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One year to the day after the Pacific Legal Foundation petitioned the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on behalf of a group of California farmers to remove Endangered Species Act protection from local resident killer whales, NOAA rejected the delisting petition. The NOAA Fisheries Service statement said there was no new information to change its 2005 decision to protect Puget Sound killer whales, a closely knit clan of three pods, called J, K and L, which together number 82 animals, according to the most recent survey by San Juan Island’s Center for Whale Research. “Our determination that the southern resident killer whale population constitutes a distinct population segment under the Endangered Species Act and previous conclusion that the DPS is in danger of extinction and should retain endangered status all support our finding that the petitioned action to delist the southern resident killer whale DPS is not warranted,” the fisheries service said in its announcement. In announcing the decision, NOAA spokesman Brian Gorman said the Southern resident killer whales have been determined to be a distinct population group, with its own See Listing, Page 5
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Critics of a proposed coal export facility at Cherry Point call for broad review of the project at a environmental impact statement “scoping” meeting in Friday Harbor in early November. Last week, they got their wish.
New owner, new plans for Jeri’s mall
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Scott Boden, owner of Jeri’s Mall, talks over new plans for the venerable shopping center at 260 Spring Street with tenant Richard Swanson of Discovery Kayaks.
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A shopping fixture on Spring Street for 40 years, Jeri’s Spring Street Center, often referred to as Jeri’s Mall, was purchased in February by local entrepreneur and philanthropist Scott Boden for $877,000 from the Lawson family trust. Originally from the midwest, Boden founded Enerdyne Technologies in 1984, sold the company in 1998 and moved with
State and federal regulators last week announced that environmental impacts of what would be the largest coal export facility on the West Coast will undergo large-scale review that extends well beyond the site of the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal at Cherry Point. In a joint press release issued July 31, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington state Department of Ecology and Whatcom County said the scope of the GPT environmental impact statement will include “direct effects at the site and evaluate a broad range of indirect and cumulative impacts likely to occur within and beyond Washington.” Critics of the project were quick to applaud the decision. “We are pleased to see that the Gateway Pacific Scoping Report included issues that are critical to islanders including marine traffic, human health, green house gasses, and the cumulative impacts of regional coal exports,” said Stephanie Buffum, executive director of Friends of the San Juans. “We appreciate the leadership of Department of Ecology and the governor for looking at the longterm health
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his family to San Juan Island in 2004. He has already invested in local residential property and says he will continue to look for good opportunities to invest in property and buildings on San Juan Island. For right now, he’s immersed in
improving and refurbishing the retail building, which features the second-most frontage on Spring Street, trailing only King’s Market. Constructed in 1973, the building was originally intended to be See Mall, Page 2
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Continued from page 1 a two-story structure, said Boden, who’s working with a contractor to figure out if a second floor makes sense. Boden likes the idea of doubling the rentable square feet; he’s considering adding office space and vacation rental units. He’d also like to add a central atrium and he expects to rebuild the front and back entryways, repaint and relight the
building inside and out, and add a staircase and possibly put in an elevator if he adds a second floor. Putting a second story on the building would double the rentable space to 12,000 square feet. Boden, who has experience fixing up commercial properties in California and residential property in Friday Harbor, intends to complete the reconstruction by June of 2014. “It will be the nicest building on the street,” he
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said. His first improvement was to pave the rear parking, adding 19 parking spots, making the back door of the building accessible for shoppers and installing an oil-water separator to reduce stormwater pollution. Boden proudly reports that the building is now fully occupied, anchored by Discovery Kayaks, Friday Harbor House of Jerky, John King’s San Juan Jewelry and On Point Barbershop. A look inside: Friday Harbor House of Jerky was opened as the nation’s 26th House of Jerky, and owners Mike Lineback and Cindy Crowe say they “couldn’t be happier being in Friday Harbor.” Look for a jerky booth, and try the wild boar, buffalo or kangaroo jerky, at the San Juan County Fair later this month. House of Jerky sells a full range of dried products, including salmon, sausage snacks and dried fruits in addition to about 20 kinds of meat jerky. Discovery Kayaks and Richard Swanson have operated at several Friday Harbor locations for 25 years, but Swanson thinks the current spot is the best yet. The shop conducts kayak tours, gives kayaking lessons and sells all manner
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of kayaking equipment and clothing, including kayaks. Daniel Obregon moved to Friday Harbor in March and bought and opened On Point Barbershop at the same time. He says he and John Garcia, the other haircutter in the shop, have been so busy since opening “that I haven’t had enough time to play golf ” - his current sports passion after playing football, baseball and basketball in his youth. The big flat screen TV usually has a sport program running, and Obregon makes haircutting time pass quickly with sports stories and observations. John and Sarah King purchased the former San Juan Jewels, renamed it San Juan Jewelry to reflect John’s jewelry design and repair expertise, and moved in down the hall between Vinnie’s pizza and coffee shop and the House of Jerky. John has 15 of years jewelry design and fabrication experience, having apprenticed for famed jewelry designer and maker Bernard Passman at the Venetian in Las Vegas. You can observe him working every weekday at his jeweler’s bench on old and new jewelry and watches. — Contact Journal reporter Steve Werhly at 378-5696, ext. 5052, or swehrly@sanjuanjournal.com
in Eastsound to explore the opportunities and barriers to the use of local wood for local island projects. The meeting will be at the Orcas Senior Center in Eastsound, 1-4 p.m. San Juan County Councilman Rick Hughes, Erik Sircely of Insite Design and Kaj Enderlein of Heartworks Construction will discuss new county policies and existing building ordinances that encourage use of local wood, lumber availability from local mills, designing with local wood and engineering locallymilled lumber. Architects, builders,
Library closed for inventory, Aug. 14-16, week of the Fair
The San Juan Island Library will be closed to the public August 14-16 for inventory of its collection. The 3-day closure corresponds with the dates of the county Fair, which has historically been a slow time of the year at the library. Book-drops will be closed temporarily and books returned during the closure may not be checked in until Monday, Aug. 19. The library asks those with books or other check-out items to return to refrain from doing so until after the inventory is completed. The library last did a complete inventory in 2006. The upcoming inventory is expected to allow time for staff to electronically scan each item in the library and to help correct errors that resulted a year ago following a switch to a new software program. The library maintains 110 different collection areas, such as adult fiction, teen fiction and easy fiction, and a total collection of more than 58,000 individual items, including books, CDs, DVDs and maps. For more information, contact the library, 378-2798, or visit www.sjlib.org.
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Toxic load prompts shellfish closure The unappetizing red foam seen floating on the surface of inshore marine waters in San Juan County is not related to the organism that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning. But all recreational shellfish harvesting in the county is nonetheless closed because elevated levels of the paralytic shellfish poisoning organism have been detected throughout local waters. The red algae bloom is not harmful to health in most cases, according to John Manning, county director of Health and Community Services. Jerry Borchert of the state Department of Health confirmed, however, that high PSP levels in the county caused the state Department of Health to close shellfish harvesting for all kinds of shellfish in the county July 12. The closure includes oysters and all varieties of clams and mussels. Other Puget Sound and coastal marine areas are also closed for some or all shellfish, so be sure to check the following state website before harvesting and consuming any shellfish anywhere: www4.doh.wa.gov/gis/mogifs/ biotoxin.htm. Borchert and Gary Covington, an environmental health specialist for the county, both pointed out that local shellfish are tested regularly - "every week" when shellfish harvesting is closed, every two weeks when PSP organisms are not found. Mussels are the indicator species for the PSP organisms
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that are used for testing, but Covington points out that butter and varnish clams retain toxins for extended periods and sometimes remain closed when other shellfish beds are open. Covington said that the county's four commercial shellfish farms test their products whenever they are harvested; currently, only one of four shellfish farms in the county (Buck Bay Shellfish on Orcas) is closed until testing shows reduced biotoxin levels. — Steve Wehrly
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News briefs Ban imposed on campfires in State Parks
Washington State Parks last week banned campfires in all state parks until further notice to help prevent human-caused wildfires during the hot, dry season. Campers are allowed to use devices that control combustion, including propane and liquid gas stoves appropriate for camping and backcountry use; propane barbecue devices that do not use solid briquettes; propane or pressurized white gas warming devices that have a shield or base; and solid fuel citronella or other candles in a metal bucket or glass container. The ban in state-run parks does not apply to private campgrounds or areas outside of those areas managed by Washington State Parks. In prescribing the ban on campfires, State Parks is following the lead of the Department of Natural Resources, which last week also notified the public of a ban on all outdoor burning on lands protected by DNR. That agency has fire protection responsibility on approximately 50 percent of state park lands.
EMT course starts in October
As San Juan Island EMS and MedEvac continues to expand services to the community, there is a growing need for professional volun-
teer EMTs. San Juan Island EMS and MedEvac will conduct an Emergency Medical Technician course beginning Oct. 5. Classes will be held each Wednesday night and all day Saturday through March 2014. Interested full-time residents of San Juan Island can find out detailed information and obtain necessary application paperwork at www.sanjuanems.org/emtclass. Applications are only available online and must be completed and turned in by 5 p.m. on Aug. 28, at the Frank Wilson EMS Building, 1079 Spring Street, Friday Harbor.
Free grief support group offered by Hospice SJ
Hospice of San Juan will offer a facilitated grief support group thanks to a grant from San Juan Island Community Foundation. The support group, an eight-week session led by Lenore Bayuk, is offered
free of charge and begins Sept. 10. Donations will be accepted as part of Hospice’s “pay it forward” campaign. Participants need not have been engaged with Hospice of San Juan to register for the group session. For more information, contact Hospice of San Juans at, 360-472-0322, or visit, www.sjhospice.com
Back to school? Vaccine time
Preparing for school is the perfect time to make sure children’s vaccinations are up-to-date. Getting all of the recommended vaccines is one of the most important things parents can do to protect their children’s health. When children are not vaccinated, they are at increased risk for disease and can spread disease to others in their classroom and community-including to babies who are too young to be fully vaccinated and to people with weakened immune systems. Schools are highly susceptible to outbreaks of infectious diseases.
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In the first of what may become many legal battles about the Gateway Pacific Terminals Cherry Point coal port proposal, RE-Sources for Sustainable Communities settled in U.S. District Court its lawsuit claiming that Pacific International Terminals illegally cleared, bulldozed, drilled and filled 1.2 acres at the site of the proposed coal port. PIT, a subsidiary of SSA Marine of Seattle, agreed to pay $1.6 million in penalties and fees, including a payment of $825,000 to the Rose Foundation for Puget Sound restoration projects, $775,000 to RE Sources attorneys, and a 2.9acre wetlands set aside to mitigate impacts of un-permitted activities at the site. PIT’s work at the Cherry Point site was part of a geotechnical investigation project, authorized by PIT on property currently planned for the Gateway Pacific Coal Terminal. The data gathered by the geotechnical investigation, it was claimed in the suit, supports project planning and design. According to Crina Hoyer, executive director of RE Sources, SSA Marine, the corporate parent for PIT, knew what they were doing, including the fact that the Lummi Nation identified some of the land in question as archaeo-
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are expected to arrive or depart from the terminal each week, according to Ecology. A “draft” of the final EIS is expected to be complete in two years. The decision to broaden the scope of the project’s environmental impacts drew praise from local environmental advocates. State Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, praised the scope of the EIS as well. “There are significant questions regarding this project and by the time this study is concluded we should have a much greater understanding of the longand short-term impacts of all aspects of this terminal,” Ranker said If approved, the $650 million Gateway Terminal would be the largest bulk export facility on the West Coast, perhaps in the nation. At full capacity, it would be capable of exporting up to 54 million metric tons of coal and other commodities a year from the plant that Pacific International
Terminals, a subsidiary of SSA Marine, which operates an export terminal at the Port of Seattle, and others worldwide, is seeking to build at Cherry Point, just north of Bellingham. While the Corps of Engineers must follow the National Environmental Policy Act in conducting its part of the joint environmental review, Whatcom County and Ecology are guided by the State Environmental Policy Act. Ecology and Whatcom determined that under SEPA the EIS should include an examination of impacts on “earth, air, water, plants and animals, energy and natural resources, environmental health, land and shoreline use, transportation, and public services and utilities.” Project supporters claim the extent of the EIS is unprecedented and that it could discourage companies from investing in future projects that bring See Coal, Page 5
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Tree removal to aid prairie preservation The National Park Service, San Juan Island Conservation Corps and Oregon Museum of Science and Industry are working this summer to reduce trees and woody vegetation encroaching on prairie and other land at American Camp. The Parks Service calls the work its long-term Cultural Landscape Restoration plan. The park will be removing a stand of about 170 young Douglas firs that have encroached on the prairie southeast of the Redoubt. In addition to removing the Douglas firs, the park will also be focusing restoration efforts on the historic spring near South Beach. Selective thinning of the vegetation around the spring will stabilize this important feature of the Contributed photo / NPS park and help preserve its integrity, the Parks Service notes A white picket fence leads to officers quarters at American Camp, in a press release. The overall plan involves reducing woody vegetation overlooking the prairie at San Juan Island’s National Historical Park. (Nootka Rose, Douglas Fir, English Hawthorn, snowberry) on approximately 350 acres by mechanical methods. Because of the large area extensive encroachment, a variety of methods will be utilized, including hand pulling, mechanical removal of woody material and prescribed fire. To learn more about the cultural landscape at American Camp, visit: www.nps.gov/sajh/parkmgmt/upload/AmericanCamp-CLI-2004.pdf. For more information or to learn how you can help, call 360-378-2240 ext. 2224 or email Jerald_Weaver@nps.gov at San Juan Island National Historical Park.
Listing: Continued from page 1 language and own food source. He said the Southern residents do not breed with other groups of killer whales and that they meet the legal standard for a distinct population group. The NOAA decision may not end the dispute, which pits The Empress Del Bosque and Coburn Ranch farms in the San Joaquin Valley south of Sacramento, represented by the conservative Pacific Legal Foundation, against the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, which decided in 2005 that the Southern resident killer whales, which consists of three closely related pods, deserved protection under the Endangered Species Act. In 2008, the Fisheries Service issued a recovery plan for the Puget Sound whales. As part of that plan, Fisheries extended what had been a 100-yard buffer between boats
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opportunities to expand trade.” More than 125,000 comments were submitted during a series of EIS “scoping” meetings conducted at various parts of the state by the three regulatory agencies, including one on San Juan Island, in which a standing-room-only crowd packed Friday Harbor High School’s Hall Gym. — Contact Journal editor Scott Rasmussen at 378-5696, ext. 5050, or srasmussen@sanjuanjournal.com
PUBLIC MEETINGS n SJC Stormwater Advisory Committee, Aug. 8, 8:30 a.m., Legislative Building Hearing Room, 55 2nd St. n SJI Library Board of Trustees, Aug. 13, 3 p.m., library 1010 Guard Street. n Ferry Advisory Committee, Aug. 13, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Legislative Building, Conference Room, 55 Second St., FH. n Friday Harbor Port Commission, Aug. 14, 4 p.m., Ernie’s Cafe, 744 Airport Circle Way. n OPALCO Board of Directors, Aug. 15, 8:30 a.m., F.H. office, 1034 Guard Street. n SJC Board of Health, Aug. 21, 11:30 a.m., Legislative Building Hearing Room, 2nd Street. n SJC Parks & Recreation Commission, Aug. 22, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Odlin County Park, Lopez Island
and whale to a 200-yard barrier. The farm group argued that the Puget Sound pods should be considered part of the entire North Pacific killer whale population, which is not considered endangered. The Pacific Legal Foundation and the farms have not announced whether they will follow up the rejection of their petition with a lawsuit. — Contact Journal reporter Steve Werhly at 378-5696, or swehrly@sanjuanjournal.com
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support of the Bagpipe kid? Rob Tison Friday Harbor
That bagpipe boy Pancake flippin’ say thanks deserved better pirates Friday Harbor’s Cutthroat It has come to my attention that a certain person, and business owner, has made his focus this summer to stop the young man playing his instruments at Spring Street Landing. The young man has spent 1,500-plus hours learning his craft and has entertained thousands of people walking through the area. He has made people dance and old Scottish people cry with nostalgia. Is it any wonder why young people who grow up on this lsland can’t wait to leave, when the place is run by such old, bitter, angry men who seem to get their way with no opposition? How many towns like Friday Harbor have young people willing to list their occupation as Town Piper? Will no one else speak up in
Pirates served up pancakes, bacon and eggs at the 4th annual Friday Harbor FlyIn last Saturday (July 27). We would like to express our thanks to Dave, Richard and the crew at the airport for giving us this opportunity and for the help setting up. Susan at the Friday Harbor Fire Dept. was instrumental, lending us the equipment to cook the breakfast. We sourced locally, since John at Marketplace was kind enough to hold sale prices an extra week and give us case-pricing on many items. Deb at the American Legion let us order our eggs from Brad at Sysco, and Betsy at the health department was very helpful in steering us through the permitting of our first food
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event. Our crew was incredible and worked together like clockwork, and last but not least, the customers were all great — even when the line got long. Thanks again everyone, and we hope to do it again next year. Cutthroat Pirates crew Elli, Jeff, Mike, Rose, Justin and Jay
Miffed by deal for ‘Drive-In’ movies
Open letter: To SJCLTAC members, Dona Wuthnow, Maddie Ovenell, and the Fair Board: As neighbors of the Fairgrounds, many of us for 30-40 years, we take a dim view of the proposed DriveIn Movie Theatre for which the Parks & Fairgrounds Dept. was awarded a $25,000 grant from the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee. The Parks & Fairgrounds director and the Fairgrounds manager have come up with and pursued this idea without ever communicating with neighbors about it or allowing discussion concerning the impacts and feasibility of the plan, at the very least, this omission is inconsiderate and shows very poor planning, placing “the cart before the horse.” For many years, communication between Fairground management and neighbors has been excellent. We as neighbors have always been included in new ideas that will have an impact on our quality of life in our homes. With this sort of communications, the neighborhood as a whole thrives. Based on this planning omission, we are asking for a reassessment of this pro-
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It’s our 40th; and you’re invited
It’s 4:30 in the morning and still very dark when the crew for Aeronautical Services shows up at the sort ramp in Anacortes. If all goes as planned, UPS trucks will soon arrive bringing their daily load of UPS packages from Seattle distribution centers. By 7 a.m. those packages will have been sorted from
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trailers into Aeronautical trucks bound for ferries to Guemes, Lopez, Orcas and Friday Harbor, where the packages will again be sorted by island personnel into smaller trucks for final delivery to the customer. This must also be coordinated with aircraft departing Anacortes carrying “Air Parcels” and scheduled to arrive at each island just in time to link up with Aeronautical’s drivers before they begin their delivery routes. The routine has varied over the years, but beginning with Les and Marilyn Labar and one small aircraft, Aeronautical Services has without interruption pro-
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vided the San Juan Islands with this service since 1973. In recognition of the past 40 years, Aeronautical will be hosting an anniversary celebration Saturday, the 10th of August, between the hours of noon and 3 p.m. at our Friday Harbor office, located at the airport. We wish to extend an open invitation to all who would care to join us. Come meet our staff, reacquaint yourself with an employee from the past, enjoy something to eat or just stop by for the cake and coffee. Steve Franklin, Aeronautical Services San Juan Island
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Correct call
Air ambulance: above and beyond
roponents of the Gateway Pacific Terminal at Cherry Point called the breadth and depth of the scoping report for the Environmental Impact Statement “unprecedented”. It should be. To unprecedented, we’d add the qualifiers justified and wise. The boos and the applause for the scoping report could be expected, but many people, and this paper, are waiting to see the EIS, which will be instrumental in a host of local, state and federal decisions about whether the project should proceed, and if so, what measures will be put in place to protect our natural resources. We hope and trust that the three-headed consortium (the U.S. Corps of Engineers, the Washington Department of Ecology and Whatcom County) will do their jobs with diligence and skill. But everyone should also start thinking about what happens if the project is stopped by one or more of the government entities, by legislative action or courtroom litigation, or by changing economic conditions during the long years ahead. A final EIS is two years out, or more. For better or worse, the Gateway Pacific Terminal is a significant economic development factor to the future of the Northwest. If this project does not happen, we who live and work here cannot just pick up and move. As the pro and con arguments flow, alternative economic development plans for the Cherry Point site and for the region should be considered. Let’s not put all our eggs in one basket.
Fully accredited, local program is on the cutting edge of critical care air transport
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By Larry Wall
ince the first settlers came to San Juan Island, community members have counted on each other for help in time of need. Whether it was raising children or raising a barn, islanders have always helped each other. The same was true for medical care. Patients needing advanced care were transported by any means possible. In 1947, Roy Franklin, a legendary aviation pioneer, along with Dr. Malcolm Heath, provided air medical evacuations for island residents. This predates the other civilian air medical programs anywhere in the United States. Since 1977, San Juan Island Emergency Medical System has been providing compassionate care for island residents and visitors. Because local healthcare was limited, EMS providers became very proficient at caring for the sick and injured. Patients with significant illness or injury needed to be flown off island and there were limited means to accomplish that mission. Today, medical care providers and patients have options for transportation off island. While a trauma helicopter can service this region, that option is risky and expensive. In the U.S. in 2008, there were 15 air medical helicopter accidents resulting in 29 fatalities. In 2007, San Juan Island EMS joined Larry Wall forces with Island Air to create Island Air Ambulance which provided county residents and visitors with basic life support transport in an airplane. In cases requiring advanced life support, however, San Juan Island EMS had to send its only paramedic (a highly trained emergency medical provider) on the flight; therefore that medic was unavailable for other island emergencies. Because of this, San Juan Island EMS decided to upgrade the air ambulance service by adding critical care flight nurses to provided advance life support transport. Also, to maintain an air medical license in the state of Washington, San Juan Island EMS and Island Air Ambulance needed to be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of
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Critical care personnel prepare a patient for an emergency flight onboard San Juan EMS-supported Island Air Ambulance.
Medical Transport Systems. In April of 2013, San Juan Island EMS/Island Air Ambulance received full CAMTS accreditation as a critical care transport program. Today most patients requiring air medical transport from San Juan Island fly with Island Air Ambulance. This service results in no out-of-pocket costs to residents of San Juan Island, Pearl Island, Brown Island, Henry Island, Stuart Island, Johns Island and Spieden Island. These islands are all part of the taxing district which supports San Juan Island EMS. Island Air Ambulance uses a Cessna 207, outfitted with a specialized stretcher system approved for air medical transport. The aircraft allows transport of the patient, two medical attendants, pilot, and an additional passenger when flight logistics allow. The aircraft is certified for both visual flight rules (VFR) and instrument flight rules (IFR) flight. EMS pilots, provided by Island Air, average over 12,000 hours of flight experience. San Juan Island EMS employs the latest technology and protocols to meet the best practice standards in the air medical industry. The medical staff includes critical care nurses, critical care flight paramedics, and specially qualified flight EMTs to provide fast, and safe air ambulance flights to the mainland. — Editor’s note: Larry Wall is director of critical care transport for San Juan Island EMS/Island Air Ambulance
As I See It
State of storm water run-off? Still can deliver a lethal dose Tests show efforts to keep pollutants out of the harbor don’t measure up
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By Mike Kaill, Ph.D.
ear Governor Inslee: I am a retired fish and game biologist and former professor of biology. For the past 10 years or so, I have managed a 400-gallon aquarium, for the Port of Friday Harbor, on a dock in Friday Harbor. About five years ago, we noticed that many of the creatures were dying. I obtained a test kit and found high levels of toxics in the stormwater that enters the harbor from town streets. Plumbing modifications were made in some local businesses, and the problem was markedly improved — Friday Harbor stormwater was not doing harm to the aquarium. In recent years, the problem has reappeared, but I am unable to make any headway in getting corrective action. For several reasons, I have cut back my testing to turbidity, which is a good catch-all for other problems. Turbidity measures the amount of “stuff ” suspended in the water, which might include heavy metals, grease and other car gunk, silt, animal waste, and more. The other test that I do, when suds are evident, is detergents (surfactants).
Surfactants are quite toxic to many animals, including fish. I have filed an ERTS (Environmental Report Tracking System, #460900) report with the Department of Ecology. I understand that department has undergone extensive cutbacks, and so I am reluctant to nag them to take action on my behalf. Journal file photo They probably have very serious Mike Kaill issues to deal with (though of course I think my situation is serious, too). Here is my case: I do not recall ever taking turbidity data, during rain, that was not above the DOE violation level of 5 FTU. Readings are commonly well above that. During two rain storms at the end of June (the last significant rain), turbidity levels were over 200 NTU, over 40 times the violation level. The surfactants that I measured were around 3.0 p.m., twice the amount needed to kill a rainbow trout (LD50) [Practical Fish Toxicity Test Report, 2007; Environmental Partners, Issaquah.] Salmon, closely related to trout, use the near-shore for shelter and forage. There is a lot of water coming from the storm drain during heavy rains. The silt settles to the bottom with all its toxic load, as can be seen in the aquarium.
Administrators of the Town of Friday Harbor have maintained that there is no problem. For comparison, I took some samples into the town water treatment laboratory, and ran them with the town technicians. The differences were a few units, not significant at the magnitudes of the data. If it was raining, turbidity was in violation by both town and my test results. Here is what I would like to see happen: n Straw, cloth, or other material to slow and filter highflow stormwater. This especially at construction sites. n Low impact stormwater pollution control designed into new/reworked street and building projects. n Apply for grant funding to pay for stormwater control projects. DOE has offered help with this. n Begin comprehensive planning to deal with stormwater pollution. Planning was initiated when the first rain garden was begun, as a community project. It is not clear where this is now. Governor Inslee, it seems that I have been engaged in this struggle for half my life. In fact, it is over 10 years, and I am tired. I am going to quit. As a last gasp (I am pretty old) I am writing you. If you chose to help me and my cause, thank you. In any case, thank you for the good job you are doing. — Editor’s note: Friday Harbor’s Mike Kaill has managed the aquarium at Spring Street Landing under contract with the Port of Friday Harbor for the past 10 years.
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Sixgill in museum spotlight
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other sharks by methodically sidling up next to an intended target and then attack with an enormous burst of speed. None of which explains how or why that Sixgill ended up stranded at Argyle Lagoon. For more information about the museum summer lecture series or the Whale Museum, 378-4710 ext. 23, or www.whalemuseum.org.
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Friday Harbor High School graduate Rebecca (Funke) DeBoer, Class of 2004, earned a Master of Arts in mathematical education from the Western Governors University, an online university based in Salt Lake City, Utah. A Fulbright Scholar, DeBoer, daughter of Kerry and Beth Anderson of Friday Harbor, teaches fourth grade at Whitney Elementary School in Yakima, Wash., where she and husband Josh DeBoer make their home. DeBoer previously graduated cum laude from Central Washington University, in Ellensburg.
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What’s Happening! Wednesday, August 7 Dig into Reading: Roberto the Magnificent, 1:30 p.m., FH Elementary School, free. Be prepared for action-packed, circusstyle, comedic performance by acclaimed juggler. Cake, juice, and prize drawings for those meeting Dig Into Reading goals. (BYO seating) Info, 378-2798, www.sjlib.org. Music on the Lawn, 6:30 p.m., SJ Historical Society, 405 Price St, free. San Juan Island’s own The Fabulous Rythmatics, celebrating its 20 years anniversary, close out this year’s free summer concert series with a heavy dose of rhythm and blues. Info, 378-4953, www.islandrec.org. Whale Museum Lecture Series, 7 p.m., Whale Museum, free. Wondering about Sixgill shark? Learn more about Sixgills, shark research and what goes on at the Seattle Aquarium with Dr. Shawn Larson, curator of conservation research. Info, 378-4710, ext. 23, www.whalemuseum.org.
Thursday, August 8 Shoreline Interpretive Beach Walk, 10 a.m. to noon, South Beach, free. Learn about geology, forage fish, nearshore habitat, and more, hands-on activities included, on an interpretive beach walk sponsored by Friends of the San Juans; led by Jim Johannessen, Mike Kaill, Tina Whitman. Tickets, Info, 378-2319, www.sanjuans.org. Lavendera Thursdays, 7 p.m., Lavendera Massage, 285 Spring St. See Calendar, Page 12
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eattle’s Greta Matassa may just be the greatest jazz singer you’ve never heard. If so, here’s your chance. Matassa will step into the spotlight of San Juan Community Theatre stage Saturday, Aug. 10, to deliver a sure-fire scintillating performance, beginning at 8 p.m. Renowned for a unique versatility and her smooth vocals, Matassa has been named “Northwest Vocalist of the Year” six times over the past 15 years by Earshot, Seattle’s premier jazz magazine. Her vocals have been compared to those of numerous famed jazz singers, including Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holliday and Sarah Vaughn. She’s been proclaimed a “Seattle treasure” by The Seattle Times, which also noted that Matassa, “can give Ms. Streisand a run for it!” Raised in a household with jazz-loving parents and plenty of jazz music around the house, Matassa’s fascination with musical genre began at an early age. A self-taught vocalist, she has released eight CDs over the course of her career, including “I Wanna be Loved”, produced by Resonance Records, which became a fixture at the top of the national
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jazz charts and was regularly featured on jazz radio stations for nearly three months. “I really liked the music from the ‘30s and ‘40s… early Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday,” Matassa says. “I used to listen to a lot of Fred Astaire, and a lot of Frank Sinatra.” The theatre’s business partner for the Matassa concert is Robert Hare Stavers Photography. Tickets, $26 for adults, $13 for student reserved, $5 student RUSH (day of the show) are available at the theatre box office, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, or online at, www. sjctheatre.org.
‘Trashion’ in Fashion
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very so often someone comes along with a fresh idea for the County Fair. Some stick, and then evolve into a regular event, and somewhere along the way that event then turns into one of the fair’s favorite features. Many islanders can recall, for example, a time when there was no Zucchini 500. It’s true. San Juan County’s Fairly Outrageous Trashion Fashion Show, heartwarming, homespun, inspired and somewhat absurd, and most appropriately named, is just such an event. Last year’s production hit a highnote in both costuming and attendance, and, it’s safe to say, proved to be the most outrageous of shows to date. Spun from straw into gold by founder Francie Hansen, Trashion Fashion, now enters its sixth year, takes the concept of the Bravo Channel’s “Project Runway” to a whole different level, wherein pretty much any discarded, recyclable or throw-away item might end up somehow attached to a garment of any of the many contestants, whom, we might add, have become increasing
fond of silly stage names as of late. This year, however, the show must go on, as they say, without Hansen, who will be on the East Coast during Fair week. Inheriting the role as Trashion Fashion den mother this year is Betty Wilde, of Friday Harbor’s LUSH Hair & Nails, who, with oodles of fashion show experience, is no stranger to herding contestants on a catwalk. Still, Wilde says that she has no intention of reinventing the wheel or to mess with success, and that, with exception of the a few more modern tunes for the show’s soundtrack, this year’s “upcycling” competition should go pretty much like those before. Sounds like outrageously good fortune for the show itself. Showtime is Wednesday, Aug. 14, 8 p.m., on the Main Stage.
Fair Main Stage Headliners Wednesday: Fairly Outrageous Trashion Fashion Show n Thursday: Kaleb Klauder County Music Band n Friday: Cambalache, Seattle-based salsa band n Saturday: The Freddy Pink Band n
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Historian Candace Wellman will talk about what U.S. Army officers and other public officials left behind when they ventured East to Civil War battlefields in a lecture entitled: “American Officers, Indian Families and the Civil War”, Saturday, Aug. 10, at San Juan Island Library. The presentation gets under way at 7 p.m. Wellman’s talk is the fifth in the summer program series, “Connections: The Far West and Civil War”, which explores the relationships between the American Civil War, the San Juan Islands and Pacific Northwest. All programs take place at San Juan Island Library, except for the Life and Times of General George Pickett, at San Juan Community Theatre, Aug. 7. Wellman’s talk explores the lives that American
Camp officers such as James W. Forsyth, and George E. Pickett and what they left behind: namely First Nations and American Indian wives and the children they fathered. She utilizes nearly two decades of meticulous research to tell a poignant story of these relationships and legacies that Candace Wellman remain to this day. George Pickett, for example, married a Northwest Coast woman (tribe unknown) with whom he had a son, James Tilton Pickett. When his wife died a few months after childbirth, Pickett gave the boy to a mainland family while he went east on leave and then came to San Juan Island during the boundary dispute. He left the child behind for good when he departed for Virginia and eventual brigade and
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Friday, August 9 Music at the Port, 5-7 p.m., Jack Fairweather Park, Port of FH, Front St, free. Seattle band ‘Blues on Tap’ stars in Friday edition of summer weekend music series, presented by the Port of Friday Harbor. Picnics encouraged. Info, 378-2688, www.portfridayharbor.org. Shakespeare Under the Stars, 8 p.m., 1062 Wold Rd.; free admission, donations appreciated. Island Stage Left presents William Shakespeare’s classic comedy, “Taming of the Shrew”, a raucous battle of the sexes. Fridays-Sundays, Aug. 2-18, at the Wold Road outdoor stage. Info, www.islandstageleft.org. The Life & Times of General George E. Pickett, 8 p.m., San Juan Community Theatre. Days on the frontier and battlefield revisited in NPS
division command in the Army of Northern Virginia. After his death in 1875, Pickett’s third wife, LaSalle Corbell Pickett, with whom he had two children, deeded Pickett’s Washington Territory properties to James Pickett. But in so doing she claimed that she and her surviving son, George Pickett, II, were the only legitimate heirs, which James disputed in Whatcom County Superior Court documents. Wellman will also discuss Forsyth’s descendants, some now members of the Lummi Nation, as well as Indian descendants of other Northwest Boundary Survey officials, such as Dr. Caleb Kennerly. The program is free. Call San Juan Island National Historical Park, 360-378-2240, ext. 2233, or the library, 360-378-2798, for more information. Writer, historian and conservationist BruceBrown will conclude the Civel War lecture series Saturday, Aug. 17. All programs are free of charge, thanks to a $500 grant to the library from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
historian Michael Vouri’s venerable portrayal of the iconic Civil War general; musical accompaniment by Michael Cohen; $15 adults, $8 student, $5 RUSH (day of the show). Info, 3783210, www.sjctheatre.org.
Saturday, August 10 Land Bank Stroll: Judd Cove Preserve, 1-3 p.m., off Fowler Way, Orcas Island, free. Historian Boyd Pratt traces the history of Judd Cove’s limestone heyday; stone mason Steve Cohan demonstrates the use of lime in mortar in a lime kiln that he restored. Info, 3784402, http://www.sjclandbank.org. Civil War Lecture Series, 7 p.m., library, free. Historian Candace Wellman presents: “American Officers, Indian Families and the Civil War”, a look at a more personal side of war. Co-sponsored by National Parks, Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Refreshments courtesy of Friends of the Library. Info, 378-2798, www.sjlib.org. In Concert: Gretta Matassa, 8 p.m., San Juan Community Theatre. Musical performance by critically acclaimed Northwest jazz singer Greta Matassa. Tickets, adults $26, students $13, $5 RUSH (day of the show) . Info, 378-3210, www.sjctheatre.org. “Taming of the Shrew”, 8 p.m., Island Stage Left, 1062 Wold Rd.
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p.m., PARC Building, 70 Saltspring Dr. Auditions for Community Theatre’s fall production of Neil Simon comedy. Info, 378-3210, www.sjctheatre.org. Music at the Port, 2-4 p.m., Jack Fairweather Park, Port of FH, Front St, free. Summer weekend music series features local singer-songwriters, presented by the Port. “Taming of the Shrew”, 8 p.m., Island Stage Left, 1062 Wold Rd.
Monday, August 12 Auditions: ‘Laughter on the 23rd Floor, 2 p.m., PARC Building, 70 Saltspring Dr. Auditions for Community Theatre’s fall production of Neil Simon comedy. Info, 378-3210, www.sjctheatre.org. ”Life in Kuwait”, 7 p.m., library, free. A resident now of Kuwait, former island art teacher Bryn Barnard speaks of his experience and about life, and current events in his adopted home in the Middle East. Library. Info, 378-2798, www.sjlib.org.
Tuesday, August 13 FH Film Fest Tuesdays: “Happy”, 7 p.m., Film Fest headquarters, 10 First St. (next to The Toy Box). Weekly film series presents, “Happy”, featuring real life stories from around the globe, interviews with top scientists in an exploration of one our most valued emotions. Admission by donation, free popcorn, limited seating. Info, 378-3210, www. fhff.org.
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Henry G. Curtis died July 19 in Vancouver, Wash. surrounded by his loving children and his loving dog, Fabio. He was born April 26, 1926 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He spent his childhood in southern Idaho, graduating from Boise High School in 1944. He enlisted in the Navy in the fall of 1943 and participated in officer training and engineering programs at the University of Minnesota, graduating in 1946. He was on active duty through 1947. He studied English at the University of Idaho, where he met his future wife, Lynette Davis. They were married after graduation in 1948. After college, they lived in Missoula, Mont., and various Northwest cities to which his work as a news reporter took them. As a Naval Reservist, he went to China during the Korean War. His three children were born in Twin Falls, Idaho, Bremerton, Wash., and Seattle, Wash. The family lived in Boise, Idaho from 1956 to 1968. He worked as the news director of KBOI TV/radio, and later had a public relations business of his own. He obtained a pilot license and was able to combine his career and his love of flying. In 1968 he became manager of the Northwest Public Power Association in Vancouver. He and Lynn developed an interest in sailing and moved to San Juan Island in 1977 after his semi-retirement. There they were active in community affairs, especially
the San Juan Community Theater, of which he wrote a history. They enjoyed cruising British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast and throughout Puget Sound. They traveled widely, visiting China in 1980, the Soviet Union, Egypt, Costa Rica, Mexico, and several other parts of the world. Hank and Lynn returned to Vancouver in 2003. He was active in the Democratic Forum and wrote Contributed photo Henry Goodman Curtis columns for the Villager, his community newsletter, and they continued to travel, often with the Fairway Village Travel Club. Lynn passed away in Oct., 2011. His sweet dog Fabio kept him company after her death. Survivors include his daughter Donnelyn (Charles Drewes) of Reno, Nev.; son Geoffrey (Kimm) of White Salmon; daughter Nancy of Olympia; grandchildren Ellen Drewes in San Francisco, Bowen Drewes (Kathy) of Reno, and Will Drewes, in San Francisco. A celebration of his life will be held at the Fairway Village clubhouse, Aug. 24, at 4 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Clark County Historical Museum.
Judy Nash: 1940 - 2013
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Judith Arlene Nash, 73, of Friday Harbor, Wash. passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 with family and friends by her side. She was born Feb. 7, 1940 in Everett Wash. and graduated from high school in 1958. J u d y attended Pacific Lutheran University Judy Nash to study nursing. While traveling with her parents, Arthur and Leona Gartland, they visited the San Juan Islands and she eventually moved to Friday Harbor, where she met Kenneth Nash and they were married in 1962. When the Islands Convalescent Center opened in 1967, Judy was the first LPN to work there. She cared for people there for many years. Judy also worked at Inter Island Medical Center as an LPN
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MISCELLANEOUS LEGAL NOTICES IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN JUAN IN RE THE ESTATE OF MARY C. GREGORY, DECEASED NO. 13 4 05053 4 NONPROBATE NOTE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.42.030 The Notice Agent name below has elected to give notice to creditors of the above-name decedent. As of the date of the filing of a copy of this notice with the court, the Notice Agent has no knowledge of any other person acting as Notice Agent or of the appointment of a personal representative of the decedent’s estate in the state of Washington. According to the records of the court as are available on the date of this notice with the court, a cause number regarding the decedent has not been issued to any other Notice Agent and a personal representative of the decedent’s estate has not been appointed. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.42.070 by serving on or mailing to the Notice Agent at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the Notice Agent’s declaration and oath were filed. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty (30) days after the Notice Agent served or mailed the notice to the creditors as provided under RCW 11.42.020 (2)(c) or Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this notice.
If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.42.050 and 11.42.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets Date of First Publication August 7, 2013 The Notice Agent declares under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Washington on July 31, 2013 at Friday Harbor, Washington, that the foregoing is true and correct. ALLEN D. HYKO Notice Agent: ALLEN D. HYKO 2014 37th Street Bellingham, WA 98229 Address for Mailing or Service: ALLEN D. HYKO 2014 37th Street Bellingham, WA 98229 Court of Notice Agent’s Declaration and Oath: Superior Court of San Juan County Cause Number: 13 4 05053 4 LEGAL NO. J502042 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands. August 7, 14, 21, 2013. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN JUAN In the Matter of the Estate of: ALVIN GEORGE WILDING, Deceased. No. 13-4-05038-1 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS 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 otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: July 31, 2013 Personal Representative: Tara Marie Wilding Attorney for Personal Representative: Stephen A. Brandli, WSBA #38201 Address for Mailing or Service: P O Box 850 Friday Harbor, WA 98250-0850 BRANDLI LAW PLLC Dated: July 23, 2013 By: Stephen A. Brandli, WSBA #38201 Attorney for Personal Representative LEGAL NO. J500225 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands. July 31, August 7, 14, 2013.
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http://www.sanjuanco.com/public works/Bids-and-Specs.aspx. Individual copies may be purchased for $50 by sending or delivering a check to the San Juan County Public Works Department at the address listed below. Payment must be received prior to delivery. Purchase of Contract Provisions and Plans is not required to submit a bid. Any Amendments to the Contract Provisions and Plans will be posted online. Only Bidders who have purchased a copy of the Contract Provisions and Plans will be notified by the Public Works Department of Amendments. Notification will be made using the contact information provided during purchasing. Bidder Questions In accordance with Section 1-02.4(1} of the Standard Specifications: Oral explanations, interpretations, or instructions given by anyone before the Award of a Contract will not be binding on the Contracting Agency. Any information given a prospective Bidder concerning any of the Bid Documents will be furnished to all prospective Bidders as an Addendum if that information is deemed by the Contracting Agency to be necessary in submitting Bids or if the Contracting Agency concludes that the lack of the information would be prejudicial to other prospective Bidders. Bid Opening Time and Date Sealed bids shall be marked with “Sign Replacement Program� and delivered in accordance with Section 1-02.9 of the Special Provisions. Sealed bids are to be received at the following location prior to the time and date specified: At the office of the Clerk of the Council, San Juan County Council, until 1:00 p.m. of the bid opening date of August 14, 2013. Physical Address: Clerk of the Council 55 Second Street, 1st Floor Friday Harbor, WA 98250 Mailing Address: Clerk of the Council 350 Court St #1 Friday Harbor, WA 98250 Bidders are cautioned that delivery service to San Juan Island is subject to delays due to inclement weather and ferry service disruptions. Bidders who send their bids to San Juan County via USPS, Fed Ex, UPS or some other carrier shall place their
bids in a sealed envelope, to ensure that a sealed bid is received by the County. Additional Information Contact the Public Works Department at (360) 370-0500. Notices U.S. DOT Title VI Assurances “The San Juan County Public Works Department in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252,42 USC 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award.� (LAG Manual 46.2.24) LEGAL NO. 499028 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. July 24, 31, August 7, 2013. Notice of a Public Hearing To Approve a San Juan County Solid Waste Systems Operations and Service Agreement (Orcas Solid Waste Facility) between San Juan County, Washington & San Juan County General Solid Waste Disposal District & Orcas Recycling Services (a Washington Nonprofit Corporation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony on a proposed San Juan County Solid Waste Systems Operations and Service Agreement (Orcas Solid Waste Facility) between San Juan County, Washington & San Juan County General Solid Waste Disposal District & Orcas Recycling Services. The public hearing will be held at the Eastsound Fire Station, 45 Lavender Lane, Eastsound, Orcas Island, WA on Tuesday, August 19, 2013 beginning at 10:15 AM. The hearing may be continued from time to time and
place to place as may be desired by the Council without additional written notice. At the hearing, members of the public will be invited to speak and/or provide written statements regarding the proposed Agreement. After the public testimony portion of the hearing has ended, the Council will deliberate and consider modifications to the Agreement that are proposed by members of the public, county employees or the Council. The proposed Agreement may then be adopted with or without modifications. All persons wishing to be heard on this matter are encouraged to attend. Written comments may be submitted in advance of the hearing by mail or at the hearing by delivery in person. Please deliver 8 copies of all written comments to the Clerk of the San Juan County Council at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor or mail to 355 Court Street#1, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. The Agreement is filed at the Office of the County Council, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA and may be inspected and copies obtained at the Council offices during each business day between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. beginning August 9. Summary: The agreement would establish the terms of operation to be provided by Orcas Recycling Services (ORS) at the Orcas Island Solid Waste Facility. If approved as proposed, the Agreement would designate ORS as the vendor responsible for providing solid waste and recycling handling services and would establish rates and hours of operation for solid waste and recycling disposal at the Facility. The Agreement may also be viewed 24 hours a day at the County website at http://www.sanjuanco.com/Council/PendingOrdinances.aspx. For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at 360-370-7470 and/or Sam Gibboney, Solid Waste Program Manager at 360-370-0534. LEGAL NO. SJ502821 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. August 7, 2013.
NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO OBTAIN CUSTODY. Per RCW 79.100, San Juan County intends to take custody of the two derelict vessels; an 8’ blue dinghy in Deer Harbor, with no registration or WN # on August 16th, 2013 and a 32’ gray wooden Etchel racing sloop with no WN# or registration named ‘Mickey’ in Friday Harbor. The vessels are being left at their moorages in San Juan County. The vessels are abandoned and in poor condition, as well as moored illegally. The vessel ‘Mickey’ has DNR buoy numbers that DNR denies having issued. After taking custody, San Juan County may use or dispose of these vessels without further notice. Owners of these vessels are unknown. To retain custody of either of these vessels before the Custody Date, the owner must: 1) contact the coordinator below, and either 2) repair the vessel and legally moor it, or 3) remove the vessel from the water. To redeem either vessel once San Juan County has taken custody, per RCW 53.08.320 (5) (b), the owner must commence a lawsuit to contest San Juan County’s decision to obtain custody of the vessel, or the amount of reimbursement owed, in the superior court of the county in which the vessel was located. The written request can be submitted immediately but cannot be filed any later than the tenth day after the date of custody, which will be January 28, 2013. The right to a hearing is deemed waived if a request is submitted late, and the owner is liable for any costs owed to San Juan County. These costs may include all administrative costs incurred by San Juan County, removal and disposal costs, and costs associated with environmental damages directly or indirectly caused by the vessel. In the event of litigation, the prevailing party is entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. San Juan County reserves the right to pursue any other remedies available under law. For more information, contact J. K. Baumann, representing San Juan County, at 206-999-0547 or Baumann@rockisland.com. LEGAL NO. SJ501056 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, August 7, 2013.
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rca eyepatches are also an important marking used for identification. Eyepatches, the white patch above the eye, are unique to individuals just like saddle patches. Sometimes we can’t get a good look at the saddle patch, say when a whale spyhops, but we can use the eyepatch instead to identify the individual. This eyepatch photo is of the newest calf in L pod L119. — Center for Whale Research
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bove, L54 and her three offspring are shown as a family tree. The matriarch, L54, is at the top, with her descendants below, eldest to youngest from left to right. L117, whose sex is unknown, is the youngest of L54’s calves, born in 2010. New born calves often have a grey and mottled looking saddle patch. Because calves stay close to their mothers for the first year or so of their life, they are often identified by their association with their mother rather than their saddle patch. To identify older individual whales, look closely at the details of the saddle patch of each animal in the subgroup. Every orca whale has a distinct and unique saddle patch, much like a human fingerprint, unlike any other whale in the world. — Center for Whale Research
In fact, when we extend these individual and genetic studies we find that there are probably ten or more distantly related large branches of the Orca family tree worldwide that do not naturally mix or interbreed, and they have been on this planet much longer than we Humans have. Scientists are just now trying to determine whether this arrangement constitutes a complex of many species, and why. Nonetheless, we have a very precious “resident” population here in the San Juans, and they have been recently affirmed as Endangered under the US Endangered Species Act and Canada’s Species at Risk Act. The questions are out there, from deep pondering about the roles that species play in the web of life on Earth, to what time will the whales be seen at Lime Kiln whale-watch park. We do not yet have all of the answers, but if we keep our eye on the welfare of our precious local Orca whales we may just have a chance to find out how “our” world works, and maybe we will be smart enough to keep it working. In future editions of these Whale Pages, we will provide additional information about our famous Orca whales.
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