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Ousted OH chief settles with city By JESSIE STENSLAND Staff reporter
IF SUCCESSFUL, Meleshyus will be the first person known to make the crossing, much less complete a full circumnavigation, in a San Juan 24 — a light-weight weekend sailer designed for racing on inland waters, such as Puget Sound. While he said he is hoping the feat will earn him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records, Meleshyus has already developed something of a name for himself, particularly in the sailing community. He made headlines in newspapers across the West Coast last year when his first ocean passage, a 34-day journey across the Gulf of Alaska, came to an end on a small island 50 miles east of Dutch Harbor.
A former Oak Harbor police chief claiming wrongful termination by the mayor settled his lawsuit against the city last week. Rick Wallace settled for $18,500. He originally claimed he was owed $550,000 in lost wages and benefits. The settlement came before a July 2 hearing in Island County Superior Court on the city’s motion for summary judgment. The city’s attor- Wallace: ney was asking the Ex-chief reaches judge to dismiss settlement over the lawsuit. firing. Under the terms of the agreement, both sides agreed not to discuss the case or the settlement with the news media or other third parties. “I would love to comment publicly, but part of the settlement forbids both parties from being able to comment,” Mayor Scott Dudley said. Wallace’s attorney, Christon Skinner also declined to discuss the case, but wrote in an email that such confidentiality clauses are common. Wallace was among several administrators Dudley fired after coming into office last year. The mayor immediately sacked the city administrator, fire chief and city attorney; he later fired the replacement city attorney. Dudley pushed Wallace to retire that
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Rimas Meleshyus, who fled Russia in 1988, is hoping to make history next month by setting off from Oak Harbor on a circumnavigation in a San Juan 24.
Fearless or foolhardy? Regardless of what others think, immigrant aims to set record
Famous for its rough weather, large waves and icebergs, it’s also known as a sailor’s graveyard.
By JUSTIN BURNETT Staff reporter
Some call him courageous. Some say he’s crazy. Others think he’s a bit of both. Whatever your opinion of Rimas Meleshyus, he plans to sail out of Oak Harbor next month and into history. “I want to be famous. I want to be in books,” Meleshyus said. “And I want to do under American flag.” The 61-year-old, Russian-born U.S citizen is planning to circumnavigate the globe in a 24-foot sailboat he recently purchased from the Oak Harbor Yacht Club for the bargain price of $500. He plans to set sail in July and travel nonstop — a 10-month passage — to the southern tip of South America, also known as Cape Horn.
Whidbey General Hospital board still without candidates for vacancy By Nathan Whalen Staff reporter
For his years of service, Roger Case received a standing ovation June 10 during a Whidbey General Hospital board meeting.
But his resignation leaves hospital officials with a problem. They’re having to scramble to find a replacement. The long-time hospital commissioner resigned six months short of completing his third term in office. After advertising the position, and after the Island County Auditor’s Office held two filing periods, zero candidates have emerged for the posi-
tion. Trish Rose, spokeswoman for Whidbey General Hospital, said one person expressed interest in Case’s seat. After closer examination of the person’s residence, however, it turned out See SEARCHING, A2
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City’s 4th celebration includes new additions, old traditions By RON NEWBERRY Staff reporter
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Outside of fireworks, the biggest attraction during Oak Harbor’s Fourth of July celebration is the grand parade. Just don’t tell that to Pepper. Pepper, a beagle mix, is one of 17 dogs that will strut down Pioneer Way at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 4. Oak Harbor’s largest celebration of the year will include some new touches, including a pet parade, as the Chamber of Commerce continues to try to improve the event and keep the peace with downtown merchants. With the grand parade entering its third year of traveling a new route away from the traditional path down Pioneer Way, events were added this year to entice visitors to spend more time in historic downtown. Windjammer Park remains a focal point of Oak Harbor’s Independence Day celebration, which attracts thousands of visitors. It is the site of the carnival, the bulk of the vendors and musical entertainment. It is a popular landing spot after the grand parade, which starts at 11 a.m. The addition of new events along Pioneer Way is giving visitors another place to hang out and have fun. It also takes away some of the sting downtown merchants felt after the parade was rerouted away from Pioneer Way during and after it was changed to a one-way street. Safety concerns over the narrowed street led to the parade getting rerouted down Bayshore Drive and bypassing the city’s historic downtown core before reconnecting to Pioneer at a further stretch. Kathy Reed took over as director of the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce in February and began working with the Oak Harbor
Downtown Merchants Association to create new Fourth of July events to lure visitors to Pioneer Way. Among the new events is an apple pie bakeoff at 1 p.m. and a chalk art contest for kids. The pet parade will accept entries until 1 p.m. on July 4. Call 360-679-3760. The pet parade is free. The one-way street portion of Pioneer Way will close to vehicles and allow only foot traffic from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on July 4. Vendors are open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Windjammer Park and on Pioneer Way. The carnival opens at 4 p.m. July 3 and last through July 7. Oak Harbor Rotary organizes the grand parade. The grand marshal is longtime Oak Harbor resident Ron Wallin, owner of P&L General Contractors. John Geisenhoff, parade chairman, said 85 to 110 entries are expected, including dignitaries from city, county and state government and Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. Notably missing this year will be a military flyover, cut because of federal sequestration. “In fact, we can’t even get a Humvee,” said Geisenhoff, noting that was another familiar sight in past parades. Military representation will be strong, however, including base commander Capt. Mike Nortier and the Navy and Marine Corp League Color Guards. Reed said that most of the $14,000 needed for the fireworks show, which starts at dusk, was raised thanks to donations by businesses and residents. “I’m very pleased,” Reed said. “Last year, they had to dive into savings to pay for the fireworks. This year, we’ve not had to do that. That’s a huge success in my book. People really stepped up and contributed.”
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she lived yards outside of the district. “We’re back to square one,” Rose said. Case’s term as District No. 4 commissioner expires at the end of the year. He announced his resignation in April. District No. 4 covers the Seaplane Base south of Crescent Harbor Drive, the State Highway 20 corridor through Oak Harbor and the east side of Oak Harbor, according to the Whidbey General Hospital website. Filing Week took place in mid-May and a
special filing period was held in early June to provide people a chance to file for any remaining vacant seats. Coupeville School Board had one vacancy after Filing Week. Vanessa Matros filed to fill the seat being vacated by Jeff Tasoff. Rose said Whidbey General Hospital will continue to advertise the vacancy on the hospital board. Hospital commissioners have 90 days to find and appoint a candidate to replace Case.
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Divers find body of Opinions split on law-and-justice levy Freeland man in lake By JUSTIN BURNETT Staff reporter
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The body of a Freeland man was recovered from the bottom of an Anacortes lake Wednesday. Cause of death for Jacob Whitaker, 28, is believed to be accidental drowning, but police said they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the tragedy. Anacortes Police Chief Bonnie Bowers said a woman who was with Whitaker when he drowned didn’t report it to police, but drove to Oak Harbor and told another woman who alerted authorities. Anacortes police said they don’t believe foul play is involved, but added they suspect Whitaker may have been under the influence of drugs at the time. “It appears that he drowned while trying to swim across the lake,” Bowers said. Whitaker was at Whistle Lake Tuesday with a friend, Kaitlynn Raavel, 19, of Oak Harbor, on Tuesday, Bowers said. Raavel told police she left Whitaker while he was swimming in the lake to walk her dog. She couldn’t find him when she returned but his clothing was still there. “She said she didn’t see him go under,” Bowers said. Raavel searched and yelled for Whitaker. She reportedly asked others at the lake if they had seen him, but didn’t ask for help, according to Bowers. Raavel eventually drove to
Oak Harbor and told a friend about what happened. It was the friend who called 9-1-1 at about 10:30 p.m. Bowers said an officer spoke to the “third-party caller” that night and tried to speak with Raavel, but she was “hysterical” and refused. Officers went to the lake in the dark and searched, but didn’t find Whitaker. Raavel went to the police department Wednesday morning for questioning. She later showed divers from the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office where she last saw Whitaker swimming. Divers located his body a short distance away from the spot, in about 20 feet of water. Bowers said investigators suspect that, based on Raavel’s statement, Whitaker may have consumed drugs prior to swimming. Toxicology results won’t be back for weeks. Whitaker was well-known to law enforcement officers on North Whidbey. Eight years ago after he was convicted of pistol-whipping a man with a gun that went off and was imprisoned, but an Appeals Court later reversed the conviction after ruling that Whitaker’s defense counsel was ineffective. A few years later he was arrested for shooting a car with an assault rifle. He was sent back to prison for malicious mischief and unlawful possession of a firearm charges.
The first round of public meetings concerning a proposed $2.6 million law and justice tax was held on Whidbey Island this week. If attendees were an accurate reflection of the community, backers of the proposal may have their work cut out for them. Many voiced strong support for the measure, but an equal number made it clear they are not yet convinced or are undecided. “I’m scared,” Coupeville resident Benye Weber said Monday. “It’s time we, the citizens, realize how serious this situation is.” “I would strongly urge you to please support this moving forward and do it as soon as possible,” Oak Harbor resident Terica Taylor said. Others expressed sympathy for the troubles of law enforcement, but disagreed with details of the proposal or simply said they can’t afford to help. “Hospital is coming at us, law and justice is here; we just got through with parks and rec,” said Bruce Freeman, of Oak Harbor. “Who’s next? Everybody wants my wallet and everybody else’s wallet who has property.” “There is only so much,” Freeman said. “Government wants more money, more money, more money, and they figure out ways to get it,” added another man during a meeting Thursday. To account for budget
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Island County Prosecutor Greg Banks answers a question during a meeting Monday night on a proposed law-and-justice levy. Sheriff Mark Brown is seated next to him. cuts and reductions in staff, the Island County Law and Justice Council passed a resolution to seek voter approval of a special levy this November. As proposed, the money could only be spent on law and justice — police, courts, prosecutors, etc. — and the levy would sunset in five years. The council is an advisory group, however, with no decision-making power. The resolution was a request to the Board of Commissioners to proceed with the ballot measure this November. Board support wavered in the past, and where each commissioner currently stands is unclear, but the commissioners authorized a series of public meetings on Whidbey and Camano islands to gather community input before making a final decision on whether to put
the measure on the ballot. The first meeting was Monday in Coupeville during the commissioner’s monthly evening meeting. The second was Thursday evening at the Heller Road fire station in Oak Harbor. Crowds numbered no more than 25 people. Each event was hosted by Island County Sheriff Mark Brown and Prosecutor Greg Banks, two advocates for the levy proposal. During Thursday’s meeting, Banks explained the headaches and shortcomings resulting from insufficient funding. He described a criminal justice system that is hanging by a thread. “I’m terrified of the case we’re going to blow because we’re overworked,” said Banks, describing his department’s caseload. “It’s going to happen.” “We’re on the razor’s
edge,” he said. Brown talked about problems facing the sheriff’s office, saying he no longer has staffing to adequately do the job. “You’re not getting the level of service I think you should get,” Brown said. Dave Penrod, former Coupeville town marshal, spoke in favor of the proposal, saying he knows what it’s like to be understaffed in a dangerous situation. “We’re paid to get there and protect,” Penrod said. “It’s an awfully, awfully bad feeling going there knowing your back up is coming from Deception Pass.” He had a direct message to the board. “I’m tired of all this stuff with the commissioners,” he said. “One of you needs to stand up and finally say enough is enough, let’s get this done.” North Whidbey resident Art Huffine said he understands the issues well and thanked Banks and Brown for their service, but he questioned why law and justice should get funding when other county departments are also struggling. “Why should we have a levy just for law and justice when the entire county, every department, could come up and cry a swan song more severe than what you’ve done,” he said. “It’s a crisis on a countywide basis, not just law and justice,” he said.
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Greetings Oak Harbor! I would like to introduce myself to the community I am honored to represent as a future city councilman. My name is Mike Piccone, originally from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. After spending some time in a local college I moved to Newton, Mass, outside of Boston and opened an automotive detail shop catering to auto body shops, high-line dealerships, sports celebrities and more. “Mike’s Auto Magic” was open for five successful years. This experience taught me how to lead employees, the pains of management, and the fact that owning your own business does not make you your own boss. It was an amazing experience but I knew I was destined for more. In early 1999, I closed the doors to the detail shop and began working for a marketing company that catered to auto dealerships throughout New England. Through this new company, I was able to enjoy another amazing experience – the ability to travel the seven NorthEast states, meet great people along the way, learn tremendous amounts about marketing, sales and the ins and outs of the business - something that has fueled this nation for centuries. After watching the events of 9/11 unfold with the rest of the nation, emotions that overtook me that day combined with my previous experiences somehow forced me to take a serious look at myself and decide at that moment to join the Navy. I signed up for the Explosive Ordnance Disposal challenge program, went through boot camp, A-school and was assigned to EOD Mobile Unit 2 for one year while awaiting my dive school and EOD school seats. I graduated and was assigned to Mobile Unit 11 here in Oak Harbor on the Seaplane base in 2004, was then sent to Ad-diwaniyah, Iraq in 2005, returned in 2006, and was immediately sent to Mozul, Iraq for a second deployment. Due to a back injury, I was medically retired from the Navy in 2008. My future wife and I decided to stay here in Oak Harbor, marry and began our family. I am a proud stay-athome dad to Joey, who is just over 2 years old and Luke, who just turned 1. We are a Christian family and attend services at St. Augustine here in Oak Harbor. We volunteer at our church when we can and enjoy being a part of the St. Augustine community. I hope this has given readers and voters an inside look into who Mike Piccone is, as I know I am not as recognizable as my opponent who has been in office for 20 years. I hope my background shows you my passion to serve something bigger than myself. If you are reading this, then you are one of the few awake enough to see the need for change in our city council - the need for new passionate blood in some of our council seats to bridge the gap between what is good for private interest groups vs what is good for everyone in the community. I hope you will see in my brief history here, the obvious ability I have to pay attention to detail, common sense, honesty, and my willingness to serve the greater good. My slogan will be “Vote Mike Piccone for you!” I think it is fitting for what I have sworn to do in my past and what I will swear to do for you when elected.
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My interest in community leadership started in high school where I was both a class and student body officer for each of the four years until graduation. During the same time, I was quite active in sports and played football, basketball, baseball, and golf, experiences which taught me the value of teamwork in achieving success. While I feel that my education and work experience provide the basis for good decision making as a City Councilmen, it has been through listening to our citizens and comparing different viewpoints that I believe I have contributed the most. Decisions for Oak Harbor moving forward need to be made that benefit the majority of citizens in providing a clean, safe, and inviting environment. My practical and affordable vision for the future moves us forward toward this goal.
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Get to know your council candidates A number of political races with the potential to shape local government will appear on November’s general election ballot. Off-year elections tend to draw less interest and fewer voters, but Oak Harbor voters have an opportunity to help determine what direction their community takes in the coming years. Failing to take part in the democratic process is essentially putting the future of your community in the hands of others. Pivotal to casting an informed vote is candidate accessibility. If a candidate doesn’t present his or her viewpoint, isn’t available to answer questions from voters or never faces his or her opponent, it’s the voters who ultimately lose. In the weeks and months leading
to the November election, the Whidbey News-Times is offering each of the Oak Harbor City Council candidates a forum to voice their positions and answer questions. With this edition of the News-Times, we present the Campaign Kickoff. And, on every Saturday during July and August, candidates have the opportunity to answer questions from members of the community in a series of Town Hall Meeting ads. Next, in a Candidate Q&A portion of the series, each candidate will pose a question to their opponent. The Q&As appear in the Sept. 11 edition. Finally, on Oct. 16, readers can compare the candidates and their positions. For voters, information is power, and an informed electorate is a prerequisite of a successful democracy.
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ELECT SANDI PETERSON As we spend the next few days celebrating the birth of our nation, I think it is important to reflect on the words chosen when our country was founded. In our country’s first document, The Declaration of Independence, our founding fathers wrote that whatever rights or powers government has, come from us, from “the consent of the governed.” Eleven years later, our Constitution was born. It’s first 3 words are, “We, the people.” Like our founding fathers, I believe governing should be a bottom up exercise, not a top down one. We must always bear this in mind when elected to any office. A sacred trust is placed in us by those we will serve. As you attend parades, gather with friends and family and watch the fireworks this 4th, I hope you will take a moment to remember how in 1814 Francis Scott Key and his fellow prisoners anxiously awaited the dawn’s early light to see if old glory was still waving in the breeze over Ft. McHenry. During the battle that waged that night he penned the words to what would later become our national anthem. America was great then, just as she is great now. It is all because of you, the people. Thank you for making our nation great.
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IN OUR OPINION Hizon’s idea a good one for Oak Harbor Oak Harbor officials will soon decide whether to allow beer or wine gardens in certain city parks during specific special events. Councilwoman Tara Hizon proposes lifting the ban on alcohol in parks at the request of residents and event organizers. She pointed out that two beer gardens in the public street at the Oak Harbor Music Festival were popular and the city didn’t experience any problems. The Oak Harbor Parks Board voted to support Hizon’s idea, and the idea drew more than 120 comments, most of them positive, on the Whidbey NewsTimes Facebook page at www.facebook.com/whidbeynews “Festivals with A beer garden happen everywhere,” said one Facebook commenter. “We as a society need to start taking responsibility for our own actions. Our community has more responsible adults than not. These types of festivals can potentially bring in tons of, very needed revenue to this town.” Hizon’s proposal makes sense to us as well ‚Äî just as long as it comes with the set of conditions she presented. People still won’t be allowed to bring their own alcohol into the parks. Also, drinking will be confined to roped-off areas during city-approved special events. The beer gardens would only be allowed at Windjammer, Fort Nugent and Catalina parks under Hizon’s proposal. Events are supposed to be fun. Many adults enjoy a glass of beer or wine, and that’s fine in moderation. It’s understandable that the leader of the county’s impaired driving impact panel and others are concerned that lifting the ban will lead to drunk driving. They also expressed concerns that allowing alcohol in parks will send young people the message that alcohol is necessary in order to have fun. “How will any of you feel if a child gets run over as a slightly tipsy festival-goer pulls out of a parking lot? And then there’s all the other problems in between,” JoAnn Hellmann wrote to council members. It’s legal to drink alcohol if you’re 21 years old or older. It’s not legal to drink to the point of impairment and then drive. That’s the law. It’s up to elected officials to find a sensible balance between public safety and permitting individuals to enjoy an alcoholic beverage during a public event. We think that balance exists in Hizon’s proposal.
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Board damaged teacher relations with contract Editor, The Oak Harbor school board’s decision to give incoming and novice superintendent Lance Gibbon an almost 9 percent or $12,000 raise and awarding him a three-year contract is outrageous in several regards. OHSD is infamous for being a lowwage district, paying its certificated and classified employees significantly below school districts our size. Teachers have not received a raise or even a cost-of-living adjustment in over six years, despite the voters passing the COLA initiative for teachers in 2000, which has been repeatedly suspended by the Legislature. In the recently-ratified agreement between the Oak Harbor School District and the Oak Harbor Education Association, teachers received no raise—instead earning compensation for additional time
worked. The school board insisted that teachers receive no raise, and the only way an agreement was possible without a strike was for OHEA to abandon its goal of moving teacher compensation closer to the average of what other districts our size pay their teachers. Oak Harbor teachers have always — always — muted their goals for better compensation in deference to the many other needs our school district has, from instructional assistants to buses to curricular materials to technology. And we worked exceedingly hard in collaboration with many others to pass the levy this year. Once Dr. Schulte announced his departure, we recommended that the school board not raise the incoming new superintendent’s salary and not award a three-year contract. They did both, severely damaging good will patiently developed over many years.
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Threat to close state parks is shortsighted Editor, It is not often that you get the opportunity to use “asininity,” “stupid” and “ignorant” in one response, but I do believe our dear state legislators have earned it with one simple threat — close the state parks. The ignorance of our legislators in failing to be aware of how important the state parks are to psychological well being of its populace is deplorable. In these psychologically-trying times, people need open space. People need places where they can go and find solace from the madness of screaming that has replaced conversation. The blissful blindness of ignorance of our legislators — I will not call them “our leaders” — is genuine in that they are not subject to the hardships of their inactions. The stupidity surfaces as they poke See LETTERS, A7
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“I think that should be all right. The only problem would be controlling minors and making sure they don’t have access. ”
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and prod at something as if it were new to their area of responsibility. They have ignored their duty to the citizens of the state by acting with an inane mindlessness—safe from their own inaction because they make laws that they are rarely inconvenienced by, while the public-be-damned suffers. Asininity: noun: The quality of being asinine; stupidity combined with stubbornness. The folks in Olympia, both in the House and the Senate, have raised passing
Do you think Oak Harbor should allow beer gardens in public parks during community events?
“Woo hoo! The only bad thing about it is that people might drink too much and get popped for DUIs.”
“That would be fine, if all the legal safeguards are provided for the public safety. ”
Roy Morrison Coupeville
blame to new heights as they defend party stands, refuse to see beyond the ends of their noses, and spend most of their time casting blame. Few seem aware of anything except getting reelected. Rather that planning for the needs of the state and its people; rather than working toward sound policies; political games in their farreaching logic defying asininity have become the call of the day and the public be damned. Thank you senators and representatives all--asinine, ignorant, and stupid in one fell swoop. John Morelock Coupeville
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Balance jobs with safety and respect Editor, Impressive how many participated in the Navy Outlying Field meeting June 19. The Coupeville Rec Hall was filled to capacity, with many more listening outside at each door and window. I was disappointed when
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so many “voted” to shift all touch-and-go practice to OakHarbor/Ault Field. We too have ears to be damaged, sleep to be deprived, businesses to be affected. And we are your neighbors. OakHarbor has a much larger population, and we already endure plenty of Navy aircraft noise. If we don’t stand together to solve this problem, we will each fail separately. Relocation of the OLF is an obvious solution. But the new location
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must have an extensive area of Navy base “elbow room.” More room than exists on Whidbey. There is likely a compromise solution. However, the Navy’s lack of transparency hinders finding it. Real world flight density records are not available. Only hypothetical, average noise levels are disclosed to residents. A few pilots make a choice to fly low, turning sharply under greater application of power, increasing noise and risk to those below.
“I doesn’t really affect me. I don’t drink. But I wouldn’t mind it. People are going to sneak stuff in anyway.” Mike Johnson Oak Harbor
Flight pattern, altitude, application of power must be stipulated for all pilots. If the Navy made a little effort to be considerate to us, their neighbors, noise impact and safety could be improved. Yes, jobs do matter. But so do the safety and quality of life of residents and Navy personnel. The balanced respect of all citizens is the true sound of freedom. Tim Verschuyl OakHarbor
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Laura Anne Tuit (nee Drake), beloved wife of August (Gus) Tuit, passed away in her sleep peacefully at home in Greenbank, Wash. on June 22, 2013. Born in Kansas City, Mo., she was a graduate of Chicago schools and Michael Reese School of Nursing. Prior to moving to Greenbank in 1989, Laura was employed at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Ill. Laura was preceded in death by her parents Ralph and Bessie Drake as well as a brother, Ralph, and a sister, Marjorie. She is survived by a sister, Betty Combe. Also surviving are sons Steven (Sherry) of Crystal Springs, Ill. and Scott of St. Paul, Minn.; as well as three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Laura’s remains will be cremated and there will be no service. Donations may be made to your favorite charity or to your public library in honor of Laura’s love of reading.
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times and cherished memories were fishing and playing mahjong with his children, grandchildren and extended family. He took pleasure in spending quality time with family and traveling, and he especially loved visiting his homeland in the Philippines. Rito will be deeply missed and always treasured by his loving family. He is survived by his beautiful and loving wife of 43 years, Anita Sevilla, and his children: Rowena Sevilla-Aldana, Hilda Esposito, Gerry Sevilla, Brenda Sevilla-Miranda, Myra Sevilla and Liz Sevilla; Benes Aldana, Anthony Esposito, Roel Miranda and Jay Cross; grandchildren Ehrik Aldana, Meah Cross Sevilla, Alivia Bobbitt, Nikolas Esposito, Jasmine Bobbitt and Samantha Esposito; and siblings Angela Martinez, Lenny Mamales, Rita Caldwell and Fr. Dennis Sevilla, in addition to his many extended family and friends.
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Steven Allen Proudman, AMS1, USN (Ret.), age 56, longtime Oak Harbor resident, passed away on Friday, June 21, 2013, at Providence Medical Center, Colby Campus, in Everett following a lengthy illness. Mr. Proudman was born in Boston. Mass., Sept. 1, 1956, to William Proudman, Jr., and Pauline (Snyder) Proudman. Steven moved with his family to Rockland, Mass., in 1961. He attended schools there, graduating from South Shore Vocational School in 1974. He was employed as an autobody technician after high school until joining the United States Navy. Steven proudly served his country for 20 years, retiring as an AMS1 in 1996. On June 25, 1982, Steven married Erlinda Bertuldo in Olangapo City, Philippines. The couple resided in Lemoore, Calif., before moving to Oak Harbor, in 1990. Steven was an ardent sports fan and had a particular loyalty to the Boston Red Sox and the New England Patriots. He was a great husband, father, grandfather and brother, who always looked out for his family. He especially enjoyed playing with his grandchildren. Steven is survived by his wife Erlinda of Oak Harbor; his daughter and son-in-law Cherry and Ken Delano of Oak Harbor; his step-son Harold Bertuldo and wife Cherry Reyes of Oak Harbor; his five grandchildren, Sherrylyn Filoteo of San Francisco, Calif., Catherine Filoteo of Edmonds, Krisanta Filoteo of Oak Harbor, Matayah
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He was raised in Bell, Calif. Following high school, Chris attended trade school. In 1968, Chris entered active duty military service with the U.S. Army, serving in Vietnam. He was discharged in April of 1970. He was married to Donna Monteith in Alhambra, Calif., on Aug. 7, 1971. Chris returned to civilian life and began a 40-year career as a truck and auto parts dealer. He and Donna had been residents of Oak Harbor for the past 13 years. His favorite memories were of vacations with family and friends to Seaside, Ore., woodworking, working on cars and collecting stamps and coins. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Mt. Vernon. Chris is survived by his wife of 42 years, Donna and one daughter and sonin-law, Lindsey and Aric Thompson of Arlington, Wash. One sister Robin Sorenson and husband Scott and their daughter Allison, all of Crescent City, Calif. also survive. A Celebration of Life for Chris Lay will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, June 29, at Oak Harbor Lutheran Church with Pastor Jeff Spencer officiating. Private family interment will follow at a later date. Family and friends are encouraged to share condolences and memories at the Book of Memories hosted by Wallin Funeral Home at www.wallinfuneralhome. com
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and Malia Delano, both of Oak Harbor; three brothers, Paul Proudman and wife Carolyn of Hanson, Mass., William Proudman and wife Joanne of Ypsilanti, Mich., and Joseph Proudman and wife Linda of Lemoore, Calif.; and his sister, Donna Proudman, also of Lemoore. He was preceded in death by his mother, Pauline Proudman on Nov. 16, 1997, and by his father, William Proudman, Jr., on July 11, 2000. Visitation will be Friday, June 28, 2013, from 5-7 p,.m. at Whidbey Memorial Chapel. A Memorial Service will take place 2 p.m. Saturday, June 29, at Oak Harbor Church of the Nazarene, with Military Honors under the auspices of the NAS Whidbey Honor Guard. A reception will follow. Private inurnment will be held at Sunnyside Cemetery at a later date. Family and friends are encouraged to share memories and condolences at www.whidbeymemorial.com
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Athletes hone skills through summer sports camps By JIM WALLER Sports editor
Summer is the off season for most sports and a good time for
athletes to sharpen their skills for upcoming competition through camps and clinics. Two such camps took place at
Oak Harbor High School this week as local coaches put basketball players and wrestlers through a series of drills and teaching sessions. The basketball camp was for the younger set, grades three through eight, and ran Monday to Wednesday. The wrestling camp was open to eighth through 12th graders Wednesday through Friday. OHHS head basketball coach Mike Washington, assistants Bryan Schulle and Brett McLeod, and several Wildcat players helped 35 kids improve their hoop skills. Washington said, “Goals for the camp were to teach the campers the skills we use at high school, get kids exited about Wildcat basketball and build relationships with the campers, coaches and current players.” He added, “Things went very well. Kids were excited, and when they were playing games, we observed them using the skills we had previously taught. It was refreshing to see.” The wrestling camp is the first in Oak Harbor in about a decade, according to OHHS assistant coach Peter Esvelt. He said the Wildcat coaches Photo by Jim Waller/Whidbey News-Times
Coach Brett McLeod assists a camper on his shooting form at the basketball camp Wednesday.
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Hazen’s Jario Barahona, left, and Oak Harbor’s Jacob Dugin square off in a drill at the wrestling camp this week. “noticed some technical skills we would like to spend more time on, and wanted a chance to remind our athletes about their goals for wrestling during the off season.” The camp included 48 wrestlers, most from Oak Harbor. “We kept the camp small to work with individuals better and keep costs down,” Esvelt said. The camp’s goal, Esvelt said, was “to work good, basic technique that all wrestlers can use.” He added that they also brought in a throwing coach to “help with that aspect of wrestling.”
Tough district losses end Babe Ruth season Two heart-breaking losses in the district tournament at Burlington ended the season for the Oak Harbor Babe Ruth baseball team. Oak Harbor came from 10 runs down Tuesday to tie Friday Harbor before losing 14-11 in the final inning, and then Stanwood-Camano scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh to defeat Oak Harbor 5-4 Thursday. Oak Harbor out hit Friday Harbor 15-6 but couldn’t overcome defensive mistakes. Oak Harbor committed six errors in the first three innings as Friday Harbor bolted to an 11-1 lead. At that point Paul Spence came on to pitch for Oak Harbor and shut down Friday Harbor until the seventh; he also sparked the Oak Harbor offense as it battled back. Oak Harbor used a sevenrun fourth to trim the lead to 11-9 and tied it in the sixth. The thrill of the comeback was suddenly dashed when
Friday Harbor scored three times in the top of the seventh for the win. Spence and Paul Southerland finished the day 3-for3; Trent Benson, Austin Hauter and Robert Herring each had two hits. Against StanwoodCamano, Oak Harbor took a 4-3 lead with a run in the top of the seventh and then almost escaped a tough jam in the bottom of the inning before Stanwood-Camano drove home the winning run with two outs. Oak Harbor coach Bill Young said his team played well overall. After two firstinning errors Oak Harbor settled down and played mistake-free ball. Benson pitched well over the first six innings, and Spence finished with two doubles. Benson and Bailey each collected two hits, and Hauter singled and scored two runs. Young said, “A tough pill to swallow to be eliminated
After Wednesday’s opening session, Esvelt said it was “great, a ton of mat time, hard work” and that the staff saw “a lot of improvement over the course of the day.” Joining Esvelt on the coaching staff were Hazen head coach Rory Magana, an Oak Harbor High School grad; OHHS volunteer coach John Kuehn; and recent graduates CJ Shavers and Josh Crebbin. Esvelt said Shavers and Crebbin were two of the best takedown wrestlers Oak Harbor has had in a while and were great in showing technique at camp.
sports in brief OH grad wins half marathon Nikki Gamble Leith, a 2001 Oak Harbor High School graduate, won the women’s half marathon at the Seattle Rock ‘n’ Roll marathon and half marathon Saturday, June 22. Leith finished first out of 7,963 women and 40th overall in the field of 12,307 in 1:25:06. Thirty-four runners from Oak Harbor took part in the half marathon, with Eric Ratcliff finishing 1,120th in 1:50.59. Kevin Bennett was the top Oak Harbor finisher in the marathon, placing 77th out of 2,354 in 3:17:25.
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Paul Spence fires a pitch against Friday Harbor Tuesday . after a well-played game; however, only the winner of the national world series will
be a team that walks away as winning their last game of the season.”
Legion splits with Lynden It’s safe to say the Oak Harbor and Lynden Legion baseball teams are evenly matched. In a double header in Oak Harbor Wednesday, the two clubs battled
through a pair of extrainning games, each winning a game by a single run. Oak Harbor out-slugged the Lightning 10-9 in nine innings in the opener, then Lynden won a pitcher’s duel 2-1 in eight innings in the second. Thursday, Oak Harbor fell 8-2 at Bellingham. In the ninth inning of the first Lynden game, Clay Doughty singled home the game winner. Brent Mertins and Teddy Peterschmidt each finished with three hits, and Brandon Bailey added two hits and scored three runs. In the second game, Lynden scored unearned runs in the bottom of the seventh and eighth to win. Starting pitcher Peterschmidt took a one hitter into the seventh; he also led the offense with two hits. In the loss at Bellingham, Bailey ripped a two-run home run in the first and that was it for Oak Harbor. Oak Harbor (12-9) hosts Bellingham at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 2.
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State parks to remain open under new budget
Meerkerk looking for ‘Grateful Deadheaders’
Despite the threat of closures, Whidbey Island state parks will remain open. Legislators were able to come up with a $33.6-billion two-year spending proposal Thursday, according to news sources. Cutting it down to the wire, legislators made the agreement just a few days shy of their July 1 deadline, allowing the Washington State Parks department and other agencies to continue operating without interruption. Had a budget agreement not been reached, a number of state-funded programs would have shut down July 1. That included state parks, the lottery and the liquor control board. Prisons would not have been able to accept new inmates, and offenders in jail for violating probation would have been released. In all, 34 state agencies would have been shut down and 24 others would incur a partial cessation. Only once before has the legislature come this close to a shutdown. That occurred in 1991 when the house and senate approved a budget early June 30 and Gov. Booth Gardner signed it shortly before midnight.
Meerkerk Gardens is recruiting volunteers to handle a sticky situation. With rhododendrons mostly done blooming for the season at the sprawling woodland gardens in Greenbank, volunteers are needed to help remove the withered flowers. Joan Bell, operations manager at Meerkerk Gardens, guesses there are thousands of rhodies on the grounds’ 53 acres. However, the focus will be on the 10acre display garden.
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There is a reward for becoming one of the gardens’ “Grateful Deadheaders.” Committed volunteers will receive a free Meerkerk tie-dyed T-shirt. Volunteer work parties gather from 9 a.m. until noon on Thursdays yearround at Meerkerk Gardens with lunch provided afterward. However, volunteers may also work at other times. Instruction on how to properly dead-head the flowers is the first step. Bell said those interested in helping should contact her or nursery manager Susie Reynolds at 360-678-1912 or by email at meerkerk@whidbey.net Bell said those interested in coming out to Meerkerk Gardens to help with deadheading should bring garden gloves. “Not all of them are sticky,” she said. “We have hundreds of rhododendrons on our property. Some are sticky, some are not.” Meerkerk Gardens is looking for volunteers to help in other areas, including maintaining forest paths. Once a month, there is a Saturday work party.
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Furloughs begin next week Some civilians at base will not work Fridays By JANIS REID Staff reporter
Approximately 1,200 civilian workers at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station are slated for furloughs starting next week. Capt. Mike Nortier, NAS Whidbey’s commanding officer, said in an emailed statement that, barring any changes, the furloughs will move forward as planned. The employees will not work Fridays for up to 11 days starting July 8. That equates to an approximate 20 percent pay reduction through the end of the fiscal year, which is Sept. 30. It is unclear how many of the base’s 1,200 contractors will also be affected by the furloughs. However, contractors who require Department of Defense
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furloughed Nov. 14-19, 1995, according to Cmdr. Leslie Hull-Ryde, Defense Department spokesperson for personnel and readiness. A second governmental furlough went into affect Dec. 16, 1995 through Jan. 6, 1995, but did not affect the DOD, she said. She added that “the current furlough situation is unprecedented. “Planned furloughs are required due to the reduction in funding,” Hull-Ryde said, which the DOD expects will lead to “reductions in morale and effectiveness.” Earlier this year, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen released a report detailing the impacts of sequestration around the region, which included forcing the Navy and Marine corps to delay or cancel depot maintenance of aircraft. It remains unclear whether canceled plane maintenance will affect flight operations, such as aircraft carrier training exercises conducted at Outlying Field Coupeville. However, Nortier said, “some things have been cut, such as flyovers of aircraft during commemorative events, and many services on the base curtailed. We hope a resolution to the impending furloughs will be found in the very near future.” More information on administrative furloughs can be found at www.opm.gov/ furlough.
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Emotions reminder that we don’t need to hear God’s voice FAITHFUL LIVING By JOAN BAY KLOPE
It usually strikes around 9:30 most summer nights when the darkened skies drive my kids and their friends indoors. The energy of the day unabated, they bluster into the kitchen wanting snacks to refill their coffers, depleted during the hours they have been working at their part-time jobs or enjoying summertime activities with
friends. The newest selection of songs is inevitably turned way up so the cadence can be heard over the hum of the microwave, the whir of the blender, an explosive Xbox game, or their enthusiastic chatter. I am certain from my roost upstairs the fun will never end! Their vigor and defiance over leaving the day behind astounds me, as I seek something far simpler and dramatically different: a blessed silence to match the darkness that seems to wrap me up for a good night’s sleep. When I was a teenager I promised myself I would never disregard the passionate causes of a teen when I became a parent. I would not grouse at the kids about their loud music and their deal making. I would be more understanding than most and aim never to value winning the argument more than acceptable self-expression, albeit different than my own. I’d ask God to help me respond with grace to the merriment and enthusiasm when I would rather be winding down. I’d also ask God to help me abandon the need to be popular with my kids. Instead, I’d be consistent so they would learn to trust me as they matured. For reasons I don’t understand, I have changed. I now have a tough time understanding song lyrics just like my parents did, and the music sometimes hurts my ears. Is my hearing changing with age? Or, am I learning about the absolute beauty of silence? In his book, “The Plain Man’s Book of Prayers,” William Barclay suggests that one of our greatest faults in prayer is that we talk too much and listen too little. “When prayer is at its highest,” he suggests, “we wait in silence for God’s voice to reach us; we linger in His presence for His peace and His power to flow over and around us.” Do most people actually hear God’s voice? I have never personally heard God but I experience His “voice” when peace and deep joy rolls over me in waves. When original ideas suddenly come to me. When a flow of energy and hope restores my worried or heartsick soul. Yet most of us are afraid of silence. We worry about feeling silly. We picture ourselves sitting down, closing our eyes, asking God for wisdom and comfort, then sitting there in dreaded silence, feeling disconnected and alone. So let’s not sit and wait to hear from God. Instead, let’s get up early before the kids thunder toward their cereal bowls and cartoons. Take a walk. Water your fruit trees. Drink a cup of coffee as you check your garden. In this silence, let’s listen for a new song. Seek His presence. Catch a new vision. Let’s emotionally fill up for all that may come our way this coming week.
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Kyle Vandegriff, a Navy pilot, used an unconventional method to propose to Allie Underwood in February. He jumped in a kayak at their Mariners Cove home east of Oak Harbor armed with a dozen roses, a chisel and spray paint and carved his proposal in a cliffside.
Allie’s answer: ‘Yes’ Mystery over beachside marriage proposal solved with Navy pilot getting response he had hoped for By RON NEWBERRY Staff reporter
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yle Vandegriff was starting to get nervous. He had planned the occasion down to the very last detail. And everything was falling into place wonderfully, except the one part he couldn’t control. Allie Underwood, the woman he wanted to marry, wouldn’t turn around to look at the cliff behind them. If she would, she would know why Vandegriff wouldn’t let up about asking her to go out kayaking on a winter day, then pull up on the beach and go for a stroll. If she’d only look back, she would understand why he had been acting funny a day earlier when she asked what he’d been doing all day when he was supposed to be preparing dinner for guests while she was at work.
She didn’t know that behind her were a dozen roses stuck into the cliffside, surrounding words that Vandegriff had etched with a chisel, then spray painted blue and pink: “ALLIE WILL YOU MARRY ME?” She turned around as eagles caught her eye but still missed it. “I was in my own world,” she said. “She was looking right at it,” Vandegriff said. “And she turned around and said, ‘OK, you want to go back to the kayaks?’ I said, ‘Let’s walk a little bit further.’” Finally, Underwood turned around again, looked up and everything became clear. “As I sort of noticed the sign, he was down on one knee,” Underwood said. “I was like, ‘What’s happening?’” Vandegriff’s unconventional marriage proposal to Underwood on a beach east of Oak Harbor in February
Photo by Dave Cross
Dave Cross snapped this photo during a beachwalk less than a mile from his Mariners Cove home, which started a buzz in the beachfront community. left the nearby Mariners Cove community buzzing. The message etched on a cliff about a mile from Mariners Cove left residents wondering about the outcome and who had gone to such romantic extremes. It wasn’t until about three weeks ago that one of the couple’s neighbors in Mariners Cove noticed the engagement ring on Underwood’s finger and told her about a mysterious marriage proposal published in a story in the Whidbey
News-Times. “She said, ‘Did you hear about the proposal down at the beach?’” Underwood said. “I was like, ‘Um, I think that was our proposal.’” Vandegriff, a pilot stationed at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, had been thinking of ways to pop the question to Underwood since he purchased the ring a year ago. When he returned from a deployment in Japan in late See SHE SAID ‘YES,’ A13
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Methodist church to host Fourth of July concert
Patriotic concert, 7 p.m., July 3, Oak Harbor First United Methodist Church, 1050 S.E. Ireland St. Everyone is invited to “Sweet Land of Liberty,” a special holiday musical celebrating God and country. For more information call 360-675-2441, or go to www. oakharborfumc.org
Lutherans to offer vacation Bible school July 15-19
Concordia Lutheran Church is holding “Tell It on the Mountain” Vacation Bible School which will be held 9 a.m. to noon Monday, July 15, through Friday, July 19. The program is offered to children ages 4–11. Call the church office to register early. Also, a reminder that Concordia Lutheran is on summer
Seventh Day Adventists to hold vacation Bible school Aug. 5-9 Vacation Bible School, 10 a.m.-noon, Aug. 5-9, Seventh Day Adventist Church, 31830 State Route 20, Oak Harbor. Free. Contact Jon Campbell, 253-797-0370, or jonathanc87@ hotmail.com
Come Worship With Us!
Promote Your Place Of Worship In The Whidbey News-Times For Only $12.5/week For A Single Size Ad. Please call 360-675-6611
Missouri Synod
Worship Service .........................Sunday 9:00am Adult Bible Study & Sunday School...10:15am Nursery for infants & toddlers available
Pastor Mark T. Hanson 360-675-2548
Trinity Lutheran Church
First United Methodist Church Worship Hours: Prayer & Praise: 9:00 am Blended Worship Service: 10:30 am Summer Worship Schedule Begining Sunday, June 16th, One Service Only at 10:00 am
331-5191 • Freeland
www.trinitylutheranfreeland.com
Ordinary People Discovering an Extraordinary God
Woodard Road, Highway 525, Freeland
Summer Schedule
Everyone is welcome to join us! Youth Ministries-Choirs-Bible Studies
Sunday Worship 8:00 &10:00 am
Preschool 360-679-1697
Dave Johnson .........................................Pastor Chet Hansen ............................Music Minister
Sunday Service 10:00am and 6 pm
www.concordialutheranwhidbey.org
675-2441 • oakharborfumc.org 1050 SE Ireland St • Oak Harbor
319 SW 3rd Avenue 360-675-4852 www.oakharborag.org
James Lindus, Pastor Dennis Hanson, Pastor Eric Ottum, Pastor Jerry O’Neill, Pastor Karl Olsen, Minister of Music
590 N. Oak Harbor St • Oak Harbor
Whidbey Island Messianic Fellowship Where Yeshua is Lord Come Learn the Hebraic Roots of Your Faith
We welcome you to join us for worship and celebration
Meeting at: The Oak Harbor Christian School Bldg A 675 E. Whidbey Ave. Oak Harbor, WA 360-675-7189 Saturdays at 10:30am
CALVARY APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE (The Pentecostals of Island County)
SOULS HARBOR
A SAFE PLACE TO CALL HOME Sunday Morning...............10am Sunday Evening............ 6:30pm Wednesday..........................7pm
632-7243
Pastor Greg Adkins
Whidbey Presbyterian Church 1148 SE 8th Ave Oak Harbor
Summer Worship Service 10:00 a.m. • Small Groups • Community Outreach • Youth and Family Ministries • Childcare All Services • Much More! www.whidbeypres.org
679-3579
For more information call: Gary 675-5569 Jerry 679-3986
God-Centered Worship Christ-Centered Preaching Verse-by-Verse Teaching Worship: 1 PM 1411 Wieldraayer Road (off of Swantown Road) Pastor Keith McFaul 360-279-9713 www.GraceEvangelical.org
Oak Harbor Church of Christ (Just North of Office Max)
Sunday Morning:
Bible Classes for all ages..............9:30am Worship Assembly......................10:30am Wednesday Night ..........................6:30pm Matt Oliver, Preaching Minister
www.churchofchrist-oh.org oakharborchurch@gmail.com
675-3441
The Catholic Church Invites You…. St. Augustineʻs Parish • 675-2303 185 N Oak Harbor St. ~ Oak Harbor
Masses: Saturday Sunday Wed & Fri
5:00 pm 8:00am & 9:30 am 9:00 am
On the web: www.staugustineoh.org
St. Maryʻs Parish 678-6536 207 Main St. ~ Coupeville
Masses: Sunday Thurs
11:15 am 12:00 noon
250 SW 3rd Avenue • Oak Harbor (Behind K-Mart)
Sunday Morning Services • 9:00am Traditional Worship • 10:00am Sunday School (All Ages) • 10:30am Contemporary Worship Children and Worship
675-4837
www.frcoh.org office@frcoh.org
Tuesday Bible Study 7:00pm Sun Service 11am • Sun Children’s Church 11am We Welcome All Pastor Yvonne Howard & the C.O.R.C.C. Family
656 SE Bayshore Dr, Suite #2 • 675-0935
NW 2nd Avenue & Heller Road Across the street from OHHS Stadium
Sunday Worship ......8:00 & 10:30 am Sunday School......................... 9:15 am Nursery Available
Sunday Evening Prayer 6:30 PM at St. Mary Catholic Church in Coupeville Jeffrey Spencer, Lead Pastor Pastor Marc Stroud, Associate Pastor
A Member of the Anglican Communion Worldwide
360-279-0715 www.ststephensofoakharbor.org
Sunday Morning Worship 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!”
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island
679-1561
oakharborlutheran.org
490 NW Crosby Ave., Oak Harbor 675-5008 Sunday Services 9:00, 10:30 & 11:45 am Living Word Kids: 3 mos–5th grade all services Middle School Youth: Sundays 4:00 PM High School Youth: Sundays 6:00 PM Weekly Adult Groups Russ Schlecht ~ Senior Pastor
www.elivingword.org
Get your religion updates noted in Whidbey News-Times Vacation Bible School, Seasonal Hours Changing, Daycare Updates, Special Holiday Presentations.
20103 State Route 525 Freeland
Sunday Service at 10:00 am
Minister: Rev. Dennis Reynolds Childcare Year-Round Religious Education Sept-June All are welcome 360-321-8656 www.whidbey.com/uucwi uuadmin@whidbey.com
Whidbey News-Times $12.50/week Whidbey Crosswind $10.00/month For A Single Size Ad.
Please call 360-675-6611
Best Western Hotel Conference Room
“You Have The Right To Be Free”
Lutheran Church
Join us for Sunday Service in the Main Sanctuary at 11:30am
Word Of Everlasting Life & Faith Church
The City Of Refuge Christian Church
Please call 360-675-6611
Oak Harbor
555 SE Regatta Dr. • Oak Harbor The Rev. Richard Scott The Episcopal Church on North Whidbey Island
Calvary Chapel Oak Harbor
1000 NE Koetje Street
“To Know Christ & Make Him Known”
Promote Your Place Of Worship In The Whidbey News-Times Only $12.50/week For A Single Size Ad.
33175 State Route 20 Oak Harbor, WA. 98277-8713 360-682-2323
SUNDAY Bible Study 9:00am Worship Service 10:00am Come Worship With Us! Thursday Bible Study 7:00pm
40 NE Midway Blvd, #103 • Oak Harbor Pastor Dr. Thomas Stoneham Sr., Minister Donald Cole
A Church, A Family
A Spiritual Home Grace By The Sea An Anglican Expression of Faith The Rev. Paul Orritt
SUNDAY SERVICE
8:00 AM TRADITIONAL WORSHIP SERVICE 9:15 AM SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:30 AM FAMILY WORSHIP SERVICE www.gracebythesea.org
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9:15 AM SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:00 AM WORSHIP SERVICE www.islandvineyard.org
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555 SE Regatta Dr. Oak Harbor 679-3431
ISLAND VINEYARD COMMUNITY CHURCH
3143 Goldie Rd Unit B • Oak Harbor (behind Precision Tire)
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.
50 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. Villano 675-6686 www.ohsbc.org
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Whidbey Island Church of Christ 3143-G North Goldie Rd Oak Harbor
Nursery provided for both services
Oak Harbor Southern Baptist Church
GRACE BY THE SEA • AN ANGLICAN EXPRESSION OF FAITH
Concordia Lutheran Church
Matthew 28:18-20
• Nursery All Services • Small Groups • Sunday School • MOPS • AwAnA • Youth Groups Come worship with us!
Worship Services Sunday 8:30, 9:50 & 11:10 a.m. 679-1585
2760 N Heller Rd • Oak Harbor
www.oakharborfamilybible.org
ACTIVITIES Whidbey
Saturday, June 29, 2013 • The Whidbey News-Times
tion Pass State Park with financial assistance through the Deception Pass Park Foundation. Other “Fix-It Days” are July 27, Aug. 24 and Sept. 28. 360-720-2756, or kees4u@comcast.net, or www.deceptionpassfoundation. org
Saturday June 29
Barn Sale for art, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 605 Madrona Way, Coupeville. A barn full of items for sale. Sales benefit Pacific Northwest Art School. 360-914-2298, or gwensam@yahoo.com
15th annual Garden Tour & Tea, Oak Harbor Garden Club, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., June 29. Proceeds will benefit OHGC projects and civic improvement. $15 donation, which includes map to all six sites this year. Guest may visit in any order. One site offers tea and treats included in the ticket price. Tickets are available to purchase from Oak Harbor and Coupeville Chambers of Commerce; Purple Bench (Antique & Garden); Hummingbird Farm; Mailliard’s Landing Nursery in Oak Harbor; Wind & Tide Book Shop in Oak Harbor; Greenhouse Nursery; Bayleaf stores in Oak Harbor and Coupeville. Contact Tina Byrne at 360-720-2562.
Coupeville Lions garage sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., June 29, Coupeville Elementary School. Lions Club’s largest fundraiser with items stored in four barns. Also 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on June 30. “Fix-It Day,” 9 a.m.-2 p.m., June 29, Anacortes Farmers Market, Seventh Street and R Avenue. Got a broken appliance that you’re hoping to repair? Or a lamp that needs attention? How about those two watches that need new batteries? Bring it to Fix-It Day and to see if your broken item can be fixed. Fix-It Day is an effort on the part of Transition Fidalgo & Friends and the Anacortes Farmers Market to provide Decep-
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January, he knew he had a brief window of opportunity until his next deployment. So he started thinking of creative ideas. The thought of proposing at a nearby beach they frequented with kayaks appealed to him. Then he got the idea of carving the message into the cliffside. On Feb. 1, while Underwood went to her job,
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Strawberry Social, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., June 29,
Vandegriff put the plan into action as he bought roses from Midway Florist then went to Home Depot to grab a chisel and spray paint. “I think I must’ve looked pretty funny kayaking out there,” he said, “because I had a big orange bucket with all the roses in it, and my tools and stuff. So I bet the neighbors were like, ‘What the heck is he doing?’” Which is exactly what Underwood wondered when she got home. “We were having some
friends over for dinner,” she said. “I came home from work and he hadn’t done anything to prepare for dinner and get ready. I said, ‘What have you been doing? You’ve had the whole day off.’ We were like rushing around. He was like, ‘Oh, I just needed to get on the kayak. I just wanted to get out on the water.’” The next day, on an unseasonably warm Saturday, it all became clear after they paddled to their destination. Well, it became clear even-
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“Postcards from Whidbey” performance, 7 p.m., June 29, Coupeville High School Performing Arts Center. Director Elizabeth Herbert brings her wild “Full Monty” crew to Coupeville for “Postcards from Whidbey Island,”a Garrison Keillor-esque type radio variety show put on by Penn Cove Productions. Also, runs June 30 at 2 p.m. Joining the usual cast of Penn Cove Players, this show will include several actors from Whidbey Island Center for the Arts’ recordbreaking successful production “Full Monty,” which played this spring in Langley. Tickets are $15. 515-4513749, or penncoveproductions@gmail.com Final weekend for Whidbey Playhouse performance, 7:30 p.m., June 29-30, Whidbey Playhouse, 730 S.E. Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. “Sister Robert Anne’s Cabaret Class” is a musical comedy featur-
tually. “It took me a while to notice it. It’s kind of embarrassing to admit,” Underwood said. “I wasn’t obviously expecting anything. We were just walking.” They saw otters splashing in the waters, then bald eagles soaring overhead, and finally a man-made creation that ultimately brought Underwood to tears. Together for seven years, Underwood expected the day would come, but was caught off guard on this day. Her reply?
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Thursday Rotary Club pancake breakfast, 8-11 a.m., July 4, Oak Harbor Methodist Church, which is a new location this year. $5 for adults; $4 for children under 12. 360-320-0375, or didam ike@comcast.net
Gardeners’ Exchange, 1-2 p.m., June 30, Hummingbird Farms Nursery & Gardens, 2319 Zylstra Road, Oak Harbor. Every last Sunday of the month, the farm is inviting exchanging gar-
Fourth of July parade, 11 a.m., July 4, downtown, Oak Harbor. Part of all-day celebration, including carnival, fireworks, booths and vendors. Oak Harbor’s Ron Wallin is this year’s grand marshall. On Pioneer Way, there will be an apple pie bakeoff at 1 p.m. and pet parade at 2 p.m., and children’s chalk art contest. At Windjammer Park gazebo, there will be a community band performance at 2:30 p.m. Fireworks at dark.
“Yes,” she said.”There was no hesitation. “It was very special. He put a lot of time and thought into it.” There is no wedding date yet for the couple, who are both 29, but they figure the big day will come in spring or
summer of 2014. They will be moving to Fallon, Nev., soon, but plan to return to Whidbey Island. They love living by the water and would one day like to purchase a boat. That way, they can cruise by one of their favorite beaches.
Sunday June 30
Pre-Decorated
Christmas Tree Fundraiser July 5th 5:00 to 9:00 July 6th 10:00 to 6:00 July 7th 11:00 to 4:00 We will also be hosting a craft show. If you would like a table please call Diana at 360-675-0128
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• The BBQ Joint • Ace Hardware • Whidbey Coffee • Toppins Frozen Yogurt • Oak Bowl • Island Drug • Whidbey Party Store
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deners to bring their healthy bulbs, cuttings, seeds, herbs, house plants, perennials, annuals, etc. 360-679-5044, or www.hummingbirdfarmnurs ery.com
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Call 675-3755 for more info.
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The derby is for kids 12 and under and will take place on the “F” dock at the Oak Harbor Marina. The event runs from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. followed by an awards picnic at the Oak Harbor Yacht Club. The derby and picnic are free. Registration will take place between 10-11 a.m. Kids 10 and under must be accompanied by an adult and must wear a lifejacket. For more information, call 360-720-2530, email burtonphotographics@comcast.net, or go to www.ohyc.org
Medicare 101, 2-5 p.m., June 29, Skagit Valley College, Room 210, 1900 S.E. Pioneer Way, Oak Harbor. Information will be provided on traditional Medicare coverage, Medicare Advantage plans, prescription drug coverage, gaps in insurance coverage, when to enroll, where to get more help, how to protect from Medi-
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Whidbey Island’s community newspapers seek an enthusiastic, creative individual to work with local businesses. Successful candidate must be dependable, detailoriented, possess exceptional customer serv i c e s k i l l s a n d e n j oy working in a team environment. Previous sales experience a plus; reliable insured transportation and good dr iving record required. We offer a solid base plus commission, work expense reimbursement, excellent health benefits, paid vacation, sick and holidays, 401K and a great work environment with opportunity to advance. EOE. Send resume with cover letter in PDF or Text format to kgraves@whidbeynewsgroup.com
kgraves@whidbey newsgroup.com or by mail to: SERVICE PUBLISHER Whidbey News Group ADVISOR P.O. Box 1200, POSITION Coupeville, WA 98239 No calls, please. Oak Harbor Motors COACH’S PIZZERIA SEEKS SUPERVISOR Apply in person: LEVEL, LONG TERM See Eric in Service APPLICANTS. Advertise your service Must be over 20 years 800-388-2527 or nw-ads.com old. Desire applicants who want long term employment. Work hours Employment can compliment college Education or other training. Saturday, Sunday hours necessary. NEW OWNERS! Call Candace: 206-409-5383 5575 Harbor Ave Freeland, WA 98249 Whidbey Island Campus Coupeville School District Information Systems is accepting applications Administrator for: Program Coordinator Financial Aid Director – Early Childhood Education. & Assist. Program (ECEAP) Early Childhood Spec. II ECEAP Part-time Office Assistant 3 (Anacortes) Further information is available at: www.skagit.edu AA/EOE Employment General
Church Sexton 1 - 2 hours per night, five to six nights per week. Building security, set up and take down for events, (must have a good back), light custodial, good organizational and communication skills. Salary DOE. Call the office at 360-331-5191 and talk to Robin
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SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST, Part-Time MATH TEACHER, Middle School For best consideration, submit application by 4:30 p.m., July 11, 2013. Details and applications are avail from school district office at 501 S Main, Coupeville, WA 98239, (360) 678-4522 or website www.coupeville.k12.wa.us /employment_main.html EOE. DENTAL ASSISTANT Cheerful, warm, enthusiastic dental team looking for a customer service oriented, caring, self motivated dental assistant. Excellent communications skills both written and verbal essential. Full time, Tues - Fri, 8am 5pm. Competitive pay. If you are interested in joining a quality ethical team where your participation makes a difference call Acorn Dental Clinic, Tues - Fri, 10am 2pm, 360-675-2942
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Part time & full time fill in APPLY IN PERSON AT Careage of Whidbey 311 NE 3rd Street Coupeville, WA 98239 Or email resume to careage2@whidbey.net
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR The City of Langley is seeking an experienced Director of Public Works. The Director of Public Works repor ts to, and works closely with the Mayor as a member of the City management team. The position is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating the construction, operation and maintenance of all the City’s infrastructure, including operations and maintenance of the water utility, sewer utility, s t o r m - w a t e r u t i l i t y, streets, parks, grounds, gardens, and municipal buildings. High school diploma or GED equivalent required. Engineering degree desired. Minimum five years of progressively responsible experience in municipal public works req u i r e d , i n c l u d i n g t wo years planning and super vising the wor k of subordinates. Requires the ability to interface with the public, to speak and write clearly, and ability to function calmly in stressful situations. Computer exper ience sufficient to generate management level analysis and reports required. Compensation: $5,300 - $5,737 plus benefits. For a complete job description or further information: www.langleywa.org or email clerk@langleywa.org Please send a resume and letter of interest by July 15, 2013 to: Debbie L. Mahler, Director of Finance/City Clerk City of Langley PO Box 366 Langley, WA 98260-0366 (360)221-4246 x 15 clerk@langleywa.org Need extra cash? Place your classified ad today! Call 1-800-388-2527 or Go online 24 hours a day www.nw-ads.com.
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Advertisement for Bids Notice is Hereby Given t h a t s e p a ra t e s e a l e d bids for: 1) Refurbishment of two (2) Water Te n d e r s ; a n d 2 ) P u r chase of a new 1250 gpm pumper will be received by Central Whidbey Fire & Rescue until, 4:00 pm, July 8 2013 at which time bids will be opened at Central Whidbey Island Fire & Rescue Station 53, located at 1164 Race Road in Coupeville, Washington. Specifications are available at Station 53, by mail, or via e-mail. For additional information please contact Chief Ed Hartin or Acting Captain Jerry Helm at (360) 678-3602 or by email at ehartin@cwfire.org or jhelm@cwfire.org Bids must be made on the Mandatory Bid Form included with the specifications for each of these projects. No Exceptions. Central Whidbey Island Fire & Rescue reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. LEGAL NO. 493176 P u bl i s h e d : W h i d b ey News-Times, South Whidbey Record. June 29, July 3, 2013. Find your perfect pet in the Classifieds. www.nw-ads.com
AUCTION An open bid auction will be held at Christian’s Towing, 685 Christian Road, Oak Harbor, WA. 98277 on WEDNESDAY JULY 3, 2013. Viewing will take place from 12:00pm to 3:00pm July 3, 2013. Auction begins at 3:00pm on July 3, 2013. 05 MAZDA RX8 JM1FE17M650156537 057YOJ 02 FORD R10PU 1FTYR10D92PA13552 B65717H LEGAL NO. 493064 P u bl i s h e d : W h i d b ey News-Times, South Whidbey Record. June 29, 2013.
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ISLAND In the Matter of the Estate of: T E R R E N C E D AV I D GAREY Deceased. No. 12-4-00279-9 NOTICE OF HEARING ON REPORT, AC C O U N T I N G , A N D PETITION FOR DISTRIBUTION TO: C R E D I TO R S A N D OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES OF THE E S TAT E O F T E R RENCE DAVID GAREY N OT I C E I S H E R E B Y GIVEN that Kathryn L. Garey, Personal Representative of the aboveentitled estate has filed in the office of the clerk o f t h e a b ove - e n t i t l e d court her Report, Accounting, and Petition for Distribution asking the Court to approve the report, authorize payment of fees and expenses, approve distribution of remaining assets of the estate to the persons entitled thereto, and to disc h a r g e t h e Pe r s o n a l R e p r e s e n t a t i ve. T h e Report, Accounting, and Petition for Distribution w i l l b e h e a r d by t h e Court on the 15th day of July, 2013, at the hour of 9:30 a.m. in the courtroom of the presiding judge in the Island County Law and Justice Center, 101 Sixth Street, Coupeville, Washington. At such time and place any person interested in the estate may appear and file objections to the report. Date of Publication: June 22, 2013 DATED at Coupeville, Washington, this 17th day of June, 2013. /s/ Debra VanPelt Island County Superior Court Clerk /s/ MICHAEL M. WALLER, WSBA No. 6310 Law Offices of Christon C. Skinner, P.S. Attorneys for the Estate of Terrence David Garey LEGAL NO. 491290 P u bl i s h e d : W h i d b ey News-Times, South Whidbey Record. June 22, 29, July 6, 2013
E S TAT E O F B I L L W. HURST; GARY HURST; UNKNOWN HEIRS, SPOUSE, LEGATEES AND DEVISEES OF THE ESTATE OF BILL W. HURST; DOES 1-10 i n c l u s i ve ; U N K N OW N O C C U PA N T S o f t h e subject real proper ty; PARTIES IN POSSESSION of the subject real p r o p e r t y ; PA R T I E S CLAIMING A RIGHT TO POSSESSION of the subject property; and also, all other unknown persons or parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described in the Complaint herein, Defendants. Case No.: 13-2-00226-9 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION To : E s t a t e O f B i l l W Hurst; UNKNOWN HEIRS, SPOUSE, LEGATEES AND DEVISEES OF THE Estate of Bill W. Hurst; DOES 1-10 inclusive; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS of the subject real property; PARTIES IN POSSESSION of the subject real proper ty; PARTIES CLAIMING A R I G H T TO P O S S E S SION of the subject proper ty; and also, all other unknown persons or parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described in the Complaint herein. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO THE SAID DEFENDANTS: Yo u a r e h e r e by s u m moned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after t h e 2 5 t h d ay o f M ay and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIAT I O N , A S T RU S T E E , SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WACHOVIA BANK, N.A. (FORM E R LY K N O W N A S FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK), AS TRUSTEE FOR LONG BEACH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2002-2, and serve a copy of your answer upon the unders i g n e d a t t o r n e y s fo r P l a i n t i f f, M c C a r t hy & Holthus, LLP at the office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The basis for the complaint is a foreclosure of the property commonly known as 84 SE Glencoe St, Oak Harbor, WA 98277, ISLAND County, Washington for failure to pay loan amounts when due.
DATED: May 25, 2013 M c C a r t hy & H o l t h u s, LLP /s/Angela M. Michael Angela M. Michael, WSBA #37727 Rober t William McDonald WSBA #43842 M a r y S t e a r n s, W S B A #42543 Joseph Ward McIntosh WSBA #39470 19735 10th Avenue NE, Ste. N200 Poulsbo, WA 98370 855-809-3977 Attorneys for Plaintiff LEGAL NO. 483718 P u bl i s h e d : W h i d b ey News-Times, South Whidbey Record. May 25, June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2013.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR THE COUNTY OF ISLAND U.S. BANK NATIONAL A S S O C I AT I O N , A S T RU S T E E , S U C C E S SOR IN INTEREST TO WACHOVIA BANK, N.A. ( F O R M E R LY K N OW N AS FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK), AS TRUSTEE FOR LONG BEACH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2002-2, Plaintiff, vs.
LEGAL NOTICE Contract Acceptance Notice to Subcontractors and Materials Suppliers I s l a n d C o u n t y P u bl i c Works Department hereby furnishes notice that construction of the Island County Fairgrounds Pole Building Kitchen Remodel Project, Job Order No. 01075-0003, has been completed under the contract and permit terms and the provis i o n s o f t h e c o n t ra c t have been fulfilled in an acceptable manner by Nautilus Construction & Management, LLC, 1195 Silver Lake Road, Oak Harbor, WA. 98277, and accepted by Island County. The lien period for filing any liens against this contract’s retainage percent is now in effect. N o t i c e o f a ny u n p a i d wages or materials may be made to the Island County Engineer, P.O. Box 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239. LEGAL NO. 492952 P u bl i s h e d : W h i d b ey News-Times, South Whidbey Reocrd. June 29, 2013. NOTICE A statement of activities for the Rural Housing Ser vices, an agency within Rural Development, Housing Preservation Grant Program is available for comments and review for fifteen days after the publication of this notice. Contact Wade Gardner, Opportunity Council, 360733-6559 ext. 134. Equal Housing Opportunity. LEGAL NO. 491786 P u bl i s h e d : W h i d b ey News-Times, South Whibey Record. June 29, 2013.
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NOTICE ISLAND COUNTY DIKING DISTRICT NO. 1 S TAT E D M E E T I N G FOR JULY 4, 2013, HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NEXT STATED MEETING WILL BE HELD AUGUST 1, 2013 LEGAL NO. 493057 P u bl i s h e d : W h i d b ey News-Times, South Whidbey Record. June 29, July 3, 2013.
NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION Island County, Washington Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 in Island County, Washington, there will be a Primary Election. VOT E R R E G I S T R A TION DEADLINES: To vote in the August 6, 2013 election: A person who is not registered to vote in Washington must submit a registration application in person, by mail or online at www.myvote.wa.gov, no later than Monday, July 8, 2013; or register in person at the County Auditor’s Office in his or her county of residence no later than Monday, July 29, 2013. A person who is already r e g i s t e r e d t o vo t e i n Washington may update
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- Tuesday, July 9, 2013 2:00 p.m. Canvassing Board Meeting - Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 10:00 a.m. Canvassing Board Meeting - Monday, August 19, 2013 - 4:00 p.m. Canvassing Board Meeting - Certification of Special Election Results Tu e s d ay, Au g u s t 2 0 , 2013 - 10:00 a.m. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ELECTION: Contact the Island County Auditor’s Elections Office or visit our website at www.islandcounty.net and click on the “Elections” link. The Online Voters Guide will contain information regarding items on your ballot. Island County Auditor’s Elections Office 400 N. Main Street, Coupeville 360-679-7366 Dated this 20th day of June, 2013 Sheilah Crider Island County Auditor & Ex-Officio Supervisor of Elections LEGAL NO. 491783 P u bl i s h e d : W h i d b ey News-Times, South Whibey Record. June 29, 2013.
The full text of the proposed Ordinance will be mailed upon request made to the undersigned. Interested persons may appear at the public hearing and give testimony for or against the p r o p o s e d O r d i n a n c e. Persons requiring auxiliary aids/services should call Island County Human Resources at 678-7919, or 321-5111, Ext. 7919, or 629-4522, ext. 7919 (use whichever number is applicable for the area) at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. ELAINE MARLOW CLERK OF THE BOARD Post Office Box 5000 Coupeville, WA 98239-5000 LEGAL NO. 493823 P u bl i s h e d : W h i d b ey News-Times, South Whidbey Record. June 29, 2013
daytime phone number; a brief statement why yo u a r e a p p e a l i n g ; a statement of what you want the Board to do; the signature of you or your representative. [This signature certifies that the content of the appeal is true.] The written request can be submitted immediately but cannot be filed any later than August 19, 2013 (Appeal Date). The right to a hearing is deemed waived if a request is submitted late, and the owner is liable for any costs owed to DNR. These costs may include all administrative costs incurred by DNR, removal and disposal costs, and costs associated with environmental damages directly or indirectly caused by the vessel. In the event of litigation, the prevailing par ty is entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. DNR reserves the right to pursue any other remedies available under law. For more information, contact the Derelict Ve s s e l R e m ova l P r o gram at (360) 902-1574 or DVRP@dnr.wa.gov. LEGAL NO. 492950 P u bl i s h e d : W h i d b ey News-Times, South Whidbey Reocrd. June 29, 2013.
within this time, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise proviced in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: Saturday, June 22, 2013 Personal Representative: Kelle Jean Summerfield Attor ney for Personal Representative: M. Douglas Kelly, Kelly & Harvey Law Offices, LLP, PO Box 290 Clinton, WA 98236. (360) 341-1515 Dated this 14th day of June, 2013 /s/ Kelle Jean Summerfield Kelle Jean Summerfield, Personal Representative Attorneys for Personal Representative /s/ M. Douglas Kelly M. Douglas Kelly WSBA #6550 Kelly & Harvey Law Offices, LLP PO Box 290 Clinton, WA 98236 LEGAL NO. 491765 P u bl i s h e d : W h i d b ey News-Times, South Whidbey Record. June 22, 29, July 6, 2013
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THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR ISLAND COUNTY In Re the Estate of Robert Edward Keys, Deceased. No.: 13 4 00107 3 N OT I C E TO C R E D I TORS RCW 11.40.030 The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provdied in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented in the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative ser ved or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided und e r R C W 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication o f t h e n o t i c e. I f t h e claim is not presented
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Setting sail CONTINUED FROM A1 MELESHYUA RAN aground and spent nine days marooned on the remote Alaska island before being rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard. That trip was also made on a San Juan 24. According to Meleshyus, the trip may have ended poorly but the tiny vessel held its own, surviving gales, close encounters with ships and at least three knock downs — instances when the mast touches the water due to the vessel being hit by waves or strong winds. Meleshyus even claims his boat was hit by a gray whale. Weighing up to 36 tons, the massive mammal struck the boat so hard that he was ejected from the cockpit. “If not for safety harness, I would be dead,” Meleshysus said. BORN IN Sochi on the shores of the Black sea, Meleshyus “escaped” the Soviet Union in 1988 when he claimed political asylum at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. “Communism has no freedom, that is why I left for America,” he said. Fleeing to New York, he took jobs as waiters in Russian-speaking restaurants before making his way to Hawaii, where he worked as a guide for Japanese tour companies. Meleshyus is fluent in Japanese, and can read and write Kanji. From there he spent years in San Francisco, which he calls “the most beautiful city in the world.” His life changed last year, however, when he and his girlfriend lost their jobs. She went back to Japan. He looked for a new adventure, finding it in Juneau, Alaska in the form of a “for sale” ad for a used 1973 San Juan 24 sailboat. Despite having no previous sailing experience, he negotiated the price from $4,600 to $1,200 and prepared to sail around the world. FISHERMEN, fellow sailors, just about everyone he talked to said he couldn’t do it, but Meleshyus refused to listen. After a few test sails he embarked on his ill-fated 34-day voyage. Now he’s preparing to set out again. “My dream is to sail around the world,” Meleshyus said. “Why can’t I do it. Other people are doing it. I can do it too.”
His plans are the talk of the Oak Harbor sailing community, earning high-fives from some and head shaking from others. Cape Horn is “infamous,” and doing the trip in a small, old boat is a risky venture, said Byron Skubi, chairman of the Oak Harbor Youth Sailing program. “I wish him luck. I hope he can survive it,” Skubi said. “It’s an uphill battle. I know I wouldn’t do it.” One problem is a San Juan 24 may lack the space or buoyancy to safely store enough food and water for a 10-month passage. The boat is also not designed for blue-water cruising. Another concern is a lack of equipment. Due to expense, Meleshyus plans to make the voyage without self-steering gear. He said he’ll manually lash down the tiller and wake up every 15 minutes at night. Jason Joiner, an avid racer who owns and restored his own San Juan 24, said they are well built and stout little sailboats, but Meleshyus might be expecting too much from his. While he doesn’t want to discourage someone from pursuing their dream, Joiner said setting off on a nonstop, 10-month voyage without the necessary gear is dangerous. “That’s like climbing Mount Everest in a T-shirt and slippers,” Joiner said. MELESHYUS WAS recently given an old life raft and he hopes to acquire a satellite phone and a survival suit before leaving. Selfsteering would be nice, but it may not be possible. The next three weeks will be spent preparing for his long passage. He is saving his pennies but he hopes to get much of his needed supplies — including food — through donations. And despite those who say it’s too dangerous and that he needs to prepare more, Meleshyus is resolute. “The plan will be my second attempt to solo around the world,” Meleshyus said. “I was the first person to make a successful crossing in the history of the Gulf of Alaska in a San Juan 24 sailboat.” “My goal is to achieve a status in the Guinness Book of World Records.” “No matter what people think, crazy or not, I’m doing it,” he said. n Meleshyus can be reached by email at rimas.melshyus@gmail.com or by telephone 360-461-9284.
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Settled CONTINUED FROM A1 summer. Wallace initially agreed, but later changed his mind and claimed he was a “for-cause employee” because, among other reasons, he didn’t have a contract. The mayor maintained Wallace, like other department heads, was an “at-will” employee and could be fired without cause. In an unusual wrinkle, city council members critical of the mayor’s firing spree proposed a measure that would have protected Wallace by setting his “for-cause” status in city code. Dudley fired Wallace before the council could vote on the proposal. Wallace filed a claim for damages almost immediately. An adjuster at the city’s insurance pool denied the claim, concluding that Wallace served at the discretion of the mayor. Wallace filed a lawsuit this past fall. In the lawsuit, Skinner wrote that Dudley fired the officials for political reasons and in furtherance of campaign promises that he made to his political supporters. In an interview last month, Dudley said that he wasn’t pleased with Wallace’s performance as police chief. The department failed to meet its statemandated, officer training requirements for years under Wallace’s leadership, Dudley said. Skinner represented another disgruntled former city employee, Eric Johnston. Johnston, former city engineer, filed a lawsuit against the city last year, claiming Dudley created a hostile work environment. Johnston settled for $20,000.
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