, at Langley United Methodist Church on Third Street and Anthes Avenue.

In lieu of flowers, dona-tions can be made to Friends of Home Health Care, PO Box 1877, Oak Harbor, WA 98277 or to the Langley United Methodist Church Endowment Fund.

A full obituary will follow.

Obituaries

Page A10 WWW.SOUTHWHIDBEYRECORD.COM

THR’s Treasure Hunters Roadshow is not affiliated with or related to the Antiques Roadshow television series, PBS or WGBH

PAID ADVERTISEMENT

PAYING CASH FOR COINS PRE-1970 AND CURRENCY

JEFFERSON “WAR” NICKELUP TO $2,000*

WASHINGTON QUARTERUP TO $11,700*

WALKING LIBERTY HALFUP TO $4,700*

MERCURY DIMEUP TO $3,600*

KENNEDY HALFUP TO 8X FACE VALUE*

FRANKLIN HALFUP TO $1,240*

ROOSEVELT DIMEUP TO $480*

STANDING LIBERTY QUARTERUP TO $4,400*

.999 FINE SILVER PLATINUMINVESTMENT GOLD SCRAP GOLD

CHECK IT OUT

WHO THR’S TREASURE HUNTERS ROADSHOW

WHAT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO SELL THEIR ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES

WHERE BEST WESTERN PLUS HARBOR PLAZA & CONFERENCE CENTER 33175 STATE ROUTE 20 OAK HARBOR, WA 98277

WHEN JANUARY 23RD - 28TH

MON-FRI 9AM–6PM SATURDAY 9AM–4PM

DIRECTIONS 217.787.7767

SHOW INFO 217.787.7767

BUYING ALL GOLD & SILVER

JEWELRY

WE BUY ALL POCKET & WRIST

WATCHES

BUYING ALL GOLD & SILVER

JEWELRY

*This amount depends upon rarity, condition and what

collectors are willing to pay

A SPECIAL PULLOUT SECTION OF THE SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD AND WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES

Whidbey Wedding Planner

An all-Whidbey weddingmakes memoriesPlanning for yourmost special day

Flower PowerGreat ideas and island sources

to make them happen

Page A12 WWW.SOUTHWHIDBEYRECORD.COM

341.1808 Open Mon-Sat 9am-5pm

A Special Touch

Flowers & Gifts Wedding

Bouquet

Specializing in all yourWedding Floral arrangements

Just engaged? Wondering about all the things you’ll need to do and when? Here’s a month-by-monthsnapshot of all your wedding to-dos.

12+ MONTHS BEFORE® Envision your wedding and draw up a budget.® Assemble your “planning team.” Consider hiring a wed-ding consultant.® Pick a wedding date and time. Select several options, then check with your venues, offi ciant, important guests be-fore fi nalizing.® Start planning the guest list.® Look for and book ceremony and reception sites.® Ask friends and relatives to be in the wedding party.® Optional: Have an engagement party. You may want to register beforehand for gifts.

8-10 MONTHS BEFORE® Bride: Think about, shop for, and order your gown.® Envision reception food.® Decide what type of entertainment you want. A pianist for the cocktail hour, strolling violinists, a DJ, or band?® Think about your fl oral decor.® Research and book your wedding professionals. Inter-view vendors: photographer, videographer, reception band or DJ, fl orist.® Research a wedding insurance policy to protect your deposits.® Research and reserve accommodations for out-of-town guests.® Register for gifts.® Contact rental companies if you need to rent anything for ceremony/reception, such as chairs, tables, and tent.

6-8 MONTHS BEFORE® Book ceremony musicians.® Order bridesmaid dresses.® Start planning honeymoon.® Send save-the-date cards. This is a particularly good idea if you’re marrying during a tour-ist or holiday season or having a destination wedding.

4-6 MONTHS BEFORE® Attend prewedding counseling, if required.® Shop for and order invitations and wedding rings.® Shop for formalwear.® Renew or get passports, if necessary.® Envision your wedding cake and research, interview, and book a cake designer.

3 MONTHS BEFORE® Order wedding cake.® Hire a calligrapher, if you want your invitations profes-sionally addressed.® Attend your shower. (It may be earlier, depending on when hosts decide to have it.)® Groom: Rent the men’s formalwear.® Hire wedding-day transport: limousines, other cars. Look into transportation sooner if you’re considering rent-ing streetcars or over-the-top travel.

2 MONTHS BEFORE® Mail your invitations.® Write your vows.® Purchase gifts for parents, attendants, and each other.

® Book your stylist and try out big-day hairstyles.

® Book a makeup artist and go for a trial run.

1 MONTH BEFORE® Apply for a marriage license. Check with the local bu-reau in the town where you’ll wed.® Bride: Have fi nal gown fi tting. Bring your maid of honor along to learn how to bustle your dress. Have the dress pressed and bring it home.® Call all bridesmaids. Make sure they have their gowns ready for the wedding.® Make last-minute adjustments with vendors.® Create a wedding program to hand out to guests.® Order and plan in-room welcome baskets for out-of-town guests.

2 WEEKS BEFORE® Review fi nal RSVP list and call any guests who have not yet sent a response.® Deliver must-have shot lists to photographer and vid-eographer. Include who should be in formal portraits and determine when portraits will be taken.® Deliver fi nal song list to your DJ or bandleader. Include special song requests and songs you don’t want played.® Bride: Get your last prewedding haircut and color.

1 WEEK BEFORE® Give reception site/caterer fi nal guest head count. In-clude vendors, such as the photographer or band members, who will expect a meal. Ask how many extra plates the caterer will prepare.® Supply location manager with a list of vendor requests such as a table for DJ or setup spaceneeded by fl orist.® Plan reception seating chart.® Print place and table cards, or fi nalize list with the calligrapher you have hired to do so.® Call all wedding vendors and confi rm arrangements.® Give ceremony and reception site managers a schedule of vendor delivery and setup times, plus contact numbers.® Groom: Get your hair trimmed.® Attend bachelor/ette parties.

PAELLA Perfect Party Idea

SIGNATURE TRAYSImpress your guests

with no work on your part

COUPEVILLE

(360) 678-6603

OAK HARBOR

(360) 675-6600

We also carry a wide variety of wines to accompany your event.

www.bayleaf.us

WNT PROOF

NAIL MASTERS & SPAprofessional nail care

Services Include: Eyelash Extensions

Walk-Ins Welcome360.682.6803

656 BAYSHORE DR. SE #3OAK HARBOR, WA

5% OFFFOR WEDDING PARTY

OF 5 OR MORE

CONTINUED ON A17

Wedding PlannerYour Whidbe y Island

Page A13

Calla LilyMeaning: magnifi cent beauty, feminine, modestyScent: lightly fragrantColors: ivory, yellow, orange, light pink, dark pink, red, dark burgundyIn Season: summer, but often imported during other seasonsPrice: expensive

CarnationMeaning: admiration, fascination, strong and pure love,

unfading beauty. Caution: yellow and striped have question-able meanings Scent: spicy, clovelikeColors: white, yellow, apricot, pale pink, dark pink, red, burgundy, also bicolors and fl ecked

In Season: year-roundPrice: inexpensive

IrisMeaning: eloquence, promise, complimentsScent: none to sweet depending on varietyColors: white, yellow, purpleIn Season: year-round, peak in spring and early summerPrice: inexpensive to moderate

OrchidMeaning: luxury, nobility, lust, love, beautyColors: white, yellow, green, apricot, orange, pale pink, dark pink, red, burgundy In Season: year-round, usually importedPrice: moderate to expensive

DahliaMeaning: gratitude, dignity, forever thineScent: spicyColors: white, yellow, orange, pink, red, purpleIn Season: summer-early fallPrice: inexpensive

DaisyMeaning: innocence, simplicity, I share your sentiments.Scent: noneColors: whiteIn Season: summer-early fallPrice: inexpensive

HydrangeaMeaning: un-derstanding, devotion,remem-

brance, boastfulnessScent: none

Colors: white, green, pink, burgundy, purple, blueSeason: July-NovemberPrice: Moderate to expensive

GerberaMeaning: needing protection, friendshipScent: noneColors: Nearly 350 intense shades are available, including bright orange, pink, red, yellow, and

burgundy.In Season: year-roundPrice: moderate

RoseMeaning: several depending on color, general, love, beauty, grace, joy, unityScent: none to intense, depending on varietyColors: white, cream, yellow, apricot, orange, pale pink, dark pink, red, burgundy,

lavenderIn Season: year-roundPrice: moderate to expensive (Goes up around key fl ower-giving holidays)

StephanotisMeaning: marital happiness (need we say more?)Scent: slight to noneColors: whiteIn Season: year-roundPrice: expensive

Flower PowerWhat these choices say about you {or your intended}

Vacation Rental and Wedding Venue

balance serenity

love dream

Located one mile from downtown Langley, this rare and romantic retreat is a unique balance of Northwest charm and peaceful serenity. An ideal setting for a beautiful Wedding or relaxing Company Retreat. We would love to host your Family Reunion,

Winter Dinner or Summer Cocktail Party, or any other Special Event.

Oak Harborwww.thegreenhousefandn.com

WE’RE EXPERTS AT PERSONALIZING FLOWERS

TO INDIVIDUAL TASTES AND BUDGETS!

Arrangements for all events

By REBECCA OLSONStaff reporter

Having an island wedding may sound like a dream come true --- and it was for Jill Johnson Pfeiffer and Alex Pfeiffer, who, with plenty of creativity, planning and hard work pulled off an almost entirely Whidbey Island wed-ding.

Because so many family members and friends were flying in for the wedding, “that reminded us of how special living on Whidbey Island is. We wanted to showcase the best of what the island has,” Johnson Pfeiffer said, add-ing that they wanted to give everyone a “Whidbey Island experience.”

“Weddings by their nature are just very consumption-based. It was a really good chance to keep that money recycling in the community,” Johnson Pfeiffer said, add-ing that as director for the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce, she preaches

that all the time.“So you have to live it out

when you have the chance to live it out,” she added.

From Whidbey Coffee truffle balls to beer named after the Chetzemoka ferry to a wedding cake made at Treetop Baking Company, Johnson Pfeiffer said they were especially successful with local food.

Their first stop in the 8-month planning period was to Beth Kuchynka at Bayleaf for help sourcing the prod-ucts used in the wedding.

“We really can’t say enough about how important it is to work with someone who can help navigate through the process. Until more vendors use locally sourced products, you really need a ‘Beth,’” Johnson Pfeiffer said.

Kuchynka emphasized the importance of building rela-tionships at the chamber of commerce and local shops in order to find local items for a wedding. Bayleaf, with shops located in Oak Harbor and

Coupeville, works with farms and businesses on Whidbey Island, including Treetop Baking, to source local foods from quality, reliable purvey-ors.

“We’re really open about sharing what items are avail-able here on the island,” Kuchynka said.

The festivities opened with a bridesmaid lunch at Christopher’s, a restaurant in Coupeville.

“We chose that because they have a local menu there also,” Johnson Pfeiffer said.

The couple held their rehearsal dinner, a Paella Party catered by Bayleaf, at the Oak Harbor Yacht Club. The paella featured Penn Cove mussels and clams from Penn Cove Shellfish, plus Bayleaf brought a cheese platter by Washington artisans. Bread came from Screaming Banshee Bakery in Greenbank.

The couple chose beer

Page A14 WWW.SOUTHWHIDBEYRECORD.COM

R E N T A L S

Champagne FountainsPunch Bowls & ChinaStemware & Flatware

Wedding ArchesParty CanopiesTables & Chairs

Linens

5844 Kramer Rd., Langley360-321-2288

1751 NE Goldie Rd., Oak Harbor360-679-2288

DOUBLE R RENTAL & SALES

For Your Special Day!

One of a kind place for a wedding •The historic 1904 barn seats up to 250 •reception guests with room for dancing

Pond side garden is a unique natural setting •for your ceremony

Indoor & Outdoor options for your special day •

360-678-7710

A Special Place for Your Wedding

From imagination to celebration…thinking outside the vase!

FLORAL & EVENT DESIGN360.221.8061 cedarbreeze@whidbey.com

Weddings, Rehearsal Dinners & AnniversariesTheme Birthday Parties for Adults & Children

Mother’s Day and Valentine’s BouquetsHoliday Arrangements & Wreaths

Prom Corsages & BoutonnièresWedding & Baby Showers

Private Dinner PartiesCorporate Events

Invitations

Jill Johnson Pfeiffer, director for the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce, and Alex Pfeiffer, architect for Batt + Lear, a green architecture business in Seattle, pulled off an almost entirely local wedding.

SEE PFEIFFER, A5

named after the Chetzemoka ferry from Port Townsend Brewery.

The dinner also had crack-ers from Treetop Baking, Johnson Pfeiffer’s favorite local vendor. Treetop Baking participated in every stage of the wedding with desserts, snacks and the wedding cake, a white cake with rasp-berry filling.

A dessert reception after the wedding, which was held at the First Reformed Church in Oak Harbor, featured Whidbey Coffee truffles, almond cookies and single-origin Whidbey coffee, as well as desserts made by friends and family, including bonket, which is a Dutch almond pastry, cheesecake made with local raspberries from a farmers market and more.

An after party at the Whidbey Golf and Country Club in Oak Harbor featured fall squash and apple soup by Treetop Baking, coffee from Honeymoon Bay Coffee, salmon, vegetable medley from local farmers markets and locally grown farro, prepared by Dan McDonough, the chef at the

Golf and Country Club. But the local touches went

much farther than food, with oak branch placecard hold-ers from fallen oak branches in Oak Harbor, trees rented from Mailliard’s Landing in Oak Harbor in lieu of flowers at the wedding and a sun-set cruise of Deception Pass as entertainment for out-of-town family and friends by Deception Pass Tours.

“I think that that was the advantage of a hometown wedding, that you have layer upon layer of these personal touches,” Johnson Pfeiffer said.

Family and friends stayed at the Captain Whidbey Inn. The restaurant at the inn is where the couple had their first date and later were engaged.

The couple hired Whidbey SeaTac Shuttle to take out-of-town guests to dinners, the hotel and airport, which was a relief for Johnson Pfeiffer because she knew everyone was safe.

They registered at Ace Hardware, Bayleaf and “out of laziness” at Macy’s, tell-ing people “to get a sense of what we like and go down to Eileen’s Kitchen,” Johnson Pfeiffer said.

Even Johnson Pfeiffer’s

Page A15

Meeting all your wedding transportation needs

360-679-4003 1751 NE Goldie Street, Suite A, Oak Harbor www.whidbeyweddingtransportation.com

We off er fully chauff eured Limousine Service!Your hotel guest transportation and airport service can be

included in an all inclusive custom package for your special day.

Relax, we can take you to all of your wedding day appointments on time.

Your wedding day is important, we want to make it even more special.

“From the engagement, bridal shower, bachelor and bachelorette parties, to transporting out of town guests to and from the airport and train station to

wedding day service, Whidbey Wedding Transportation is Whidbey Island’s best choice for all your wedding transportation needs.”

Let us beyour guide to

Whidbey Wedding Inspirations

Bridal ShowMark your calendars NOW!

A bridal showyou won't want to miss!

Best Western Harbor Plaza& Conference Center

Visit with many local vendors from Whidbey Island and surrounding areas and be inspired as you plan for your special day! Enjoy food samples and cake tastings, and

enter to win great giveaways! Everything is FREE!

Questions: Abbey Sherman

360.679.4567 abbey@hotelservicesgroup.com

PFEIFFERCONTINUED FROM A4

One of Jill Johnson Pfeiffer’s favorite parts of her wedding was this cake made by Treetop Baking on South Whidbey. This white cake with raspberry filling is one reason Treetop Baking is on the top of Johnson Pfeiffer’s list of favorite local vendors.

ABOVE: Alex Pfeiffer spent the summer growing hops to include in Jill Johnson Pfeiffer’s bouquet. Friends and family made many of the desserts. BELOW: Jill Johnson Pfeiffer bought this wedding ring pillow from Etsy.com, a website that allows people to sell their crafts.

ring, a unique vintage find, was bought locally, from Jewelry Gallery in downtown Oak Harbor.

“There’s so many beautiful things that already exist; you don’t have to go out and get new things,” Johnson Pfeiffer said.

Instead of asking her friends to be bridesmaids, Johnson Pfeiffer asked their children, who are ages 9 to 16.

“My definite tip for pre-serving future relationships: putting your friends in match-ing dresses never ends well,” Johnson Pfeiffer said with a laugh.

But despite much hard work, the entire wedding couldn’t be accomplished on the island.

“You can’t do everything from the island. We spent a lot of time trying. The major-ity of our problems had to do with the size of our wedding,” Johnson Pfeiffer said, add-

ing that some local vendors offered what she needed but not the quantity she needed for her 285 guests.

Johnson Pfeiffer did have to go to Edmonds for her wedding dress and brides-maid dresses. She chose Cynderellie’s Closet because it’s a locally owned shop.

She also shopped at Etsy, an online site that allows peo-ple to buy and sell arts and crafts, “just to try to keep that crafty feel to things,” Johnson Pfeiffer said.

“Getting married on the island isn’t as easy as going to a ballroom in Seattle and writing one check and every-thing shows up. You have a lot more moving pieces. But that process allows you to put your personal stamp on your wedding,” Johnson Pfeiffer said.

Despite going over budget, Johnson Pfeiffer said every penny was worth it.

“One of the things we didn’t anticipate was how meaning-ful that Whidbey Island expe-rience was for our guests because we live here and we take it for granted. The little touches we had --- local cof-fee, local seafoods, regional beer --- those are easy and the guests loved them,” Johnson Pfeiffer said.

Not to mention the mil-lions of treasured memories Johnson Pfeiffer took away from the experience.

Her favorite part was, “by far, it’s having all of your people in one place. And the cake,” she added, laughing.

While doing nearly every-thing local took a lot of work, Johnson Pfeiffer said that as more brides decide to focus on the local experience, it will become easier.

“The more of a priority it becomes for people, the more common it’ll be,” Johnson Pfeiffer said.

Page A16 WWW.SOUTHWHIDBEYRECORD.COM

WN

T PROOFDanielle Kindelberger, Photographer Affordable pricing with all high res images on disk.

360-583-6607 a kindelworksphoto.comdanikindel@yahoo.com

Whimsical b Memorabl e a Celebr ated

Let us help you celebrate one of the most important days of your life. Our

creative and talented staff will make sure that your day is as special as you have

always dreamed.

Don’t forget to schedule your consultation today!

Beautiful Wedding and Reception Bouquets

91 NE Midway Blvd, Oak Harbor

MEMORABLEEVENTS START HERE

At Diamond Rentals, we can supply you with all the items to make your wedding a spectacular event!

DiamonDRENTALSDiamonDRENTALSDiamonDRENTALS

ARCHES, TABLES, CHAIRS, CHAIR COVERS, SASHES, LINENS, BEAUTIFUL CAKE STANDS,

WEDDING DECOR AND MORE

360.679.66263073 N. Oak Harbor Rd

Oak Harbor

WN

T PROOF

You’ve been planning for this day your whole life.Protect it.

So much time has been invested in planning your dream wedding -your heart, your time, and your money. But what if severe weather rolls in? Or the bridal salon loses your dress? Or your caterer backs out?

For as little as $160, Travelers can help protect your special day and significant investment with Wedding Protector Plan.

Call us today!

A u t o • H o m e • F l o o d • I d e n t i t y T h e f t P r o t e c t i o n • V a l u a b l e I t e m s

This material is for informational purposes only. All statements herein are subject to the provisions, exclusions and conditions of the applicable policy. For an actual description of all coverages, terms and conditions, refer to the insurance policy. Coverages are subject to individual insureds meeting our underwriting qualifications and to state availability.©2009 The Travelers Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. The Travelers Indemnity Company and its property casualty affiliates. One Tower Square, Hartford, CT 06183

Cascade Insurance AgencyShelli Trumbull404 S Main StCoupeville, WA 98239Phone: 360.682.2162 • 360.682.2173Email: shelli@cascadeinsuranceagency.comWeb Site: www.cascadeinsuranceagency.comwww.facebook.com/CascadeInsurance

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Beautiful grounds with old apple trees overlook an elegant

iron gate that opens into the vineyard…

www.whidbeyislandwinery.com

A place for your wedding…

PFEIFFERCONTINUED FROM A15

These placecards were made from an oak tree that fell down the street from Jill Johnson Pfeiffer’s home. She chose oaks as a theme because they are strong trees that grow out of small acorns, symbolic of strong love, Johnson Pfeiffer said.

Instead of a traditional guest book, Jill Johnson Pfeiffer and Alex Pfeiffer chose to use a piece of plywood with circles to sign in. It now hangs in their home as art. “We didn’t want anything that would just be put into a box. Pretty much if we couldn’t reuse it, we couldn’t have it,” Johnson Pfeiffer said.

Page A17

Treat her to…

Shellac Manicure & Pedicure

Relaxing Facials& Massage

Hair & BodyTherapies

360-221-8090 • 120A 2nd St., Langleywww.langleysalonandspa.com

lspa@whidbey.net

LANGLEY SALON & SPALANGLEY SALON & SPA

Whidbey Island Wedding Planner ~ Shop locall y and supp ort our island business es wh ile creating your spe cial day!2-3 DAYS BEFORE® Bride: If you need to, have your gown pressed or steamed.® Groom: Go for fi nal fi tting and pick up your formal-wear.® Groom: Ask the best man to make sure all groomsmen attend fi ttings and pick up their outfi ts.® Hand off place cards, table cards, menus, disposable cameras, favors, and any other items for setting the tables to the caterer and/or reception site manager.® Reconfi rm fi nal details with all vendors. Discuss any necessary last-minute substitutions.® Call the limousine- or car-rental company for pickup times and locations.® Arrange for guests without cars to be picked up from the airport or train station. Ask friends, attendants, or relatives to help.® Deliver welcome baskets to the hotel concierge; make sure to include names and delivery instructions.

DAY BEFORE® Provide all wedding professionals with an emergency phone number to call on the day of the wedding.® Write checks and/or talk to wedding hosts (usually your parents, if not you) about any fi nal balances to be paid at the end of the reception.

NIGHT BEFORE® Rehearse ceremony. Meet with wedding party, cer-emony readers, immediate family, and your offi ciant at the ceremony site to rehearse and iron out details. Determine wedding-party positions during ceremony and the order of the party in the processional and recessional.® Bring unity candle, aisle runner, yarmulkes, or other ceremony accessories to the site.® Give your marriage license to your offi ciant.® Attend rehearsal dinner.® Present attendants with gifts at the rehearsal dinner. You’ll want to do this especially if the gifts are accessories to be worn during the wedding.

DAY OF THE WEDDING® Present parents and each other with gifts.® Give wedding bands to the best man and the maid of honor to hold during the ceremony.® Give best man the offi ciant’s fee envelope, to be handed off after the ceremony.® Introduce your reception site manager to your consul-tant or maid of honor for questions or problems during the reception.® Assign a family member or attendant to be the photog-rapher’s contact so he knows who is who.

POSTWEDDING® Prearrange for someone to return any rentals.® Preplan for attendants to take the bride’s gown for clean-ing and return the groom’s tux to the rental shop.® Write and send thank-you notes to gift-bearing guests and vendors who were especially helpful.

JUST HOW MUCH WILL THIS DAY COST?When it comes to fi nancing a wedding, you should fi gure out how much you need to spend to get what you want. Here is a basic breakdown of what you can expect to pay*:

Reception: 48%-50%Ceremony: 2%-3%

Attire: 8%-10%Flowers: 8%-10%

Entertainment/Music: 8%-10%Photography/Videography: 10%-12%

Stationery: 2%-3%Wedding Rings: 2%-3%

Parking/Transportation: 2%-3%Gifts: 2%-3%

Miscellaneous: 8%* To avoid stress, allot about 5%

of your budget for a “just-in-case” fund. * If you’re paying for your honeymoon yourselves,

remember to budget for that as well.

With so many bridal gown style choices out there ,

every bride can fi nd someth ing that makes

her not only look like a pr incess , but fe el

comfort abl ewearing as well .

WN

T PROOFBRING IN THIS AD AND GET 20% OFF WITH YOUR ALTERATION ORDER.

Whidbey InspirationCustom Wedding Alterations & Tailoring

Ask about Our Entire Wedding Party Discount!

Lynn Copelandtel: (360) 639-8409 cell: (360) 969-2165

ALTERATIONS & TAILORING ★ CUSTOM DESIGN JEWELRY ★ CUSTOM EMBROIDERY

When it comes to planning a wedding and reception it’s always encouraged to head in a new, distinct direction. But, there are some trends out there that are just too tasty not to try... See for yourself why these trends are worthy of making your own.

TREND: SIGNATURE DRINKSGo beyond serving the standard champagne, wine and

beer by dazzling your guests with your hostess savvy via signature cocktails. Play off your wedding colors, last names and even wedding themes. Pink martinis become “blushing brides” and some drinks are just “mint to be.” Customize your bar menu and even drink fl ags. Or Set up a few bottles of bubbly and set mixers of Chombard, Midori, cranberry juice, pineapple juice and fresh fruit nearby. Idea is easily be adapted for kids using sparkling cider, fruit syrups and fresh fruit. Everyone will have fun making their own signature drink.

TREND: CAKE ALTERNATIVESYou can serve smaller single-layer cakes in various

fl avors at reception table stations– this has become a big trend in recent years. Having a small cake on each table allows guests to serve themselves. These cakes can double as centerpieces when accompanied by fl owers or items refl ecting the couple’s interests. Decorative tiered platters with cupcakes of assorted fl avors can also be placed in the center of each guest table. To give your wedding guests alternative choices, consider serving your dessert buffet style. Set up a coffee and dessert bar with various sweets from cheeesecake to pastries to puddings. This will satisfy a large number of sweet tooths and give guests opportunities to mingle. There is so much you could serve in addition to or in lieu of wedding cake. Check out some bridal blogs and magazines for other unique ideas.

WEDDING TRENDS

THE 4C’S OF DIAMOND SHOPPING:COLOR: The closer a diamond is to being colorless, the

more brilliant it becomes and it has a greater value. “Always go for color over clarity every time,” says Gloria Carothers of The Jewelry Gallery in Oak Harbor.

CLARITY: Grades are determined by the size and number of inclusions — another mineral, a fracture or a void — inside of it. Inclusions are considered anything that would interfere with the free passage of light.

CUT: The number one factor when it comes to cut is the brilliance. The facets of the gem act as mirrors to refl ect the light entering the stone back toward the observer. The round diamond tends to be the most brilliant.

CARAT: This is the size of the diamond. While a half to one full carat is a sought after standard for many brides, many styles such as micro pave afford the look of a larger carat without the large rock.

WNT

ENGAGING POSSIBILITIES!

Owned by Upper Skagit Indian Tribe

BY PATRICIA DUFFSouth Whidbey Record

It’s like what happened when the chocolate bar fell in a jar of peanut butter.

Douce Ambience is a string trio with a new musical flavor that’s as tasty as a peanut butter cup.

The new band features cellist James Hinkley, violist Gwen Franz and Michael Gray on violin and will per-form at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts in Langley.

Also on the bill that eve-ning is the well-known Seattle gypsy jazz quintet Pearl Django, with bass player Rick Leppanen, David Lange on accordion, Ryan Hoffman and Troy Chapman on guitar, and Gray again adding his virtuosic violin.

Douce Ambience is Gray’s baby and he is excited by the band’s latitude of style and delicious combinations of tonal flavors.

“I have always wanted to do a bowed strings project that incorporated all styles of music,” Gray said. “Douce Ambience is a great outlet for Gwen, James and myself, in that it allows us to try anything.”

“Gwen Franz really has a beautiful tone and is the sonic glue that holds us together,” he said. “And James — who is a Whidbey resident by the way — is a great player, but an even better arranger and composer. His arrangements of the Beatles stuff are way cool.”

On the band’s playlist are arrangements of American

fiddle tunes, jazz standards, the blues, Musette waltzes, Wayne Shorter hard bop from the ’60s, the Beatles, Brahms, Brazilian choros (choro means “little lament”) and a polka, in addition to about 10 original songs by the group.

“We really just play what we like and so far, people have really responded,” he added.

Hinkley said he would describe the band’s thrust

as a modern jazz string trio which branches off into a variety of styles both new and old.

“I think audiences come with a bit of suspicion, because there are some clunky crossover string proj-ects that sound pretty much like warmed-over classical music,” Gray said.

“We have managed to win them over, mainly because we try and bring something new and personal to the table

in whatever mode we are playing.”

The evening promises to be a satisfying mix of Douce Ambience’s new style and an old favorite.

Pearl Django is in its 17th year of performing gypsy jazz. The band is presently record-ing its 11th CD, with one track featuring world renown jazz guitarist Martin Taylor, a Djangofest Northwest favorite. Speaking of local, Chapman and Hinkley might be recognized also for their performances with other Whidbey Island favorites such as Trio Nouveau and Billet-Deux.

Chapman said that both ensembles will perform a set of original music mixed with standards from their repertoire, and that there will certainly be some collab-orative fireworks, with all the musicians sharing the stage before the night is through.

All seats for this show are $20. Call the box office at 221-8268 or 800-638-7631 or visit www.WICAonline.com for tickets.

Island lifeIsland lifeIsland life Page A19

Photo courtesy of Troy Chapman

Michael Gray, James Hinkley and Gwen Franz are Douce Ambience and will perform, along with Pearl Django, Saturday night at WICA.

Two bands, two unique flavors, share a musical evening

When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28.Where: WICA, Langley. Info: All seats $20. Call 221-8268 or (800) 638-7631 or visit www.WICAonline.com.

Community calendarCommunity calendarCommunity calendarPage A20 WWW.SOUTHWHIDBEYRECORD.COM

Baby Storytime comes to the Freeland Library at 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays through May 30.

Babies and their favorite adults can learn to love reading together with stories, songs, fin-gerplays and rhymes. Playtime follows. The program is for newborns through 18 months, and caregiver attendance is required.

The Freeland Library presents Toddler Storytime at 10 a.m. Wednesdays through May 30.

Toddlers from 19 months to 3 years old can have fun with music, stories, creative activities and movement. Reading readi-ness skills are included, and a playtime may follow. Caregiver attendance is required.

The Northwest Language Academy Cultural Center in Langley will hold a Chinese/Lunar New Year blessing tonight from 5 to 6 p.m.

NWLA hosts Dairin-San, head monk at Freeland’s Tahoma One Drop Zen Center, along with others from the Tibetan Buddhist Community for a brief ceremony and blessing celebrating the Lunar New Year. There will be an opportunity for private incense offerings and a blessing circle for NWLA and the greater community. Tea and sweets will be shared after the ceremony.

All faiths and nationalities are welcome. Contact NWLA at 321-2101 for more information.

Unity of Whidbey on Crawford Road will be showing six DVDs from the retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh that was held in Vancouver, B.C. this August.

The showing will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, through Feb. 22 (skipping Feb. 8).

Hedgebrook and Whidbey Island Center for the Arts present “An Evening with Claire Dederer” as part of their Literary Series at 7:30 p.m. tonight.

Dederer’s bestselling memoir “Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses” came out in January 2011. The writer is a longtime contributor to The New York Times and her articles have appeared in Vogue, Real Simple, The Nation, New York, Yoga Journal, on Slate and Salon, and in newspapers across the coun-try. Her writing has encompassed criticism, reporting and the per-sonal essay.

Before becoming a freelance journalist, she was the chief film critic at the Seattle Weekly.

“An Evening with Claire Dederer” will include staged readings of selected scenes by local artists and the author. Hedgebrook’s executive director Amy Wheeler will interview the author and lead a discussion with the audience about her work.

Signed books can be pur-chased from local bookseller Moonraker Books in the lobby.

Tickets are $8 and are available at 221-8268 or 800-638-7631.

Preschool Storytime is at the Langley Library at 10 a.m. Thursdays through May 31.

Children ages 3 to 5 can enjoy stories, songs and getting ready to read with a parent or caregiver. A playtime or craft may follow.

Preschool Storytime returns to the Freeland Library at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays through May 29.

The Friends of the Clinton Library will hold their first busi-ness meeting of 2012 at 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27 at the Clinton Library.

Everyone is welcome.

The Freeland Library will have gaming for teens at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27.

Come to the library and try out Wii and Rock Band. There

will also be board games and free snacks.

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts will present Judith Adams’ “2012 Reaching for a Mixed Bag of Love” in its Fast and Furious/Down and Dirty series at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27.

Adams will be joined by Jonas Anderson on brass and Gloria Ferry-Brennan on violin.

Tickets are $10, with proceeds to fund the lighting and sound equipment needed to finish Zech Hall.

Tickets are available online at www.WICAonline.com or call 221-8268 or 800-638-7631.

The Orca Network will pres-ent its annual Ways of Whales workshop 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28.

Some of the region’s best experts on Pacific Northwest whales will present new infor-mation about orcas and the habitats that support them. Educational displays and materi-als will be available throughout the day.

The workshop will be held at the Camp Casey Conference Center, 1276 Engle Road. The

cost is $25; lunch will be avail-able on-site for $10.

For more information, visit www.orcanetwork.org/news/events.html or contact the Orca Network at 360-678-3451 or info@orcanetwork.org.

Learn how simple it is to make a flannel board in a free class at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 at the Freeland Library.

There are books galore with patterns to create vibrant story boards. Supplies will be pro-vided.

The program is funded by the Friends of the Freeland Library.

The Eagles Aerie will hold its annual crab feed from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28.

The public is welcome to a mouth-watering crab feed with all the fixings. The cost is $20 for singles, $36 for couples and $10 for children under 12. Call 321-5636 to reserve a ticket.

The club is located at 16691 Highway 525 in Freeland, south of Double Bluff Road.

Pianist Amy Grinsteiner will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 at Langley United Methodist Church.

The program will include Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” and other classical selections. A reception will follow.

Admission is by donation; $12 for individuals or $30 for families.

Grinsteiner holds a diploma of postgraduate performance and L.R.A.M. teaching certifi-cate from the Royal Academy of Music in London, a master’s degree in piano performance from the Eastman School of Music, and a bachelor’s degree in piano performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder. As a recipient of both the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Award and the P.E.O. National Scholar Award, she has traveled extensively building awareness and appreciation for the arts.

Grinsteiner directs a chamber music program for high school students called the Young Chamber Players, the educa-tional “arm” of the Second City Chamber Series in Tacoma. She enjoys a varied performance schedule that includes solo engagements, chamber music recitals, choral accompanying work and choral directing.

Photo courtesy of Judith Adams

Local poet Judith Adams presents “2012 Reaching for a Mixed Bag of Love,” an evening of poetry and music to celebrate the new year. The evening begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27 in a Fast and Furious/Down and Dirty presentation at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts’ Zech Hall. Adams will be joined by trumpet player Jonas Anderson, violinist Gloria Ferry-Brennan and singer Charlotte Whyte. Tickets are $10, with proceeds going to fund the lighting and sound equipment needed to finish Zech Hall. Tickets are available online at www.WICAonline.com or call 221-8268 or 800-638-7631.

25Wednesday

SUBMISSIONS

bkelly@whidbeynewsgroup.com. Deadline is Friday, eight days in advance, for the Saturday publication. Deadline for the Wednesday edition is one week in advance.

CALENDAR CONTINUES ON A28

Wednesday, January 25, 2012, Whidbey Classified, PAGE 21

For All Your Recruitment Needs

ASK THE EXPERT

With options ranging from one time advertising to annual campaigns,

I have the products and the expertise to meet your needs.

Tiffany Walker - Recruitment Solutions Specialist

10 years print media experience866-603-3213

twalker@soundpublishing.com

Whether you need to target your local market

or want to cover the Puget Sound area,

WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED!

EmploymentMedia

(www.soundpublishing.com)

jobsEmploymentAesthetics

EmploymentGeneral

hr@soundpublishing.com

$7069-$8694/mo+benefits.

FarmCaretaker.wordpress.com

EmploymentGeneral

hreast@soundpublishing.com

Coupeville, WA 98239-1735

PNWHomeFinder.comis an online real estate community thatexposes your profile and listings to two million readers from our many publications in the Pacific Northwest.Log on to join our network today.

EmploymentMedia

hr@soundpublishing.com

Health Care EmploymentGeneral

Business Opportunities

real estatefor sale - WA

Find what you need 24 hours a day.

Real Estate for SaleIsland County

Reach the readers the dailies miss. Call 800-388-2527 today to place your ad in the Classifieds.

real estatefor sale

Real Estate for SaleManufactured Homes

Advertise your service800-388-2527 or nw-ads.com

OfficeHours:8-5pm

Mondayto Friday

print &online24/7

www.nw-ads.comemail:

classified@soundpublishing.

comCall toll free

1.888.399.3999or

1.800.388.2527

WHI

DBEY

Cla

ssif

ieds

!

Looking for your dream house? Go topnwHomeFinder.com to find the perfect home for sale or rent.

PAGE 22, Whidbey Classified, Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Rogers - Rische - Doll P.M. Inc.620 E. Whidbey Ave Ste 100Oak Harbor, WA 98277

EQUAL HOUSINGOPPORTUNITY

email: whfr@whidbey.netwww.whidbeyhomesforrent.com

Since 1987.Your Local, Full Service

Property Management ExpertsQUALITY-AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS, CONDOS, and HOMES!Call, or stop by our offi ce for current availability! Scan Code for info:Need a QUALIFIED TENANT for your rentalproperty? Contact us for an appointment!!Check our FLYERS for the latestMOVE IN SPECIAL!!

CONTACT OUR OFFICE TO ADVERTISE YOUR RENTALS IN THIS SECTION, 360-675-6611

360-675-9097www.WhidbeyIslandRentals.com

EQUAL HOUSINGOPPORTUNITY

Serving North Whidbey for all of

your housing needs.

AVAILABLE RENTALSAVAILABLE

SOUTH END RENTALSwww.southislandproperties.com

360-331-2324

1BD/1BA $525 Clinton3 BD/2 BA $1050 Clinton3BD/2.5 BA $1700 Clinton

3BD/2 BA $1250 Greenbank1BD/1BA $650 Langley

For details call us or visit:

rentsouthwhidbey.com

WHIDBEY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

www.whidbeyrentals.com

WHIDBEYRESIDENTIAL RENTALS INC.1 - 3 Bedrooms $500 - $1350For an up to date list visit:

285 NE Midway Blvd, Ste #2, Oak Harbor

Phone: 360-675-9596

T P MSouth

Tara Property Management South

For a Complete List of Available Rentals:

360.331.7100 Offi ce360.929.0893 Cell360.331.0192 Fax

Offi ce Address:18205 SR 525, Suite 5

Freeland, WA 98249

www.tarapropertymanagementsouth.com

Brad JaegerOwner/Broker

Koetje Property Management

Koetje Property Management

380 SE Pioneer WayOak Harbor, WA 98277 EQUAL HOUSING

OPPORTUNITY

WhidbeyIslandRents.com

CONTACT EACH OFFICE FOR CURRENT RENTAL PROPERTY LISTINGS & TERMS

Applications, Maps & Directions at

www.RentWhidbey.com

Windermere Real Estate/Whidbey IslandWindermere Real Estate/South Whidbey

Photos, Pricing and Availability at

www.RentWhidbey.com

Oak Harbor Office360-675-3329

32785 State Route 20

Coupeville Office360-678-5858

5 South Main St

Freeland Office360-331-6636

5531 Freeland Ave

real estatefor rent - WA

Real Estate for RentIsland County

Real Estate for RentIsland County

Olympic & Sound view

Some pets, no smoking.

www.BushPointView.info

Find your perfect pet in the Classifieds.www.nw-ads.com

Real Estate for RentIsland County

Real Estate for RentIsland County

PNWHomeFinder.comis an online real estate community thatexposes your profile and listings to two million readers from our many publications in the Pacific Northwest.Log on to join our network today.

Real Estate for RentSkagit County

Apartments for Rent Island County

Reach the readers the dailies miss. Call 800-388-2527 today to place your ad in the Classifieds.

Apartments for Rent Island County

Near NAS. Available Now!

Apartments for Rent Island County

You’ll find everything you need in one website 24 hours a day 7 days a week: nw-ads.com.

Apartments for Rent Island County

Madrona Manor

PNWHomeFinder.comis an online real estate community thatexposes your profile and listings to two million readers from our many publications in the Pacific Northwest.Log on to join our network today.

Garage Sale

Bottomless GarageSale Ads

All you can say and MORE!No word limit for only $37!

Advertise your upcoming garage sale in your local community newspaper and online.

Call: 800-388-2527Fax: 360-598-6800Go online: www.nw-ads.com

Find what you need 24 hours a day.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012, Whidbey Classified, PAGE 23 WA Misc. Rentals

Mobile/MFG Homes

Winter Specials!

Lease, Purchase or Rental Options Available Now

APPLICATION FEE

WA Misc. RentalsWant to Share

real estaterentals

Commercial RentalsOffice/Commercial

announcements

Announcements

Announcements

Found

legals

Legal Notices

7 0 2 1 . 2 7 2 9 3 G r a n t o r s : Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. BAC Home Loans Ser- vicing LP FKA, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP Grantee: William M. Allison and Mayrene J. Al l ison,

Legal Notices

husband and wife Ref to D O T A u d i t o r F i l e N o . : 4254211 Original NTS Audi- tor File No. 4283119 Tax Parcel ID No.: 679304 Ab- breviated Legal: Lot 56, Fi- nisterre Heights P.R.D. No. 004/92 Amended Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Wash- ington 61.24, et seq. I. On February 3, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. outside the main en- trance of the Island County Annex Building near the Veteran’s Memorial at 1 NE 6th Street in the City of Coupeville, State of Wash- ington, the Trustee (subject to any conditions imposed by the Trustee) will sell at public auction to the high- est and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the follow- ing described real property “Property”, situated in the County(ies) of Island, State of Washington: Lot 56, Fi- nisterre Heights P.R.D. No. 004/92, as per Planned Residential Development recorded in Volume 1 of PRD’s, Pages 36 through 3 9 , R e c o r d s o f I s l a n d County, Washington. Situ- ate in the County of Island, State of Washington. Com- monly known as: 327 Alta Via Drive Camano Island, WA 98282-6624 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 06/08/09 and recorded on 06/22/09, un- d e r A u d i t o r ’s F i l e N o . 4254211, records of Island County, Washington, from Wi l l iam M. Al l ison, and Mayrene J. Allison, hus- band and wife, as Grantor, to Recontrust Company, N.A., as Trustee, to secure an obligation “Obligation” in favor of Bank of America, N.A, as Benef ic iary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by Bank of America, N.A to BAC Home Loans Servicing LP FKA, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, under an As- signment/Successive As- signments recorded under Auditor’s File No. 4282546. *The Tax Parcel ID number and Abbreviated Legal De- scription are provided sole- ly to comply with the re- cording statutes and are not intended to supplement, amend or supersede the Property’s ful l legal de- scription provided herein. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the Ob- ligation in any Court by rea- son of the Grantor’s or Bor- rower’s default on the Obli- gation. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other de- faults: Amount due to rein- state by 12/20/2011 Month- ly Payments $43,780.42 Late Charges $1,799.76 Lender ’s Fees & Cos ts $3,589.08 Total Arrearage $49,169.26 Trustee’s Ex- penses (Itemization) Trus- tee’s Fee $508.00 Title Re- port $0.00 Statutory Mail- ings $161.00 Recording Costs $127.00 Post ings $70.00 Sale Costs $500.00 Total Costs $1,366.00 Total Amount Due: $50,535.26 Other known defaults are as follows: IV. The sum owing on the Obligation is: Princi- pal Balance of $281,643.46, together with interest as

Legal Notices

provided in the note or oth- er instrument evidencing t h e O b l i g a t i o n f r o m 12/01/09, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are provided by statute. V. The Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the Obligation as pro- vided by statute. The sale will be made without repre- sentation or warranty, ex- press or implied regarding title, possession, encum- brances or condition of the Property on February 3, 2012. The default(s) re- ferred to in paragraph III, together with any subse- quent payments, late charg- es, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by 01/23/12 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminat- ed if at any time before the close of the Trustee’s busi- ness on 01/23/12 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, la te charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be ter- mina ted any t ime a f te r 01/23/12 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire balance of principal and interest se- cured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and ad- vances, if any made pursu- ant to the terms of the obli- gation and/or Deed of Trust. VI. A written notice of de- fault was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME AND ADDRESS Wil- liam M. Allison, 327 Alta Via Drive Camano Island, WA 98282-6624 Mayrene J. Al- lison 327 Alta Via Drive Ca- m a n o I s l a n d , W A 98282-6624 by both first class and either certified mail, return receipt request- ed on 07/16/10, proof of which is in the possession o f the Trus tee ; and on 07/16/10 Grantor and Bor- rower we re pe rsona l l y served with said written no- tice of default or the written notice of default was posted on a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will pro- vide in writing to anyone re- questing it a statement of all foreclosure costs and trustee’s fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor, and a l l those who ho ld by, through or under the Gran- tor, of all their right, title and interest in the Property. IX. Anyone having any ob- jection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objec- tions if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may

Legal Notices

result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invali- dating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The pur- chaser 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 own- er) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occu- pants 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 proceedings un- der Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied proper- ty, the purchaser shall pro- vide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. The trus- tee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.north- westtrustee.com and are in- corporated by this refer- ence. You may also access sale status at www.north- w e s t t r u s t e e . c o m a n d www.USA-Foreclosure.com EFFECTIVE: 12/20/2011 Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., Trustee Authorized Signature P.O. BOX 997 Bellevue, WA 98009-0997 Contact: Vonnie McElligott ( 4 2 5 ) 5 8 6 - 1 9 0 0 . ( T S # 7021.27293) 1002.163394- FEILEGAL NO. 348126 Published: Whidbey News T imes , Sou th Wh idbey Record, January 4 , 25, 2012.

7 0 2 1 . 2 9 4 6 8 G r a n t o r s : Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to Countrywide Bank, FSB Grantee: Norman T. Boyn- ton, as a separate estate Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 4217609 Tax Parcel ID No.: S8275-00-00005-0 Abbre-

Legal Notices

viated Legal: LOT 5 SUN- SET VIEW TRACTS AND A PORTION OF LOT 1, SEC- TION 31, TOWNSHIP 30 RANGE 2 EAST Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Wash- ington 61.24, et seq. I. On February 3, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. outside the main en- trance of the Island County Annex Building near the Veteran’s Memorial at 1 NE 6th Street in the City of Coupeville, State of Wash- ington, the undersigned Trustee (subject to any con- d i t ions imposed by the Trustee) will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following de- scribed real property “Prop- e r t y ” , s i t u a t e d i n t h e County(ies) of Island, State of Washington: Parcel A: Lot 5, Plat of Sunset View Tracts, according to the Plat thereof recorded in Volume 4 o f P l a t s , P a g e 2 8 , Records of Island County, Washington. Parcel B: A strip of land in Government Lot 1, Section 31, Township 30 North, Range 2 East of The Willamette Meridian, ly- ing in front of Lot 5, Plat of Sunset View Tracts, accord- ing to the Plat thereof re- corded in Vo lume 4 o f Plats, Page 28, Records of Island County, Washington, having as i ts North and Sou th bounda r i e s , t he North and South boundar- ies of said Lot 5, extended Westerly, and having as its Westerly boundary the top of the bank. Situate in Is- land County, Washington. Commonly known as: 4658 Rhodie Lane Freeland, WA 98249-9686 which is sub- ject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 11/23/07, re- corded on 12/10/07, under Auditor’s File No. 4217609, records of Island County, Washington, from Norman T. Boynton, as a separate estate, as Grantor, to LS Ti- tle of Washington, as Trus- tee, to secure an obligation “Obl igat ion” in favor of Countrywide Bank, FSB, as Beneficiary. *The Tax Par- cel ID number and Abbrevi- ated Legal Description are provided solely to comply with the recording statutes and are not intended to supplement, amend or su- persede the Property’s full legal description provided herein. II. No action com- menced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the Obligation in any Cour t by reason of the Grantor’s or Borrower’s de- fault on the Obligation. III. The Beneficiary alleges de- fault of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the follow- ing amounts now in arrears a n d / o r o t h e r d e f a u l t s : Amount due to reinstate by 10/31/2011 Monthly Pay- ments $34,040.50 Late Charges $1,541.80 Lend- er’s Fees & Costs $0.00 To- tal Arrearage $35,582.30 Trustee’s Expenses (Item- i z a t i o n ) Tr u s t e e ’s F e e $ 7 7 5 . 0 0 T i t l e R e p o r t $1,124.00 Statutory Mail- ings $9.76 Recording Costs $14.00 Postings $70.00 Sa le Costs $0 .00 Tota l C o s t s $ 1 , 9 9 2 . 7 6 To t a l Amount Due: $37,575.06 Other known defaults as follows: IV. The sum owing

Legal Notices

on the Obligation is: Princi- pal Balance of $386,395.92, together with interest as provided in the note or oth- er instrument evidencing t h e O b l i g a t i o n f r o m 09/01/10, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are provided by statute. V. The Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the Obligation as pro- vided by statute. The sale will be made without repre- sentation or warranty, ex- press or implied regarding title, possession, encum- brances or condition of the Property on February 3, 2012. The default(s) re- ferred to in paragraph III, together with any subse- quent payments, late charg- es, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by 01/23/12 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminat- ed if at any time before the close of the Trustee’s busi- ness on 01/23/12 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, la te charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be ter- minated any t ime a f te r 01/23/12 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire balance of principal and interest se- cured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and ad- vances, if any made pursu- ant to the terms of the obli- gation and/or Deed of Trust. VI. A written notice of de- fault was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME AND ADDRESS Nor- man T. Boynton 4658 Rho- d i e Lane F ree land , WA 9 8 2 4 9 - 9 6 8 6 U n k n o w n Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Norman T. Boyn- ton 4658 Rhodie Lane Free- land, WA 98249-9686 by both first class and either certified mail, return receipt requested on 07/18/11, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on 07/18/11 Grantor and Borrower were person- ally served with said written notice of default or the writ- ten notice of default was posted on a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee, whose name and address are set forth below, will provide in writing to anyone reques t ing i t a statement of all foreclosure costs and trustee’s fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Gran- tor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their right, ti- tle and interest in the Prop- erty. IX. Anyone having any

Continued on next page.....

Designated Drivers Save LivesThis ad is placed in this newspaper as a courtesy for M.A.D.D.

PAGE 24, Whidbey Classified, Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Legal Notices

objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objec- tions if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invali- dating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The pur- chaser 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 own- er) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occu- pants 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 proceedings un- der Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied proper- ty, the purchaser shall pro- vide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. The trus- tee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.north- westtrustee.com and are in- corporated by this refer- ence. You may also access sale status at www.north- w e s t t r u s t e e . c o m a n d w w w . U S A - F o r e c l o - s u r e . c o m . E F F E C T I V E : 1 0 / 3 1 / 2 0 1 1 N o r t h w e s t Trus tee Ser v i ces , Inc . , Trustee Authorized Signa- ture P.O. BOX 997 Bellevue, WA 98009-0997 Contact: V o n n i e M c E l l i g o t t ( 4 2 5 ) 5 8 6 - 1 9 0 0 . ( T S # 7021.29468) 1002.199206- FEILEGAL NO. 348129 Published: Whidbey News T imes , Sou th Wh idbey Record, January 4 , 25, 2012.

7 2 1 9 . 2 0 7 5 9 G r a n t o r s : Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. U.S. Bank, National As- sociation, as Trustee for BACF 2007-2 Grantee: Jo- seph P. Defelice and Lo- raine L. Defelice, husband and wife Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 4185212 Original N T S A u d i t o r F i l e N o . 4282830 Tax Parcel ID No.: R23123-439-4550 Abbrevi- a ted Legal : Sect ion 23, Township 31, Range 2; PTN NW (aka Lot I-S SP#80/66) Amended Notice of Trus- tee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washing- ton 61.24, et seq. I. On Feb- ruary 3, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. outside the main entrance of the Island County Annex Building near the Veteran’s Memorial at 1 NE 6th Street in the City of Coupeville, State of Washington, the Trustee (subject to any con- d i t ions imposed by the Trustee) will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following de- scribed real property “Prop- e r t y ” , s i t u a t e d i n t h e County(ies) of Island, State of Washington: Lot 1-S of Island County Short Plat No. 80/66.23123.447-4570 as approved January 29, 1981, and recorded Febru- ary 5, 1981, in Volume 1 of Short Plats, page 66, under

Legal Notices

Auditor’s File No. 379213, records of Island County, Washington. Commonly known as: 1274 Young- wood Road Camano Island, WA 98282 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 10/18/06 and record- ed on 10/25/06, under Au- ditor’s File No. 4185212, records of Island County, Washington, from Joseph P. Defelice and Lorraine L. Defelice, husband and wife, as Grantor, to Washington Administrative Services, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation “Obligation” in favor of Mortgage Electron- ic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for SunTrust Mortgage Inc., its successors and assigns, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was as- signed by Mortgage Elec- tronic Registrat ion Sys- tems, Inc. to U.S. Bank, Na- tional Association, as Trus- tee for BACF 2007-2, under an Assignment/Successive Assignments recorded un- d e r A u d i t o r ’s F i l e N o . 4282246. *The Tax Parcel ID number and Abbreviated Legal Description are pro- vided solely to comply with the recording statutes and are not intended to supple- ment, amend or supersede the Property’s full legal de- scription provided herein. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the Ob- ligation in any Court by rea- son of the Grantor’s or Bor- rower’s default on the Obli- gation. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other de- faults: Amount due to rein- state by 12/15/2011 Month- ly Payments $56,400.45 Late Charges $2,271.06 Lender ’s Fees & Cos ts $3,950.41 Total Arrearage $62,621.92 Trustee’s Ex- penses (Itemization) Trus- tee ’s Fee $450.00 Sa le Costs $582.61 Total Costs $1,032.61 Total Amount Due: $63,654.53 IV. The sum owing on the Obliga- tion is: Principal Balance of $356,094.13, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument evidencing the Obligation from 05/01/10, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are provided by stat- ute. V. The Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the Obligation as provided by statute. The sale will be made without representation or warranty, express or implied regard- ing title, possession, en- cumbrances or condition of the Property on February 3, 2012. The default(s) re- ferred to in paragraph III, together with any subse- quent payments, late charg- es, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by 01/23/12 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminat- ed if at any time before the close of the Trustee’s busi- ness on 01/23/12 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, la te charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be ter- mina ted any t ime a f te r 01/23/12 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire balance of principal and interest se- cured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and ad- vances, if any made pursu- ant to the terms of the obli- gation and/or Deed of Trust. VI. A written notice of de-

Legal Notices

fault was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME AND ADDRESS Jo- s e p h P. D e f e l i c e 1 2 7 4 Youngwood Road Camano Island, WA 98282 Lorraine L. Defelice 1274 Young- wood Road Camano Island, WA 98282 by both f i rst class and either certified mail, return receipt request- ed on 09/08/10, proof of which is in the possession o f the Trus tee ; and on 09/08/10 Grantor and Bor- rower we re pe rsona l l y served with said written no- tice of default or the written notice of default was posted on a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will pro- vide in writing to anyone re- questing it a statement of all foreclosure costs and trustee’s fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor, and a l l those who ho ld by, through or under the Gran- tor, of all their right, title and interest in the Property. IX. Anyone having any ob- jection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objec- tions if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invali- dating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The pur- chaser 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 own- er) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occu- pants 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 proceedings un- der Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied proper- ty, the purchaser shall pro- vide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. The trus- tee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.north- westtrustee.com and are in- corporated by this refer- ence. You may also access sale status at www.north- w e s t t r u s t e e . c o m a n d www.USA-Foreclosure.com EFFECTIVE: 12/15/2011 Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., Trustee Authorized Signature P.O. BOX 997 Bellevue, WA 98009-0997 Contact : Nanci Lambert ( 4 2 5 ) 5 8 6 - 1 9 0 0 . ( T S # 7219.20759) 1002.169295- FEILEGAL NO. 348133 Published: Whidbey News T imes , Sou th Wh idbey Record, January 4 , 25, 2012.

7 2 1 9 . 2 0 8 1 1 G r a n t o r s : Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. Grantee: Donna Lynn Walters, who acquired title as Donna L Scott, as her separate estate Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 4219003 T a x P a r c e l I D N o . : S8060-00-06016-0 Abbre- viated Legal: Ptn. Lots 1-4 Blk 5; lots 16-21 blk 6 San De Fuca Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Re- vised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. I. On Febru- ary 3, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. outside the main entrance of the Island County Annex Building near the Veteran’s Memorial at 1 NE 6th Street in the City of Coupeville, State of Washington, the undersigned Trustee (sub- ject to any conditions im- posed by the Trustee) will

Legal Notices

sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the fol lowing described real property “Property”, situated in the County(ies) of Island, State of Washington: Lots 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21, all in Block 6, San De Fuca, according to the plat there- of recorded in Volume 1 of Plats, page 17, records of Island County, Washington; AND Lots 1 and 2, Block 5, San De Fuca, according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 1 of Plats, page 17, records of Island County, Wash ington , and those parts of Lots 3 and 4 of said Block 5 lying within the fol- lowing: BEGINNING at a point in the center of alley, Block 6, San De Fuca, ac- cording to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 1 of Plats, page 17, records of Island County, Washington, at intersection of alley with W e s t B e a c h A v e n u e ; THENCE Northeast follow- ing said line projected to the Westerly line of said Block 5, being the point of beginning; THENCE follow- ing the centerline to the in- tersection of Main Street; T H E N C E S o u t h t o t h e Southeast corner of said Block 5; THENCE Northwest to the point of beginning. (Also known as Lot B of Boundary Line Adjustment No. 240/95, recorded Au- gust 8, 1995 under Audi- tor’s File No. 95012463, records of Island County, Washington, which is a re- record of Boundary Line Adjustment recorded July 6, 1995 under Auditor’s File No. 95010429, records of Island County, Washing- ton.) Situate in the County of Island, State of Washing- ton. Commonly known as: 26431 SR 20 Coupeville, WA 98239 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 12/19/07, recorded on 01/03/08, under Audi- tor ’s F i le No. 4219003, records of Island County, Washington, from Donna Lynn Walters, an unmarried woman, who acquired title as Donna L Scott, as her separate estate, as Grantor, to Stewart Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation “Ob- ligation” in favor of Mort- gage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Benefici- ary, the beneficial interest in which was ass igned by Mortgage Electronic Regis- trat ion Systems, Inc. to SunTrust Mortgage, Inc., under an Assignment/Suc- cessive Assignments re- corded under Auditor’s File No. 4287029. *The Tax Parcel ID number and Ab- breviated Legal Description are provided solely to com- ply with the recording stat- utes and are not intended to supplement, amend or su- persede the Property’s full legal description provided herein. II. No action com- menced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the Obligation in any Cour t by reason of the Grantor’s or Borrower’s de- fault on the Obligation. III. The Beneficiary alleges de- fault of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the follow- ing amounts now in arrears a n d / o r o t h e r d e f a u l t s : Amount due to reinstate by 11/01/2011 Monthly Pay- ments $33,306.60 Late Charges $1,326.20 Lend- er’s Fees & Costs $84.25 Total Arrearage $34,717.05 Trustee’s Expenses (Item- i z a t i o n ) Tr u s t e e ’s F e e $ 6 7 5 . 0 0 T i t l e R e p o r t $817.42 Statutory Mailings $19.12 Recording Costs $28.00 Postings $70.00 Sa le Costs $0 .00 Tota l C o s t s $ 1 , 6 0 9 . 5 4 To t a l Amount Due: $36,326.59 Other known defaults as follows: IV. The sum owing on the Obligation is: Princi- pal Balance of $229,345.74, together with interest as provided in the note or oth-

Legal Notices

er instrument evidencing t h e O b l i g a t i o n f r o m 03/01/10, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are provided by statute. V. The Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the Obligation as pro- vided by statute. The sale will be made without repre- sentation or warranty, ex- press or implied regarding title, possession, encum- brances or condition of the Property on February 3, 2012. The default(s) re- ferred to in paragraph III, together with any subse- quent payments, late charg- es, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by 01/23/12 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminat- ed if at any time before the close of the Trustee’s busi- ness on 01/23/12 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, la te charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be ter- mina ted any t ime a f te r 01/23/12 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire balance of principal and interest se- cured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and ad- vances, if any made pursu- ant to the terms of the obli- gation and/or Deed of Trust. VI. A written notice of de- fault was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME AND ADDRESS Don- na Lynn Walters aka Donna L S c o t t 2 6 4 3 1 S R 2 0 Coupeville, WA 98239 Don- na Lynn Walters aka Donna L Scott PO Box 2502 Dem- ing, NM 88031 Unknown Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Donna Lynn Wal- ters aka Donna L Scott 26431 SR 20 Coupeville, W A 9 8 2 3 9 U n k n o w n Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Donna Lynn Wal- ters aka Donna L Scott PO Box 2502 Deming , NM 88031 by both first class and either certified mail, re- turn receipt requested on 10/04/10, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on 10/04/10 Grantor and Borrower were personally served with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted on a conspicu- ous place on the real prop- erty described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee, whose name and address are set forth below, will provide in writ- ing to anyone requesting it a statement of all foreclo- sure costs and trustee’s fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of al l their right, title and interest in the Property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds what- soever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a wa iver o f any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TEN- ANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the prop- erty on the 20th day follow- ing the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and any-

Legal Notices

one having an interest jun- ior to the deed of trust, in- cluding 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-oc- cupied property, the pur- chaser shall provide a ten- ant with written notice in a c c o r d a n c e w i t h R C W 61.24.060. The trustee’s rules of auction may be ac- cessed at www.northwest- trustee.com and are incor- porated by this reference. You may also access sale status at www.northwest- trustee.com and www.USA- Foreclosure.com. EFFEC- TIVE: 11/01/2011 North- west Trustee Services, Inc., Trustee Authorized Signa- ture P.O. BOX 997 Bellevue, WA 98009-0997 Contact: W i n s t o n K h a n ( 4 2 5 ) 5 8 6 - 1 9 0 0 . ( T S # 7219.20811) 1002.172675- FEILEGAL NO. 348134 Published: Whidbey News T imes , Sou th Wh idbey Record, January 4 , 25, 2012.

Legal Notices Legal NoticesContinued from previous page.....

Continued on next page.....

Wednesday, January 25, 2012, Whidbey Classified, PAGE 25

Legal Notices

Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal NoticesContinued from previous page.....

Continued on next page.....

PAGE 26, Whidbey Classified, Wednesday, January 25, 2012

wJERRY SMITH CHEVROLETANACORTES

360-679-1426LOOKING FOR A GREAT BUY ON A USED VEHICLE?

WE’VE GOT THEM!

JERRY SMITH CHEVROLET

VISIT US 24/7 @WWW.JERRYSMITHCHEVROLET.COM

ALL VEHICLES ARE ONE ONLY AND SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE. PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE SALES TAX, LICENSE, OR $150 DOCUMENT SERVICES FEE. EXPIRES 01/29/2012

1994 GMC SIERRA 2500 XCLocal Trade! Nice,straight truck.Auto, A/C, PW, PL1GTGC29N2RE530454 #T1100B

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY LEClean local trade. Auto, A/C, PW, PL, Cruise, Tilt, CD4T1BE32K55U526288 #K1526A

2006 PONTIAC TORRENT AWDAuto, A/C, PW, PL, Cruise, ABS, CD and More!2CKDL73F466041550 #C1201A

2008 BUICK LACROSSESuper Nice! V6, PW, PL, Cruise, Tilt, CD, and More!2G4WC582581173528#P9858

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXTAuto, A/C, PL, PW, CD, ABS, Cruise2D8HN54P58R712273 #T1207A

$4,852

$9,842

$10,682

$14,982

$12,892

Legal Notices

Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices

7 7 7 7 . 1 5 8 8 6 G r a n t o r s : Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. HSBC Bank USA, Na- tional Association as Inden- ture Trustee for FBR Secur- itization Trust 2005-3, Call- a b l e M o r t g a g e - B a c k e d Notes, 2005-3 Grantee: Kristie Johnson, an unmar- ried individual, Joshua R. Stanton, an unmarried indi- vidual Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 4143560 Tax Par- c e l I D N o . : R23136-384-1870 Abbrevi- ated Legal: Sec 36 Town- ship 31 Range 2 E Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Wash- ington 61.24, et seq. I. On February 24, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. outside the main en- trance of the Island County Annex Building near the

stuff

Legal Notices

Veteran’s Memorial at 1 NE 6th Street in the City of Coupeville, State of Wash- ington, the undersigned Trustee (subject to any con- d i t ions imposed by the Trustee) will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following de- scribed real property “Prop- e r t y ” , s i t u a t e d i n t h e County( ies) of ISLAND, State of Washington: Parcel A : The East ha l f o f the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Sec- tion 36, Township 31 North, Range 2 East of the Willa- m e t t e M e r i d i a n . ( A l s o known as Lo t 4 Is l and C o u n t y S h o r t P l a t N o 74-063, as approved Janu- ary 7, 1975, and recorded August 13, 1976, under Au- ditor’s Fi le No. 301449, Records of Island County, Washington.) Parcel B: An e a s e m e n t f o r i n g r e s s , egress, and utilities record- ed July 18, 1974, under Au- ditor’s Fi le No. 275003, Records of Island County, Washington. Situate in the County of Island, State of Washington. Commonly known as: 280 PARKSIDE DRIVE CAMANO ISLAND, WA 98282 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 07/21/05, recorded on 08/10/05, under Audi-

Legal Notices

tor ’s F i le No. 4143560, records of ISLAND County, Washington, from Kristie Johnson, an unmarried in- d iv idua l and Joshua R. Stanton, an unmarried indi- vidual, as Grantor, to Alli- ance Title, as Trustee, to se- cure an obligation “Obliga- tion” in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Sys- tems, Inc. solely as nomi- nee for Fremont Investment & Loan, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by Mortgage Electronic Registration Sys- tems, Inc. to HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Indenture Trustee for FBR Securit ization Trust 2005-3, Callable Mortgage- Backed Notes, 2005-3, un- der an Assignment/Succes- sive Assignments recorded under Auditor’s Fi le No. 4295708. *The Tax Parcel ID number and Abbreviated Legal Description are pro- vided solely to comply with the recording statutes and are not intended to supple- ment, amend or supersede the Property’s full legal de- scription provided herein. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the Ob- ligation in any Court by rea- son of the Grantor’s or Bor- rower’s default on the Obli- gation. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed

Legal Notices

of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other de- faults: Amount due to rein- state by 11/16/2011 Month- ly Payments $18,414.77 L a t e C h a r g e s $ 6 8 6 . 4 0 Lender ’s Fees & Cos ts $40 .00 Tota l Ar rearage $19,141.17 Trustee’s Ex- penses (Itemization) Trus- tee’s Fee $607.50 Title Re- por t $780.00 Sta tu tor y Mailings $19.52 Recording Cos ts $28 .00 Pos t ings $ 7 0 . 0 0 T o t a l C o s t s $1,505.02 Total Amount Due : $20 ,646 .19 Other known defaults as follows: IV. The sum owing on the Obligation is: Principal Bal- ance of $190,777.74, to- gether with interest as pro- vided in the note or other instrument evidencing the Obligation from 12/01/10, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are pro- vided by statute. V. The Property will be sold to sat- isfy the expense of sale and the Obligation as provided by statute. The sale will be made without representa- tion or warranty, express or implied regarding title, pos- session, encumbrances or condition of the Property on February 24, 2012. The de- fault(s) referred to in para- graph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by 02/13/12 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontin- uance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time be- fore the close of the Trus- tee’s business on 02/13/12 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, to- gether with any subsequent payments, late charges, ad- vances , costs and fees thereafter due, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after 02/13/12 (11 days be- fore the sale date), and be- fore the sale by the Borrow- er, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any record- ed junior lien or encum- brance paying the entire balance of principal and in- terest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Gran- tor at the fol lowing ad- dress(es): NAME AND AD- DRESS KRISTIE JOHNSON 280 PARKSIDE DRIVE CA- MANO ISLAND, WA 98282 JOSHUA R. STANTON 280 PARKSIDE DRIVE CAMANO ISLAND, WA 98282 Un- known Spouse and/or Do- mestic Partner of KRISTIE JOHNSON 280 PARKSIDE DRIVE CAMANO ISLAND, W A 9 8 2 8 2 U n k n o w n Spouse and/or Domestic Pa r tne r o f JOSHUA R . STANTON 280 PARKSIDE DRIVE CAMANO ISLAND, WA 98282 by both f i rst class and either certified mail, return receipt request- ed on 05/03/11, proof of which is in the possession o f the Trus tee ; and on 05/03/11 Grantor and Bor- rower we re pe rsona l l y served with said written no- tice of default or the written notice of default was posted on a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee, whose name and address are set forth below, wil l provide in writing to anyone requesting it a statement of all foreclosure costs and trustee’s fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and a l l those who ho ld by,

Appliances

Firewood, Fuel& Stoves

Flea Market

Legal Notices

through or under the Gran- tor of all their right, title and interest in the Property. IX. Anyone having any objec- t ion to the sa le on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objec- tions if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invali- dating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The pur- chaser 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 own- er) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occu- pants 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 proceedings un- der Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied proper- ty, the purchaser shall pro- vide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. The trus- tee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.north- westtrustee.com and are in- corporated by this refer- ence. You may also access sale status at www.north- w e s t t r u s t e e . c o m a n d w w w . U S A - F o r e c l o - s u r e . c o m . E F F E C T I V E : 1 1 / 1 6 / 2 0 1 1 N o r t h w e s t Trus tee Ser v i ces , Inc . , Trustee Authorized Signa- ture P.O. BOX 997 Bellevue, WA 98009-0997 Contact: H e a t h e r L . S m i t h ( 4 2 5 ) 5 8 6 - 1 9 0 0 . ( T S # 7777.15886) 1002.192191- FEILEGAL NO. 360671Published: Whidbey News T imes , Sou th Wh idbey Record, January 25, Febru- ary 15, 2012.

Continued from previous page.....

Want more business this year?

LET ME HELPI can deliver your message

to tens of thousands of doorsteps in your market.

Call me today to find out moreJennie Morello 866-296-0380

jmorello@soundpublishing.com

Whether you need to target the local market or want to cover

the Puget Sound area, WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED!

got weeds?Mary’s Weeding Service

Garden Restoration, Maintenance, PruningPlanting, Yard Debris

Serving all of Whidbey Island

360-632-7088 or 360-333-8805P.O. Box 114 Coupeville, WA 98230

Marysweeding@yahoo.com

T PRO

GENERAL CONTRACTORLiving and Serving Locally for 30 years.

360-678-6040Lic#CC01SPATZWL953PR

Home ServicesGeneral Contractors

General Contractor/HandymanComplete Home RepairFREE ESTIMATES

Licensed, Bonded, Insured

360.331.3920 ask for DaveLIC# WHARTS*896NP

Home ServicesHandyperson

24/7 EXPERTHANDYDMANFree Estimates! Very

Reasonable! Excellent Work! Dependable!Call Denny Today!

360-632-0269

Find what you need 24 hours a day.

Home ServicesHouse/Cleaning Service

A TIDY DANE“Putting dirt in it’s place”

Home ServicesLandscape Services

Build up your business with our Service Guide Special: Four full weeks of advertising starting at $40. Call 800-388-2527 to place your ad today.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012, Whidbey Classified, PAGE 27

On approval of credit. All prices plus tax, lic, 150 doc fee. Pictures are for illustration purposes only. Vin #’s available at dealership. Ad expires 01/25/2012.Se Habla Español.

THE ALL NEW 2012 CR-V’S ARE HERE

LARGE SELECTION OF USED VEHICLES

1-800-745-7467 | 360-757-7467www.s imshonda .com |

TRADES WANTED!

Paid For or Not!

Saturday Service8am-4:30pm

Starting 01/14/12

2004 HYUNDAI SONATAWHAT A GREAT BUYB6315AWAS $18,995

NOW $5,659

2006 CHEV EQUINOX LT66K MILESB6386AWAS $14,987

NOW $11,694

2007 CHEV HHR LTONLY 62K5900A

NOW $9,294

2003 HONDA PILOT EX4WD, ON SALE NOW5731A

NOW $9,875

2005 BUICK LACROSSELEATHER, ONLY 66K MILESB6475

NOW $10,998

2010 NISSAN VERSA 4DRAT PRICED TO GOB6440

NOW $11,875

2007 DODGE NITRO50K MILES 5766BWAS $14,987

NOW $11,994

2008 CRV EX4X4, ONLY 47K MILESB6473

NOW $18,285

2010 HONDA CIVIC 4 DR LX5 SPEED, WOWB6318

NOW $15,987

2010 TOYOTA COROLLA4 DR LE AUTOMATICB6449

NOW $14,844

2008 MAZDA5 SPORT37K MILES B6397WAS $19,987

NOW $14,987

2008 HONDA CIVIC SI 4DRB6241A NOW

$15,877

2011 FORD FOCUS SEL9K MILES B6390WAS $19,987

NOW $16,058

2008 NISSAN ROGUE S47K MILES B6393WAS $17,987

NOW $16,469

2008 MAZDA MIATA SPECIAL27K MILES B6401WAS $19,987

NOW $16,490

2010 CHRYSLER T & C TOURINGGREAT BUYB6487

NOW $16,990

2007 ODYSSEY EXLONLY 65K MILES, GREAT BUY!B6430

NOW $18,979

2008 HONDA ELEMENT SC46K MILES B6410WAS $20,987

NOW $17,976

2006 MUSTANG GTLEATHER, ALLOYS, WING 34KB6456

NOW $17,987

2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4HARD TOP, 33K MILES B6436WAS $14,987

NOW $18,553

2005 GMC DENALI AWDNAV, DVD 5830C

NOW $19,559

2010 HONDA INSIGHT11K MILES T6384WAS $23,985

NOW $19,877

2010 HONDA INSIGHT EX13K MILESB6409WAS $23,987

NOW $20,366

2008 FORD F150 XCAB4X4, 5.4L, XLT ONLY 18KB6451

NOW $23,591

2008 BMW X3WOW ONLY 19K MILES,SUN ROOFB6429

NOW $29,486

2007 LEXUS IS250NAV, CROME ALLOYS,44KB6441

NOW $23,979

2009 ACURA TSXNAV, TECH PKGB6442

NOW $24,987

2008 BMW 328i 2DR CONVERTIBLE19K MILES T6417WAS $35,987

NOW $33,436

2009 HONDA CIVIC LX 4DRAUTOMATIC, 28K MILES, CERTIFIED5714A

NOW $15,332

2011 HONDA PILOT EX-L 4X45,000 MILES, CERTIFIEDB6496

NOW $33,998

2007 LEXUS RX350 AWDB6416C NOW

$22,764

2006 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-LDVD PLAYER6026A

NOW $15,602

TURN YOURJUNK INTO

CA$H!We Buy...

Island Recycling

360-331-1727

Local, legal business serving Whidbey Island for over 30 years!

MarinePower

AutomobilesChrysler

AutomobilesChrysler

flea marketFree ItemsRecycler

pets/animals

Dogs

Advertise your service800-388-2527 or nw-ads.com

Dogs

Looking for your dream house? Go topnwHomeFinder.com to find the perfect home for sale or rent.

Estate Sales

wheelsSport Utility Vehicles

Chevrolet

Sport Utility VehiclesFord

Sport Utility VehiclesJeep

Auto Service/Parts/ Accessories

CHRISTIAN’SAUTO/METALRECYCLINGCASH FOR MOST CARS

-INCLUDES TOW.FREE METAL RECYCLING

FAMILY OWNED, LICENSED HAULER.DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

675-8442

Motorcycles

Bank on us…To get the word outReach thousands of readers when you advertise in your local community newspaper, Nickel Classifi eds and online!

Call: 800-388-2527Fax: 360-598-6800E-mail: classifi ed@soundpublishing.comor Go online: www.nw-ads.com

Ads with art attract more attention.Call 800-388-2527 to talk to your customerservice representative.

‘From Russia With Love’ in SCO concert

The Saratoga Chamber Orchestra invites the com-munity to “From Russia With Love,” a concert program of prominent Russian Composers, at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29 at Oak Harbor High School and 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30 at South Whidbey High School.

The SCO, now

celebrating its fifth anni-versary under the artistic direction of Conductor Legh W. Burns, will feature 13-year-old Lara Lewison, SCO’s Young Artists Competition winner, per-forming Sergei Prokofiev’s “Violin Concerto #2” in G minor. The program also includes Tchaikovsky’s “Cossack Dance” from the Ballet “Mazeppa,” Rachmaninov’s “Vocalise” and concludes with the orchestral masterpiece,

“Capriccio Espagnol” by Rimsky-Korsakov.

General admission tickets are $20 for adults and $18 for senior/military; students 18 and younger are admitted free (those under 14 must be accompanied by a paying adult). Tickets are available at Moonraker Books in Langley, Book Bay in Freeland, Bayleaf in Coupeville and Oak Harbor and Click Music in Oak Harbor. Tickets are

also available at the door.For more information,

visit www.saratoga chamberorchestra.org.

Architect/author leads discussion

“Creating Places of Wholeness in Our Lives,” a transformational dia-logue with architect and author of “Pocket Neighborhoods” Ross Chapin and chiroprac-

tor and moderator Craig Weiner will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31 at the Chiropractic Zone Sears House in Bayview.

Register at drcraig@ chirozone.net or 331-5565. Donations to the South Whidbey Commons will be gratefully accepted.

Expert explains cheese-making

Vicky Brown of Little Brown Farm in Freeland will give a class on home-style cheese-making at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31 at the Deer Lagoon Grange.

Brown will introduce the different styles of fresh cheese that can be made with store-bought milk or the milk from your own goat or cow. She will demonstrate the

techniques using basic equipment, most of which is in the average kitchen.

The free class is part of the Grange’s commu-nity education program; everybody is welcome. Call 321-4027 for details.

Garden club gets answers on roses

The Greenbank Garden Club will have a meet-ing at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2 at the Greenbank Progressive Clubhouse.

The program will be “Growing Unusual Plants from Seeds,” plus a ques-tion-and-answer time on roses and perennials. The speaker is April Davis.

The public is welcome. Call 360-678-5933 with questions.

Plus hundreds of other items: Candles, Hats, Home Decor, Toys, Cosmetics & more!

LINDS CLEARANCE ROOM

Visit Linds Clearance Room and take advantage of

hundreds of items that Linds has decided to discontinue. It’s all great merchandise so come in and save TODAY!

Here are some examplesof your savings:

1609 East Main Street, Freeland(360) 331.4760On Beautiful Whidbey Island

SALE ITEMS REG CLEARANCE 8 ea Runaway Piggy Banks $1759 $1231

2 ea Bella Butterfl y Toy Carts $3099 $1549

2 ea 100% Acrylic Throws $5699 $3399

2 ea Whimsical trio of Cats Print $5499 $3299

6 ea Assorted Teal Green Ceramic Vases $4299 to $5399 $3010 to $3789

8 ea Assorted styles of Inter Design Basket $984 to $1329 $599 to $799

4 ea Bamboo Chip & Dip Bowl $3299 $1979

4 ea Assorted Bamboo & Stainless Wall Hooks $1649 to $1099 $659 to $439

6 ea Assorted Spring Flower Prints $1649 $1154

9 ea Scent Shop Reed Diffuser $1599 $859

10 ea Assorted Vera Bradley $2800 to $6800 $1960 to $4760

4 ea Assorted Canvas Prints 2899 $2029

6 ea Assorted Live, Laugh, Love Picture Frames $4399 $2189

28 ea Assorted Retired Fiesta Ware Products $2199 to $4999 $1099 to $1999

10 ea Remote Control Spaceman $2749 $1924

10 ea Condiment Squeeze Bottle Sets $999 $349

COMPLIMENTARYSOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD

WITH YOUR COFFEE

RECORDSOUTH WHIDBEY

Brought to you by:

Dr. Kyle Fukano and Staff

FOR ALL NEW PATIENTS,FREE X-RAYS WITH INITIAL VISIT!

Call and schedule today! 360-331-5211 Please present this coupon at time of service

PNC is a registered service mark of The PNC Financial Services Group, INC (“PNC”).PNC Mortgage is a division of PNC Bank, National Association, a Subsidiary of PNC. All loans are provided by PNC Bank, National Association and are subject to credit approval and property appraisal.

Sheila White360-320-0252 cell

James Maynard360-316-1062 cell

CALENDARWWW.SOUTHWHIDBEYRECORD.COM