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Would-be robbers repelled in failed home invasion By Scott Rasmussen Journal editor

Two San Juan Island men who forced their way into a Friday Harbor apartment in pursuit of prescription drugs and ended up in an altercation with the couple living there will each spend 15 months in prison for felony burglary. On Nov. 19, Travis James Webster, 26, also known as Travis White, was sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty in mid-October in San Juan County Superior Court to one count of firstdegree burglary, a Class B felony. He was ordered to pay $1,345 in fines and fees, which includes $495 in restitution to the couple who fought off the two would-be robbers. Webster’s accomplice, Taiya Autumn Speed, 24, was also sentenced to 15 months in prison and ordered to pay $1,345 in fines, fees and restitution. He pleaded guilty in superior court to one count of first-degree burglary in mid-October as well. According to court documents, the two men barged their way into the Linder Street apartment of a man whom they See HEIST, Page 3

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Foreground; Susan Williamson, left, and Deb Langhorns sort concerns written on sticky notes and match similar topics at a community meeting about U.S. Customs pending relocation, Nov. 21, at Brickworks.

‘Landing’ settlement still elusive

See DISSENT, Page 4 Former Spring Street Landing tenant Brian Goodremont of San Juan Safaris, right, talks20with H USolidRep. ay13GRick uide Larsen about the company’s future in aftermath of the fire that ravaged the port-owned building.

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Don’t expect to see a new building rising out of the ashes of Spring Street Landing anytime soon. Port of Friday Harbor Director Marilyn O’Connor said on Nov. 20 that “the target date to begin building construction is September 2014,” which would probably mean completion for a “new” Spring Street Landing Building in early 2015. Three months after the fire that

A potential hardening of Friday Harbor’s coveted small town charm topped the list of concerns raised by islanders that met on Nov. 20 to ask questions, gather facts and seek an alternative to the pending relocation of the local U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters into the heart of the town’s commercial core. The civic-minded get together, billed as an “All Community Meeting,” drew roughly 70 mostly like-minded residents to the Brickworks Building, nearly all of whom question why the federal security agency would need 4,500 square feet of office space for a new headquarters in the heart of town—almost seven times the size of its current location at the Port of Friday Harbor. And many of whom also believe that the agency’s move to intersection of First and Spring streets, in Friday Harbor Center, slated for sometime in the coming year, could well undermine Friday Harbor’s reputation as a friendly, laid-back tourist town. “Inappropriate,” Friday Harbor business owner Robyn Zenek labeled the pending relo-

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burned the Spring Street Landing Building, the Port and its insurer, Enduris Washington, are wrangling over the amount that will be paid for damages. “We are very close in number but not close enough,” port

Commissioner Mike Ahrenius said. But neither Ahrenius nor O’Connor would confirm whether the amount of money was the only problem. Port attorney Frank See ELUSIVE, Page 4

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The local League of Women Voters at first reserved the library’s meeting room for their Nov. 18 forum on health care, taxes and Catholic hospitals, but switched to the Grange at the urging of local health care activists, who told the League to expect a big crowd. It was even a bigger crowd than expected. More than 130 people filled every seat and stood in doorways and along the walls to hear a wide-ranging discussion that touched on women’s health care rights, the state and federal constitutions and the Catholic Bishops’ Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care, among other issues. Four panel members presented perspectives on health care and religion, and answered questions. Dave Miller, president of the Greater Seattle Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, focused on the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Article 11 of the Washington Constitution, both of which, according to Miller, preclude application of the Bishops’ health care rules for Catholic hospitals funded in part with tax dollars.

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Jeff Mero, executive director of the Association of Washington Public Hospital District Association, opined that the issues under discussion were “very, very important” to delivery of health care in the state - and the issues were almost certainly going to be decided by the Washington courts within the next ten years. Reminding the group that “it’s hard to argue against religious freedom,” Mero pointed out that property taxes support 50 local hospital districts and 43 hospitals, many in rural areas and many, including PeaceIsland Hospital on San Juan Island, owned and operated by non-profit corporations affiliated with the Catholic Church. He said, “Hospitals across the state are sensitized to these issues, and women have raised awareness and

Heist: Continued from page 1 both knew in mid-July, plotting to steal prescription medication they believed to be in the home at the time. Both wore masks to disguise their identities. An altercation ensued when the wouldbe target answered a knock on the door shortly before midnight and tried to prevent the masked men from entering. Speed and Webster reportedly muscled into the home, demanded the man hand over medication and pounced on him when he refused. The couple’s two young daughters were asleep in the living room, in the vicinity of where the fight broke, at the time. The man’s

raised the temperature of these issues.” Monica Harrington, women’s health care advocate, who attended Catholic schools as a child, reviewed two “horrific” examples of women in Washington subjected to Catholic hospital enforcement of abortion prohibitions. Harrington emphasized that the issues were about “more than abortion.” She also said that Catholic hospitals would not perform vasectomies or tubal ligations for contraceptive purposes and that the all-male bishops’ position required close linkage of all sex acts to procreation and conception. “I’ve probably never had sex in my life in a way that a Catholic bishop would approve of,” Harrington said, eliciting a few chuckles and raised eyebrows.

wife became involved in the altercation as well. Webster and Speed reportedly fled the apartment after being unmasked during the struggle. The two were identified by name on the heels of the invasion and arrested by authorities the following day. A Class B felony, first-degree burglary carries maximum penalties of 10 years in prison, a $20,000 fine, or both; however, the standard range of s e nte n c i ng th set by the LIGHTED state is 21-27 months.

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Dissent: Continued from page 1 cation, echoing sentiments of many. The chilling effect that a ramped up presence by federal enforcement agents might have on the town’s atmosphere and on the island’s economics stood out as a frustration for many, including, like Zenek, about 20 local merchants. Following an introductory fact-finding session, meeting moderator Grisha Krivchenia summed up the mood of the room with a collective question, “Why do these guys need so much space at such an expense?” On behalf of the Department of Homeland Security, parent agency of Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. General Administration Services struck a 10-year lease agreement in late August with building owner Gordy Petersen for use of ground floor office space in Friday

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Harbor Center. The value of the 10-year lease, according to GSA’s Stephanie Kenitzer, totals $2.1 million, which includes rental fees, tenant improvements, building services and six parking spaces. Created in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Department of Homeland Security, now the largest police or law-enforcement agency in the U.S., is the third largest department of the federal government, exceeded only by the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. Once occupied by Windermere Realty and currently the home of Howard’s Sell it Again, the 4,500 square foot retail space will be used to house the seven Customs and Border Patrol agents now working out of 660 square feet of leased space at the port, home to the local Customs detachment for more than three decades. Friday Harbor is one of 67 U.S. ports of entry managed by the Seattle Field Office of U.S. Customs and Border

Protection. CBP officers have operated out of rented space at the port since 1978. That space, about 660 square feet, is rented to CBP for $1,473 per month under a lease that expires in May, 2014, according to port Director Marilyn O’Conner. Krivchenia said the Community Meeting evolved out of concerns first raised and circulated on a pair of locally generated Facebook pages, “Citizens for the Core,” and “No DHS in FH,” which together now boast nearly 1,200 members. He said a face-to-face meeting allowed supporters to separate fact from fiction, discuss alternatives, take on specific tasks and develop strategies and a unified message prior to a Nov. 25 town hall hosted by Homeland Security regarding concerns raised over pending relocation; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Mullis Street Fire Station. (The Journal went to press Friday due to the holiday; for coverage of the Nov. 25 meeting see www.sanjuanjournal.com)

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ing or build a new building of the same size, features, fixtures and quality as the building that burned. If the building could be repaired, Enduris will pay repair costs; if not, Enduris will pay the cost of building a new building, she said. Repair of the building might be less expensive, but waterfront permitting problems, the numerous remodeling and the intention of the port and the town to rebuild the bulkhead and put in a waterfront pedestrian walkway might increase costs beyond just repair. Enduris recognized some of these cost-increasing conditions, saying there has been “extensive discussion with the city building department and investigation into code requirements.” O’Connor said the 2014 port budget includes some funding for building and seawall design and construction, but that the port

Continued from page 1 Chmelik said only that, “the port is still in discussions with its insurance carriers.” O’Connor said the commission wants to move ahead “as soon as possible”, and is waiting for one more investigation required for insurance discussions. O’Connor thinks that demolition will occur within weeks at an estimated cost of $60,000 to $80,000. The fire started in an interior wall space in Downriggers Restaurant in the early morning hours of Aug. 17 last summer. It was apparently caused by electrical wires that had been

THE NAVY INVITES YOU TO AN OPEN HOUSE SCOPING MEETING ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE EA-18G GROWLER AIRFIELD OPERATIONS AT NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND THE NAVY PUBLISHED A NOTICE OF INTENT (NOI) TO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) for EA–18G Growler Airfield Operations at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island, Washington and to announce Public Scoping Meetings in the Federal Register on September 5, 2013. The EIS will evaluate the potential environmental effects associated with ongoing and future EA-18G Growler operations at NAS Whidbey Island’s Ault Field and Outlying Landing Field (OLF) Coupeville. In addition, the EIS will evaluate the proposed introduction of two additional Growler expeditionary squadrons and the addition of aircraft to the training squadron. THE NAVY IS HOLDING THREE OPEN HOUSE SCOPING MEETINGS to provide members of the public with the opportunity to review project-related information, ask questions of Navy representatives, and submit comments on the scope of analysis and content to be addressed in the EIS. Each of the information sessions will be informal and consist of information stations staffed by Navy representatives. Members of the public can arrive at the open house scoping meetings anytime between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., on one of the following dates and locations: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 Coupeville, Washington Coupeville High School Commons Areas 501 South Main Street Coupeville, WA 98239

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exposed by rats chewing on insulation. The sticking point appears to be how much Enduris would pay to replace or repair the building, which housed Downriggers Restaurant, Friday Harbor Marine and two other businesses. Two port commissioners have expressed a preference for replacing the structure, possibly moving it to the north to open up public access to the waterfront. Neither the port nor Enduris would disclose the amounts of money involved, although Port Executive Director Marilyn O’Connor said that the insurer could not force the port to repair the existing building. Sheryl Brandt, chief risk officer of Enduris said the port has replacement cost coverage on the Spring Street Landing building. Brandt confirmed that means the insurer will pay to either repair the build-

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would need a better estimate of construction costs before the commission can consider a budget revision. The Port will hold a public meeting Dec. 3 for waterfront planning and Spring Street Landing design.

Almanac TEMPERATURES, RAINFALL LOPEZ High Low Precip Nov. 18 49 43 .74 Nov. 19 45 33 .10 Nov. 20 40 29 — Nov. 21 40 26 — Precipitation in November: 2.74” Precipitation in 2013: 20.94” Reported by Jack Giard Bakerview Rd. ORCAS High Low Precip Nov. 18 52 44 .40 Nov. 19 48 39 .52 Nov. 20 42 30 — Nov. 21 44 28 — Precipitation in November: 3.50” Precipitation in 2013: 24.92” Reported by John Willis Olga SAN JUAN High Low Precip Nov. 18 46 44 .54 Nov. 19 44 37 .02 Nov. 20 42 33 — Nov. 21 41 32 — Precipitation in November: 1.80” Precipitation in 2013: 16.84” Reported by Weather Underground Roche Harbor Water Systems SUNRISE, SUNSET Sunrise Sunset Nov. 27 7:39a.m. 4:20 p.m. Nov. 28 7:40a.m. 4:20p.m. Nov. 29 7:41 a.m. 4:19 p.m. Nov. 30 7:43 a.m. 4:19 p.m. Dec. 1 7:44 a.m. 4:18 p.m. Dec. 2 7:45 a.m. 4:18 p.m. Dec. 3 7:46 a.m. 4:17 p.m.

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News briefs Town awarded $700K grant for Blair St. project

The Town of Friday Harbor has been awarded a $728,900 grant by the Washington State Transportation Improvement Board for reconstruction of Blair Street, from Park Street to Spring Street. Added to $608,000 awarded in 2012 and a 10 percent matching contribution from the town, rebuilding the entirety of Blair Street, from Spring to Guard streets, is now funded. “This is fabulous news” Mayor Carrie Lacher said. “The Blair Street project is at the top of our six-year transportation improvement program and will solve problems we have dealt with for a number of years. This second phase will give us a sidewalk on the south side

of Blair, which will significantly improve pedestrian safety.” The transportation board grant program is funded by 3 cents per gallon of the state’s fuel tax. Together with a paving and sidewalk project already in progress on Mullis Street from Spring Street to Market Street, a total of $1,538,000 has been awarded to the town by the state transportation improvement board. The Town intends to seek bids on the Blair Street project early in 2014 and expects construction to last through the summer. The plan calls for construction in front of the high school and middle school during summer break. For information, town Administrator Duncan Wilson, 360-378-2810, or duncanw@fridayharbor.org.

Latest property values complete; notices mailed

Notices of new assessed valuation on 14,020 parcels of land in San Juan County were mailed by the Assessor Nov. 21 to 11,078 property owners. Notices were not mailed for approximately 4,000 parcels that did not change in value. Countywide, values dropped by .8 of 1 percent since 2012. The largest average change in value, a 4.9 percent decrease, was in the Town of Friday Harbor, according to the assessor. The overall decrease in value for San Juan Island was 2.1 percent. Shaw, Lopez and Orcas Islands showed nominal increases in assessed values of 1.7 percent, .4 of 1 per-

cent and .3 of 1 percent, respectively. This is the second year that annual valuations have been done in San Juan County, so changes in valuation are significantly less than in prior years, when the county was reappraised section-by-section on a 3-to-4 year cycle, according to the assessor. Under the new system of annual valuation, properties are re-assessed every year at market value, creating improved fairness, uniformity and equity countywide. Large fluctuations in assessed values that sometimes resulted from multiyear revaluations have been moderated. Taxpayers are encouraged to contact the Assessor at 360-378-2172 with questions about the recent round of property valuations.

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anyone that knew her how much she loved to share her passion for plants with others. Lesa Anne Williams S h e s p e n t many years entering her beautiful flowers in the county fair, participating in the farmer’s market every Saturday, and helping plant flowers at English Camp every summer. Her loving and kind heart did not stop at just her plants and flowers. She was also a dedicated mother to her two sons and daughter. She always made

sure that they came before everything else, never missing out on anything. She is survived by her ex-husband Rick Waldron, her children; Eli Williams, Trevor Waldron, Amanda (Ryan) Ahlquist, and her two grandchildren, Izeac Davis and Kaden Ahlquist. She was predeceased in death by her mother Nancy Joy, father Carl Williams and step-mother Diane qwe Williams. a She d will always be remembered by her chilzxc dren for her huge heart, love of life, beautiful long flowing hair, and pleasant smile. As a family, her children will be scattering most of her ashes in the Hawaiian ocean to put her to rest where she came

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The treasure of knowing ‘Ernest’

I did not know that Ernest had passed away until this very moment. He was in my life for a relatively small window, but as I’m sure is the case with almost everyone that ambled across kindred paths with Ernest, he made an impression that was so unique and indelible that it was almost as if he branded you with his spirit and life force. I had the blessed opportunity to portray a role on stage in one of Ernest’s many works, “The Last Bus from Hopewell”. I played a mentally challenged young man who had a savant ability to mimic anything and everything, but he found the most comfort in mimicking his pet chickens. I remember going to Anne and Ernest’s and studying Ernest’s chickens with him. I remember coming off stage after a rehearsal and Ernest taking me aside to give me feedback and encouragement. He was the penultimate kindly old-timer from an era long since passed, and quite possibly never existed at all. Curious by the way he spoke and his vernacular, I once inquired where he hailed from originally. “Ohio”, he said. For me that only fed the legend behind the man. In all honesty, I’m not entirely certain Ernest even liked to write. I think it was the process that he reveled in. He planted a seed and then enjoyed watching it

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grow and participating in it being nurtured carefully and deliberately. His written works, just like his life, were his garden, and the lucky few of us that were able to be tilled and sown in the garden of Ernest Pugh have been branded forever by the light of a rare and truly great man. ALEX REEDER Seattle (FHHS graduate)

Case of overkill in feds new home

I am very dismayed to learn about Homeland Security moving into leased space on Spring Street. This will impact the vital tourist business in a very negative way. But what really disturbs me is that I don’t feel they need to be here at all. Perhaps we need an increase in customs agents, but I hardly think terrorism is a problem in Friday Harbor. This is a waste of taxpayer money. CYNTHIA OLSEN Friday Harbor

Council fails to inform in outage

As you wrote in your editorial of Nov. 11, our community has responded well to the disruption in telephone and internet service. True, but with one notable exception. And that exception is our county government. During the “State of Emergency” to use the County Council’s terminology, we endured a near-complete information blackout. Our local government should have sent

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to all island residents daily one-page updates and information sheets. These could easily have been sent via the reliable US Mail. Not once did the county communicate with its citizens. Not once did the county advise each of us what caused the communication interruption, when 911 would be restored, where we could go on the island to find internet service, where there were hot spots for cell phone service, or when we could expect to have service resumed. The county may claim lack of information, but they knew or should have known infinitely more than the individual citizen. We were compelled to rely upon rumors, friendsin-the-know at OPALCO, contacts at the island ISP’s, and trial and error. The council did take time to declare a State of Emergency. But is it too cynical to ask if the council used the emergency as a convenient ruse to give the county access to state and federal funds? We are left to wonder what role our elected leaders and their staff might play in a future emergency such as an epidemic, a wildfire, a cessation of ferry service, or an earthquake. Would there be again an information blackout? Would the county again ignore its citizens while ringing bells for more money and sending its staff to off-island workshops on disasters more appealing to its sensibilities such as oil spills? I still naively believe that the sole duty of our elected public servants is to serve the public. How many tree rings do I have to grow before I realize that the time

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has come to put away such childish things and concede that our county is simply a very expensive and largely superfluous appendage that cannot be excised? ROBERT DEGARVE San Juan Island — Editor’s note: press releases and updates about the outage were circulated to local media/ news outlets by the county communications and emergency management departments over the course of the recent communications outage.

Seeking support for worthy cause

When Mrs. Wilson first told us that we needed a community service project, I teamed up with my cousin Haide to brainstorm what we could do for our project. We knew that we wanted to do something that had to do with our home country, Mexico. We wanted to make our community project global. After thinking about it,

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we decided to help kids without a home. We choose “La Casa de Los Niños” orphanage because it’s in the city of Tepic, Nayarit, where both our moms were born. The orphanage has 18 kids, 12 girls and six boys, ranging from 5 to 16 years. We held a bake sale last month to raise money to send gift bags filled with small toys, toothbrushes or any little thing that will make a kid smile. If you would like to donate to our project, whether it’s a monetary contribution or a gift item, we would love your assistance. You may drop off your contribution at the Tucker House Inn by December 4th. Any little thing helps and will be appreciated. Thank you. ELSA PRIETO/HAIDE TORREZ Friday Harbor

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Salute to Odlin Park volunteers

San Juan County Parks Dept. would like to shout out a big “Thank you” to the Odlin Planting Party Volunteers. On the weekend of Oct. 26-27th, more than 50 adults and youths participated in the 2-day wetland enhancement planting party at Odlin County Park on Lopez Island. The volunteers planted 650 trees, shrubs and plants, and spread 200 yards of mulch throughout the newly constructed wetland areas in the park, completing this phase of the wetland enhancement project. The weather was beautiful, spirits were high, and the project was a huge success. Volunteers included many park supporters from Lopez, along with San Juan islanders, SJI Conservation Corp, and longtime Odlin campers from the mainSee LETTERS, Page 7

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Editorial

As I See It

Not in the heart of town

Local control of fiber-optic network demonstrated by Internet outage

t is hard for us to imagine a more clumsy move than the one made by the Department of Homeland Security. The decision to lease and to convert 4,500 square feet of prime office, or retail, space in the heart of a rather tiny tourist town into a command center, offices and “holding cells” is shortsighted at best and callous at the least. We encourage the department to reconsider. We don’t fault the federal enforcement agency for believing that the ground floor office space at Friday Harbor Center fits its needs as far as size, proximity to the ferry landing and the marina, and amenities like covered parking. Nor do we fault the building’s owner. It makes sense, from a bottom-line business perspective. Still, we’re of the mind that DHS did not give adequate consideration of the impression its expanded presence in the heart of town will have on visitors and islanders alike. Surely, there must be other places equally as adequate to fulfill the agency’s needs. In fact, we suggest that a rebuilt Spring Street Landing building, a venture that the Port of Friday Harbor will undertake in the near future, might make an ideal home. We applaud those calling on DHS to reverse its decision, and add our voice to the chorus.

PUBLIC MEETINGS n Veterans Advisory Board, Nov. 29, 11:45 a.m., Legislative Building Conference Room, 55 Second St. n SJC Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, Dec. 2, 2:15 p.m., Legislative Building Hearing Room, 55 Second St. n Marine Resources Committee, Dec. 4, 8:30 a.m., Legislative Building Hearing Room, 55 Second St. n State Ferries Community Public Forum, Dec. 4, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Legislative Building, 55 Second St. (streamed live at sanjuanco.com). n Friday Harbor Town Council, Dec. 5, noon & 5:30 p.m., Town Council Chamber, 60 Second St. n Island Rec Commission, Dec 5, 5 p.m., Island Rec office, 580 Guard St. n Noxious Weed Control Board, Dec. 9, 9 a.m., Orcas Hotel, Orcas Village. n Human Services Advisory Board, Dec. 10, 11:45 a.m., Orcas Landing, Orcas Island..

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Continued from page 6 land. We could not be more pleased with the turn out and the energy everyone brought to this event. It was hard work and we are so grateful to everyone who helped us get the project done. Parks staff will now spread the wet-

land grasses seed and all will emerge in the spring. Earlier in the week the Washington Conservation Corps crew helped park staff prepare the site installing 2,300 feet of deer fencing to protect the new plants and planting a remote wetland enhancement area bringing the total count of new plantings in the park to 803.

Importance of owning our broadband By Mark Anderson Special to the Journal

was asked during a panel discussion last week (Nov. 13) to name the strengths and weaknesses of the San Juan County economy. The strengths were obvious: our islands’ isolation and beauty. Our weakness was even more obvious: in a word, CenturyLink. Every rural county in America is facing a similar challenge today: how to provide increasing Internet bandwidth to its citizens. And every CEO of every monopoly telephone and cable company sees this question from the opposite (Wall St.) perspective: how to minimize investment, and maximize return on assets. For San Juan County residents, there are really only two choices: go with our Mark Anderson own cooperative, OPALCO, or trust our communications destiny to the monopoly. We’ve now seen what happens in the latter case. If one understands the importance of broadband, and experiences the result when this utility is driven by monopoly behavior, there really is only a single choice. Why does broadband matter? It is the enabler of essentially all business and communications. It will be the connection that allows seniors to live longer at home, it will

be how we buy and sell, it will allow us lifelong learning, it will let us work at home, or have island businesses with off-island customers. If you consider that essentially all money made in the county originally comes from outside of the county, and that broadband is the primary path, then it becomes obvious that the economic health of the county depends upon it. From vacation rentals to real estate sales to construction to tourism – and, most important, to the creation of new local businesses – bandwidth is the great enabler. Residents of San Juan County have likely realized by now that they do not have the luxury of putting their health and wellbeing into the hands of a remote monopoly player. But they do have the terrific opportunity of owning their own destiny, by supporting the OPALCO cooperative as it works to find a way to provide us with the utility services of the 21st century. — Editor’s note: San Juan Island’s Mark Anderson is found and CEO of Strategic News Service, offering daily updates online about global business and technology leaders and their achievements.

Ferry Home Companion

Don’t like this? Well, blame the editor

oward, how about doing a column on things to be thankful for to go in our pre-Thanksgiving issue?” editor Scott Rasmussen suggested last Wednesday…”I’ ll need it tomorrow since we have an early pressrun and go to press Friday night.” He knew I’d agree since I invited him to join our “Hellbox” Howard trivia team the previous Thursday Schonberger and he’d led us to Columnist a second place win (worth a tin of great imported cookies to each of our five players that night). That’s why they call the editorial staff the “brains department” at newspapers. As one of our teammates says when we vote for a wrong answer; “Never in doubt; always wrong!” Scott wanted to know what a “

The county park staff extends heartfelt thank you’s to all of the volunteers, including: Alaria Franzoni; Alwyn Jones; Angie & Johannes Krieger; Ann Palmer; Barbara Keller; Bette Ranting; Charles Janeway; David Halpern; Debbi Fincher; Nina Salama, Peter & Ginger

92-year-old was most grateful for around Thanksgiving. Here goes: My Mom taught me forgiveness, for which I will always be grateful. As a toddler, who walked at six months and didn’t talk for two years I was known for moving furniture from one room to another and tearing up books. If my mom, Anna, were like some I’d see later, I would have spent years in the corner of dark rooms. Instead they made a happy game of my destructive tendencies. My dad, Ed, was working the usual six days a week, 10 hours a day. But he always liked to get me active in sports, Boy Scout merit badges, picnics and eating Phil Geil’s barbecued ribs in North Omaha near the Storz brewery and the Baptist Zion church where we heard great choruses on Sundays. My only sibling, big brother Stan, is now 97. I am so grateful that he was so careful having me as a tagalong. He saved me from cashing in as a youth when I fell in quicksand

Smith; Ingrid Gabriel; Jamie Stephens; Jennifer Thomas; Jessie Pachuta; Jo Ann McNerthney; Justin Honeywell; Keith Kemplin; Kelly Bryant; Kiko Anderson; Lalita Ramakishman; Lori & Scott Honeywell; Marie Wirsham; Marylee Wilson; Michael & Taya Higgins; Mikael Moore; Mo Pomietto; Nancy

at Lake Okiboji, Iowa during a storm one summer, and when I threw a boomerang from a cliff that hit a pitcher below in a softball game at Hansen Park in Omaha. Later, as a surgeon, decorated for bravery in Normandy, Stan was a battalion surgeon with the Eighth Infantry division. He still is remembered by a few survivors, as “the sawbones who kept working on a wounded GI whose leg was being amputated and ignored an 88-shell that went through the canvas of the hospital tent in the hedgerows.” I still worship big bro. I am grateful that Stan and other doctors and nurses have kept me going and taught me to listen to my body so I can keep on plugging in this tough and beautiful old world. I have now spent more time on San Juan Island than any other location. Two years ago we went to Alaska, the only state I had not seen. For that, my

Blouin ; Nick Gervasi; Nick Teague; Rajan & Mark Troll; Ron Metcalf; Sandy Bishop; Sarah Hanson; Scott Pinegar; Steve Perret; San Juan Island Youth Conservation Corps.; SJI Dollars for Scholars Volunteer. (We apologize if anyone was missed or names misspelled – the work of all volunteers is appreciated.) The final Parks depart-

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ment thank you’s go to Isabel’s Espresso and South End Grocery & Restaurant for their coffee and cookie donations. And to Vortex Café and Holly B’s Bakery for providing tasty food that kept the partygoers shoveling and planting. SJC PARKS, RECREATION & FAIR DEPARTMENT

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Eight earn ‘True Grit’ honors at Chamber annual awards Going the extra mile and enduring unforseen hardship didn’t gone unnoticed by the local business community, as the San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce bestowed seven local businesses, as well as the library, with its “True Grit” award, Nov. 14, at San Juan Golf & Country Club. Below is the list of chamber awards and 2013 recipients. • Buzz Award: Brickworks • Island Friendly Spirit Award: Griffin Bay Bookstore • Emerging Business of the Year: San Juan Island Cheese • Sam Buck II Community Spirit Award: Liz Illg • Member of the Year: Tucker House/Harrison House • True Grit Award: – San Juan Island Library – Printonyx – Island Satellite & Internet/TV – Rock Island Technology Solutions – Downriggers – San Juan Safaris – San Juan Excursion – Friday Harbor Marine • Special Award: “Friend of the Chamber”: Creative Passions by Bonnie T

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Continued from page 7 biggest thank you. There’s no place like home. Particularly when you have a dear partner to be with. Most all of that time has been at this newspaper. Never a dull moment. The only thing I’m worried about is how the world can have too many “things” (e.g. all of us doubling populations and needs so rapidly). We’’ll leave it up to you young-uns to figure it out. — Go with the F.L.O.W. (Ferry Lovers Of Washington)

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Around Town

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What’s Happening! Wednesday, Nov. 27 Drop-in Badminton & Ping Pong, Turnbull Gym, 7-9 p.m. Ages 16 and up; $2 drop-in fee. Info, 378-4953, www. islandrec.org. Island Stage Left: ‘Other Desert Cities’, Fairgrounds Marie Boe Building, 7:30 p.m., free admission. Stage Left presents Jon Robin Baitz’ award-winning drama (2012 Pulitzer Prize Finalist). Donations appreciated. Info, schedule, www.islandstageleft.org.

Thursday, Nov. 28 9th Annual 5K Turkey Trot, Start/finish line Friday Harbor Suites, 680 Spring St. Thanksgiving Day fun-run (3.1 miles) and benefit for Food Bank, Animal Shelter. Registration, 8 a.m., FH Suites, 9 a.m. start; $5 adults, plus two cans of food; under 12, $2 plus two cans of food. Info, 378-4449. 16th Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner, Grange Hall, 152 N. First St., noon to 5 p.m., free. Thanksgiving dinner, dessert. Prepared, served, clean up by volunteers, civic groups. Info, or to volunteer: Minnie or Jim Knych, 378-7040.285 Spring St., free.

Friday, Nov. 29 Island Artisans Holiday Marketplace, Friday Harbor Elementary School, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, same hours, same location. Artwork, crafts, merchandise, holiday gifts of 55 local artists featured; benefit Island Artisan scholarship fund. Island Stage Left: ‘Other Desert Cities’, Fairgrounds Marie Boe See CALENDAR, Page 10

Entertainment sparkles on ‘Night of Stars’

ld friends and familiar faces will share the spotlight at San Juan Community Theatre’s 2013 Holiday Festival: A Night of Stars. The Community Theatre welcomes back former executive director Merritt Olsen as master of ceremonies for this year’s wintertime celebration, the theatre’s biggest, most elaborately orchestrated and most entertaining fundraiser of the year, and the kick off to its 25th anniversary year. The theatre also welcomes back hometown auctioneer extraordinaire Trish Lehman, protege of the iconic Burl Osbourne, to choreograph the ever-popular live auction. As always, a long list of tantalizing items will be featured in the live and silent auctions: fine art, the return of CATS’ “Magic Bus”, an aerobatic plane ride and a stay in an Italian villa, to name a few (for a list of auctions items, www.

sjctheatre.org). Chef Bill Shaw will be back with his Roche Harbor Resort crew to offer a wide array of gourmet appetizers and fine wines at their popular live cooking stations, conveniently situated in the theatre foyer. And what would any theatre event be without a little song and dance? Theatre mainstays Penelope Haskew, Amanda Smith, Jill Urbach and Scott Mapstead will perform an assortment of musical numbers before the evening winds to a close with dancing on stage to the sounds of the San Juan Island Jazz Quintet, accompanied by Urbach on vocals. Doors open at 5 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7. Tickets ($100 per person) are available by calling Chance Earle at 3783211, ext. 32.

San Juan Singers Holiday Concert

t’s the annual winter time concert that’s so nice they do it twice. San Juan

Community Theatre will host back-to-back performances by San Juan Island’s very own San Juan Singers, Saturday, Dec. 14, and the following day as well, Sunday Dec. 15. Tailor-made for the holidays, Saturday’s performance of “A Night Before Christmas”, begins at 7:30 p.m.,

and will be followed by a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday. With a little bit of storytelling, a little bit of audience-choir sing along, and a cup of hot cider perhaps at intermission, the show promises to put you in the mood for a rousing holiday celebration at your own home. The choir, directed by Angel Michaels, welcomes special guest appearances by island carolers and cameos by Mary WillAllen on the harp, Jenepher Reeves on keyboards, and Nathaniel Leonard and Guthrie Burnett-Tison on the flute and the penny whistle, too. Admission is $17 for adults, $9 students, and $5 RUSH, day of the show. For more information, contact SJC Theatre, 378-3210, www.sjctheatre. org. Business sponsor for SJ Singers holiday concert is Lake Kennedy McCulloch CPAs.

‘Christmas Carol’, the lighter side

riter Christopher Durang puts a different spin on Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” by asking a simple question: What if Mrs. Cratchit wasn’t so goody-goody, but instead was an angry, stressed out modern day American woman who wanted nothing more to do with her harsh London 1840s life? San Juan Community Theatre presents Durang’s parody of the classic Christmas tale in its holiday season production of “On Book! Readers Theatre,” directed by John Davis and featuring a cast of local actors. Performances are Thursday and Friday, Dec. 19-20, at 7:30 p.m.; admission is free.

Family Film Night: “The Muppet Christmas Carol” in HD!

e sure to take time out to enjoy the lighter side of the holidays, and in high-definition, no less. San Juan Community Theatre will present the 1992 family musical classic “The Muppet Christmas Carol”, at its Holiday Family Film Night, Dec. 22, at 2 p.m. The film, starring Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit and actor Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge, will be shown in high definition (blu-ray) in the Whittier Theatre, using the theatre’s new sound and projection equipment that was made possible through a generous donation by the late Dodie Gann.

Based on the time-honored story by Charles Dickens, the Muppet movie adaptation features contemporary songs and a good deal of humor, while faithfully following Dickens’ story line to its heartwarming conclusion. And to add just a bit more holiday cheer to the afternoon, free popcorn and soda will be available during the matinee. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students. For information, 378-3210, or www.sjctheatre.org.

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Artist finds creative inspiration at home in the sky By Scott Rasmussen Journal editor

Different artists find inspiration in different places. For Thomas Christopher Haag, it often comes from above, out of the night sky. So, in anticipation of what promises to be a once-in-alifetime celestial event, the appearance of the massive comet ISON, the 41-yearold self-described “street artist at heart,” owner of Pituitary Gallery in Surina

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Business and Retail Park, collected his paints, brushes and an extension ladder, and embarked on one of his favorite creative past-times: painting murals. “That’s the kind of events I’m into, the celestial more than the political,” Haag said of the comet. “I find them way more interesting.” Believed to be billions of years old, a relic of the

ancient solar system, ISON will makes its closest pass by the sun on Thanksgiving Day, and then slingshot out of the solar system forever. It’s been visible in the early morning sky for weeks. Haag, who returned to San Juan Island in June after a 10-year absence, pursuing artistic endeavors in New Mexico and in Oakland, Calif., found an ideal canvas on which to commemorate the comet right next door. In fact, he’s been busy transforming the outside of one of the business park’s buildings for weeks. “It’s what I like to do the most,” Haag said. “When I’m out painting murals I’m at my happiest.”

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APS ‘Pet of the Week’: Siri Smart, friendly and potty trained, too. Quite a package, and Siri is available for a loving home. The 3-month-old Keeshond/Terrier, the “Pet of the Week” at the Friday Harbor Animal Shelter, and available for adoption, loves to cuddle, walks on a leash and loves to ride in the car. She reportedly also flies like a rocket when she’s called or whistled. As with most terriers, Siri (pictured at right) has a moderate to high energy level and would need a robust, regular regimen of exercise to flourish, and to avoid committing unwanted behaviors out of boredom. She may not be a good fit in a household where she’s left alone for an extended period of time. The shelter also has reduced its adoption fees for kittens and cats through the end of the year. Info, 378-2158, or, www.apsfh.com.

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Saturday, Nov. 30 Art Therapy Calender Sale, Fundraiser, Griffin Bay Bookstore, 155 Sprint St., 2-4 p.m. Entitled “Heart and Hand: Healing and Growing Through Creative Expression”, the 2012 calendar features 12 local artists. Proceeds benefit education in art therapy. Island Stage Left: ‘Other Desert Cities’, Fairgrounds Marie Boe Building, 7:30 p.m. free admission.

Sunday, Dec. 1 Teen Open Gym, Turnbull Gym, 6-9 p.m., free. Grades 7-12, court shoes required. Info, 378-4953, www.islandrec.org.

Stage Left Fall Play: ‘Other Desert Cities’, Fairgrounds Marie Boe Building, 7:30 p.m. free admission.

Monday, Dec. 2 Drop-in Badminton & Ping Pong, Turnbull Gym, 7-9 p.m. Ages 16 and up; $2 drop-in fee. Info, 378-4953, www.islandrec.org.

Tuesday, Dec. 3 Adult Basketball, Turnbull Gym, 7-9 p.m. Ages 16 and up; $2 drop-in fee. Info, 3784953, www.islandrec.org. Youth Roller Hockey, Fairgrounds Building, 5:306:30 p.m., ages 5-8; 6:30-7:30 p.m. ages 9-15. Helmets required. $4 drop-in fee, $45 season pass. Info, 378-4953, www.islandrec.org. Adult Roller Hockey, Fairgrounds Building, 7:309 p.m. Ages 16 and up; $6 drop-in fee, $67 season pass. Info, 378-4953, www.islandrec.org.

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE Across 1. Ziti, e.g. 6. Cut, as a log 10. Song and dance, e.g. 14. Nabisco cookies 15. Carbamide 16. Dermatologist's concern 17. Mails 18. Ram 19. Connive 20. Incapable of being taught 22. 1990 World Series champs 23. What "it" plays 24. Country whose capital is Kuala Lumpur 26. "You ___ kidding!" (contraction) 28. Rain clouds 32. Tree trunk 34. Deterioration 38. Long, long time 39. Club publication 40. "No ifs, ___ ..." 41. Convert to occidental customs 43. A deadly sin 44. Apprehensive 45. Accumulate 47. Air letter 51. Blackguard 54. Delhi dress 57. Unsure how to respond 59. "___ Brockovich" 60. Buttonhole, e.g. 61. Angers 62. Anger, with "up" 63. Emcee 64. Argus-eyed 65. Shiny on top?

66. "What's gotten ___ you?" 67. Destruction of cells by antibodies Down 1. Place 2. "Gladiator" setting 3. Native of W. African country whose capital is Dakar 4. Mary in the White House 5. Appropriate 6. Lower in rank 7. Caribbean cruise stop 8. Eudora ___, Am. short-story writer 9. Buttocks

10. Assessments of worth 11. Lady Macbeth, e.g. 12. Put one's foot down? 13. Adjusts, as a clock 21. Openness 25. Setting for TV's "Newhart" 27. Held back 29. Lower case letters 30. Torsos (slang) 31. Acad. 32. Reprimand, with "out" 33. Arch type 35. Computergenerated imagery (acronym)

36. Storage space between ship decks 37. Bowel cleansings 42. Needle opening 46. Ethically indifferent 48. Devinely inspired poet in India 49. Acrylic fiber 50. Kind of mill 52. Wombs 53. Breaks 54. Balkan native 55. "Mi chiamano Mimi," e.g. 56. Brook 58. Easter flower Answers to today's puzzle on page 10

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Cabin on the Cape 2 weeks free rent w/12mo lease 2bd, 2ba $950 Tucker Duplex Apt 12mo lease 2bd, 1ba $800 Roche Airport Cabin 6-12mo lease 2bd, 1ba $750 Roche Airport Hangar Apt 6-12mo lease 1bd, 1ba Furnished $750 New Inventory Monthly See more at www.windermeresji.com Shawn (360) 378-8600 Apartments for Rent San Juan County FRIDAY HARBOR

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Sound Publishing, Inc. has a Creative Artist position available at our Print Facility in Everett, WA. Position is FT and the schedule requires flexibility. Duties include performing ad and spec design, trafficking ads & providing excellent customer service to the sales staff and clients. REQUIREMENTS: Experience with Adobe Creative Suite 6, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat (focused on print). Excellent customer service, organization and communication skills. Newspaper experience is preferred but not required. AdTracker/DPS experience a plus! Must be able to work independently as well as part of a team, in a fast-paced environment. If you can think outside the box, are well organized and would like to be part of a highly energized, competitive and professional team, we want to hear from you! Please email your cover letter, resume, and a few work samples to: hreast@soundpublishing.com or mail to: Sound Publishing, Inc. 19426 68th Avenue S. Kent, WA 98032 ATTN: HR/CAE Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace. Check out our website to find out more about us! www.soundpublishing.com

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REPORTER The North Kitsap Herald, a Friday newspaper and daily online site located in beautiful Poulsbo, Washington, is accepting applications for a fulltime sports and education reporter. The ideal candidate will have solid reporting and writing skills, have up-to-date knowledge of the AP Stylebook, be able to shoot photos, be able to use InDesign and contribute to Web updates. This position includes health insurance, paid vacation, sick leave and holidays, and a 401k (with company match). The Herald, founded in 1901, was a 2012 Newspaper of the Year (Local Media Association) and a 2013 General Excellence winner (Washington Newspaper Publishers Association). If you want to work in an ambitious, dynamic newsroom, we want to hear from you. E.O.E. Email your resume, cover letter and up to 5 non-returnable writing and photo samples to hr@soundpublishing.com Or mail to EPNKH/HR Dept., Sound Publishing, 11323 Commando Rd W., Main Unit, Everett, WA 98204 www.soundpublishing.com

SAN JUAN ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT **************************** 6th GRADE TEACHER Full-time position starting in January 2014. Valid WA teaching Certificate with K-8 endorsement or appropriate endorsements. Must meet Highly Qualified requirements in subjects taught. Dental, vision and medical benefits available.

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YMCA CAMP ORKILA is seeking applicants for a full-time, yearround position with the Facility Department. Applicants must be organized, self-starters, possessing strong vehicle maintenance & mechanical systems skills. Knowledge of marine craft is a plus. A clean driving record & the ability to obtain a CDL is required. Call 360-376-2678 for an application. Employment package includes paid time off, health benefits & retirement benefits. The YMCA of Greater Seattle is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

HS FASTPITCH HEAD COACH Spring Sports Season, Stipend $3000. Prior coaching experience preferred. Positions open until filled. Detailed postings and applications available at www.sjisd.wednet.edu Submit application to: SJISD, Attn: Marie Rothlisberger, PO Box 458, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 San Juan Island School District is An Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer Find what you need 24 hours a day.

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Life Care Center of the San Juan Islands in Friday Harbor Full-time position available for a Washington-licensed RN. Previous teaching or staff development experience in a long-term care setting preferred. We offer great pay and benefits in a team-oriented environment. Tricia Keltner 360-378-2117 360-378-5700 Fax 660 Spring St. | Friday Harbor, WA 98250 Tricia_Keltner@ LCCA.com Visit us: LCCA.com EOE/M/F/V/D â€“ 44436 Tricia_Keltner@LCCA.com

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Notice to Contractors Washington State Law (RCW 18.27.100) requires that all advertisements for construction related services include the contractorâ€™s current department of Labor and Industries registration number in the advertisement. Failure to obtain a certificate of registration from L&I or show the registration number in all advertising will result in a fine up to $5000 against the unregistered contractor. For more information, call Labor and Industries Specialty Compliance Services Division at 1-800-647-0982 or check L&Is internet site at www.lni.wa.gov

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COMBINED NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS & HEARINGS SEPA Suggested Tax Parcel Number, Applicant/Agent Name Date of Date Other Existing Threshold End Date Project Hearing Hearing Hearing Project and Address Application Complete Required Environmental Determinat- for SEPA Comments Body Place Date Location, and Island Permits* Documents tion Comments End Date** 251544003, Lopez Village market, c/o Lars PPROV0 Building Gresseth, PO Box 3147, Establish retail use 214 Lopez Road, 11/13/13 11/13/13 DNS 12/11/13 12/18/13 -13-0030 permit Lopez Island Friday Harbor, WA 98250 Build new driveway 161850004 and 5, Bryce Rhodes, c/o Bruce PSEPA0and remove old end of White Beach Wiscomb, 68 West Beach 11/8/13 11/8/13 FPA DNS 12/11/13 12/18/13 13-0008 driveway Road, Orcas Island Road, Eastsound, WA 98245 SEPA Determination: San Juan County has determined that the projects SEPA Comments: Anyone desiring Application Comments: Any file may be NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS: Hearing Examiner noted above with a DNS or MDNS will not have probable significant adverse to comment on the Threshold examined by appointment during regular business meetings on San Juan Island start at 10:00 a.m., in the impacts on the environment and has issued a Threshold Determination Determination can do so by hours at the San Juan County CD&P, Courthouse Islanders Bank Admin. Building downstairs meeting pursuant to Sections 197-11-310 and 197-11-340 WAC. An Environmental submitting a written statement to Annex, Friday Harbor. Anyone desiring to room, 225 Blair Street, Friday Harbor. Planning Impact Statement will not be required under Section 43.21C.030 (2)(c) RCW. CD&P, P. O. Box 947 (135 Rhone comment on the Notice of Application can do so by Commission meetings begin at 8:45 am. Any person This determination was made after review of the environmental checklist and Street), Friday Harbor, WA. 98250 no submitting a written statement to CD&P no later desiring to comment prior to the hearing shall submit a other environmental information on file at Community Development and later than the comment date specified than the end date for project comments specified statement in writing to CD&P, PO Box 947, Friday Planning (CD&P). The County has determined that the requirements for above. The Threshold Determination above. Anyone who desires to provide testimony Harbor, WA. 98250. Written comments may also be environmental analysis, protection, and mitigation measures have been may be appealed by submitting a in the public hearing or desires a copy of the submitted at the hearing. A copy of the staff report for adequately addressed in the development regulations and comprehensive written statement of appeal along with decision for this project may do so by requesting this hearing may be obtained generally 7 days prior to plan adopted under Chapter 36.70A RCW, and in other applicable local, the basis for the appeal and a fee to such from CD&P. A copy of the staff report for this the public hearing from CD&P at the address above. state, or federal laws or rules, as provided by Section 43.21C.240 RCW and CD&P within 21 days after the end of project may be obtained from CD&P generally 7 * As directed by applicant, per UDC18.80.030.A.3.f Section 197-11-158 WAC, or as may be conditioned within any MDNS. the SEPA comment period. days prior to the public hearing. ** Per UDC 18.80.030.B. Permit Number

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MISCELLANEOUS LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY Estate of CLARENCE W. ESTENSON, Deceased. Case No. 13-4-05070-4 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 The Co-Personal Representatives named below have been appointed as Co-Personal Representatives 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 Co-Personal Representatives or the Co-Personal Representativesâ€™ attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Co-Personal Representatives 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 decedentâ€™s probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: November 20, 2013 CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES: COLLEEN L. BIGGS and ARLETTA J. MANSFIELD ATTORNEY FOR CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES: Cyrus W. Field, WSBA #33414 ADDRESS FOR MAILING/ SERVICE: c/o Cyrus W. Field POB 367, Shaw Island, WA 98286/ 640 Mullis St, Suite B217, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 Legal No. J527944

Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands. November 20, 27, December 4, 2013. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Commissioners of Fisherman Bay Sewer District will hold a public hearing to present and discuss the adoption of its 2013 Amended Annual Budget and 2014 Annual Budget. The public hearing will be held on Monday, December 2, 2013 at 7:00pm at the Lopez Island Library Meeting Room, 2225 Fisherman Bay Road, Lopez Island. The regular monthly meeting will immediately follow the public hearing. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Legal No.J527830 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands. November 20, 27, 2013. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate: IAN K. GATLEY, Deceased Probate No. 13 4 05068 2 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 Representativeâ€™s attorneys of record at the address stated below, a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty (30) 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 (4) 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 RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the probate assets and nonprobate assets of the decedent. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: November 27, 2013. Bruce John Gatley, Personal Representative c/o Law Offices of William J. Weissinger 425-B Caines Street Friday Harbor, WA 98250 Attorney for Personal Representative William J. Weissinger WSBA #19332 425-B Caines Street Friday Harbor, WA 98250 13-0907\NOT-CRED Legal No. J529145 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands. November 27, December 4, 11, 2013. SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of: SHARRON LEE CRINEAN, Deceased. NO. 13-4-05071-2 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Pursuant to 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 representativeâ€™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 decedentâ€™s probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: November 27, 2013. CARLA J. HIGGINSON PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Attorney for Personal Representative: Carla J. Higginson HIGGINSON BEYER 175 Second Street North Friday Harbor, Washington 98250 (360) 378-2185 Notices should be mailed or served on the above-listed attorney. Legal No. J529178 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands. November 27, December 4, 11, 2013. SUPERIOR / DISTRICT COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY BRUCE COFFEY and MARTHA M. COFFEY, Husband and Wife; JON DEVAAN and STEPHANIE DEVAAN, Husband and Wife; E. ANN GRAVES, a single woman; LINDEN RHOADS, a single woman; SUSAN M. SINGLETON and CHARLES A. SHEWMAN, Husband and Wife, Plaintiffs, vs. JOAN W. ROBERTSON LAMB, a single woman, individually and as trustee of THE J.R.L AND J.E.L. REVOCABLE TRUST,

Defendants. NO. 13-2-05202-5 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION The State of Washington to the said JOAN W. ROBERTSON LAMB, a single woman, individually and as trustee of THE J.R.L. AND J.E.L. REVOCABLE TRUST: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 20th of November, 2013, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court and answer the complaint of the plaintiffs, BRUCE COFFEY and MARTHA M. COFFEY, Husband and Wife; JON DEVAAN and STEPHANIE DEVAAN, Husband and Wife; E. ANN GRAVES, a single woman; LINDEN RHOADS, a single woman; SUSAN M. SINGLETON and CHARLES A. SHEWMAN, Husband and Wife, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for plaintiffs, at their 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 complaint seeks a declaration of the respective rights of the parties to use Grindstone Harbor Road on Orcas Island and to restrict your further interference with that road. DATED THIS 12th day of November, 2013. HIGGINSON BEYER /s/ Carla J Higginson Carla J. Higginson WSBA# 10653 Attorney for Plaintiffs 175 Second Street North Friday Harbor, WA 98250 (360) 378-2185 Legal No. J527855 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands. November 20, 27, December 4, 11, 18, 25, 2013.

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