South Whidbey Record, November 17, 2012

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LIVING: Fighting fires through the generations, A12

Work begins on Langley Marina expansion project

BY JIM LARSENRecord editor

The Port of South Whidbey commis-sioners adopted a 2013 budget Tuesday with considerably less revenue than was received this year.

There’s no mystery to the change. Earlier this year the port sold $850,000 in bonds to help fund the Langley Marina expansion project. In future years that money will appear on the expenditure side, rather than revenue.

Work started this week on a small portion of the marina project — remov-ing old pilings along the public boat ramp and installing new ones, along with floats.

The commissioners adopted the smaller of two budget options.

The budget option dropped included

a hoped-for grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to buy two boats, one for the sheriff’s office and one for South Whidbey Fire/EMS.

“The FEMA grant looks a little shaky,” Port President Curt Gordon said Thursday. He said it’s still a possibility, but the commissioners weren’t confident enough to include the $1.06 million FEMA grant in next year’s budget.

The budget adopted totals $2,110,159 in receipts. Local property taxes were raised by the legal limit of 1 percent, which will bring in $525,000 at a rate less than 10 cents per thousand of assessed value. A couple of other major local money-makers include $138,040 in rev-enue from Langley Marina for moorage and $37,550 from parking fees from the Humphrey Road lot above the Clinton ferry dock.

Outside revenue is highlighted by several grants from various agencies to help fund the Langley Marina project, the largest being $1.2 million from Island County. Another grant for design work at Possession Beach Park totals $74,000.

The final anticipated spending total of $2.64 million is $532,000 more than the port will bring in, but Gordon said that was expected with major work on the Langley Marina scheduled to begin next year. The port will start the year with an estimated $1.12 million in cash.

The port’s various parks and prop-erties all come with a cost. Costs at the Humphrey Road lot are pegged at $23,260; Possession Point Park, $42,852; Clinton facilities, including the park and pier, $20,600; and Bush Point facilities, $18,736.

The port’s administration costs for 2013 are pegged at $391,809. The largest costs are for salaries: $45,760 to pay the clerk, $66,503 for the operations manag-er and $63,310 for the finance manager, plus benefits.

The port expects to spend $30,000 on comprehensive plan work next year. For travel, $1,000 is set aside for the three commissioners and $14,000 for the staff. The commissioners’ per diem pay for attending meetings will total $10,500.

Marina work looms

Answer must be given by Dec. 12BY JIM LARSEN

Record editor

A special meeting of the Port of South Whidbey commission-ers has been called to mull over a surprise property bid that would scuttle a cellular tower — the idea of which is despised by some neigh-bors — near the top of the Dorothy Cleveland Trail at the port’s Possession Beach Waterfront Park.

The port is negotiat-ing with AT&T to lease the land in question for a cell tower, and has budgeted a $1,200 monthly income in 2013 from the lease.

However, the lease agreement, while long in the works, is not complete. “We haven’t got a lease for the cell tower,” Port President Curt Gordon acknowl-edged Thursday.

Freeland real estate agent Charlene Arnold, representing Marcia and Clyde Monma, presented a copy of a property purchase proposal to each of the

three commissioners at Tuesday’s meeting. The offer, according to an email circulated by the Monmas, who live on Lupine Lane, Clinton, is for $250,000 to “pur-chase the Port of South Whidbey parklands, the Dorothy Cleveland Trail Park, to preserve it forever as a public-use park.”

The cell tower has been an emotional issue for a couple of years,

but despite local oppo-sition the commis-sioners have con-tinued to pursue an agreement with AT&T.

The Monmas describe the com-missioners’ history with the

issue as a “stubborn refusal to do the right thing,” and estimated there’s only a 50/50 chance the commis-sioners will accept their offer.

“Only public pres-sure will force them to finally agree to an arrangement suitable for all parties,” the Monmas wrote.

“This could be our last, best chance to block the POSW (Port of South Whidbey) and AT&T,” the Monmas wrote.

Gordon said several of the Monmas’ sup-porters

Couple puts $250K on the table to stop port’s cell tower

Ben Watanabe / The Record

Dan Boydston drills into the concrete bulkhead to install an ADA ramp to the Langley Marina. His company, Anacortes-based Neptune Marine Construction, Dive and Salvage, was contracted to construct the ramp for disabled people to reach the marina. The project was expected to last about five days and concrete will be poured around the rebar structure Monday, Nov. 19. Much more marina work is included in the Port of South Whidbey’s 2013 budget.

Port adopts 2013 budget

See cell tower, A6

“Only public pressure will force them to finally agree to an arrangement suitable for all parties.”

Marcia and Clyde Monma

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Bittersweet recollec-tions of holidays spent in Vietnam and the feel-ings expe-rienced at the Vietnam Women’s Memorial in Washington, D.C. stirred memories for many at the Veterans Day obser-vance held by American Legion Post 141 in Langley Sunday morn-ing.

Post Commander Jim Knott kicked off the event with a moment of silence in honor of all veterans and in particular, those who gave their lives in the line of duty. He moved quickly to the main event — spe-cial guest South Whidbey storyteller Jill Johnson, who was part of Army Special Services in Korea and Vietnam.

“This is a very important day,” she told the group. “I’m honored to be with you who have served, who have been there, because I know what you’ve done.”

She began with her recollections of the holi-days in December 1967. She told an amusing tale of the “requisitioning” process used by military members to procure needed items. In her case, she and her co-workers needed 850-feet of

wrapping paper to create makeshift walls for a party for the troops.

Johnson’s story earned a number of chuckles as she spun her tale and sev-eral of the veterans in the

room nod-ded in agree-ment and appreciation as she shared the twisted route to get the needed supplies. Her second story, “The Same Season,” told of her visit to the Vietnam Women’s Memorial and the com-mon bond all veterans share.

“The memories are sharp and clear and I think they always will

be,” she said. “It takes real talent to

translate memories into vivid pictures,” said Joe Wishcamper, who was vis-iting the Post for the first time. “It felt like you were there.”

-Kathy Reed

Kathy Reed / The Record

Storyteller Jill Johnson chats with veteran Bill Hughes following her Veterans Day performance at American Legion Post 141.


South Whidbey storyteller Jill Johnson performs “Holiday in Vietnam” in honor of Veterans Day Sunday at American Legion Post 141 in Bayview.


Those gathered for a Veterans Day ceremony at American Legion Post 141 in Bayview on Sunday morning pay rapt attention to storyteller Jill Johnson, who shared two stories related to her time as part of Army Special Services.

Photo courtesy of ICARC

Island County Amateur Radio Club members recently selected new officers to lead Whidbey’s only ham radio club next year. They include, from left, Oak Harbor resident Clifton Allen, president; Wayne Jeffers of Freeland, vice president; Oak Harbor resident Julie Mercer, secretary; and Brian Woloshin of Langley, treasurer. The club’s more than 60 operators scattered throughout Whidbey regularly support local communities and governmental agencies with communications support during emergencies and special events such as parades and sports events. The club meets monthly at the county commissioners’ hearing room, 1 N.E. 6th St., Coupeville. The public is invited to attend. For more information, visit www.w7avm.org.

Radio club selects new officers

BY JUSTIN BURNETTStaff reporter

South Whidbey Parks and Recreation District officials are feeling the financial squeeze of declining home values as revenues for the 2013 budget are set to decrease by up to 5 percent.

The district commissioners convened at a special meeting at the district’s head-quarters this week, discussing a budget with revenues that are expected to fall from $791,630 in 2012 to $752,110 next year.

Actual expenditures are proposed to drop about 1.2 percent, from $691,260 in 2012 to $683,190 in 2013.

The revenue hit is due in large part to falling property values. The bulk of the district’s income is based on its levy, which has always been set at a static mill-age rate of 15 cents per $1,000 of assessed value.

The impacts will be felt throughout the budget, touching capital and maintenance expenses, programs and administra-tion.

“Everybody is feeling the pinch,” said Commissioner Don Wood, who is also the board chairman.

The maintenance and operations budget, which covers everything from fuel and safety gear to road and trail main-tenance, will be one of the heaviest hit. It will see an overall reduction of about $21,200, according to draft budget docu-ments.

Last year, the board slated $127,600 for the day-to-day upkeep of the district’s facilities. If the proposed budget is approved, that number will be whittled down to an expected $106,400 for next year.

District Director Terri Arnold said she and her staff looked

hard at ways to cut costs but there was just not much left to trim. Many line items, such as those that pay for electricity, are essential to running the district and can’t be reduced, she said.

“We’re bare bones, that’s for cer-tain,” Arnold said.

Part of the hit to maintenance and operations is due to unavoidable increases in administrative costs. Labor and industry expenses have gone up while revenues are one the decline.

Administrative expenses, which includes salaries, benefits, various office and miscellaneous expenses, make up the meat of the district’s overall budget. The board approved a $460,330 budget in 2012 and is looking at $460,675 in 2013.

Salaries alone for the district’s six full-time and two part-time employees will total $285,965 next year. None are slated to receive cost of living increases.

The capital improvement and equipment bud-get saw perhaps the largest monetary reduction, falling from $101,278 in 2012 to $29,460 in 2013, but that’s largely due to the wrapping up of projects at the maintenance facility over the past year.

Finally, the programs budget will also see a hit, with revenues dropping from the $151,735 approved for this year to the $134,700 expected in 2013. The district offers a multitude of programs for adults and youth.

Several commissioners expressed support for keeping a closer watch on just how much time staff spends working on all the various programs as the district’s finances are not expected to improve anytime soon.

Having a more detailed picture of where resources are

expended will help if the board has to make tough decisions in the future, Wood said.

“I just want to have good solid numbers so I can make those decisions,” he said.

The board is expected to adopt the budget next week. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, at the district’s headquarters at 5475 Maxwelton Road in Langley. An approved budget must be submitted to Island County officials by Nov. 30.

Justin Burnett can be reached at [email protected] or 221-5300.

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“We’re bare bones, that’s for certain.”

Terri Arnolddirector

South Whidbey Parks & Recreation district

“everybody is feeling the pinch.”don Wood

commissionerSouth Whidbey Parks & Recreation district

Langley presents budget to public

The Langley City Council will consider the 2013 budget in the second of two scheduled public hearings Monday.

Mayor Larry Kwarsick is proposing an $11.3 million budget. Although almost twice as large as the $5.5 million budget adopted in 2012, more than 50 percent of it is made up of unsecured funding.

It includes $2.8 mil-lion in loans, $3 million in grants and a $700,000 bond. Nearly all of that would be put toward a variety of infrastruc-ture projects, from road resurfacing and waterline improvements to building

a funicular and starting a pilot program for Sunday bus service between Langley and the Clinton ferry terminal.

The budget also includes the addition of a fourth police officer, a 4 percent cost of living increase for the city’s 13.5 staff and a 1 percent per-formance bonus awarded to six workers who earned enough points through a city employee incentive program.

State law requires the budget to be adopted before the end of the year.

Join Langley’s Holiday Parade

Plan now to have your organization be part of Langley’s Holiday Parade at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at the bus barn parking lot.

Marc Esterly, executive director of the Langley Chamber of Commerce, is hoping for a, “really fantastic holiday parade.” Among suggestions for entries are floats, antique cars, musical entries, ani-mals of all kinds, scout troops and community groups. Already plan-ning floats are the Clyde Theatre and restaurants with a food float, as well as decorated golf carts.

Enter by emailing Esterly by Nov. 21 at [email protected]. Include the name of your organization, contact person, number of people or animals in your group, what kind of vehicle will be used, and what kind of musical performance is planned for the parade. Call 221-6765 for details.

Help control noxious weeds

The Island County Board of Commissioners

seeks applicants to fill two vacated positions on the Noxious Weed Control Board.

The commissioners appoint Noxious Weed Control Board members for four-year terms, which may be renewed by mutual agreement. The Noxious Weed Control Board consists of five vot-ing members, one from each of five geographical areas that best represent the county’s interests. At least four of the vot-ing members need to be engaged in agriculture.

The board members do not receive a salary but will be compensated for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their offi-cial duties. The current openings are for District 3 which encompasses the area from Race Road south of Coupeville to east of Freeland, and District 4 which encompasses the area from east of Freeland to the south end of Whidbey Island.

Duties include going

to quarterly meetings, regulating the duties and direction of the Weed Control coordinator’s posi-tion and making decisions regarding noxious weed control efforts in Island County. Those interested should make a written application that includes the signatures of at least 10 registered voters resid-ing in the section support-ing the nomination.

Application materi-als may be obtained by contacting Janet Stein at 360-678-7992 or by email at [email protected]. Applications should be sent by mail, email or fax to: Island County Board of Commissioners, Attn: Pam Dill, Re: Noxious Weed Control Board Vacancies, P.O. Box 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239. The fax num-ber is 360-679-7381 and email is [email protected]. Applications should be received no later than 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30. For more information, call 360-679-7353.

More planes may come to Whidbey

More new Navy sub hunters could be flying around Whidbey Island than originally antici-pated.

U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen said this week the Navy is considering increasing

the number of squad-rons of Boeing-built P-8A Poseidon aircraft at Whidbey Island Naval Island Station. The Navy will study three alterna-tives to its 2008 Record of Decision, all of which would result in the bas-ing of more aircraft at Whidbey Island.

“This news shows the Navy’s steadfast commit-ment to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and pro-vides further assurance that the future of the base is secure,” Larsen said. “I have been a deter-mined advocate to bring the P-8As to Whidbey Island. It is the right deci-sion to serve our national security and it protects the future of the base on Whidbey Island.”

The jet-powered P-8As will replace the propeller-driven P-8 Orions that have been based at Whidbey for decades. The patrol aircraft are known for their submarine hunt-ing abilities.

The 2008 Record of Decision calls for the basing of four fleet squadrons, a total of 24 aircraft, on Whidbey Island. The alternative plans being considered as part of a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement could bring as many as seven squadrons and a total of 49 aircraft to Whidbey Island.

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Current eventsFree speech oK, obstruction isn’tTo the editor:

This morning, Nov. 13, at about 9:45 a.m., I arrived at the Freeland Post Office and noticed that there were sev-eral sandwich boards and a table and umbrella adorned with political slogans. These items were placed in such a manner as to obstruct free passage of pedestrians along the sidewalk starting at the limit of the post office parking lot and down past the first sign post going toward Payless.

I reported the obstructed sidewalk situation in person to the clerk at the Freeland Sheriff’s station. I presented photos that clearly demonstrate that you can’t get by the set up without stepping into the roadway.

This same group with the same equip-ment was here some weeks ago and I also reported the obstructing of the sidewalk at that time. A deputy drove by

and reported that he saw no violation. I spoke personally with the deputy and he told me that as he interpreted the law, if you could step around it, the pathway was not obstructed. I don’t think he is correct. I can’t understand the hesitation on the part of the sheriff to enforce the common sense rule of not allowing the pathway to be obstructed.

I have not heard if a deputy has looked at the current situation.

My complaint is about the obstruction, not their message. I have participated in signature gathering events and other demonstrations and have always been told that a table could not be set up on the sidewalk and that free passage of pedestrians could not be infringed upon.

robert Grayfreeland

ThanksFire chief pledges more communicationTo the editor:

On behalf of South Whidbey Fire/EMS, thank you to our community for supporting the levy lid lift for our volun-teer firefighters and emergency medical technicians. We worked hard to educate

the community about the levy lid lift over the past year — but we also received an education along the way.

We learned that we need to commu-nicate with you on a regular basis, not just when we have a special need like the ballot question. During this public educa-tion effort, we learned to work better as a team to respond to questions and deliver information (in addition to emergency services) to the people we serve. Finally, we learned about the deep-rooted caring and support the community has for this organization and the 75 men and women who volunteer to provide you with fire and emergency medical service.

Regardless of how you voted, we appreciate your involvement and partici-pation because it comes from the heart. We will continue to report back on the progress we are making through regular communications with the public. Thank you again for your support.

H.L. “rusty” paLmer, fire chief

south Whidbey fire/ems

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Don’t rush on recycling program

One of the more colorful terms in politics is “lame duck,” the phrase used to describe a politician serv-ing out his or her term after being defeated in elec-tion. Having been shot down in the election, lame ducks usually lose some of their ability to fly high and instead wobble across the finish line with ruffled feathers.

Because they do not have to answer to voters again, lame ducks should sit back and refrain from helping to implement any costly new programs. Leave that kind of stuff to the elected successor.

The lame duck on the Board of Island County Commissioners is Angie Homola, who is pursuing a curbside recycling program in the unincorporated areas of the county that looks like it will be costly to homeowners, particularly seniors who produce very little garbage. The county put out a “make me an offer” proposal and got a response from only one firm, that being the present provider, Waste Connections, which locally still goes by the quaint name of Island Disposal.

Waste Connections operates differently than Island Disposal when it was locally owned. Island Disposal ran its own recycling operation, hiring folks who otherwise probably couldn’t get a job to sepa-rate recyclables from garbage at the county’s main transfer site. Waste Connections, Inc., a multi-billon dollar company with operations in 29 states, did not continue that program, so recycling was stopped, other than that done by the thousands of Whidbey Island residents who care about the environment. They do their own recycling at county transfer loca-tions or the privately operated Island Recycling in Freeland.

The details of the Waste Connections proposal were printed in Wednesday’s Record and more will follow. But the bottom line is it could be a costly proposition for many islanders trying to survive in a hostile economic environment.

Homola should back away from her pet project to reduce the county’s “carbon footprint.” We have no idea what her successor, Jill Johnson, thinks about the program, but she’s the one who should start making the big decisions in January.

Homola should not be pushing to adopt this program before she leaves office. Take a long Thanksgiving break. Spend a couple of weeks in Hawaii over Christmas. Her heavy lifting in Island County should be over.

In our opinion

Leta Pauline HuntLeta Pauline Hunt passed Oct. 11, 2012, and is

remembered by many family and friends who loved her. Her family grieves her passing. Leta was a woman who spanned time, she taught and influenced many generations on Whidbey, and it is our family’s hope that she is remembered and honored in this spirit. A formal obituary and memorial service will be forth-coming.

BY JUSTIN BURNETTStaff reporter

Island County officials have begun taking steps to secure nearly 300 feet of Mutiny Bay beachfront property into public owner-ship.

Steve Marx, assistant director of Island County Public Works, confirmed Thursday that the depart-ment had started the pro-cess to legally transfer the shoreline property into gov-ernment hands.

Owned by longtime for-mer South Whidbey resi-dent Frank Robinson, the founder of the Robinson Helicopter Company, the

now California resident has for several years wanted to donate the beach to the public.

Robinson’s health is fail-ing and family members assisting with the donation have expressed a desire to complete the transfer by the end of the year or as soon as possible, according to Marx.

The process is somewhat time consuming, involving several steps including offi-cial approval by the Island County commissioners, and Marx said he was unsure whether they would be able to get everything wrapped up by New Year’s.

“We’re hoping to get it done by the end of the year

or very shortly afterwards,” Marx said.

Public Works Director Bill Oakes presented the board with the donation pro-posal early last month. At the time, he explained that due to a limited parks staff and budget, he was hoping the Port of South Whidbey or South Whidbey Parks & Recreation District would step up and take on the property.

While both junior taxing districts have since made it clear that they are willing to discuss the possibility of future partnerships, neither moved to accept the prop-erty outright.

Officials from both pub-lic agencies expressed concerns about associated maintenance costs of the property, from garbage pickup to the expense of providing a place to sit, said Terri Arnold, director of the South Whidbey Parks

& Recreation District.“It’s hard for us to jump

in with both feet before we know what the expectation will be,” Arnold said.

A joint meeting with the parks district, the port and the county was proposed to discuss the beach’s future management, but getting representatives from three public agencies together just before the holidays is like herding cats.

Arnold said she has been trying to hammer out a time when everyone can meet but has so far been unsuc-cessful.

She reaffirmed, howev-er, that the parks district is interested in the beach front.

“I think the parks district will definitely have a role there but we need to under-stand all the ins and outs of the property,” she said.

attended the meeting Tuesday but the couple themselves were repre-sented by Arnold, a realtor.

While not rejecting the offer out-of-hand, Gordon was concerned about the $250,000 proposal. He said it is for two parcels of land totaling about 20 acres running to near the end of the parking lot for the park’s boat ramp.

The upper portion has already been surplussed, he said, and the appraisal on that alone came in at $250,000.

Commissioner Chris Jerome, emphasizing he was speaking only for himself, not the port, sent an email Friday about the Monma’ proposal, and was particularly concerned about the lower portion.

“The land they have offered to purchase is not

for sale, and even if the port wanted to sell it, we could not legally do so without a lengthy public process,” he wrote.

Jerome added that in his opinion, the proposed cell tower would have “mini-mal impact on the trail or the uplands around it,” and said the port will maintain the area for hikers while receiving “much-needed revenue” from the cell tower lease.

The Monmas asked for a response by Dec. 12, so the commissioners set a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, in the port office, located beneath the China City restaurant in Freeland.

It’s not the only item on the agenda. Among other subjects to be dis-cussed are permits for the Langley Harbor project, progress with a FEMA grant and the comprehen-sive plan.

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Senior moments: girls run together, ‘state’ togetherBY BEN WATANABE

Staff reporter

South Whidbey High School was once again rep-resented by a team at a state competition. It had been more than a few years, but the Falcon girls cross coun-try team qualified for the state 1A championship.

Veteran runners carried South Whidbey much of the season. And where the boys team lacked seniors (save one) the Falcon girls were flush with five. Lillianna Stelling continued her run as the team’s leader.

The other Falcon seniors were close behind. Nora Felt emerged as a dependable second finisher, with Bonnie Klamm vying for third place until a foot injury knocked her out of the state meet. With Klamm out, Anna Hood jumped at the end of the season as the Falcons’ final scorer (the first five finishers’ points are counted toward the team score). Finally, Kelsey Hardaway spent most of the meets as a junior varsity racer, but traveled with the team as its alternate, warmed up with the other runners then became one of their loudest supporters — she brought a megaphone to the state meet in Pasco.

Here are their reflections on their 1A ninth-place finish, careers and each other.

What was the most difficult aspect of cross country?

Nora Felt: The mental aspect. No one is making you run or depending on you. In the trails, it is just you and your thoughts.

Lillianna Stelling: The most difficult aspect was probably getting up for morning practices in the summer.

Kelsey Hardaway: For me, it was the mental aspect. Cross country is just as mentally taxing as it is physical. You have to try to forget any pain and push through feeling tired. It’s something that’s difficult for me.

Bonnie Klamm: For me, the competition is the hardest part of cross country. As an individual sport, you focus more

on your times instead of a team score. It can be hard not to compare times — especially when workouts are categorized by speed or time. This year we’ve had an espe-cially good varsity team, which means competition is tough. But I love these girls and try to give them as much support as I pos-sibly can.

Anna Hood: Breaking bad habits! I had to ration my sugar intake and get to bed early enough to have eight hours of sleep.

What did you enjoy about running 5,000 meters through rain, wind, mud and bugs?

Felt: The feeling of accomplishment. After you’re done, you look like you’ve just been through a battle, and we have in a sense.

Stelling: I enjoyed embracing the mud at Seaside (Three Course Challenge) and the mud and crazy rain at district. When the weather got bad, I just convinced myself I loved it, when in reality I’m not a fan of run-ning while it’s raining cats and dogs. Throughout my years of cross country, I have to admit I have accidentally swallowed a

few flies.Hardaway: As strange

as it may sound, it’s fun. Afterwards I always feel a sense of accomplishment.

Klamm: Running always gives me such a thrill. When you tack on rain, wind, mud and bugs it just becomes even more memorable. These elements give me an underlying feeling that I accomplished something — something tough.

Hood: People can’t judge us for being dirty. They don’t have to know we like mud puddles!

Why were there so many senior girls this season?

Felt: We started our freshman year and fell in love with the sport and each other. We stuck together and made every season memorable.

Stelling: There were so many senior girls this season because we’ve been such good friends in this sport since seventh grade. We have a certain bond that formed from the sweat and tears shed throughout our years in cross country together.

Hardaway: Four of us have been here since sev-enth grade and one since sophomore year. We all just love the sport and the

people involved in cross country.

Klamm: I know the other senior girls have been running since middle school. I missed out on this, and ended up joining my sophomore year. Just as I fell in love with the sport, I believe they did, too. I guess other kids just don’t know what they’re missing out on.

Hood: We were a tight group starting in middle school. I guess we were all lucky to end up in the same grade so we could go through all these years together. I remember being in preschool with Bonnie and my daddy ran at North Idaho College, the same as Kelsey’s dad. Lilli and Nora have been friends since preschool, too, and again we were all pretty close at a young age. It was destiny! We were all meant for each other.

Which was your favorite course and why?

Felt: Cedarcrest Golf Course … PRs (personal records), PRs, PRs!

Stelling: My favorite course was the Twilight Invitational because I had my career PR there of 19:13. Also the fun run in

the dark was a ton of fun. We dressed up in crazy clothes and pinned glow sticks all over us.

Hardaway: I’ve always liked the Twilight course. I’ve always had my best runs there.

Klamm: My favorite course this year was the first course we ran of the season at Lakewood. It was only a 3K (3,000 meters) race, but I felt strong, had no inju-ries and knew the course well.

Hood: I like all the big invite races mostly because of all the view points for other races and exciting obstacles like mud pits at Seaside and, of course, the Wall at Hole-in-the-Wall at Lakewood. The terraces at Sunfair in Yakima are a big attraction. Over all, my best times have been at the Cedarcrest Golf Course in Marysville where the Twilight Invite was this year.

Who was your preferred running partner?

Felt: My first three years of cross country, it was Jessica Cary, and I was so sad to see her leave last year. But this year the cutest little fresh-man, Mallorie Mitchem,

was my pace and we really got along on and off the trails.

Stelling: My preferred running partner would have to be Bonnie. She works so hard and we’ve run many workouts together.

Hardaway: I didn’t real-ly have a running partner, I was usually by myself when it came to the team. I was kind of in a … gap.

Klamm: I really enjoy running with Lillianna Stelling. She’s a hard worker, and a good lead-er. I have enjoyed running with her this summer, and have tried to keep up with her during the season. She’s as much a running partner as a runner I admire.

Hood: Emma Lungren, always! She’s one place in front of me on our team and we’d always be close to each other at the beginning of the races. I would talk to her, more like grunt at her, to keep going or kick it up a notch. She helped me a lot because I always tried to keep her in my sight and she was the craziest little kid to train with!

Finish this sentence: When I run, I think about …

Felt: food and floating on a cloud.

Stelling: food … most of the time. During races I think about food mainly because I don’t eat for four hours before so I don’t get a side ache. Other times I think about something easy like fish-ing; sometimes I pretend I’m fishing on a cloud and am as light as a feather.

Hardaway: nature. Definitely nature. The whole time I’m like, “Oh that’s pretty, look at that!”

Klamm: goals while I’m running. During the offseason I’m training for half marathons or fun 5Ks. During cross-country or track, it’s about pushing myself and trying to do the best I can. But if I’m just out for a fun run, my mind is only filled with happy thoughts.

Hood: being a machine. Machines don’t feel pain so that helped me stay efficient and focused dur-ing a race. During practice it was usually whatever happened to pop into my head.

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Seniors power running program back to state meet

Ben Watanabe / The Record

South Whidbey’s girls cross country seniors have a lot to smile about. In the program’s first year in the return to 1A sports, the Falcon veterans qualified for the state championship. From left are Nora Felt, Bonnie Klamm, Kelsey Hardaway, Lillianna Stelling and Anna Hood

BY JIM LARSENRecord editor

Freeland veterinarian Dr. Dave Parent has no illusions that our national symbol is a proud, peace loving bird. Sometimes they can be down-right nasty.

Monday evening he was called to a home of Daneice Webster on Central Whidbey where two female eagles had apparently fallen from the sky in a death grip. Each sank

talons into the other, and nei-ther was about to let go.

“I got a call and got there after dark,” Parent said Thursday. “When I got there, they had their talons sunk into each other. It’s usually a territorial battle, but eagles are just evil. They want to kill one another.”

Parent described the birds as “very large females who got locked together. “They just won’t let go, they’re wait-ing for the other to die,” he

said.After covering the heads of

the two birds, Parent went to work separating them. One bird had talons in the other’s drumstick and thigh, while the other had a grip on its enemy’s tail feathers. “I very, very carefully extracted the talons,” he said.

The birds remained quiet during the procedure con-ducted over the course of about 15 minutes by Parent with the help of an employee.

When set free, both flew for a distance and then landed. The next morning, the prop-erty owner told Parent both birds had flown away. Eagles are known to heal very quick-ly from their injuries, the vet-erinarian said.

Parent has helped in a number of such eagle inci-dents over the years. “They fight all year but this one was particularly bad,” he said. “I think they’d have stayed until one of them died.”

Parent posted a photo of himself and one of the angry birds on his Useless Bay Animal Clinic Facebook page. “It’s just amazing, it went viral,” he said. Very quickly there were “500 likes” from people around the world, and the total is still climbing.

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Deb Lund, Whidbey Island author of children’s books, first suggested Orca Network submit the name Tokitae for one of the new Washington State Ferries in 2010. The name was not chosen, but was popular and ranked in the top five of all names submitted, so Orca Network again proposed the name in 2012. The name symbolizes both the cultural and natural history of Washington, and meets all of the criteria for a WSF name. In the announce-ment Tuesday from the State Transportation Commission, it was stated the name “Tokitae” came in as the number one choice of all the people, committees and state ferry staff surveyed. Orca Network gathered over 1,500 signatures on a petition to name the ferry Tokitae, including support from people in 44 states and 33 countries; and signatures both from those who want to

see Tokitae/Lolita released from the Miami Seaquarium, and the whale trainers who know and work with her at the Miami Seaquarim.

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Sea rivers for millennia met one another while traveling or trading. This meaning also aptly describes the experi-ence one has while riding a Washington State ferry in the beautiful Salish Sea.

In 1970 Dr. Jesse White, a veterinarian employed by the Miami Seaquarium, came to Seattle to select a whale from among seven that had been captured off Whidbey Island

in August. According to his daughter Lisa, he bonded with one young female and decided to name her Tokitae, a word he had seen in a gift shop on the Seattle water-front.

Howard Garrett of Orca Network said, in a news release that “the name Tokitae represents and hon-ors this orca (renamed Lolita after she arrived in Miami) and her family, the Southern Resident orcas that range throughout the Salish Sea and beyond.

Some of this extended fam-ily of about 84 orcas are seen almost every month of every year, often from the ferries that ply the waters of the Salish Sea.”

The orca captures of the 1960s and 1970s were a sad chapter in Washington’s his-tory, Garrett said, and con-tributed greatly to the cur-rent endangered status of the Southern Resident orcas. Only 71 orcas remained after 45 were removed and

transported to marine parks around the world, and the population has never recov-ered to pre-capture numbers.

Naming the ferry “Tokitae” after Tokitae/Lolita will honor her, and the 44 other orcas captured from the Southern Resident Community. She is the only survivor of all the whales captured from her extended family. All the other orcas died by 1987.

“The honor of naming the next new ferry ‘Tokitae’ is a tribute to her strength and spirit, and an inspiration to all of us to remember her and

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“Orca Network and oth-ers continue to work to bring Lolita/Tokitae back home to Washington waters and her family, but in the mean time, naming the next new ferry ‘Tokitae’ will help keep her and others lost in the captures in our thoughts,” Garrett said. “And maybe someday Tokitae the whale will have a chance to swim in the Salish Sea, alongside the ferry bearing her name.”


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For more than 15 years, the American Legion Post 141 has been serving a tradi-tional Thanksgiving dinner.

Former bar manager Mick DeRoche started the tradition in the mid-90s as one of the many efforts to reach out and help the South Whidbey community that surrounds Post 141. The responsibility for this event has been passed down from

year to year to various mem-bers of the Legion.

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November has arrived and so have the hundreds of ducks, geese and seabirds that winter in the waters around our island.

For this, the next install-ment of my exploration of places to bird on South Whidbey, we move out of the forest and onto the beach.

Open vistas allow better views of the birds and the species are larger and less flighty than woodland birds. Those “sitting ducks” may be vulnerable to predators, but they also grant us

birders good, long looks. Last week, the Thursday

morning South Whidbey birding group visited two of my favorite nearby beaches, Dave Mackie County Park off Maxwelton Road and Possession Point State Park, way at the southern tip of the island. Later I stopped by the Clinton ferry dock.

Dave Mackie Park is better known for summer-time parades, picnics and ball games. On this cool, cloudy November day, we birdwatchers were the only people there. As we stepped from our cars, a belted king-fisher flew over our heads and protested with a loud rattling call.

Three species of gulls snoozed on a sand bar as we set up our bird-watching scopes at the boat launch. The glaucous-winged and ring-billed gulls were no surprise, but seeing a flock of a dozen Heermann’s gulls caused us to stop and wonder.

“Aren’t those Heermann’s supposed to be back in California by now?” some-one asked.

I admired the distinctive dark grey plumage and red bills and asked myself the same question.

“Guess they haven’t read the field guide,” another birder retorted.

A black-bellied plover scooted along the shore near the gulls.

We scanned south with our scopes and counted seven double-crested cor-morants poised atop seven pilings. Beyond them, buffle-heads, horned and red-necked grebes and a single common loon bobbed in the waters of Puget Sound.

After leaving the park, a 10-minute drive took us south on Possession Point Road nearly to the end of the road and to Possession Point State Park. For a small park, this hosts a variety of habitat and boasts a surpris-ing number of unusual spe-cies. I enjoy this park any time of year.

As we ambled from the parking lot toward the beach, a resident Anna’s

hummingbird zipped by and a varied thrush dove into a thick evergreen tree. A tight flock of about 50 tiny pine siskins bounced through the air, finally alighting on a tall dead tree. American robins searched for the last of the season’s blackberries.

At the beach a flock of 25 red-breasted mergansers flew by low and close to the shore. We watched them wing east before settling on the water. At this time of year, the males, females, young and adults all look pretty much the same as they swim and forage in shallow water along the shore.

A bald eagle perched on a piling ripping apart and consuming its lunch, which may have accounted for the lack of other small ducks and seabirds.

My last stop was the Clinton ferry dock. I parked at the small park north of the dock and scanned the bay. When I spotted my first common goldeneye

of the season, it felt like an old friend had just returned from a long trip.

The large flock of mainly surf scoters hovered near the end of the dock; another winter-only birding pleasure. You’ve likely seen that sea-bird flock from the ferry. They dive under the water to forage for the vegetation clinging to the dock’s sup-portive pilings.

Various gulls capped the dolphins, those metal pilings that guide the ferries into the docks.

I crossed the loading dock to peer south catching sight of a pigeon guillemot in winter plumage and more cormorants.

I’d hoped to see the Brant geese that winter around South Whidbey. Brant geese are darker and one-third the weight of their Canada geese cousins. They have dark heads, throats and

backs with a white chin-strap.

This flock of perhaps 60 to 80 Brant forages for aquatic plants, particularly eelgrass. Because of their selective diet and pressure on their Arctic breeding grounds, the Brant are considered a spe-cies of concern. Hopefully someone will let me know when they arrive.

In roughly three hours I visited three beach parks, tallied 35 species and didn’t feel a drop of rain.

Birding always brings me closer to the amazing rhythms of the natural world. And I’m reminded once again why I love our Whidbey Island beaches.

Frances Wood can be reached at [email protected].


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Island lifeIsland lifeIsland lifePage A12 www.Southwhidbeyrecord.com� Saturday,�November�17,�2012�•�The�South�Whidbey�Record

BY MICHAELA MARX WHEATLEY

Staff reporter

While there is a sense of broth-erhood among many firefight-ers, serving as

volunteer first-responders is truly a family affair for one South Whidbey family.

“Between all of us there are more than 200 years of commu-nity service,” said South Whidbey Fire/EMS Commissioner Kenon Simmons about his family.

Simmons’ dad, Carl Simmons, was with the department as a vol-unteer for 50 years. Carl passed away in 2011 and there is now an award given to a department mem-ber each year in his honor.

Carl and his generation set the standard for family involvement back in the day. Carl’s brother Roy and his cousin Gordon volunteered with the fire district along with Carl. Carl had joined the department in 1954 (the South Whidbey fire district was founded in 1950). He was the longest serving volunteer

in department history, inching out Gordon who retired after 47 years.

Kenon Simmons is hoping to get up there with his father’s genera-tion.

“For me it’s about the commu-nity service,” said Simmons, who followed in Carl’s footsteps in 1981.

“It’s a small community. My wife asked if I would do it in another, bigger community. I probably wouldn’t.”

Kenon’s cousin Kevin Simmons got the ball rolling for the latest generation of volunteers when he joined the department in 1997. He now serves as an EMT and firefighter and he inspired those around him.

“I saw how much fun he was having. So I jumped in,” said Jeff Simmons, who joined in 1998 as a firefighter.

“And I joined because they did it,” added EMT Melissa Simmons, who signed up with the department in 2000.

There was certainly awareness within the family for this form of community service, but it’s the job itself and the camaraderie that has

kept them engaged over the years. The work is rewarding and chal-lenging, Melissa said.

“I enjoy doing it,” she said. “People say thanks and it makes it all worth it.”

Her brothers quickly point out that Melissa held a record for most responses as an EMT for some time — and almost nothing could stop her.

“This little guy has slowed me down a bit,” she said, bouncing her 7-month-old son, Domenic, on her hip. It appears that the future of this family tradition may be ensured, as Domenic has already spent his share of time hanging out at the fire department.

Proud�of�family�bondsThere is pride among those who

got a chance to serve alongside the

older Simmons generation.“The Clinton station was unof-

ficially the Simmons station for awhile,” Jeff said.

“Yes, I think there were five or six of us at the station at some point,” Kenon added, as they

shared a laugh.While the

Simmons fam-ily assembles an impressive amount of years in service, they are hardly the only example of relatives stand-ing side-by-side serving the com-munity within the department.

Among others are Jon and Gary Gabelein; the father and daughter team of the Hughes family, and the mother-daughter team of the McMahon family — just to name a few.

While South Whidbey firefighter dynasties like the Simmons’ and Gabeleins are certainly something to be proud of, Kenon Simmons

said all volunteers within the department have a unique bond.

“We may share the same last name, but the entire department is a family,” he said.

Fire Chief Rusty Palmer couldn’t agree more.

“We are very much a family,” Palmer said. “There are times when our lives depend upon each other. It doesn’t get much closer than that.”

Palmer not only considers the active duty volunteers part of this family, but all those who support them.

“Our family includes all of those members’ families who support them being in the department,” he said. Without the support of the wives, husbands and children, who allow their loved ones to run out to a fire or accident in the middle of the night, the volunteers would not show up.

“Like every family, there are times when we disagree or don’t communicate, but when it really matters folks step up,” Palmer said.

Family on fire

Michaela Marx Wheatley / The Record

Among the Simmons clan serving South Whidbey Fire/EMS are, from left, Kevin, Kenon, Jeff and in front are Melissa with Domenic. They represent the second generation of South Whidbey fire district volunteers, and Domenic may be the third.

Fighting fires is often a family affair, especially for the Simmons clan

“We�are�very�much�a�family.�There�are�times�when�our�lives�depend�upon�each�other.�It�doesn’t�get�much�closer�than�that.”

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‘Friends’ meet in Freeland

Whidbey Island Quakers are newly renamed as “Whidbey Island Friends Meeting,” showing their closer ties to regional and national Quaker groups.

They hold a regular meeting for worship from 4 to 5 p.m. every Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist building, located at 20103 Highway 525 about two miles north of Freeland.

This time of silent worship together may include spoken mes-sages or sharing of spiri-tual journeys. On the first Sunday of each month, an additional time of singing at 3:30 p.m. pre-cedes the worship ser-vice. As the 17th Century founder of Quakers, George Fox, wrote in his journal: “Walk cheerfully over the world, answer-ing that of God in every-one.”

For more information, visit www.whidbey quakers.org or email Toni Grove at [email protected].

Christian Science plans two services

Christian Science Society of South Whidbey meets at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, for its regular service at 15901 Highway 525, just north of Bayview and across from Useless Bay Road.

“Ye are the temple of the living God” (II Corinthians 6:16), is the basis of the service that honors the harmony and health that is “ours today when we recognize that we are governed by Soul (God).”

A special Thanksgiving service is planned for

7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21 at the Christian Science Church. The service will include read-ings from the Bible and Science and Health as well as testimonies from the congregation about personal healings and remarks on Christian Science.

Everyone is welcome at this celebration of Thanksgiving so sing joyful songs to the Lord. “Come to worship him with thankful hearts and songs of praise.” (Psalms 95:1)

Congregation gives thanks

“We Give Thanks” with Dennis Reynolds will be presented at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 20103 Highway 525, Freeland.

As Thanksgiving approaches, members will pause to consider all the gifts and unearned privileges that have been bestowed. This celebra-tion can be a wonderful feast and more. Children’s religious exploration classes and child care will be available.

Visit www.whidbey.com/uucwi for more infor-mation.

Unity celebrates ‘A Grateful Heart’

Rev. Patty Becker will speak on “A Grateful Heart” when Unity of Whidbey meets at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, at 5671 Crawford Road.

“Thanksgiving gives us a wonderful opportunity to step back from our busy lives and reflect on all the ways in which we are blessed. Cultivating a grateful heart is not only spiritually healthy, but

it has enormous physi-cal and mental benefits as well,” she said. “Even a small shift in the per-ception of abundance and gratitude can have significant impact on our well-being.”

Heidi Hoelting will help lead the celebration in word and song. Donna Vanderheiden will be platform assistant. All are welcome.

The church’s Community Swap is from 2 to 5 p.m. Bring a gift to share and take one home. A silent auction and refreshments will also be available.

Visit www.unityof whidbeyisland.org for more information.

Examine ‘New Kingdom of God’

“Talk about succession, how about dual citizen-ship?,” is the topic of Pastor Darrell Wenzek’s 10 a.m. sermon Sunday, Nov. 18, titled “The New Kingdom of God.”

Stan Walker leads an adult Bible Study in the book of Genesis at the 9 a.m. meeting.

South Whidbey Community Church is a non-denominational community church which meets at the Deer Lagoon Grange Hall, 5142 Bayview Road, on the way to Langley.

They gather to worship God, study His Word and encourage each other in the Christian life.

For further information, call 221-1220.

Church members will continue their four year survey of the Bible at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, with a study in the book of Isaiah. Other home Bible studies are avail-able.


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Daughters�of�Norway meet

Daughters of Norway, Ester Moe Lodge 39, will meet Nov. 17 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Clinton. Coffee time begins at 9:15 a.m. with singing around the piano, and the meeting starts at 9:45 a.m. Officers for the 2013 term will be elected and, following the meet-ing, there will be a Nordic Fest wrap-up sharing ses-sion. Enjoy a luncheon of Nordic Fest leftovers. Get together with old friends or make some new ones. Guests are welcome to attend. For more informa-tion, visit www.daughters ofnorway.org.

Dine�on�salmon,�help�photographer

All are invited to enjoy a pre-Thanksgiving com-munity salmon dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at Langley United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall.

Let the church’s cooks do the honors. The menu includes wild Alaska salm-on, baked potatoes from Neil’s Clover Patch, garlic bread, cole slaw and des-sert, all for $13 donation or $6 for youths under 12.

Proceeds from the dinner will support a Methodist photojour-nalist who documents situations around the world; assistance for Hispanic ministries in the Northwest; and clean water for children who otherwise don’t have access to it. The church is located at Third and Anthes streets in Langley. Contact 221-4233 or [email protected] for more information.

Book�lovers�rejoice�at�sale

Book lovers will find thousands of books for sale at bargain prices at the Friends of the Clinton Library book sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 17. Stock up on fiction, non-fiction and movies. This will be their last book sale of 2012. Find inexpensive gifts for all of the book lovers on holiday gift giv-

ing lists. Come early for the best selection. Quality book donations are welcome. They may be dropped off at the Clinton Library or the book sale. The sale is held at the Clinton Community Hall at 6411 Central Ave.

Kids�reach�kids�at�Christian�academy

All are invited to the annual Island Christian Academy auction and gala event “Kids Reaching Kids” from 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 17 at the school cam-pus at 5373 Maxwelton Road in Langley. Silent auction begins at 5:15 p.m. with dinner and live auction at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $35 at the door. To register, call the school at 221-0919 or reg-ister online at www.island christianacademy.com. Businesses or people who have a new product or service they would like to donate may call Brenda Doolittle at 221-0919.

Library�presents�Evanovich�movie

Janet Evanovich’s spunky heroine, Stephanie Plum, in “One for the Money” is adrift after getting a divorce and losing her job. To make ends meet, she becomes a bounty hunter, with her first big case revolving around a high school boyfriend who may be falsely accused. This is the 2 p.m. movie matinee Nov. 17 at the Freeland Library.

Musical�favorites�span�spectrum

Violin and cello duos spanning classical to contemporary, including original compositions, music from Latin America and the jazz world, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at WICA in Langley. Join local favor-ites Gloria Ferry-Brennan and James Hinkley for an evening of familiar music and new discover-ies. Special guest is Levi Burkle. For tickets, call 221-8268.

3�Sisters�hold�their�Fall�Market

3 Sisters Fall Market will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Blue Fox Drive-In south of

Oak Harbor. The Muzzall sisters’ products are fea-tured throughout the island. Peruse a selec-tion of meat, vegetables, cheese and products by local crafters.

Palestinian’s� journey�discussed

Northwest Language Academy’s series “Fireside Chats” is a forum to engage around socially important issues.

Seattle author Jen Marlowe will lead a chat on her book, “The Hour of Sunlight: One Palestinian’s Journey from Prisoner to Peacemaker,” co-authored with Palestinian peace activist Sami al Jundi. Marlowe will give a pre-sentation and reading from 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 18. A donation of $25 or $15 is suggested at the door.

Reserve early at 321-2101 or info@nwlanguage academy.com.

MoveOn�discusses�its�next�moves

Whidbey’s MoveOn members will discuses what to focus their energy on in the coming months. They say there are now 7 million MoveOn mem-bers nationwide. The meeting, which will include a celebration of 2012 accomplishments, will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 18 at Neil’s Clover Patch cafe in Bayview. Sign up at http://pol.moveon.org/event/ meeting/136082.

Food�nourishes�body�and�soul

Just in time for the holidays, join Christyn

Johnson, chef at Whidbey Institute, for an evening exploring easy to prepare foods that nourish the body, mind and spirit. Sample traditional dishes with a whole foods, glu-ten free, vegan or raw twist. This free library event is from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at Clinton Community Hall, located at 6411 Central Ave. Preregister online at www.sno-isle.org or call the library at 341-4280. Funded by the Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation and the Friends of the Clinton Library.

4-H�film�shows�earthquake

“Whidbey Island Earthquakes” will be shown at 7 p.m. Nov. 20 at the Deer Lagoon Grange on Bayview Road,

Langley. This 45-minute movie was made by the Island County 4-HD Video Club as an introduction to the issue of earth-quakes and their affect on Whidbey.

Representatives from the Island County Department of Emergency Management and the Red Cross will be available to answer questions on the broader issue of emergency pre-paredness. The message that the 4-HD club wants viewers to take away from the movie is that Whidbey depends on a bridge and two ferries all of which are subject to being shut down in a Cascadia subduction earthquake. The meeting is free. Call Chris Williams at 321-4027. Donations to the 4-HD club for supplies are wel-come.

Book�group� finds�Buddha

Join the Third Tuesday Book Group for a discus-sion of “The Buddha in the Attic” by Julie Otsuka at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 20 at the Freeland Library, located at 5495 Harbor Ave. in Freeland. New members are welcome. For details, call 331-7323 or visit www.sno-isle.org.

Free�turkey� delivery�available

The volunteer Mobile Turkey Unit is accepting requests for free, home-delivered Thanksgiving dinners to people on South and Central Whidbey for a 14th year

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Violin and cello duos span the centuries, from classical to contemporary, at Gloria and James in Concert. Gloria Ferry-Brennan, a sophomore at South Whidbey High School, joins James Hinkley, who has performed with renowned symphonies and scored MTV episodes. Enjoy original compositions, music from Latin America and the jazz world at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17 at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts in Langley. Special guest Levi Burkle will join them. For tickets, call 221-8268.

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Cheer Food Bank, Senior Services of Island County or Helping Hand of South Whidbey. Volunteers should also call the same phone number.

Donations can be made online or a check made out to TLC with “Mobile Turkey Unit” in the memo area, and mailed to Trinity Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 97, Freeland, WA 98249.

Give thanks in Coupeville

Friends, neighbors, families and visitors are welcome to join the 14th annual Community Thanksgiving potluck meal Nov. 22 at the Coupeville Rec Hall on the corner of Alexander and Coveland. A traditional spread will be served

buffet-style from noon until 2:30 p.m. or the food runs out.

Turkey and ham are provided by the orga-nizers, while the rest of the tasty menu is up to those who attend. The Community Thanksgiving is a smoke- and alcohol-free holiday extravaganza. Help is always welcome. To get involved, call Sue Winker at 360-678-1224.

Tree sales help orphans

Displaced Orphans International will sell

Christmas trees from Nov. 23 through Dec. 17, at six Skagit Farmer’s Supply locations to raise money to feed, house and care for Orphan Refugee Children in Thailand and Myanmar. All of the proceeds will benefit DOI.

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“Type 2 Diabetes Medication Update” will be the topic for Diabetes Health Group meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, in Whidbey General Hospital Conference Room B. Information will be presented by certified dia-betes educator Don Miller, R.N., about the oral medica-tion and options for treating type 2 diabetes, when insulin is indicated and options for insulin regimens. There will also be time for general dis-cussion. No re-registration is necessary. Diabetes Health Group is sponsored by the Whidbey General Hospital Diabetes Program.

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The Kiwanis of South Whidbey shelled out nearly $5,000 to Whidbey Island non-profits. Groups representing help for recent mothers, performing arts and hospital care benefited from the Kiwanis this year. The fellowship group is dedicated to aiding children and each year raises funds from its fireworks stand in Clinton for scholarships and annual donations. “It was really good,” said Bob Welch, the club’s president. “Our goal is still the same: To help families and children, one child at a time. Change the community and change the child.”

Registration is going on now for winter quarter for returning students at Skagit Valley College. Winter quar-ter begins Monday, Jan. 7 at all SVC locations: Mount Vernon, Oak Harbor, South Whidbey Center in Clinton, Friday Harbor and online.

Registration for new students begins Monday, Nov. 19. In preparation, the SVC Admissions Office encourages all new students to apply now and begin the admissions process. A free orientation session will be

held Jan. 4 at which students can meet faculty and staff and learn helpful strategies for a successful first quarter.

Open enrollment starts on Tuesday, Dec. 4.

For students who want to train for a new career or upgrade their job skills, SVC offers professional/technical programs aligned with indus-try standards. SVC also offers academic transfer pathways.

For more information about classes, orientation or a tour, call the South Whidbey campus at 341-2324.

BY JESSIE STENSLAND

Staff reporter

A 42-year-old Langley man is facing a series of criminal charges for alleg-edly violating a no-contact order repeatedly and then getting into a hit-and-run accident, court documents show.

Christopher McBride pleaded not guilty in Island County Superior Court on Nov. 13 to five counts of violation of a court order, felony telephone harassment, hit and run

and driving while license suspended or revoked. If convicted of the charges, he could face up to a year in jail under the standard sentencing range.

The alleged victim, a Clinton resident, reported to deputies that McBride, her estranged boyfriend, had violated a domestic violence protection order by repeatedly calling her cell phone, her father’s home, her brother’s cell phone and her mother’s cell phone, according to the report written by Lt. Evan Tingstad with the

Island County Sheriff’s Office.

Tingstad listened to 10 messages that McBride allegedly left on the father’s phone. He sounded like he was “sig-nificantly intoxicated” and threatened to kill the man, Tingstad wrote.

As Tingstad was inves-tigating, the victim and witnesses pointed out the window, indicating that McBride was driving by. After Tingstad left to find the vehicle, he received a report of a hit-and-run acci-dent nearby.

The driver of the car said McBride rear-ended him on Cultus Bay Road and then followed him home, trying to persuade him not to report it to the police, the report states. McBride then left.

Tingstad found the license plate to McBride’s vehicle at the scene of the accident, according to court records.

After he was arrested, McBride started scream-ing obscenities at the deputies and threatened to kill one of them, Tingstad wrote.


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P E AC E F U L , WAT E R view home 2 miles from Freeland. Spacious 2 bedroom with gas fireplace. Detached 2 car garage has bathroom, woodstove and sauna. $1,000 month, first, last and deposit. 360-202- 7422.LANGLEY3

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1,200 SF, 2 bedroom townhouse with washer/ dryer hook-up. Forest City view! Excellent con- dition! Garbage included. $760 month. 1160 SW Harrier Circle. 360- 682-6739.OAK HARBOR

1,344 SF, 2 BR, 2 BA Home. Harbor/ Mountain views! Spacious house with bonus room, shop, fenced yard, deck, car- por t . Water inc luded. $1,150: $1,150 deposit. Lease. 360-679-3355. 760-409-2617.

OAK HARBOR3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH, 2 car garage. Big fenced back yard. Nice location. Near base and shopping. Available Dec. 1st. 1001 SW Glenmont Ct. $1,300 month. 360-675- 3812 or 360-929-8143.Oak Harbor9 ACRE FARM, 3 bedroom house, garage/ storage, 17 stalls and paddocks, washer, dryer. $1500 month. 360- 632-1854



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4 BR, 2 .5 BA HOME with living room, bonus room, fireplace, decks, 2.5 car garage and large yard. Pet negotiable. $1,275/ month. 360-240- 1244. 360-914-0409.

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CHARMING Cottage by the Sea, over look ing beaut i fu l Penn Cove. Fully furnished 1 bedroom. $900 month ly. $ 4 0 0 d a m a g e . A l l utilities included. Dish- washer, washer, dryer. Direct beach and dock access, nearby boa t launch. Local community pool available Me- morial Day through La- bor Day. No smoking. Call: 360-202-4489

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COZY 2 BR CONDO! Country setting in town! 10 M inu tes to base. Stackable washer/ dryer, deck & lots of storage. Water/ garbage included. Pet okay with fee. $695 plus deposit. 360- 969-0248.

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1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH Beaut i fu l 900 SF on Deer Lake. Very private, just 5 minutes from ferry! Sunny Southern exposure ! Washer, d r yer, dishwasher, f ireplace, large covered deck and s to rage. Free W i -F i . $675 plus damage and utilities. 206-849-8000


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Freeland 360.331.60065531 Freeland Ave

Langley 360.221.8898223 Second St

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Coupeville Home on Acreage661 Island Ridge Way, Coupeville

#416165 $350,000John Joynt 360/346-0017

Greenbank View Home

3143 Spahr Road, Greenbank#413982 $395,000

Susan Morgan 206/399-8204

Freeland View Home on Acreage6356 Apple Lane, Freeland

#350782 $999,999Ann Muniz 360/303-3367

Home on Acreage-Whidbey Airpark5405 Crawford Road, Langley

#27025608 $895,000Nicholas Lynch 360/929-7399

Home on Acreage-Whidbey Airpark

5415 Crawford Road, Langley#413975 $769,000

Bernadette Aguiar-Johnson 425/870-3828

Deer Lagoon View Home2207 Lancaster Road, Freeland

#412191 $169,000Bryan McCourt 360/941-0871

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BRAND NEW 2 bed- r o o m a p a r t m e n t o n South Whidbey. Great floor plan, all new appliances including washer/ dryer. Easy 10 minute drive to Ferry. Beach access. No smoking, small pet okay with deposit. $990 month plus deposit. 206-214-5528

OAK HARBOR2 BR: READY TO Move in! Features dishwasher, washer, dryer, micro- wave, additonial storage and 2 assigned parking spaces. Water, sewer, garbage included! $650 month plus deposit. No smoking/ pets. 1 year lease. Evenings: leave message 360-679-2344.

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NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE OAK HARBOR

CITY COUNCILCC 12-31

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held before the Oak Harbor City Council in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 865 SE Bar- rington Drive, Oak Har- b o r, Wa s h i n g t o n o n Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible to consider the following matter:

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Technology Fund No. 505

Information is available at City Hall, 865 SE Bar- rington Drive, Oak Har- bor, Washington; 279- 4500.Nacelle Heuslein Interim City Clerk LEGAL NO. 437758Publ i shed : Wh idbey N e w s - T i m e s , S o u t h Whidbey Record. No- vember 17, 2012.


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2013 OAK HARBOR COMREHENSIVE

PLAN AMENDMENTSCALL FOR

APPLICATIONSThe City of Oak Harbor is init iating its annual Comprehensive Amend- m e n t P r o c e s s . T h e amendment process begins with a call for applications from the public requesting changes to the Plan. The requests are then compiled into a docket that is reviewed by the Planning Com- mission and City Coun- cil. The City Council ap- proves a final docket in March 2013. Request for changes can be made to any aspect of the Comprehen- sive Plan. However, the application requirements differ for private amend- m e n t s a n d p u b l i c amendments. An example of a private amendment is a request to change a land use des- ignation for a property and an example of a public amendment would be a request to change the density requirements for a par ticular zoning district. For more information on public amendments please contact city staff. Information regarding this can also be found in the Oak Harbor Municipal Code Chapter 18.15.060.Applications are now being accepted fo r the 2013 Comprehensive Plan Amendments. The application for pr ivate amendments (land use changes) is current ly available at the City Hall and on the City’s website. Land owners can request changes to their property’s land use des- ignation as part of the amendment p rocess. The deadline for applications is December 3, 2012 5pm. The process to consider a m e n d m e n t s t o t h e Comprehensive Plan is a year long process. All applications received will be placed on a docket wi th other mandatory and discretionary items. The docket will then be reviewed by the Plan- ning Commission and the City Council through a public hearing process before approval. The process is designed to provide opportunities for public par ticipation at var ious stages of the process.Please contact Cac Ka- mak, Senior Planner, at (360) 279-4514 if you have questions.LEGAL NO. 435306Publ i shed : Wh idbey N e w s - T i m e s , S o u t h Whidbey Record. No- vember 3, 17, 2012.

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Hearing at said time and p l a c e a n d b e h e a r d against the whole or any par t o f the proposed budget.W H I D B E Y I S L A N D P U B L I C H O S P I TA L DISTRICTBoard of Commission- ers:Anne TarrantRon Wallin Grethe CammermeyerRoger Case, M.D.Georgia GardnerLEGAL NO. 438959Publ i shed : Wh idbey N e w s - T i m e s , S o u t h Whidbey Record. No- ve m b e r 1 0 , 1 7 , 2 4 , 2012.

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County of ISLANDIn Re tbe Matter of tbe Estate of:J O y L E E A L I C E McCLELLAN,Deceased.PROBATE NO. 12-4- 00258-6PROBATE NOTICE TOCREDITORSRCW 11.40.030The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any o therw ise app l i cable statute of l imi tat ions, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate pro- ceed ings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal repre- s e n t a t i ve s e r ve d o r mailed the notice to the creditor as provided un- d e r R C W 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within t h i s t ime f rame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.DATE OF FIRST PUBLI- CATION: November 10, 2012.PERSONAL REPRE- SENTATIVE: Traci Cheever/s/ Terry L. SmithT e r r y L . S m i t h , WSBA#27014Terry L. Smith, PLLCAttorney for the Personal Representative ofThe Estate of Joy Lee Alice McClellan1665 E. Main Street , P.O. Box 86Freeland, Washington 98249-0086LEGAL NO. 437108Publ i shed : Wh idbey N e w s - T i m e s , S o u t h Whidbey Record. No- ve m b e r 1 0 , 1 7 , 2 4 , 2012.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

Reference No.: 4160208Grantor: Jack Sikma, a married man as his sep- arate estateGrantee: Whidbey Island BankLegal Description: Lot 4, Block 4, Plat of Holmes Harbor Go l f & Yach t Club, Division No. 7Assessor’s Tax Parcel N o . : S7165-07-04004-0/2789 60

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Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington, Chapter 61.24 RCW:

INOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the under- s i g n e d Tr u s t e e ( t h e “Trustee”) will on Friday, November 30, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., at the Island County Courthouse, located at 101 N.E. 6th Street, Coupeville, State of Washington, sell at publ ic auct ion to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following-described real and personal property, situated in the County of Is land, State of Washington:LOT 4, BLOCK 4, PLAT OF HOLMES HARBOR GOLF & YACHT CLUB, DIVISION NO. 7 , AS PER PLAT RECORDED I N V O L U M E 9 O F P L A T S , P A G E 5 , RECORDS OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHING- TON. SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF ISLAND, STATE OF WASHING- TON.TOGETHER WITH al l existing or subsequently erected or affixed build- ings, improvements and fixtures; all easements, rights of way, and appur- tenances; all water, water rights and ditch rights (including stock in utilities with ditch or irriga- tion rights); and all other rights, royalties and profits relating to such real property, including without limitation all miner- als, oil, gas, geothermal and similar matters; and TOGETHER WITH al l equipment, fixtures and other articles of personal proper ty now or hereafter owned by Grantor, and now or hereafter attached or affixed to the real property; together w i t h a l l access ions , parts, and additions to, all replacements of, and all substitutions for, any of such property, and together with al l issues and profits thereon and proceeds (including without l imitation all insurance proceeds and re- funds of premiums) for any sale or other dispo- sit ion of the proper ty. The Deed of Trust covers the above-described real proper ty and personal property, together with and inclusive of the improvements and fixtures thereon and al l leases, rents, issues and prof i ts therefrom and thereon (collectively, the “Property”). The Proper- ty is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated January 13, 2006, re- c o r d e d Ja n u a r y 2 0 , 2006, under recording no. 4160208 (the “Deed of Trust”), records of Is- land County, Washing- ton, from Jack Sikma, a married man as his sep- arate estate (“Borrower” and “Grantor”) as grantor, to Land Title Compa- ny-Freeland as in i t ia l Trustee, to secure an obl igat ion in favor of Whidbey Is land Bank (“Beneficiary”), as bene- f i c i a r y. The Deed o f Trust secures the obligations (as defined in the Deed of Trust), including but not limited to all of Borrower’s obligations under that certain Prom- issory Note dated Janu- ary 13, 2006, in the original principal amount of $ 6 7 , 5 0 0 . 0 0 , w h i c h Promissory Note was modified by that certain Change in Terms Agree- ment dated December 2, 2011, and further modified by that Change in Terms Agreement dated April 16, 2012 (collec-

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tively, the “Note”), executed by Borrower as maker in favor of Whid- bey Island Bank as pay- ee. The Beneficiary is the owner and holder of the Note and the other obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and is entitled to enforce the same. Unless otherwise specified in any subsequent notice from Bene- ficiary or the Trustee under the Deed of Trust, any Trustee’s sale held pursuant to this Notice of Trustee’s Sale and any subsequent Not ice of Trustee’s Sale will be a unified sale of all of the Property, real and personal, pursuant to RCW 62A.9A.604(a)(2).

IINo action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfac- tion of the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust in any Cour t by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust.

IIIThe Note matured and was due and payable in full on June 15, 2012. As of August 9, 2012, the Beneficiary declares that you are in default for failure to pay principal, interest and other fees, expenses and charges as herein set forth: CURRENTLY DUE TO PAY OFF ON AUGUST 9, 2012Description Amount(a) Principal Balance $62,316.14(b) Interest at 6.50% from 6/15/12 to 8/9/12 2,807.64(c) La te charges 349.74TOTAL $65,473.52C H A R G E S , C O S T S AND FEES(a) Attorneys’ fees & costs $0.00 (estimated)(b) Trustee’s fees 1,750.00(c) Advances by Beneficiary (appraisal and taxes) 5,165.15(d) Trustee’s sale guarantee 450.02(e) Service/posting of notices 260.00 (estimated)(f) Postage/copying expense 300.00 (estimated)(g) Recording fees 100.00 (estimated)T O TA L C H A R G E S , C O S T S A N D F E E S $8,025.17 estimated)TOTA L E S T I M AT E D AMOUNT TO PAY OFF A S O F AU G U S T 9 , 2012$73,498.69 (estimated)If any other events of default under the Deed of Trust exist at any time pr ior to the Trustee’s sale, they must also be cured. The foregoing amounts wil l increase with the passage of time. You should contact the undersigned Trustee for a current payoff amount.

IVThe sum owing on the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust is : Principal $62,316.14, together with interest as provided in the underlying loan documents and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instru- ments secured, and as are provided by statute.

VThe above-descr ibed Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust as prov ided by statute. The sale will be

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made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on No- vember 30, 2012. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured before the date and time of sale. The sale may be terminated any time before the sale by the Borrower, Gran- tor, any guarantor, or the holder of any recorded junior l ien or encum- brance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, i f any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation a n d / o r t h e D e e d o f Trust, paying all other amounts owing on the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults.

VIA written Notice of De- fault was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trus- tee to the Borrower and Grantor and at the following addresses:Jack Sikma9009 NE 42nd StreetYa r r o w P o i n t , W A 98004Jack SikmaP.O. Box 141Medina, WA 98039by both first class mail and certified mail on July 10, 2012, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on July 12, 2012, the written No- tice of Default was posted in a consp icuous place on the Proper ty described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such posting.

VIIT h e Tr u s t e e w h o s e name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of al l costs and fees due at any t ime prior to the sale.Michael D. Bohannon19586 10th Avenue NE, Suite 300PO Box 2326Poulsbo, WA 98370 360-779-6665

VIIIThe effect of the sale will be to deprive the Gran- tor and al l those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of al l t he i r i n t e res t i n t he above-described Proper- ty.

IXAnyone having any ob- jection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they br ing a lawsuit to re- strain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Fail- ure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiv- er of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trus- tee’s sale.

XNOTICE TO

OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS

The purchaser at the Trustee’s sale is entitled to possess ion o f the Property on the 20th day fol lowing the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary pro- ceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant- occupied proper ty, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060

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NOTICE TO GUARAN- TORS NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS AND PAR- TIES WHO ARE GUAR- ANTORS OF THE OBLI- GATIONS SECURED B Y T H I S D E E D O F TRUST: (1) the guarantors may be liable for a deficiency judgment to the extent the sale price obtained at the Trustee’s sale is less than the debt secured by the Deed of Trust; (2) the guarantors have the same rights to reinstate the debt, cure the default, or repay the debt as is given to the Grantor in order to avoid the Trustee’s sale; (3) the guarantors will have no right to redeem the Property after the Trus- tee’s sale; (4) subject to such longer periods as a r e p r ov i d e d i n t h e Wash ing ton Deed o f Trust Act, Chapter 61.24 R C W , a n y a c t i o n brought to enforce a guaranty must be commenced within one year after the Trustee’s sale, or the last Trustee’s sale under any deed of trust granted to secure the same debt; and (5) in any action for a deficiency, the guarantors will have the right to estab- lish the fair value of the Property as of the date of the Trustee’s sale, less prior liens and encumbrances, and to limit its liability for a deficiency to the difference between the debt and the greater of such fair value or the sale price paid at the Trustee’s sale, plus interest and costs.D AT E D A u g u s t 1 3 , 2012./s/ Michael D. Bohannon MICHAEL D. BOHAN- NON, TrusteeFor fur ther information p l e a s e c a l l (360) 779-6665STATE OF WASHING- TON ss.County of Kitsap On this day personally appeared before me MI- CHAEL D. BOHANNON, to me known to be the individual described in and who executed the within and foregoing in- strument, and acknowl- edged that he signed the same as his free and voluntary act and deed, for the uses and purpos- es therein mentioned.GIVEN under my hand and official seal this 13th day of August, 2012. /s/ Melissa S. Colletto Printed Name: Melissa S. CollettoNOTARY PUBLIC in and for the State of Washing- ton. Residing at: Pouls- bo, WAMy Commission Expires: 10/19/13LEGAL NO. 427855Publ i shed : Wh idbey N e w s - T i m e s , S o u t h Whidbey Record. Octo- ber 27, November 17, 2012.

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR

KING COUNTYIN RE THE ESTATE OF: KEITH C. HOLT, Deceased.NO. 12-4-05871-4SEAPROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORSTHE PERSONAL REP- RESENTATIVE NAMED BELOW has been ap- po in ted as Pe rsona l Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of l imitations, present the claim in the manner as p rov ided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Person- al Representative or the Personal Representa-

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tive’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presentedwithin the later of: (1) Thirty (30) days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as prov ided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four (4) months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented wi th in th is time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in section 11 of this act and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is ef fect ive as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.Date of First Publication:November 3, 2012/ s / S H E V A U N L . WRIGHTSHEVAUN L. WRIGHTPersonal RepresentativeMICHAEL L . OLVER, WSBA No. 7031HELSELL FETTERMAN, LLPAttorneys for the Co- Personal Representa- tivesSafeco Plaza Building, Suite 42001001- 4th Ave., S e a t t l e , W A 98154-1154D.S.H.S. only: Mail copy with decedent’s Social Security Number, indicated as: 536-52-8915 to: Office of Financial Recovery, Attn: Estate Recover y Un i t , P. O. Box 9501, Olympia, WA 9 8 5 0 7 - 9 5 0 1 (360)-753-1325).LEGAL NO. 434989Publ i shed : Wh idbey N e w s - T i m e s , S o u t h Whidbey Record. No- vember 3, 10, 17, 2012.

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KING COUNTYEstate ofJEAN H. McMULLENdeceased.No. 12-4-06201-1SEAN OT I C E TO C R E D I - TORSThe individual named below has been appointed as personal representative of the above estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, prior to the t ime such c la ims would be barred by any other-wise appl icable statute of l imi tat ions, present the claim in the manner as provided in R C W 1 1 . 4 0 . 0 7 0 , by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below, a copy ofthe claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which probate pro- ceed ings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal repre- s e n t a t i ve s e r ve d o r mailed the notice to the creditor as provided un- d e r R C W 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) Four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within t h i s t ime f rame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the probate assets and nonprobate assets of the decedent. DATE OF FILING COpy OF NOTICE TO CREDI- TORS Wi th C le r k o f Court:November 7, 2012DATE OF FIRST PUB- LICATION:November 10, 2012/s/ N. SUE ALDEN

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N. SUE ALDENPersonal RepresentativeAttorneys for Estate:EDWIN EMERlCK, JR.McCUNE, GODFREY & EMERICK, INC., P.S.1107 N. E. 45th, Suite 330Sea t t l e , Wash ing ton 98105-4697Phone: (206) 632-0575

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BY ElisaBEth MurraYStaff Reporter

She types in her password and swipes her finger across the reader.

For the rest of her shift, the electronic device will accept Cherie Post’s fingerprint as

a way to access the medi-cations contained within the clear rectangular cabinet and she will not have to re-enter her password. Post is a certi-fied pharmacy technician at Whidbey General Hospital in Coupeville.

This new system lets Post dispense the medications her patients need quickly and accurately.

“We are always concerned with preventing errors in medication administration,” said Trish Rose, spokesper-son for Whidbey General.

The Whidbey General Hospital Foundation secured a $150,000 grant from the Murdock Foundation to help cover part of the $315,000 cost.

The hospital purchased six devices for use in different areas of the hospital. Each device is filled with medica-tions specific to that depart-ment’s needs.

Nurses who transferred to Whidbey General from other facilities had a leg up in learn-ing how to use this technolo-gy, said Post, who trained her co-workers to use Omnicell. Many were already famil-iar with a competitor, Pyxis MedStation, which operates in a similar fashion, she said.

For nurses who began their career at the local hospital and had never been exposed to automated medication dis-pensing, the learning curve was much steeper.

“It was quite the learn-ing experience,” Post said. “There are always growing pains with something new, but we are working through them.”

The hospital continues to make improvements based on feedback from staff to make the dispensing cabi-nets the most useful tool pos-sible, said Linda Gipson, the

hospital’s chief nursing offi-cer.

Younger nurses who are part of the “technology” gen-eration also adapted quickly to the new devices, Post said

Post said she is enthusias-tic about this new technology, especially once Meditech comes online, which is the “other piece of the puzzle.”

The Bedside Medication Verification system to be implemented with Meditech assures that medications are delivered correctly each and every time they are pre-scribed.

Meditech and the verifica-tion system should be online next spring.

At the bedside point of medication administration, the nurse will be able to scan the barcode on the patient’s wristband and on the medica-tion to make certain the med-ication is the correct drug, in the right dose for the right patient, in the right amount and using the right route, Gipson said.

“From the physician’s order to the pharmacy to the Omnicell dispensing system and finally to the adminis-tration of the medication at the patient’s bedside every process is designed to assure patient safety and confi-dence,” Gipson said.

High alert medications, like blood thinning Coumadin, do not have a spot in Omnicell.

Medications that could put patient safety at risk if inap-propriately given continue to be dispensed by a pharma-cist.

In addition to improving patient safety, the automated system assures that patients are correctly billed for the exact dose of medication that they receive at the time it is dispensed.


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New pharmacy technology improves drug safety at WGH

Elisabeth Murray / the Record

Whidbey General Hospital pharmacy technician

Cherie Post dispenses medication from a new

automated machine from Omnicell. Post is the

“administrative user” and attended training sessions

before teaching other hospital staff how to use

this new technology.

Documents

South Whidbey Record, November 17, 2012