Whidbey Examiner, October 04, 2012

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2012 VOL. 18, NO. 8

Seeding the futureCorrections officer funded in new budget

By Harry AndersonFor the Examiner

Ian Jefferds steps carefully from the skiff onto one of the mussel farm platforms his family has operated for 37 years. It’s a

sunny, picture-postcard morning in August on Penn Cove, with Mount Baker shimmering in the distance and baby seals lazily reclining on platforms nearby.

But Jefferds isn’t smiling. He’s worried. He pulls one of the hundreds of platform

lines out of the water. By now, those lines are usually crowded with seed mussels that have attached themselves to the lines during the first spawning season in June. But that initial seeding didn’t happen this year. The Deep Sea disaster in mid-May seems to have disturbed the natural process.

Jefferds knows that if the “second seed” that normally occurs in late summer doesn’t happen, his business might lose some or all of its 2013 harvest of Penn Cove mussels, worth tens of millions of dollars. He holds the line in his hand; dozens of tiny seed mussels are vis-

ible and seem to be attaching themselves to the line.

“It looks pretty good,” he says, with a look of relief. “I’m cautiously optimistic.”

That optimism paid off. A few days ago

Jefferds said he’s now satisfied that a decent “second seed” has occurred, which assures a good crop of Penn Cove mussels next summer.

But he said the loss of the first seed means that next summer’s harvesting will be delayed by three months – meaning that the compa-ny must stretch its 2012 crop until then. The company also still has not recovered the loss of some business from large customers who ordered mussels from other suppliers last sum-mer when the local harvest was disrupted.

Disrupted harvests this summer and con-cerns over next year’s crop are understand-able, given what Jefferds and his Penn Cove

Tiny mussels from larvae spawned in open Penn Cove wa-ters are visible on Ian Jefferds’ hand as he inspects a seed line on a Penn Cove Shellfish mussel platform.

Penn Cove still battling June loses

See MUSSELS, page 6

Elisabeth Murray photo

Ian Jefferds, general manager of Penn Cove Shellfish, and employee Sam Smith pull up seed lines aboard one of 43 mussel platforms operated by the Jefferds family’s Penn Cove Shellfish.

By Nathan WhalenStaff Reporter

Sheriff Mark Brown has to look for a new corrections officer who would be will-ing to work for one year.

The Board of Island County Commis-sioners approved a $67 million budget after a public hearing Monday night. That ap-proval included funding for the single posi-tion, but Brown said it could be difficult to find someone willing to go through the academy before starting his work at the jail for a position that will last a single year.

“I just don’t know how practical it will be,” Brown said in an interview after the public hearing. He had originally submitted a budget request asking funding for three corrections officers and 10 deputies; howev-er, that number got pared down to the one corrections officer.

Commissioner Angie Homola said in a Tuesday morning interview, that funding for the corrections officer provides flexibil-ity should the county ask the voters to ap-prove either a sales tax or a property tax ini-tiative sometime in the future. She doesn’t want to allocate dollars from the general fund when another funding source would come available. That money could serve other needs in the county’s general fund.

She wouldn’t say whether a sales tax or property tax proposal would be offered or a timeline as to when that would happen.

The commissioners approved the Island County budget, along with a 1 percent property tax increase to the county’s cur-rent expense levy, roads levy and Conserva-tion Futures Fund. They voted 2 to 1 with Commissioners Homola and Helen Price Johnson supporting the budget and tax in-creases and Commissioner Kelly Emerson voting against the proposals.

Budget director Elaine Marlow de-scribed the document as a “status quo” budget.

The commissioners did hash out some issues about current funding.

The Island County museum had origi-nally asked for $15,000. That money had been originally slashed to $5,000, before the commissioners settled on $8,000. The remaining money will be made up from tourism dollars with the understanding that the Trust Board of Ebey’s Landing will ask for less when 2 percent tourism dollars are awarded, Price Johnson said.

“I want to thank you for really trying to hammer this out,” Island County Museum director Rick Castellano said during the meeting.

The commissioners also approved the

See BUDGET, page 7

Page 2 The Whidbey Examiner • Thursday, October 4, 2012

By Nathan WhalenStaff Reporter

As the state budget pro-cess gets rolling, reductions on Whidbey’s ferry routes are being considered.

Washington State Ferries was asked by the governor’s office to come up with $5 mil-lion in budget cuts for the up-coming biennial budget.

Ferry officials submitted their proposal to the gover-nor’s office last week.

Officials are proposing to reduce two-boat ferry service to one-boat ferry ser-vice on the Port Townsend-to-Coupeville route for four weeks in the spring and four weeks in the fall. They also

propose eliminating late-night service on the Mukil-teo-to-Cinton route.

David Moseley, Wash-ington State Ferries assistant secretary, said the proposal focused on ideas that would have the least effect for riders.

“These are sailings that don’t have high ridership,” Moseley said last week.

According to informa-tion from Washington State Ferries, reducing two-boat service on the Coupeville run would save the ferry system an estimated $486,000.

And eliminating the 12:30 a.m. sailing from Clinton and the 1:05 a.m. sailing from Mukilteo would save $934,000.

Despite the proposal, a prominent senator said the reductions won’t become a reality.

“It’s not going to happen as long as I’m chairman,” said state Sen. Mary Mar-garet Haugen, the Camano Island Democrat who heads the influential Senate Trans-portation Committee.

She said similar cuts were suggested two years ago, but those didn’t happen either.

“I told people we weren’t going to make cuts and we didn’t make cuts,” Haugen said.

She emphasized that she was instrumental in pushing through projects that im-prove the ferry system, most notably the construction of three 64-car vessels and the current construction of a 144-car vessel. Portions of those projects were built by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in Freeland.

Haugen warned that state transportation priorities could change if she’s no lon-ger in the senate. The long-time Dist. 10 senator placed second in the August primary behind state Rep. Barbara Bailey, a Republican from Oak Harbor.

Haugen said the ferries need a stable source of fund-ing and she has some ideas for the next legislative session.

Moseley said that the fer-ry system’s proposal affects eight of the 10 routes and would be suggested regard-less of who is in office.

In addition to the Whid-bey Island routes, the ferry system is proposing to elimi-nate trips on the Port Defi-ance and Bremerton routes and extending winter service, essentially canceling sailings, from 12 weeks to 20 weeks.

The proposal also sug-gests eliminating a third ves-sel over the weekends on the Fauntleroy-Vashon-South-worth route.

In all, the ferry system’s proposal to the governor’s office comprises $4.8 million in cuts. Over the past several years, the ferry system re-duced its budget by $40 mil-lion without reducing service, Moseley said.

The governor’s office is supposed to submit a propos-al to the Legislature in mid-December; Moseley, howev-er, thinks whoever is elected governor in November will submit a new version to the Legislature once in office.

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By Jessie StenslandStaff Reporter

A 19-year-old man who walked around Coupeville with a sawed-off shotgun in his backpack, looking for his mother’s boyfriend, was sen-tenced to jail this week.

Esteban Guerro plead-ed guilty in Island County Superior Court last week to burglary in the second degree and unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree.

Judge Vickie Churchill agreed with a sentencing rec-ommendation and sent him to jail for six months.

Guerro’s mother spoke in his defense. She said she had been a victim of serious do-mestic violence and her son is very protective.

She said her boyfriend stole her car and money while she was in the hospital. Guer-ro was upset that the the man had abandoned his mother, she said.

Guerro’s attorney, Pe-ter Simpson of Coupeville, pointed out that the man was cooperative.

On Aug. 6, Guerro’s mother reported to a deputy that he was very upset with her boyfriend and planned on killing him. The woman said Guerro and his friend left the home on foot to look for him.

He was armed with a sawed-off shotgun, which he was carrying in a backpack. Before leaving, Guerro al-legedly threatened to shoot a random person if he couldn’t find his mother’s boyfriend, according to a police report.

About an hour and a half later, a deputy found Guerro and his friend walking on Main Street.

Guerro didn’t have the weapon, but led deputies to where he had hidden it in bushes near the library.

The deputies found a sawed-off .410 shotgun with the stock removed.

Man sentenced for toting shotgun in Coupeville

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By Elisabeth MurrayStaff Reporter

The drill whines as it pierces decay and chunks of rot are ripped from the gap-ing wound.

The volunteer laborer lifts his mask and peers inside the void. Some wood rot remains.

He shutters his mask and presses the tool into the crumbling structure. More saw dust flies into the air and bits of wood fall onto the grass below the scaffolding he is perched upon.

Time and the shifting sea-sons have ravaged the Alex-ander Blockhouse in Coupe-ville - and have also made it a perfect candidate for historic preservation.

And also for some new techniques.

The preservation crew is trying to preserve the exterior of the log structure, while removing the wood rot that has ravaged the insides of the buildings walls.

“This process is a lot like dentistry,” said Dr. Harrison Goodall, a heritage building surveyor who has volun-teered his expertise to create and implement the plan to save the historic structure from deterioration. “A den-tist wouldn’t go in and pull a tooth because it has a cavity.

He would try to go in and drill it out and fill it in.”

And the process that Goodall and his fellow volun-teers from the Central Whid-bey Lion’s Club will follow is much the same – remov-ing the damaged parts while trying to keep as much of the original intact.

“Some might say to go in and just tear out whole sec-

tions,” Goodall said. “But we are trying to save the past. This building deserves to be around – infinitely.”

But like a dentist’s ap-proach to a decayed tooth, sometimes more aggressive measures are necessary. For example, in the back of the structure hidden from street view, the crew is doing the historical preservation equiv-

alent of putting in a crown.A matching grant of

$1,500 from the Ebey’s For-ever Fund will help the Island County Historical Society and Museum pay for this project. The total cost of the project, including the in-kind donations will be about $3,500.

The blockhouse, built around 1855, sits nestled be-

tween the Island County His-torical Society and Museum building and canoe shed on Northwest Alexander Street. The blockhouse is one of four surviving in Central Whid-bey.

The volunteer crew will spend the next several Mon-days, Wednesdays and Fri-days taking off the decay and getting as close as possible to good wood. An epoxy will then be applied to stabilize any remaining decay and prevent it from spreading fur-ther. The wooden faces will then be placed.

Even the replacement logs carry a bit of history. This Spring the Coupeville Lion’s

Club had assisted in restor-ing the Crockett Blockhouse, and some of the timbers - al-though damaged - were sal-vaged from the structure and will be used as facing for the Alexander Blockhouse.

The wood for both block-houses had been hand-hewn with an ax – a difficult tech-nique that few, if any, possess today.

Posters explaining the process are on display at the block house, but the process won’t be as easy as the signs make it appear.

“It won’t be as neat and orderly,” Goodall said. “This is not your typical carpen-try.”

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‘Dentistry’ saves the Alexander Blockhouse

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A member of the Central Whidbey Lions Club volunteers his time and talent to help preserve the Alexander Blockhouse at the Island County Historical Society and Museum. The museum was awarded a matching grant from the Ebey’s Forever Fund for the restoration project.

A pair of jazz musicians and longtime residents of Greenbank are reeling after their home was burglarized while they performed.

Kristi O’Donnell and Keith Bowers had their home burglarized the evening of Sept. 22 while they were per-forming at Djangofest North-west in Langley.

Burglars got away with instruments, recording equipment and personal items – including the ashes of O’Donnell’s late mother. The instruments stolen include a Heritage H575 Archtop Jazz Guitar, a Gibson Tal Farlow,

a Heritage electric guitar, a Louden O10c acoustic guitar, an electric bass and a ukelele.

The pair often performs locally as part of the acoustic jazz group Trio Nouveau.

On her website, kristio.com, O’Donnell urged the thieves to return the stolen items by leaving them at the house in the open shed with the green roof.

With several concert dates scheduled in upcoming weeks, the pair are playing on borrowed instruments. Up-coming performances include Friday, Oct. 5 at Ciao Res-taurant in Coupeville.

Musicians’ instruments stolen


Don’t forget Whidbey’s other military residents

The mistake most people make is think-ing that the military only includes those you see in uniform. There are people here who are retired military that would also leave if the base was closed. That includes teachers, law enforcement, doctors, small business owners, bankers and artists, just to name a few.

According to the Whidbey Island Alma-nac, 60 percent of the Whidbey Island popula-tion is connected to the Navy base. The base itself pours $590 million into the island econ-omy each year. That doesn’t count the money that we retired military spend here.

We own property, we pay taxes, we spend lots of money – and we vote.

The Navy is the No. 1 employer on the is-land with 7,500 military personnel and 2,400 civilian employees and contractors. The Navy has been on this island for 70 years. Fort Casey takes us back well over 100 years. Other large employers include the school districts, banks and hospitals. Tell me how many of these jobs would be here if 60 percent of the population left? They will leave with the mon-ey and the younger population.

Let me give you two examples of the mili-tary and local economy that I have experi-enced in my 38 years as a military spouse. We lived in a small town in North Dakota with a base located about 10 miles outside of town.

That base had also been there for more than one generation. The new city council decided that they didn’t want the service men and women wearing uniforms in their town. Out of uniform and with family members they were fine, but stopping in town on their way to duty at the outlying missile silos was out of the question. Within six months the business people in town were crying for the ruling to be overturned because they were on the brink of losing their business. The ruling was over-turned and so was the city council.

We also lived in Texas when the oil crisis hit. We lived in a bedroom community outside of San Antonio. Two out of every three houses were empty because the owners could no lon-ger afford them. Houses that had sold in the 70s for $125,000 and up were sitting empty for $50,000. The only stable part of that economy was the military and civilian workers on the bases. They kept that town going through rough times so it didn’t die.

Now I ask you, with gas prices going through the roof where is the stability of our island tourist trade? Be careful what you wish for. Can you, the non-military minority, keep this island’s economy going by yourselves?

Those jets have been flying here since long before I was a small child watching them with glee from my aunt’s beach house deck. The island is an enchanting place to live where ev-eryone is welcome. Just don’t tell me I am not.

— Sharyn MellorsCoupeville

Romney means an end to free rides

Mitt Romney complained to people pay-ing $50,000 a plate that people making less than $50,000 a year don’t pay income taxes and expect the government to furnish them health care, food, housing, and you name it.

Shiftless as they are, though, it’s pointless to try to convince them to take personal re-sponsibility.

The way he did, for instance.He took the personal responsibility of put-

ting himself through college without having to

get a job. His wife Ann told The Boston Globe that they were so poor, “we had to sell some of our stock to get by.”

He took the personal responsibility of rais-ing $37 million from rich investors to start Bain Capital.

And now that his fortune is more than twice the net worth of the last eight presidents combined, he takes the personal responsibility of putting money in Swiss bank accounts and tax shelters in the Cayman Islands to avoid paying income taxes on it. The rest of his in-come is taxed at about half the rate paid by people who actually work.

If Romney becomes president, the free rides will be over. His running-mate already has a plan to make Medicare a personal re-sponsibility.

— Ann AdamsOak Harbor

Island County needs Jeff Lauderdale

The Nov. 6 election may be the most im-portant election in our republic’s history at all levels of government. Therefore, if you are a registered voter in Island County, make sure you take the time to vet all candidates thor-oughly before you vote.

In my opinion, Island County needs Jeff Lauderdale as Island County commissioner District 1. Jeff is a highly intelligent man (Re-tired Navy commander, submarines, with 26 years of service; mechanical, nuclear and net-work engineer) of quiet, thoughtful repose.

For almost three years now, Jeff has acted on behalf of Island County citizens by vol-untarily attending commissioner’s hearings and workshops twice a week. Jeff researched and exposed the flaws, faulty science, and un-necessary expense associated with the on-site septic inspection management program and then brought it to the Board of Island County Commissioners. The two Democrat commis-sioners, Johnson and Homola, ignored Jeff’s research despite the fact that it was validated by Keith Higman, Island County Health di-rector. Unlike Johnson and Homola, Jeff Lau-derdale has also taken the time to read Island County’s lengthy, complex and ambiguously written Shoreline Master Plan.

When you vote in November, do you want to keep the current majority who are focused on more regulation, more bureaucracy, and more taxes? Or will you opt for new commis-sioners who respect your property and your pocketbook?

— Curtis MorganCoupeville

Republicans will prolong the pain

With the election looming on the horizon I just had to chime in.

I have been reading all the letters to the editor extolling the virtues of their “guys,” be they Republican or Democratic candidates, so here are some facts that may help.

Republican partisans claim that their guys are good for jobs and business and with the economy being in the tank they figure they can run on this claim and people won’t notice that they are not the big “job creators” that they claim to be. The Republicans’ greatest skill is obstructing any jobs programs that will help Americans just so it will hopefully make Obama look bad.

Think about that for a minute, making Obama look bad is more important to the Re-

viewpoints

publicans than your pain.According to the U.S. Department of

Labor since 1961, starting with Kennedy and ending with Obama in 2012, the economic policies of the Republican Party have cre-ated 23.9 million jobs for Americans. During this same period the economic policies of the Democratic Party has created 42 million jobs for Americans. When the Republicans blovi-ate about being “good for jobs and business,” they are either ignorant of this fact and buy into the party line or are disingenuous because this is not what they claim.

During this same period these “make the government small enough to drown in the bath tub” Republicans increased the federal, state and local payrolls by 7.1 million posi-tions, as opposed to the Democratic Party adding 6.3 million positions. Both numbers are quite large but still shows the “party of small government” beating out the Democrat-ic Party with public sector employment.

All these facts make me wonder: When will the pain of being a Republican, of be-ing associated with a political party that has shown itself to be an abject failure along the very political lines they claim to be so strong on? When will this pain drive more Republi-cans to another party that has more of their interests at heart?

Vote Republican? Not on your life. I like people too much to want to prolong their pain.

— Dan FreemanClinton

Homola has done a good job for County

I am a diehard Angie Homola fan.But this didn’t happen as a result of being

inundated with a barrage of signs. It happened as a result of a comparison of the candidates running for Island County Commisioner from District 2.

What impressed me most – right after her effective work on the current Island County Board of Commissioners – is that Angie states her first priority is the need to “create local business and living wage job opportunities.”

Angie has already proven her ability to cope with and reduce the county budget in spite of the economic downturn and the fact

that the “Rainy Day” fund had already been decimated before she took office. Today Is-land County has an upgraded bond rating, as well as a balanced budget. At the same time, Angie pays responsible attention to land use and development.

And what does her opponent have to of-fer the community? More temper outbursts and no proven record of leadership? In today’s recessive economy and volatile world, I will vote for the candidate who has walked the walked - not just talked the talk. I will vote for Angie Homola for Island County Commis-sioner District 2. After you have made your own comparison of the candidates, I hope you will join me.

— Helen BatesOak Harbor

Whidbey Kite Festival was a great success

Although there was light wind for the Whidbey Island Kite Festival last weekend, it was well attended and enjoyed by many spec-tators and participants.

Lots of kites colored the sky. There were events for kids, like kite making and a teddy bear drop (throw), as well as kite flying, kite lessons and kite watching for adults. The Cen-tral Whidbey Lions Club provided food which allows people to have a snack while taking in kites of all sizes, shapes and colors in the air.

Thank you to our sponsors Big Rock Designs, Camp Casey, Coupeville Chamber of Commerce, WhidbeyLocal.com and The Cove Thai Cuisine. Many other local busi-nesses generously contributed to our bag raf-fle, which helps support the festival. Numer-ous people helped organize the event as well as providing manpower for setting up and taking down tents and other field equipment.

We appreciate the contributions of so many. It was a wonderful, fun event. The per-formances at the indoor event Saturday night were amazing! How do you fly a kite indoors? Come next year and see!

— Lisa RootCoupeville

Whidbey Island Kite Festival Association


Oak HarborOH Senior Center

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Sunday School 10 a.m.Traditional Service 11 a.m.

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Oak Harbor Lutheran Church invites everyone to experience a casual evening of prayer, worship and

friendship in Coupeville.

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St. Mary’s Church

Whidbey Island Friends Meetingat the Unitarian Universalist building

20103 SR 525 (about 2 miles north of Freeland)Every Sunday afternoon: 4 - 5 pm

One hour of silent worship, meditation and occasional spoken messages.

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Grace By The SeaAnglican ChurchThe Rev. Paul Orritt

Sunday ServiceS8:00am Traditional Service

9:15am Adult & Children’s Education10:30am Family Service and

Children’s Ministrywww.gracebythesea.org

Island Vineyard Community ChurchPastor James Gallagher

9:15am Adult & Children’s Education10:00am Worship Service

10:30am Children’s Ministrywww.islandvineyard.org

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6:30 pmCALL TO ORDERPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCECHANGES AND APPROVAL OF AGENDAAPPROVAL OF MINUTES Regular Meeting of September 25, 2012

MAYOR’S REPORTAUDIENCE INPUTNEW BUSINESS1. Approval of 2013 Budget Policies.2. Set date for Public Hearing – 2013 Revenue Sources, 2013 Property Tax, and 2013 Budget.3. Review of proposed 2012 Budget Revision.4. Review of Fee Schedule for 2013 Budget.5. Update on 2013 Budget Preparation.STAFF REPORTSCOUNCIL REPORTSAUDIENCE INPUTADJOURNMENTPLEASE NOTE: The final agenda will be posted on the Town website at www.townofcoupeville.org by Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012. The agenda and minutes will be emailed on the Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. If you would like to have the agenda and minutes emailed to you, please email your request to [email protected].

whidbey island’s community calendarCoupeville Community Education, register now for classes including Zumba, Yo-lates, creative photography and youth programs. Regis-tration forms are available at coupeville.k12.wa.us. 360-678-6222.

Candidate Forum, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, Oak Harbor Elks Lodge, 155 NE Ernst St. Hosted by the League of Women Voters of Whidbey Island and Sno-Isle Libraries.

Disabled American Veter-ans Chapter 47 Meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, Oak Harbor Library meeting room, 1000 SE Regatta Drive, Oak Harbor. 360-391-9435..

Fishin’ Club, 7 p.m. Thurs-day, Oct. 4, M-Bar-C Ranch, Freeland. Whidbey Fly Fishing Club meets with the Fishin’ Club to help anyone interest-ed in expanding their fishing talents.

Whidbey Allied Artists’ Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5 through Sunday, Oct. 7, Coupeville Recreation Hall, 901 NW Alexander St. Coupe-ville. Free. 360-969-2111.

Coupeville High School Homecoming Parade, 3-4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, Main and Front streets, Coupeville. Free. 360-969-5275. Go Wolves!

Puget Sound Kidney Cen-ter OpenHouse, noon-2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, 430 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. 360-679-6706 ext. 108.

The Colors of Autumn, 5-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, Artworks Gallery, Greenbank Farm, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. First Friday opening reception. Free. 360-222-3010; artwork-swhidbey.com.

16th Annual Open Studio Tour, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 and Sunday, Oct. 7 at more than 40 Whidbey art stu-dios. Free. Guidebook avail-able. islandartscouncil.org.

Island County Biz Expo, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 6-7, Student Union Building, Oak Harbor High School. Join other Island County-only busi-nesses for the largest market-ing and networking event in the county. 360-678-6889; islandcountyedc.net.

Ham Radio Operator Class, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Satur-days, Oct. 6 and 13, Island County Commissioners hearing room, 1 NE Sixth St., Coupeville. Learn to operate shortwave radio transmitters and communicate with oper-ators around the world. $30. RSVP: 360-675-4867.

Terrific Treasures & Great Deals Thrift Sale, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, Grace Community Church, 29470 Hwy. 20, Oak Harbor. Fund-raiser for Whidbey Island branch of the American Asso-ciation of University Women. Benefits AAUW’s educational foundation and the legal ad-vocacy fund. 360-678-9210.

First Responders Pancake Breakfast, 8 a.m.-noon, Fire Station 34, 820 Camano Ave.,

Langley. Enjoy breakfast and meet first responders to kick off Fire Prevention Week. Free. 360-321-1533.

Rhody Sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Oct. 6 & Sunday, Oct. 7, Meerkerk Rhododen-dron Gardens, 3531 Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank. Species and hybrid rhododendrons. Free admission. 360-222-0121; 360-678-1912.

Oktoberfest, 11 a.m., Satur-day, Oct. 6, downtown Lan-gley. Features German-style brews, beer games, brats, the Bavarian Village Players and blow your own glass.

Underage Drinking Pre-vention Panel, 12:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, Trinity Church Grigware Hall, High-way 525, Freeland. Required for both driver’s education students and parents. 360-672-8219; idipic.org.

Think Espalier, 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, Master Gar-dener Display Garden, Green-bank Farm, 765 Wonn Road. Presented by Donna Stans-berry. Free. Contact Marcia at [email protected].

Film: “Carbon Nation,” 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, Clyde Theater, 217 First St., Lan-gley. Documentary offering optimistic, non-partisan view of benefits of tackling climate change. Free. Sponsored by Langley United Methodist and St. Augustine’s Episco-pal churches, Whidbey Island Friends and Citizens Climate Lobby. 360-221-4233.

Whidbey Art Gallery Re-ception, 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, 220 Second St., Lang-ley. Artists of South Whidbey show watercolors, plus works by wood artist Dan Tibbles. 360-678-6413.

Big Barn Bash, 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, Green-bank Farm, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. HOPE Therapeu-tic Riding hosts fundraiser with drinks, dancing and silent auction. For tickets, call 360-221-7656.

Nathaniel Talbot Quartet Concert, 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, Taste for Wine, 5603 Bayview Road, Langley. Vio-lin, cell, drums, guitar, vocals. $12. 360-321-0515.

Museo Artist Reception, 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, 215 First St., Langley. During October, Museo presents The Dot Show. 360-221-7737.

Election Issue Forums, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7 at the Unitarian Universal-ist Congregation; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7 at the Oak Harbor Elks Lodge. Fo-rums include ballot measures: Initiative 1185 Tax and Fee increases by state govern-ment; Initiative 1240 Creation of a Public Charter School System; Referendum 74 Con-cerning Marriage; Initiative 502 Concerning Marijuana.

New Live Jazz Venue, 7-9:15 p.m. Sundays, OutCast Production’s theater at Island County Fairgrounds, Langley. Live jazz will be played every Sunday. The schedule is avail-

able at outcastproductions.net.

Job Club, 1-2:30 p.m. Mon-day, Oct. 8, Oak Harbor Li-brary, 1000 SE Regatta Dr. Topic: Paper and online appli-cations. Free. 360-675-5115; sno-isle.org.

Librarians as Information Guides, 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8, Coupeville Library, 788 NW Alexander St., Coupeville. Learn how to use online li-brary resources to make trav-eling and learning a language easier. Pre-register: sno-isle.org or 360-678-4911.

Why History? 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8, Coupeville Library. 788 NW Alexander St., Coupeville. Bill Woodward presents “Those Mysterious Seacoast Forts.” Free. 360-678-4911; sno-isle.org.

Toddler Storytime, 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Dr. Children ages 24 to 36 months, with a care-giver. Free. 360-675-5115; sno-isle.org.

Trillium Community Forest Work Party, 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, Trillium Forest. Battle invasive species; new volun-teers welcome. RSVP to [email protected].

October Growing Grocer-ies, 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, Good Cheer Garden, 2812 Grimm Road, Langley. Cary Peterson will present tips on planting garlic. $15. [email protected].

IDIPIC DUI/Underage Drinking Prevention Pan-el, 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, Oak Harbor Library Confer-ence Room 137, 1000 SE Re-gatta Drive, Oak Harbor. No late admittance. This class is required by local driving instructors for driver’s educa-tion student and parent. 360-672-8219.

Hard Cider: Grange Com-munity Education, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, Deer Lagoon Grange Hall, Bayview Road. Paul Ringsrud will explain his family’s history and how they transitioned from growing fruit in eastern Washington to starting the Snowdrift hard cider business. Free. 360-321-4027.


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Shellfish company have been through since the Deep Sea, a derelict 140-foot Alaskan crab trawler, burned and sank last May and leaked at least 1,400 of the estimated 4,500 gallons of diesel fuel aboard into the water that supports both the Jefferds’ mussel farm and all forms of aquatic life in Penn Cove.

When the Deep Sea caught fire late on May 12, Jefferds, general manager of Penn Cove Shellfish, didn’t realize how big the threat would be. “I thought eventu-ally they’d get the fire out and we’d be closed a day or two. Then they’d tow it away and that would be that,” he said. Instead, his business was closed for a month.

At the time, he estimated the closure was costing Penn Cove Shellfish $50,000 a day in lost harvest. Today, he’s still calculating the total cost.

Once the mussel farm resumed operations in mid-June, it became apparent that the diesel spill had upset the initial seeding, which at mini-mum means that Jefferds’ 2013 harvest of local mussels may be delayed at least two months.

“After the diesel spill, there was a ‘down-welling’ effect caused by tidal action,

and that took some of the diesel down as far as four or five feet below the surface,” he said. “The government lab reported that our growing mussels on the lines were able to get rid of it, but the down-welling seems to have upset the ability of the young seed mussels to attach to our lines, exactly when that naturally happens in June.”

Those few days in May are burned in Jefferds’ memory, but like any farmer he doesn’t stop long to think about the past. He has a har-vest to worry about – this year’s and next.

Penn Cove Shellfish is the nation’s largest commercial mussel farm, harvesting 1.5 to 2 million pounds of the distinctive mollusks from Penn Cove each year and shipping them as far as New York, Miami, Singapore and Thailand.

“Penn Cove Shellfish has a global reach and has established a reputation that is absolutely impeccable,” said Sherry Wyatt, marketing manager for Island County Tourism. “When I traveled to New York to speak about our region, the high profile attribute most identified with us was Penn Cove mussels. Some knew about whales,

Whidbey Naval Air Station or Deception Pass, but every-one seemed to have heard of Penn Cove mussels.”

In the early years, it wasn’t easy finding buyers for Penn Cove mussels. Most Ameri-cans had never eaten mus-sels. They were a considered a delicacy eaten in Asia and France. When they first tried to sell them in places like Pike Place Market in Seattle, “a lot of guys thought we were sell-ing bait,” he said. Then came their big break.

Seattle’s best French res-taurant in the late 1970s was Le Tastevin, operated by two well-known chefs, Emile Ninaud and Jacques Boir-oux. They spotted the mus-sels in the market, bought some and put them on their menu. Not long thereafter, Emmett Watson, the legend-ary columnist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Times, wrote a column in which the two French chefs declared

that the mussels from “Coop-veel” were the best they’d ever tasted – better even than those in their native France. Soon, other chefs got on the bandwagon and the fame of the local mussels began to

grow.Today, Penn Cove Shell-

fish grows two types of mus-sels. The species native to Penn Cove and which natu-rally attaches to lines on the local platforms is Mytillus trossolus. Its meat is cream-

colored and it typically grows to a harvest size of two or three inches. The other spe-cies farmed locally is Mytillus galloprovincialis, commonly known as the Mediterranean mussel, which typically grows to a harvest size of about four inches. The meat of the fe-males is apricot-colored.

The Mediterranean mussels harvested by Penn Cove Shellfish begin life in the world’s largest shellfish hatchery in Quilcene. Once the young mussels are seeded on lines, they are transported to Penn Cove to grow to ma-turity.

The Quilcene hatchery is owned by Coast Seafoods of South Bend, Wash., which in 1996 acquired a 50 percent in-terest in Penn Cove Shellfish. The Jefferds family continues to own the other 50 percent and manages the company as a stand-alone operation.

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Freed from the platforms lines on which they grew for a year, the mussels are raised mechanically to a scrubbing machine to remove barnacles and debris.

Penn Cove Shellfish employees Renato Castillo, Paola Barajas, Andrea Lawless, Ricky Contesta-bile and Kelsey Matzen aboard the harvest barge perform the final sort to remove empty shells and debris before mussels are packed and readied to be taken ashore.

Mussels: 2013 crop affected; from page 1

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venture with Coast Seafoods to get access to its shellfish hatchery in Quilcene in order to grow the Mediterranean mussels and to be able dis-tribute some of their other products, including Kuma-moto oysters and Manila clams,” Jefferds said.

The company now em-ploys about 65, some working at the Quilcene hatchery and others working at Everest Marine & Equipment, the company’s boat-building and repair operation in Burling-ton.

But most of the employ-ees – as many as 50 – work in Coupeville, either on the platforms or at the company expansive new warehouse and distribution center off Sherman Road. Its total em-ployment ranks it as Island County’s 16th largest private

employer, according to the Island County Economic De-velopment Council.

Jefferds estimates that 75 percent of his 2013 harvest is threatened by loss of the ini-tial seeding last June.

If he loses much of his Penn Cove mussel harvest, he will be heavily dependent on the Mediterranean mus-sels hatched at the Quilcene hatchery. And if his harvest is diminished next year, he knows that strong competi-tors, especially Canadian mussel farmers from Prince Edward Island, can easily fill any void in the market. Prince Edward Island is by far North America’s largest mussel producer, harvesting more than 35 million pounds a year.

He is currently preparing a claim to recover some of

his Deep Sea losses through the National Pollution Funds Center, an agency of the Coast Guard funded through a tax on oil products.

But even if the claim is successful, he would be able to recover only the profit lost from harvesting that didn’t happen during the Deep Sea fire and sinking.

One thing he deeply ap-preciates, however, is how much the local community has supported the mussel farm throughout the Deep Sea affair.

“We’re lucky to be able to farm here because we’re able to grow a good crop in a nice area that’s dependent on clean water,” Jefferds said. “I think when this happened, everybody realized how im-portant clean water is to our operation, and it probably

caused some reflection on a lot of people’s part about how important it is to their own interests as well. We’re all in the same boat. We remain grateful for all those who supported us during the spill crisis and want to express our thanks again.”

Coupeville Mayor Nancy Conard added: “When you have an environmentally sensitive operation like Penn Cove Shellfish that has oper-ated so responsibly for so many years, it makes all of us more sensitive to the need to protect our resources.

“When something like the Deep Sea happens, it tells us how fragile our environment is and how easy it is to lose something like Penn Cove Shellfish that has become so much a part of us.”

Penn Cove Shellfish employee Jessie Broderson seals and labels boxes filled with Penn Cove mussels, getting them ready to be loaded into refrigerated trucks for the trip to SeaTac International Airport. Mussels can be on diners’ plates in restaurants in New York and elsewhere within 24 hours of being harvested from Penn Cove waters.

Mussels: Clean water a must; from page 6

Budget; from page 1hiring of a new planner even though the money the county earns from building fees and land use decisions are budget-ed to decline by $69,000.

Price Johnson said the new planner came from a recent performance au-dit completed by the state, because the department is being restructured and staff reviews of such documents as the comprehensive plan and shoreline master plan.

Emerson voted against all of the proposals. She said she sees revenue problems in

the budget and the commis-sioners needs to stop raising fees and taxes. The county will have a revenue problem if it keeps pushing families, businesses and investors off the island.

Homola defended the re-cently instituted Clean Water Utility, which provided mon-ey for a hydrogeologist.

While the commissioners approved a balanced budget Monday, Marlow warned that given current trends it will be difficult to approve a balanced budget by 2016.

Island County property owners will see a slight bump in their property taxes in the coming year.

In addition to approv-ing the budget, the three-member Board of Island County Commissioners also approved a 1 percent tax in-crease to the county’s current expense levy, county roads levy and Conservation Fu-tures Funds.

During a Monday evening public hearing, Commis-sioners Helen Price Johnson and Angie Homola voted for the increases while Commis-sioner Kelly Emerson voted against the increase.

The increases will bring in an additional $163,274 to the county’s $67 million budget.

The current expense levy would get an additional $76,402, county roads would get an additional $80,170 and the Conservation Futures Fund would receive an addi-tional $3,702.

During the public hear-ing, Homola lamented the voter approved initiative in 2002 that capped property tax increases at 1 percent un-less otherwise approved by a vote of the people.

“We’ve been unable to fol-low the inflationary rate for 11 years,” Homola said.

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The Town of Coupeville will be flushing water mains as routine mainten-ance starting Monday, October 8, 2012 and ending Friday, October 12, 2012, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The purpose of water main flushing is to remove iron and manganese sediment that entered the distribution system from the well sources and settled within the mains. Individual prior notice of daily flushing activities will not be given.

Central Whidbey Fire & Rescue will be testing fire hydrants as routine maintenance starting Monday, October 15, 2012 and ending Friday, October 19, 2012, between the hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Please Note: During the flushing and hydrant testing, the water in the mains may become turbid (dirty looking). The turbid water is not hazardous to health, but may cause such problems as staining laundry. We suggest you refrain from doing laundry during the flushing hours and be prepared that some of the first water out of the tap may be dirty looking. Running the faucet for a few seconds should clear the line.

If you have concerns, please call Town Hall at 678-4461.

The League of Women Voters of Whidbey Island will host several candidate forums.

The first features candi-dates vying for Island County and state elected office and begins at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 4, at the Oak Harbor Elks Lodge, 155 NE Ernst Street.

Participants will include candidates for state Senate, state Legislature Positions 1 and 2 and Island County

Commissioner Districts 1 and 2.

A forum featuring the same candidates is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Unitarian Universalist Con-gregation of Whidbey Island, 20103 Highway 525 about two miles north of Freeland.

Two forums focused on three state initiatives and one referendum are also sched-uled for Sunday, Oct. 7. The first begins at 1:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Con-

gregation in Freeland and the second at 6:30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge in Oak Harbor.

The featured initiatives are I-1185 concerning tax and fee increases by state govern-ment; I-1240 for the creation of a public charter school system; and I-502 for the le-galization of marijuana. Ref-erendum 74, concerning the legalization of same-sex mar-riage, also will be discussed.

For information, call 360-221-3792.

Election forums scheduled

Local businesses will be on hand to talk about their goods and services at the Island County Biz Expo, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 and Sunday, Oct. 7 at Oak Harbor High School.

The event, sponsored by the Island County Econom-

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Exhibitors include insur-ance, finance, energy, medical care, custom homes, flooring, photography, rental items,

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For information, call 360-678-6889 or email [email protected].

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Coupeville High School students Hailey Hammer, Aaron Trumbull, Joel Walstad, Kacie Kiel, Josh Bayne, Aaron Curtin, (peeking from behind), Aaron Wright, Madeline Strasburg and Kyle Bodamer get into the spirit of Homecoming Week. This year’s Homecoming Parade be-gins at 3 Friday, Oct. 5, looping through downtown Coupeville before heading back to campus. The Wolves play Granite Falls in Friday’s Homecoming football game. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

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Island County elections officials have received numer-ous calls and e-mails from registered voters concerned about their voter registration because they received a card, call or email indicating they may not be registered.

Voters can verify their voter registration online on the Elections page at island-county.net, or by visiting myvote.wa.gov. Be sure to enter the name used on your original voter registration. If you had a name change, and have updated your voter reg-

istration, check your records using the new name.

Ballots will be mailed around Oct. 18. If you do not receive your ballot by Oct. 25, contact Island County Elections by phone or e-mail. Candidate information will be available in the Whidbey Island Voter Guide to be in-serted in the Oct. 18 issue of The Whidbey Examiner.

Those wanting to vote in the November election must mail their voter registration by Saturday, Oct. 6. (Nor-mally, Oct. 8 would be the

last day for mail-in registra-tions to be postmarked, but Oct. 8 falls on Columbus Day this year, a federal holiday when no postal service is available.)

Oct. 8 is the last day for online voter registration or updates. Visit myvote.wa.gov.

New Washington voters can register in person until Oct. 29 at the county elec-tions office, 400 N. Main St., Coupeville. For information, call the Elections office at 360-679-7366 or e-mail [email protected].

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COUPEVILLE

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Garage/Moving SalesIsland County

COUPEVILLE3 FRIENDS Yard Sale. Friday, Saturday, Sun- day - October 5th, 6th & 7th. 505 NE 9th Street, Coupeville. 9am to 4pm.

FREELAND

MOVING SALE!Beds, miscellaneous

furniture, art work - Rie Munoz and Lavalee, lawn mower, garage items, kitchen ware and more! All quality items! Fri. & Sat., Oct 5th and 6th from 10am- 4pm, located at 6320 Bay Rd. Cash Only!

LANGLEYTRASH & TREASURE Moving Sale: Saturday, October 6th & Sunday, October 7th, 9am - 3pm at 5198 Strider Road, off Coles Road, between Langley and the highway. Ever yth ing f rom Freebies to Ant iques: Tools, Camping Gear, Ki tchenware, Electr ic Cords, Scatter Rugs, Big Oriental Rugs, Antique Chair, S i lver Tea Set and Other Items, Vin- tage Red Overlay Bohe- m ian G lass , C r ys ta l Bowls and More. Piano and Vocal Music Scores, including Ear ly 1900s Vocal Covers Great for Collaging, Lawn Wheel Chair, Size 7 1/2 Tap Shoes, Clothing, Small Bookshelves, Beautiful C o p p e r L a n t e r n s , Framed Pa in t ings (1 E m b r o i d e r y ) . Fo l l ow s i gns a t S t r i de r, up Driveway in Woods.Oak HarborDOWNSIZING SALE: Fri/Sat, Oct 5/6, 10am- 4pm, 2545 Deseret, off West Beach Road: Fur- niture, mirrors, luggage, footlockers, ladies clothing, MAC, collectibles, k i tchenware, posters, books, things you may not know you need!

Oak HarborDOWNSIZING SALE - Rain or shine. Emptying storage unit. Saturday Oct. 6th & Sunday Oct. 7th, 8am-3pm. 385 Piper Trail, Oak Harbor. End of Fakkema, corner turn- ing into Taylor Rd. Look for sign. Cash only. Fur- niture, table & chairs (2 sets), tall wooden curio cabinet, dresser, heavy wooden daybed frame, c o l l e c t i b l e s , h o u s e wares, k i tchen stove, misc. Some items never used, some items hardly used. All in good condition.

Oak HarborGARAGE SALE, Friday October 5th & Saturday October 6th, 9am. Locat- ed at: 335 SW 3rd Ave. Women’s plus size clothing, everything must go!

Oak HarborG A R AG E S A L E , t o o much to list! Everything in good condition. Good clean clothes. Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sun- day, 10am-4pm. 1228 Cashmere Pl.

Garage/Moving SalesIsland County

Oak HarborMOVING SALE. Friday, September 28th thru Sunday, October 7 th from 8am to 5pm, 2322 Happy Lane. Al l must go. Sears Cra f tsman Lawnmower with 3 bag grass catcher, like new. Some furniture, sporting goods - all kinds - Fish- ing, Hunting, you name it! Baby clothes - 0 to 9 mon ths, housewares and a possible 20’ en- closed trailer with car tie downs. OAK HARBORSTORAGE UNIT Sale. An t i ques , Too l s and More! Fr iday, October 5th, 8am - 1pm, 639 In- dustrial Ave, Unit A. Off Goldie Road

Estate Sales

OAK HARBORESTATE SALE. Broyhill F u r n i t u r e , R o l l To p Desk, Office Equipment, H o u s e h o l d G o o d s , Too l s . Huge Snoopy Collection! Everything Must Go. Way Too Much To List!! Friday, Satur- day, Sunday, October 5th - 7th, 9am to 4pm, 1111 Harbor Vista Cir- cle. Look for Signs.

wheelsAutomobiles

Ford

2003 FORD Mustang GT; conver t ible. Dark blue exterior, V8 engine, 6 CD, all power options. Excellent, selling to pay medical bills! $800 and t ake ove r paymen ts . 360-320-3088.

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LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Bishop, White, Marsha l l & We ibe l , P.S. wi l l on October 12, 2012 at 10:00 am at the main entrance to City Hall, 865 SE Bar- r ington Drive, in the City of Oak Harbor located at Island County, State of Washington, sell at public auction to the h ighes t b idder, payable, in the form of c a s h , o r c a s h i e r ’s c h e c k o r c e r t i f i e d checks from federally o r S ta te cha r t e red banks, at the time of sale, the following described real property, s i t u a t e d i n I s l a n d County, State of Wash- ington, to-wit;L OT 5 , B L O C K 2 , HARBOR VIEW PLAT, AS PER PLAT RE- CORDED IN VOLUME 4 OF PLATS, PAGE 26, RECORDS OF IS- L A N D C O U N T Y, WASHINGTON. SITU- ATE IN THE COUNTY OF ISLAND, STATE OF WASHINGTON.which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated July 21,2008, recorded July 29, 2008, under Audi tor ’s Fi le No. 4233897 records o f I s l a n d C o u n t y, W a s h i n g t o n , f r o m Blake Bel l and Tara Be l l , Husband and Wife, as Grantor, to Washington Services, I nc . , a Wash ing ton Corporation, as Trus- tee, to secure an obli- g a t i o n i n f a vo r o f Washington Federal Savings as beneficiary. The sale will be made without any warranty concerning the title to, or the condition ofthe property.

II N o a c t i o n c o m - menced by the Benefi- ciary of the Deed of- Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction ofthe obligation in any Court by reason ofthe Gran- tor’s default on the obligation secured by theDeed of Trust.

III The de fau l t ( s ) fo r which this foreclosure

LEGAL NOTICES

is made is/are as fol- lows: i) Failure to pay the fo l l ow in g a mo un t s , now in arrears: Delinquent Month- l y Pa y m e n t s D u e from 2/1/2012 4 p a y m e n t ( s ) a t $1,244.00 2 p a y m e n t ( s ) a t $1,240.00 Total: $7,456.00 Late Charges 5 late charge(s) at $55.11 for each monthly payment not made within 15 days of its due date Total Late Charges$275.55 Returned Item Fee$30.00 Bankruptcy Fees and Cost$826.00 Subtotal $8,587.55 Less Suspense Bal- ance $10.13 TOTAL DEFAULT$8.577.42

IV The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: $171,259.18, together with interest from Jan- uary 1, 2012 as provided in the note or other instrument, and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute.

vThe above described real proper ty wil l be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on October 12, 2012. The payments, la te charges, or other defaults must be cured by October 1, 2012 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a dis- con t i nuance o f t he sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time on or before October 1, 2012 (11 days before the sale date) the default(s) as set forth in

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paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, or other defaults, is/are cured and the Tr us tee ’s fees and costs are paid. Pay- ment must be in cash or with cashier’s or cer- t i f ied checks from a State or federally char- tered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after October 1, 2012 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, anyGuarantor, or the hold- er of any recorded jun- i o r l i e n o r e n c u m - brance paying the entire principal and inter- es t secured by the Deed of Trust , p lus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms ofthe obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and cur- ing all other defaults.

VI A written notice of default was transmitted by the beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrow- er and Grantor at the following address(es):Tara Bellaka Tara J. Bell381 SE OLeary StO a k H a r b o r , W A 98277Blake Bell381 SE Oleary StO a k H a r b o r , W A 98277Tara Bellaka Tara J. BellPO Box 974Coupeville, WA 98239Blake BellPO Box 974Coupeville, WA 98239Trustee; and the Bor- r owe r a n d G ra n t o r were personally served on June 6, 2012, with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted in a conspicu- ous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possess ion o f p roof o f such service or post- ing.

VII The Trustee whose name and address are set forth will provide in writing to anyone re- questing it, a statement of all costs and fees dne at any time prior to the sale.

VIII The effect ofthe sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property.

IX Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds what- soever will be afforded an oppor tunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to br ing such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds fo r i nva l ida t ing the Trustee’s sale.

XNOTICE TO

OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS

The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is enti-

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tled to possession of the proper ty on the 20th day following the sale, as against the G r a n t o r u n d e r t h e deed oftrust (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 proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occu- pied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. If the Trustee’s Sale is set aside for any reason, the submitted bid will be for thwith returned without interest and the b idder wi l l have no right to purchase the property. Recovery of the bid amount without interest constitutes the limit of the bidder’s re- cou rse aga ins t t he Tr us tee and /o r t he Beneficiary.

XI N OT I C E TO A L L PERSONS AND PAR- T I E S W H O A R E G UA R A N TO R S O F THE OBLIGATIONS SECURED BY THIS DEED OF TRUST: (1) The Guarantor 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 Guaran- tor has the same rights to reinstate the debt, cure the default, or re- pay the debt as is given to the grantor in order to avoid the trus- t ee ’s sa le ; (3 ) The Guarantor will have no r ight to redeem the property after the Trus- tee’s Sale; (4) Subject to such longer periods as are provided in the Washington Deed of Tr us t Ac t , C hap te r 61.24 RCW, any action brought to enforce a guaranty must be commenced w i th in one year after the Trustee’s Sale, or the last Trus- tee’s Sale under any deed of trust granted to secure the same debt; and (5) In any action for a deficiency, the Guarantor will have the right to establish the fair value of the property as ofthe 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 pr ice paid at the Trustee’s Sale, plus interest and costs. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 12, 2012 B ISHOP, WHITE , MARSHALL & WEI- BEL, P.S.,Successor Trustee/s/ William L. Bishop, Jr.William L. Bishop, Jr.720 Olive Way, Suite 1201Seattle, WA 98101(206) 622-7527

State of Washingtonss.County of King

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On this 11th day of July, 2012, before me, the undersigned, a No- tary Public in and for the State of Washing- t o n , d u l y c o m m i s - sioned and sworn, personally appeared Wil- liam L. Bishop, Jr., to me known to be an Of- ficer of Bishop, White, Marsha l l & We ibe l , P.S., the corporation that executed the fore- going instrument and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation, for the uses and purposes therein men t i oned , and on oath states that they are authorized to exe- cute the said instrument. WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto af f ixed the day and year first above written./s/ Mia E. RogersMia E. RogersNOTARY PUBLIC in and for the State of Washington at K ing CountyM y A p p t . E x p : 02/29/16

LEGAL NO. 408757Published: The Whidbey ExaminerSeptember 13, Octo- ber 4, 2012.

BOARD OF ISLAND COUNTY

COMMISSIONERSPUBLIC

MEETINGS/WORKSHOPS

T h e I s l a n d C o u n t y Board of Commission- ers wil l meet for the purpose of conducting public meetings/workshops on the comprehensive update of the Shoreline Master Pro- gram as recommended by the Island County Planning Commission. The same presentation will be given on:

October 9, 2012 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. at Freeland Tr in i ty Lu- theran Church, Grig- ware Hall, 18341 State Route 525, Freeland, WA

October 15, 2012 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Hear- ing Room, Coupeville, WA

October 16, 2012 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., at the Camano Commu- nity Center, 606 Arrow- head Rd., Camano Is- land WA

The update includes revised goals and policies that wil l amend the shoreline element of the comprehensive plan; revised shoreline environment designa- t ions ; a res tora t ion plan; and an amend- ment to replace the ex- isting Chapters 16.21 and Chapter 17.05 ICC in their entirety with a new Chapter 17.05A ICC, to be known as

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the Shoreline Master Program Regulations and Procedures. Docu- ments ava i lable a t : http://www.islandcounty.net/planning/shore- lines.htm

LEGAL NO. 427818Published: TheWhidbey Examiner, October 4, 2012

IN THE SUPERlOR COURT OF THE

STATE OF WASHINGTON

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ISLAND

IN RE THE PROBATE OFEUGENE D. SHELEY,Deceased.NO. 12-4-00207-1P RO B AT E N OT I C E TO CREDITORS(RCW 11.40.030)

The Personal Repre- sentative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the c la im would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided inRCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mail ing to the Personal Representa- t ive or the Personal Representative’s attorney a t the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the or iginal of the claim with the Court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Personal Repre- sentat ive ser ved or mailed the Notice to Creditors as provided u n d e r R C W 11.40.020(1 )(c); or (2) four months after the date offirst publication ofthe notice. Ifthe claim is not presented within th is t ime frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise p r o v i d e d i n R C W 1 1 . 4 0 . 0 5 1 a n d 11.40.060. This baris effective as to claims against both the Dece- den t ’s p roba te and nonprobate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUB- LICATION:September 27, 2012PERSONAL REPRE- SENTATNE:GEORGIA JO ANN MELLERATTY FOR PERSON- AL REP:Neil R. SarlesADDRESS FOR MAIL- ING OR SERVICE:3418 NE 65th Street, Ste. ASeattle, WA 98115COURT OF PROBATEPROCEEDINGS AND CAUSE NO:Island County Superior Court12-4-00207-1

/s/ NEIL R. SARLES, WSBA #8250Attorney for Personal Representative

LEGAL NO. 424724Published: TheWhidbey ExaminerSeptember 27, Octo- ber 4, 11, 2012

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LEGAL NOTICE

CALL FOR BIDSISLAND COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Sealed bids will be received by the Island County Auditor in the Cour thouse Adminis- tration Building, attention Michele Tefft, at 1 N.E. Seventh Street, ( P. O . B o x 5 0 0 0 ) , Coupeville, Washing- ton 98239, until 12:30 P.M., October 25, 2012 for the following:

RURAL ROAD REGULATORY & WARNING SIGN REPLACEMENT

WHIDBEY & CAMANO ISLANDS

CRP 09-08/JO #00446-000

Federal Aid Project No.

HRRR-000S(227)

Project Description:

The purpose of this call for bids is for Island C o u n t y t o p r o c u r e sheet aluminum regulatory and warning se- ries traffic signs with retroreflective sheeting and square perforated steel posts and anchors for County crews to install as part of a countywide Federa l grant project aimed at reducing roadway de- p a r t u r e c o l l i s i o n s through low-cost im- provements, such as the replacement of traffic signs. The contract includes supplying ap- proximately 2,325 traf- f i c s i g n s a n d 8 2 5 square perforated steel posts and anchors, in accordance with the Specifications.

The contract is for the purchase of goods only.

ENGINEER’S ESTI- MATE $117,000 - $143,000

FEDERAL AID PRO- JECTIsland County, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regu- lations, Department of Transportation subtitle A, Office of the Secre- tary, Part 21, nondis- crimination in federally assisted programs of t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f Transportation issued pursuant to the such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affir- matively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disad- vantaged business en- terprises, as defined at 49 CFR Part 26, will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invita- tion and will not be dis-

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color, or national origin or sex in consideration for an award.

Bids received after the date and hour

stated above will not receive

consideration.

Proposals will then be publicly opened and read a loud in Meeting Room 116, County Administra- tion Building, 1 NE 7th Street , Coupe- ville, Washington, at 1:00 P.M. , October 25, 2012. Bids shall be submitted on the forms attached with the bid documents. All en- velopes shall be clearly marked “BID PROPO- SAL - RURAL ROAD R E G U L AT O R Y & WARNING SIGN RE- PLACEMENT, WHID- BEY & CAMANO IS- L A N D S, F E D E R A L A I D N O H R R R - 0 0 0 S ( 2 2 7 ) . ” No oral, telephone or faxed bids or modifica- t ions wil l be considered.

Plans and specif ica- tions may be obtained from the Island County Engineer in the Court- house Annex, 1 N.E. 6 th St reet , PO Box 5000), Coupeville, WA, 9 8 2 3 9 , t e l e p h o n e (360) 679-7331, upon payment of a nonre- fundable fee of $25.00 per set.

Informational copies of maps, plans, and specifications are on file for inspection only at the following locations:

Is land County Engi- neer 1 N.E. Sixth St. C o u p e v i l l e W A 98239Island County Camano Annex 121 N. East Camano DriveCamano Island WA 98282

W C R P l a n Center 2 2 1 5 M i d w a y L n Suite 208B e l l i n g h a m WA 98226-1219 Builders Exchange of Washington2 6 0 7 W e t m o r e Avenue Bellingham Everett WA 98201

Daily Journal of Com- merce Valley 83 Columbia St. Seattle WA 982014 Plan Center 10002 Aurora Avenue N #36 PMB 3334Seattle WA 98133

All proposals shall be accompanied by a bid proposa l depos i t in cash, certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond in an amount equal to 5 percent of the amount of such bid proposal. Should the successful bidder fail to enter into such contract and furnish satis- factory performance bond within the time stated in the specifications, the bid proposal deposit shall be forfeit- ed to Island County. Island County reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive

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all informalities in the bidding.

LEGAL NO. 425880Published: TheWhidbey Examiner. Oc tober 4 , 11 , 18 , 2012.

LEGAL NOTICECALL FOR BIDSISLAND COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Sealed bids will be received by the Island County Auditor in the Cour thouse Adminis- tration Building, attention Michele Tefft, at 1 N.E. Seventh Street, ( P. O . B o x 5 0 0 0 ) , Coupeville, Washing- ton 98239, until 12:30 P.M., October 25, 2012 for the following:

URBAN ROAD REGULATORY & WARNING SIGN REPLACEMENT

WHIDBEY & CAMANO ISLANDS

CRP 11-01/JO #00972-0003

Federal Aid Project No. HSIP-000S(279) Project Description:

The purpose of this call for bids is for Island C o u n t y t o p r o c u r e sheet aluminum regulatory and warning se- ries traffic signs with retroreflective sheeting and square perforated steel posts and anchors for County crews to install as part of a countywide Federa l grant project aimed at reducing roadway de- p a r t u r e c o l l i s i o n s through low-cost im- provements, such as the replacement of traffic signs. The contract includes supplying ap- proximately 400 traffic signs and 250 square perforated steel posts and anchors, in accordance with the Specifi- cations.

The contract is for the purchase of goods only.

ENGINEER’S ESTI- MATE $23,000 - $28,000

FEDERAL AID PRO- JECTIsland County, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regu- lations, Department of Transportation subtitle A, Office of the Secre- tary, Part 21, nondis- crimination in federally assisted programs of t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f Transportation issued pursuant to the such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affir- matively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disad- vantaged business en- terprises, as defined at

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49 CFR Part 26, will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invita- tion and will not be dis- criminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin or sex in consideration for an award.

Bids received after the date and hour

stated above will not receive

consideration.

Proposals will then be publicly opened and read a loud in Meeting Room 116, County Administra- tion Building, 1 NE 7th Street , Coupe- ville, Washington, at 1:15 P.M. , October 25, 2012. Bids shall be submitted on the forms attached with the bid documents. All en- velopes shall be clearly marked “BID PROPO- SAL - URBAN ROAD R E G U L AT O R Y & WARNING SIGN RE- PLACEMENT, WHID- BEY & CAMANO IS- L A N D S, F E D E R A L A I D N O HSIP-000S(279).” No o r a l , t e l e p h o n e o r faxed bids or modifica- t ions wil l be considered.

Plans and specif ica- tions may be obtained from the Island County Engineer in the Court- house Annex, 1 N.E. 6 th St reet , PO Box 5000), Coupeville, WA, 9 8 2 3 9 , t e l e p h o n e (360) 679-7331, upon payment of a nonre- fundable fee of $25.00 per set.

Informational copies of maps, plans, and specifications are on file for inspection only at the following locations:

Is land County Engi- neer 1 N.E. Sixth St. C o u p e v i l l e W A 98239Island County Camano Annex121 N. East Camano DriveCamano Island WA 98282

WCR Plan Center2 2 1 5 M i d w a y L n Suite 208 B e l l i n g h a m WA 98226-1219Builders Exchange of Washington 2607 Wet- more Avenue Everett WA 98201

Daily Journal of Com- merce 83 Columbia St. Seattle WA 982014 Valley Plan Center10002 Aurora Avenue N #36 PMB 3334S e a t t l e W A 98133 All proposals shall be accompanied by a bid proposa l depos i t in cash, certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond in an amount equal to 5 percent of the amount of such bid proposal. Should the successful bidder fail to enter into such contract and furnish satis- factory performance bond within the time

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stated in the specifications, the bid proposal deposit shall be forfeit- ed to Island County. Island County reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive all informalities in the bidding.

LEGAL NO. 425895Published: TheWhidbey Examiner. Oc tober 4 , 11 , 18 , 2012

NOTICE of APPLICATION with

SEPA

Island County has re- viewed the proposed project for probable ad- verse environmental impacts and expects to issue a determination o f non-s ign i f i cance (DNS). The optional DNS process estab- l i s h e d b y W A C 197-11-355 is being u s e d . T h e p u b l i c comment period as described below may be the only opportunity to comment on the env i ronmenta l impacts of the following proposals.

File Number: 2 1 7 / 1 2 SHE Applicant: L y n & Harriette Geronimi

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Proposal: Repair of an ex i s t i n g bu l k h e a d . Project s i te is in or near: vicinity of cultural resources, shoreline jurisdiction, feeder bluff, geo hazard area, steep slopes, Ebey’s R e s e r ve , A I C U Z & flood hazard area. Location: 348 Marine Drive, Coupeville Staff Contact & E- mail: Jason Johnson, j a . j o h n s o n @ c o . i s - land.wa.us

The proposal may include mitigation under applicable codes, and the project review process may incorporate or require mitigation measures regardless of whether an EIS is required. Appl icat ion f i les are available for inspection at no cost, and will be provided at the cost of reproduction in a timely manner.

PUBLIC COMMENT must be received by 4:30 p.m. on October 18, 2012.Mail to: Island County Community Develop- ment, P.O. Box 5000, C o u p e v i l l e , W A 98239; deliver to 1 NE 6th St Coupeville, WA between 8:00 a.m. and 4 : 3 0 p . m . M o n d ay through Thursday; FAX to (360) 679-7306.

To request additional information, notice of hear ings, rece ive a copy of the decision or SEPA determination, or information on ap-

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peals contact us at the above address.

LEGAL NO. 426772Published: TheWhidbey Examiner. October 4, 2012.

Trustee’s Sale No: 01- CK-114689 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Pursuant to R.C.W. Chapter 61.24, et seq. and 62A.9A-604(a)(2) et seq. I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trus- t e e , R E G I O N A L TRUSTEE SERVICES CORPORATION, wil l on November 2, 2012, at the hour of 10:00 A M , a t AT T H E FRONT ENTRANCE OF THE OAK HAR- BOR CITY HALL, 865 S E B A R R I N G T O N D R IV E , OA K H A R- BOR, WA, sell at public auction to the high- est and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following described real and personal property (here- after referred to collec- tively as the “Proper- ty”) , s i tuated in the Coun ty o f ISLAND, State of Washington: LOT 127, PLAT OF PAT T O N ’ S H I L L - CREST VILLAGE, DI- VISION NO.4, AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN V O L U M E 1 2 O F P L AT S, PAG E S 1 4 AND 15, RECORDS OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON. SITU- AT E I N I S L A N D COUNTY, WASHING- TON Tax Parcel No: S7685-04-00127-0/345 102, commonly known a s 2 4 3 9 O LY M P I C D R IV E , OA K H A R-

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BOR, WA. The Proper- ty is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 12/11/2008, recorded 12/26/2008, under Audi tor ’s/Recorder ’s No. 4241821, rerecord- ed under Auditor’s/Re- corders’ No. 4259467, reco rds o f ISLAND County, Washington, from LEONA D HAY- DEN, as Grantor, to OLD REPUBLIC NA- TIONAL TITLE INSU- RANCE COMPANY, as Trustee, in favor of TAY L O R , B E A N & W H I TA K E R M O RT- GAGE CORP., as Ben- eficiary, the beneficial in terest in which is presently held by UR- B A N F I N A N C I A L G R O U P, I N C . , A N OKLAHOMA CORPO- RATION. II No action commenced by the B e n e f i c i a r y o f t h e Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor ’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. III The default(s) for which this foreclosure is/are made are as fol- l ow s : FA I L U R E TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL BALANCE WHICH BE- C A M E D U E O N 4/26/11, DUE TO THE CONDITIONS ON THE NOTE REFERENCED AS PARAGRAPH 7 ( B ) ( I ) , TO G E T H E R WITH ACCRUED AND ACCRUING INTER- E S T, C H A R G E S , FEES AND COSTS AS SET FORTH. Failure to pay when due the f o l l o w i n g a m o u n t s which are now in ar-

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rears: Amount due as of August 3, 2012 Un- p a i d P r i n c i p a l $ 217,966.30 Interest $ 17 ,702 .52 Acc r ued Late Charges $ 0.00 Beneficiary Advances: $ 15,249.65 Suspense Credit: $ 0.00 TOTAL: $ 250,918.47 IV The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Prin- cipal of $217,966.30, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expenses of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or im- pl ied regarding t i t le, possession, or encumbrances on November 2, 2012. The sale will be discontinued and terminated i f at any time on or before the sale, the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III is/are cured and the Tr us tee ’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated at any time before the sale, by the Bor- rower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the hold- er of any recorded jun- i o r l i e n o r e n c u m - brance paying the entire principal and inter- es t secured by the Deed of Trust , p lus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made

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pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust . VI A written Notice of De- fault was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrow- er and Grantor at the fol lowing addresses: BRIAN HAYDEN, 2439 O LY M P I C D R I V E , OAK HARBOR, WA, 98277 BRIAN HAY- DEN, 357 HILLSBORO WAY, GOLETEA, CA, 93117 JACK M. HAY- DEN, 2439 OLYMPIC DR I VE , OAK HAR- BOR, WA, 98277 LEO- NA D HAYDEN, 2439 O LY M P I C D R I V E , OAK HARBOR, WA, 98277 SPOUSE OF JACK M. HAYDEN, 2 4 3 9 O L Y M P I C DR I VE , OAK HAR- B O R , W A , 9 8 2 7 7 SPOUSE OF LEONA D H AY D E N , 2 4 3 9 O LY M P I C D R I V E , OAK HARBOR, WA, 98277 by both f i rs t class and certified mail on 6/27/2012, proof of which is in the posses- s ion of the Trustee; and on 6/27/2012, the Borrower and Grantor were personally served with said written notice of default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicu- ous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possess ion o f p roof o f such service or post- ing. VII The Trustee’s Sale will be held in ac- c o r d a n c e w i t h C h . 61.24 RCW and anyone wishing to bid at the sa le wi l l be re- q u i r e d t o h a v e i n his/her possession at

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the t ime the bidding c o m m e n c e s , c a s h , cashier’s check, or cer- t i f i ed check i n t he amount of at least one dollar over the Benefi- ciary’s opening bid. In addition, the successful bidder will be required to pay the full amount of his/her bid i n c a s h , c a s h i e r ’s c h e ck , o r c e r t i f i e d check within one hour of the making of the b i d . T h e Tr u s t e e whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone request- ing it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all of their interest in the above- described property. IX Anyone having any ob- jection to the sale on any grounds whatsoev- er will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the same p u r s u a n t t o R C W 61.24.130. Failure to br ing such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds fo r i nva l ida t ing the Trustee’s Sale. X NO- T I C E T O O C C U - PANTS OR TENANTS The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is enti- tled to possession of the proper ty on the 20th day following the sale, as against the G r a n t o r u n d e r t h e Deed o f Tr us t ( t he owner ) and anyone

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having an interest jun- i o r t o t he Deed o f Trust, including occupants and tenants. Af- ter the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants and tenants by summary proceeding under the Unlawful Detainer Act, Chapter 59.12 RCW. XI Notwithstanding the use of the term “rein- statement”, this obligation is fully mature and the entire principal balance is due and payable, together with interest, costs, fees and advances as set forth above. DATED: August 1 , 2012 REGIONAL TRUSTEE SERVICES CORPORATION Trus- tee By: LISA HACK- NEY, AUTHORIZED AGENT Address: 616 1st Avenue, Suite 500 Sea t t l e , WA 98104 S a l e I n f o r m a t i o n : w w w. r t r u s t e e . c o m P 9 7 2 4 2 0 1 0 / 4 , 10/25/2012

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