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Fourth annual Orcas Island Shakespeare Festival is coming to town Brent Ramenofsky
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Kelly Toombs (in wig) & Andy Martin performing at last year’s talent night.
William Shakespeare has been dead for nearly 400 years and still his stories inspire current generations. “Shakespeare is difficult, and many of his references are obscure to us today,” said Tom Fiscus, a local actor and organizer for the upcoming Shakespeare Festival. “However, many of the story lines, even though set centuries (even millennia) ago, resonate today. Greed, lust, jealousy, love, deceit, power all play just as well today.” Fiscus is one of the volunteers making this year’s Shakespeare Festival a reality. Sponsored by the Orcas Chamber of Commerce, it will be held April 7 to 11. See page seven for a full schedule of events. The festivities include local talent expressing interpretations of the Bard’s various works during a community performance night. There will be two chances dur-
ing the week to see “Unexpected Shakespeare,” improv by Seattle’s Unexpected Productions, and “Who Doth Inhabit the Primary Position,” directed by Fiscus and performed by Peter Vinson and Kelly Toombs. “I think the beauty and power of Shakespeare’s words draw many to challenge themselves to find and express the emotions boiling
Islanders weigh in on reservations by MEREDITH M. GRIFFITH Contributor
At a public outreach meeting on Orcas last Friday, Washington State Ferries representatives made a bold claim: they are committed to a wait time of 30 minutes or less for vehicle traffic with reservations arriving to board ferries. “When you hit the back of that line, look at your watch,” said reservations manager Dwight Hutchinson. “Write down the time. Then note when you are staged for your boat. If it’s over 30 minutes, give me a call.” The presenters emphasized that this spring and summer will involve an ongoing process of careful calculations, observation, specific customer feedback and continually reworking processes and staffing to improve the system. “We’re here to listen to you,” said Brian Churchwell, vehicle reservations system program manager, promising to relay residents’ concerns to the appropriate management. “It’s your lifeline. We get it.”
Why reservations? The reservations system was mandated by the state legislature as a way to serve increased
demand by more fully utilizing existing terminal and vessel capacity instead of building bigger terminals and boats. Hutchinson said islanders saw reservations as a more attractive option than charging higher fees for peakdemand travel times, which could disproportionately affect lower-income households. It launched on Jan. 5, 2015.
Missing the boat Many attendees expressed concerns that people with reservations could miss their boat despite arriving early, if high traffic causes the road to back up far beyond the ferry booths. Churchwell told the Sounder, “On the Saturday of President’s weekend WSF did have longer lines, but as far as we know, everyone got on their reserved sailing. No one missed their reserved sailing. We had two sailings depart late to make sure we got all reservation holders. Someone in the audience said their friend saw he was going to miss his sailing and left. But we never received a call or report of this.” Despite that event, Hutchinson said WSF has made significant progress on this front. He recalled an infamous day for islanders: July 3,
2008, when the ferry lines backed up all the way to the Anacortes Safeway. He said that on July 3, 2014, there were just as many travelers as that day in 2008, but due to newly implemented efficiency measures, the wait time to get through the toll booths was never more than half an hour long. Attendees also asked for a special designated lane for locals or reservation holders in order to move traffic through the booths more quickly. WSF is looking at adding Good To Go electronic tolling system as an acceptable form of payment sometime in the next five years, but it wouldn’t be able to operate like the highway hot lanes due to the need to calculate the fare based on the number of passengers in the vehicle along with the vehicle size. For safety reasons, the U.S. Coast Guard requires exact passenger counts for all sailings, as well as in-person inspection of each vehicle boarding the ferries. But WSF presenters said they are working on several solutions for summer and holidays already, including opening more tollbooths, adding staff outside the booths with hand-held wireless devices to process incoming reser-
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in his characters,” said Fiscus. “It is performing poetry.” Unlike previous years, a whole cast of organizers have led festival efforts rather than one artistic director. The willing parties are Michell Marshall, Meg Massey, Julie Remington, Colleen Smith Armstrong, Bill Patterson, Cheryl Kummer, Cat Gilliam, Carla Stanley, Susan Gudgell, Kim Morgan and Lance Evans. “All have great input,” said Marshall. One vital part of the festival is to make sure hundreds of local participants are dressed in the fashions of the age. This is Massey’s second year costuming locals to look the part of the era, and Becky Vinson is making a number of fantastic outfits. Massey has researched the style and look of clothes during the time of the bard. “I want them to be as authentic as possible,” said Massey, who has been making costumes for years. “I think people feel better when they are dressed authenti-
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Ranker bill provides info New therapy practice opens to EMS in times of crisis During the nearly twoweek telecommunications outage in San Juan County in November of 2013, two tragic situations occurred because first responders could not help the most vulnerable in their time of need. With no 911 service available and the life alert systems not working, the only way for first responders to make sure people were ok was to go door to door. A bill to ensure the location of life alert subscribers will be provided to emergency personnel in a time of crisis received unanimous support in the Senate on
Tuesday. Senate Bill 5346, sponsored by Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, goes into specific detail in order to fully ensure the protection and privacy of life alert customers during and after the emergency situation. “This is about public safety and making absolutely sure our first responders have access to the critical information they need to do their job in a time of crisis,” Ranker said. “This is one more protection in place for our most vulnerable if and when another outage occurs.” During the outage,
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fire department officials requested locations of life alert customers recognizing that these individuals would be most likely in need of assistance. Unfortunately, internal rules prevented the companies from revealing the locations of their subscribers and two people who had been in serious need of medical attention went without help. One of these individuals was unable to move for two full days and tragically, the other passed away later at a hospital. To protect citizens and companies providing these critical services, life alert customer information is confidential and may only be used by first responders in responding to the emergency that prompted the information request. Any first responder receiving the information must destroy it at the end of the emergency and give written notification of such destruction to the company. Life alert services allow persons in need of emergency assistance to contact a call center through the activation of a wearable device, such as a pendant or bracelet. The bill now awaits action from the House of Representatives.
Dr. Carrie Feuer has begun a new private practice in Eastsound after almost a year of volunteering her services one day a week at the Orcas Family Health Center. Feuer is a licensed mental health counselor, who also has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. She moved to Orcas after practicing in Hawaii for the last 15 years. Shortly after arriving she offered to volunteer as a therapist at OFHC because she was impressed with their mission of providing services for all in need regardless
of insurance or ability to pay. They provided her with a space once a week and she has been working with clients pro bono. Feuer is now renting space from the clinic and will be able to offer more days and
hours for appointments. She works with adults, couples and children. Feuer’s model of therapy integrates the spiritual, social, emotional, intellectual, physical and creative into the process of treatment. She is also experienced in the practice of cognitive behavioral therapy. Feuer will see clients regardless of their ability to pay. She is in the process of getting credentialed by several insurance companies, and in the meantime it will be a fee for service practice.
Senate passes teacher/ principal evaluation bill
A bill that would change how teachers and principals are evaluated passed the Senate March 11. Senate Bill 5478 would require that state tests be used in evaluating teachers’ and principals’ overall performance. In current law, state tests may be used but are not required to be used in the evaluations. The bill now heads to the House. State Superintendent Randy Dorn proposed a similar bill in 2014, when Washington became the first state to lose a waiver from some of the provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind law. Federal officials at the time revoked the waiver because Washington didn’t require state tests to be used in evaluations. “I applaud the Senate’s vote on this bill,” said Randy Dorn, superintendent of public instruction. “How students do on state tests should be one measure of a teacher’s and a principal’s evaluation. I think the evaluation should have many measures, but this is one. And it should be state tests. The quality of school and district tests varies so much that we can’t learn a lot from them. “Second, this will help us regain our waiver from the No Child Left Behind law. Having to follow Adequate Yearly Progress meant that schools lost control of how to spend $40 million a year. And having to go through the process each year was a burden to school officials.”
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Orcas Kiwanis paper airplane contest results
Living in a time of instant gratification
by COLLEEN SMITH ARMSTRONG Editor/Publisher
The following was submitted by the Orcas Kiwanis Club. The paper airplane contest was a rousing success on Saturday, March 7. Prizes were awarded to many smiling Orcas Island children, including those for the most beautiful airplane. A great time was had by all – especially the adults. A shout out to both the Key Club members and the Kiwanis Club members who volunteered their help on Saturday. We also wish to thank the school district for the use of the gym, and our amazing sponsors who helped make our contest possible. A list of sponsors: Rainbow Services, Kenmore Air, Orcas Auto Tech, Brenda Evans, DMD, Island Market, Orcas Island Winery, Designward, Stu and Patsy Stevens, Hogstone Pizza, Frank and Jan Loudin, Eastsound
Mini Storage, Orcas Construction, Russell Electronic, Dean & Audrey Stupke, Island Drafting and Design, Island Excavating, Ron & Judy Wallace, Score! Nifty Thrifty, Orcas Sewage Design, Ed Benshoof, Orcas Island Pottery, Orcas Hotel, Rain Shadow Consulting, Kay's, Turtleback Farm Inn, Mijitas, Steve Henigson, Glenwood Inn and Eastsound Suites. Winners of the “Most Beautiful Airplane” were as follows: First: Lael Watson Second: Joe Stephens Third: Carlie Rankin Winners grades 9 - 12: Accuracy First: Arla Sutton Second: Bethany Carter Third: Hayden Shafer Distance First: Hayden Shafer Second: Christian Heisinger Third: Theo Vaccarella Time aloft First: Thian Armenia Second: Kashi Campbell
Third: Quin Gossett Winners 13 and older Accuracy First: Melanie Flint Second: Lilly Miller Third: Tom Gossett Distance First: Lilly Miller Second: Tom Gossett Third: Ben Buskirk Time Aloft First: Phil Carter Second: Ben Buskirk Third: Tom Gossett Winners 8 and under Accuracy First: Charles Hill Second: Anthony Comeja Third: Giles Mahoney Distance First: Joe Stephens Second: Anthony Comeja Third: Gavin Osborne Time aloft First: Bryce Harvey Second: Jake Mohler Third: Gavin Osborne Thanks so much to all who participated. A special thanks to George Garrels our contest chairman.
You send a text to your daughter. Five minutes goes by and there is no response. You wait another five, and you can feel the anxiety and impatience rising. Why hasn’t she answered? If you’ve experienced such a reaction, you are not alone. The need to receive instant gratification is a growing trend in modern society. “There are certainly so many good things about technology, but it’s about finding balance and taking control – not having it control us,” said journalist Paul Roberts. “Yet what would push us to look for that balance? In some communities, it’s accepted to walk down the street looking at a phone. It’s up to a community to gently push what it is okay and what is not.” Roberts, pictured above, is the author of “The Impulse Society: America in the Age of Instant Gratification.” He will speak on Sunday, March 29 at 4 p.m. on the Orcas Center main stage as part of the Crossroads lecture series. He spoke on Orcas this past fall and plans to continue where he left off. Tickets are at Darvill’s Bookstore or at the door. Roberts says modern society has created a socioeconomic system that is “really good at letting us pursue short-term self-gratification” but not so great at achieving broader, longterm commitments. “We can see it in our consumer culture and now we are seeing it in our government, education and science institutions,” he said. “We used to rely on these institu-
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tions to balance out individual pursuits.” Roberts grew up on Orcas – his mother Molly and sister Ann still live on the island – and now resides in Leavenworth, Wash. He has previously penned books about the food system and oil industry. “While writing the book about food production, I found that companies have gotten very good at getting closer to the consumer by producing and creating food, and that pattern was not confined to the food industry,” Roberts said. “It’s really evolved across the entire economy. They almost get inside our heads and personalize our needs, so it’s hard to think of larger, greater good.” Roberts says humans are hard-wired to be producers and much happier overall
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when being part of something bigger than themselves. “One of the problems we run into is that as consumer culture has become dominant, we are losing the capacity to be producers,” Roberts said. “We don’t have the element of production in our lives, and it’s so important in terms of people’s long-term vision. That’s where community comes in: being engaged with others and part of a community are tied to our health and happiness.” Roberts says we live in a time – because of technology – where we can have online relationships that take away from oneon-one interaction. People become hyper-focused on self-improvement because their world narrows down. For places like Orcas, feeling connected to the community is a part of daily life. But in cities, he said there is a movement of microcommunities where people gather around a shared skill set like learning how to fix things at home or change a tire. “It may seem like a drop in the bucket, but it fulfills the need to produce and create things, be self-reliant and be part of a community of expertise,” he said. “That is not a novel concept when you talk about a place like Orcas.”
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Staying balanced in the age of technology
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ith great inventions can come unforeseen consequences. We’ve seen the positive side of the internet: connecting friends and family, sharing knowledge of the world around us, doing business from afar, spreading social awareness – the list goes on. And now we’ve seen the negative side: social isolation, self-absorbtion, bullying, instant gratification, impatience. Paul Roberts, author of the book “The Impulse Society: America in the Age of Instant Gratification,” is speaking at Orcas Center on March 29 about modern’s society pursuit of short-term self-gratification. For more on this Roberts says humans are hard-wired to be producers and much happier overall topic, see the being part of something bigger than story on page 3. when themselves. In our interview with him, we were surprised to learn one of the antidotes to this problem: community. And what better place to see this in action than Orcas Island? Roberts says places like Orcas are a great example of how to set standards for members of a community. People will behave in ways that are socially accepted. In the city, listening to music or looking at a phone while walking down the street is considered normal. In contrast, that would be considered abnormal here. So how do we keep these standards thriving in a time when younger generations define themselves by their ability to use social media? We stay engaged. We talk to our kids. We talk to each other. We continue to support the arts, athletic activities, outdoor pursuits, small farms, craftspeople and nonprofits. We work with our hands and our minds and spend just a little less time online and a little more with each other, building and sustaining this special community.
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To the Editor: Clothing stand closes I am saddened to hear about the closing of the Black Dog clothing stand on Enchanted Forest Road. Like many others in our community, I loved going there. I want to thank Ian and Erica Harlow for all their hard work over the years. The donation box for clothes was always full and usually had somebody diving into it looking for good free finds! It was an experiment over the last two years, and they estimated that 60,000 pounds of clothes were reused – 40,000 pounds here on Orcas. If anyone who works for a nonprofit in a commercial area wants information on how to continue this much-needed resource, they can contact the Harlows. The Black Dog Farm Stand was run on the honor system, a dying system that has been alive on Orcas for a long time, a fact we are proud of. Too much late night traffic has caused the Harlows to close it. But they will still sell farm fresh veggies at the stand. Thank you again, Ian and Erica. The clothing stand will be greatly missed. Kira Bradshaw Orcas Island
Good news for Broadband access OPALCO’s acquisition of Rock Island Communications should significantly improve access to hispeed internet service for island
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residents. CenturyLink has not and will not improve their infrastructure, since our islands are such a small market, and they cannot receive an adequate return on such an investment. OPALCO has stepped up to fill that void by providing us with 21st century internet and phone options. Their hi-speed internet offerings will not only allow us to use internet services just as if we were off-island with many more options, at a very competitive price, but will also improve our property values by opening up our real estate market to buyers that would previously not consider purchasing here because of woefully inadequate internet access. More people will consider visiting our islands or purchasing property here because they can work from rental property or from home, which was generally not possible before OPALCO’s wellconsidered decision to provide this
much-needed service. This will also vastly improve our healthcare and emergency services, by providing much-needed communications redundancy, which is not available from previous providers. We should all thank OPALCO for having the foresight to move forward with broadband plans, despite the criticism from the minority of vocal naysayers who challenge improvement ideas without any plans or actions of their own to make things better, and those who don’t want any change at all and would rather not keep up with the rest of the world, regardless of the many lifestyle, financial and safety benefits that improved internet access will bring to our island communities. Terry O’Sullivan Eastsound
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Guest column
Local police going too far? by BRANDON B. ADAMS Special the Sounder
I was intrigued to read the Islands’ Sounder recent story about the sheriff ’s survey. My immediate reaction was that surely those on Orcas Island who gave poor marks to the police were NOT just referencing the incident on San Juan last Christmas. In my own limited experience with the police here, I have been left with the unpleasant aftertaste that our officers are far too micro-managing for such
a small rural community. My friend who’s lived here for more than 30 years says she cannot remember ever noticing a visible police presence on Orcas before about seven years ago, and how nice it was to know there were police somewhere but to rarely encounter them. Now I regularly see cop cars zooming down Lover’s Lane in front of our house at breakneck speed. It is also commonplace to see people pulled over in and around town with flashing
County sued over alleged misuse of building fees San Juan County is the target of a potential class action lawsuit for allegedly over-billing for building and land-use fees, and for the alleged misuse of the fees that it did collect as well. Initiated March 9 in San Juan County Superior Court, the lawsuit filed on behalf of Community Treasures, formerly known as Consignment Treasures, contends the county Community Development and Planning Department collected fees in excess of what is allowed under state law over a three-year period and that applicants that paid those fees are entitled to a collective refund of no less than $1.2 million. Friday Harbor attorney Nicholas Power said in a press release announcing the lawsuit that state law, in general, requires fees associated with development applications be set at a “reasonable” amount and that the revenue generated by such fees is to be used solely to cover the cost of processing applications, reviewing plans and conducting inspections. That law, RCW 82.02.020, is designed to prevent governmental entities from using permit fees to cover the cost of unrelated programs and expenses, Power said. “The intent of this law is clear, and it is there precisely to prevent local government from using permit fees as clandestine and non-legislative taxes, which in all fairness should be borne democratically,” he said. The lawsuit comes on the heels of a whistleblower claim, filed in early February, in which CDPD's chief building official contends the price of development application fees exceed the cost of service and the department used revenue generated by the fees to pay for programs unrelated to the building division. The building official, represented also by Power in a labor dispute, was placed on paid administrative leave Feb. 11 pending the outcome of management review of alleged employee misconduct. Power said the court must first determine whether the complaint filed on behalf of Community Treasures warrants class-action status before such a lawsuit can proceed. If it does, the plaintiff would then be ordered to notify anyone that could be a party to the suit and to explain the circumstances of the legal action. A date for the determination hearing has yet to be set, Power said.
lights. Have we all become worse drivers? Are there new quotas to be filled for pulling people over, or more aggressive training among officers? Up until a couple of weeks ago, my observation of the overzealous Orcas police was from afar. But then one night my partner Analisa and I were strolling through town in the later evening and were stopped by an officer in an SUV. He asked what we were doing, where we were going and whether we were residents
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on the island. This was an interrogation prompted by absolutely nothing except that we seemed to be the only people about. I am sure the officer was trying to ascertain if we were drug dealers or thieves. Still, I hardly think that two people admiring garden tools in Smith and Speed’s window should warrant such an invasion of personal privacy. The officer could have interacted with us in such a different way. Rather than coming from the offensive, and questioning us as if it were not our absolute right to take a walk through our town, the officer could have said something like, “Excuse me, I hate to bother you, but I am driving
around looking for suspicious activity. Since you are on foot, maybe you’ve noticed something?” Instead, both my partner and I left the interaction feeling harassed, invaded and angry. If the new sheriff wants to see change in public sentiment toward the police, he might heed the feedback I personally hear (and feel) that the police need to settle down, slow down, get out of their cars and actually walk or bike around town, stop micro-managing drivers and deal with their own enthusiasm and/ or boredom in a more constructive way. Ultimately the police need to come from a relational attitude of being in service with citizens – not in power over
citizens. We have all recently read about how police officers have gone way too far in mainland small towns, wherein innocent civilians have been stripped of civil liberties and worse. From my perspective, it is sad and alarming that that underlying assumption, which privileges police power/authority to be more important than civilian autonomy, seems to be increasing everywhere in America. My own experience is that it has begun staining the islands as well. I hope that the new sheriff will turn the tide of it in San Juan County, and soon. Brandon Adams lives in Eastsound.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE Across 1. Breakfast sizzler 6. Marienbad, for one 9. ___ Peninsula, where Kuala Lumpur is located 14. "Remember the ___!" 15. Plants of the genus Equisetum 17. Femme fatale 18. Place stiffened material inside a collar 19. Sixth canonical hour 21. Legislative body with all members present 22. State again 23. Betelgeuse's constellation 25. "Farewell, mon ami" 27. Abject 31. "Don't ___!" 33. Flower commemorating Remembrance Sunday 35. Stanley Kowalski's famous yell 36. Domestic 38. Notations to ignore corrections 40. Acclaim 41. Moorehead of "Bewitched" 43. Buddhist who has attained Nirvana 45. "For shame!" 46. Narrow ridge of hills 48. Biblical gift 50. "A Lesson From ___" 52. Reason to close up shop 55. Begins 58. Place where stolen cars are
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37. Excluded 39. Approval (2 wd) 42. Soup cracker 44. One hallucinating on drugs 47. ___ del Sol 49. Resume original shape 51. Loose rock debris on a slope 53. Bakery offering 54. Church recesses 55. Attempt 56. Be a snitch 57. "Mi chiamano Mimi," e.g. 59. Jekyll's alter ego 61. His "4" was retired (baseball) Answers to today's puzzle on page 16
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HS sailing season launches B-ball all-league named
The Orcas Vikings high school basketball season has wrapped up and the following students received all-league selections. Jordan Randolph and Pasha Bullock received an honorable mention for the 2014-15 Northwest 1A/2B Boys Basketball All League Teams. Hannah Brunner-Gaydos earned a first team recognition and Kilee Rogers earned second team.
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Twelve sailors from the Orcas High School Sailing Team traveled to the annual North West Interscholastic Sailing Association Kick-Off regatta at Seattle Yacht Club on Saturday, March 7. Thirty-four teams and 170 sailors participated in the one-day regatta, making it the biggest NWISA kick-off ever. The sailors were greeted with sunny skies and light variable winds, which made for some tricky racing the first three races. A moderate northerly wind finally prevailed, and the race committee was able to run nine excellent races before calling it a day around 5 p.m. The Orcas teams found the sheer volume of 34 boats on the starting line a handful to manage but showed steady improvement as the day progressed. The three Orcas teams finished the day in 15, 17 and 23 places overall. Complete scores can be found at http://scores.hssailing.org/s15/kick-off/. Next up for the team is the North Regional Regatta in Bellingham March 14th.
Cherry School assembly T’s has is fun and games new owners Cherry T’s Children's Consignment will be operating under new ownership starting April 1. Keri Lago and Debbie Post, who started the business, say Bari and Andy Willard have been “a crucial part of our shop and they are excited to take it on as their own.” The Willards are longtime island residents with five children ranging from ages 34 to three and six grandchildren.
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Orcas High School held an assembly last week that honored the basketball teams. Students played twister and class feud and performed lip syncs and dance routines.
vation holders, employing more effective staffing strategies and developing automation that would eliminate the second ferry toll booth, or “tag booth,” which they called a “chokepoint.” Long-term plans on Orcas include developing more public parking above the ferry landing to help streamline incoming ferry traffic, said County Council member Rick Hughes.
‘We need more space’ The second major concern expressed was that residents have lost the freedom to travel last-minute, even when a trip is truly necessary – such as family emergencies that don’t justify a medical priority loading pass. One person mentioned a friend who could not reserve space to get off island in a timely manner after a death in the family. Many attending residents asked that far less than 90 percent of the space on each boat be offered for reservation, leaving more room for residents without reservations. Local small business owners, some with large commercial vehicles, said they need more freedom to travel last-minute in order to stay in business. Presenters made no promises in response, but listened attentively. They also said they are working to develop better
tools that will allow people to see which sailings still have space available, and which are unlikely to have room for drive-ups.
More concerns It was mentioned that the reservations website is unwieldy and unreliable, and Churchwell said a consultant has been hired to improve the site. Some said their experience with reservations phone support has been abysmal, with hours spent wasted on the phone trying to sort out issues while receiving conflicting information from different staff members. “What I’m hearing is we need to do some better training,” Churchwell responded. Also, at present it’s not possible to make a reservation without a credit card for potential no-show fees; but the team said prepaid gift cards available at grocery stores will do the trick for folks who prefer not to use credit.
Traveling without a reservation The team also explained that reservation holders retain priority over driveups until the vessel begins loading, even if reservation holders arrive less than 30 minutes before the scheduled sailing. They said that arriving later than the recommended time causes reservation holders to lose their “guarantee” of a spot, but workers will still do their best to get them on
the boat – before those who drive up without a reservation.
Looking ahead Hughes reminded islanders that the ferry Tacoma broke down in May, reducing ferry capacity by 20 percent. “This is a tough time right now,” he said. But the new ferry Samish will be christened on May 20 and sea trials continue until early July after which it will serve the San Juans. Hughes encouraged islanders to give the reservations program a year before condemning it. “I’m cautiously optimistic,” he said. “I hope we can fill more boats.” If residents have trouble finding answers or resolution through the main customer service line, Hutchinson encouraged people to call him at 206515-3652 with their concerns or with specific details about any bad experiences. Customers can call the customer service team if they have any problems at 206-464-6400. This number is staffed seven days a week from 5 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. “We’re not going to leave a system that doesn’t work,” Hutchinson said, adding, “We’re going to get you through that line in less than 30 minutes. We’ve been timing the lines since January, especially on Fridays. I can’t fix it in real time, but I can investigate to make things better.”
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Obituaries Richard Eugene Schneider
SHAKESPEARE FROM 1 cally. You really get into the spirit.” Organizers expect locals and tourists to turn out this year after running a campaign to draw people from off-island communities. “This is about the community coming out and having fun,” said Marshall. “It’s also designed for tourists to come and experience the beauty of Orcas Island.” When tourists visit the island for festivals like the upcoming one they spend money at lodging and restaurants therefore boosting the economy during the shoulder season. Another change for this event is that this year marks the first time the festival has been supported by major fundraising efforts of special events throughout the year including cooking classes by master chefs. To sign up for the remaining two sessions (Christina Orchid on March 21 and Steve Debaste on March 28) visit the Chamber of Commerce office on North Beach Road or The Office Cupboard in the post office building. “We had to develop events that people would have fun at but still know they are contributing,” said Marshall.
ings still have Klee Wyk tile murals with Indian themes installed on the outside. Local collectors have coffee tables, fountains, fireplaces and back splashes designed specifically for their homes. Bread-and-butter items like wind chimes and pendants were also designed and sold to tourists and visitors to the gallery. The construction of I-5 eventually ended the cooperative. Subsequently, in 1959, Richard and Bud McBride opened what was then called the Crow Valley Shop on Orcas Island. With their experience, the shop became known for
Shakespeare Festival line-up Tuesday, April 7 Local Shakespeare Night with music and one-acts, 7 p.m. at Random Howse in Eastsound. Wednesday, April 8 Dinner Theater with two plays: “Unexpected Shakespeare,” improv by Seattle’s Unexpected Productions, and “Who Doth Inhabit the Primary Position,” directed by Tom Fiscus and performed by Peter Vinson and Kelly Toombs, starts at 7 p.m. at Random Howse in Eastsound. Tickets at the Office Cupboard. Thursday, April 9 Fundraising dinner with magic show by Matthew White, cuisine by Chef Bill Patterson and special guests from the Seattle Shakespeare Company, 6 p.m. at Random Howse. Tickets at the Office Cupboard. Friday, April 10 Free performance of “Macbeth” by Seattle Shakespeare Company for Orcas Island students, 1 p.m. at Orcas Center. Dinner Theater with “Unexpected Shakespeare” and another performance of “Who Doth Inhabit the Primary Position,” 7 p.m. at Random Howse in Eastsound. Cast party and dance starts at 10 p.m. at Random Howse.
their wind bells, pendants, pottery and vases largely decorated by Richard. Richard and Bud McBride ran Crow Valley Pottery on Orcas Island until their retirement in 1995. Richard and Bud restored the original Crow Valley schoolhouse and recently donated it to the Historical Museum in Eastsound. As an avid historian, Richard studied and knew more about Orcas Island history and his lineage than one would expect. And more recently, Richard and Bud moved the Dixon House across Crow Valley to restore and show. A definite work in progress. Richard is survived by his sister, Joyce Nigretto (Johnson) and many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers please send donations to APS at 84A Hope Lane, Eastsound, WA 98245. There will be a celebration of Richard’s life at his home at 2274 Orcas Road, Eastsound on April 5 from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 11 Shakespeare parade at noon in Eastsound Village. Medieval street fair with entertainment on the Village Green, noon to 3 p.m. If you would like to be a vendor at the Shakespeare Festival on Saturday, April 11, contact Jennifer Pietsch at orcasislandfarmersmarket@gmail.com or 3178342. The Seattle Shakespeare Company will perform “Macbeth” at the Orcas Center, 7:30 p.m. Tickets available from Orcas Center, and StrangerTickets.com.
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Jane Kempe Jane, beloved wife, mother and grandmother passed away on Feb. 22 at her home in Sedona. She was born in Los Angeles, Calif. on June 12, 1933. She grew up in Ojai, Calif., graduating from the Happy Valley School, where she met her husband of 62 years. They married in l953 while she was attending the Otis Art Institute. Jane’s husband entered the U. S. Foreign Service in 1956, and she served with him in Rabat, Morocco, Karachi, Pakistan, Brussels, Belgium, Bern, Switzerland, Manila, Philippines, Singapore and Washington, D.C. She pursued her career as an artist/photographer during that period, creating an orientation program for
Vietnamese refugees, a travel book on the Philippines and with Philippine Airlines. After retirement in 1985 to Orcas Island, she continued that career and still found time to sail throughout the Northwest with her husband. They were residents of Spring Point
and members of the Orcas Tennis Club, the Orcas Island Yacht Club, Orcas Senior Center and the Palettes. For reasons of health and to care for her mother, a long-time Sedona resident, they moved to Sedona in 2005, where she continued to paint and show her art. She loved traveling, and their trips to Russia, China and the Mediterranean. Jane is survived by her husband Edson, son Jeffrey of Manti, Utah, daughter Jennifer of Issaquah, Wash., son Michael of Sedona, son Allan of Ashland, Ore., and five grandchildren. A service of celebration for family and friends will be held at 2 p.m. on May 30 at the Deer Harbor Community Club.
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Basketball tournament Climbing lots of stairs winners crowned for a good cause
In full firefighter gear, nearly 2,000 competitors climbed steep stairs in honor of cancer research. Aubrey Schermerhorn (left) and Halley Parnell (above), former Orcas students, made the grueling journey this year in the “Scott Firefighter Stairclimb” in Seattle’s Columbia Center. Parnell is a firefighter and EMT with the Billings Fire Department in Montana,
and Schermerhorn is a firefighter/EMT with the Sedro Wooley Department. At 788 feet of vertical elevation, the Columbia Center in downtown Seattle stands as the second tallest building west of the Mississippi. It takes 69 flights of stairs and 1,311 steps to reach the observation deck overlooking the city. The stairclimb supports the mission of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, raising money through sponsorships, individual and department fundraising and entry fees. This year a total of 1926 firefighters from 27 states and seven countries participated. Parnell and her team raised $8,000, while Schermerhorn’s team raised $4,000. Fundraising will remain open until March 31 at http://www.llswa.org/. The total raised so far is $1.9 million.
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Left to right: Jared Wells, Trevin Todd, Von Holmes, Jack Gates, Blake Brogan, Kelby Todd and parent Rick Todd.
Teams from Orcas, Friday Harbor, Bellingham and Mt. Vernon competed in the third annual 5-on5 tournament at the Orcas high school gyms on March 14. All proceeds benefited the Orcas Booster Club. The winning team was organized by Jack Gates, an Orcas High School graduate who now goes to college in Bellingham. He and his friends, calling themselves Chocolate Drop, came in first after a more than seven-hour day of basketball.
Totem pole journey, film screening preview by EMILY GREENBERG Journal Reporter
If the pen is mightier than the sword, can't it be true for all forms of art? Perhaps that is why the Lummi Nation, opponents of the proposed coal terminal at Cherry Point, north of Bellingham, carried a traditional totem pole from the far reaches of the Wyoming coal fields to its final resting place in British Columbia in 2014, and made a film about it. The journey connected tribes, towns, cities and rural communities along the coaltrain path to Xwe'chienXen, the name for the ancient Lummi village site and burial ground located at the proposed Cherry Point coal port. The journey concluded in B.C., where the totem was placed as a symbol of support for the Canadian
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to Friends’ Katie Fleming, the terminal could increase shipping traffic in the Salish Sea by nearly 500 ships per year. While protecting the water, land and sea is at the forefront of Lummi opposition, the fact that the proposed site is an ancient cultural artifact, and a sacred place, is a huge factor in the fight. Lane is on his fourth edit of “Our Sacred Obligation,” which premiered for the first time in February at the Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival. Lummi tribal members, including Lane, and Friends of the San Juans and the Washington state chapter of the Sierra Club will be at the event to answer questions and offer information on how people can get involved in the fight against the Gateway Pacific Terminal. “Sometimes our communities are so divided,” Lane said. “But we really see them come together to stand up against this coal terminal.”
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Island Living ‘The Miracle Worker’ A story of family, struggle and isolation by CALI BAGBY
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Stormy Hildreth and Aaimee Johnson in “The Miracle Worker.”
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he world once full of noise and light suddenly turns to a place of darkness and silence. This is the premise for William Gibson’s play the “The Miracle Worker,” based on the life of Helen Keller who became blind, deaf and mute as a child. “It is a powerful story about the struggles of a family and a child who is isolated,” said Director Robert Hall. The play opened on the OffCenter Stage on Thursday, March 12. You can see the show this Thursday and Saturday, March 19 - 21 at 7:30 p.m. The cast features a line-up of talented local actors: Stormy Hildreth (Helen Keller) and Aaimee Johnson (Annie Sullivan), Tom Fiscus, Kellen Comrie, Gillian Smith, John Cunningham and Cat Gilliam. The story takes place in Alabama after an illness renders infant Helen Keller blind, deaf and mute. Pitied and badly spoiled by her wealthy Southern parents, Helen is not disciplined, so by age 6 she is a wild, angry, tantrum-throwing child. The Kellers hire Annie Sullivan from New York City to serve as governess and teacher. Through Annie’s fiery persistence and unflagging love, Helen learns to trust herself and to use her hands to make signs to communicate. Though the play takes place in the late 1800s, Hall says the message is still relevant today. “Everyone has felt isolated as a kid,” he said. What makes the play particularly moving is that many families in this time period sent children who had any “defect” to asylums. Instead, the Keller family fights to keep Helen in their lives, and it is that struggle that drives the play. “Ultimately, this is a family drama about a broken, defeated family and the story of how a mom and dad struggle to communicate with their daughter,” Hall said. “They fight, they break, they give up. Fight, break and give up over and over again. Years of fighting to help a child they love. Years of trying to get through to her. Years of loss and pain. This play is about a broken family finally finding a way to heal itself.” The cast brings home the emotional tension of the show. Hall describes Johnson as delivering a heartfelt and committed performance. Hildreth is called “quite the actress” by Hall. “She delivers a performance way beyond her years,” said Hall. “I’m really amazed.” Hildreth and Johnson spent sometimes six hours rehearsing the more difficult scenes, which required a lot of physical effort by both parties. Hildreth said performing the part of a deaf and blind person helped her to imagine how difficult life could be. For Johnson, playing Annie Sullivan illuminated the power women harnessed even in that era. “It’s such a beautiful and emotional story,” she said. Tickets are $15, $11 for students, $2 off for Orcas Center members and may be purchased at www.orcascenter.org, by calling 376-2281 ext. 1 or visiting the Orcas Center Box Office.
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soring the annual Orcas Easter Egg Hunt, 10 a.m. at Camp Orkila’s Orchard, North Camp. Hundreds of eggs will be hidden for toddlers, preschoolers and grade-schoolers. Egg hunters should bring their own baskets. The Lions Easter Bunny will help the children and parents start the hunt. We are told that the bunny has many fun tricks up his furry sleeves.
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Lenten services The Orcas branch of the Lutheran Church in the San Juans’ Wednesday service on March 18 at 5:30 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Church features the singing of the Holden Evening Prayer. This music was composed by Marty Haugen at Holden Village, a Lutheran retreat at the head of Lake Chelan, and is well known across many denominations. It is well-suited to the contemplative nature of Lent. The service will be followed by a soup and bread supper in the parish hall.
Eagle Forum of San Juan County is holding their annual meeting on Saturday, March 21, 12 p.m. at the American Legion Hall. Lunch will be served while Rick Boucher presents a slide show of his family’s recent visit to South Korea. His daughter Jenny is a captain in the U.S. Army, and serves as a nurse at the station in Korea. They even visited the de-militarized zone at the border of
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North and South Korea. The group will also be hearing from Sheriff Ron Krebs and County Councilman Rick Hughes. The main speaker is Todd Myers from the WPC's Center for the Environment. His topic is the Carbon Emissions Tax and the Environment. Call 376-2187 or info@orcaseagleforum.org to reserve a spot.
Parks and Rec spring schedule Parks and Rec’s spring activity schedule can be viewed in full at www.oiprd. org. Running Club continues and Advanced Running starts this week for youth and teen runners interested in long-distance training. Baseball and softball begin the week of March 16, with tee ball beginning on April 27. Spring soccer kicks off on March 21. Drop-in sports for teens include high school volleyball and teen futsal. Adult drop-in sports for spring include volleyball, basketball and indoor soccer with pickleball for all ages. Programs include Boys Choir, Art in the Yurt, Mad Science, Pokemon and Magic the Gathering card clubs. Upcoming all-ages events include a Skate Night at Skagit Skate Deck and a day trip to see the Mariners play at Safeco Field.
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Orcas Center’s inaugural MASHUP art/dance party Are you craving an excuse to move your body on the dance floor? Do you like artsy, creative performances? Are you 21 and over? Then you are in luck because Orcas Center is launching its Inaugural MASHUP Art/Dance Party! It’s time to get weird and dance! On Saturday, March 28 from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. come and get your arty groove on in Orcas Center’s OffCenter Black Box, and dance
the night away with your friends and community. This event will be a venue for dancing, socializing and seeing something … different. There will be drinks, DJs and surprise art-infused performances throughout the evening. Jake Perrine leads the charge in curating this MASHUP Art/Dance Party that promises to entertain, enthrall, inspire and even just plain confuse you. Join us to make this inaugural
event the first of many Black Box Dance Parties. Mark your calendar and come be part of the action. This event is 21 and over. A $10 cover includes a free drink ticket at the cash-only bar. Tickets can be purchased on Orcas Center’s website (www.orcascenter.org), at Orcas Center’s Box Office and at the OffCenter Black Box door the night of the event (cash only).
‘Minor Difference’ film screened for Orcas students by CALI BAGBY Assistant editor
The film “Minor Differences” is about five juvenile offenders in maximum security lock-up. Filmmaker Heather Oaksen then follows up with the same men 18 years later. “Somebody needed to tell their stories,” said Oaksen, who moved to the island recently. The library is sponsoring a screening of the documentary at the Orcas Center on
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April 1 for middle and high school students. Oaksen hopes in the future there will be a screening open to the public. At the upcoming school event, two of the men featured in the film will be at the screening. The power of the film comes from first person stories that illustrate the struggle to overcome childhood trauma and incarceration as we witness their transformation from boys to men. “They got to say what they wanted to say,” said
Oaksen. For Oaksen, the 18 years working on the film made her come to the conclusion that the prison system is not working. According to her, many young offenders get into the system for minor offenses and find themselves forever trapped in a downward spiral. “The message is let’s not lock up kids,” she said. “We need to abandon prisons.” For more info, visit www. minordifferences.com/.
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Dragons or dinosaurs? Myth or reality? Orcas Island Historical Society Saturday, March 28 Odd Fellows Hall A night full of family fun, food and dinosaurs. Gerald Grellet-Tinner, Ph.D., will be giving a short talk on his research followed by a family style lasagna dinner. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. For more information please call the museum at 360-376-4849 or email us at info@orcasmuseum.org. By: GERALD GRELLET-TINNER, PH.D. On Jan. 31, 2015, the discovery of Qijianglong was announced. Qijianglong, also known as the dragon of Qijiang, a 50-footlong Jurassic sauropod dinosaur was discovered in Qijiang, China, hence his name Qijianglong. Dinosaur (terrestrial reptiles) and pterosaur (flying reptiles) skeletal remains have surfaced on all continents. In the past centuries, their incomplete remains have mesmerized the farmers, who discovered them, by their size, odd shapes and rock-like consistency. They inspired fear, wonder and incredulity. Therefore, these oddities gave rise to the myths of dragons and vampires. The more abundant their remains were, the more the dragon concept was firmly ingrained in the local populations, transferring their existence into their folkloric tales. China is a perfect example of such transformation of dinosaur to dragons. Europe was not different with the famous dinosaur localities in France, England, Germany, Spain and Romania (just to name a few), inspiring the dragon
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SAN JUAN COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICES San Juan County, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status in the provision of services, in programs or activities or employment opportunities and benefits. Direct inquiries to Administrative Services at (360) 378-3870. TTD relay at 1-800-833-6388.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO REVISE THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT ON CATTLE POINT ROAD NUMBER 18 FROM MP 6.78 (PICKETT’S LANE) TO MP 8.70 FROM 45 MILES PER HOUR TO 35 MILES PER HOUR AND RE-ESTABLISH THE MAXIMUM LAWFUL SPEED LIMIT FROM MP 8.70 TO MP 9.63 (END OF ROAD) AT 25 MPH NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony on a proposed Resolution. The public hearing will be held at the Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA on Monday, March 30, 2015 beginning at 9:15 AM. The hearing may be continued from time to time and place to place as may be desired by the Council without additional written notice. At the hearing, members of the public will be invited to speak and/or provide written statements regarding the proposed Resolution. After the public testimony portion of the hearing
has ended, the Council will deliberate and consider modifications to the Resolution that are proposed by members of the public, county employees or the Council. The proposed Resolution may then be approved with or without modifications. All persons wishing to be heard on this matter are encouraged to attend. Written comments may be submitted in advance of the hearing by mail or at the hearing by delivery in person. Please deliver 5 copies of all written comments to the Clerk of the San Juan County Council at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor or mail to 350 Court Street #1, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. The Resolution is filed at the Office of the County Council, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA and may be inspected and copies obtained at the Council offices during each business day between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at 360-370-7470 or the County Engineer at 360-370-0509. LEGAL NO. SJ620940
Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder March 18, 2015. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER CROSS DRIVE ROAD VACATION & ABANDONMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony on a proposed Vacation. The public hearing will be held at the Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA on Monday, March 30, 2015 beginning at 9:15 AM. The hearing may be continued from time to time and place to place as may be desired by the Council without additional written notice. At the hearing, members of the public will be invited to speak and/or provide written statements regarding the proposed Vacation. After the public testimony portion of the hearing has ended, the Council will deliberate and consider modifications to the Vacation that are proposed by mem-
bers of the public, county employees or the Council. The proposed Vacation may then be adopted with or without modifications. All persons wishing to be heard on this matter are encouraged to attend. Written comments may be submitted in advance of the hearing by mail or at the hearing by delivery in person. Please deliver 5 copies of all written comments to the Clerk of the San Juan County Council at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor or mail to 350 Court Street #1, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. The Vacation is filed at the Office of the County Council, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA and may be inspected and copies obtained at the Council offices during each business day between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. A copy of the proposed Vacation will be mailed without charge upon request. For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at 360-370-7470 or the County Engineer at 360-370-0509. LEGAL NO. SJ619517 Published: The Journal of the San
Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder March 11, 18, 2015.
NOTICE OF REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING: The San Juan County Land Bank Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting on Friday, March 20, 2015 at the Craft Room, Mullis Community Senior Center, 589 Nash Street, Friday Harbor, San Juan Island The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. Public comment time is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. The public is welcome at every monthly Land Bank Commission meeting. Judy Cumming San Juan County Land Bank 350 Court Street #6 Friday Harbor, WA 98250 LEGAL NO. SJ621211 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder March 18, 2015.
COMBINED NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS & HEARINGS Tax Parcel Number, Project Applicant/Agent Name Other Required Existing SEPA SEPA Project Date of Date Hearing Hearing Hearing Location, and Address Permits, If Environmental Threshold Comments Comments Application Complete Body Place Date and Island known Documents DET End Date End Date 352332006, Trudy Scherting, PPROV0 20 Madden Lane, PO Box 813, Vacation rental 3/9/15 3/9/15 exempt 4/8/15 -15-0013 San Juan Friday Harbor, WA 98250 Vacation 350511009, Amy Traxler, PPROV0 3/5/15 3/5/15 exempt 4/8/15 rental/bed and 179 Moon Ridge Road, 179 Moon Ridge Road, -15-0012 breakfast San Juan Friday Harbor, WA 98250 SJC Public Works, Colin Replace Channel Huntemer, c/o Exeltech Near 260723007, Many. Many. PSJ000- Road bridge over Revised Hearing Key Consulting Inc., Karl Kirker, 8/24/14 10/8/14 Contact us Contact us Channel Road, 4/01/15 5/21/15 14-0013 Deer Harbor/ MDNS Examiner Bank 8729 Commerce Pl. Dr. NE, Orcas for list for list Cayou Lagoon #A, Lacey, WA 98516 Change Keith and Carol James, New hrg 241421002, Hrg. Date c/o Bob Querry, Hearing Key date: 209 Hodgson Road, Stairs to beach Change of Hearing Date PO Box 2112, PSJ000Examiner Bank Lopez 4/16/15 Pismo Beach, CA 93448 14-0012 Change Snug Harbor Associates LLC New hrg Redevelop Snug 463532001, Hrg. Date c/o Francine Shaw Hearing Key date Harbor Resort 1997 Mitchell Bay Rd, Change of Hearing Date PO Box 2112 PSJ000Examiner Bank marina San Juan 4/16/15 Friday Harbor, WA 989250 14-0016 LAND USE DECISIONS: Hearing Examiner Decisions: www.sanjuanco.com/cdp/hearingexdecisions.aspx Planning Commission decisions: http://www.sanjuanco.com/planning/planningcommissionactions.aspx County Council decisions: http://www.sanjuanco.com/council/ordinances.aspx and http://www.sanjuanco.com/council/resolutions.aspx BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED: Permits issued by the Department of Community Development are searchable at https://services.sanjuanco.com/Default.asp. Select “Citizen Services,” then “Permits and Inspections,” then “Permits Inquiry” and enter search parameters To search a date range, use two periods between the date entries, i.e., after “Issue Date,” enter 11/17/2014..11/21/2014 and after “Permit Status,” select “Issued.” This will return a table of permits issued for the date range in question. There is no need to enter a permit type, unless you want to narrow your search. There are also links available on our website. (San Juan County is providing this information as a public service, in recognition that there will be occasional down times due to system updates.) SEPA COMMENT AND APPEAL: Anyone desiring to comment on the SEPA Determination can do so by submitting a written statement to Community Development, PO Box 947 (135 Rhone St), Friday Harbor, WA. 98250 no later than the comment date specified above. The SEPA Determination may be appealed to the Hearing Examiner pursuant to SJCC 18.80.140 within 21 days of the date of the SEPA Determination. APPLICATION COMMENTS: Any file may be examined by appointment during regular business hours at the Community Development, located at 135 Rhone Street, Friday Harbor. Comment on Notices of Application can be submitted in writing to Community Development at P. O. Box 947, Friday Harbor, WA 98250, no later than the end date for project comments specified above. Requests for copies of project decisions or staff reports or requests to provide testimony in a public hearing for a project, may be made by contacting Community Development: (360) 378-2354 * (360) 378-2116 * Fax (360) 378-3922 dcd@sanjuanco.com NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS: Hearing Examiner meetings on San Juan Island start at 10:00 a.m., in the Islanders Bank Administrative Building downstairs meeting room, 225 Blair Street, Friday Harbor. Planning Commission meetings begin at 8:45 am. Any person desiring to comment prior to the hearing should submit a written statement to Community Development, PO Box 947, Friday Harbor, WA. 98250. Written comments may also be submitted at the hearing. A copy of the staff report for a hearing may be obtained from Community Development seven days prior to the hearing. NOTICE OF PERMITS: Information regarding all land use and building permits is available on the County’s website. A link is available on the Community Development homepage at: sanjuanco.com/cdp LEGAL NO. SJ11273977 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder, MARCH 18, 2015 Permit Number
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015 • The Islands’ Sounder
PET OF THE WEEK EASTSOUND The Barnacle Fri, Sat 5–2 am Nightly Cocktail Specials 249 Prune Alley Enzo’s Caffé Open 8–4 daily Creperie open Sat & Sun from 9–3 pm N. Beach Rd, 376-3732
Mijitas Mexican Kitchen Open Mon–Sat 4 pm Happy hour 4–5:30 pm 310 A. Street (at N. Beach Rd) 376-6722 The Madrona Bar & Grill Lunch & Dinner 11:30 am–9 pm (Sun–Thurs) 11:30 am–10 pm (Fri & Sat) 3 pm–6 pm Happy Hour (M–F) 310 Main St , 376-7171
Pizzeria Portofino Dine-In/Take-Out Island Skillet Breakfast everyday 8:30 am–2 pm Open 12 noon Tues–Sat Open 4:00pm Sunday Full breakfast menu, beer, wine; Closed Monday 325 Prune Alley, 376-3984 274 A St (Off N. Beach Rd.) 376-2085 Lower Tavern Lunch & Dinner White Horse Pub Open daily at 11 am Open from 11:30 to midnight Food to 10 pm (Sun–Thurs) 7 days a week Food to 11 pm (Fri & Sat) Serving food until 10 pm 46 Prune Alley , 376-4848 Happy hour M-F 3 to 6 pm 246 Main St, 376-PUBS
Rosario Resort & Spa The Mansion Restaurant Open Daily 8am–11am Breakfast Menu Noon–9pm Lunch/Lounge Menu 5pm–9pm Dinner Menu www.rosarioresort.com 376-2222
ORCAS LANDING Orcas Hotel / Octavia’s Bistro Dinner 7 nights a week 4-8:30 Happy hour 50% off small plates 4:00-5:00 Orcas Hotel Café Open daily 6am to 5pm www.orcashotel.com, 376-4300
DEER HARBOR Deer Harbor Inn Restaurant Open Fri, Sat, Sun nights from 5–9 pm deerharborinnrestaurant.com 376-1040
Amanda here. I’m here to announce February’s lackluster adoptions from the Orcas Animal Shelter. Can you believe, there was only one: beautiful Sadie. Let’s do better in this “Year of Adoptions.” Take me, for instance: soft Calico fur and great disposition. Check us out any day from 2 to 5 p.m., on www.orcaspets.org or call 376-6777.
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