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School district’s records policy fuels concern; board continues discussion By JUSTIN BURNETT South Whidbey Record
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Gary Gabelein smiles while directing traffic at a recent car accident in Freeland. The longtime firefighter retired this month after 43 years as a South Whidbey Fire/EMS volunteer.
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Firefighter hangs up his hat after 43 years By BEN WATANABE South Whidbey Record In the two cleared engine bays of Station 36 in Bayview, it was akin to being in Gary Gabelein’s home. His wife and three children were all there Tuesday night, and he was surrounded by friends in a familiar setting. He spent countless hours working in that three-bay hall that had a leaky roof and was a mite cold most of the time. After 43 years, many memories had been made at Station 36. His years of service are the third most in the district’s history, behind Carl Simmons’ 50 years and Gordon Simmons’ 47. Such long volunteer careers are uncommon in South Whidbey Fire Chief Rusty Palmer’s 39 years of experience. “When you get into the 40s and the 50s, it’s pretty rare,” he said. Dozens of people, many still active volunteers and employees of South Whidbey Fire/EMS (previously named Island County Fire District 3) attended Gabelein’s retirement party.
They celebrated his storied career that spanned more than four decades. Gabelein, 64, was presented with several gifts from the fire district: a new ID card that states its expiration date as “RETIRED,” a framed badge, his helmet, last name patch worn on the back of his jacket, and a bust depicting a fireman saving a child with placards reading “firefighter” “battalion chief” “fire commissioner” and his dates of service. The brevity of each description belied the late-night injuries and fires he responded to, the long meetings as commissioner and his duties as battalion chief. But the short titles match the measured words of Gabelein himself, who on his profile page at www.swfe.org wrote that he’s with South Whidbey Fire because “I enjoy helping people,” and that others should volunteer because of “Helping the community and the people in the area.” After hearing from some fire district colleagues, Gabelein was cheered on for a quick speech, and he did not SEE GABELEIN, A14
The South Whidbey School District’s new policy of proactively identifying online people who request public records is raising red flags among some open government champions. While it appears largely unanimous that the practice isn’t illegal, critics say the small number of requests in 2014 — less than one a month — coupled with its yearsold legal battle with a former employee cast suspicion on the motives of administrators and the school board. One prominent media attorney said those factors make it appear the policy was specifically designed to scare people away from seeking public records, and a Whidbey parent and school board meeting regular said that district officials are trying to expose those deemed as troublemakers. Toby Nixon, president of the Washington Coalition for Open Government, said the intent behind the policy doesn’t make it illegal, but it does raise a question. “Is it wrong if the motivation of the district is to call out an abusive requester?” he said. The answer may vary by a person’s individual views, but Nixon said the coalition considers access to public records a civil right, and agencies that use public shaming as a tool for limiting the number or scope of requests under the SEE DISTRICT, A11
Food columnist fools burglar By JESSIE STENSLAND South Whidbey Record An 82-year-old recipe columnist for the South Whidbey Record tricked a burglar into incriminating himself last year. The burglar, Freeland resident David De Spain, was sentenced to an exceptional term of more than nine years in prison Friday morning during a hearing in Island County Superior Court.
It was a predictable ending to an unusual case. “It was one of the most bizarre adventures of my entire life,” Margaret Faltys said in a phone interview Friday morning. Faltys writes the “Whidbey Recipes” column in the South Whidbey Record under her maiden name, Margaret Walton. Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecutor Eric Ohme laid out the story of the crime SEE FALTYS, A14
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Chelsey Richter and Christopher Long were married at Jenne Farm in Coupeville in September.
Chelsey Richter and Christopher Long Chelsey Richter and Christopher Long were united in matrimony on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014 at Jenne Farm in Coupeville. The bride is the daughter of Brett and Wendy Richter of Langley. The groom is the son of Mike and Kathy Long of Freeland. Chelsey graduated from South Whidbey High School in 2007. Until recently, she worked as the store manager at Double R Rental and Sales in Oak Harbor. Christopher graduated from South Whidbey High School in 2003 and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2007. He is currently stationed at Los Angeles Air Force Base and is working on his master’s degree from the Naval Post Graduate School. The couple lives in Redondo Beach, Calif.
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Wahl Road homeowner charged $6,000 in taxation error
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Bill Goetz’s lending statement showed the cost, minus interest, of a delinquent property tax assessment owed by the previous homeowner and previous county valuations of his Wahl Road property.
By JANIS REID South Whidbey Record A South Whidbey homeowner is taking the county to task for mischarging him $6,125 in property taxes. “I expect an apology and my money back with interest,” said retired teacher William Goetz. The taxes are owed by the previous owner of Goetz’ Freeland-area property, but it appears the negative balance has remained with the property, according to Island County Treasurer Wanda Grone. Oddly, Goetz said, the balance never surfaced when he purchased his
house in 2011 or when he refinanced in 2013. Grone, who won the November election against Ana Maria Nuñez, took office Jan. 1. Grone said that while she inherited the mistake, she is working with Island County Prosecutor Greg Banks to see how they can fix it. Banks confirmed via email Thursday that he is “aware of the claim in my office and we are researching the facts and the law. We want to help everyone resolve it according to what state law requires as quickly as possible.” Grone said that according to her understanding
of the statute, if the previous owner is unable to pay the bill, it follows the new owner. Goetz is one of five or so homeowners in the same situation as a result of the backlog of tax supplements that were brought up to date late last year, accord-
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Goetz’ title company, which extracted the amount automatically from his account. What happens now, Grone said, is “between him and his title company.” Goetz disagreed, saying the county made two mistakes, first by not accurately updating his property’s record and second by allowing this to happen to multiple people. Goetz said he could be
the “poster child” for how taxation can go horribly wrong. “For crying out loud, how bad can it get?” Goetz said. Dissatisfied with the answer he got from the treasurer’s office, Goetz reached out to Commissioner Helen Price Johnson who said she was as “astounded as he was that it happened.” Price Johnson has little power to help, however, as the treasurer is an independently elected official and doesn’t answer to the board of commissioners. “I would encourage her to move as quickly as possible to find a solution,” Price Johnson said. The problem is unique and is not something most people should be concerned with, said Price Johnson, but measures should be taken so that it doesn’t occur again.
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WEATHER REPORT | Fog this morning. Rain Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Lows near 40. Highs near 50.
LANGLEY Shelter OK’d for sub-35 temps Unsheltered individuals living on South Whidbey now have a safe space to stay when the temperature drops below freezing. The South Whidbey Homeless Coalition, in partnership with Langley United Methodist Church, established a warming center which will be open whenever the temperature drops below 35 degrees. Faith Wilder, South Whidbey Homeless Coalition secretary, made
the announcement on Wednesday evening. Wilder explained that the coalition will keep an eye on the forecast and plan three days in advance to have the warming center open on nights expected to drop below freezing. When a below-freezing night is predicted, the coalition will spread the word as much as possible. Wilder explained that even if the temperature ends up teetering near 34, but does not in fact drop below 35, the center will still be open. The center will have rules and structure in place based on guidelines established by the
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Red Cross and Methodist Church. Those who stay at the center will receive a warm meal and some pillows, sleeping bags and cots will be available though individuals are welcome to bring their own. There will also be a storage area in which to keep belongings. The center will be staffed by volunteers who have passed a basic background check and have completed training. Check-in time at the center is from 6-8 p.m., and it will be open from 6 p.m. until 8 a.m. the following morning when weather dictates. No pets will be allowed for the foreseeable future. Unaccompanied minors will not be admitted, but minors with an adult parent or guardian are welcome. Volunteers will connect unaccompanied minors with another organization equipped
to give them shelter and assistance. For details about the warming center and coalition, call 360-221-5848.
COUNTY Meetings moved to Tuesdays Island County commissioners voted Monday to switch regular commission meetings from Mondays to Tuesdays starting next week. The move was made in an effort to allow commissioners time to prepare for the voting meetings and align them with what other official boards in the area are doing, according to Commissioner Jill Johnson. Work sessions will continue to be held on Wednesdays starting at 9 a.m. Commissioner Rick Hannold said he has gotten good feedback from constituents about the change saying Monday
CORRECTION In the Saturday, Jan. 20 edition of The Record, the story “Rep. Rick Larsen backs Whidbey Navy base, touts transportation” incorrectly quoted a man asking Larsen about his position over human rights violations allegedly perpetrated by the new Ukrainian government. morning meetings can sometimes “slip their minds” and that Tuesday meetings will allow for better attendance. “The public seems to think it’s a good idea,” Hannold said. In addition, the change “gives us more time to prepare” and will provide for a “less stressful” Monday, Hannold said. Commissioner Helen Price Johnson agreed that the new meeting day will increase public access, and will reserve Mondays for reviewing the agenda and asking questions of commissioners and staff. Also, commissioners will cease to hold a regular evening meeting the fourth Monday of each month. All meetings will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday. However, for issues or
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New route to restore some South End transit service cuts By BEN WATANABE South Whidbey Record A new Island Transit route on South Whidbey is being proposed. During a community meeting held by Island Transit on Thursday, officials unveiled Route 58, which would combine and condense the previously cut Route 5 and the reduced Route 8, and make small changes to routes 1 and 7. All of these are proposed to begin April 6, though Island Transit officials said none of the alterations would impact the heavily-relied upon and highly ridden commuter routes. “We tried to not affect the commuter routes,” Island Transit Operations Manager Shawn Harris said. Route 58 would run from near Holmes Harbor Golf Course, into Freeland, along East Harbor Road to Goss Lake Road, to the Bayview Cash Store, into Langley, along Maxwelton Road to Scatchet Head, then to Ken’s Korner in Clinton. The combined route will not bring service back to the Honeymoon Lake, Baby Island, Saratoga, Deer Lake or Bailey’s Corner areas of South Whidbey. It is being considered for operation during commuter times in the morning and evening, and would run concurrently with the commuter Route 8 Express. “The more we condense it, the more we can run the route,” said Nick Pinch, Island Transit’s operations supervisor. At the community meeting, one of several proposed over the next couple of weeks, four people not directly associ-
Island Transit community meetings Island Transit has a few more South Whidbey community meetings to field questions about proposed route changes planned in the coming weeks. Questions or comments may also be directed to 360-6787771 or by email to info@islandtransit.org. 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, Bayview Senior Center 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, Freeland Library 2-4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, Clinton Community Hall ated with Island Transit questioned the route changes and how paratransit and students would be impacted. Island County Commissioner Helen Price Johnson, who previously served on transit’s board of directors, asked if Route 58’s evening service would be available around times that students wrapping up after-school activities could use. Pinch said transit keeps school schedules, including contact with the Outdoor Classroom in Maxwelton, on hand to consider when drafting service times. Lori O’Brien, Whidbey Watershed Stewards’ Outdoor Classroom education director, said the timing of the Route 58 could have a significant impact on students’ ability to visit. She said that the former route ran twice in the late morn-
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The Route 1 northbound bus approaches a stop in Freeland near Harbor Avenue. Midday runs may change. ings and twice in the early afternoons, letting students spend part of their day in the Outdoor Classroom. With the cut, the South Whidbey School District ponied up the funds with its own buses to transport students there this year. But O’Brien said she still would like to see Island Transit service restored to enable classes to visit just by hopping on a bus, as opposed to scheduling one with the school district. “Even if we could get one class a round-trip visit, we could do it,” she said in a phone interview Friday morning. Routes 1 and 7 will also
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School district’s policy isn’t about transparency This month the South Whidbey School District moved forward with a policy of identifying online people who make public records requests. Their names, what they asked for, and the estimated time and expense of fulfilling the requests are detailed. So? Who cares? The information is public anyway. Taxpayers should know everything about the agencies they fund. And as school board members say, anyone with a legitimate request shouldn’t be afraid to put their name behind it. On the surface all the above sounds right, but if it is then why does it feel so wrong? The answer is because it is wrong. At its core, this new policy is about curbing public records requests, and its weapons are embarrassment and intimidation cloaked in a sheath of transparency. The Open Public Records Act may not be perfect, leaving government vulnerable to abusive requesters, but manipulating its intent specifically to counteract its purpose is as much of a perversion of the law as those who seek to use it as a tool to hurt public agencies. School officials say that public shaming or retaliation are not the goal, that the practice is simply a means of keeping the board and the public informed about how administrators are spending their time and district resources when it comes to public records requests. Perhaps this is so, but actions speak louder than words and this shouts something else. For one, if informing the board about a financial burden was truly the only purpose, all that would be required to do so is the “what” — details, such as the request, time and expense. The “who” wouldn’t matter. It’s only important if the goal is to add a measure of accountability. And school board directors have already let that cat out of the bag with comments about how “with right comes responsibility,” and how this is the perfect response to abusive requesters. Furthermore, consistent references to Eric Hood, the former teacher who’s suing the district and is blamed for wasting hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees, in context with the new policy make it clear that he’s at the heart of the new practice. It’s certainly not because the board’s been besieged with records requests — less than one per month in the past year, according to the district’s own online document. Also, it’s hard to claim the intent is to be more transparent when the district isn’t posting the results of records requests online. Many documents sought are electronic documents, and it would be an easy step to include them on the district’s website. Doing so would actually reduce future workloads. Make no mistake, this policy isn’t greater public transpar-
Letters Response
Questioner wasn’t asking Congressman Rick Larsen about Crimea Editor, I’m writing to you in regards to the article “Rep. Rick Larsen backs Whidbey Navy base, touts transportation” published in The Record, Jan. 20. The article states: “Toward the end of the meeting, the questions veered toward more fringe topics for the congressman. One man, who identified himself as a Ukrainian, asked where the indignation was over alleged human rights violations perpetrated by the new government in the now Russian-occupied area of Crimea. After visiting Ukraine a few weeks ago, Larsen said he supported President Barack Obama’s decision to support the new government. ‘I don’t have any indignation with
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the Ukrainian government,’ Larsen said.” Here’s what I actually asked: “Seventeen people died in France recently, so it created news for the next few weeks. I’m originally from Eastern Ukraine. Scores of people there die every day. None of it is being reported or very little of it is being reported here. I have family who have been displaced. I have family who [are] hiding in basements because of shelling by the Ukrainian military. … All I hear is a lot of Russia bashing on the news, but no criticism of the Ukrainian government and the way it’s cracking down on the eastern part of the country. Civilian targets are being bombed every day. Where’s our indignation at human rights violations by the Ukrainian regime?” Rick Larsen apparently didn’t have any indignation. Well, it’s his conscience. However, I was definitely not referring to Crimea. I was referring to the civil war going on in Eastern
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Ukraine, which only by official estimates has killed over 5,000 people, displaced hundreds of thousands, and destroyed much of the infrastructure in one of the most urbanized areas of the country. It’s probably not known to most of his constituents here, but Rick Larsen’s support for the regime in Kiev, which he actually visited in December, does not make it a fringe topic for him and, just like earlier Ukraine visits by such politicians like Victoria Nuland, Senator John McCain, CIA Director John Brennan, and Vice President Joe Biden, only further emboldens the new people in power in Ukraine, essentially giving them a carte blanche in their military campaign in the east, something that would have been unfathomable in our dealing with countries like Yugoslavia, Libya, or Syria. Despite the fact that our mainstream media coverage of this conflict has been extremely selective and biased, I’m SEE LETTERS, A7
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sure Rick Larsen is very well familiar with what I was talking about. VLADIMIR NIKULIN Clinton
Eagles, raccoons can’t be blamed for pet deaths Editor, I found the “Langley Rabbit Wars” story very interesting. In my veterinary practice, I deal with a number of wildlife issues, including predation of small pets. I would like to address the comment by Chief Dave Marks concerning raccoon and eagle predation on pets.
Bottom line: it is extremely rare. Coyotes are almost always the culprit. In my nearly 30 years of practice, I have seen one cat that was killed by a raccoon. I belong to a birding Listserv, Tweeters, which has over 2,000 nature-oriented members. I once put out the question, “Do any of you have first-hand knowledge of a bird of prey killing a cat or a small dog?” I received only five responses and they were all involving greathorned owls, which killed a cat on the ground and attempted to eat it there. But even this is extremely rare and I’ve never had a first-hand report from South Whidbey. A very large eagle, weighing only 13.5 pounds cannot get airborne carrying a normal sized cat. So, that sacred
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South Whidbey myth about the eagle nest containing between 27-63 (depending on who tells the story) cat and dog collars on property owned by your second cousin’s ex-wife’s friend? It just isn’t true! DAVE PARENT Freeland
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South Whidbey support is overwhelming Editor, Friends of Friends Medical Support Fund would like to take this opportunity to thank the community for the ongoing support we receive. Friends of Friends has offered hope and support
to South Whidbey residents since 1997 by providing financial assistance for medically-related expenses. In 2014, with the help of our wonderful Mr. South Whidbey candidates, generous donors, and able volunteers, Friends of Friends helped over 200 friends and neighbors with medical expenses. In response to the Af fordable Care Act our intake process now includes encouraging people to enroll. While we have not noticed a decrease in numbers, we have noticed a difference in the type of requests we receive: prescription costs have declined, but the need for help with co-pays and medical transportation has increased. Friends of Friends is a
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not-for-profit volunteer organization that helps South Whidbey residents with unmet medical expenses. If you need help, or wish to donate, please call 360221-4535 or visit our web site: www.fofmedicalsupport fund.org. On behalf of the entire board, we are always touched by the overwhelming generosity of our South Whidbey community, and while “Thank you” doesn’t seem nearly enough, we are, indeed, thankful. With gratitude, BECKY FOOTE Friends of Friends president
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ency. It’s about one man school administrators and board members have identified as a troublemaker and it’s meant as a warning to anyone else who might dare to squander the precious time and resources of the district. Our state’s sunshine laws are demanding, and can at times place undue burden on our governments, but in the end, these institutions exist to serve us, even when it’s inconvenient or deemed superfluous. This policy needs to be removed, or overhauled so it actually does the public good.
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A calendar of events for local nonprofits publishing the last Satur day of each month PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUTH Bids for Kids Auction – Gardens & Getaways! Please join us Saturday, March 28th, 2015 and support your local Boys & Girls Club of Oak Harbor. EQUESTRIAN CROSSING (EQX) Equestrian Crossings winter riding session. Classes start week of February 9, for all ages and abilities. Greenbank and Oak Harbor arenas. Volunteers also needed. 360-320-1573 www.equestriancrossings.org info@equestriancrossings.com Whidbey Eco Networ k Looking for local environmentally focused classes, events and opportunities all in one spot? Check out Whidbey ECO Network’s website and calendar at www.whidbey-eco.net GOOD CHEER THRIFT President’s Day Weekend SALE - Good Cheer Thrift Stores will have 25% off everything in the stores on President’s Day. Save while helping feed your neighbors. South Whidbey Commons Saturday, February 7, Heart of Gold Concert, “Wild Blues Band” with Gary Smith benefiting South Whidbey Commons 6-9 P.M. Mukilteo Coffee Roasters BrownPaperTicket.com Contact Sue Haworth, sworth@whidbey.com 360-661-0969. MOTHER MENTORS Do something Special this year. Volunteer to become a mother mentor to a young family. Find out more at www.whidbeymothersmentors.org or call 360-321-1484
CADA Valentine Special: “Reel Women” concert. Musical tribute to the silver screen. Location: SWHS, Sunday February 15, 3 P.M. Tickets $25 at local outlets. Info call 360-675-7057.
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Murphy boys survive South Whidbey’s 3-point barrage By BEN WATANABE South Whidbey Record Archbishop Murphy withstood a three-point barrage from South Whidbey and left Langley with a 62-57 boys basketball win Tuesday night. Cascade Conference’s second-place Wildcats (9-1 conference, 14-3 overall) needed a fourth-quarter rally, a loudly booed foul call and the Falcons’ failure to close out a tight game. “What really cost us the game was a couple things: one, inexperience in terms of being able to close out games; two, their flat-out athletic ability to get to the rim,” said Falcon head coach Michael Washington. “Overall, I think the better team won,” he added. “That’s what happens in those types of games. They’re legit.” South Whidbey (4-7 conference, 7-10 overall) relied heavily on its three-point shooting. The Falcons had to against the long, athletic Wildcat defenders. It was a game where South Whidbey was either going to win or lose by the three-ball, and the Falcons went 11-for-27 from beyond the arc. The 27 three-point attempts were the most South Whidbey shot all season. “I was surprised we shot so many,” Washington said, though noting that South Whidbey overall shot well, just not well enough against Archbishop Murphy. Early, the Wildcats controlled the game and were poised to pull away with a solid lead. But a three-pointer with seconds left by Falcon junior Donovan Miller pulled South Whidbey to within three points going into the second quarter. Both squads found more rhythm as the game went on. Falcon senior Parker Collins hit three of his six
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Falcon senior Chandler Sutton rolls a layup off the glass against Archbishop Murphy on Tuesday night.
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Rick Muzzy, a Falcon junior, loses the ball through contact against Archbishop Murphy in Erickson Gym on Tuesday night. No foul was called on the play. three-pointers in the second quarter to spark the offense; he finished with a game-high 20 points. His second threepointer of the period sent the large South Whidbey crowd, bolstered by members of the recently-created parks and
recreation middle school boys team, into a frenzy as the Falcons took a 22-21 lead. “He had to shoot the threeball last night,” Washington said. “They were doubling him everywhere he went.” South Whidbey pulled
ahead to a four-point lead on back-to-back layups by senior Chandler Sutton, who finished with 12 points, and a layup by freshman Lewis Pope. But the Wildcats answered by closing out the first half on
a 5-0 run to take a 31-30 lead. Three-pointers returned for the Falcons in the third quarter. Collins’ long-range shot tied the game at 35-35, and Pope nailed one for a short-lived lead. In the fourth quarter, the Falcons took the lead on Collins’ final three-pointer. That was padded by another distance shot by Miller for a 55-50 lead. Archbishop Murphy scrapped its way back into the game, working against South Whidbey’s zone defense with perimeter passing. “Every time we went man-to-man, they scored,” Washington said of South Whidbey’s defense. A late foul, loudly booed
inside Erickson Gym, pushed the Wildcats into the lead, 60-57. Trailing, the Falcons’ hurried offense failed to convert another basket and South Whidbey was forced to foul to stop the clock from running down. The Wildcats hit their final free throws for the 62-57 victory, securing the season sweep over the Falcons. “I feel like we’re playing well,” Washington said. “My thing is I just hope we go down and maybe shock King’s, or if not shock them, at least compete and come away with a moral victory.” Record editor Justin Burnett contributed to this report.
Falcon girls’ defense struggles in loss to second-place Wildcats Defense led the way for the Archbishop Murphy girls basketball team in a 52-30 win over South Whidbey in Everett Tuesday night. The Wildcats held the Falcons to 10 first-half points while surging to 28 points of their own for a comfortable
lead going into the second half. South Whidbey (4-7 Cascade Conference, 4-11 overall) scraped together more offense in the third quarter, scoring 10 points. The Falcons were led by sophomore Kacie Hanson’s 11 points. Fellow sophomore Kinsey Eager chipped in six
points. South Whidbey’s perimeter offense continued, as four players — Hanson, Bailey Forsyth, Mikayla Hezel, and Morgan Davis — each made a threepoint shot. The Falcons had no answer for Wildcat junior Megan Wall,
who scored a game-high 21 points. South Whidbey and Sultan (3-8 conference, 4-13 overall) are battling for the third spot among the four 1A teams in the Cascade Conference. King’s is undefeated in league competition and holds a firm
grasp on first place. Cedar Park Christian (5-5 conference, 5-11 overall) is not far ahead of South Whidbey, and the teams split their head-to-head games this season.
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Dorothy Karamanyan
Dorothy Karamanyan
Dorothy Katherine Mani was born in Burbank, Calif., April 21, 1927. Her parents, John and Bertha (Gertsch) Mani, had immigrated from Bern, Switzerland, with their parents. The youngest of four children, she and her siblings, Jack, Helen and Eddie, lost their beloved father when Dorothy was only 18 months old. The family then moved to Idaho to live with her maternal grandmother. Her mother later remarried and had two more children, Marjorie and Robert, whom Dorothy helped to raise as a young girl. The 1930s brought a tumultuous childhood, and the family moved often to find work in Utah and Idaho. Later, Dorothy and her older siblings went to live in California in hopes of finding more stability. Once she was grown, Dorothy went to work in the garment industry in Los Angeles. She was a skilled seamstress and put her love of sewing to work in numerous industries, including the garment industry, the airplane industry and later her and Zaven’s upholstery shop. She loved all the various fabrics and loved to browse through the various swatch books and show anyone who was interested her favorite new fabrics that had recently come in. After the war, Dorothy met and married Joe Shepherd, her brother Jack’s friend from the war, in 1947. Joe and Dorothy lived in the San Fernando Valley and raised their family there. They had two children, Trina, who was born in 1948, and Mark, who was born in 1949. Dorothy became an accomplished cook, expert seamstress and loving mother. The family enjoyed camping with friends and relatives along the California coast
and along the Kern River. In the 1950s, they met their Granada Hills neighbors, Travers and Virgina LaRue, and their daughters, Denise and Michele, and became fast friends. Years later, the LaRues would tell them about a place called Whidbey Island. It was Virginia who told Dorothy about lots on Whidbey Island she could buy cheap, and she bought a lot, sight unseen, paying $24 a month toward it for a number of years. In the late 1960s, Dorothy was single again and met an interesting Armenian man, Zaven, who shared her sewing background as an upholsterer. She loved to tell the story about how they met in Paradise. It was actually the name of the upholstery shop they met in and she loved to recount that meeting. At the time, she was then working for Lockheed, where she had worked on the upholstery of Air Force One for then-president Ronald Reagan. She told Zaven that the next time she was laid off, they would go see her lot on Whidbey Island. Two months later, they took the leap and Dorothy and Zaven, along with their dog DeeDee, packed up and moved to Langley, where they were greeted by an early snowstorm. It was Nov. 3, 1973. Once they got to Whidbey, they fell in love with island life. Zaven thought it reminded him of Istanbul, with the ocean, ferries and climate. They decided to settle down and opened up an upholstery shop off the alley between First and Second streets, in the Rear Building, where
the Commons sits today, and they lived on Goodell Lane. Oil for their stove was then 13 cents a gallon and the rent was $140 a month. They later bought property from neighbors Ansel and Evelyn Goodell and built a home. Salmon was plentiful and Zaven was an excellent fisherman, so there was always something to enjoy. Camping and clamming with friends on the Washington and Canadian coasts was a favorite pastime in the ’70s and ’80s. She loved to remind many of us that “I’m a California girl” and was happiest by the water. She was lucky enough to enough to enjoy two trips to Hawaii in her 70s and loved the Big Island. Dorothy and Zaven built their business up over the next 15 years, some of which were lean, but they always thought that if it didn’t work, they could “head to town and work.” Thankfully, though, they never had to do that. Dorothy was always happy that she didn’t have to leave her island home and was able to make her life here with Zaven. They worked very hard, and their shop, Karaman
Upholstery, became known for its quality work and affordable prices on the island. Dorothy did all the sewing. She was an excellent pillow maker — Zaven notes that “customers will miss her.” They made many friends over the years on the island. In the early ’80s, they loaded up their camper and drove to Alaska on the Alcan Highway. The Milepost Guidebook they used apparently neglected to stress that late April would not be warm camping weather in British Columbia, so it was a shock to see snow, frozen lakes and “closed for winter” signs along the way. What an adventure it was to finally reach Anchorage. While she was happy sewing away, Dorothy was happiest cooking, baking and working around the house. She was an excellent canner and loved canning fresh fruits, vegetables and even fish. As noted before, Zaven was quite the fisherman and they had a deal: she would clean salmon and he would clean cod. Dorothy was a tireless cook and baker and very proud of her Swiss heritage. She especially enjoyed making Swiss Bratzilies on
“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.” ~Victor Hugo
her cookie iron at Christmas and giving the finished product to all her friends. Even her bouts with illness couldn’t slow her down in the kitchen, and she continued to enjoy her daily tea time with her niece, Mona. While she always had such a positive outlook on life, she was also tough. If she wanted something a certain way, she would ask for it and stick to it. She also didn’t let anyone step on her. She knew her value and stuck to her guns on issues such as working conditions and wages. She was strong and would never allow herself or anyone she loved and cared about to sell themselves short. She loved children, and many of the kids on the island, including Sean, Ryan, Angelina, Hagop, Katya and Amara will miss her. She
was a patient teacher and loved to share her sewing, cooking and canning skills with others. She also loved her dogs — and loved to tell stories about Deedee, Kurt, Choochoonim, Toby, Little Bit and Breezy. Not only will we miss her wonderful talents, but we will all miss Dorothy for her generous spirit, kind personality and gracious dignity. We’ll miss her stories and the way she was always so happy, patient and appreciative of anything and everything in life. Many thanks, especially to Enso House, who cared for her in her final days.
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South Whidbey hikers express symbiotic relationship with nature By KATE DANIEL South Whidbey Record Whether the skies are clear and bright with sunshine or grey and pouring rain, Barbara Powell and her dog and hiking partner, Echo, take to the trails for their twice-daily walk. Their destinations vary, though Powell most often chooses Greenbank Farm or South Whidbey State Park. On Monday morning, the pair elected to traverse the Hobbit Trail at South Whidbey State Park, one of Powell’s favorites. “It’s short but it’s got a wonderful surprise at the end,” Powell said. The surprise, a stunning ocean vista, has been a favorite of many South Whidbey State Park visitors. “I love to be outdoors, I love the woods. …I was nearly born in the woods,” said Powell with a laugh. “My mother was camping when she said, ‘Oops, gotta go.’ ” Powell is one of several South Whidbey residents who regularly treks the island’s numerous parks, beaches and trail systems. She is also one of many working to preserve these natural resources as a member of the group Friends of South Whidbey State Park. The group was founded about two years ago and regularly leads work parties to clear trails after storms, remove noxious weeds and clean up campsites. The group also hosts educational presentations and concerts in the park. Marianne Edain and partner Steve Erickson are fellow members of the Friends of South Whidbey State Park who make a living as restoration ecologists. They are also founders of Whidbey Environmental Action Network (commonly known as WEAN), a government watchdog organization. Both spend much of their time in the woods and on beaches of South Whidbey. Erickson takes their husky, Tacoma, for a two to six-mile walk every day. Erickson grew up in Maryland and said he spent much of his childhood exploring the outdoors. At 17, he began backpack-
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Barbara Powell and hiking partner, Echo, stand at the end of South Whidbey State Park’s Hobbit Trail. ing throughout the United States, often spending extended periods of time isolated in the wilderness in such locations as the mountains of Colorado. One of the benefits of hiking, said Erickson, is that a hiker needs little more than a solid pair of shoes. “It’s real low budget, about as low budget as you can get,” he said, adding that it is also far more appealing to him than joining a fitness club and “walking on a treadmill, looking at a screen.” “I have to take her out every day or she’d go insane,” he said. “I would too.” For Edain, nature conservation and appreciation is in her blood. Her grandmother was the founding member of the Nature Friends, a group which originated in Vienna, Austria as a socialist organization whose purpose was to ensure working people would have the ability to spend time outdoors. In the United States, the Nature Friends built cabins in the mountains of California in which workingclass people could stay at no
cost. down the old growth forest Unfortunately, she said, of South Whidbey State she grew up in the “slumPark in 1977 and for filing a lawsuit (Noel v. Cole) which mier side” of downtown eventually led to the presLos Angeles, where going outside was much more difervation of the forest by the state. ficult. “The war is not over,” said Edain said she and her Erickson, adding that the family spent plenty of time battle currently being fought at Yosemite, in the Nature is over ancient grasslands Friends cabins and another and prairies. Most of the cabin in the woods outside ancient forest of the lower of San Francisco. She also 48 United States, he said, is attended summer camp as gone. often as South possible, “These trees are our Whidbey and sold State Park’s homemade precious friends. We growth potholders co-evolved with them, old forest — to pay for and they with us.” which conit. “I was tains huge Friends of South Whidbey State Park the kid member, cedars and who cried Michael Moch Douglas on the firs — is way home rumored instead of on the way to to be the only old growth camp,” she said with a laugh. forest on the island, accord“I recall coming home from ing to Michael Moch, also a Yosemite and saying ‘Why member of Friends of South can’t we live here?’ ” Whidbey State Park and After moving to Whidbey regular hiker. The forest is Island in 1973, Edain became over 250 years old. a founding member of the Moch moved to the island group Save the Trees, which about two years ago and was responsible for preventhas since become heavily involved with the Friends ing loggers from cutting
South Whidbey State Park is home to a variety of plant and animal species. of South Whidbey State Park. He and his wife, also a regular hiker, are members of the Washington Trails Association as well. “I just love it,” said Moch, adding that he still has plenty of places left to explore on the island. “There are just exquisite places, and I discover new ones all the time.” Double Bluff, Ebey’s Landing, the Saratoga Woods and South Whidbey State Park are his regular favorites. Walking up the entrance to Wilbur Trail on Tuesday afternoon, Moch pointed out the uniqueness of South Whidbey’s old growth. He explained that for him, spending time in the woods amongst centuries-old trees, and working to clean up the forests, is therapeutic. “These trees are our precious friends,” he said. “We co-evolved with them, and they with us.” Edain and Erickson echoed Moch’s sentiment, and referred to both South Whidbey State Park and the Putney Woods as not only ideal hiking spots, but feats of important ecological preservation. Through several years of preservation efforts, the
Putney Woods, Saratoga Woods and Goss Lake have been connected through the trail system. Some of the trails interconnect with others located on adjacent private property, which the owners opened to the public. It is also connected to 60 acres of Metcalf Trust Land. That much preserved land, said Edain, is significant. It is more than a space to hike, ride a horse or walk a dog. It is about having natural space that will remain undeveloped in order to ensure habitat for a variety of flora and fauna. For Erickson, these trails are essential in their ability to connect what he sees as a human population increasingly disconnected with nature. “I think appreciation has increased, I think connection is decreased,” he said of citizens’ regard for natural spaces over the past few decades. “This is what we evolved with, is nature. We got separated from that,” he added. “The times in my life that I felt the most connected have been the most transcendent times.”
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premise of being “transparent” are missing the point of the state’s records law. “I think it’s contrary to the spirit of the act,” Nixon said.
Anonymous requests Earlier this month, school administrators began including the details of public records requests in a specially created document linked to online school board agendas. It includes the names of requestors, the information sought and an estimation of the time and money the district spent to fulfill the request. The state’s Open Public Records Act does not mandate people identify themselves when asking for public documents, and the school district is not requiring people to do so. Just to be sure, The Record submitted an anonymous request last week, and the request is both being worked on and is listed as anonymous on the district’s website. Nixon is also a city councilman in Kirkland, one of few municipalities in the state that also identifies people who ask for public records. He helped craft the city’s online system, and says names are included for one purpose — to help people track the progress of their requests online. “It’s not being done for the purpose of embarrassing a particular requester,” Nixon said. The right to anonymity, however, is not made clear on Kirkland’s website. Under a section highlighting commonly asked questions, the answer to a question of whether a records request is confidential says, “No. Once the city receives a public records request, that request itself becomes a public record of the city.” School district Superintendent Jo Moccia maintains the new policy is to keep the board informed about how school officials are spending their time, but school board members also made it clear in a recent story in The Record that they believed the practice would have the added benefit of making anyone who doesn’t have a legitimate request think twice. The district has been fighting legal battles with a former teacher, Eric Hood, since his contract was not renewed in 2010. School board directors and administrators alike have bemoaned the subsequent increase
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South Whidbey School District Superintendent Jo Moccia addresses the school board about public records and a new policy of identifying requestors at Wednesday’s regular meeting. in district legal fees, along with the time and expense of complying with Hood’s records requests. Those are resources that should be going to school programs and students, they say. It should be noted that Hood’s lawsuits are still in litigation. However, in one case a judge did rule in his favor, ordering the district to pay over $7,000 in fines for the “untimely production of documents.” Hood declined multiple requests for comment.
Public benefit According to district officials, creating a document that details public records requests, including the estimated cost to the district, was a way to show where tax dollars are being directed. Calculating a price tag based on estimated staff time, however, is a subject of criticism among some open government advocates. Michele Earl-Hubbard, president of Allied Law Group and one of the state’s leading media attorneys, says such tracking methods are ripe for problems. Besides being difficult or impossible to verify, they can be misrepresentative of actual cost due to differing methods. In 18 years of practicing media law, she said it’s become clear that governments don’t always do things the most efficient or easiest way, and that has a direct effect on price. “Almost always, those estimates are grossly inflated,” Earl-Hubbard said. Kirkland also tracks the time city officials spend working on records requests, but it’s a combined total — it’s not distinguished by individual. Separating out such information is too much work with too little payoff,
Nixon said. “We thought about it, but there was no public benefit to tracking the number of hours on each individual request,” he said. In a recent interview, school board president and Director Linda Racicot said she felt that tracking such details does not place an undue burden on school administrators. It’s essentially a summary statement of the work already done, she said. “It’s a pretty simple thing compared to the actual requests,” Racicot said. Another key difference between the two is that Kirkland’s website posts many of the results of each records request. The idea is to make the information easier for the public to review, but also alleviate the staff time need to complete future requests. By comparison, South Whidbey’s document does not link the results of completed requests as digital documents — it includes only the name, the request and the estimated time and cost to the district. Nixon said it’s important to note that the district appears to be naming everyone, which is important because the records act doesn’t allow governments or agencies to single people out. Everyone has to be treated the same, he said. At present, the district’s online document is incom-
plete. While all but anonymous requestors are listed, some entries include cost estimates and others don’t. Moccia said in a recent interview that the difference is due to earlier entries in 2014 not being tracked.
Ongoing discussion In the school board’s regular meeting Wednesday, directors, Moccia and a district attorney spent nearly an hour discussing the new policy. Moccia reiterated the purpose is to let school board members know where district money and time are going. Addressing why the results of requests aren’t placed online, she said it isn’t that simple, that there may be attorney-client privileged data, sensitive data or student data which is protected and must be omitted prior to the record being released. “There is no easy answer,” she said, adding that the district and their attorney are looking into methods which may be more efficient than the current system. She added that since The Record’s story earlier this month, some citizens have questioned why the district doesn’t charge the requestor for time rather than simply for paper copies of documents. Laura Clinton, a school district attorney, explained that the statute and case
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law decided by the courts is “absolutely clear” that an agency cannot charge for time, only for the cost of making photo copies. The time spent communicating with the requestor, locating and sorting through documents to determine if any redactions are necessary, and completing the request are funded directly by the school district. Moccia said she had delegated the task of processing public records requests to one staff member, who was permitted to take up to two hours a day to work on requests. “You’re very, very, very limited in the recovery of expenses from public records requests,” Clinton said. Moccia told the board that it is up to them to determine whether or not they would like to continue with the current method of putting public records requests online. Director Julie Hadden called it a “double-edged sword,” noting that she was confident everyone in the room believed in the importance of individuals having access to public records. She said that as a school district board, it is their “fiduciary responsibility” to inform the public of all aspects of the financial report. She added that she thought it would be a good idea to notify requesters that their information would be made public in the response to their request. Racicot noted that the Washington State Schools Directors Association has affirmed that the public records policy adopted by the South Whidbey School District, as well as the Monroe School District, is acceptable to them.
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The school district is not without support. The Record’s initial story about the district’s new policy earlier this month sparked little outrage among readers. Public discussion on the topic and the story ramped up in later weeks on Facebook, resulting in many railing against the practice of identifying requesters, but most were from other communities. Some of the most sympathetic ears are past and present elected officials. Neil Colburn, a former Langley mayor and city councilman, said people who abuse the records act and bombard public offices with repeated and large requests are a legitimate problem. But the law offers government no recourse. “If you know you’re being harassed by somebody, you still have to follow the law,” Colburn said. Identifying people who abuse the system is an equalizer, he said, and one he believes is ultimately justified. “I think people need to stand up and take responsibility for who they are, and I don’t think that happens enough,” he said. Furthermore, Colburn said he wants to know when the district is being sued, by whom, and when it’s being hit with repeated requests from a single individual. “All that comes out of my tax dollars, and I want to know,” Colburn said. Island County Commissioner Helen Price Johnson, a former longtime South Whidbey School Board director, declined to weigh in on the background SEE REQUESTS, A12
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Meet the Author of “My Mother is Crazier Than Your Mother” 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Langley Library. Growing up in the 70s with a spontaneously, unpredictably, outrageously and lovingly crazy mother gave local author and stay-at-home dad Cameron Castle plenty of material to write this poignant and laugh-out-loud memoir. Share in the joy of reading as Cameron shares his book. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Afro-music show aids nonprofit Marimba Cafe is 7:309:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Bayview Cash Store. Sarungano and friends will be at the Bayview Cash Store playing energetic African music on mbira, marimba, drums, guitar and hosho. Sarungano is Dana Moffett, Donita Crosby, Dyanne Harshman, Leslie Breeden and guests.
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Pearl Django performs at WICA A Pearl Django performance is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at WICA. Members of the band are Ryan Hoffman, Troy Chapman, guitar; Michael Gray, violin; David Lange, accordion; and Rick Leppanen, bass. Although the band’s roots are firmly in the music made famous by Django Reinhardt and Stephan Grappelli, its extensive repertoire includes traditional jazz classics and original compositions.
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of the school’s new policy but said she doesn’t believe the practice is designed to be retaliatory. “I don’t believe they’re intending it to have a chilling effect [on requesters],” Price Johnson said. In general, she said all governments struggle to comply with the public records act. The vast majority of requesters are “well meaning people truly seeking information about their government,” but the “gotchas” and “people who are fishing” can be a drain on resources. “The [public records act] was not intended to be a weapon for disgruntled folks to use against their local government,” said Price Johnson, in an email to The Record. “It is a tool for civic engagement and transparency for our public and is a keystone for our republic.” She added that the Municipal Research and Services Center, a
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17, at the Bayview Hall, Langley. Dances include swing, night club two-step, the waltz and Latin dances. All skill levels welcome. No partner necessary. A $5 donation benefits the Bayview Hall.
Support group Practice French in helps caregivers like-minded group The Alzheimer’s French Language Chat Group is 10-11 a.m. Tuesdays through March 10 at the Northwest Language Academy Cultural Center. For Chinese/Mandarin, German, Italian and Japanese groups, please inquire. The language chat groups are free. Drop in to meet other linguaphiles in an informal atmosphere, brush up on your language skills and some grammar. Basic proficiency in the targeted language is necessary to attend. Conversation groups are led by native speakers who are experienced teachers. Donations appreciated. For details, call 360321-2101.
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non-profit organization dedicated to assisting governments with collaborative consultation and research, does offer some suggestions for dealing with voluminous requests: -— asking requestors to narrow their searches, — asking for a 10 percent fee for paper copies as electronic copies are free and — fulfilling the request in installments. “There is no guidance for local governments about posting open records requests on a website or not,” Price Johnson wrote. “It is recommended that each agency craft policy on how they will handle public records and then follow that policy. The local school district appears to have done that.”
Targeting troublemakers But not all South End government officials are so sympathetic to the district’s new policy. Molly MacLeod-Roberts, the clerk for the Port of South Whidbey and a district parent, said she’s been hit with extremely large records
Association Caregiver Support Group is 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Feb. 3, at the Bayview Senior Center. Groups provide a place for caregivers to learn and gain support from others caring for a person with memory loss. Support groups also serve as an opportunity for participants to receive information on care management, available services, and current research and treatment options. Meetings are the first Tuesday of the month. For details, call facilitator Hestia Laitala at 360321-1600.
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Chat Group is 6-7 p.m. Wednesdays through March 18 at the Northwest Language Academy Cultural Center. For Chinese/Mandarin, German, Italian and Japanese groups, please inquire. The language chat groups are free. Drop in to meet other linguaphiles in an informal atmosphere, brush up on your language skills and some grammar. Basic proficiency in the targeted language is necessary to attend. Conversation groups are led by native speakers who are experienced teachers. Donations appreciated. For details, call 360321-2101.
Prayer service open to all Taizé Prayer Service is 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at St. Hubert Catholic Church, Langley. Taizé is a worldwide ecumenical practice of quiet, contemplative prayer. All are welcome as the group gathers to sing simple chants, enter into sacred silence, light candles, and pray for peace, healing and reconciliation. For details, visit www. taize.fr.
Beekeeper buzzes on college courses The Whidbey Beekeepers Association, aka Whidbees, monthly meeting is at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the Freeland Library. Member David Close will talk about his participation in the University of Montana master beekeeping online courses he took last year. For details, email Kathy Maxwell at kadamax@ msn.com or call 360-3311315.
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requests and went to great lengths to comply. In one case, the port set up a special computer at its office in Freeland that contained all the requested documents. The computer sat there for months, but the person never came in to review the files. While it was a lot of time and effort for nothing, MacLeodRoberts chalks it up as one price of public service. It’s not the place of government to question or “expose” people who are asking for information, she said, regardless of their motives or whether they even show up to collect. And given the background with Hood, she said it strongly appears that the policy is retaliatory in nature, MacLeod-Roberts said. “It seems like they are targeting people; this person is a troublemaker,” MacLeod-Roberts said. A regular at school board meetings, she also complains that meeting minutes are sparse and lack context, and that meetings themselves are no longer being recorded with audio or video. Coupled with the district’s new
policy of identifying requesters, she said she can’t help but wonder what the district may be hiding. “The school district is doing the bare minimum, and I don’t consider that to be transparent,” she said.
Possible solutions According to Nixon, the coalition recommends that government and public agencies try to post online as many records as possible to aid in general transparency, but also to reduce future workloads. Much of the work is already done, particularly when it comes to isolating digital records, so it’s only one additional step to include the actual documents with the rest of the details of the request, he said. Legislative changes may also be in the wind. According to Rep. Gerry Pollet, a District 46 Democrat and co-chairman of the Open Government Caucus, he expects lawmakers will consider multiple bills concerning the public records act during the current
session. Municipalities and junior taxing districts often complain about the weight of the state records act, which gives birth to bills across the board, he said. Last year the Legislature considered several, including one specifically aimed at harassing requestors, he added. But Pollet, also a Washington Coalition for Open Government board member, said such legislation is often misguided and that governments would be better off looking at how to better comply with the existing law rather than work to change it to their benefit. Earl-Hubbard agreed, saying few if any changes to the public records act are actually warranted. “I don’t think we need legislative changes,” she said. “I think we need people to go back and read the law, understand the law and remember who they work for.” Reporter Kate Daniel contributed to this story.
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Oreste Joseph “Rusty” Berta, age 91, of Freeland, longtime former Rock Springs, Wyo., resident, passed away Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, at Maple Ridge Assisted Living. Rusty was born in Diamondville, Wyo., May 18, 1923, to George and Rose (Baronetti) Berta. His father died in a mining accident when Rusty was an infant. His mother later married Leo Silvestri, who reared him. Rusty grew up in Rock Springs and graduated from Rock Springs High School. Following high school, Rusty worked for Wyoming Automotive as a traveling salesman. He married Carmen Culver June 12, 1943. He began working for City Auto Sales in Rock Springs in 1946 and purchased the store in 1957. He expanded to six
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Andrew, Alexis and Aiden Ker, Brandon Trolinger, and Jasper Georgis; one brother, Raymond Silvestri and wife Judy of California. He was preceded in death by his wife Carmen in October 2004, daughter Janet Horn in November 1988, granddaughter Sheila Horn Ker in September 2012 and infant brother Victor Silvestri. A private family graveside service will take place in Pinedale, Wyo., at a later date. Memorials are suggested to the Orca Network, 485 Labella Vista Way, Freeland, WA 98249. Family and friends are encouraged to share memories and condolences at www.whidbeymemorial. com.
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in court Friday. Last summer, the widow, who was then 81 years old, hired a landscaper to trim a hedge at her Clinton home, and the man brought De Spain to help. Unknown to her, De Spain had a lengthy criminal history. De Spain noticed that she had a large collection of fine wood in her garage. He talked with her about the collection and said he was a woodworker; she gave him the valuable wood as a gift. About a month later, Faltys discovered that her jewelry case and a handgun were missing. She called the cops and a deputy came to investigate. Faltys then called the 51-year-old De Spain and left
De Spain a voicemail claiming that she had surveillance cameras in her home. She said she had proof he had stolen her jewelry, but said she wouldn’t call the police if he returned it. De Spain called her back, apologized and said he would return the jewelry. He arrived the next day and handed her the jewelry bag, but all the high-value jewelry was gone. So she left another voicemail.
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He came back the next day and promised to get the rest of her jewelry back, but never did. He even showed her how he broke into her house by slipping the lock on a door. Ohme said Faltys’ ruse was key in convicting De Spain. “That showed a lot of guts on Ms. Faltys’ part,” he said. De Spain was arrested but didn’t confess to police. Instead, he went on trial last month and was convicted of residential burglary and theft in the second. Faltys said the most ridiculous part of the trial was that De Spain and his fiancée took the stand and implied that she was scorned because he had resisted her advances. They claimed she gave him a long, close hug when he came to her house to ask her why she was falsely accusing
him. “We are calling it the ‘big hug defense,’ ” she said, referring to her friends. She said she audibly snorted in the court when he made the claim. “It was so weird,” she said. “If it hadn’t been so bizarre I would have burst out laughing.” What wasn’t funny, she said, is that she lost a collection of family heirlooms. She had a garnet ring that her grandfather, a policeman in Canada, won during a gold-rush era poker game in Victoria, B.C. She had planned to pass it down to a granddaughter whose birthstone is garnet. She also lost pieces her late husband had made for her. “They can’t be replaced,” she said. Ohme asked Judge Alan
toward a table covered in cakes and treats. “To the volunteers, thank you for doing what I like to do,” he added. When the lifelong Whidbey man and retired ferry captain officially hung up his hat Dec. 31, 2014, he had one final response to a car crash. Palmer recalled seeing him that day and Gabelein telling him it would be his last. But Palmer knew better and asked him what he would do if another call came in later that day. “He said, ‘I’ll probably show up,’ ” Palmer said. Palmer and other people who worked closely with Gabelein said his willingness and dependability were his greatest assets. For 18 years Gabelein served as a fire commissioner, with his last bid for election being a loss in 2009. Even then, he became the board of volunteer firefighters’ representative and attended many of the monthly fire commissioner meetings. “Gary showed up always,” Palmer said. “He’s been to almost more commissioner meetings than I have,” he later added. That was, at times, a thorn in the commissioners’ sides, both parties admitted. As Gabelein addressed the crowd, he joked that the fire district’s elected officials can expect to now have fewer home phone calls from him as they once received. Mostly, however, Gabelein was grateful to have never lost a South Whidbey firefighter or emergency medical technician while on duty. Robert Frey, a Station 36 lieutenant, praised Gabelein for all he taught him over the past several years. During their
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Hancock to sentence De Spain to an exceptional sentence beyond the standard range. Such sentences are only allowed if there are aggravating circumstances. In this case, the jury found that Faltys was “especially vulnerable or incapable of resistance.” In addition, De Spain’s criminal history was so long that the standard sentencing range couldn’t take into account his history and the current crimes. Both Ohme and Hancock said that De Spain’s criminal history was one of the longest, if not the longest, either of them had ever seen. Ohme said many of the convictions involved the theft of firearms. In Faltys’ case, Ohme said he wasn’t able to prove that De Spain stole her gun because of timing issues. Neither De Spain nor his attorney argued against the
lengthy sentence. De Spain apologized for his actions and said he was ashamed. He said he hopes he doesn’t die in prison because he won’t let his family visit him there and he wants to see them again someday. His attorney, Andrew Rice, said his client has a drug problem and hopes to get help in prison. Hancock agreed with the recommendation and sentenced him to 113 months in prison. Hancock criticized De Spain for lying on the stand and said that he “is essentially a career criminal.” He said he hopes Faltys, who couldn’t be at the hearing, will feel some sense of justice from the lengthy sentence. “I hope this will help her to move forward with her life,” he said.
estimated 400 calls responded to together, Gabelein drove the engine, and Frey typically rode shotgun. “The great thing with Gary is it was always simple,” he said, telling the story of every time they pulled away from the station and to the intersection of Kramer Road and Highway 525, that Gabelein would tell him they can either go right or left. “I always had 100 percent confidence in Gary,” Frey said. Frey and the Bayview crew made Gabelein a wooden display case that holds a fire axe, taken off one of the Station 36 rigs, and attached a plaque to it. The plaque reads “FIRST IN LAST OUT” and thanks him for 43 years of dedicated service. Anyone who had served in Station 36, located near Hanson’s Building Supply, was asked to sign the back of the case, which became covered in messages and signatures throughout the celebration. “He was a fixture,” Frey said. “You could rely on Gary to get there.” Gabelein and his family recalled one infamous night when he did not respond to a call. Many years ago a call came in late, and as Gabelein ran out to his car, he fell and hit his head, losing his radio and keys. When he returned to the house, his daughter Gwendy realized he was bleeding profusely from his head. After placing towels in his son’s new car to keep it from being stained, Gabelein said he received medical care. “I got to the hospital before the injured guy,” Gabelein said. Many well-wishers greeted Gabelein the rest of the night, took pictures with him and shared stories of going to calls together. Gabelein, all smiles, basked in one final sendoff at Station 36, his second home. “It’s been fun,” he said.
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CITY OF LANGLEY SIDEWALK SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL Section 12.16.030(F) of the City of Langley Municipal Code places the responsibility of announcements the abutting property owner to remove accumulations of snow and LANGLEY CHARMING ice from public sideAnnouncements Duplex 1 BR $800. 1 walks adjacent to their Block to downtown, yet proper ty. The City of G&O quiet. Excellent cond. Langley Public Works Large surrounding yard. Department is responMINI STORAGE Utilities included. Resible for snow and ice New Space duced price Cable TV removal on public AVAILABLE NOW! and internet via share streets. Also, the City Some Just Like A with other unit. Dog only is responsible for snow VAULT! for additional cost. 360a n d i c e r e m ova l o n Hwy 20 & Banta Rd 969-4261. s i d ewa l k s t h a t a bu t proper ties (City 360-675-6533 City Hall, Library, and all WA Misc. Rentals City parks). We have !DVERTISEüYOURü Housesitting one plow/sand truck UPCOMINGüGARAGEüSALEü which will be called out the event of any sigHOUSE SITTING INüYOURüLOCALüCOMMUNITYü in nificant snowfall. The NEWSPAPERüANDüONLINEü The former owners of City of Langley has a Coupeville’s TOüREACHüTHOUSANDSüOFü supply of deicer Anchorage Inn available for purchase HOUSEHOLDSüINüYOURüAREA ü will housesit. No fees by business owners or charges! Pets, gar'OüONLINEüTO and the public to use dens, etc, okay. Local www.SoundClassifieds.com on sidewalks in front of references. Reply to their properties. Cost #ALL ü Housesitter, PO Box is $20.00 per fifty 8146, Visalia, CA. &AX ü pound box. Available 93290-8146 INTERVIEWEE’S Want- at Langley City Hall, ed for PHD documentary 112, Second Street, Need help with your career project. UW graduate dur ing regular busistudent looking for an- n e s s h o u r s. P l e a s e search? cestors of Whidbey pio- call Stan Berr yman, neers to interview for a City of Langley Public There is help out there! project on Sunnyside ce- Works Director if you and you can access it at metery. The project is fo- have any questions, whatever time is convenient cused on how the ceme- 360-221-4246, ext 13 for you! Find only the jobs tery acts as a center of community and the imin your desired category, or portance of history within Think Inside the Box a specific location. Available this community. If inter- Advertise in your ested please contact: when you are, 247. Log on emmarh@uw.edu or call local community 360-720-9905 at www.nw-ads.com or newspaper and on
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) TO SOUTH WHIDBEY FIRE/EMS FOR WEBSITE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT S o u t h W h i d b ey F i r e / EMS is soliciting proposals from qualified website development firms for contract services to update, improve, and maintain the distr ict’s website. An interested firm should propose services to satisfy this need for the period of Februar y 2015 – December 31, 2017. The requirements and qualifications are contained in the project descriptions. Each proposal should address these requirements and qualifications. SWFE identifies that the most important factors in determining the appropriate provider, in order of importance are: 1. Price/costs. 2. Term. 3. Ability. 4. Capacity. 5. Experience. 6. Quality of previous performance. 7. Compliance with statutes and rules relating to business practices, 8. Reputation. 9. Responsiveness to SWFE’s obligations and time limitations. The combination of these important factors will form the criteria by which proposals will be evaluated by SWFE. All proposals must be received by mail at South Whidbey Fire/EMS, 5535 Cameron Road, Freeland WA, 98249 FAX at 360-321-9385, email at chief@swfe.org or in person no later than 3:00 pm on February 6, 2015. Questions about the RFP should be directed to H.L. “Rusty” Palmer, Fire Chief, at 360-321-1533 or chief@swfe.org. Found
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An open bid auction will be held at Christian’s Towing, 685 Christian Road, Oak Harbor, WA. 98277 on WEDNESDAY F E B RUA RY 4 , 2 0 1 5 . Viewing will take place from 12:00pm to 3:00 P M F E B RUA RY 4 , 2015. Auction begins at 3:00pm on FEBRUARY 4, 2015. 82 TRVCT 25/MMH 1FDKE30L2CHA90839 535WUU 91 CHEV 17HM 1GBEG25K9M7107783 AAF0777 98 JEEP JPCH 1J4GZ58S2WC372660 AMX6873 Legal No. WCW612517 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. January 31, 2015.
Legal Notice: The Island County Finance Committee will hold a Special Meeting on February 10, 2015 at 2:00 pm In the Island County Administration Building, 1 NE 7th Street, Room 101, Coupeville WA. Agenda The Island County Finance Committee will consider a change in location and date/time of future Island County Finance Committee meetings. Action is expected to be taken on this matter. Island County Auditor Sheilah Crider 360-679-7367, P O Box 5 0 0 0 , C o u p ev i l l e WA 98239 Legal No. WCW612638 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. January 31, 2015. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR THE COUNTY OF ISLAND N AT I O N S TA R M O RTGAGE LLC D/B/A C H A M P I O N M O R TGAGE COMPANY Plaintiff, vs. ESTATE OF MARY L. LOFTUS; THOMAS LOFTUS; CATHERINE BOLTE; CAMANO VISTA WATER DISTRICT; S E C R E TA R Y O F HOUSING AND URBAN D E V E L O P M E N T; U N KNOWN HEIRS, SPOUSE, LEGATEES AND DEVISEES OF THE ESTATE OF MARY L. LOFTUS; DOES 1-10 INCLUSIVE; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS OF THE SUBJECT R E A L P RO P E RT Y; PARTIES IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY; PARTIES CLAIM-
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ING A RIGHT TO POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY; ALL OTHER UNKNOWN P E R S O N S O R PA R TIES CLAIMING ANY R I G H T, T I T L E , E S TATE, LIEN, OR INTEREST IN THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN; Defendants. Case No.: 14-2-00562-2 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION To: Estate of Mar y L. Loftus; UNKNOWN HEIRS, SPOUSE, LEGATEES AND DEVISEES O F T H E E S TAT E O F M A RY L . L O F T U S ; DOES 1-10 inclusive; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS of the subject real property; PARTIES IN POSSESSION of the subject real proper ty; PARTIES CLAIMING A R I G H T TO P O S S E S SION of the subject proper ty; and also, all other unknown persons or parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described in the Complaint herein THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO THE SAID DEFENDANTS: Yo u a r e h e r e by s u m moned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 27th day of December, 2014, and defend the above entitled action i n t h e a b ove e n t i t l e d cour t, and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff, N AT I O N S TA R M O RTGAGE LLC D/B/A C H A M P I O N M O R TGAGE COMPANY, and serve a copy of your answer upon the unders i g n e d a t t o r n e y s fo r P l a i n t i f f, M c C a r t hy & Holthus, LLP at the office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The basis for the complaint is a foreclosure of the property commonly known as 1356 Pilchuck Dr., Camano Island, WA 98282, ISLAND County, Washington as a result of a default under the terms of the note and deed of trust. DATED: December 19, 2014 M c C a r t hy & H o l t h u s, LLP /s/ Jessica Grape [x] Jessica Grape, WSBA #46436 [ ] Mary Stearns, WSBA #42543 108 1st Avenue South, Ste. 300 Seattle, WA 98104 (855) 809-3977 Attorneys for Plaintiff Legal No. WCW606981 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. December 27, 2014, January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2015.
shuttle service for the Whidbey Island Marathon to be held on April 19, 2015 and April 17, 2016. The intent of the proposal is to provide safe and efficient passenger shuttle service for marathon and half marathon race participants. The shuttle service is needed to bring runners to the start of both races and to return runners from the finish area to designated areas throughout the City of Oak Harbor. The closing date for receipt of proposals is 4:00 p.m. February 20, 2015. Late submittals will be rejected. All submitted proposals are subject to p u bl i c d i s c l o s u r e r e quests and will be reproduced for public review. The proposals will be evaluated by City Staff members and the proposal selected will be the m o s t r e s p o n s i ve a n d cost effective proposal to provide a low-cost shuttle service for the Whidbey Island Marathon. Please go to our website for the Request for Proposal Form at www.oakharbor.org. Legal No. WCW613123 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. January 31, 2015.
estate, lien or interest in the real estate described in the complaint (Legal D e s c r i p t i o n s e t fo r t h herein). YO U A R E H E R E B Y SUMMONED to appear within sixty (60) days after the date of the first publication of this Summons, to-wit, within sixty (60) days after the 27th day of December, 2014, and defend the aboveentitled action in the Court aforesaid, and answer the Complaint of the Plaintiffs, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for Plaintiffs at the address below stated; and in case of your failure to do so, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the Complaint, which has been filed with the Clerk of said Court. The purpose of this action is to quiet title in said Plaintiffs to the following described real estate: Lot 5 in Block 4 of First Plat of Utsalady, as per plat recorded in Volume 2 o f P l a t s, p a g e 1 6 , records of Island County. TOGETHER WITH that portion of vacated alley in said Block 4 which, upon vacation, would attach to the said premises by operation of law. ALSO TOGETHER WITH the portion of vacated Commercial Avenue (Utsalady Road) adjoining said premise that would attach to said premises by operation of law. ALSO TOGETHER WITH the right of access to Tracts “B,” “C” and “D” of said First Plat of Utsalady, as conveyed to all lot owners in instrument dated October 13, 1965, and recorded as Au d i t o r ’s F i l e N o. 176790. Situate in the County of Island, State of Washington; DATED this 15th day of December, 2014. JOHN STEPHEN FORDERHASE, P.S. /s/John Stephen Forderhase J o h n S t e p h e n Fo r d e rhase WSBA # 11026 Attorney for Plaintiffs Legal No. WCW Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. December 27, 2014, January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2015.
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR ISLAND COUNTY I N R E E S TAT E O F MARK TUCKER STEVENS, Deceased. No. 14 4 00286 8 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS 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 the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. 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 o f t h e n o t i c e. I f t h e claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Personal Representative: Kathr yn Stevens. Attorney and Address for Mailing or Service: Margaret E. Delp, Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 2 9 2 , L a n g l e y, W A 98260. Date of First Publication: January 24, 2015. Legal No. WCW611380 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbye Record January 24, 31, February 7, 2015.
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS CITY OF OAK HARBOR WHIDBEY ISLAND MARATHON SHUTTLE SERVICE The City of Oak Harbor issues this Request for Proposals (“RFP)” to solicit from interested persons or firms proposals to provide passenger
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR ISLAND COUNTY Mavis N. Hatlen, an unmarried person, Plaintiff, v. Howard O. Vognild and J. Doe Vognild, spouse a n d s p o u s e, a n d t h e marital community composed thereof; Irene N. Vognild and J. Doe Vognild, spouse and spouse, and the marital community composed thereof: The Heirs and Devisees of Howard O. Vognild, deceased; The Heirs and Devisees of Irene N. Vognild, deceased; and all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right title, estate, lien or interest in the real estate descr ibed in the complaint, Defendants. NO. 14-2-00691-2 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION (60 DAYS) THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO: Howard O. Vognild and J. Doe Vognild; AND TO: Irene N. Vognild and J. Doe Vognild; AND TO: The Heirs and Devisees of Howard O. Vognild, deceased; The Heirs and Devisees of I r e n e N . Vo g n i l d , d e ceased; AND TO: All other persons or parties unknown claiming any right title,
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Week of February 1 to 7, 2015 ARIES
You’d better rest a bit if your health is fragile. Luckily, you find that your sleep is doubly rejuvenating and that you can soon regain your strength.
TAURUS
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GEMINI
Under the influence of the full moon, you have to unravel a complex and chaotic situation. Don’t let things deteriorate for too long or you’ll run out of time. You may feel anxious about the health of a loved one. You receive some good news that will resurrect some interesting projects.
LEO
You have to use your elbows and be a bit more aggressive to get the promotion you’ve been wanting. Spare no efforts and you’ll be generously rewarded. Affluence is on the horizon.
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You have every right to pat yourself on the back after accomplishing some sort of feat. Moreover, your success greatly enhances your selfesteem.
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Although you have a lot of little things to resolve, take the time to do them well. A money matter should finally come to a conclusion, especially if it concerns your insurance.
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CAPRICORN
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AQUARIUS
This week unrolls under the sign of positivity. If you’re single, you’ll probably meet that special someone who is willing to make a long term commitment. You need to love and be loved.
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An idea for a trip occurs to you. At work or elsewhere, there is a good chance that you’ll have to negotiate with strangers and talk in another language.
Miscellaneous
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SCORPIO
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CAPRICORN
At work, you may be given a great promotion. But before you agree to anything, it’s important to talk to your life partner as well as your family.
AQUARIUS
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SCORPIO
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