By JUSTIN BURNETTStaff reporter

It wasn’t a hole-in-one but a proposal for an 18-hole disc-golf course at Rhododendron Park on Central Whidbey is all but sunk.

Danni Baugher, director of the Oak Harbor-based Whidbey Island Disc Golf Club, said the organization is going to start looking at alter-native locations besides the Island County park just east of Coupeville on Highway 20.

The decision was made early last week in the wake of an unexpected and wither-ing round of protest emails submitted to county lead-ers; communications which Baugher said are based on misperceptions and half truths.

“It’s disappointing,” Baugher said. “It’s just a shame.”

In late November, the disc-golf club made a proposal to build an 18-hole course at the Island County park. The group has a course at Fort Nugent Park in Oak Harbor, but it’s small and the organi-zation wants a more modern and challenging facility.

The sport is similar to golf but instead of clubs and balls, players use discs that resemble Frisbees and shoot for metal baskets rather than holes in the ground.

According to the group’s original written proposal, the course would have been con-structed along existing loop trails in a 40-acre area. The document specified two con-crete tee-off pads per hole, each about 12-feet by six-feet, the installation of directional signs, a message board and garbage cans.

“Absurd” planAlthough many of the

details of the original plan have changed following dis-cussions with county park officials, from reducing the

number and size of tee-off pads to a strict tree-cutting ban in the ecologically sensi-tive area, the proposal birthed a firestorm of protest from park enthusiasts.

Saturday, Dec. 17, the Whidbey Camano Land Trust released an “Action Alert” on the plan that result-ed in scores of emails to the Island County Board of Commissioners and county park officials. The group made it clear it was against the proposal, saying “it will cause irreparable damage to this irreplaceable part of our Island’s natural heritage.”

Most were simple objec-tions, urging the commission-

ers to reject the proposal and seek alternative locations. But others were much more stinging, saying that even considering the idea was “frivolous and irresponsible” or “absurd.”

Rhododendron Park is credited with being a rare and sensitive forest, contain-ing old-growth trees up to 350 years old. It’s believed to be one of just five quality

Forest lovers fight disc golf proposal

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Jeannie Hucko, a nurse in Whidbey General Hospital’s critical care unit, checks on patient James O’Neil during his recent hospital stay. The department practices hourly patient round-ing, which is a structured way of checking on patients and their needs. As a result, the depart-ment has received particularly positive survey responses from patients.

By JESSIE STENSLANDStaff reporter

It won’t be long until patient surveys will have a financial impact on criti-cal access hospitals like Whidbey General Hospital, according to Teresa Fulton, director of quality and patient safety at the hospital.

This inevitability has pushed hospital officials to give even more emphasis to an ongoing effort aimed at teaching personnel to com-municate effectively and courteously with patients and their families.

“It’s about meeting the patients’ needs before they have to ask for help,” said Jan Maham, manager of the hospital’s critical care unit. Her department has received especially good survey responses, which she believes are due to the department’s tireless sys-tem of patient rounding and a communication method known by the acronym AIDET.

Under the new health

care law, Medicare will soon starting cutting payments to most hospitals in the nation, the so-called “prospective payment system” hospitals, and financially reward oth-ers based, in part, on how patients say they were treat-ed.

The new payment system won’t immediately affect critical access hospitals, but Fulton expects that it will soon.

“It just makes sense that Medicare is going to do that with us, too,” Fulton said.

Critical access hospitals normally receive a higher level of reimbursement from Medicare under a federal program created to reduce hospital closures, especially in rural areas.

The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems sur-vey, known as HCAHPS and pronounced H-Caps, is “the first national, standardized, publicly reported survey of patients’ perspectives of hos-pital care,” according to the

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid website.

The survey contains 18 core questions about aspects of patients’ hospital experi-ences, specifically covering communication with nurses and doctors, the responsive-ness of hospital staff, the cleanliness and quietness of the hospital environment, pain management, commu-nication about medicines, discharge information, over-all rating of hospital, and whether they would recom-mend the hospital.

One of the questions, for example, is “How often did nurses communicate well with patients?” The patients offered a range of respons-es, from never to always. But only the “always” response counts as positive for the hospital’s average.

Like everything involving Medicare, the formulas and factors are complicated. But in general, Fulton said hos-pitals with low scores will

Courtesy equals cash at Whidbey General

Justin Burnett / Whidbey News-Times

In front of other Whidbey Island Disc Golf Club members, Gage VonHaden hurls a disc in Fort Nugent Park in Oak Harbor. The group’s hope to build a course at Rhododendron County Park on Central Whidbey appears doomed.

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South Whidbey is beset with immeasurable shock and sadness over the tragic Christmas Day death of a precious 9-year-old girl in a freak accident Sunday.

Tobiah “Zippy” Leonard, a fourth-grader at South Whidbey Elementary School, died Sunday afternoon when a tree fell on her family’s Ford Explorer as the Langley family was on its way to a holiday gathering.

According to the Washington State Patrol, the family was heading east on Bailey Road toward Cultus Bay Road at about 12:46 p.m. when high winds snapped a fir tree and it fell on the family’s Ford Explorer as it passed by.

Julie Janeshefskie, Zippy’s moth-er, was driving the SUV as a section of the fir tree, about a foot-and-a-half in diameter and about 20 feet long, landed on the vehicle. The weight of the falling tree shattered the pas-senger side window and crushed the roof from one side of the Ford to the other.

Zippy, the youngest of three girls in the family, was in the back seat of

the Explorer with her older sisters Wren Leoshefskie, 12, and Tamara Leonard, 18.

Zippy was sitting in the right rear passenger seat, on the side of the vehicle that took the brunt of the impact of the falling tree, next to Wren in the middle of the back seat.

Emergency workers tried to revive Zippy at the scene but were unsuccessful.

Tim Leonard, Zippy’s father, was taken to Whidbey General Hospital and later airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. The other occupants of the vehicle were treat-ed and released.

Leonard suffered head and neck injuries. A Harborview official said he remained in serious condition Monday.

The family is well-known across South Whidbey. Leonard is an estab-lished metal artist with a resume thick with familiar ironworks. He crafted the expansive garden rail-ings outside Useless Bay Coffee Company and helped construct its outdoor performance pavilion, as well as the now-iconic WICA letters

that grace the outside of Langley’s performing arts center, and has done projects for the Choochokam Arts festival and the Inn at Langley.

The tragedy happened in the mid-dle of a Christmas Day windstorm that hit Puget Sound and left thou-sands in the region without power.

The loss has devastated many across the island.

“There is a pall in town,” said Gretchen Cole of Langley.

“Not a day goes by when I don’t see Tim and those girls,” Cole said Monday.

“Zippy always had a remarkable quality. She’s like an angel on earth. Whenever I saw that girl I could not take my eyes off her. She has just such a spirit — it was tangible.”

Officials with the South Whidbey School District contacted the fami-lies of Zippy’s classmates Monday.

“It’s a tragic loss,” said Superintendent Jo Moccia. “We are all mourning at this point.”

A link has been set up on the district’s website, at www.sw.wednet.edu/sw/site/default.asp, for resources about coping with grief and counseling referrals, including

ways to contact the district’s six counselors.

On Monday, the start of an impromptu roadside memorial was beginning on Bailey Road at the site of the accident south of Clinton.

Flowers, a teddy bear with a letter in a plastic storage bag, an LED light and an angel figurine were placed next to a wooden fence that was left smashed by the fallen tree. Tinted shattered glass was scattered along the street, brushed off the driving lanes, among tree branches and pine needles.

Record writers Ben Watanabe and Brian Kelly contributed to this report.

Christmas day accident claims South Whidbey girl

Tobiah “Zippy” Leonard was killed Christmas Day on South Whidbey when a free limb fell on the vehicle she was riding in.

Motorists driving on Highway 20 through Coupeville had better slow down.

Work crews from the Washington State Department of Transportation finished Thursday installing lower speed limit signs along the approaches into town, DOT spokesman Dustin Terpening said.

Now that those signs are installed, the speed limit is 45 mph, which is 10 below the traditional limit.

Town officials have tried for years to convince the Washington State Department of Transportation to lower the speed limit. Town officials recently argued the high number of accidents at the intersection with Broadway warranted lower speeds. Finally, several months ago, state officials agreed to lower the limit.

The 45 mph speed limit starts near the intersection with Ebey Road and continues through Coupeville before returning to 55 mph.

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By JUSTIN BURNETTStaff reporter

Oak Harbor Marina ten-ants who were supposed to bear the weight of a planned 5 percent rate hike in 2012 have been spared.

The city council last week, Dec. 20, voted 4-0 to abandon the scheduled increase. It’s hoped the action will improve the facility’s occupancy, which has been on the decline over the past year, and keep the marina competitive during a sluggish economy.

“Not only should we be doing this, we should be doing everything in our power to make it more attractive,” City Councilman and Mayor-elect Scott Dudley said.

The rate hike was approved in 2009 as a three-year plan in which rates would increase 5 percent annually until 2012. The money was to be used to pay for operations and maintenance, build capital reserves and help implement small parts of a $19.2 million marina redevelopment plan.

The city council’s decision was made upon recommen-dation of the Marina Advisory Committee and Development Services, the city department that oversees the 421-slip

facility. Members of the advisory

group said they believed the action was necessary for now but would like to have the issue reviewed again in the future. If things improve, the planned increase may be brought back for reconsidera-tion.

City Council members Beth Munns, Bob Severns and Rick Almberg did not vote on the proposal. Munns and Severns excused them-selves due to possible con-flicts of interest and Almberg was away on a previously excused absence.

Marina rate hike sunk

People walk along the docks at Oak Harbor Marina. The city council last week approved a plan to abandon a 5 percent rate increase scheduled to go into effect next year in the hopes of improving occupancy and making the facility more competi-tive.

By JUSTIN BURNETTStaff reporter

An Anacortes construc-tion firm that sought $230,200 in damages from Oak Harbor over problems with a bungled street proj-ect has had its case dis-missed by an Island County Superior Court judge.

Earlier this month, Judge Alan Hancock granted the city’s motion for summa-ry judgement against GG Excavation, the contrac-tor the city hired to com-plete the $1.54 million N. Oak Harbor Improvement Project.

“Having a judge dismiss (the case) based on the facts is a big deal,” City Engineer Eric Johnston said.

The street project saw the improvement of a little more than a half-mile of roadway, from E. Whidbey Avenue to NW Crosby Road. The project began in March of 2010 and had a completion deadline of July 28 that year. However, a number of problems occurred that delayed its finish until September.

The lawsuit began ear-lier this year when a sub-contractor that had not been paid for its services

filed a claim against GG, First National Insurance Company of America and the city.

The firm filed for a lien against the city’s retainage bond. As a safeguard to sub-contractors, state law requires that 5 percent of a contractor’s fee be retained until state regulators autho-rize its release.

According to court docu-ments, five other sub-con-tractors also filed claims for the $78,785 retained by the city. Combined, they totaled $149,757.

GG and First National’s attorney responded by fil-ing a counter claim against the city that alleged it was partly to blame for the project’s late completion. It asked for labor and equip-ment costs along with liqui-dated damages.

“The design plans pro-vided by the city of Oak Harbor to GG contained many errors and were not buildable as designed,” the cross claim said, which was prepared by the company’s attorney, Alan Souders of Anacortes. “When GG inquired concerning the errors or specifics of the project to be built, the city provided either no

response or a delayed response.”

Johnston called the accusations “completely unfounded” and that “there is no basis for that at all.”

The city’s attorney, Hedeen & Caditz of Seattle, asked for summary judge-ment on the grounds that GG waived any right to a future claim against the city when it executed a final contract voucher certificate and signed a change order.

Summary judgment is a mechanism to avoid lengthy litigation and is sought when only ques-tions of law are believed to be in dispute.

According to a recent city news release, Hancock agreed with the city’s attor-ney, calling the language in the change order docu-ments “global” and “air-tight.”

It also noted that the ruling dismisses all claims by the firm with prejudice, completely resolving all of the issues in this case.

“It was a very positive result for the city and very positive result for the tax-payers,” Johnston said.

Judge tosses Oak Harbor Street lawsuit out of court

receive less than the normal Medicare payment and those with especially high scores will get bonuses.

Fulton said the hospital has long contracted with the national health care firm Press Ganey to sur-vey patients. Medicare col-lects the results and makes them public on the website www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov. In addition to the ques-tions required by Medicare, the Whidbey General sur-veys include other inquiries about issues that officials are focused on.

The results show that Whidbey General’s scores are higher than both the state and national averages on all but two questions.

The hospital tied the national average of 70 percent in the number of patients who reported that they would defi-nitely recommend the hospi-tal, while the average in the state was 72 percent. Only 56 percent of Whidbey General patients reported that the area around their rooms was “always” quiet at night, while the national average was 58 percent and the state average was 51 percent.

Trish Rose, Whidbey General’s public relations manager, pointed out that the hospital doesn’t have private rooms outside of the critical care unit.

“People have come to expect private rooms because most hospitals have them now,” she said.

The hospital scored high-est, 87 percent, on a question about whether patients were given information about what to do during their recovery at home. In addition, the hos-pital scored higher than both the state and national average on questions about how well nurses and doctors commu-nicate with patients.

Fulton said the patients who are chosen to receive the surveys often write com-ments on the questionnaire; they are shared with adminis-trators and staff members.

In the past, hospital offi-cials asked Press Ganey for survey results that compare Whidbey General to other hospitals in the region, but she’s changing it so that rat-ings will compare the facil-ity to hospitals nationwide. Fulton said it’s a tougher measure.

Fulton said she’s gener-ally pleased with the survey results, but there’s room to improve.

“I definitely hope we get

better,” she said. “The gen-eral upward trend is improv-ing, but again everybody else is getting better also because we’re all in the same boat.”

Fulton said the monthly survey results show that there’s a lot of inconsistency in how hospital employees follow protocols.

In fact, “consistency” was the message that hospital CEO Tom Tomasino empha-sized in a recent email brief-ing to staff. He stressed how tools like AIDET have “a pro-found impact on our patients’ perception of us and their care.”

Tomasino reminded hos-pital staff about what AIDET stands for.

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The Chetzemoka, Salish and Kennewick ferries capable of serving the Port Townsend-to-Coupeville ferry route, were recently named Significant Boats of 2011 by U.S. maritime industry pub-lication WorkBoat Magazine. “This is a tremendous distinc-tion and one we are excited to share with our partners Vigor Industrial and Elliott Bay Design Group,” said David Moseley, assistant sec-retary for Washington State Ferries in a news release. “We’re pleased this new class of ferries is getting this well-deserved national attention.”

The ferries belong to the new Kwa-di Tabil class of ves-sels.

WorkBoat Magazine

notified Washington State Ferries in early November that the three 64-car vessels were among the 50 boats nominated for the prestigious annual award. Each year, WorkBoat editors review the boats they’ve featured in the magazine and choose the 10 vessels deserving of special recognition.

Winners were announced Nov. 30 at the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans, and will be featured

in the January 2012 issue of WorkBoat Magazine.

WorkBoat magazine edi-tors said the industry consid-ers the Chetzemoka, Salish and Kennewick significant because they are the first new boats for the Washington State Department of Transportation’s Ferries Division in more than a decade and represent a much-needed vessel upgrade for the Port Townsend/Coupeville route.

Newest ferries deemed ‘significant’

The communities of Port Townsend, Whidbey Island and Kennewick will join Washington State Ferries and state and local officials to welcome the new ferry Kennewick to the state ferry fleet at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6.

The event celebrating com-pletion of the ferry will take place aboard the Kennewick at the Port Townsend ferry terminal. This celebration also marks the success-ful completion of the Kwa-

di Tabil class (64-car) ferry construction program. The three-vessel program was completed three months early and $6.7 million under budget, ferry officials say.

After remarks by digni-taries, the public can tour the new vessel until 1 p.m. that day. The Kennewick’s in-service date on the Port Townsend/Coupeville route will be announced in early January.

The ferry system is offer-

ing free passage for walk-on passengers on the 10:15 a.m. regularly scheduled sailing aboard the Salish. Walk-on passengers are advised to park at the Coupeville park and ride on South Main Street and ride the 9:45 a.m. Island Transit bus Route 6 to the ferry terminal. After the festivities, Route 6 will take attendees back to the park and ride. This bus runs once an hour.

Inlet communities to celebrate new Kwa-di Tabil ferry Kennewick

The winners of the 2011 Spirit of Writing competition will read from their works at Sno-Isle Libraries. An anthol-ogy of the winning works will be available for sale at the readings. Readings will be: Thursday, Jan. 19, 3 p.m. at the Oak Harbor Library and Thursday, Jan. 19, 7 p.m. at the Coupeville Library.

By BRIAN KELLYSouth Whidbey Record

Jay Wallace won’t be get-ting his badge back.

A federal court judge has ruled against the former deputy sheriff and said Island County was justified in firing Wallace after he shirked his duty in responding to 911 calls in Freeland where a woman was being held hos-tage and assaulted in early 2006.

Wallace, a one-time can-didate for Island County sheriff, filed a lawsuit against Island County in May 2009 and claimed he had been tar-geted by former Sheriff Mike Hawley, who opposed his can-didacy.

The lawsuit, which also named Hawley personally, accused county officials of fraud, misconduct and cor-ruption and claimed that county officials had withheld information that would have helped Wallace in his fight to keep his deputy’s job. It also claimed that the county had violated Wallace’s civil rights and had wrongfully terminat-ed his employment after he announced his campaign bid for sheriff.

U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik, in a decision announced earlier this month, rejected all of Wallace’s claims and praised county officials for investigating Wallace’s response to the 911 calls that lay at the center of the case and his eventual termination.

“Such internal accountabil-ity, far from being outrageous, should be lauded,” Lasnik wrote in his decision.

Hawley, who did not run for re-election as sheriff and now works as a lieutenant in

the sheriff’s department, said he was grateful for the deci-sion, calling it “a clear, concise and complete ruling in my and the county’s favor.”

“I believe I had done every-thing the proper way,” Hawley said of the Wallace investiga-tion and subsequent dismiss-al of the longtime police vet-eran. “I bent over backwards to make sure everything was right.”

Hawley said he was glad that the legal ordeal — which included a union challenge to Wallace’s termination, formal criminal charges against the deputy that were ultimately dismissed, an administra-tive hearing where Wallace’s peace officer certification was revoked for dishonesty, and a $1.5 million claim filed by Wallace against the county in February 2008 that alleged his firing was politically moti-vated — was over.

“I’m glad,” he said. “It’s been like a low-grade toothache for the last seven years.”

An attorney for Wallace said it was too soon to say if the decision would be appealed.

“Our clients are disappoint-ed with the decision, and respectfully disagree with Mr. Lasnik’s decision,” said attorney Gregory McBroom.

McBroom said he had not yet spoken with Wallace and his wife Lana, who were both parties to the lawsuit.

“We’ll be getting together this week to discuss it and look at the options available,” he said.

The Wallace case became one of the biggest scandals in memory for the Island County Sheriff’s Office after news became public of a

botched police response to 911 calls made by a woman who was being held captive in a Freeland cabin in February 2006.

The victim, Victoria Walker, told police she had been held against her will and assaulted by Matthew Friar, a child-hood friend, during their stay at his family’s summer home on Shoreview Drive. She called 911 twice, but Wallace, the deputy on duty who was sent to the scene, left without talking to anyone in the cabin and never came back when Walker called 911 for help a second time.

Walker escaped from the home the next morning and called police from a stranger’s cellphone at nearby Freeland Park.

Attempts to prosecute Friar for unlawful imprisonment and assault were unsuccess-ful, however, after Walker left the island and refused to con-tact detectives. She later col-lected a $150,000 settlement from Island County, alleging that the county had not prop-erly trained and supervised its officers and that Wallace had

been negligent in responding to the 911 calls.

For his part, Wallace repeatedly disputed investiga-tors’ version of his response to the 911 calls, and said he was fired because of his politi-cal aspirations.

In his lawsuit, Wallace said Hawley’s public statements after the Freeland cabin inci-dent caused “irreparable dam-age to … Wallace’s standing in the community and ruined his sheriff candidacy by poi-soning public opinion.”

Wallace “was considered the favored candidate in community circles,” accord-ing to his lawsuit, but county officials worked to discredit Wallace and “paint him in a bad light with political par-ties, community groups, the press and voters.”

After the 911 controversy became public, the lawsuit noted that the Republican Party revoked its support of Wallace’s candidacy and he was no longer invited to speak at meetings or events.

Wallace said Hawley pro-hibited the deputy from talking to the press, while

Hawley himself told a KIRO-TV reporter that Wallace had been fired for dishonesty and added, “He shouldn’t be elected dog catcher.”

In his Dec. 13 decision, the judge said Wallace had failed to prove his case, and said the county’s launching of an investigation into the deputy’s handling of the 911 calls was “eminently reason-able.”

Lasnik defended the termi-nation proceeding and said the extensive materials sub-mitted in the court case “fails to reveal anything that could be ‘exonerating’ evidence’” and that evidence supported the allegation that Wallace had lied about his response to the 911 calls.

The judge also rejected Wallace’s argument that the victim’s version of events was unreliable.

“Having waded through the voluminous record in this matter, heard the arguments of counsel, and attempted to follow the logic of plaintiffs’

arguments, the court feels compelled to note that, in plaintiffs’ strenuous efforts to discredit Ms. Walker and her accusations by any means, they make unsupported argu-ments and draw irrational inferences that would, if not carefully analyzed, mislead the court,” Lasnik wrote.

The judge also said just because Friar was not found guilty didn’t mean there wasn’t a crime committed.

“It simply means, unre-markably, that Mr. Friar could not be prosecuted after the complaining witness disappeared. Ms. Walker’s relationship with Mr. Friar and her criminal and drug history may bear on her cred-ibility, but these factors fall well short of proving that her allegations were false.

“Plaintiffs’ misstatements and overstatements in this proceeding are far more trou-bling and material than those of which defendants are accused,” Lasnik added.

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Oak Harbor City Council • REGULAR MEETING

6:00 p.m. • Tuesday, January 3, 2012

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

CALL TO ORDEROATH OF OFFICE Newly-elected Mayor and Council

Members

INVOCATION Pastor Russ Schlecht – Living

Word Fellowship

ROLL CALL MINUTESNON-ACTION COUNCIL ITEMS:1. Employee Recognition – Eric Johnston,

10 years.

2. Public Comments.

COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON THE FOLLOWING MATTERS:3. Consent Agenda:

a. Youth Services Advisory Board

City Council Appointment – Tara

Hizon.

b. Approval of Accounts Payable

Vouchers (Pay Bills).

4. Selection of Mayor Pro Tempore.

5. Council Attendance – National

League of Cities (NLC)

Congressional Cities Conference in

March.

6. Resolution – Standing Committee

Assignments.

7. Adopt-a-Street Program.

8. Process for Council Position

Vacancy.

9. Executive Session

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OPINIONWhidbey

LETTERS TO THE EDITORreally a travesty

Regarding the editor’s opinion, “Barefoot Bandit receives justice,” Whidbey News-Times, Dec. 21.

A more aptly termed article would read, “Barefoot Bandit receives travesty of justice.” This young man admitted to 33 felony counts of which one could carry a term of 10 years. Anything less than the maximum sen-tence for this “celebrity” is a travesty of justice. Even the editor of this newspaper has fallen under his spell and charms.

Anyone who has ever had their home burglarized knows what it feels like to have their sanctuary violated. As the saying goes, “A man’s home is his castle.” It is our sanctuary where we go to get away from the madness of society. And when some-one burglarizes your home it feels as if you have been violated personally. And this

young man admitted to 33 counts (and that was just what he admitted to). How many actually occurred that he was not charged with or found guilty of? But our judi-cial system decided that less than the maximum term was appropriate. What a joke.

And if the editor is really as concerned about rehabili-tation as indicated in the arti-cle, then why even send this person to jail at all? Just give him probation and assign him to live at the editor’s house to see how normal people live. Because let me tell you, if you send this per-son to prison and expect him to live, eat and sleep with the bottom half of society and rehabilitate; well, you have another thing coming. Most people go to jail and compare notes with their peers and plan future endeavors.

For those future victims that are his prey when he should have still been in prison after year seven --- well you can ask yourself then if it was “justice” as the

Whidbey News-Times editor proclaimed.

Thomas KosloskeOak Harbor

an old canoeOn behalf of Island County

Historical Museum, I want to offer my sincerest thanks to the Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival Association for their generous support of our Old Chief Snakelum’s Canoe Restoration Project. This extremely rare example of a West Coast-style Salish family canoe came to be dis-played in Coupeville at the Blockhouse Inn (now our museum grounds) when Charlie Snakelum, the old chief’s son, passed away in the mid-1930s. Since then, time, weather, well-intended repairs and souvenir-seekers have made a mess of this once-majestic, 27-foot exam-ple of an incredible Coast Salish canoe.

We are fortunate to have found an internationally known expert in Indian canoe

restoration that will perform the difficult task of bringing the canoe back to its graceful-ly proud appearance. Thanks to the Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival Association, the Swinomish Tribal Community and private donors, we are now ready to begin to undertake the extensive process that will ultimately preserve this fine cultural artifact for ours, and future generations to study and enjoy.

We are all so blessed with the troop of dedicated volun-teers that are the Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival. They put on a first-class event every year, and they give all the proceeds back to their community. It’s no wonder that Coupeville is such a gem. When a community truly cares, it shows! Thank you, Coupeville Festival Association, for caring and for your generosity.

Rick CastellanoExecutive Director

Island County Historical Society & Museum

IN OUR OPINION

It came as a surprise last week when Planned Parenthood announced its Oak Harbor facility on Goldie Road will be closed at the end of this year, bringing to an end its 26-year presence on Whidbey Island.

The reasons of course are mainly financial, with sup-port from state and federal grants diminishing over the years. Leaders of Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest decided to cut smaller facilities in rural areas and focus on larger family planning clinics in population centers.

The impact will not be small on Whidbey Island. The Oak Harbor Planned Parenthood Clinic was serving 1,071 clients, according to a news release. Mainly younger women, they will have to look for many reproductive services elsewhere. On North Whidbey, they’ll likely go to Mount Vernon or Marysville, while Central and South Whidbey residents may opt for Everett or Lynnwood. Either way, it’s a costly and time-consuming trip.

Planned Parenthood has been under fire for decades, particularly since several states and then the U.S. Supreme Court started allowing abortions. No abortions were done in Oak Harbor, but the Planned Parenthood office here offered counseling on the decision and made referrals to clinics that do abortions. Nobody likes abortions. Abortion foes will be glad to see Planned Parenthood leave, while others take a more realistic view: Without Planned Parenthood, unplanned pregnancies will increase and the demand for abortions will grow as a result.

Planned Parenthood did an excellent job of providing family planning services as well as cancer screenings, well-woman exams, education programs and the treat-ment and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. Services were often provided on a sliding scale.

Planned Parenthood will leave a gap in women’s health care that will be difficult to fill, but the community must try. The anti-abortion Pregnancy Care clinics do a fine job supporting and educating pregnant young women, but they don’t emphasize contraception or provide the full range of health services that women need.

A women’s health clinic is needed to take over where Planned Parenthood left off. It should include abortion counseling which, like it or not, is a legal option. For people concerned about women’s health on Whidbey Island, a new women’s clinic should be priority number one for 2012.

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Pregnancy Careis here to help

Let me begin with a heart-felt thank you to all the peo-ple on Whidbey Island and surrounding communities who support Pregnancy Care Clinic. With your generous sacrifice for over 25 years we, as a community, have provided much needed sup-port to women and their fami-lies. I emphasize the word community because it is the community we are funded by. Pregnancy Care Clinic has never and will never accept government funding.

PCC offers all services completely free and confiden-tial to anyone who has a need for its services. Pregnancy testing and limited ultra-sounds are provided and can be used as proof of pregnancy for DSHS and WIC services. Baby food, formula, diapers, baby clothing and maternity clothing are also available. We encourage moms and dads to be the best possible parents by providing parent-ing classes.

New cribs and car seats can be earned by taking classes. “Boutique Bucks” are earned with each free parenting class and are used to “shop” for new and gently used items in the beautiful Mommy and Me Boutique. The Quest for Authentic Manhood series is offered for men. We also offer a post-abortion study for women who express a need for emotional and spiritual healing from the after effects of abortion.

Pregnancy Care Clinic is a life-affirming Christian organization. Therefore, we do not refer for abortion. We believe every life in the womb is created by God, in the image of God, and valued by God. (Genesis 1:26)

This year to date PCC has served over 1,000 individual clients with 1,691 appoint-ments. Thank you again for helping our women and their families during these difficult times.

Pregnancy Care Clinic has two locations on Whidbey Island. The Oak Harbor clinic is located at 670 SE Midway Blvd. and is open Monday through Saturday. The Langley clinic is located at 503 Cascade Ave. in the CMA church lower level floor and is open Wednesdays and Thursdays. Call 675-2096 for Oak Harbor, or 360-221-2909 for Langley. Walk-ins are always welcome.

Cheryle DykstraExecutive director

Pregnancy Care Clinic

School director playing politics

Oak Harbor School Board Director Peter Hunt is appar-ently completely unwilling to accept the fact that he has misused and now purposely continues to misuse overall Washington State Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores, which are given only to college-bound 11th and 12th grade students, in order to deflect public attention away from the test results of all local school district students on criterion reference tests given to students in grades three to 10.

Mr. Hunt’s repeated main thrust (Letters, Dec. 21) seems to be that, overall, Washington students lead the nation in SAT scores.

After Director Hunt’s earli-er Soundoff column appeared making his point, I emailed both him and the rest of the Oak Harbor School Board directly and I provided them with this information from the College Board itself:

“A Word About Comparing States and Schools: The SAT is a strong indicator of trends in the college-bound popula-tion, but it should never be used alone for such compari-sons because demographics and other nonschool factors can have a strong effect on scores.”

Subsequently, Joyce King’s letter to the editor, which cor-rectly identified similar flaws in director Hunt’s Soundoff, appeared in print. In response, a printed “responsorial” letter from director Hunt repeated his main point, invoking an appeal-to-authority, cit-ing the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction as the source of his information. State Superintendent Randy Dorn is an elected official and so is Director Peter Hunt. Both are perennially playing poli-tics with our kids’ educations.

William BurnettOak Harbor

End the animosity toward Emerson

Thanks you for your edito-rial in the Nov. 19 issue, espe-cially these words: “Emerson remans an elected county commissioner and she rep-resents the majority of voters who threw Democrat John Dean out of office last year after just one term. So what would have been so bad about letting her take her turn as board chairwoman? The two Democrats would still retain control.”

I and many who voted for Emerson are frustrated with commissioners Homola and Price Johnson’s history of pontifications expressing their animosity and lack of

approval of Emerson every time they vote for approval of an item that Emerson does not approve.

These unprofessional acts reached a new low with the pretty vile personal attacks against Emerson when vot-ing for the next chair of the Island County Board of Commissioners. Their rude-ness was not only an insult to Emerson it was an insult and embarrassment to all Island County citizens.

This was beyond the nor-mal decorum of a county commissioners’ meeting. Kelly Emerson is not subject to their evaluations of her personal performance, espe-cially when done publicly. Kelly Emerson reports to the citizens of Island County; not the other two commissioners. Only the citizens of Island County have the authority with their votes to evaluate her performance.

Never have I seen such a lack of professionalism by elected officials. I hope we never see a repeat perfor-mance. We deserve better.

Homala and Price Johnson’s only acceptable move would be to apologize to all and heed your advice:

“A year at the helm would have given Emerson the experience she needs to lead the county if he becomes the senior commissioner in late 2012, as could happen. Homola and Price Johnson are both up for election. All the issues the got John Dean booted out of office will still be in play, and the economy will still be in the tank.”

Bill StrowbridgeOak Harbor

Loving support helps recovery

On Sunday, Nov. 13, I was the happy recipient of a won-derful celebration and benefit organized to help me cover medical, post surgery rehab and other related expenses following a complicated spinal surgery this past September. It was a success in all ways and was an event neither my husband Rob or I will ever forget.

Greenbank Farm’s big red barn was filled with love, fun and several hundred people. Dozens of people worked hard to make this happen, and many helped and donat-ed who do not even know me. It is this kind of open-hearted community generosity that makes Whidbey the wonder-ful place to live that it is.

To the people who hit the streets asking for donations for the gift baskets to be raf-fled off and to the merchants and individuals who respond-ed so kindly, to the people who cooked and baked, to those who donated wine, paper products, and their time - thank you so much.

A number of talented per-formers, again some of whom didn’t know me freely donat-ed their time and talent. It was a wonderful party!

And to those who donated money in this time of financial uncertainty and struggle, we can not thank you enough. Every penny means a lot to us, and we will use it thought-fully and with gratitude. I wish I could thank you all by name, but I don’t think the paper will give me that much space!

I look forward to a full recovery thanks to the loving and generous support of so many dear friends and kind strangers. I think that is quite amazing. Thank you to every single one of you.

Victory SchoutenGreenbank

Parks harmed by pet programs

Regarding the Dec. 24 let-ter to the editor, “Republican fallout decimates parks,” Mr. Virtel appears to be another of those liberals who will not look at facts.

The housing mess and col-lapse was not originated by Republicans but goes back to the Democratic Carter administration. Officials egged on by left wing activ-ists accused mortgage lend-ers of racism and redlining because blacks were being denied mortgages at a high-er rate than whites. Congress proposed the Community Reinvestment Act empow-ering regulators to punish banks that failed to meet the credit needs of low income, minority and distressed neighborhoods. Under the Democratic Clinton admin-istration the federal govern-ment put massive pressure on banks to grant more mortgages to the poor and minorities and threatened lawsuits for noncompliance. The Republican Bush admin-istration proposed much tighter regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac and Democrat Barney Frank complained that the adminis-tration was more concerned

about financial safety than about housing.

Critics continually blame Bush for the entire problem when the mess was created by Congress. Yet Barney Frank declared, “The pri-vate sector got us into this mess.” The Republicans in the House have continually sent forth proposed legisla-tion to the Senate only to have Democrat Harry Reid sit on it then have the presi-dent blame the Republicans for lack of action.

The Democrats have nei-ther proposed nor passed a budget since the president took office. Their answer to all of America’s problems is to tax the wealthy so they can redistribute the tax money to more social programs and cronyism that we absolutely cannot afford.

Taxing the wealthy will not generate one job or make a difference in the debt. Under a Democratic administration the state of Washington has social programs up to its ears and is completely reluc-tant to end any of them as it might cost some politicians votes. Neither Washington can do everything for every-body.

A line must be drawn some place. Yet state legis-lators are unable to cut or reduce any pet social pro-grams so the money for the parks is on the chopping block because votes are not involved. The Republicans are not to blame. They may have contributed but they are not in power at both the state and federal level.

Ed HickeyOak Harbor

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S&S Concrete workers Joe Plancich, Cory Brock and Steve Cummins recently work on one of the last pieces of sidewalk on SE Pioneer Way in Oak Harbor. All that remains now for the $7.7 million improvement project is finishing touches, site clean up and taking down power poles and lines.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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Pauline Marker

Pauline Marker, 89, passed away Dec. 16, 2011, in Coupeville after a long struggle with multiple health issues. She was born June 18, 1922 in Posey, Ind., the third of four children to Earl C. Hungate and Jessie B. Allyn Hungate.

She became a Navy wife to Edward Laughridge, mar-ried in Seattle in 1946. They were once stationed in Adak, Alaska where as always, she managed to make a comfy home while using her great talents of sewing and deco-rating as she always was a very organized person.

After Ed’s retirement, they settled in National City, Calif. Sadly, Ed passed away after only 14 years of marriage. Pauline then moved back to Santa Cruz, Calif., where she grew up. She worked as a desk clerk at Santa Cruz Community Hospital and later went to work at Children’s Hospital in Palo Alta. She then married her second husband, Harold R. Marker. In time they both started managing motels and moved to Richland, Wash., and then Seattle.

They retired in Auburn, Wash., and, after a while, moved to Oak Harbor into Summerhill Retirement Community so they could live closer to her daughter Loretta Vogt and family. Sadly, in 2000, Harold passed on. Pauline continued living at Summerhill and loved to sew her own clothes and solve crossword puzzles. She had many friends at Summerhill that she enjoyed visiting and loved being with her large extended family.

Those who preceded her in death include her parents, siblings, husbands, Edward Laughridge and Harold R. Marker, granddaughter, Victoria L. Fleming of Kent, stepchildren, Raymond Marker, Harold R. Marker Jr. and step-granddaughter, Karin L. Vogt of Pamona, Calif.

Pauline is survived by her extended family as well as her one child, Loretta L. Vogt and son-in-law Bob Vogt of Oak Harbor and stepchildren, David Marker of Modesto, Calif., Mary Kohme of Turlock, Calif., Shirley Marker of California and Bobby Marker, also of California.

Surviving grandchil-dren: Robert C. Powers of Caldwell, Idaho; Laurence O. Powers of Oak Harbor; Robert G. Vogt of Bend, Ore.; Cheri Hollibaugh of Bend; Marlys Lindsay of Imperial Beach, Calif.; Myra Hardie of Turlock, Calif.; Holly Kamo of California; Eric Marker of Philadelphia, Penn.; and Brian Marker of Oceanside, Calif.

Surviving great-grand-children: Autumn Rogers of Beaverton, Ore.; John Justin Lancaster of Olympia; Mattie M. Powers of Bellingham; Megan Stump of Oak Harbor; Carissa Hardie, Ashley Hardie and Theda Hardie, all of Turlock, Calif.; and Katherine Marker of Oceanside, Calif.

Pauline’s wonderful laugh will be missed by her loved ones. A remembrance cere-mony for Pauline will be held at a later date. Family and friends may sign an online registry and leave notes at www.burleyfuneralchapel.com.

Emil RoseEmil “Lee” Rose, 79, died

peacefully on Monday, Dec. 19, 2011, at Home Place after a five-year struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Born Feb. 10, 1932, in Glenwood, Iowa, he entered the Navy at age 17 after grad-uating from Oregon City High School. He became a longtime resident of Oak Harbor while on active duty, retiring as a master chief after 30 years naval service and began working at Flower’s Marine. He attended Skagit Valley College, earning an associates degree in marine mechanics and served on the Penn Cove Water &

Sewer Commission.He is survived by his

wife of 61 years, Dolores J. Rose; his children, Crystal A. Wilkerson, Ginger L. Richard, Russell J. Rose and Col. Christina M. Morris, USAF; their spouses, nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren along with his sister, Francis Hales of Eugene, Ore.

As he requested, he will be cremated with his ashes being scattered at sea with full military honors. A cele-bration of his life will be held this spring, May 5, 2012, at Burley Funeral Chapel, Oak Harbor. Memories of Lee are encouraged to be shared with family and friends online at www.bur-leyfuneralchapel.com. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations to the Alzheimer’s Association be made in Lee’s name in care of Home Place, 171 SW Sixth Ave., Oak Harbor, WA 98277; or Disabled American Veterans at DAV Memorial Program, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301.

Barbara Jean Benedict

Barbara Jean Benedict, 69, of Oak Harbor, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, after a short illness. She was born on Oct. 11, 1942, in Norfolk, Va., to Harold & Marguerite Benedict.

In 1958, Harold brought his family to Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island, to finish out his last years of Navy service. When they arrived it was Barbara’s last year of high school, graduating in 1960. After graduation, she spent some time at Skagit Valley College in Mount Vernon, where the highlight of her education was learning to play hearts in the student lounge, with several others from Oak Harbor who shall remain nameless!

Barbara was an adven-turous person who did not hesitate to leave Washington with three friends and went

to Los Angeles to work. She had several jobs in L.A. and roomed with her friends from Bow, Wash., and Bellingham. At one time, 13 residents from Oak Harbor and the general area lived within 10 miles of each other and weekend gatherings were like still being on the Island. She eventually came home and began working for Shell Oil, Anacortes, in 1980. After retiring from Shell, she went to work for Tesoro Oil and eventually retired from there also.

Barbara could not sit still for long and began a part-time job at Land Title. She was surprised they paid her, as she “appeared” to some to be the roving ambassador for the local company, each day going all over town to the various banks and title companies collecting data. She was well known all over town and we think her favor-ite place to visit was Whidbey Island Bank on Fridays – for cookies!

At the age of 50, Barbara decided to take up skiing. Her first skiing trip was to Europe with friends. It took her to Switzerland, Italy and Copenhagen. She loved to talk about the trip and through the years continued skiing at Silver Star Canada, with two of her work pals, Renee and Diane, plus oth-ers. When she could no lon-ger ski, she continued the adventure every January with them and went snow-mobiling instead of skiing! What a gal!

Through all the above years Barbara was an avid dog lover – she raised and showed Afghan hounds, even going to Westminster Dog Show in New York once. After years with the Afghans she sold them or gave them to loving homes and she and her sister moved into town and built new homes next to each other. By then her dad had passed and her mom lived with Barbara. Barbara enjoyed that because her mom did all the cooking!

After a short while in the new homes she settled on another dog called SODO MOJO. He is a Bichon Friese, now 10 years old. He misses his mom very much!

Barbara was an active member of Sunrise Rotary, served on the board of the YMCA Services organiza-tion and was a member at one time of the Chamber of Commerce.

Barbara leaves behind her sister, Linda Bulpin (William) and brother Harold “Ben” Benedict (Cathy), all of Oak Harbor; two nephews, Kevin G. Tinker (Terri) of Kirkland

and Garrett Benedict of Oak Harbor; and one great-niece, Teisha Tinker, of Nampa, Idaho. She also has many East Coast cousins who share the loss of her passing.

The family suggests remembrances to Breast Cancer Awareness.com and/or the American Heart Association, 710 – 2nd Ave., #900, Seattle, WA 98104-1719. Family and friends are encouraged to share memo-ries and condolences at www.whidbeymemorial.com.

Alberta Gene Likes

Alberta Likes, beloved and devoted wife, mother, grand-mother, friend and mother-in-law went home to be with the Lord on Dec. 20, 2011. She was 85.

A longtime resident of Oak Harbor, Alberta went peacefully in her sleep after an unsuccessful three-year battle with a brain tumor.

On July 5, 1926, Alberta Gene Bisig was born in Sacramento, Calif., as the second child of the late Georgini and Daniel Bisig. In 1950 Alberta met the love of her life, Leonard Likes, who was serving in the Navy at Alameda. The two resided in San Francisco until 1961 when they moved to Oak Harbor to be closer to Leonard’s moth-er, Ruth Schmal. They chose to stay in Oak Harbor to raise their three daughters, Eve, Georgia and Lynn. As the years passed, Alberta was involved in the Oak Harbor Women’s Civic Club, St. Augustine’s Catholic Church, and she loved being a part of the Oak Harbor Senior Center when Thursday night bingo rolled around. The many local casinos also pro-vided Alberta with entertain-ment as she was always hop-ing for the “Big Jackpot!”

Alberta was preceded in death by her parents, Georgini and Daniel Bisig; her younger brother, Walter Bisig; her husband, Leonard

Likes; and her daughter, Georgia (Likes) Eygabrood.

She is survived by her two daughters, Eve Likes of Santa Clarita, Calif., and Lynn (Likes) Diggles of Fort Worth, Texas; son-in-law Lee Eygabrood of Oak Harbor; numerous grandchildren; one great-grandchild; along with other family members and friends.

To our friends and fam-ily: Mom would like to thank each and every person who loved and prayed for her, we will miss her greatly but find comfort now that she is finally at peace. Services will be held privately by the family. Arrangements were entrusted to Burley Funeral Chapel where friends may go online at burleyfuneralchapel.com and sign a guest register and leave memories for the family.

Raymond Walter Judy

Raymond Walter Judy passed away Dec. 6, 2011, at Regency on Whidbey in Oak Harbor. He was born on March 28, 1928, in Renton to Walter and Clara (Kleven) Judy and grew up on Mercer Island. Ray graduated from Garfield High School in 1946 and attended the University of Washington before joining the Army. He later transferred to the Air Force, serving for more than 20 years before retiring as a master sergeant. Ray was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. After retiring from the Air Force, Ray joined the U.S. Customs Service and had a second career as a customs patrol officer in Blaine.

Ray was preceded in death by his wife, Maxine. He is survived by his son, Mike (Susan) and granddaughter, Christina (Luke) Boswell of Mt. Vernon and several niec-es and nephews.

Family and friends are invited to a remembrance ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 7, at 2 p.m. at Regency on Whidbey.

OBITUARIES

Pauline Marker

Emil Rose

Barbara Jean Benedict

Alberta Gene Likes

Raymond Walter Judy

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GAME OF THE WEEK OHHS girls basketball team hosts Pullman in the Santa Slam Tournament Thursday, Dec. 29, at 4 p.m .

SPORTSWhidbey

By JIM WALLERSports editor

Team chemistry is a key to success for athletic squads, and coaches try to cultivate a family atmosphere to bring their teams together and to form a bond to help succeed in competition.

The Oak Harbor High School boys winter athletic teams have a built-in advan-tage in their quest of kinship; each is powered by a set of brothers.

The leading scorers on the Wildcat basketball team are brothers senior Mike Washington Jr. and sopho-more Drew Washington. Two of the top wrestlers are sophomore Jahleel Vester and freshman Jeremy Vester. The best times on the swim team are consistently set by senior Jacob Jepsen and junior Josh Jepsen.

The Washingtons have been playing basketball since childhood, introduced to the sport by their father, Mike Washington Sr., who is the Oak Harbor High School coach.

Mike Washington Jr. is

a four-year starter who has earned all-league honors and is one of the conference’s leading scorers. He will play for Princeton next season.

Drew Washington saw spot duty last year as a fresh-man and has worked his way into the starting lineup this winter. While his brother is more of a slasher, he special-izes in the long ball, recently hitting eight three-pointers in one game.

Drew Washington said getting to play along-side his brother makes the sport “more enjoyable.”

Mike Washington Jr. said, “It’s nice to play with your brother and with your dad as the coach.” Then he turned to his father and said with a smile, “Although we might get into it sometimes.”

He said he doesn’t really see himself as a mentor to his younger brother, and in typical sibling fashion, Drew Washington initially resisted advice.

Mike Washington Jr. said, “At first he didn’t listen to me, but he does now. I try to be the best I can be, and I try to help him be the best

he can be.”Drew Washington said he

pushes himself “to get bet-ter,” and they are not driven to improve by trying to com-pete with each other.

Mike Washington Sr. said, “It’s fun coaching your kids, but it is triple bad when you lose. I’m blessed to have two kids who are so talented, but it can be tough. I’m harder on them than the other play-ers.”

With that final comment, his sons echoed, “Yah.”

Jahleel Vester started wres-tling in the eight grade and persuaded his brother to join the seventh-grade team.

Jahleel Vester said it is “pretty cool” to have his brother on the team: “If he gets beat, it makes me mad. If he wins, it psyches me up.”

Jeremy Vester said his older brother is a positive

influence: “He helps my mindset when I get nervous. He also teaches me moves and we run together.”

The presence of a brother in practice motivates each to work harder, and they trade trash talk to break up the tedium. However, Jahleel Vester said, “If I push Jeremy more than he wants to be, he gets annoyed.”

There is no doubt who is the best wrestler. “He is,” Jeremy Vester said without hesitation.

Jahleel Vester, who is com-peting in the 120-pound class this year, placed eighth in the state tournament last winter at 112 and is looking to take the title. Jeremy Vester (113 pounds) said his goal is to qualify for state.

They said the support of their parents has helped them succeed, and Oak

Harbor coach Mike Crebbin concurred: “They have great parents and have really strong family values.”

He added, “They are good kids. They drill hard togeth-er. When you have brothers, they just seem to go harder.”

The Jepsens started swim-ming at the same time when Jacob was 11 and Josh 10, and now they are veterans of several state meets.

Last winter at the Washington high school championships, Jacob Jepsen was ninth in the 100 breast-stroke and 10th in the 200 individual medley, while Josh Jepsen placed 12th in the 100 breaststroke and 13th in the IM. They swam together on relay teams that placed sixth and ninth.

When they first started swimming, the younger brother was the fastest.

Jacob Jepsen said, “He beat me all the time; it was both frustrating and motivat-ing.”

Josh Jepsen said, “I never really thought about it much until he started beating me.”

Today they use their sib-

ling rivalry as motivation. Josh Jepsen said, “It defi-

nitely pushes you harder; we expect more out of each other.”

So who is fastest now? Jacob Jepsen said it

depends on the stroke and event.

He is focusing on breaking the school record of 1:48.31 in the 200 freestyle. His best time as a Wildcat is 1:49.7, although he has clocked a 1:48.24 in a club meet.

Josh Jepsen is aiming at the district 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley titles.

North Whidbey Aquatic Club coach Neil Romney said, “The Jepsen boys are competitive with one another in a friendly, positive way. When one swims faster, it spurs the other on to try to beat that time.

“I have not seen their rivalry become negative or antagonistic the way it does with some brothers…Their relationship has helped them each be better without either feeling overshadowed.”

Drew Washington, left, and Mike Washington Jr. Josh Jepsen, left, and Jacob Jepsen.

Jahleel Vester, left, and Jeremy Vester

Marti Malloy is traveling the world with hopes that her journey ends in London in July.

The 2004 graduate of Oak Harbor High School is competing in a series of international judo events that will determine the qualifiers for the 2012 Olympic games in England. Currently she has a firm grip on a spot on the USA Olympic team.

After a series of strong showings, Malloy has worked her way up the world rankings and now sits 10th in the 57-kilogram class, best among Americans. The top 14 earn automatic entries into the Olympics.

Malloy said, “The cut off doesn’t come until April, but thanks to my fifth-place finish at the World Championships last August, I am almost positive I will be on the Olympic team.”

She recently spent six weeks training in Japan and finished the stint with a seventh-place finish in Tokyo earlier this month.

Malloy followed that effort by placing fifth in the Judo Grand Prix Qingdao in China Dec. 16.

After returning home for the holidays, she will compete at the World Masters tournament Jan. 10 in Kazakhstan.

“It is an invite only for the top 16 players in the world in each division and a huge point tournament for the Olympics,” Malloy said.

She will be in Europe through February, tak-ing part in qualifiers in France, Hungary and Germany.

If all goes well, she will return to Europe in July for the London games.

Malloy nears berth on Olympic team

Oak Harbor’s Marti Malloy is in the running for a spot on the U.S. Olympic judo team.

Registration for the 2012 North Whidbey Little League baseball and softball seasons are under way.

Forms are available at Big 5, McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King and Dairy Queen. The forms can also be found on the NWLL website: eteamz.active.com/NWLLOH/ and mailed to the league address.

For more information, call the league at 679-1522.

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Students quilt for wounded soldiers

Audition for the Whidbey Playhouse’s musical revue, WISH UPON A STAR, are Thursday, Jan. 5 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for adult vocal soloists; Friday, Jan. 6 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for adult chorus and small en-sembles; and Saturday, Jan. 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. for child vocal soloists and children’s chorus. Request an audition form from office@whidbey-playhouse.com or the Play-house, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. Call 679-2237.

Artworks Gallery pres-ents JUNE IN JANU-ARY, a group show saluting spring. A First Friday recep-tion will take place Jan. 6 from 5 to 8 p.m. The gallery is located at the Greenbank Farm. Call 360-222-3010 or visit artworkswhidbey.com.

Brackenwood Gallery will hold its show, SMALL PLEASURES, through Sat-urday, Dec. 31. The gallery is located at 302 First St., Langley. Call 360-221-2978.

Raven Rocks presents LOVE LETTERS, oil paintings by Marcia Van Doren, through Jan. 2. The gallery is located at the Greenbank Farm. Call 360-222-0102.

Take a BIRDING CRUISE to Protection Island Saturday, Dec. 31 at 1 p.m. at Hudson Point Marina in downtown Port Townsend. Tickets are $55; proceeds go to the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. Make reservations at 360-385-5582, 800-566-3932 or cruises@ptmsc.org.

The Jefferson County Historical Society presents the 5th annual FIRST NIGHT, Port Townsend’s alcohol-free New Year’s Eve celebration focusing on arts and heritage. Activities take place near city hall from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31. Call 360-385-1003 or visit www.jchsmuseum.org.

Summit Assistance Dogs will hold a GRADUATE CEREMONY Sunday, Jan. 8 at 3 p.m. at Lindgren Hall, 15510 Rosario Beach Road, Anacortes. Celebrate the graduation of five assistance dog teams. Call 360-293-5609.

During December, enjoy the 1891 GACHES MANSION in La Conner decorated for the holidays. Fridays and Saturdays from 3 to 5 p.m., vintage records will play. Award-winning quilts will also be on display. Admission is $7. Call 360-466-4288.

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By REBECCA OLSONStaff reporter

The hum of sewing machines and buzz of energetic chatter in North Whidbey Middle School’s family and consumer science classroom is going to a good cause as seventh-grade students create quilts for the American Hero Quilts project.

Mary Ann Duhrkopf’s two classes made three quilts each with help from Quilters on the Rock, a local nonprofit quilting group.

“The quilts go to the wounded mil-itary returning from Iraq,” said Lynn Scoby of Quilters on the Rock. Scoby coordinates local quilting groups for American Hero Quilts and she came to the school to help the students on their project.

“I call them quilts of comfort because they’re not just for the sol-diers but for their families as well,” Scoby said, adding that if her chil-dren were in the war, she’d appreci-ate them being honored like this.

Students grouped around sewing machines, pinning squares of red, white and blue patterned fabrics and

sewing seams. Other students ironed the panels of fabric and arranged them into quilt tops. The spirited bus-tling of students dedicated to their work was everywhere.

“I’ve been really impressed. The kids are so enthusiastic and they’ve really taken to it,” Scoby said.

“I think that our project is really fun and I’m happy to be doing it and helping wounded soldiers,” said stu-dent Lauryn Boelke.

Sharon Cleary said she wants to see the soldiers’ faces when they receive the quilts and Kennedy Wotring said she thinks it’s “sweet” to be helping the soldiers.

Most of the students didn’t know how to sew before this project.

“But it’s pretty easy to learn,” Chante Powell said as she sewed a seam quickly but evenly.

James Lamb didn’t have such an easy time and nearly sewed his shirt together a few times.

“Hard. That’s the only word to describe it. It’s really hard,” Lamb said about completing such a com-plex project in a short amount of

time.For Haydyn Samara

and Erica Sugatan, sew-ing became their favorite part of the project. Olivia Hemmerich said she’s plan-ning to keep sewing, espe-cially clothing.

“It was fun. I learned a lot because I didn’t know how to sew,” Hemmerich said, adding that she’d never made a quilt before and didn’t know there were so many steps.

Tierra Quichocho, Hollie Dunn, Ivan Lim and other students agreed that the project was fun but the deep-er meaning of their work stood out as assistant principal Ray Cone read aloud a thank you letter from the fam-ily of a soldier who had received an American Hero Quilt. As a wounded soldier returning from war, he’d been unable to reconnect with his family but the quilt he received meant hope to him. It accelerated the soldier’s and family’s healing process.

“The things you’re doing here are having an impact,” Cone told the students.

“I thought it was really good,” Hemmerich said about the project, adding that she didn’t know the sol-diers returned so deeply injured and it’s meaningful to help them.

A field trip was planned for the stu-dents to visit Arlene Anderson, owner of the business Rumplequiltskin. Anderson will finish the tops of the quilts at no charge for the classes.

Groups that Scoby works with on Whidbey and Fidalgo islands have made 600 quilts for the American Hero Quilts program. The quilts are distributed to soldiers in Washington.

Last month, Duhrkopf’s class-es learned how to knit and made scarves for the North Whidbey Help House. Duhrkopf said she plans for the students to keep doing commu-nity service projects and learning new skills.

LEFT: Lauryn Boelke, Hollie Dunn, Kennedy Wotring and Sharon Cleary work on a quilt for the American Hero Quilts project. MIDDLE: Seventh-grade student Chante Powell learned to sew to make quilts for the American Hero Quilts project. RIGHT: Olivia Hemmerich concentrates on a quilt.

examples left in Washington and possibly the United States.

“This is one of the rarest forest systems left,” said Pat Powell, executive director for the land trust. “This is not the right place.”

No tree cuttingBut Baugher and county

officials working on the plan said the land trust’s action alert was unfair and loaded with misconceptions, the big-gest of which was the implica-tion that wide swaths of forest would need to be clearcut for fairways.

“It’s quite upsetting,” Baugher said. “Never once did I say I was cutting one tree down.”

The club’s original pro-posal, which was forwarded to the land trust and envi-ronmental advocacy groups at the request of the com-missioners, did mention tree trimming, seeding and mow-ing.

But the document wasn’t

a master plan. Rather it was a general proposal of what a course could look like and that template had changed radically to fit the ecologi-cal concerns of the sensitive woodland, she said.

Not only would no trees have been cut, but the course would snake along estab-lished paths, some of which are already asphalted. Limited brush around “holes” might

be moved aside for safety but the group is well aware of the area’s important ecology.

Club member and avid disc golfer Brad VonHaden said misconceptions about the proposal and the sport by the letter writers were unfair and frustrating. The group doesn’t want to damage a sensitive area and wants to work with anyone concerned, but it seems like people have

already made up their minds, he said.

“It’s hard to have a dia-logue when the first word out of your mouth is ‘No’,” VonHaden said.

Public Works Director Bill Oakes called the land trust’s communication to the public a “call to arms” and sharply criticized it at a recent work session with the commission-ers, saying it grossly misrep-

resented what was actually being proposed by both staff and the disc-golf club.

“It was designed to gen-erate letters and emails and phone conversations and it did,” Oakes said. “It was designed to incite and anger, and it did. It was designed to produce ‘How can you be so stupid county employees’ emails, and it did.”

Not giving upAccording to Powell,

action alerts are rare and are only done for issues that are “highly important.” She denies that it was inflamma-tory or even inaccurate, say-ing it was based on the disc-golf club’s original applica-tion. They didn’t know about the mitigating changes to the plan because they were never released to the public, she said.

But even if they had, it would not have changed the land trust’s position. Disc-golf is an organized sport and the course would allow for heavy foot traffic in a sensitive area that would result in negative impacts, Powell said.

While the conservation group is not against disc-golf,

this proposal should never have been considered for Rhododendron Park in the first place, she said.

“It’s puzzling to us why it got this far,” she said. “It’s just so inappropriate.”

In a later interview, Oakes said he did not believe the land trust purposely put out false information but had appeared to have based its letter on the original propos-al. However, he said no one called him to see if anything had changed, either.

Although the overwhelm-ing show of opposition for the proposal has resulted in the disc-golf club looking for alter-native sites, Baugher said it’s not ruling out Rhododendron Park forever.

Disc-golf is a popular, healthy and affordable sport that’s growing. Club mem-bership is about 100 and the group wants a better course so it can continue to grow and host popular annual tour-naments.

“If (other locations) don’t pan out, we’ll dig our heels in at Rhody because it’s a multi-use park,” she said. “That’s what it’s supposed to be but it’s not being used that way. It’s a shame.”

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Despite its small size, the rings on a downed tree in Rhododendron Park indicate it’s about 40 years old. Whidbey Camano Land Trust Executive Director Pat Powell, pictured, says it’s an example of why the forest is so rare and why a proposed disc-golf course is an inappropriate use for the area.

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Dispose of your Christmas tree and help a good cause after all the gifts are unwrapped and the holiday season comes to an end. Two local groups are sponsoring tree disposal events.

Habitat for Humanity of Island County and Pioneer Tree and Landscape Inc. are partner-ing to offer the community an option for dis-posing of Christmas trees. On Friday, Dec. 30, 9 a.m. to noon, Pioneer Tree and Landscaping

will be at the chamber lot, next to North Whidbey Middle School, accepting Christmas trees for chipping.

Boy Scout Troop 4053, sponsored by the Central Whidbey Lions Club, will pick up Christmas trees for recycling Sunday, Jan. 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The collection area encompasses Dugualla Bay Road south to Greenbank. For arrangements call 678-3263 and leave a message by Jan. 5 at 6 p.m.

CELEBRATE HOLIDAYS WITH MUSIC

Learn about holiday tradi-tions around the world in a musical celebration of the season with Nancy Stewart. Head to the Oak Harbor Li-brary Dec. 28 at 11 a.m. for “A Season for Singing.” The library is located at 1000 SE Regatta Dr. Call 675-5115.

TEENS CELEBRATENEW YEAR’S

Celebrate the end of the year at the Oak Harbor Library Dec. 28 at 2 p.m. Teens enjoy gaming, crafts and food for free. The li-brary is located at 1000 SE Regatta Dr. Call 675-5115.

MAKE A LEGO MOVIE

Celebrate winter break with Lukas Allenbaugh in Winter Extravaganza: Lego Animation Workshop at the Oak Harbor Library Dec. 29 at 11 a.m. Use stop-motion animation with Lego ma-terials to create your own movie. Space is limited so register in advance at www.sno-isle.org. Call 675-5115.

TREES CHIPPED FOR HUMANITY

Habitat for Humanity of Island County and Pioneer Tree and Landscape Inc. offer an option for disposing of Christmas trees. On Dec.

30, 9 a.m. to noon, Pioneer Tree and Landscaping will be at the chamber lot, next to North Whidbey Middle School, accepting Christmas trees for chipping. Trees must be free of lights, orna-ments and tinsel, as these items will break the chipper. No flock trees will be ac-cepted. A minimum donation of $10 is suggested. All pro-ceeds will benefit Habitat for Humanity of Island County.

ELKS ROCK OUT ON NEW YEAR’S EVE

The Oak Harbor Elks Lodge will host the Don Richards Band on New Year’s Eve. They will play classic rock and more. The Dec. 31 event will last from 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Heavy hors’ doeurves will be served followed by break-fast around 12:30 a.m. Party favors will be supplied. This is a membership drive and will be open to the public. Advance tickets costing $30 are necessary. Call 675-7111 or 675-1321 for information or tickets.

FIRST DAY HIKE AT DECEPTION PASS

A “First Day Hike” will be held New Year’s Day at Deception Pass State Park. Celebrate the holi-day by connecting with the outdoors while supporting healthy lifestyle habits in a natural setting. The mile-and-a-half hike at Deception Pass will begin at 11 a.m. at the Bowman Bay parking area. The trail is moder-ate and children must be at least 5 to participate. Hot

chocolate will be provided after the hike. Participants should bring water. Similar hikes are being held at other state parks off the island. Visit www.parks.wa.gov/events.

POLAR BEARS AT DOUBLE BLUFF

The South Whidbey Polar Bear Dive will return to Double Bluff beach south of Freeland on New Year’s Day. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. and the jump will be held at noon. The cost is $15 per person with $5 off for Polar Bears who bring a bag of canned food for the Good Cheer Food Bank.

MONDAY GARBAGE COLLECTION DELAYEDOak Harbor city offices

will be closed Jan. 2 due to the New Year’s holiday. Garbage and recyclables usually collected on Monday will instead be collected Tuesday, Jan. 3.

HOW TO LIVE WITH YOUR LOSS

“Living with Loss” be-reavement classes are being offered in January, February and March at Whidbey Gen-eral Hospital, with the first starting Jan. 3 in Conference Room B. There is no cost for this seminar. To register call Dave Bieniek at 678-7656, ext. 8245.

LIONS SCREEN KIDS FOR VISION, HEARINGThe Oak Harbor Lions

Club will sponsor a vision and hearing health screening for 2,600 school age children living within the Oak Harbor School District next month. On Jan. 3, 4 and 5, grades kin-dergarten through third and fifth will receive a vision and hearing screening with results forwarded to parents. The

Lions Clubs Health Screening Mobile Unit will be present for the four-day event. For information contact Lion Sha-ron Ryan, 279-2802.

PLAYHOUSE HOLDS AUDITIONS

Audition for Whidbey Play-house’s “Wish Upon a Star,” a musical revue for all ages, by coming prepared to sing a Disney family song. Auditions are open to vocal soloists, duets, trios and small choral ensembles of four or more.

Auditions will be Jan. 5 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for adult vocal soloists; Friday, Jan. 6 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for adult chorus and small ensembles; and Saturday, Jan. 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. for child vocal soloists and children’s chorus. Call 679-2237.

BAILEY, SMITH SPEAK TO WOMEN

Republican Women’s Club of North Whidbey holds a luncheon meeting at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 5 at El Cazador Restaurant, Oak Harbor. Guest speakers are District 10 representatives, Barbara Bailey and Norma Smith. Both will speak about the recent special session and answer questions about the upcoming legislative ses-sion. For information, call Benye, 678-4602 or Joyce, 320-7912.

WGH TEACHESBIRTH EDUCATION

Learn about pregnancy, childbirth and beyond. The cost is $80; medical coupons accepted. Class is

from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 7 in the Whidbey General Hospital conference room. Registration required: call 678-7656 ext. 4005 or 321-7656 ext. 4005.

MAKE LEGISLATIVE BRUNCH RESERVATIONS

American Association of University Women, Whid-bey Island Branch, will join the Whidbey Island League of Women Voters Legisla-

tive Brunch on Jan. 7, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Whidbey Golf & Country Club, 2430 SW Fairway Lane, Oak Harbor.

Reservations must be made by Dec 30. Contact Teri Jones at 678-4197 or terbear@cablespeed.com. Mail a $20 check to LWVWI, PO Box 1933, Oak Harbor, WA 98277. You can also pay at the door.

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Start the New Year with outdoor activities: Hike around Deception Pass on New Year’s Day. Families and individuals can start the New Year healthily at 11 a.m. Or dive into the water near Double Bluff beach New Year’s Day at 10:30 a.m. for the South Whidbey Polar Bear Dive. See Activities listings for more information.ACTIVITIES

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The young Shiba Inu dog Kaida, of Coupeville, won Best of Breed over 21 Grand Champion Shibas at the AKC/Eukanuba National Championships in Orlando, Fla. She went on to the Non-Sporting Group later that day on Dec. 17 and lost to the poodle who eventually won Best of Show. The Grand Champion is handled by owner John Schisel. Her registered name is Dragon House That Jones Girl! and she was bred by Sandi Smith of Langley. “That night we celebrated with a pillow fight and a steak din-ner,” Schisel said. The competition will be televised later in January on Animal Planet. Schisel is wearing a white Panama hat and dark suit.

Whidbey Island Holistic Health Association announc-es its “For Your Health” series of public talks begin-ning in January. As part of its mission to provide holistic health education to the public, WIHHA will be offering free talks throughout the year in various locations around the island.

Lynne Donnelly, EFTCert-

II and WIHHA’s president, will present the January talk, Introduction to EFT, in two locations. The first will be Tuesday, Jan. 3, at 6:30 p.m. at the Freeland Library, while the second will be on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Coupeville High School Annex, Room 308, as part of Coupeville Community Education.

EFT, or Emotional Freedom Techniques, is a type of self-applied acupres-sure that proponents say often works where nothing else will, addressing pain, phobias, stress, cravings, self-limiting ideas and more.

“It’s a great tool for help-ing maintain your New Year’s resolutions. Come learn the technique and have some

chocolate,” said Donnelly.She has been using and

teaching EFT for 10 years as part of her holistic health practice. She was a recent guest on KWPA’s Spirit Talk on Whidbey radio program, hosted by Kathy Baxter.

For more information, go to the EFT page on Donnelly’s website, www.Lynne.org, or call her at 360-544-8445. You

may register in advance or simply show up at the talk.

February’s talk will fea-ture Nydia Stephens on “Reflexology.” In March Elizabeth Saenz will offer information on “Chakra Balancing and the Physical Body.”

Karen Carbone, NHD, will present “Spring Cleaning for Your Body” in April.

Dates and locations will be announced on the web at WIHHA.com, which will be up and running in January.

All of WIHHA’s “For Your Health” talks are free and open to the public.

Contact WIHHA if you would like to provide a loca-tion for a talk or suggest a holistic health topic.

Free holistic health talks feature acupressure, reflexology

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Ways of Whales work-shop will be held Saturday, Jan. 28, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. at Camp Casey Conference Center, 1276 Engle Road, Coupeville.

Some of the region’s best experts on Pacific Northwest whales will pres-ent new information about orcas and the habitats that support them. Educational

displays and materials will be available throughout the day as well.

This annual workshop has become a favorite regional gathering of whale experts and those who want to learn more about the whales. Naturalists, researchers, educators, or anyone who thrills at seeing whales and wants to know

more about the amazing cetaceans that frequent our shorelines is welcome.

Cost of the workshop is $25. Lunch will be available for $10. For more informa-tion and registration go to www.orcanetwork.org/news/events.html or con-tact Orca Network, 678-3451 or info@orcanetwork.org.

The Captain Whidbey Inn is a sponsor of the Ways of Whales Workshop, and workshop participants are invited to a no-host gather-ing at the Captain Whidbey Inn lounge after the work-shop. For off-island work-shop attendees, the Captain Whidbey Inn offers a room discount of 20 percent if you mention you are attending the Ways of Whales work-shop.

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Ernie and Dorothy Tesch celebrate their 60th wed-ding anniversary on Dec. 29, 2011.

They were married in the Wilshire Presbyterian Church of Los Angeles on Dec. 29, 1951, but Oak Harbor has been home ever since. After honeymooning on the California and Oregon coast, they came home to the freezing winter temperatures of Washington.

They spent their first mar-ried years in a small two-room cabin on the Tesch farm. Wanting the cabin to be ready, Dorothy had cleaned

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Yet, those were the “good ol’ days” when the average cost of a gallon of gas was 19 cents and a new house could be purchased for less than $16,000. Ernie worked hard as a brick mason and built many of the houses and fireplaces on Whidbey Island, including their current “big-ger than the cabin” water-front home. He was, and still is, a good provider for his wife and family.

Dorothy worked as a regis-tered nurse in her early years

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Family members Roger, Barbara and Shirley thank their parents for all they did and still do.

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7 7 1 3 . 2 1 8 1 8 G r a n t o r s : Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. U.S. Bank National As- sociation Grantee: Kenneth A. Alldritt and Donna R. All- dritt, husband and wife Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 4171658 Tax Parcel ID No.: S7262-00-00011-0 Abbre- viated Legal: Lot 11, Kath- wood PRD Notice of Trus- tee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washing- ton 61.24, et seq. I. On Jan- uary 27, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. outside the main en- trance of the Island County

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Annex Building near the Veteran’s Memorial at 1 NE 6th Street in the City of Coupeville, State of Wash- ington, the undersigned Trustee (subject to any con- d i t ions imposed by the Trustee) will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following de- scribed real property “Prop- e r t y ” , s i t u a t e d i n t h e County(ies) of Island, State of Washington: Lot 11, Kathwood Planned Resi- dential Development, ac- cording to the Plat thereof, recorded in Volume 1 of Planned Residential Devel- opments, pages 72, 73 and 7 4 , R e c o r d s o f I s l a n d County, Washington. Situ- a t ed i n I s l and Coun ty, Washington. Commonly known as: 1378 Jordan Cour t Oak Ha rbo r, WA 98277 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 05/24/06, recorded on 05/26/06, under Audi- tor ’s F i le No. 4171658, records of Island County, Washington, from Kenneth A. Alldritt and Donna R. All- dritt, husband and wife, as Grantor, to Chicago Title In- surance Company, as Trus- tee, to secure an obligation “Obl igat ion” in favor of Mortgage Electronic Regis- t r a t i o n S y s t e m s , I n c . “MERS” as nominee o f Lender, its successors and assigns, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by Mortgage Electronic Registration Sys- tems, Inc. “MERS” as nomi- nee of Lender, its succes- sors and assigns to U.S. Bank National Association, under an Assignment/Suc- cessive Assignments re- corded under Auditor’s File No. 4303273. *The Tax Parcel ID number and Ab- breviated Legal Description are provided solely to com- ply with the recording stat- utes and are not intended to supplement, amend or su- persede the Property’s full legal description provided herein. II. No action com- menced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the Obligation in any Cour t by reason of the Grantor’s or Borrower’s de- fault on the Obligation. III. The Beneficiary alleges de- fault of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the follow- ing amounts now in arrears a n d / o r o t h e r d e f a u l t s : Amount due to reinstate by 10/24/2011 Monthly Pay- ments $12,294.81 Late Charges $531.54 Lender’s Fees & Costs $1,904.11 To- tal Arrearage $14,730.46 Trustee’s Expenses (Item- i z a t i o n ) Tr u s t e e ’s F e e $ 7 7 5 . 0 0 T i t l e R e p o r t $724.00 Statutory Mailings $19.52 Recording Costs $28.00 Postings $70.00 Sa le Costs $0 .00 Tota l C o s t s $ 1 , 6 1 6 . 5 2 To t a l Amount Due: $16,346.98 Other known defaults as follows: IV. The sum owing on the Obligation is: Princi- pal Balance of $182,209.58, together with interest as provided in the note or oth- er instrument evidencing t h e O b l i g a t i o n f r o m 01/01/11, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are provided by statute. V. The Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the Obligation as pro- vided by statute. The sale will be made without repre- sentation or warranty, ex- press or implied regarding title, possession, encum- brances or condition of the Property on January 27, 2012. The default(s) re- ferred to in paragraph III, together with any subse- quent payments, late charg- es, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by 01/16/12 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be

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discontinued and terminat- ed if at any time before the close of the Trustee’s busi- ness on 01/16/12 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, la te charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be ter- mina ted any t ime a f te r 01/16/12 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire balance of principal and interest se- cured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and ad- vances, if any made pursu- ant to the terms of the obli- gation and/or Deed of Trust. VI. A written notice of de- fault was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME AND ADDRESS Ken- neth A. Alldritt 1378 Jordan Cour t Oak Ha rbo r, WA 98277 Kenneth A. Alldritt 902 Northeast Scheffiera P l a c e C o u p e v i l l e , W A 98239-3561 Donna R. All- dritt 1378 Jordan Court Oak Harbor, WA 98277 Donna R. Alldritt 902 Northeast Scheffiera Place Coupeville, WA 98239-3561 by both first class and either certi- fied mail, return receipt re- quested on 07/21/11, proof of which is in the posses- sion of the Trustee; and on 07/21/11 Grantor and Bor- rower we re pe rsona l l y served with said written no- tice of default or the written notice of default was posted on a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee, whose name and address are set forth below, wil l provide in writing to anyone requesting it a statement of all foreclosure costs and trustee’s fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and a l l those who ho ld by, through or under the Gran- tor of all their right, title and interest in the Property. IX. Anyone having any objec- t ion to the sa le on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objec- tions if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invali- dating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The pur- chaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the own- er) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occu- pants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings un- der Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied proper- ty, the purchaser shall pro- vide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. The trus- tee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.north- westtrustee.com and are in- corporated by this refer- ence. You may also access sale status at www.north- w e s t t r u s t e e . c o m a n d w w w . U S A - F o r e c l o - s u r e . c o m . E F F E C T I V E : 1 0 / 2 4 / 2 0 1 1 N o r t h w e s t Trus tee Ser v i ces , Inc . , Trustee Authorized Signa- ture P.O. BOX 997 Bellevue,

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WA 98009-0997 Contact: V o n n i e M c E l l i g o t t ( 4 2 5 ) 5 8 6 - 1 9 0 0 . ( T S # 7713.21818) 1002.200244- FEILEGAL NO. 347026Published: Whidbey News T imes , Sou th Wh idbey Reco rd , December 28 , 2011, January 18, 2012.

7 0 3 7 . 0 5 4 1 1 G r a n t o r s : Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, suc- cessor by merger to Chase Home Finance LLC Grantee: Steven Ross and Deann Ross, husband and wife Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 4239062 Tax Parcel ID No.: S 6 1 6 3 - 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 5 - 0 / 626040 Abbreviated Legal: Lo t 5 , B renden Woods Planned Residential Devel- opment Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Re- vised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. I. On January 27, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. out- side the main entrance of the Island County Annex Building near the Veteran’s Memorial at 1 NE 6th Street in the City of Coupeville, State of Washington, the undersigned Trustee (sub- ject to any conditions im- posed by the Trustee) will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the

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fol lowing described real property “Property”, situated in the County(ies) of Island, State of Washington: Lot 5, Brenden Woods, according to the plan thereof, record- ed in Volume 1 of Planned Residential Developments, Page 1, records of Island County, Washington. Situ- a t ed i n I s l and Coun ty, Washington. More accu- rately described as: Lot 5, Brenden Woods Planned Residential Development, according to Site Plan re- corded in Vo lume 1 o f Planned Residential Devel- opments, Page 1, as Audi- tor’s File No. 88001178, records of Island County, Washington. Commonly known as: 3939 Brenden Circle Clinton, WA 98236 which is subject to that cer- tain Deed of Trust dated 10 /24 /08 , r eco rded on 10/29/08, under Auditor’s File No. 4239062, records of Island County, Washing- ton, from Steven Ross and Deann Ross, husband and wife, as Grantor, to Chicago Title Island County, as Trus- tee, to secure an obligation “Obl igat ion” in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank , N.A., as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. to Chase Home Finance LLC, under an Assignment/Successive Assignments recorded un- d e r A u d i t o r ’s F i l e N o . 4271486. *The Tax Parcel ID number and Abbreviated Legal Description are pro- vided solely to comply with the recording statutes and are not intended to supple- ment, amend or supersede the Property’s full legal de- scription provided herein. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the Ob- ligation in any Court by rea- son of the Grantor’s or Bor- rower’s default on the Obli- gation. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other de- faults: Amount due to rein- state by 10/19/2011 Month- ly Payments $62,219.85 Lender ’s Fees & Cos ts $4,581.01 Total Arrearage $66,800.86 Trustee’s Ex- penses (Itemization) Trus- tee ’s Fee $472.50 Sa le Costs $32.61 Total Costs $505.11 Total Amount Due: $67,305.97 Other known defaults as follows: IV. The sum owing on the Obliga- tion is: Principal Balance of $413,919.51, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument evidencing the Obligation from 11/01/09, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are provided by stat- ute. V. The Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the Obligation as provided by statute. The sale will be made without representation or warranty, express or implied regard- ing title, possession, en- cumbrances or condition of the Property on January 27, 2012. The default(s) re- ferred to in paragraph III, together with any subse- quent payments, late charg- es, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by 01/16/12 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminat- ed if at any time before the close of the Trustee’s busi- ness on 01/16/12 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, la te charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be ter- mina ted any t ime a f te r 01/16/12 (11 days before the sale date), and before

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the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire balance of principal and interest se- cured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and ad- vances, if any made pursu- ant to the terms of the obli- gation and/or Deed of Trust. VI. A written notice of de- fault was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME AND ADDRESS STE- VEN D. ROSS 3939 BREN- DEN CIR CLINTON, WA 98236 Deann Ross 3939 Brenden Cir Clinton, WA 98236 STEVEN D. ROSS PO Box 389 Clinton, WA 98236 Deann Ross PO Box 389 Clinton, WA 98236 by both first class and either certi- fied mail, return receipt re- quested on 03/26/10, proof of which is in the posses- sion of the Trustee; and on 03/26/10 Grantor and Bor- rower we re pe rsona l l y served with said written no- tice of default or the written notice of default was posted on a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee, whose name and address are set forth below, wil l provide in writing to anyone requesting it a statement of all foreclosure costs and trustee’s fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and a l l those who ho ld by, through or under the Gran- tor of all their right, title and interest in the Property. IX. Anyone having any objec- t ion to the sa le on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objec- tions if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invali- dating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The pur- chaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the own- er) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occu- pants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings un- der Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied proper- ty, the purchaser shall pro- vide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. The trus- tee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.north- westtrustee.com and are in- corporated by this refer- ence. You may also access sale status at www.north- w e s t t r u s t e e . c o m a n d w w w . U S A - F o r e c l o - s u r e . c o m . E F F E C T I V E : 1 0 / 1 9 / 2 0 1 1 N o r t h w e s t Trus tee Ser v i ces , Inc . , Trustee Authorized Signa- ture P.O. BOX 997 Bellevue, WA 98009-0997 Contact: B e c k y B a k e r ( 4 2 5 ) 5 8 6 - 1 9 0 0 . ( T S # 7037.05411) 1002.150944- FEILEGAL NO. 347028Published: Whidbey News T imes , Sou th Wh idbey Reco rd , December 28 , 2011, January 18, 2012.

7 0 2 1 . 2 6 7 8 1 G r a n t o r s : Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. U.S. Bank National As- sociation, as Trustee for the Specialty Underwriting and Residential FinanceTrust M o r t g a g e L o a n A s s e t - Backed Certificates Series 2006-BC1 Grantee: Zachary J. Walen and Heather L. Walen, husband and wife

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Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 4143193 Tax Parcel ID No.: S6250-20-36006-0 Abbre- viated Legal: Lt. 6, Blk. 36, Camano Country Club No. 20 Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. I. On January 27, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. outside the main entrance of the Is- land County Annex Building near the Veteran’s Memori- al at 1 NE 6th Street in the City of Coupeville, State of Washington, the under- signed Trustee (subject to any conditions imposed by the Trustee) will sell at pub- lic auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following descr ibed rea l property “Property”, situated in the County(ies) of Island, State o f Wash ington : LOT 6 , BLOCK 36, OF PLAT OF CA- MANO ISLAND COUNTRY CLUB, ADDITION NO. 20, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN V O L U M E 9 O F P L AT S , PAGE 81, RECORDS OF IS- LAND COUNTY, WASHING- TON. SITUATE IN ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON. Commonly known as: 1876 Elhardt Street Camano Is- land, WA 98282 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 08/03/05, re- corded on 08/05/05, under Auditor’s File No. 4143193, records of Island County, Washington, from Heather Walen and Zachary Walen, husband and wife, as Gran- tor, to Chicago, as Trustee, to secure an obligation “Ob- ligation” in favor of Mort- gage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. sole ly as nominee for MortgageIt, Inc., as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by Mortgage Electronic Registration Sys- tems, Inc. to U.S. Bank Na- tional Association, as Trus- tee for the Specialty Under- writing and Residential Fi- nanceTrust Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2006-BC1, under an Assignment/Successive As- signments recorded under Auditor’s File No. 4264419. *The Tax Parcel ID number and Abbreviated Legal De- scription are provided sole- ly to comply with the re- cording statutes and are not intended to supplement, amend or supersede the Property’s ful l legal de- scription provided herein. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the Ob- ligation in any Court by rea- son of the Grantor’s or Bor- rower’s default on the Obli- gation. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other de- faults: Amount due to rein- state by 10/21/2011 Month- ly Payments $37,158.87 Late Charges $1,895.40 Lender ’s Fees & Cos ts $1,563.18 Total Arrearage $40,617.45 Trustee’s Ex- penses (Itemization) Trus- tee’s Fee $450.00 Statutory Mailings $99.72 Recording Costs $127.00 Post ings $ 8 7 3 . 5 2 S a l e C o s t s $ 1 , 5 1 2 . 1 0 To t a l C o s t s $3,062.34 Total Amount Due : $43 ,679 .79 Other known defaults as follows: IV. The sum owing on the Obligation is: Principal Bal- ance of $157,500.00, to- gether with interest as pro- vided in the note or other instrument evidencing the Obligation from 04/01/09, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are pro- vided by statute. V. The Property will be sold to sat- isfy the expense of sale and the Obligation as provided by statute. The sale will be made without representa- tion or warranty, express or

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implied regarding title, pos- session, encumbrances or condition of the Property on January 27, 2012. The de- fault(s) referred to in para- graph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by 01/16/12 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontin- uance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time be- fore the close of the Trus- tee’s business on 01/16/12 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, to- gether with any subsequent payments, late charges, ad- vances , costs and fees thereafter due, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after 01/16/12 (11 days be- fore the sale date), and be- fore the sale by the Borrow- er, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any record- ed junior lien or encum- brance paying the entire balance of principal and in- terest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Gran- tor at the fol lowing ad- dress(es): NAME AND AD- DRESS Heather Walen 1876 Elhardt Street Camano Is- land, WA 98282 Zachary Walen 1876 Elhardt Street Camano Island, WA 98282 by both first class and ei- ther certified mail, return r e c e i p t r e q u e s t e d o n 11/20/09, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on 11/20/09 Grantor and Borrower were personally served with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted on a conspicu- ous place on the real prop- erty described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee, whose name and address are set forth below, will provide in writ- ing to anyone requesting it a statement of all foreclo- sure costs and trustee’s fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of al l their right, title and interest in the Property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds what- soever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a wa iver o f any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TEN- ANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the prop- erty on the 20th day follow- ing the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and any- one having an interest jun- ior to the deed of trust, in- cluding occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary pro- ceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-oc- cupied property, the pur- chaser shall provide a ten- ant with written notice in a c c o r d a n c e w i t h R C W 61.24.060. The trustee’s rules of auction may be ac- cessed at www.northwest- trustee.com and are incor- porated by this reference. You may also access sale

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status at www.northwest- trustee.com and www.USA- Foreclosure.com. EFFEC- TIVE: 10/21/2011 North- west Trustee Services, Inc., Trustee Authorized Signa- ture P.O. BOX 997 Bellevue, WA 98009-0997 Contact: W i n s t o n K h a n ( 4 2 5 ) 5 8 6 - 1 9 0 0 . ( T S # 7021.26781) 1002.169684- FEILEGAL NO. 347029 Published: Whidbey News T imes , Sou th Wh idbey Reco rd , December 28 , 2011, January 18, 2012.

7 1 0 4 . 1 2 5 8 5 G r a n t o r s : Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. U.S. Bank National As- sociation, as Trustee for Structured Asset Securities C o r p o r a t i o n M o r t g a g e Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-BC4 Grantee: W. Leigh Yeilding, as his separate estate Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 4208315 Original NTS Auditor File No. 4297446 Tax Parcel ID N o . : S 8 0 8 5 - 0 0 - 0 0 0 8 - 4 (673792) Abbreviated Le- gal: Lot 1, Island County S h o r t P l a t N o . 78/90.S8085.00.00008.1, V o l . 2 P g . 3 6 4 , R e c . 92011291 Amended Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. I. On January 27, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. outside the main en t r ance o f t he I s l and County Annex Building near the Veteran’s Memorial at 1 NE 6th Street in the City of Coupeville, State of Wash- ington, the Trustee (subject to any conditions imposed by the Trustee) will sell at public auction to the high- est and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the follow- ing described real property “Property”, situated in the County(ies) of Island, State of Washington: Lot 1 of Is- land County Short Plat No. 78/90-12.S8085.00.00008. 1 as approved June 18, 1992, and recorded June 18, 1992, in Volume 2 of Short Plats, page 364, un- d e r A u d i t o r ’s F i l e N o . 92011291, records of Is- land County, Washington; being a portion of Lot A of S h o r t P l a t N o . 84/05-233019.58085-8, re- corded in Vo lume 2 o f Short Plats, page 11, under A u d i t o r ’ s F i l e N o . 86001370, records of Is- land County, Washington. Situated in Island County, Washington. Commonly known as: 3745 Amble Rd

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Langley, WA 98260 which is subject to that certain D e e d o f Tr u s t d a t e d 07/26/07 and recorded on 07/31/07, under Auditor’s File No. 4208315, records of Island County, Washing- ton, from W. Leigh Yeilding, as his separate estate, as Grantor, to First American Title Insurance Company, as Trustee, to secure an ob- ligation “Obligation” in favor of Mortgage Electronic Reg- istration Systems, Inc. sole- l y as nominee for BNC Mortgage, Inc., as Benefici- ary, the beneficial interest in which was ass igned by Mortgage Electronic Regis- trat ion Systems, Inc. to U.S. Bank National Associa- tion, as Trustee for Struc- tured Asset Securities Cor- poration Mortgage Pass- Through Certificates, Series 2007-BC4, under an As- signment/Successive As- signments recorded under Auditor’s File No. 4250066. *The Tax Parcel ID number and Abbreviated Legal De- scription are provided sole- ly to comply with the re- cording statutes and are not intended to supplement, amend or supersede the Property’s ful l legal de- scription provided herein. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the Ob- ligation in any Court by rea- son of the Grantor’s or Bor- rower’s default on the Obli- gation. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other de- faults: Amount due to rein- state by 12/07/2011 Month- ly Payments $216,775.74 Lender ’s Fees & Cos ts ($1,701.64) Total Arrearage $215,074.10 Trustee’s Ex- penses (Itemization) Trus- tee ’s Fee $472.50 Sa le Costs $32.61 Total Costs $505.11 Total Amount Due: $215,579.21 Other known defaults are as follows: IV. The sum owing on the Obli- gation is: Principal Balance of $819,740.22, together with interest as provided in the note or other instru- ment evidencing the Obliga- t ion from 02/01/09, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obli- gation, and as are provided by statute. V. The Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the Ob- ligation as provided by stat- ute. The sale will be made without representation or warranty, express or im- plied regarding title, pos- session, encumbrances or condition of the Property on January 27, 2012. The de- fault(s) referred to in para- graph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by 01/16/12 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontin- uance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time be- fore the close of the Trus- tee’s business on 01/16/12 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, to- gether with any subsequent payments, late charges, ad- vances , costs and fees thereafter due, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after 01/16/12 (11 days be- fore the sale date), and be- fore the sale by the Borrow- er, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any record- ed junior lien or encum- brance paying the entire balance of principal and in- terest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Gran-

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tor at the fol lowing ad- dress(es): NAME AND AD- DRESS W. Leigh Yeilding 3745 Amble Rd Langley, W A 9 8 2 6 0 U n k n o w n Spouse or Domestic Part- ner of W. Leigh Yeilding 3745 Amble Rd Langley, WA 98260 by both f i rst class and either certified mail, return receipt request- ed on 04/21/09, proof of which is in the possession o f the Trus tee ; and on Grantor and Borrower were personally served with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted on a conspicu- ous place on the real prop- erty described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it a statement of all foreclosure costs and trustee’s fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Gran- tor, and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor, of all their right, ti- tle and interest in the Prop- erty. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objec- tions if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invali- dating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The pur- chaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the own- er) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occu- pants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings un- der Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied proper- ty, the purchaser shall pro- vide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. The trus- tee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.north- westtrustee.com and are in- corporated by this refer- ence. You may also access sale status at www.north- w e s t t r u s t e e . c o m a n d www.USA-Foreclosure.com EFFECTIVE: 12/07/2011 Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., Trustee Authorized Signature P.O. BOX 997 Bellevue, WA 98009-0997 C o n t a c t : B e c k y B a k e r ( 4 2 5 ) 5 8 6 - 1 9 0 0 . ( T S # 7104.12585) 1002.118517- FEILEGAL NO. 347031 Published: Whidbey News T imes , Sou th Wh idbey Reco rd , December 28 , 2011, January 18, 2012.

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The Yellow Jackets, Whidbey Island Naval Air Station’s Electronic Attack Squadron 138 (VAQ-138), arrived home for the holi-days Friday following a six-month expeditionary land-based deployment in Iraq to support Operation New Dawn.

The squadron left last May on short notice, flying five EA-18G Growlers across the Atlantic while coordinating multiple airlifts. The trans-Atlantic flight, including a KC-135 Strato tanker and a KC-10 Extender, marked only the second time an expeditionary Growler squadron has deployed.

“I had high expectations and they were exceeded,” said Cmdr. Tabb Stringer, VAQ-138’s commanding officer, in a news release. “The squadron’s profession-alism was amazing despite not knowing where or when we would deploy. The stress of that uncertainty never showed in people’s attitude or performance.”

The squadron wasted no time, flying combat missions within 48 hours of arrival. A large part of that success is due to the hard work and dedication of the advance detachment sailors who had the responsibility of moving into dilapidated spaces left vacant and gutted for over two months. The fruits of

their labor set the stage for VAQ-138’s 24/7 electronic combat support of U.S. and coalition ground forces serv-ing in Iraq.

The Yellow Jackets flew 785 missions and 1,822 flight hours on this, their first deployment flying the EA-18G.

“I hope that we made a dif-ference for the Iraqis and that Iraq goes on to be a stable democracy,” said Lt. Jared Allen. “It’s a good feeling to know that we are helping our own get home safely.”

In retrospect having been in-country to help build what the U.S. hopes will become a new and free Iraq, Stringer felt that the 24/7 operations schedule was tough, but defi-nitely worth it.

“It’s rewarding to know every flight was a combat flight,” said Stringer. “We’re very lucky because, regard-less of what happens after Operation New Dawn, we know that we’ve made a difference protecting our troops.”

Returning with the squad-ron are 17 members of the Van Operational Detachment from Fleet Readiness Center Northwest that provide tech-nical support to keep the jets in top condition.

Yellow Jackets return home in time for the holidays

FAR LEFT: Mary Clarity, holding daughters Isla, 2-and-a-half, and Mae, three-and-a-half-months, smiles as she catches a glimpse of the EA-18G Growlers of VAQ-138. Her husband, Lt. Cmdr. Tom Clarity, returned with the squadron Friday following a seven-month deployment to Iraq. LEFT: Big sister Araminta DeMonte, 15, holds onto younger brother Nicky, 9, as they watch the Yellow Jackets of VAQ-138 fly over NAS Whidbey Island at the squadron’s homecoming Friday. BELOW: Lt. Cmdr. Tom Clarity holds his daughter, Isla, 2-and-a-half, and his wife, Mary, holds baby Mae, 3-and-a-half months, as Isla plant a kiss on Mae’s head following her dad’s homecoming with VAQ-138 Friday.