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Mayor will see benefits reduced
Scoping meetings highlight growing tensions
By JESSIE STENSLAND Staff reporter
By JANIS REID Staff reporter
Dramatic exchanges that occurred during the Navy’s public information meetings last week illustrated rising tensions over jet noise. Within the first hour of the first scoping meeting in Coupeville, two men traded heated words that led to one of them being ejected by town marshals. During the second meeting, held in Oak Harbor, community leaders on both sides of the debate made unscheduled presentations to Capt. Mike Nortier, commanding officer of Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. During the third meeting, in Anacortes, members of an anti-noise Coupeville group were asked to leave because they did not have permission to set up an information table. More than 340 people attended the three scoping meetings, held
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With Oak Harbor Mayor Scott Dudley, left, Oak Harbor Chamber President Jason McFadyen, right, and opponents of OLF Coupeville looking on, Island County Commissioner Jill Johnson presents information to Whidbey Island Naval Air Station Commander Capt. Mike Nortier during the EIS scoping session in Coupeville. Tuesday through Thursday, marked the start of an Environmental Impact Statement examining the potential environmental effects associated with ongoing EA-18G Growler airfield operations at NAS Whidbey’s Ault Field and Outlying Landing Field Coupeville. The study will also include the proposed introduction of two additional expeditionary electronic attack squadrons and the addition of aircraft to the fleet replacement squadron. Joe Kunzler, a Sedro-Woolley resident who calls himself “Growler
Joe” on a blog, was escorted out of Coupeville High School Tuesday after engaging in an argument with retired educator Harry Toulgoat, of Coupeville. A recording of the confrontation was posted online by Kunzler. A critic of Kunzler’s pro-Navy blog, Toulgoat said he approached him with a question about OLF. Toulgoat said he showed Kunzler a statement he prepared to submit at the forum with the title, “Please stop destroying Coupeville.” Kunzler said he saw this as an
“anti-Navy tirade” and refused to discuss it further. Toulgoat accused Kunzler of being “short-sighted” and against “effective communication.” “Stop being so arrogant and such a bully,” Toulgoat told Kunzler. Toulgoat also criticized, what he called a “threat,” when Kunzler posted online stating that he would “send a chill down the spine” of those who don’t support the Navy. “All those school children that See Scoping, A20
Oak Harbor Mayor Scott Dudley’s benefits will shrink in just over a year. Members of City Council shot back at his proposal to eliminate health insurance coverage for all elected officials with a r e s o l u t i o n Dudley that will only affect the mayor’s benefits. The council unanimously approved the resolution during Tuesday’s meeting. It eliminates elected officials’ eligibility to participate in the city’s high-deductible health care plan and prevents the city from paying for medical premiums for dependents of elected officials. Councilman Rick AlmSee benefits, A5
Harvest dinner feeds 5,000
Navy says OLF barrier was years in planning
By RON NEWBERRY
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The organizer of the North Whidbey Community Harvest called it a Thanksgiving like none other. The 12th annual event drew about 4,000 people to the Oak Harbor Elks Lodge on Nov. 28 while volunteers delivered meals to about 1,000 more, according to Jack Stiltz, the event’s coordinator. “This ranked as the best we’ve ever had in 12 years,” Stiltz said. The Community Harvest started as an event orgaSee dinner, A20
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The recent installation of cement blocks around Outlying Field Coupeville is drawing criticism from area residents who claim the Navy failed to consult with the community. More than 1,000 40-inch cement Jersey barriers were placed around the perimeter of the OLF, stamped with the words “government property, do not trespass.” Additional fencing will also be placed at the entryways.
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Plans to install the blocks to increase security at OLF Coupeville has been in the works for years, according to officials at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. “We’ve been trying to get those blocks out there for some time,” said Bill MacMillan, NAS Whidbey airfield manager and deputy operations officer. “I had this identified as a security risk a long time ago.” Maryon Attwood, a member of the Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve, or COER,
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said she thinks that the barriers are a “keep out” sign to island visitors and that the Navy should have consulted neighbors about the appearance. “They should have sought local input,” Attwood said. “That’s my group’s continuing problem with them. They talk the talk but they don’t walk the walk.” COER members speculated that the cement blocks were an added security as a result of their criticism of the jet See barrier, A5
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Student tuba player makes state By RON NEWBERRY
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arrying a tuba around every day can take a toll on the triceps. But what felt like a struggle a year ago seems a little less laborious these days for Jordan George. He’s gotten stronger, and so has his tuba playing. George, an eighth grader at North Whidbey Middle School in Oak Harbor, recently was selected to participate in the Washington Music Educators Association Junior All-State band Feb. 15 in Yakima. He’s the only Oak Harbor School District band student going to the event, which brings together the state’s best high school and middle school band, choir and orchestra performers. “It’s the music equivalent of an all-star team,” said Andrew Judd, North Whidbey Middle School’s band director. “It gives kids an opportunity to play with like-minded musicians.” Judd is familiar with the event, having earned AllState honors as a trombonist when he attended W.F. West High School in Chehalis. Having earned a bachelor’s degree in music education at Evangel University in Springfield, Mo., and master’s and doctorate degrees in trombone performance
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Petco opening new store in Oak Harbor By JESSIE STENSLAND Staff reporter
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Jordan George, an eighth-grader, practices the tuba during advanced band class at North Whidbey Middle School. He was recently selected to participate in the Washington Music Educators Association Junior All-State band Feb. 15 in Yakima. at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Judd knows a thing or two about musical talent. And Judd said he’s been amazed by the rapid progress of George, who is the early stages of his second year playing the tuba. George started band in the sixth grade when he played the baritone euphonium but then switched to the tuba the following year. “I really like the low bass sound,” George said. “It’s something I’ve liked since I
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the All-State band, George had to make a recording for judges to review. Judd used an MP3 player to record George, then sent the files to the judges before their deadline. George is Judd’s fifth student in three years to make the All-State band. He will accompany George to Yakima for the rehearsal and concert. George shouldn’t have too much trouble toting around his tuba and case, which he figures weighs about 50 pounds. “Now my arm has gotten used to it,” George said. “It’s not that heavy anymore.”
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A national pet-supply retailer is moving into Oak Harbor, but the owner of the city’s longtime, family-owned pet store isn’t worried about the competition. “For me, it doesn’t change a lot of things,” said Brian Knoll, owner of Island Pet Center. “We’re going to continue to take care of our customers like we always have. We’re going to continue to offer fair, competitive prices, like we always have.” Petco plans to open a store in a vacant building on State Highway 20 across from the Albertson’s supermarket, according to documents filed with the city of Oak Harbor. The building used to house a Blockbuster Video and a payday loan business. Permit Place, a company that owns the building, submitted an application to the city of Oak Harbor for tenant improvements. Documents show that the owner plans to remodel the entire building for an 8,000-square-foot Petco store. Drawings show areas in the store for birds, small
animals, reptiles, aquatics and pet grooming. A spokesperson for Petco said the store should open next year, but officials don’t have a date set. Although the building is smaller than some of their stores, she said it will be a full Petco and not one of the smaller “Unleashed by Petco” stores. Petco has advertised for jobs at an Oak Harbor store. Knoll and his family have owned Island Pet Center for 36 years. Competing against Petco and other large retailers is nothing new for him, he said, especially with so many people going off the island to shop. His business model is to take part in and support the community, he said. “Hopefully, for us it comes down to relationships we have with people,” he said. “That’s what we’ve based ourbusiness on — relationships.” Of course, there’s also the draw of glass tanks filled with beautiful and exotic fish, colorful coral and water plants, as well as lizards and other crawly creatures that have attracted children and adults alike for a generation.
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Nonprofits help residents buy trailer park By JESSIE STENSLAND Staff reporter
Wayne Killebrew admits he’s a little embarrassed by the state of his neighborhood. Tucked away just north of Oak Harbor, the mobile home park once called Thunderbird is filled with 59 ancient, moss-covered, single- and double-wide trailers. Many are in various states of disrepair, with tarps and other makeshift patches covering holes in thin walls. Some yards are littered with junk. A group of youngsters arrive in a school bus on a cold Thursday afternoon and walk through the park to homes that may not have adequate heat or septic systems. But, Killebrew said, things are changing dramatically for the better. “We’re going to have a real decent park here in about a year,” he said. “It will look 100 percent better.” The change is coming from within. Residents of the park formed a cooperative and purchased the park for $1.57 million. The deal was closed Nov. 25, just in time for Thanksgiving. That means the residents don’t have to fear eviction as other residents of North Whidbey mobile home parks
have in recent years. Two such parks in Oak Harbor were razed by developers, leaving dozens of residents scrambling to find new homes. The loss of trailer parks only exacerbated the city’s and county’s problems with a lack of affordable housing. The city’s new economic development plan, for example, shows 51 percent of owner-occupied houses and 46 percent of rental units in the city are considered unaffordable under federal standards that compare incomes and housing costs. The residents of the new co-op, however, benefitted from a program started years ago in New Hampshire and grew into ROC USA, a nonprofit organization with a national network of eight organizations and a national financing source for co-ops, according to Mike Bullard, community and marketing manager for ROC USA. The organizations include the Northwest Cooperative Development Center, an Olympia-based nonprofit that helped with the Thunderbird project. Eric Bowman, co-op development specialist with the Northwest Cooperative, said residents of trailer parks usually own their homes, but rent the land within the park. That arrangement leads to
economic instability since the residents are vulnerable to rate increases or eviction if the land is sold. There’s also a quality of life issue. Killebrew said the former owner of Thunderbird didn’t enforce community rules and refused to fix problems, leading to the current state of disrepair. Bowman said the group approached the owner and the residents after finding that Thunderbird was for sale; everyone was receptive. “The people at Thunderbird are very excited about changing the character of their neighborhood,” he said. The residents are lowincome families with children and retirees on fixed incomes, but many still do what they can to help each other. Killebrew and his wife, Sallie, for example, stacked firewood Thursday for a neighbor raising a great grandchild and whose furnace is broken. “The pride they take in their community is very touching,” Bowman said. Bullard explained the two organizations helped the residents through the process of creating a co-op and purchasing the park. The purchase was financed at very low rates through ROC USA Capital and the Washington State Finance Commission. Homeowners in the com-
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Wayne and Sallie Killebrew stack firewood for a resident of their mobile home park who is raising a great-grandchild. munity have each purchased one low-cost share to become a member of the co-op, though a couple of residents are hold outs. They pay a monthly fee to cover the mortgage, taxes and incidentals. Killebrew explained that rent had been $310 a month, but now residents will pay $330 a month. As part of the financing, a fund was created for the co-op to cover necessary improvements. Killebrew said a number of homes need new septic systems. There are trees that need to be trimmed or removed for safety’s sake. Each home gets one vote in the new co-op board of directors. The members of the co-op elect a Board of Directors to act on day-to-day issues and vote on larger matters like the annual budget, by-laws and community rules. Killebrew vows that the new rules over things like
junk vehicles and garbage will be enforced, starting with gentle reminders and offers of help. The first action, he said, will be to change the name of the reinvigorated community. Sallie Killebrew said “Thunderbird” had a bad reputation because of criminal activity in the past. The cooperation was formed under the name Whispering Pine, but Wayne Killebrew said people don’t like that either because it sounds like the name of a funeral home.
One idea, he said, is simply “Whidbey Community Co-op.” The Killebrews said the are very optimistic about the future for the park. The neighbors are all getting to know each other as part of the process, which they feel is key to building a sense of community and pride in the neighborhood. “We want the island to know we want it better,” Sallie Killebrew said. “We want the kids to feel safe. We want to build a community that helps each other.”
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A man wearing a black ski mask, camouflage jacket and pants stormed the Bayview Valero gas station Wednesday night and forced the store’s clerk to hand him $500. The clerk was not seriously injured by the armed robber, though the Island County Sheriff’s Office reported the suspect jabbed the victim with the barrel of the weapon, leaving an impression in her skin that matches the diameter of a shotgun barrel. “Endangering somebody’s life for anything doesn’t make any sense for anything,” said detective Ed Wallace. Security footage from the store shows the masked man, believed to be between 5 feet, 10 inches and 6 feet tall with a thin build, pointing a pump-action shotgun at the clerk, who is not visible in the footage. The sheriff’s office reported the suspect had gloves on during the robbery, which lasted about two minutes. Wallace said the suspect is believed to have left the area driving a white vehicle, possibly a Mitsubishi.
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Police are seeking this man who robbed a gas station Wednesday in Bayview. “We know there’s a white vehicle involved, but we can’t tell what it is from the video,” Wallace said. As of Friday morning, the suspect remained at large and the sheriff’s office did not have anyone in custody. “At this point, we’re looking into a couple of tips we’ve received, but nothing firm right now,” Wallace said. Armed robbery is a Class B felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and carries a $10,000 fine. Any possible aggravating circumstances such as prior convictions could lead to more jail time for the suspect, if found and convicted. On Wednesday night following the armed robbery, Island County Sheriff’s deputies searched the South End. A pair of deputies were posted at the Clinton Ferry Terminal in case the suspect tried to get off the island that way. Wallace said the sheriff’s office did not have the staffing to station other officers at the other Whidbey Island exits: the
Coupeville ferry terminal and the Deception Pass Bridge. The video shows the clerk calmly walking to the door once the suspect ran out and locking the doors. A nearby business owner was alarmed by the violent crime. Neil Colburn, owner of Neil’s Clover Patch Cafe, said his wife Candy Culver was closing the restaurant around the time of the robbery. Neither of them saw anything related to the crime, but the notion that a holdup could happen just across the parking lot surprised Colburn. “It makes us certainly nervous,” Colburn said. “Armed robbery’s pretty serious.” “It makes me want to go out and get a gun for the first time since the service.” Sheriff Mark Brown said his office had no reason to suspect the robbery was related to the string of burglaries on South Whidbey. “We don’t have any information that that’s the case,” he said.
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Four vehicles damaged in S. Whidbey crash n An accident on Highway 20 Nov. 12 resulted in severe damage to two vehicles. The driver of a white pickup failed to slow down at the intersection of Highway 525 and Cultus Bay Road and collided with a stopped vehicle, which caused a chain reaction with two other vehicles. The driver of the pickup was cited for following too close, driving without insurance and driving with a suspended license.
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n Leaders of the Port of South Whidbey announced earlier in November a problem with the marina expansion project. The project concerns the underwater cables that keep the new dock in place. Port officials received a $12,000 bid from Neptune Marine to revise and reconfigure the cables and determine what is causing the problem. The Port of South Whidbey received $152,000 worth of unplanned expenses and is nearing their budget contingency of $158,971.
South Whidbey School Board heads to Bellevue n South Whidbey School Board members Fred O’Neal, Damian Greene, Linda Racicot and Steve Scoles along with Superintendent Jo Mocca,
student representative Sydney Ackerman and director-elect Rocco Gianni will attend the Washington State School Directors Association fall conference scheduled for Nov. 22-24. The conference features break-out session covering a variety of speakers including Jon Kitna, a former NFL quarterback who teaches high school in Tacoma and Robert Brooks, who writes about nurturing resilience in children. The conference will cost the school district $3,060.
Hospital reaches agreement with S. Whidbey Fire n An agreement between Whidbey General Hospital EMS and South Whidbey Fire/EMS will cover the fire district’s costs for “consumables” such as gloves, bandages and other items stored in emergency response vehicle. The South Whidbey Fire district will receive a portion of the hospital EMS levy to cover those costs.
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benefits CONTINUED FROM A1 berg’s motion, proposed during the previous council meeting, wasn’t made in time to affect next year’s health coverage. City Administrator Larry Cort explained that the enrollment period just ended, so the change will go into effect for 2015. The resolution only affects Dudley for now, though it eliminates an option for all future elected officials.
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In an interview after the meeting, Dudley said the council’s actions weren’t about saving the city money. “It’s a way for them to play games and mess with Mayor Dudley,” he said. The mayor, Almberg explained, was the only elected official to participate in the highdeductible plan; Almberg said the council members who participate in the city’s health insurance elected to enroll in a version that’s less expensive to the city. Employees who opt for the high-deductible plan are compensated with a yearly stipend that’s placed in a healthcare savings account
barrier CONTINUED FROM A1 noise and the Navy’s intention to resume touch-and-go operations at OLF Coupeville in January. The group filed a federal lawsuit against the Navy in July, asking a judge to compel the Navy to conduct an Environmental Impact Statement or EIS. COER alleges the Navy’s new EA-18G Growlers are louder than previous aircraft and that the Navy is performing more operations at OLF than estimated in recent years. MacMillan said he’s proposed additional security at OLF since 2005, but it took a drunk driver who caused damage to OLF Coupeville’s arresting gear to raise the priority level of the project. In March 2007, 46-year-
old Coupeville resident James Slone led police on a high-speed chase onto OLF, according to court documents. Slone pleaded guilty and was convicted in May 2007 on charges of attempting to elude police and driving under the influence. According to the police report, Slone sped up and down the runway running over arresting gear causing the vehicle to spark and smoke. A tire was torn off and the car was running on a rim. The drunk driving incident has been compacted with other incidents such as vandalism, driving onto the property and “doing donuts,” harrasment of onsite military staff and bullet holes in structures, said NAS Whidbey’s
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Public Affairs Officer Mike Welding. A first round of blocks were placed out at OLF in 2009 at the easiest entry points to make it more difficult to enter, and protecting the Navy’s millions of dollars worth of equipment at the field, Welding said. Attwood said she wonders why the Navy is doing it now and not back in 2005 when it says it first identified a need. “The story seems weak,” Attwood said. “To me it looks like a power play, and I think that’s how a lot of people view it.” While number of people have contacted the Navy about the perceived “sudden” added security, Welding said, this type of project takes time. “You have to put forth
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for medical expenses. For an employee with a spouse — among them the mayor — the amount is $6,450. Dudley said his enrollment in the highdeductible plan costs the city an extra $280 a year, as compared to one of the other plans he could have chosen. As the only full-time elected official, the mayor was the only elected official eligible to have a dependent’s insurance premiums partially funded by the city. “This did not seem right to me for the elected officials to get that kind of benefit,” Almberg said, “nor did it seem right that a request to get funding through the Department of Defense where things are prioritized according to need,” he explained. Welding said he saw funding requests for additional security at OLF dating to 2008, but requests may have been made prior to that time as well. A complaint shared by Attwood and some other area residents is that the Jersey barriers are an eyesore in an area that abut Ebey’s Landing National Historic Reserve. “It’s the entry way to Ebey’s Reserve and the second oldest town in Washington State,” said Attwood. “They had a long time to talk to local people. They did what they thought they should do from their military point of view and did not get additional ideas from the civilian community.” Jackie Queen, an environ-
elected officials should have spousal benefits ... 75 percent paid for by the city.” The debate over the issue came up after Dudley proposed eliminating health care benefits for all elected officials and cutting elected officials’ salaries — including his own. The council rejected that proposal. Almberg criticized Dudley for signing up for a benefit that the council took criticism to preserve. “Perhaps the Whidbey News-Times could have a new article in there where the headline says, ‘council saves mayor’s bacon,’” he said.
mental planner for the Navy base, said the Navy contacted the appropriate state agencies as well as local tribes before resuming the project. The barriers along Highway 20 were placed behind existing bushes in the hopes that the blocks will be obscured as the plants grow, Queen said. The cost of the project is $115,279.64, Welding said. According to the National Historic Preservation Act,
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Years after Metcalf, district may get a Republican vote guest column
By Jerry cornfield It’s been 33 years since voters chose a Republican governor in Washington. It’s been even longer since a member of the Grand Old Party got elected from the 38th Legislative District to the state House of Representatives. You have to go back half a century to find the last one — Jack Metcalf, a Whidbey Island Republican who won a House seat when the district’s boundaries encompassed parts of Snohomish and Island counties. With any luck, Republicans could end their losing streak next year in a district now centered in Everett and includes Tulalip and a sliver of Marysville. A vacancy in the state House is creating the potential opportunity. Democrat John McCoy of Tulalip moved from the House to the Senate last month and seven people want his seat. June Robinson, Jennifer Smolen, Deborah Parker, Ed Triezenberg, Kelly Wright, David Simpson and Ray Miller are hustling up support from Democratic precinct committee officers who will vote out their top three choices Tuesday. Sometime in the following week the Snohomish County Council will appoint one of them. All seven are respectable members of the community with solid Democratic credentials and similar philosophical approaches to governing. None of them are political rock stars and most are not widely known among voters. Whoever is appointed will need to squeeze every ounce of advantage out of their incumbent status to retain the job in next fall’s election. As a newcomer, they’ll be politically vulnerable. Any vote they take, bill they introduce, utterance they make could find its way into the campaign. As a latecomer, they will be unable to fundraise during the 2014 session, while any Republican challenger can. Those are small factors in Republicans’ favor. And they may not be the only ones. Voters in the district may be less enamored with embracing all Democrats for office after seeing two of them, County Executive Aaron Reardon and state Sen. Nick Harper, resign in disgrace this year. And if Republicans field a candidate with a strong resume and ample campaign billfold — something they’ve not done in recent years — victory isn’t beyond grasp. Much of it will depend on what happens in Everett, where the largest chunk of the district’s voters resides. While Everett voters only seem to send Democrats to do their bidding, they are not afraid of electing known Republicans to the nonpartisan city council. Republican Party leaders may see this as one more selling point to those they’re recruiting to do battle for the seat in 2014. They’ll need a few as they know history is not on their side. n Political reporter Jerry Cornfield’s blog, The Petri Dish, is at www.heraldnet.com. email to him at jcornfield@heraldnet.com
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Resolving to create a ‘collaborative’ 2014 Editor, This letter is regarding a confrontation that was originally sold as a conversation between a Coupeville resident and I at the Tuesday Navy EIS scoping. Although the Coupeville resident, I believe, acted like a bully, alleged I wanted “a war machine everywhere I go,” and brought up my bullied childhood, I sincerely apologize to the Coupeville town marshal for my angry outburst. That said, I question how I was labeled the “disturbance” when I was the one who answered a neutral question, civilly, only to be subsequently bullied while a town marshal was close by. Though Navy EIS staffers subsequently informed me they too were personally attacked by Coupeville attendees, I want to believe the general
anti-Navy tone displayed that night is not reflective of Coupeville. With OLF Coupeville flight ops restarting, my new year’s resolution is for a magnanimous, collaborative tone in 2014 to advocate for resolving OLF Coupeville’s underlying issues as a Navy Leaguer. Joe Kunzler Sedro-Woolley
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Grateful for stranger’s help after falling Editor, Thank you, kind gentleman, for coming to my rescue. Under embarrassing circumstances I met Max from Lancaster, Pa., in town as a tourist, taking a break from visiting his kid, stationed on Whidbey. He just happened to be on hand to be my hero on Coupeville’s historic Front Street. Max came across me lying flat on my back, having slipped and fallen
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moments earlier. Together, Max and I learned that I wasn’t going anywhere on my own, so he kindly dialed 911. As you might expect, there was some commotion as our wonderful EMS folks scooped me up and wheeled me to the “bus.” But, before they gave my gurney a final push, I spied Max in the crowd, called him over and kissed his face. I didn’t learn enough about Max to send him a “thank you” note. Perhaps he’ll get the message anyway. By the way, I received very nice treatment by all at Whidbey General Hospital and I am on the mend. I dodged a bullet. My drastically stretched hamstrings are heading back to their familiar position and my 10 year-old replaced hip wasn’t damaged. I also want to thank Tim McDonald and Long Bechard for collecting our month-old puppy and calling Joe to pick her up. This town is magic, and I sure am glad and grateful for the help and concern of others, especially tourists from Lancaster, Pa. Jackie Feusier Coupeville
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Oak Harbor basketball teams off to sluggish start 7 on threes. Washington chipped in with 12 points. Sturdevant, Jones and Sean Erskine had two each and Groenig one. Groenig snared six rebounds and Jones had two assists. All 10 Beavers scored. Josh Campbell, a 6-8 post, hit eight of 10 shots to score 16 points; Chase Deger also had 16. Ballard shot an impressive 58 percent; the Wildcats shot 35.7 percent.
By JIM WALLER Sports editor
The Oak Harbor High School basketball teams staggered out of the 2013-14 season gate this week. The Wildcat boys lost twice at home. Anacortes scored 52 points in the second half to dump Oak Harbor 85-47 Tuesday, then Ballard of Seattle used a big first half to win 66-43 Wednesday. The Oak Harbor girls fell victim to a second-half surge by host Anacortes Tuesday, falling 53-36. The boys have another home nonleague game at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, against Snohomish, then begin conference play at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, in Stanwood. The girls played Mount Baker last night; results were not available at press time. They entertain Stanwood at 7:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13.
Girls fall at Anacortes
Wildcat boys drop 2 Anacortes jumped to a 17-10 first-quarter lead with the help of four three-pointers, six offensive rebounds and two fast-break lay-ins off Oak Harbor turnovers. The Seahawks began the second period with two more buckets off Wildcat mistakes and led 33-21 at the break. Oak Harbor was still in the game, down 36-25 a minute into the third quarter, then the Seahawks’ Ty Johnson and Andrew Medalia took off. The pair combined to score Anacortes’ next 22 points and led a 19-4 run that buried the Wildcats. For the game, Johnson, a 6-2 guard, hit 11 of 15 shots, including going 5-for-7 from behind the arc, to score 29 points. Medalia, a 6-5 post, connected on 10 of 15 attempts for 20 points; he also had 10 rebounds. As a team, Anacortes shot 53.7 percent (36-for-67) and went 10-for25 (40 percent) from three-point land. Oak Harbor shot 37 percent (17for-46). Drew Washington scored 21 points for Oak Harbor, Dyllan
Photo by Jim Waller/Whidbey News-Times
Oak Harbor’s Dyllan Harris flies to the hoop in the Wildcats’ loss to Anacortes Tuesday in the season opener. Harris added 11, Jake Sturdevant six, Zach Jones three, Gabe Groenig three, Shane Huttula two and Elijah Smith one. Groenig had five rebounds and Washington three assists. Anacortes outscored the Wildcats 16-2 off turnovers and 17-5
sports in brief Don ugly apparrel for Christmas run
The Ugly Christmas Sweater Run set for 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, at Windjammer Park gives participants another opportunity show off their holiday attire. The event, sponsored by
the North Whidbey Parks and Recreation District, features three races (5K, mile and quarter mile) to meet the needs of all ages, and Santa will be there to meet the youngsters. The races are free and awards will be given to the top three in each division. Participants can sign up
in second-chance points. Anacortes outrebounded Oak Harbor 43-27 and committed only six turnovers to Oak Harbor’s 13. Ballard blitzed Oak Harbor 19-4 in the first quarter and led 35-15 at the half. Ballard forced 20 Oak Harbor
now at the Oak Harbor Pool or on the day of the event at 9:45 a.m. by the Windjammer RV Park. For more information, email curtvieke@yahoo.com
Signups start for hoop camp The annual Winter Break Basketball Camp for third through the eighth grade boys is slated for 8-10 a.m.
turnovers and outscored the ‘Cats 28-1 off those miscues; the Beavers also outscored Oak Harbor 12-1 in second-chance points. Oak Harbor received a huge game from Harris. The sophomore guard scored 24 points, connecting on eight of 11 shots and going 6-for-
Jan. 2 and 3 at Oak Harbor High School. The camp will be run by experienced local coaches and is designed to teach basketball in a positive and fun environment. The cost is $25 and registration must be received by Dec. 28. Registration forms can be picked up at the 7-Eleven stores and Big 5. Email ohbballclub@yahoo. com for more information.
The Seahawks built a five-point lead, 22-17, at halftime and then out scored Oak Harbor 31-19 in the second half to pull away. Tania Daou sparked Anacortes early and finished the game with 12 points, including a trio of threepointers. The Seahawks led 14-6 after one quarter, then Oak Harbor out scored Anacortes 11-8 in the second period. Annie Leete paced Oak Harbor with a game-high 14 points. Jinai Guzman came off the bench to add 10. Natalie Fiallos scored six, Brook Peplinski three, Deja Bunch two and Hayley Lundstrom one. Leete also led the Wildcats with 10 rebounds, Lundstrom grabbed five and Fiallos collected three assists. Oak Harbor shot well from the field, hitting 14 of 25 shots for 56 percent to Anacortes’ 31 percent, but put up 27 less shots than the Seahawks. Anacortes outrebounded Oak Harbor 42-33 and had two fewer turnovers, 19 to 21. The game was the debut for Oak Harbor’s coach Jon Atkins. He said, “Anacortes is going to be a tough team in the Northwest Conference this year. “The (Oak Harbor) girls are starting to grasp some of the concepts of the new offense. I expect a lot of growth out of the team in the next game.”
Prep teams start winter season Here’s a schedule of the upcoming high school events: Saturday, Dec. 7 Boys basketball: Coupeville at Blaine, 3 p.m. Girls basketball: Meridian at Coupeville, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10 Boys basketball: Snohom-
ish at Oak Harbor, 7:15 p.m.; Cedarcrest at Coupeville, 6:45 p.m. Girls basketball: Coupeville at Cedarcrest, 6:45 p.m. Wrestling: Oak Harbor at Arlington, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11 Swimming: Snohomish, Glacier Peak at Oak Harbor, 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12 Boys basketball: Oak Harbor at Stanwood, 7:15 p.m.
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Births
Island Hospital, Anacortes
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Beau Engle, 8 pounds, 6 ounces, was born Nov. 14. He is the son of Carl Engle and Julienne Jobin of Oak Harbor.
Harbor. Joel Alexander Lawrence, 8 pounds, 5 ounces, was born Dec. 3. He is the son of Jesse Lawrence and Caitlyn KniftonFlitcroft of Oak Harbor.
Whidbey General Hospital
Naval Hospital Oak Harbor
Liam Lanopa, 7 pounds, 2 ounces, was born Nov. 21. He is the son of William Patilla and Rita Lanopa of Oak Harbor. Jackson Bryan Robertson, 7 pound, 8 ounces, was born Nov. 25. He is the son of Andrew and Mia Robertson of Oak
Lance Justin Java, 7 pounds, was born Nov. 15. He is the son of Elsienor and Loreto Java Jr. Logan Craig Cotter, 8 pounds, 13 ounces, was born Nov. 23. He is the son of Gerald and Veronica Cotter.
Kassidy Grace Woods, 8 pounds, 10.5 ounces, was born Nov. 20. She is the daughter of Kent and Ashley Woods. Aiden Dante Roselle, 7 pounds, 3.5 ounces, was born Nov. 22. He is the son of Arthur and Nancy Roselle. Violet Jane Ingram, 9 pounds, 2.5 ounces, was born Nov. 25. She is the daughter of William and Angela Ingram. Breanna Ranches Santiago, 7 pounds, 5 ounces, was born Nov. 26. She is the daughter of Brett and Annabel Santiago. Landyn Julius Page, 6 pounds, 8 ounces, was born Nov. 29. He is the son of Derrick and Charisse Page. Layla Ericka Rochelle Parker, 5 pounds, 13.5 ounces, was born Dec. 2. She is the daughter of Ronald and Mary Grace Parker.
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675-2441 • oakharborfumc.org 1050 SE Ireland St • Oak Harbor
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A SAFE PLACE TO CALL HOME Sunday Morning...............10am Sunday Evening............ 6:30pm Wednesday..........................7pm
632-7243
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Ordinary People Discovering an Extraordinary God Sunday Service 10:30am 319 SW 3rd Ave 360-675-4852 www.oakharborag.org
God-Centered Worship Christ-Centered Preaching Verse-by-Verse Teaching Worship: 1 PM 1411 Wieldraayer Road (off of Swantown Road) Pastor Keith McFaul 360-279-9713 www.GraceEvangelical.org
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675-3441
The Catholic Church Invites You…. St. Augustineʻs Parish • 675-2303 185 N Oak Harbor St. ~ Oak Harbor
Masses: Saturday Sunday Wed & Fri
5:00 pm 8:00am & 9:30 am 9:00 am
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St. Maryʻs Parish 678-6536 207 Main St. ~ Coupeville
Masses: Sunday Thurs
11:15 am 12:00 noon
Nursery provided for both services James Lindus, Pastor Dennis Hanson, Pastor Eric Ottum, Pastor Jerry O’Neill, Pastor Karl Olsen, Minister of Music
Tuesday Bible Study 7:00pm Sun Service 11am • Sun Children’s Church 11am We Welcome All Pastor Yvonne Howard & the C.O.R.C.C. Family
656 SE Bayshore Dr, Suite #2 • 675-0935
NW 2nd Avenue & Heller Road Across the street from OHHS Stadium
Sunday Worship ......8:00 & 10:30 am Sunday School......................... 9:15 am Nursery Available
Join us for Sunday Service in the Main Sanctuary at 11:30am
Sunday Evening Prayer 6:30 PM at St. Mary Catholic Church in Coupeville Jeffrey Spencer, Lead Pastor Pastor Marc Stroud, Associate Pastor
A Member of the Anglican Communion Worldwide
360-279-0715 www.ststephensofoakharbor.org
250 SW 3rd Avenue • Oak Harbor (Behind K-Mart)
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675-4837
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679-1561
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490 NW Crosby Ave., Oak Harbor 675-5008 Sunday Services 9:00, 10:30 & 11:45 am Living Word Kids: 3 mos–5th grade all services Middle School Youth: Sundays 4:00 PM High School Youth: Sundays 6:00 PM Weekly Adult Groups Russ Schlecht ~ Senior Pastor
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Bible Classes for all ages..............9:30am Worship Assembly......................10:30am Wednesday Night ..........................6:30pm Matt Oliver, Preaching Minister
Fall Schedule Sunday Worship 8:00, 9:30 &11:00 am Sunday School and Adult Ed 9:30 am
50 SW 6th Avenue
Bible Study For All Ages.....9:15 a.m. Worship Services.....10:45 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday Services..................6 p.m. Prayer Meeting & Student Ministries Child care for all services. Pastor Grafton Robinson Associate Pastor Lemuel B. Villano 675-6686 www.ohsbc.org
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
1000 NE Koetje Street
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Woodard Road, Highway 525, Freeland
Oak Harbor Southern Baptist Church
33175 State Route 20 Oak Harbor, WA. 98277-8713 360-682-2323
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40 NE Midway Blvd, #103 • Oak Harbor Pastor Dr. Thomas Stoneham Sr., Minister Donald Cole
A Church, A Family
A Spiritual Home Grace By The Sea An Anglican Expression of Faith The Rev. Paul Orritt
SUNDAY SERVICE
8:00 AM TRADITIONAL WORSHIP SERVICE 9:15 AM SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:30 AM FAMILY WORSHIP SERVICE www.gracebythesea.org
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Island Vineyard Community Church Pastor James Gallagher
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HOLIDAY
HOUSE Oak Harbor couple shares holiday joy by sprucing up their yard with elaborate displays for all seasons By RON NEWBERRY Staff reporter
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or three months out of the year, Patti and Harry Keller don’t worry about the electric bill. They shrug it off as a temporary inconvenience essential to enjoying their favorite pastime. “Oh, it shoots up the last three months of the year,” Patti said of their bill. “We really don’t want to figure it out. It’s not the point.” The point is, joy radiates from the Keller’s front yard during the holidays. Joy in the form of thousands of lights and hundreds of inflatable, plastic and wooden characters. Every major holiday, the Kellers transform their Oak Harbor home into a holiday house. Christmas tops them all, taking weeks to set up. “We do every holiday except Labor Day,” Patti said. “We don’t do Labor Day because we can’t figure out what to do.” The Kellers have decked out their yard ever since moving into their home at the corner of Erie Street and Sixth Avenue five years ago, but it’s been a tradition of Patti’s for decades, even before she and Harry got married 15 years ago. “I’ve decorated everywhere I’ve lived,” she said.
The marriage of Patti and Harry was a match made in holiday decor heaven. They met while working together at the Navy Exchange. Harry, who retired from the Navy, worked as a carpenter. Now both are fully retired, allowing for more time to brainstorm, build and set out yard ornaments. “I do it to keep her off my ass,” Harry joked. “It keeps me out of trouble.” Many decorations are made of plywood and painted by Patti. “I have no artistic talent when it comes to drawing anything,” she said. She’ll find a character or design she likes on a greeting card or magazine and project the image on the wall. Then Harry takes over. “He cuts the wood out. I paint it. He figures out where it will work in the yard. It’s a real joint effort,” she said. What started with lights and wood cutouts grew to adding life-sized glow-molded figures and ultimately air-blown inflatable characters and devices. To celebrate Halloween, air-blown props included a coffin lid that would open, revealing a vampire’s head popping out. “We leave the air-blown up 24/7,” Patti said. “It does
Leading up to Easter, visitors were common around the Keller home. Making children happy is what inspires the Kellers.
Photos by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times
Patti and Harry Keller’s Oak Harbor home on Erie Street is decorated to celebrate every major holiday except Labor Day.
Patti paints and displays wooden cutouts for all seasons, though it’s the inflatables that catch her dog Skooter’s attention the most. suck up the power.” The displays draw attention and visitors. Patti said she gave away about 1,000 pieces of candy and 500 glow sticks on Halloween night. Families drop by around Easter, Thanksgiving, the Fourth of July, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Christmas. “It’s really a great way to meet neighbors,” Patti said. “They stop by and say ‘thanks.’” One woman, who’s husband is active duty military, stopped by and warmed Patti’s heart. “She told me, she and her husband and child come by every holiday three or four times to look at it. It’s a tradition,” Patti said. She said the husband requested that his wife email him photographs of Keller’s house while he was away one Christmas
so he could feel like he was home. “That made me feel good,” Patti said. The Kellers started setting up their yard this week with Christmas decorations. It will take weeks until it’s complete. The Kellers have hundreds of air-blown characters, rotating different ones so it doesn’t look the same every year. “This is my first year doing this since being retired,” Harry said. “I don’t know how long it’s going to take this go around. “To be perfectly honest with you, I usually finish up Christmas Eve.” The lights, decorations and figures are stored all over the Kellers’ home, tucked away in sheds, closets, even under beds. But they still manage to park two cars in their garage.
Air-blown displays consist of moving parts, including a coffin lid that opened to reveal a vampire around Halloween. Both in their late 60s, the Kellers aren’t sure how long they’ll continue this tradition but will keep going as long as they are able. “It’s a feel-good thing,” Patti said. “We both enjoy it. We both love watching kids. We both love making them happy.” Who knows? Maybe one day the
Kellers will graduate to synchronized flashing lights and music made famous in the 2006 movie, “Deck the Halls,” featuring Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick? “We were already there,” Patti said with a smile “Three or four years ago, we did that.”
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Saturday Dec. 7
CHRISTMAS HOME TOUR: Soroptimist International of Oak Harbor is hosting its fifth annual Christmas Home Tour, 4-8 p.m., Dec. 14. See seven beautifully decorated homes and enjoy tasty homemade cookies. Tickets are on sale at Hallmark, Casual House, Upscale Resale, Whidbey Printers, Banner Bank, or from any Oak Harbor Soroptimist member. Tickets are $15. Proceeds go toward projects and programs that improves the lives of women and girls. www.Whidbeynewstimes.com
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with turkey and ham, which will be furnished. Program will be by Buell Neidlinger, who plays cello at Whidbey Pies Café and plays as “Billy the Celloist” at Useless Bay Coffee Co. 360-678-4885.
Kids workshop, 9 a.m.-noon, Dec. 7, The Home Depot, Oak Harbor. Children may participate in the free workshop and build and paint their own tic-tac-toe game. Kids will get an apron to personalize, pin and certificate of completion. Fun for all Kids workshops are held the first Saturday of each month. Free.
Teen Art Show opening reception, 6:30-8 p.m., Dec. 12, Oak Harbor Library. Enjoy art created by Oak Harbor teens in a gallery setting. Paintings, drawings, photography, ceramics, metalwork and more will be on display. Vote for your favorites in several categories. Catered by Wildcat Catering. All teens in grades 6 to 12 are eligible to submit artwork. The art show will take place from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Dec. 13-14. 360675-5115, or www.sno-isle.org
St. Mary’s Holiday Bazaar, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Dec. 7, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Coupeville. Hand-crafted gifts and bake sale. Teddy Bear and Character Breakfast, 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Dec. 7, Oak Harbor Elks Lodge. Two seatings. $5 for 12 and under, $10 for 13 and over. Tickets available at Alaska USA Mortgage, Big Brothers Big Sisters or online at www.bbbsislandcounty.org. Please bring a new stuffed animal to donate to a child in a crisis situation. Christmas Bazaar, 9:30 a.m.2 p.m., Dec. 7, Coupeville United Methodist Church, 608 North Main St., Coupeville. Old fashioned Christmas bazaar, featuring handmade craft items, baked goods, hot lunch and gift items. 360-6784256. Coupeville Chamber’s Fifth annual Jingle Trail Run, 10 a.m., Dec. 7, Camp Casey, Coupeville. Check in from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Healthy way to start the holiday season. Start at Camp Casey and end event at the traditional Greening of Coupeville parade. 360-6785434. Made Right on Whidbey art show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Dec. 7-8, Pacific Northwest Art School, 15 Birch St., Coupeville. Third annual show. Free. 360-929-4720, or www.maderightonwhidbey.com Cookie Walk, 10-11 a.m., Dec. 7, Langley United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, Third and Anthes Streets, Langley. Walk the aisles of homemade cookies and choose your favorites to fill a box. Ingredient lists posted. Come on time for best selection. End time is variable, depending on what’s left. $12 per box. 360-221-4233, or lumc@whidbey.com Festival of Trees public viewing, 1-4 p.m., Dec. 7, Oak Harbor Elks Lodge. View trees on display from Dec. 6 gala and auction. Book signing, 3-5 p.m., Dec. 7, Garry Oak Gallery, Oak Harbor. Local author Arnie Deckwa will be on hand to sign his book “The Singin’ Salmon Man from Cornet Bay.” 360-240-0222, or www.garryoak gallery.com Greening of Coupeville, Dec. 7, downtown Coupeville. Tree lighting, parade, signing of Christmas carols, art and antique walk, Jingle Trail run. Langley Holiday Parade,11 a.m.-noon, Dec. 7, downtown
Whidbey Playhouse musical, Christmas Snapshots, 7:30 p.m., Dec. 12, Whidbey Playhouse, Oak Harbor. Performances are Thursday and Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday matinees at 2:30 p.m. Tickets $14. 360-6792237, or office@whidbeyplayhouse. com, or www.whidbeyplayhouse.com Sara Hansen/Whidbey News-Times
Elizabeth Tobler, 4, watches Clover the Balloon Fairy create a balloon creature for her on Saturday, Nov. 30, after the tree lighting in downtown Oak Harbor. Clover made her a balloon butterfly to play with while she waited in line to talk to Santa Claus. Langley. Langley welcomes the holidays with a funky, eclectic parade through town featuring the Washington Scottish Pipe Band, WICA actors and Santa. langley@ whidbey.com, or 360-221-6765, or www.visitlangley.com Meet author Vicki Robin, 3:30-6 p.m., Dec. 7, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island, 20103 Highway 525, Freeland. Slow Foods Whidbey Island presents New York Times bestselling author, social innovator and Langley resident Vicki Robin for a preview of her new book, “Blessing the Hands That Feed Us: What Eating Closer to Home Can Teach Us About Food, Community, and Our Place on Earth (Viking/Penguin 2014).” $10 suggested donation. 360-321-8656, www.vickirobin. com Oak Harbor Yacht Club annual boat parade, 4:30 p.m., Dec. 7. Decorate your boat and join the annual Oak Harbor Yacht Club Lighted Boat Parade. All local boats are invited to join whether or not the skipper is a member of the Oak Harbor Yacht Club or the Oak Harbor Marina. As in the past the Lighted Boat Parade will coincide with the “Greening of Coupeville” celebration. All boat skippers should report to the skippers’ meeting at 3 p.m. in the lower level clubhouse of the Oak Harbor Yacht Club. Boats will leave the dock to form the parade line at 4:30 p.m. The parade will pass by the Coupeville pier at approximately 5:30 p.m. and return to Oak Harbor at approximately 6:30 p.m. After returning to the dock, skippers and crew from participating boats are invited to a potluck dinner in the Clubhouse of Oak Harbor Yacht Club. OHYC will be providing a meat dish. During dinner, trophies will be awarded
for the best decorated power and sailboat. All boats are welcome regardless of yacht club affiliation. kbskubi@whidbey.net Angeli Help House benefit concert, 4 p.m., Dec. 7, Oak Harbor Lutheran Church, 1253 N.W. Second Ave., Oak Harbor. The vocal quartet, Angeli, will present their winter concert, “Under a Winter Moon.” Benefits North Whidbey Help House. The concert is open to the public. 360679-1561, an geli_quartet@comcast. net Music and art on Pioneer, 5-7 p.m., Dec. 7, Pioneer Way, Oak Harbor. Enjoy music and art in businesses and on the sidewalks of historic downtown. www. ohdowntown.com
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Whidbey Island Democrats Holiday Gathering, 2-5 p.m., Dec. 8, Coupeville Recreation Hall. Annual holiday party sponsored by the Whidbey Island Democrats. All are welcome. Entertainment, light snacks. Will review the events of the year. Bill Phillips will be master of ceremonies. $5 suggested donation. 360-678-6028, or treasurer@whidbeyislanddemocrats. org
Monday Dec. 9
Monday Morning Knitters, 10 a.m., Dec. 9, Oak Harbor Library. Share knowledge and build skills in the supportive atmosphere of the library’s Center for Lifelong Learning. Beginners, please bring a
pair of No. 8 or No. 9 needles and a skein of worsted-weight yarn. 360-675-5115, or www.sno-isle.org
Tuesday Dec. 10
PBY Memorial Foundation joint luncheon meeting with the ANA in commemoration of Pearl Harbor, 11:30 a.m., Dec. 10, CPO Club Ballroom, Ault Field Road, Oak Harbor. All Pearl Harbor survivors are invited. Speaker will be Steve Kobylk, who will talk about Hawaiian defenses at the time of Pearl Harbor. 360-6751102. Oak Harbor Garden Club monthly meeting, potluck, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Dec. 10, Oak Harbor First United Methodist Church, 1050 S.E. Ireland St. Business meeting followed by holiday potluck. 360-678-7056. Whidbey Island Genealogical Searchers club meeting, 1-3 p.m., Dec. 10, 2720 Heller Road, Oak Harbor. Biannual Show and Tell with everyone bringing goodies to eat and anything you want to share. Please call Ruth if you have something you want us to see or hear about. All are welcome. Refreshments and drawings. Contact Ruth Hancock at 360-675-4086, or randr.hancock@ frontier.com for more information.
Thursday Dec. 12
Greenbank Progressive Club Holiday Potluck Dinner, 6 p.m., Dec. 12, Greenbank Farm. Bring side dishes to go along
Friday Dec. 13
Christmas Village at Blue Fox Drive-In, Dec. 13-22, 1403 Monroe Landing Rd. Event sponsored by Blue Fox Drive-in, Toppins and The Home Depot. Enjoy pictures with Santa, cider, cookies, bonfires, farm animals, a barrel train and more. Open weekdays 4-7 p.m.; Saturdays noon-7 p.m.; Sundays noon-6 p.m until Dec. 22.
Saturday Dec. 14
Cocoa and Carols Fine Arts Show, 5-7 p.m., Dec. 14, Coupeville Boys & Girls Club. For entire family. Lions Club peace poster contest winners will be unveiled. Carolers will perform. Breakfast with Santa, 9 a.m.noon, Dec. 14, Coupeville Masonic Lodge, 804 N. Main St. Join the Coupeville High School Class of 2014 for a pancake breakfast with Santa. Santa will also be available for pictures and will have a gift for each child who visits with him. Proceeds from the breakfast will benefit a safe and sober graduation night trip for the class of 2014. $10. 2014CHSSeniors@gmail.com Campfire USA Island County Christmas Bazaar, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Dec. 14, Island Vineyard Community Church, 555 Regatta Dr., Oak Harbor. Fundraiser Christmas Bazaar for the Campfire USA, Island County. Many local artists and crafters will be on hand. Author book signing, 3-5 p.m., Dec. 14, Garry Oak Gallery, 830 S.E. Pioneer Way, Oak Harbor. Book signing event for local author and gallery artist Mike O’Connell for his two books, “The Zero Factor” and “The Future of Forever.” 360-240-0222, or www. garryoakgallery.com
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LEGAL NOTICE CLINTON WATER DISTRICT CHANGE of MEETING DATE AND TIME The regular business meeting of the Clinton Water District Board of Commissioners scheduled by resolution for December 12, 2013 has been changed to December 11, 2013, at 3:30 PM, at the District office located at 6437 S Harding Ave. Legal No. 530155 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. December 04, 7, 2013.
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Notice of Public Hearing: A public hearing shall be held before the Commission of Whidbey Island Public Hospital District on the 9th day of December, 2013, at 4:00 p.m. at Whidbey General Hospital in Conference rooms A and B, 101 N. Main Street, Coupeville, WA to consider the proposed sale of the following properties: (1) 18488 State Route 525, Freel a n d , WA , Pa r c e l # S6655-00-19001-0, Freeland W110 of BLK 19 & of NW SW SE LY N of HWY; and (2) 670 S W E c h o L o o p, O a k Harbor, WA, Parcel # S6543-00-00002-0, Eastview Estates Lot 2. Legal No. 529436 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. November 23, 30, December 07, 2013. Facilities Planning Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Central Whidbey Island Fire & Rescue (CWIFR) invites architectural firms experienced in performing facility assessment and evaluation of exist-
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NOTICE OF PROPOSED BANK MERGER Notice is hereby given that Heritage Bank, 201 Fifth Avenue SW, Olympia, Washington 98501 has made application to the Federal Deposit Ins u ra n c e C o r p o ra t i o n , Wa s h i n g t o n , D. C. 20429, for its wr itten consent to merge with Whidbey Island Bank, Coupeville, Washington. It is contemplated that all of the offices of Whidbey Island Bank will continue to be operated by Heritage Bank under the name “Heritage Bank” except for the six offices of Whidbey Island Bank located on Whidbey Island, Washington which will be operated as Heritage Bank dba Whidbey Island Bank. This notice is published pursuant to Section 303.65 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Any person wishing to comment on this application may file his or her comments in writing with the regional director (DOS) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at its regional office at 25 Jessie Street at Ecker Square, Suite 2300, San Francisco, California 94105-2780
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NO. 13 4 00220 7 N OT I C E TO C R E D I TORS The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative, or their 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 und e r R C W 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication SUPERIOR COURT o f t h e n o t i c e. I f t h e OF WASHINGTON claim is not presented COUNTY OF ISLAND In the Matter of the Es- within this time frame, the claim is forever tate barred, except as otherof wise provided in RCW DIANE TAKASUGI, 11.40.051 and Deceased.
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the above 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 below stated 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: (I) Thirty (30) days after the Pers o n a l R e p r e s e n t a t i ve served or mailed the notice to the creditor as p r ov i d e d u n d e r R C W l1.40.020(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
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PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDlTORS RCW 11.40.030 The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal r e p r e s e n t a t i ve o r t h e personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing thc original of the claim with the cour t. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the pers o n a l r e p r e s e n t a t i ve served or mailed the notice to the creditor as p r ov i d e d u n d e r R C W 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date SUPERIOR COURT OF of first publication of the WASHINGTON notice. If the claim is not ISLAND COUNTY presented within this In Re the Estate of: time frame, the RODGER EARL CLEV- claim is forever barred, ISH, except as otherwise proDeceased. vided in RCW 11.40.051 Case No. 13-4-00222-3 and 11.40.060.
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you grew up with, that didn’t want you as their friend, they had you pegged as a problem from the beginning, and you remain so now,” Toulgoat said. Toulgoat said later he was referring to Kunzler’s postings describing how he was teased by kids at school because of his disabilities, which includes Aspergers syndrome. Toulgoat said he was not aware that Kunzler had Aspergers at the time of the argument. During the confrontation, Kunzler shouted that he was “trying to discuss with you and you talked over me 75 percent of the time.” He was escorted out of the scoping meeting while continuing to shout, “I’m not leaving.” Both parties expressed regret Thursday about the altercation. At the public meeting the following night in Oak Harbor, Kunzler said he regretted that he “got so emotional” and that it was a “very frightening” experience to be thrown out of the meeting. “I feel shame and guilt if that officer felt threatened by my actions,” Kunzler said. “What I want to know is what gave that man the right to personally insult my disabilities and not listen to me attempt to explain that actually I said repeatedly we need the costing for a new OLF,” he said in a written statement. “I’m not putting crosshairs on Coupeville and I’m certainly supportive of mitigation conversations.” Toulgoat said he is “embarrassed and ashamed” of his part in the argument. “I apologize to Joe Kunzler,” Toulgoat said. “I’m sorry. It was hurtful and disrespectful.” Still, Toulgoat said his anger on the issue was ignited by Kunzler’s comments online. “We have a right to say,
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‘I don’t think it’s a good choice,’” Toulgoat said. “But I’m sorry and I wish it hadn’t happened.” The following night, during the Oak Harbor forum, community leaders both for and against the basing of Growlers at NAS Whidbey and usage of OLF Coupeville for pilot training, presented a series of documents to Capt. Mike Nortier, commanding officer for the base. Traditionally, scoping meetings do not include formal presentations, but involve a series of informational stations at which visitors can ask questions and speak with Navy staff and pilots. Tables are placed in the center of the room where comment sheets can be filled out. At the Oak Harbor meeting, Island County Commissioner Jill Johnson, Oak Harbor Mayor Scott Dudley, and Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce President Jason McFadyen presented to Nortier letters, a resolution of support, an economic impact study and petitions in support of the EIS, the base and its operational missions. “It was important for me to demonstrate to the base captain the level of support out there,” Johnson said Friday. “There has been some strong visuals from the anti-OLF side, and I wanted there to be a visual representation that there is strong support.” Hearing that a pro-OLF presentation might occur, organizers of the Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve, or COER, the group that filed a lawsuit over jet noise, decided to present their own materials to Nortier. “We decided to present our materials in a formal manner as opposed to just slipping them in the comment box,” said Michael Monson, COER president. “We wanted to present them with our documents in a way that they were unable to just shove into a corner.” “That we were organized, had intelligently gathered materials, and not to be dis-
missed.” Johnson said that COER has had ample opportunities in the past to present its views on the issue and characterized COER’s presentation as “grandstanding.” During the meeting in Anacortes, Monson said COER members were told to leave by an Anacortes School District representative as they set up an information table outside the scoping meeting. After COER members refused to leave, Nortier and Ted Brown, the Navy’s Installations and Environmental public affairs officer, talked with school officials and the group was allowed to stay. “I gained great respect for Capt. Nortier and Ted Brown,” Monson said. “Gentlemen and professionals.” Mike Welding, NAS Whidbey’s public affairs officer, confirmed the incident in Anacortes, but said it was a “non-issue” that was resolved quickly. Monson said COER members weren’t aware they needed a permit to set up their information table. Welding indicated that some forum-goers commented that Monson and his associates were “intimidating,” and the COER members were asked not to be aggressive in their approach. “We didn’t want anyone to feel they couldn’t walk freely into the meetings without issue,” Brown said. “As long as they followed those guidelines, they were allowed to stay.” Monson said that his group was disappointed by the meetings. “Most of the people we spoke to that attended were insulted by the quality and presentations, and lack of knowledge of the navy personnel,” Monson said. “They were angry that the Navy would dismiss us as not worthy of a quality or thoughtful presentation.” “The most heard comment was, ‘just how dumb do they think we are?’”
dinner CONTINUED FROM A1 nized by a small group of Oak Harbor businessmen as a way to thank the community. Volunteers served free full turkey and ham dinners to the masses. In total, 200 turkeys were smoked, roasted or deep fried and 150 hams were smoked. Tim Ryan, owner of the Barbecue Joint, smoked 40 of the turkeys, while Roger Anglum smoked the hams. Scott Fraser was the chef in charge of the kitchen. “We pretty much cooked everything outside,” said Fraser, owner of Frasers Gourmet
Hideaway. “The kitchen is only meant to serve 100 people. When you are in the 3,000 range, we really have to use the outdoors.” Fraser and Stiltz have helped run the event since the idea was hatched by the late Keith Bartlett, former owner of the Pot Belly Deli in Oak Harbor. The unseasonably warm weather made the long lines that stretched outdoors all the more bearable. “It gets better and better every year,” Fraser said.