By JESSIE STENSLANDStaff reporter

The Barefoot Bandit insulted the Island County sheriff, the prosecutor and members of the media in private while he publicly professed remorse and humility for his high-profile crime spree.

The revelations made by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in a sentencing memo-randum appeared to have some effect on the sentence 20-year-old Colton Harris-Moore received from a judge in federal court Friday, though his defense team tried to minimize the damage by releasing other emails that showed Harris-Moore as contrite and mod-est.

The federal judge sen-tenced Harris-Moore to 6 1/2 years in prison for seven felony charges con-nected to his crime spree that included a bank bur-glary and airplane theft.

Under the plea bargain, the sentence will run con-currently with (at the same time as) the slightly longer sentence he received last month in Island County Superior Court. But it’s still bad news for Harris-Moore, since he’ll be able to earn much less “good time” in the federal system.

Island County Superior Court Judge Vickie Churchill sentenced Harris-Moore to seven years and three months in prison. Yet the judge said this week she may have sentenced Harris-Moore differently if she had known about the emails and phone calls, which he

made both before and after the sentencing hearing in Island County.

“I am dismayed to learn the recent news about Colton Harris-Moore and his ridicule of the prosecu-tors and sheriff who were doing their job to protect the public,” Churchill said in a statement. “Likewise, I am dismayed to hear that Mr. Harris-Moore has allegedly bragged about his exploits. Naturally, this would have been important informa-tion to have when he was sentenced and would have affected his sentence.

“The information that I had was that Mr. Harris-Moore was truly contrite for the fear and for the prop-erty damage he caused his victims. His willingness to totally repay his victims for their monetary damage by

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By JUSTIN BURNETTStaff reporter

So you want to be a fire-fighter, huh? Great, here’s a helmet and a slicker. Sorry we don’t have money for boots. The next time you hear the sirens go off, come on down and we’ll have some fun.

More or less, that was the induction an enthusiastic 29-year-old Stan Anderson recevied more than 45 years ago when he was first received as a Coupeville volunteer firefighter. It was a pretty standard welcome aboard for new recruits in the mid-1960s, and to the young dentist and aspiring fireman, it sounded pretty good.

Riding around on the backs of fire engines, battling raging infernos and saving lives; it was real hero stuff.

“I had a little kid’s dream,” Anderson said.

At the time, two fire depart-ments called Coupeville home and both were manned entirely by volunteers. Anderson said, in a big way, it felt like he had become part of a larger family, a brother-hood of self-sacrificing people who would drop what they were doing at a moment’s notice to help a neighbor in need.

Lacking the tax base to fund a full-time paid staff, vol-unteers have long served as the backbone of small com-munity fire departments. It’s a proven model and one that’s been relied upon for genera-tions across the country.

But something is happen-ing.

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This is the first story of a three-part series looking at declining volunteer levels at Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue. The issue is begin-ning to adversely affect the department’s performance with increased response times.

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The potential sale of Big Rock doesn’t raise any con-cerns among Coupeville’s leadership.

Even though the South Main Street land the famous hunk of granite, described by geologists as a glacial erratic, sits on is currently for sale, town leaders don’t think the landmark is worthy of being put into public ownership.

“I don’t think there’s a risk of further construction that might affect the rock,” Mayor Nancy Conard said during Tuesday’s Town Council meeting.

When she heard talk that the town should acquire the famous rock, most notably by an editorial published in the Whidbey News-Times, she said she performed “due diligence” and researched the matter.

Big Rock, formerly known as The Rock of Ages, is locat-ed behind Coupeville Coffee and Bistro near the elemen-tary school. The stupendous stone sits on the line between two properties, a house and the aptly named Big Rock apartments. It is also located next to a stormwater deten-tion system.

Conard noted the lots are fully developed and no addi-

tional construction can take place. She downplayed any future threats to the rock, saying demolishing it would be an expensive project.

It also would be costly if someone wanted to replace the apartments and the rock with something new.

The Big Rock Apartments, which has 24 units, were built in the early 1990s. If a new owner decided to demolish the buildings for new con-struction, then the project would have to follow cur-rent town regulations, which allows only 13 units on the property.

Conard said she talked with Pat Powell, executive director for the Whidbey Camano Land Trust, about ways to protect the rock. It was suggested that the town could pursue a conserva-tion easement to prevent any development on the Big Rock. The council met in a closed executive session Tuesday night to discuss the value of such a conservation easement. Secret meetings are allowed to consider prop-erty acquisition.

Town council members in the public session were less than enthused about pursu-ing any matter concerning Big Rock.

“I personally don’t think

the town should spend any money to protect the Big Rock,” council member Bob Clay said, adding that the rock has always been in pri-vate ownership.

Councilwoman Molly Hughes said she didn’t understand the newspaper editorial.

“I’ve wracked my brain in thinking what kind of benefit the town would get,” Hughes said.

Public ownership of the Big Rock could open another can of worms for the town.

Hughes mentioned that she’s heard from people who would want the ivy covering the Big Rock removed and from others who want it to stay in order to preserve it as a bird habitat.

Newly appointed council member Larry Cort said the risk of something catastroph-ic happening to Big Rock is minimal.

No members of the public showed up to voice support for protecting Big Rock. Such was not always the case. A few years ago a community group sued the town to pre-vent construction of a coffee shop in front of the house-sized stone. A judge even-tually sided with the town after the building was con-structed.

Coupeville Town Council unmoved by Big Rock

By JUSTIN BURNETTStaff reporter

The Oak Harbor City Council’s selection of four finalists for an open coun-cil seat was a violation of the state’s Open Public Meetings Act and the entire process may be re-con-ducted, according to City Attorney Bill Hawkins.

“I’m going to take responsibility for this,” said Hawkins, in an interview Wednesday morning.

“We started out evaluating qualifications and ended up backing into the very thing we were trying to avoid,” he said.

In a special meeting Monday, the council retired

to executive session, which is closed to the public, to review the qualifications of candidates interested in the position formerly held by Mayor Scott Dudley.

However, the body went further by whittling down the number of applicants to four finalists. Councilman Danny Paggao announced after the closed session that the council had reached its decision unanimously and the meeting ended without a vote or discussion.

“What can I say, we made a mistake,” Councilman Jim Campbell said. “We got caught up in the discus-sion.”

State law says final action for appointing a replacement

can only be done in open session.

Hawkins said he could not go into details about what happened in the secret session but did confirm that a consensus had been reached.

“In essence, they conduct-ed a straw poll,” he said.

Hawkins is planning to recommend that the entire process be redone at the council’s next meet-ing Tuesday, Feb. 7. That includes the evaluation of candidate qualifications and the selection of finalists.

It’s just too easy to run afoul of state laws behind closed doors, he said. “It’s insidious. It’s so easy to cross the line.”

Council may ‘redo’ illegal meeting

Oak Harbor Mayor Scott Dudley speaks with new City Attorney Bill Hawkins and interim City Administrator Steve Powers before a special meeting Monday. Hawkins confirmed Wednesday that the selection of four finalists in a closed session during the meeting violated the state’s Open Public Meetings Act. The entire process is now expected to be redone.

subjecting himself to the scrutiny of the media, com-bined with his remorse, led me to hand down the sen-tence I did.

“It is my hope that Mr. Harris-Moore will real-ize that his actions are not something to brag about and that the prosecutors and sheriff deserve respect for the vital job they do in protecting the public. Most of all, I hope that Mr. Harris-Moore will grow up, because his bragging and ridicule are the hallmarks of an immature person,” Judge Churchill stated.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle included the excerpts of emails and phone calls in a sentenc-ing memorandum filed this week, which quickly became national news.

“There are good rea-sons to question whether Mr. Harris-Moore’s public expressions of remorse and acceptance of responsibil-ity are entirely genuine,”

the memorandum states. “Many of his private state-ments take a tone that is quite different from his Letter to the Court.”

According to the court document, Harris-Moore called Sheriff Mark Brown “the king swine himself” in a Dec. 9 telephone call, apparently to his moth-er. In a Dec. 25 email, Harris-Moore referred to Prosecutor Greg Banks as “unethical” and wrote that Banks and another prose-cutor “looked like complete fools and asses.”

Brown said he didn’t take the comment personally, even though friends from around the country have teased him about it. He said it’s common for people involved in criminal activi-ties to be resentful towards those who arrest or pros-ecute them.

Banks said the emails were an insight into Harris-Moore’s true character.

“They show how Harris-Moore really sees the jus-tice system and his crime spree,” Banks wrote in an email.

The private comments

seem to contradict the poi-gnant letter Harris-Moore wrote to Churchill, as well as the defense attorney’s description of his tough upbringing, his modesty and his regret for harming others.

His defense attorneys responded to the state’s memorandum in a docu-ment that details many other emails that weren’t included in the government’s argu-ment. Harris-Moore, who was diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome, is a “sug-gestible and naive adoles-cent venting to his friends,” the document states.

The document shows a stream of emails in which Harris-Moore adopts a friend’s snide viewpoint about the judge’s actions, writes an email mimicking his friend, but soon after-ward returns to his own more gracious point of view.

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A 32-year-old Langley man was arrested Thursday morn-ing after allegedly causing a bomb scare that suspended service on the Mukilteo-to-Clinton ferry route.

At approximately 9 a.m. the man, identified as Michael Harsh, was on the ferry Cathlamet when witnesses said he left a backpack on the car deck of the 144-car ferry. Passengers overheard him making statements that left them fearful there was a bomb in the backpack, said Trooper Keith Leary, spokes-

man for the Washington State Patrol.

When the ferry reached the Mukilteo terminal, the State Patrol’s bomb squad exam-ined and x-rayed the pack and eventually determined there was no explosive, Leary said.

Bomb detection dogs from the Washington State Patrol searched the ferry and terminals for any additional devices.

Troopers arrested Harsh in connection with the morning incident on a charge of mak-ing a bomb threat. He was booked into the Snohomish County Jail on $25,000 bail.

The State Patrol’s criminal investigations unit is looking into the situation.

The bomb scare temporar-ily muddled service on the busy ferry route.

Washington State Ferries spokeswoman Marta Coursey said that ride-on passengers were also evacuated from the Kittitas when it was docked at the Clinton ferry dock. It then sailed to Edmonds to unload vehicles.

Service resumed Thursday on the Mukilteo/Clinton route with the 11 a.m. sailing from Mukilteo and the 11:30 a.m. sailing from Clinton.

By JESSIE STENSLANDStaff reporter

In China, 2012 is the year of the dragon. On Whidbey Island, it’s the year of the geri-atric poodle.

Or more exactly, 2012 is now officially the year of the “Adopt a Senior Animal Campaign” in Island County.

Island County Commissioner Kelly Emerson presented her fellow commis-sioners Monday with a procla-mation that names the entire

year after a campaign she’s apparently starting to coax folks to adopt older pets.

Emerson said she was inspired to write the procla-mation by the famous dog trainer, Cesar Millan. She said he is one of her heroes.

“Whereas, you can teach an old dog new tricks, or an old cat for that matter. They are actually more focused and take instruction heartily,” she read from her proclamation.

Emerson’s fellow commis-sioners seemed amused, but

agreed to adopt the procla-mation.

Commissioner Angie Homola joked about how great it was that she and Emerson can agree on an issue. Emerson, a Republican, has often been at odds with her fellow commissioners, who are both Democrats.

“It took me a year, but I finally found something,” Emerson replied.

Emerson has two middle-aged dogs that were rescues and an elderly cat.

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Now that it’s the New Year, administrators at Whidbey General Hospital are hoping to move past well-publicized violations of a com-plicated federal law which cost the hospital a CEO and more than $850,000.

Hospital CEO Tom Tomasino, who took over after the problem emerged, said the administration now has a streamlined, triple-check system to ensure all contracts with physicians are complete and legal, while the hospital has the admin-istrative staffing to deal with the swelling number of contracts and other legal documents.

The trouble started in 2008 when former hospital CEO Scott Rhine discovered possible viola-tions of the Stark Law, which is a federal law designed to prevent physician self-referrals and kick-backs in Medicaid and Medicare

billing.“The ultimate goal of the Stark

Law is really to prevent unneces-sary tests,” Tomasino said, adding that neither hospital nor federal officials discovered any evidence of such unneeded testing at Whidbey General.

Still, there were problems. Administrators found a long list of physicians who have expired con-tracts, contracts that had not been signed or no written agreements with the hospital, all of which vio-lates the Stark Law.

Hospital leaders reported the violations to the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Office of Health and Human Services and hired an outside attorney to go through all the contracts and identify any problems. Amidst the turmoil, the board of commission-ers asked Rhine to resign, spark-ing controversy in the hospital. The hospital’s Medical Executive

Committee hit the board of com-missioners with a vote of no con-fidence for the way they handled Rhine’s departure and the lack of communication.

The Office of Inspector General reported in a statement that Whidbey General had over 100 violations surrounding various contracts and agreements. In addi-tion to the lack of contracts and unsigned contracts, investigators identified “a variety of improper lease arrangements, personal ser-vice arrangements, malpractice subsidies, and a housing allowance and an equipment loan with one physician.”

Tomasino said the problems were administrative oversights and the doctors were not at fault. According to Tomasino, the for-mer CEO said he wasn’t able to keep up with the increasing num-ber of contracts and the complex-ity of the contracts and things just

got away from him.“It’s so complex and changes

so frequently that it’s really hard for hospitals to remain on top of it,” Tomasino said, referring to the Stark Law.

The violations were uninten-

tional, self-reported and didn’t cost Medicaid and Medicare any unnec-essary expenses, but that doesn’t matter to the federal government. Tomasino explained that the Stark Law is a strict-liability law, which means intent doesn’t matter.

Hospital officials and federal officials finally negotiated a pen-alty last September. The hospital agreed to pay $858,571 for the violations, which is a somewhat modest fine compared to penal-ties that often run in the millions, hospital public affairs officer Trish Rose pointed out.

Tomasino said the administra-tion had set money aside for the expected fine, so it wasn’t a big blow to the hospital’s budget.

With this behind him, Tomasino said hospital officials can concen-trate on the difficult job of keeping the small, rural hospital financially afloat.

Whidbey General Hospital fine settles Stark Law violations

By JESSIE STENSLANDStaff reporter

The owner of a North Whidbey farm caught a couple of burglars by closing the door on a semi truck’s trailer and trapping the two men inside, court documents state.

Prosecutors charged one of the alleged burglars, 30-year-old Johnny Arellano of Coupeville, in Island County Superior Court Dec.

18, 2011, with burglary in the second degree. He pleaded not guilty Jan. 3.

The owner of Dugualla Bay Farms reported to an Island County Sheriff’s Office on Dec. 7 that the farm had been burglarized. He said an employee found muddy vehicle tracks leading to an area where agricultural equipment is stored.

The man found that 30 pipe fittings were missing and strapped to the top of a

trailer. He suspected that the thieves were going to return and steal the entire trailer and its contents.

The farmer asked a deputy to set up surveillance on the trailer to catch the burglars, but the deputy explained that the office doesn’t have the manpower to watch the trailer.

The owner returned to the trailer at about 4 p.m. that day and heard voices inside a semi trailer. After watching

the two people inside move items toward the door, the farmer quickly closed the door and detained the sus-pects.

Deputies arrived and found Arellano and Dustin Smith inside the trailer, according to the deputy’s report on the incident. Smith was arrested on outstanding warrants for theft and possession of bur-glary tools, court documents indicate.

If convicted of the charge,

Arellano could face more than five years in prison under the standard sentencing range; his criminal record increases the sentencing range.

Arellano was released from jail Dec. 21 after posting $30,000 bail and then commit-ted another burglary, accord-ing to court documents. But again, his attempt to get away with the crime was thwarted by a business owner, the police report indicates.

A couple of burglars stole

250 feet of wire from a spool at B & W Pump Company in Freeland. The owner had set up cameras that captured the two men and the small pickup they arrived in. Investigators identified one of the men as Arellano, according to the police report on the incident.

Prosecutors charged Arellano with second-degree burglary and second-degree theft on Jan. 12. He pleaded not guilty Jan. 23.

North Whidbey farmer traps burglary suspects inside semi truck

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OPINIONWhidbey

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

During the recent winter storm I observed what I can honestly say is probably the most amazing piece of cus-tomer service I have ever experienced. It came from “Cliff” from Island Transit and it really blew my socks off.

Three of our Waste Management employees ride the Island Transit bus from the south end of the island to work each day. By mid-morning on Tuesday, Jan. 17, Island Transit announced the closure of all its routes due to worsening weather conditions, which would leave our employees stranded in Oak Harbor.

Cliff from Island Transit called our office to advise that if our employees could leave right now they would be able to come and pick them up to get them home. Cliff arrived in his car to pick

up our employees and drove them to the bus station in town. Cliff had another van ready and waiting to trans-port two of our employees down to the south end of the island. The remain-ing employee needed to get to Madrona Way near Coupeville and Cliff drove him all the way home to his front door.

Can you believe that! Cliff truly went above and beyond for our employees and he inspired me so much that I have introduced a new customer service award in our customer service center in his honor. It is called the “Today I Blew Our Customer’s Socks Off Award” and I can only hope that we too can provide all of our customers the same amazing, customer service. Thank you, Cliff, you are truly amazing!

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Representative SupervisorWaste Management

I just wanted folks to know that our local Prairie Center Red Apple grocer went above and beyond dur-ing our last week’s snow storm. It’s always a pleasure to shop there. Last week, my Suburu was in the shop for repair when the storm hit. We were snowed in tight. My husband tried to get to the store in our little Escort and ended up in the ditch and the tow truck was unable to pull us out saying our roads were unsafe so we were really stuck for the duration and running out of groceries.

We called Prairie Center to get some advice or infor-mation on what folks were doing about getting grocer-ies and what a surprise we got. They said to give them a list of what we needed, which we did, and they risked bringing those gro-

ceries to our home. In fact, they delivered twice for us.

I want to say a big thank you and let our little commu-nity know what character we have in our local grocer.

Betty KempCoupeville

As an emergency respond-er, I would like to say thank you to the road crews that spent much of the snow/ice period out plowing and sand-ing roads. They were out all hours of the day in terrible weather making the roads safer for travel.

We survived the snow with very few weather relat-ed incidents and I believe that they were greatly responsible for that. Thank you for what you did. Also thank you to the administra-tive decisions at the base and schools which reduced traffic on the roadway.

Chris GardenOak Harbor

IN OUR OPINION

The Oak Harbor City Council still shows little interest in obeying the Washington state Open Public Meetings Act, having violated it again at a special meeting Monday night.

The full council met in closed session to consider the qualifications of nine candidates seeking to be appointed to the vacant council position. After deliberation, the coun-cil members returned to public session to say they had decided on four finalists. End of meeting.

The new mayor, new city attorney, veteran council members and new council member didn’t realize that the Open Public Meetings Act requires that all decisions be put to a vote in front of the public. Decisions cannot be made in a closed meeting, as the city attorney acknowl-edged Wednesday after studying the law. He should have known that, having served as Island County Prosecutor in the past, but then again so should the mayor, who cam-paigned on open government, and all the council mem-bers who recently went though another open meetings snafu when subcommittee meetings violated the law.

Let us reiterate: Follow the spirit, not just the words, of the Open Public Meeting Act. Mayor Scott Dudley should have complained about the council’s decision to close the doors on the nine candidates, press and public. The can-didates were not even given a chance to state their case to the public and TV camera. Couldn’t all nine have been given five minutes to tell what they have to offer and what their goals are? Didn’t the council have 45 minutes to spare to hear the candidates before going into an execu-tive session?

The council wasn’t required to discuss the merits of the respective candidates in private. It was technically legal to do so, but why? The candidates put their names forward for an elected position. They willingly entered the public arena. Their qualifications, personalities and ideas could have been discussed in public in a dignified and respect-ful manner. Hiding behind closed doors was the easy way out, and deciding behind closed doors was the illegal way out.

The one positive thing is that Prosecutor Bill Hawkins quickly admitted the mistake and promised to reschedule the meeting, starting from scratch. Fine, but this time don’t shut the doors. Show the public and candidates some respect by conducting the entire process in the open.

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Nationally, volunteer lev-els are on the decline and in some areas, the system is beginning to fall alarmingly short. Counted among them is Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue, a district struggling to provide 24-hour coverage to about 10,000 residents.

The department is hop-ing to address the issue with a 34-cent levy lid increase, which will appear on the Feb. 14 special election ballot. But the question remains. Where have our volunteers gone and what does the future hold for a once tried and true method of providing fire service in rural areas?

A dying breed? In 1993, Central Whidbey

was served by 57 volunteers and two paid staff, consist-ing of a fire chief and office manager.

Since then, volunteer num-bers have plummeted to just 17 --- a reduction of 70 per-cent. The service they once provided alone is now sup-plemented with 19 part and full-time employees, which includes two command chiefs and two office staff.

While there is no single smoking gun for the decline, it is attributed to a handful of problems. Perhaps one of the greatest is the time it takes to train a modern-day firefighter, according to Central Whidbey Fire Chief Ed Hartin.

Hartin’s induction to a fire department in 1974 was a lot like Anderson’s. A captain asked him if he could drive a truck. He answered yes and was subsequently told, “Good, that one’s yours.”

“That was it,” Hartin said.Those days are long gone.

Today, becoming a certified firefighter requires more than 150 hours of training. Tack on another 100 hours to that if you want to be an emergency medical techni-cian as well.

A lack of working wage jobs on Whidbey is also a major issue. Where once people like Anderson were able to volunteer because they lived and worked in the

community, many today just don’t have the time because they work off-island jobs.

An aging population is also a likely factor. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median age in Coupeville has risen from 43 in 2000 to 51 in 2011. The result has been an increase in the number of medically related calls, but has also served to dilute the pool of potential young vol-unteers.

Social changes may also be playing a role. During his 37-year career as a volunteer firefighter, Anderson, now 75, worked for decades as a Coupeville dentist. Over the years, he left more than a few patients sitting in the chair.

Today, there seems to be a more general reluctance on the behalf of both employers and employees to drop every-thing and go, he said.

“Maybe I’m a dying breed of volunteer,” Anderson said.

Paid employeesWhen volunteer levels

began to decline in the early

1990s, the department began adding paid employees to fill the gap, according to Joe Biller, Central Whidbey’s for-mer longtime chief and its first full time employee.

The busiest time of day for the district is during daytime hours, the same time most volunteers are least available. With fewer volunteers avail-able, it made sense to hire a day shift you knew would be there, he said.

“That’s the bread and but-ter when the pager goes off,” he said.

When a 911 call comes in, firefighters are notified by pager. But, due to the obvious constraints of having other commitments, volunteers aren’t required to show up.

The system works by hav-ing a large pool of volunteers. The more there are, the more likely enough will be avail-able at the time to respond and provide an adequate response. But there are no guarantees.

“You never really know what you’re going to get,” Hartin said.

Today, as a combination fire department composed of volunteers, part-time and full-time firefighters, there is a minimum of two paid staff on shift at all times. While they ensure that someone will be around to respond, it’s not always enough.

Late last year, it took more than 30 minutes and the help of two other departments for an adequate number of fire-fighters to respond to an attic fire in Coupeville.

Calls skyrocketA big part of the problem

is that the job has changed dramatically. Once charged only with extinguishing a blaze, today firefighters are a jack of all trades, respond-ing to everything from medi-cal problems, gas spills and marine rescues to downed power lines, car accidents and smoke complaints.

“If you can’t shoot it, call the fire department,” Anderson said.

Since 1996, the district’s call volume has exploded

from about 500 to about 960 in 2011. Just 2.5 percent of calls last year were for actual fires. The vast majority, 67 percent, were rescue and medical incidents.

With more calls than ever before, and a smaller pool of volunteers to help out, multi-ple calls at once are a serious problem, Hartin said. The first call will see a response by paid personnel, but the second is covered largely by volunteers. Because they are spread so thin, the reality is simple yet startling.

“Don’t be the second guy to call,” Hartin said.

National problemAccording to the National

Volunteer Fire Council, the country’s leading nonprofit membership association for volunteers, an estimated 1.3 million firefighters were serv-ing in the U.S. in 2010.

Of those, 70 percent were volunteers.

However, national levels have dropped 14 percent in recent decades, from 897,750

in 1984 to 768,150 in 2010. The decline is not so much that organization officials are questioning the volunteer model, but it is being moni-tored closely.

“Right now we’re at the lowest it’s been in the last 25 years,” spokeswoman Kimberly Quiros said. “It is something we need to address now rather than later.”

And like Central Whidbey, what appears to be a national problem is affecting other island fire districts as well. South Whidbey Fire/EMS Fire Chief Rusty Palmer said they are experiencing many of the same pressures, par-ticularly in the area of retain-ment.

Palmer said volunteer numbers currently rest at 59, though the department lost 22 and picked up 24 over the past two years. The problem is that many of today’s aspir-ing volunteers are hoping for paid jobs. With few to go around on the island, they tend to leave and go where the work is.

“If we can get five years out of a volunteer, we’re doing great,” Palmer said.

Also, those who do want to stay tend to be older. Of the district’s current 59 volun-teers, 51 percent are over 40 years old. That’s concerning because firefighting is large-ly a young person’s game, Palmer said.

With its current legion of 78 volunteers, North Whidbey Fire and Rescue alone seems immune to the problem. Fire Chief Marv Koorn said Whidbey Island Naval Air Station is a big fac-tor but other recruitment and retainment efforts also play a role.

For Central Whidbey, the volunteer problem remains a challenge. Success at the polls this month will help as some of the money levied will fund recruitment efforts, Hartin said. But it’s a compli-cated problem and there is no quick fix.

Regardless of what voters decide, this is an issue that won’t go away on its own and has to be addressed.

“Somehow, someway, we have to fix that problem,” Hartin said.

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Coupeville resident Stan Anderson, left, became a volunteer firefighter more than 45 years ago. In this picture, taken in 1991, he poses with fellow fireman Tom Trap after rescuing chickens from a burning barn near the post office.

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The following items were selected from reports made to the Coupeville Town

Marshal’s Office:

SATURDAY, JAN. 21

At 11:28 a.m., a caller reported a suspicious man approached her in a NW Sixth Street parking lot and

asked for a cigarette. She said she didn’t smoke and he walked away.

FRIDAY, JAN. 20

At 8:16 a.m., a caller reported a burglary at a SW

Terry Road home.At 11:23 a.m., a NE Leisure

Street resident reported plows pushed a lot of snow into her driveway when they cleared the street. She said she is elderly and unable to shovel it.

At 9:43 a.m., a caller report-ed items stolen outside her NW Front Street shop.

TUESDAY, JAN. 17

At 2:38 p.m., a caller reported a boat with a broken anchor appeared to be run-ning aground near the boat ramp on NE Ninth Street.

At 7:01 a.m., a caller report-ed a one-car rollover accident at the intersection of Hill and Engle roads.

MONDAY, JAN. 16

At 5:32 p.m., a NE Kinney Street resident reported she had been drinking for eight days and she couldn’t get off the floor.

At 8:16 a.m., a caller report-ed an auto accident at the intersection of NW Broadway and NW Seventh Street.

ISLAND SCANNER

Richard M. Hanson

Richard Hansen, 78, passed from this life Jan. 23, 2012, at Island Hospital. Funeral servic-es for him will be held at Burley Funeral Chapel Saturday, Jan. 28, starting with a visitation at 10 a.m. and a funeral service with military honors at 1 p.m., followed by burial at Maple Leaf Cemetery.

Annie Lyle Apperson Coulston

Annie Lyle Apperson Coulston, 89, of Oak Harbor, passed away on Jan. 24, 2012. A memo-

rial service will be held on Monday, Jan. 30, at 2 p.m. at The First Reformed Church of Oak Harbor. Arrangements are entrust-ed to Burley Funeral Chapel.

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Bradley James DeRouchey

Bradley J. DeRouchey, 57, left this world Jan. 14, 2012, in Oak Harbor.

He was born March 23, 1954, in Mitchell, S.D.. His father, Chandos Blaine (C.B. “Bill”) DeRouchey, and mother, Patricia Marie “Ransom” DeRouchey, moved from South Dakota to Washington state in 1957.

Brad’s passions have always lived within his fam-ily and his music. He was a truly devoted and loving father and extremely talent-ed drummer.

Brad touched the lives of many with his kind, caring heart and wonderful sense of humor. He will be deeply missed.

Brad is survived by spouse

LaDonna Hill-Berends; his mother, Patricia DeRouchey; sister, Julie DeRouchey; two daughters and their spouses, Alicia and Louie Van Praag, and Amber and Brandon Boyd; three grand-children, Braiden, Braxton and Serena; and his stepson, Joseph Berends.

He was preceded in death by his father, Bill DeRouchey.

The Watertown Blues will be hosting an Open Jam in celebration of Brad’s life Saturday, Jan. 28, starting at 2 p.m. at the Anacortes Eagles.

“Music belongs in life.” Family and friends are encouraged to share memo-ries and condolences at www.whidbeymemorial.com.

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ArleeneMae Berend

Arleene Mae Berend, age 88, of Coupeville, passed way January 11, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Berend (August 14, 2007), her broth-er Jimmy Pratt, and her son, Donald Berend. She is sur-vived by her son Daniel and wife Nancy, grandchildren Matthew and Timmy, and sister Phyllis Dunn. Arleene was a devoted mother and loving grandmother. As the wife of a navy pilot, she trav-eled the world, with Morocco and The Philippines being her favorites. She enjoyed selling miniature roses with

John in their retirement years. A special thanks to the Regency staff in Oak Harbor who cared for Arleene dur-ing her last years. Private interment in Minnesota.

Arleene Mae Berend

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Visser Funeral Home432 Third Street, Langley, WA 360-221-6600

Robert (Bob) DeClercq

Robert (Bob) DeClercq, 86, of Greenbank, passed away on January 16, 2012 with his loving wife, Linda by his side. Bob, or “Sonny” as his family called him, was born in Rock Island, Illinois on July 13, 1925 to Leon and Cora (Gates) DeClercq.

Bob was an Air Force Staff Sgt. He served in Iceland and Labrador as a radio operator from 1944- 1946. After mov-ing to Washington, Bob mar-ried Kathleen Hess in 1950 and they had two sons: Craig and Jeffrey.

For the majority of his career, Bob was a carpen-ter. He built many custom homes on Whidbey Island and in surrounding area. He was a true outdoorsman; he enjoyed fishing, camping, and hiking throughout his entire life. After Kathleen passed away, Bob found love again with Linda Heston. They married in April 2007. Memories of the years they spent together will never be forgotten.

This wonderful man will be dearly missed by all who knew him. Bob is survived by his wife, Linda of Greenbank, his sons: Craig (Lavena) of Whidbey Island, and Jeffrey (Carol) of Sedro Woolley, WA, his step-daughter, Tina O’Hara of Glendale, AZ, his sister, Phyllis (Dexter) Reese of Tehachapi, CA; his grand-children : Roy Sturtevant, Lance, Tara & Shane Bison, and Morgan O’Hara.

No funeral will be held at Bob’s request. A private cel-ebration of life will be held at a later date.

Robert DeClercq

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Leroy G. DentLeroy George Dent was

born Jan. 16, 1933 on a farm near Page, N.D., to Eva and George Dent. He joined two sisters, Vivian Jean and Delphine. The family moved to Wenatchee, Wash., in 1942.

After Leroy served in the Korean War for four years, he worked for Western Union for 30 years as a line-man, technician, etc. He married in 1965 and had three children, George, Jill and Tammy.

Leroy was preceded in death by his parents and daughter, Jill, at age 17.

He leaves two sisters at home on Whidbey, Delphine Hoover and Jean Smith. No services are planned at his

request. Leroy’s ashes will be placed in the colum-barium at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Wash. Family and fiends may sign an online registry and leave notes at the web site listed below.

Leroy G. Dent

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Joe Duane Cook

Joe Duane Cook, age 48, Minister of the Oak Harbor Church of Christ, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2011, at his Oak Harbor home.

Joe was born in Fairmont, West Virginia, on October 7, 1963, to Jack and Mildred Ann (Ammons) Cook. He was raised in Farmington, WV and attended schools there. Joe met Diane Parrott and the couple was married on April 1, 1995, at the Garnett Church of Christ in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Joe and Diane lived in Tulsa and Minco, Oklahoma and Decatur, Illinois, before moving to Oak Harbor in 2004. Joe was the preach-ing minister for the Oak Harbor Church of Christ. He loved family, and espe-cially enjoyed camping.

Joe is survived by his two daughters, Samantha (age 12) and Sydney (age 8); his mother, Ann Cook of Fairview, WV; his six siblings: Patty Hebden (Gary) of Morgantown, WV, Connie Criado (Bill) of Idamay, WV, Randy Cook (Beth) of Farmington, WV; Debbie Cook of Fairview, WV, Jenny Amos of Canton, MI and Rick Cook (Denise) of Mannington, WV; his mother-in-law, Nila Parrott

of Broken Arrow, OK; his brothers-in-law, Steven Parrott (Martha) and David Parrott (Kelly), both of Broken Arrow, OK; also, numerous nieces and neph-ews. He was preceded in death by his wife Diane on June 2, 2009, his father, Jack Cook on July 16, 2008; his father-in-law, Charlie Parrott on February 17, 2004 and his brother-in-law, Jeff Amos on November 11, 2006.

A Memorial Service was held Thursday, January 26, 2012, at 11:00 AM at Oak Harbor Church of Christ, 1000 NE Koetje St, Minister Randy Cook officiated. Memorials may be made to the Oak Harbor Church of Christ, designated for the Samantha and Sydney Cook College Fund. Family and friends are encouraged to share condolences and memories at www.whid-beymemorial.com.

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DEATH NOTICESStudents interested in the

choral program, adults inter-ested in auditioning at the Whidbey Playhouse and oth-ers have been asking Oak Harbor High School choir director Darren McCoy for information about voice les-sons. Since he doesn’t offer lessons, he’d like to refer peo-ple to voice lesson teachers.

“There is only so much that can be done in a group setting. Voice teachers guide students

towards more expressive and fully committed performanc-es. They help students of all ages interpret music, develop technique and discover how attention to detail makes for a more honest performance,” McCoy said.

Voice teachers willing to take more students can con-tact McCoy with their email address, phone number and years of experience at 279-5829 or dmccoy@ohsd.net.

Voice lesson teachers sought

Call us at (360) 675-6611, or email scores to sports@whidbeynewstimes.com.

GAME OF THE WEEK Oak Harbor meets Shorewood in boys basketball here today, Jan. 28, at 5 p.m.SPORTS

Whidbey

By JIM WALLERSports editor

Putting an exclamation point on a fine regular sea-son, the Oak Harbor High School wrestling team rolled to three wins this week.

The Wildcats ripped Mountlake Terrace 72-3 and host Meadowdale 47-24 Tuesday and then mauled visiting Marysville Getchell 56-15 Thursday.

Oak Harbor wrapped up the regular season with a 7-1 record, second in the Western Conference 3A divi-sion behind Everett, and 15-2 overall.

Up next is the sub-regional tournament, hosted by Oak Harbor, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3 and 4. Ferndale, Mount Vernon and Sedro-Woolley will join the nine Wesco schools in the meet; five individuals in each weight

class will earn berths in the regional tournament.

The match with Marysville

Getchell (3-3, 9-7), “on paper,” coach Mike Crebbin said, “should have been closer.”

He added, “The kids are really coming together. We had good matches up and

down the weight classes. I am really proud of my kids.”

In the win over

Meadowdale, Crebbin said David Payne came from three points down to record an important win that “kept the momentum in our favor.”

Collin Higingbotham also earned a comeback win, according to Crebbin, and Jacob Dugin “continues to improve as a varsity wrestler, getting the pin and ensuring the team victory.”

Earning three wins for Oak Harbor this week were Christian Bertram, Jahleel Vester, Cody Fakkema, Mark Johnston, Joshua Crebbin, Higingbotham and Dugin.

The Wildcats picked up double wins from Jeremy Vester, Nathanael Stanford, Payne, Josh Orritt and Jeremy Alonzo.

Also earning a victory were Ryuta Meany and Tyler Adamson.

Cody Fakkema, top, nearly pins his Meadowdale opponent in a 15-0 win Tuesday. He and his team earned three wins this week.

John Vanderzicht Memori-al Pool will host a Hawaiian Luau Family Swim today, Jan. 28, from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m.

The event will include tropical-themed festivities,

food and special contests (lowest limbo, best surfer and more).

The fee is $3 per person or $6.75 per family.

North Whidbey Little League will be taking reg-istrations today, Jan. 28, at North Whidbey Middle School from 10 a.m. until to 2 p.m.

All forms, supporting paperwork and payments

can be completed there. Forms can also be picked up at Big 5, McDonald’s, Dairy Queen, Wendy’s and Burger King and on the league website (eteamz.active.com/NWLLOH/).

Players save $10 by sign-ing up by Feb. 1.

Call 679-1522 for more information.

The North Whidbey Soc-cer Club will hold its annual

general meeting to elect of-ficers and approve the 2012 budget Monday, Feb. 13, at 6:30 p.m. at the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce.

Officers to be elected are vice president, director of competition, secretary, reg-istrar, director of sponsor-ship, director of fields, ref-eree liaison and webmaster.

All NWSC members who are present may vote. The regular monthly NWSC meeting will immediately fol-low the general meeting.

For additional informa-tion, please visit the NWSC website: nwhidbeysoccer.org.

Mussels in the Kettles, a non-competitive moun-tain bike ride through the Kettles trail system, is slated for Saturday, March 3, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

This event, which occurs in conjunction with the Penn Cove MusselFest and

is sponsored by the Whid-bey Island Bicycle Club, will feature cross-country, single track and trail routes for the beginner to expert.

The ride includes event socks, a free poker run, homemade cookies, a free beer, ice cream for kids and more. The cost is $20 plus $5 for each family member.

For more information, visit www.whidbeybicy-cleclub.org or email adminis-trator@whidbeybicycleclub.org.

SPORTS IN BRIEF

For more details about the prep events on this page, see whid-beynewstimes.com/sports.

A 107-75 win over Cascade at Kamiak Thursday earned the Oak Harbor High School swim and dive team an undefeated season in the Wesco North and the division championship.

In the other side of the double-dual meet, Oak Harbor (9-0, 12-3) lost a non-league contest 121-58 to Wesco South champion Ka-miak. The Knights (15-0) also beat Cascade (3-4, 4-9) 128-53 and have won 61 straight dual meets.

Kamiak collected the top times in nine of the 12 events; Oak Harbor won two. One of those was Jacob Jepsen’s school record 1:47.78 time in the 200-yard free-style, topping the old mark of 1:48.31.

Brother Josh Jepsen won the 200 individual medley (2:06.14).

Next is the district meet at Marysville-Pilchuck Feb. 10 and 11.

Mike Washington Jr.’s bucket with six seconds left helped the Oak Harbor boys basketball team eke out an important 43-42 win over host Meadowdale Thursday.

The victory took some of the sting out of Tuesday’s 60-48 upset loss at Everett.

Oak Harbor (6-6, 6-10) is in fifth place in Wesco 3A, two games up on Meadowdale (4-8, 6-11) and three up on Everett (3-10, 3-12). The top six earn district berths.

Meadowdale held a one-point lead with 18 seconds left when Oak Harbor had its final posses-sion. Washington posted up and scored the game winner, then the ‘Cats held on as the Mavs missed two shots.

Coach Mike Washington Sr. liked the play of his defense, par-ticularly the effort of 6-3 Matt Burgoyne who limited 6-6 Brian Feldhaus to two points.

Washington Jr. scored 18 points and is now five points shy of a new

school career scoring record.Kevawn Brooks contributed

eight points, seven rebounds and three blocks.

JoJo Webster scored nine points, Burgoyne four, Dayne Her-ron two and Drew Washington, back from an injury, two.

The Everett game was close the first half, but the shots stopped dropping and the turnovers start-ed adding up for Oak Harbor in the third period.

The Wildcats committed 11 turnovers to Everett’s seven, and the Seagulls took advantage by outscoring Oak Harbor 16-3 off the mistakes.

Washington Jr. scored 26 points; Burgoyne seven; Webster five; Herron four and Brooks, Elias Whitefoot and Paul Johannsen two each. Brooks added nine re-bounds.

Tonight the Wildcats host sec-ond place Shorewood (9-2, 12-3) at 5 p.m.

After a promising start, the Coupeville High School boys bas-ketball team was tripped up 85-30 at Granite Falls Tuesday.

Wolves’ coach Anthony Smith

said, “We played 13 minutes of solid basketball in the first half.”

The Tigers (6-4, 9-7) led 20-13 after the first quarter, then a big burst late in the second helped them go up 44-19 at the half.

Gavin O’Keefe scored eight points for Coupeville, Mitch Pelroy had six, Taylor Ebersole six, Nick Streubel five, Drew Chan three and Caleb Valko two.

Coupeville (0-10, 0-14) plays at Lakewood (4-5, 5-10) Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m.

Turnovers doomed the Coupe-ville High School girls basketball team in its 41-30 home loss to Granite Falls Tuesday 24.

Granite Falls (4-5, 8-7) took control in the third quarter by starting the period on a 12-1 run as Coupeville committed eight turnovers and missed its first six shots.

Coupeville coach Jackie Bykonen said she was disappointed in her team’s intensity, especially coming off one of its best games of the season.

Casssidi Rosenkrance scored eight points, Katie Smith seven, Taya Boonstra four, Bessie Wal-

stad four, Jai’Lysa Hoskins three, Lauren Escalle two and Grace LaPoint two.

The Wolves (0-9, 1-12) host King’s (7-1, 12-2) today at 4 p.m.

Meadowdale took advantage of 38 Oak Harbor turnovers to defeat the Wildcat girls basket-ball team 48-33 in Oak Harbor Wednesday.

The Mavericks (7-6, 8-9) par-layed the Oak Harbor mistakes into 50 shots, 27 more than the Wildcats.

Meadowdale led by only three at halftime, then, with the help of 12 Oak Harbor turnovers, went on a 15-2 run and led 37-20 in the third period.

The ‘Cats chipped away but could get no closer than 10 points.

Annie Leete scored 12 points, Ciera Wiser seven, Marissa Lewis three, Dominique Jackson three, Jalani Bobo two, Lia Pantoleon two, Rayan Russell two and Mor-gan Young two.

The Wildcats (1-11, 2-14) go to Shorewood (6-5, 7-8) today at 5 p.m.

PREP ROUNDUP

Fight cabin fever by planning to visit with art-ists and view their work at

the Whidbey Allied Artists’ Greenbank Farm Wine and Chocolates Art Show. The

show will be held at the farm on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 11 and 12, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. There is no admittance fee. If you have any questions, please call Margaret Livermore at 360-969-2111.

Viewing Whidbey Islanders’ art can help cure cabin fever

Whidbey Audubon held their annual Christmas Bird Count in December. Volunteers counted birds and species on North Whidbey as usual and, for the first time ever, on South Whidbey,

North Whidbey birds were counted Dec. 17 by 60 volunteers. A total of 20,116 birds and 148 species were

counted.South Whidbey’s first

Christmas Bird Count was held Dec. 30. Seventy vol-unteers recorded more than 100 species and raised $240 in donations.

The new South Whidbey 15-mile diameter circle is centered at Goss Lake. Greenbank Farm is includ-ed in the north, and Clinton

Ferry dock at the south bor-der.

Some of the highlights of species documented include a northern shrike, western meadowlarks and orange-crowned and yellow-rumped warblers.

More than 750 western grebes and 2,650 American wigeons were counted at Deer Lagoon alone.

American robins still outnumber European star-lings, and the ratio between American crows to common ravens is roughly 20:1.

For an area-by-area count, visit the Whidbey Audubon website and for species infor-mation, visit the National Audubon website.

Audubon bird count tops 20,000

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Volunteers gather at Ewing Road to count birds. The Whidbey Audubon Society held its annual bird count in December. For the first time, volunteers also counted birds on South Whidbey Island. The birds were counted Dec. 17 and they noted more than 20,000 from 148 species. For more information, visit the National Audubon website.

Coupeville talks about dahlias

Coupeville Garden Club will have its monthly meeting Thursday, Feb. 2 at 10 a.m. at the Coupeville Recreation Center. The speaker will be John Willson on “Dahlias.”

Oak Harbor Rotary’s Scholarship Benefit Dinner/Auction on Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Oak Harbor Elks Lodge will have a Mardi Gras theme with sumptuous dining featuring food pre-pared by Scott Fraser, from Frasers Gourmet Hideaway, and an auction followed by dancing to the music of Savage Jazz Trio.

Each year the club has a major fundraiser event for its scholarship program.

“This year the Rotary Club of Oak Harbor will be giving $25,000 in both aca-demic and vocational areas,” said Kathy De Tuerk, club president.

If people want to partici-pate and help with a dona-tion to the scholarship ben-efit auction or attend, they can call Jeff Wallin at 360-914-7482.

The goal of members of Rotary Club of Oak Harbor is put their efforts to change lives and help their commu-nity as well a social causes in under developed parts of the world.

One of the club’s major projects for the past 17 years

has been awarding scholar-ships to deserving gradu-ating seniors from Oak Harbor High School.

“It began in the mid ‘90s with the club award-ing $4,000 in academic scholarships,” said Chris Gaustad, the chairman of the Scholarship Committee.

Over the years the Rotary Club of Oak Harbor increased the amounts. There have been several years when as much as $30,000 has been given in scholarships.

“More than $250,000 worth of scholarships have be presented to local high school students,” Gaustad stated.

At last year’s high school award ceremonies, Oak Harbor Rotary provided eight, $3,000 academic awards and two $1,000 voca-tional technical awards.

Applicants are evaluated on these categories: grade point, financial need, work and community activities, school activities and a short narrative describing their educational goals.

Oak Harbor Rotary looks to Mardi Gras for student scholarships

ISLAND LIVINGWhidbey

I love a good joke and even more, a good story. I’m par-ticularly fond of lingering around the table with my young adult children, just to connect and talk.

But when I can only reach them by phone my familiar prompt often gets things going: It’s so good to talk with you. Got any good stories to tell me?

One story comes from a friend of my daughter who had been jarred awake by the alarm she’d set. Even though she was tired she pulled herself out of bed and made her way to the kitchen. She had a lot to do and knew that even though she wasn’t real-ly hungry, she’d better eat breakfast and get a move on the day. As she walked through the house she caught a glimpse of herself in a mirror: her eyes were only half open and streaked slightly because she’d been too tired to remove her eye make-up the night before. She saw her dark curls as nothing but a disorganized mess on her head.

“If only real life resembled the movies!” she thought, opening the frige to grab the milk. Involved in her own thoughts, she failed to notice her younger brother, sitting at the kitchen table. It was his sweet voice that broke into her private thoughts.

“I know you probably won’t believe me, but I think you’re beautiful,” he commented between bites of cereal.

There is joy in sharing a moment that fills your heart each time you tell it. Or makes you laugh. Or connects you with a perfect stranger. Or honors someone you know and appreciate. As writer Dave Isay says in his book, “Listening Is an Act of Love”: “Telling stories shakes us out of a reality TV-induced slumber and redirects our energy toward careful listening, honoring our elders and embracing our neighbors.”

When my dad was alive, he enjoyed spending time with my son Dan. Dad would compliment Dan through the years by say-ing, “Dan, you’re a gentleman and a schol-ar.” This compliment was only gifted to Dan and he looks back on those moments with great fondness, especially when he misses being with his granddad.

One day, Dan ran into a local store to grab a cold drink and approached an older woman doing her shopping while seated in an electric scooter. She was doing her best to reach an item on an upper shelf, but it was placed far above her head.

“Can I give you a hand?” Dan asked as she worked to raise herself precariously from her seat. She took him up on his offer and pointed out the item. As he set the jar in her basket she looked up at him and offered her appreciation with these words: “Thank you young man. You’re a gentleman and a scholar.”

Tell your stories. There is laughter and beauty in this life and it’s meant to be shared.

There’s nothing like a good storyFAITHFUL LIVINGBy Joan Bay Klope

By REBECCA OLSONStaff reporter

A dead body is trouble enough for Mrs. Piper, but a dead body that won’t stay in one place is even worse.

One minute, Mrs. Piper sees her boss, Richard Marshall, lying dead in a chair with a knife in his back but by the time the police arrive, the body is gone.

To make matters even crazier, Marshall, played by Bob Foster, turns up alive and everyone believes Mrs. Piper was just imag-ining the scenario --- until another body is found and Mrs. Piper hap-pens to have the perfect evidence for murder.

“Busybody,” the Jack Popplewell British comedy presented by the Whidbey Playhouse, had the audi-ence roaring with laughter at Mrs. Piper’s antics. Mary K. Hallen, an 18-year Playhouse veteran, stole the show as Mrs. Piper, a sassy and spirited cleaning lady who tells the police exactly what’s what --- and in a British accent, too.

“Comedy seems to be my forte,” Hallen said. The audience’s laugh-ter seemed to agree as Mrs. Piper incessantly tapped Chief Inspector Baxter’s shoulder to interrupt sus-pect interrogations with her own insights and played off the cranky Baxter, played by Jim Otruba, in her uniquely cheeky way.

As the comedic mystery advanc-es, the list of murder suspects expands to include Marshall’s wife, Claire, played by Jessica Neill Hoyson. She may dress like Jackie Kennedy, but her less-than-pure motives leave everyone wonder-ing who her secret lover is. Is he slick Robert Westerby, played by Brad Hendrix, who works with

Marshall?Then there are Marshall’s two

assistants, Marian Selby, played by Naomi Story, whose feelings for Marshall run deeper than a boss-employee relationship, and Vicki Reynolds, played by Dara Camacho, a boy-crazy typist who even attracts the attention of Detective Constable Goddard, played by Thomas Clatterbuck.

With so many questions and clues hanging in the air, who can deduce the truth but quick-tongued Mrs. Piper?

That is, if she can survive a run-in with the murderer.

Director Dulcey Whyte said she’s sure the audience will get right into such a well-written sto-ryline.

“It’s very British humor,” Whyte said, adding that the very spe-cific timing of who was where and when will keep the audience’s brains going as they try to discern the murderer’s identity.

The quick-witted Mrs. Piper brings the majority of the comedic lines to life.

“She has awesome comedic tim-ing. She’s an absolute character on stage,” Whyte said of Hallen.

While Otruba spends much of his time on-stage insulting Hallen,

off-stage, he said he’s happy to be working with her.

“She has all the funny lines. I do all the yelling,” Otruba said. “I’ve always watched her on-stage and thought how fun it would be to work with her and it is.”

Otruba got involved in theater because his children enjoyed it.

“Now he’s roped in because he has such a natural talent on stage,” Whyte said. “And he just fits the part of the grumpy old detective perfect --- perfect!”

“Busybody” is the third show Whyte has directed at the Playhouse but she’s been involved

at the Playhouse since 1979. In third grade, she told her dad that she wanted to be an actress so they sat through a Playhouse audi-tion and she’s been a part of the Playhouse ever since.

Whyte has also been involved at the Lincoln Theatre in Mount Vernon, the Anacortes Theatre and more, both on-stage and off.

“There’s really an outlet for any type of person you can imagine in the theater,” Whyte said, adding that the Playhouse needs people to paint backdrops, work on cos-tumes, choose music, organize lights and more, as well as act.

“It’s a nice group of people,” Hallen said of Playhouse volun-teers. “They generally want to pro-mote the arts. You can come in and offer time and do just about anything your heart’s set on. I’d like to see more volunteers get involved.”

From mysterious disappearing evidence to some unexpected lacy bloomers, each scene features a new twist, but that doesn’t make it hard for Hallen to choose her favorite part.

“Well, I’m the only one that gets kissed,” Hallen said in accent, drop-ping back into character. “I’m ever so excited. It makes me blush!”

Moving bodies baffle Playhouse

Chief Inspector Baxter, played by Jim Otruba, yells at Mrs. Piper, played by Mary K. Hallen, as she expresses her insight.

Show runs through Feb. 12. ●

Shows are Thursdays, Fridays ●and Saturdays: 7:30 p.m.

Sunday matinees: 2:30 p.m. ●

Tickets are $16 and are avail- ●able by calling 679-2237.

The Whidbey Playhouse is lo- ●cated at 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor.

For information, visit www. ●whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Detective Constable Goddard, played by Thomas Clatterbuck, explains the murder to Chief Inspector Baxter, played by Jim Otruba, as Mrs. Piper, played by Mary K. Hallen, prepares to butt in.

LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS WELCOME PUBLIC

Keepers of Admiralty Head Lighthouse’s annual public meeting is Jan. 28 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Coupeville Library. A short meeting will be followed by refreshments. Learn about the high school welding Lan-tern House Project and hear guest speaker Steve Kobylk, the resident expert on the forts at Fort Casey and Fort Ebey. He’s also the past board chairman and currently the Whidbey field represen-tative for the Coast Defense Study Group (cdsg.org).

LEARN THE WAYS OF THE WHALES

Ways of Whales work-shop will be Jan. 28, 9:30 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. at Camp Casey Conference Center, 1276 Engle Road, Coupeville. Experts on Pacific North-west whales will present new information about orcas and their habitats. Cost of the workshop is $25; lunch is $10. Register at www.or-canetwork.org/news/events.html or contact 678-3451 or info@orcanetwork.org.

DOGS ARE READY TO LISTEN

Children with an adult can read aloud to a patient dog who loves to listen Jan. 28 from 11 a.m. to noon at the Oak Harbor Library. Read-ing aloud improves children’s reading skills and confidence, and reading to a dog is a fun way to encourage reading practice. Call 675-5115 or visit www.sno-isle.org.

CARING FOR YOUR ROSES

Island County Master Gardeners is offering a free gardening class on the care and maintenance of roses at Skagit Farmers Supply, 31685 Highway 20 in Oak Harbor. The class begins at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 28. Call 675-2277.

HOMEOWNERSHIP, STEP BY STEP

Learn the basic steps to homeownership in this day-long class. No children, please. The class begins at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 28 at the Oak Harbor Library. Registration is required by calling 675-5115 or at www.sno-isle.org.

SWAP CLOTHES TO HELP NEIGHBORS

The Heart of Giving, a group whose mission is to give generously to their neighbors, will host a cloth-ing swap Jan. 28, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Oak Harbor Chris-tian School, 675 E. Whidbey Ave. Bring clothing for both genders and all sizes and find “new to you” clothing and accessories. All are welcome, whether you have clothing to swap or not. Bring donations to The Closet, 31780 Hwy. 20, Suite 4, Oak Harbor or to North Whidbey Coupon Club meetings. Volunteers are needed. Call 675-2338.

BREAKFAST HELPS LOCAL VETERANS

Breakfast will be served at Veterans of Foreign

Wars Post 7392, on Jan. 29 from 10 a.m. to noon. The breakfast features pancakes, eggs, hash browns, break-fast meats and biscuits-n-gravy. The cost is $7 for adults, $4 for age 62 and over and $4 for kids under

12. Proceeds benefit the local post, including veter-ans’ assistance and commu-nity service programs. The post is located at 3037 N. Goldie Road. For informa-tion, contact 675-4048 or visit vfwpost7392.org.

ORCHESTRA FEATURES YOUNG VIOLINIST

Whidbey Island’s Own Saratoga Chamber Orchestra invites the community to “From Russia With Love,” a concert program of Russian composers featuring Mukilteo violinist Lara Lewison. Con-certs are Jan. 29 at 2:30 p.m. at Oak Harbor High School and Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. at South Whidbey High School in Langley. Tickets are $20 for

adults; $18 for seniors; 18 and under are free. For tickets, visit www.saratogachamberorchestra.org.

GET HELP FINDING A JOB

Join the Job Club Mon-days at 1 p.m. for free help finding a job. Attendance is drop-in. The club is located in the Oak Harbor Library meeting room H137, 1000 SE Regatta Dr. Call 675-5115 or visit www.sno-isle.org.

WRITERS SPEAK ON WRITING

Take a look at Raymond Carver, Billy Collins and other treasured American authors and why they mat-ter. Hear about their lives and “the writing life” in their words at the Coupeville Library Jan. 30 at 5:30 p.m. Call 678-4911 or visit www.sno-isle.org.

TODDLERS LEARN READING SKILLS

Ages 18 months to 3 years enjoy music, stories, creative activities and move-ments that nurture the desire to read Jan. 31 at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. at the Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Dr. Playtime or a craft may follow. Caregiver required. Call 675-5115 or visit www.sno-isle.org.

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TrinityLutheran

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www.trinitylutheranfreeland.comWoodard Road, Hwy. 525,

Freeland

Sunday Worship 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00Nursery provided

James Lindus, PastorDennis Hanson, PastorGeorge Brunjes, Pastor

Eric Ottum, PastorKarl Olsen, Minister of Music

St. Stephen’sEpiscopalChurch

Worship Services held in All Saint’s Chapel (Building across from large church)

SUNDAY SERVICES10:00AM

SUNDAY SCHOOL BEGINS AT 10:00AM

360-279-0715www.ststephensofoakharbor.org

555 SE Regatta Dr. • Oak Harbor

Oak HarborUnited Pentecostal Church

Sunday Service - NoonWednesday Bible Study 7pm

Pastor Mark Dillon404-661-4653

mdillon@oakharborupc.com

Mailing Address:41 NE Midway Blvd Suite 103

Oak Harbor, WA 98277

WhidbeyPresbyterian

Church1148 SE 8th Ave

Oak Harbor11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship

9:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship Dave Templin, Pastor

Bethany Popkes, Youth DirectorKurt Imbach, Adult Facilitator www.whidbeypres.org

679-3579Child Care is available and Everyone Welcome

Sunday Services8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 am

(“Kids on the Rock” Ministry for Children

ages 3mos.-5th grade meets at all services)

“Amped” Jr. High Youth: Sun., 5:00 pm“Legacy” High School Youth: Sun., 7:15 pm

Small GroupsWomen’s Ministry • Men’s Ministry

Russ Schlecht ~ Senior Pastorwww.elivingword.org

490 NW Crosby Ave., Oak Harbor 675-5008

Whidbey IslandMessianic FellowshipWhere Yeshua is Lord

Come Learn the Hebraic Roots of Your Faith

Meeting at: The Oak Harbor Christian School Bldg A

675 E. Whidbey Ave.Oak Harbor, WA 360-675-7189

Saturdays at 10:30am

Oak HarborSouthernBaptistChurch50 SW 6th Avenue

Bible Study For All Ages.....9:15 a.m.Worship Services.....10:45 a.m. & 6 p.m.Wednesday Services..................6 p.m.Prayer Meeting & Student Ministries

Child care for all services.Pastor Grafton Robinson

Associate Pastor Lemuel B. Villano675-6686

www.ohsbc.org

God-Centered Worship Christ-Centered Preaching Verse-by-Verse Teaching

Worship: 1 PM 1411 Wieldraayer Road (off of Swantown Road)

Pastor Keith McFaul360-279-9713

www.GraceEvangelical.org

874 Plantation DriveGreenbank, WA

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Sunday School9:15am

Worship Service10:30 am

(360) 678-4612www.whidbey-efc.com

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House of Prayer FaithTabernacle of Praise

Monday Prayer Meeting - 6:00 P.M.Tuesday Night Bible Study- 6:30 P.M.Friday High Praise Service- 6:30 P.M.

Sunday Celebration/Children’s Ministry – 9:30 A.M.Sunday Morning Worship Service – 11:00 A.M.

Church Telephone Number (360)679-1003Bishop Charles And Pastor Effi e Boyles (360)929-3127

620 A/B Erin Park DriveOak Harbor, WA 98277

(NEXT TO U-HAUL BLDG.)

Unitarian UniversalistCongregation

of Whidbey Island

20103 State Route 525Freeland

Sunday Service at 10:00 am

Minister: Rev. Elizabeth “Kit” KetchamChildcare Year-Round

Religious Education Sept-JuneAll are welcome360-321-8656

www.whidbey.com/uucwiuuadmin@whidbey.com

(Behind K-Mart)Sunday Morning Services

Children and Worship675-4837

www.frcoh.org office@frcoh.org

CALVARY APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE(The Pentecostals of Island County)

(behind Precision Tire)

SOULS HARBORA SAFE PLACE TO CALL HOME

Sunday Morning...............10amSunday Evening ............ 6:30pmWednesday ..........................7pm

632-7243Pastor Greg Adkins

Oak HarborChurch of Christ

1000 NE Koetje Street(Just North of Offi ce Max)

“To Know Christ & Make Him Known”Sunday Morning:

Worship Assembly .......................9:30 amBible Classes for all ages............11:00am

Joe Cook, Preaching Ministerwww.churchofchrist-oh.org

oakharborchurch@gmail.com675-3441

Sunday MorningWorship Service

8:30 A.M. & 10:30 A.M.Wednesday Midweek

Worship Service 7:00 P.M.

1560 S.E. 9th Ave • 679-6959“It’s By Grace!”

Calvary ChapelOak Harbor

The Catholic Church Invites You….St. Augustine’s Parish • 675-2303

185 N Oak Harbor St. ~ Oak Harbor Masses:Saturday 5:00 pmSunday 8:00am & 9:30 amWed & Fri 9:00 am

On the web: www.staugustineoh.org

St. Mary’s Parish 678-6536207 Main St. ~ Coupeville

Masses:Sunday 11:15 amThurs 12:00 noon

Word OfEverlastingLife & FaithChurch

721 S.E. Barrington • Oak Harbor360-632-3642

SundayBible Study 9:00am

Worship Service 10:00amEvening Service 6:00pm

Come Worship With Us!Thursday Bible Study 7:00p.m.950 S.W. Upland Ct • Oak HarborPastor Dr. Thomas Stoneham Sr.,

Minister Donald Cole

Oak HarborAssembly of God

Brent Sorlien, Senior Pastor

Sunday Service 10 amCelebration Service/Kids’ Ministry 10 am

Mission Emanuel Spanish Services

Sunday Evening at 6pmChild Care Provided

319 SW 3rd Avenuewww.oakharborag.org

360-675-4852

Oak HarborLutheran ChurchNW 2nd Avenue & Heller RoadAcross the street from OHHS Staadium

Nursery Available Sunday Evening Prayer 6:30 PM at

St. Mary Catholic Church in CoupevillePastor Jeffrey Spencer

Pastor Marc Stroud, Caring MinstryLynne Ogren, Music & Children Ministry

679-1561

Saturday Worship ................. 5:30 p.m.

Sunday Worship ....8:00 & 10:30 a.m.Sunday School .........................9:15 a.m.

Whidbey IslandChurch of Christ

3143-G North Goldie RdOak Harbor

Sunday Worship ........9:00 a.m.Sunday Bible Study 10:00 a.m.Sunday Evening ........5:00 p.m.Wednesday Evening .6:00 p.m.

For more information call:Gary 675-5569Jerry 679-3986

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2760 N Heller Rd • Oak Harbor www.oakharborfamilybible.org679-1585

St. Stephen’s AnglicanThe Rev. Paul Orritt

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11:11 AMEUCHARIST CELEBRATIONwww.ststephensanglicans.org

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ADULTS STAY ACTIVE FOR LIFE

Adults can attend free screenings and programs to help decrease the chance of a life-threatening fall. Staying Active and Independent for Life continues with a class on home safety presented by

Whidbey General Hospital’s Fall Prevention Team Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. at the Oak Harbor Library. Call 675-5115.

STUDENTS CELEBRATE ART

Oak Harbor and North Whidbey middle schools

Night of the Arts was post-poned due to weather and will now be held Feb. 1 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Oak Harbor Middle School. This student art show also has food, drinks and music. Call 279-5345.

AARP PROVIDES FREE TAX RETURN HELP

AARP Tax-Aide will provide free tax return preparation at the Coupe-ville Library Wednesdays, Feb. 1 through April 11 from

10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ap-pointments are recommend; contact John at 678-1117 or lc.whidbey.aarp.taxaide@gmail.com.

BABIES LEARN READING SKILLS

Wiggle and giggle with your baby through silly sto-ries, happy songs, rhymes and activities that inspire a love of reading with Ready Read-ers: Baby and Me Storytime Feb. 1 at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. at the Oak Harbor Library,

1000 SE Regatta Dr. For new-borns through 18 months. Caregiver required. Call 675-5115 or visit www.sno-isle.org.

TEENS ADVISE THE LIBRARY

Make the library your library by telling them what you think Feb. 1 at 3 p.m. Teens share their ideas for library programs, purchases and improvements and earn community service credit. The library is located at

1000 SE Regatta Dr., Oak Harbor. Call 675-5115.

DON’T BUY OR SELL TOO SOON

The free fireside chat Ho-meownership: Learn Before You Buy or Sell will answer questions about housing counseling, pre-foreclosure warning signs and home inspection Feb. 1 at 6 p.m. at the Oak Harbor Library. Register at www.sno-isle.org or call 675-5115.

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OAK HARBOR $429,000Custom triplex, fi rst time on the market. Built by fi rst owner for owner occupancy in largest unit. Rental income from two additional units. Explore options for VA and FHA fi nancing if you live in one unit. #312961 Linda Earnhart 360-929-0922

SCATCHET HEAD $130,0002-bedroom, 1.75-bath, 2-story home with a good size backyard for summer bbq’s and entertainment. Amenities include community beach access, clubhouse, indoor pool and tennis courts. CCR’s#311591 John Joynt 360-346-0017

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OAK HARBOR $272,000 Open Sat 10-2, 1059 Oakmont Lane. Home on quiet cul-de-sac. 2100 asf, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, city water. Upgrades throughout. Master suite with walk-in closet & full bath. Family rm with gas fi replace. 2-car gar, RV pkg. #291464 Clay Miller 360-969-2058

LANGLEY $425,000This property is a beautiful and mostly level 16± acres of hemlocks, Douglas fi rs, cedars and alders. This forest has been untouched since before 1972. Two parcels included. #203887 Marlane Harrington 360-331-6006

USELESS BAY COLONY $214,500Newly remodeled, 1-level condo in Useless Bay. 2 bedroom, 1.75 bath, granite counters, LG appliances, hickory cabinets. 6” vinyl plant fl ooring throughout. Expansive view. #277793 Lori Ferrario 360-331-6006

COUPEVILLE $339,000Beautiful Craftsman-style, 1-level home with desirable fl oor plan. Great room, skylights, vaulted ceilings; ideal for entertaining. Split bedroom design for privacy. Large backyard.#312277 Sara Sherman 360-914-1392

COUPEVILLE $419,000Rural architecture meets newer view home on 7± fully fenced acres. Endless mtn & wtr views. Hi-end details, large deck. Huge lower level garage/shop with 1/2 bath. #311274 Marilyn Sherman Clay 360-678-5858

OAK HARBOR $129,000This adorable 3-bedroom, 1-bath home with hardwood fl oors, newly remodeled bathroom, new doors and windows, attached one-car garage and a great fenced-in back yard in the center of town is waiting to be called home. #242086 Kristi Jensen 360-929-0707 OAK HARBOR $329,900This is a dream property that you might not get another chance at for many years. Nestle your estate home on 1.2 ± acres amongst the mature fi r and madrona trees and watch the eagles soar. #122899 Craig McKenzie 360-929-1712

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Approximately 2.4 acres of Prime View Property! 220 ft of High Bank Waterfront! Must See! #313021

$227,500 628 NW Oxford Pl.

3BR/2.5BA, 1910±sf townhouse with offi ce and fl ex room and fenced backyard. Close to schools. #312196

$169,000 2011 NE 9th Ave.

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