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Update Land Bank seeks acquisition of Bandit gets paid 300 acre Zylstra Lake property with the by studio council By Leslie Kelly
Special to the Journal
By Anna V. Smith Journal reporter
It has been a busy week for San Juan County council, approving a 2016 county budget, beginning public hearing on the Shoreline Management Plan, approving an acquisition of Zylstra Lake, see right, and more. In a Nov. 23 presentation to the council, executive director Becki Day presented a year in review of the San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce. Day said the chamber is a primary source of information for visiting tourists, and said that so far this year they’ve had 18,000 visitors to the chamber office in Friday Harbor, sent out 744 visitor guides, fielded 4,778 phone calls and mailed 125 relocation packets for people interested in moving to San Juan Island. “It is our goal to strengthen the Town of Friday Harbor and the island’s year round economy,” Day said. “We evaluate our success by comparing the monthly lodging and sales tax reports.” The chamber works with more than 300 business members in the community, and creates events like the upcoming Island Lights Fest to promote visitors. The festival will feature local businesses and activities like arts and crafts and caroling for kids. In the Nov. 23 county council meeting, Ed Hale of San Juan County Public Works Department presented a 1.5 percent decrease in excise tax for solid waste in the general solid waste district, noting that Lopez Island has a separate solid waste district that would not be affected by the tax change. The council voted to adopt an ordinance concerning what Hale called a “sustainable number,” reducing the solid waste excise tax from 16 percent down to 14.5 percent. The council chambers were packed for almost three hours of public hearing on Nov. 30 for the See COUNCIL, Page 5
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An aerial view of Zylstra Lake, with the lower lake in the foreground and upper lake in the background. By Anna V. Smith Journal reporter
Swimming, hiking and boating may be in the future for the 50 acre Zylstra Lake off San Juan Valley Road. The lake has found a buyer in a joint venture of the San Juan County Land Bank and San Juan Preservation Trust, which has proposed to buy the property that includes 312 acres of farmland for a purchasing price of $3 million dollars. In a Nov. 30 San Juan County Council meeting, council members gave the Land Bank the go ahead with their acquisition plan, though many questions still remain about a management plan and financial resources. Lincoln Bormann, director of the Land Bank, presented the acquisition proposal for the San Juan County Council Nov. 23, a topic that he said has been “a matter of some excitement and conjecture.” In order to close the deal before 2015 ends, the Land Bank plans to pay $250,000 by Dec. 15, with an
additional $50,000 contributed by the San Juan County Preservation Trust. According to Bormann, the Land Bank and SJPT would contribute a total of $500,000 each, and sell off 30 acres of agricultural land for $800,000. Bormann said that there are multiple buyers currently interested. The rest of the money is planned to be raised through conservation grants from the Department of Ecology, Washington Wildlife and Recreation program and the Salmon Recovery Funding Board amongst others, as well as private donations. Staff from Windermere Real State of San Juan Island confirmed that there are developers interested in buying and developing the property if it is not sold to the Land Bank, which is zoned for around 50 homes. SJPT currently has it in escrow. The Town of Friday Harbor is not a partner in the Land Bank acquisition, but may pay for water rights associated with the lake, which could then be used to pay for the acquisition.
“The town’s position is the acquisition as open space is a great idea,” Town Administrator Duncan Wilson said. According to Wilson, the water rights are of interest in order to take eliminate some water restrictions that are on the lake via Augmentation No. 2, a pump station on Wold Road that connects to both Trout Lake and Zylstra Lake. Water is pumped up to Trout Lake to refill it during the wet season, between Nov. 1 and April 30. An incorrect number was produced by a Land Bank expenditure and acquisition plan draft stating that the town would commit $1 million to the water rights. Lincoln Bormann said that was just the draft of the proposal, and the amount was being used as a placeholder. “Because we wanted to show the council how the situation looked at the time and how we hoped it would stand when it was time for final approval, potential partSee ZYLSTRA, Page 4
More than five years after his crime spree, Colton Harris-Moore (aka the “Barefoot Bandit”) is coming close to paying off $1.3 million in restitution to his victims. According to the U.S. Marshal’s office in Seattle, 20th Century Fox gave the office a check for $900,000 late last week. It was the studio’s largest payment on Harris-Moore’s debt, which they are making in exchange for rights to his life story. They plan a major motion picture that is set to be released within the next two years. Richard Cohen, an attorney in the forfeiture division of the U.S. Attorney’s office in Seattle, confirmed that the money had been received by the U.S. Marshal’s office. He said his office will initiate a request for the funds to be applied to the court-approved restitution order in the case. He wasn’t certain how long it would take for funds to get in the hands See BANDIT, Page 4
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San Juan County Sheriff’s Log The San Juan County Sheriff ’s Office responded to the following calls. Nov. 11 • A San Juan Island deputy initiated a traffic stop for speeding on Cattle Point Road. The driver was issued an infraction. • A San Juan Island deputy responded to a noninjury collision on Sutton Road. The driver stated he was blinded by the sun and drove off the road, colliding with two trees. The
driver received an infraction for driving without a valid license and operating a motor vehicle without insurance. Nov. 12 • A school bus driver reported a person passing the school bus while it was stopped to pick up a student. Further investigation was unable to confirm the identity of the passing driver. • A deputy initiated a traffic stop for speeding on Mullis Street in Friday Harbor. The driver was issued a speeding infraction. • Deputies in Friday Harbor received a report of a domestic dispute. The male in the incident was arrested for assault in the fourth degree. Nov. 13 • A driver was stopped and issued an infraction for speeding on Fisherman Bay Road on Lopez. • An Sheriff deputy investigated a complaint of a dog attacking another dog. After further investigation, it is believed that those responsible had separated the dogs and no criminal violations had occurred. • A Friday Harbor deputy issued a traffic stop for a vehicle with expired regis-
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tration. The driver of the vehicle had been stopped for this same issue in July. The driver was given an infraction. • A deputy responded to a report of malicious mischief in the Friday Harbor area. The caller advised that some time over Tuesday or Wednesday night a construction trailer was “tagged.” • Deputies responded to the Terrace Neighborhood in Friday Harbor to investigate a report of a traffic accident. The driver was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Nov. 14 • A deputy received a complaint regarding theft and neglected care of an elderly man on Orcas Island. The case is currently under investigation. • A deputy was dispatched to the San Juan Island area for a dog at large. The deputy met the caller, who turned a dog over. The caller advised that it was an ongoing problem. The dog was transported to the animal shelter and an infraction was issued to the dog’s owner. • A deputy stopped a vehicle for speeding on
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• A deputy responded to a possible burglary at the Orcas Island Middle School. Further investigation revealed that it was a false alarm and no persons had made entry into the school. • A Lopez youth was referred to juvenile authorities in connection with an after school incident at the Lopez Island High School. The youth was released to family pending a court appearance.
OPALCO’s 5 percent rate increase The following was submitted by OPALCO
OPALCO’s Board of Directors has approved the 2016 budget with measures in place to keep the co-op financially healthy, following two years of declining energy sales. Members’ bills will go up by an average of 5 percent beginning in January and a new Energy Assistance Program will provide a monthly discount to qualified households. The report and presentation are available online. At the Nov. 19 budget work session, the board reviewed the results of the 2015 member survey and heard the voice of the membership say: do your best to minimize rate increases, use voluntary donations not rate increases to fund rebate and renewable energy programs and place a high priority on rate relief for qualified seniors and low-income households. The full survey report is available online. The board spent a day discussing budget measures and alternate billing and rate structures in detail before approving the budget at a regular board meeting on Friday, Nov. 20 in Friday Harbor. Meetings were attended by a handful of co-op members. To read the story, go to www.opalco.com/news. In brief, the 2016 budget includes: • Billing increase of 5 percent spread equally over energy and facility charges • New Energy Assistance Program for qualifying fixed and low-income members • Temporary adjustment in member Capital Credit distribution • Temporary revenue recovery add-on line item ends in December 2015 • Energy efficiency and conservation rebates available through the summer with a focus on residential members • Analysis about the benefits of fuel switching from gas and propane to electricity • Analysis of OPALCO expenses versus mainland electric Co-ops • Planning for a pilot community solar project OPALCO’s wholly-owned subsidiary Rock Island Communications came in on target for fiber to the home deployment in 2015, but was behind schedule and over budget on LTE Wireless deployment because of a midstream change in the core equipment necessary to serve the challenging terrain of San Juan County. In 2016, with a new approach to LTE service, Rock Island expects to catch up on its service offerings and reach its financial targets. OPALCO’s budget is built to meet the cost of service, which is higher than most other utilities given our remote island communities connected to the mainland by submarine cables. During the past two years of revenue shortfalls, we’ve tightened the belt along the way and delayed projects and hiring to meet the need. In 2016, we project a stable revenue year as the adjustments we’ve made for changing energy usage and weather patterns are built in to budget assumptions. It’s been a bit of a bumpy ride for all utilities in the region, but OPALCO projects smoother sailing ahead as we adjust to the new weather norms, get through the final two years of our submarine cable replacement project, major upgrades to our communications infrastructure, Rock Island’s start-up operations begin to level out and we begin to add new electrical load through fuel switching.
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Upcoming San Juan Community Theatre events Holiday Gala Event Dec. 5
San Juan Community Theatre’s annual Holiday Festival on Saturday, Dec. 5 brings island and theater friends together to embrace the joy of the holidays and help keep the theatre thriving at the same time. The nonprofit theatre’s biggest fundraiser of the year, the festival features gourmet food, silent and live auctions and island entertainment. The evening décor will bring glimmers of a modern return to
the stylish 1940s as guests enjoy: the return of popular auctioneer Jay Fiske, who’s humor and genuine personality wowed last year’s audience; hundreds of silent and live auction items to bid on, including many travel opportunities such as a “Kentucky Bourbon Trail and Churchill Downs VIP Experience” or the “Ultimate Pro Sports Fan Getaway” (a live auction catalogue is available at www.sjctheatre.org). New twists to both the gourmet food – Coho Restaurant is catering the event for the first time – and
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musical entertainment Tickets ($100 per person) are online or call 378-3211.
The next screening of The Met: Live in HD at San Juan Community Theatre on Sunday, Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. features one of the most important – not to mention notorious – stage works of the 20th century. Alban Berg’s Lulu, shown left, is the drama of a young woman who sexually and emotionally dominates a wide range of willing victims, both male and female. Acclaimed artist and director William Kentridge
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Nutri-West Pacific of Friday Harbor has been named Corporate Member of the Year by the Washington State Chiropractic Association. The award was presented to Nutri-West Pacific president Dr. Mark Earnhart at the WSCA Annual Conference on Oct. 10 at the Hilton Seattle Airport and Conference Center in Seattle. The 1000-member WSCA is the only statewide association that represents the chiropractic profession in Washington State. Earnhart operates Nutri-West Pacific with his wife Jeanine Earnhart and their daughter Laura Holden at 545 Spring Street in Friday Harbor. He provides chiropractic care at San Juan Chiropractic Clinic at the same location. Earnhart is a graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa and has been in practice since 32 years. Nutri-West’s sole focus is helping healthcare professionals optimize the wellbeing of patients, offering only highpotency, all-natural nutritional supplements. Earnhart is a past president of the San Juan Lions Club, The Purple and Gold High School Athletic Support Group, San Juan Golf and Country Club and past vice president of the San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce.
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(The Nose) applies his unique theatrical vision to the notorious femme fatale who shatters lives, including her own. Berg’s score employs the twelve-tone technique pioneered by his teacher Arnold Schoenberg but in a keenly dramatic way that makes it accessible to all kinds of audiences; the masterful score is in the sure hands of Met Music Director James Levine. Soprano Marlis Petersen has excited audiences around the world with her portrayal of the tour-deforce title role, a wild jour-
ney of love, obsession, and death. Susan Graham joins a winning cast, including Daniel Brenna and Johan Reuter. Tickets for Lulu are $20 for adults, $18 for SJCT members and $10 for student reserved. Due to a financial agreement with the Met, no SJCT coupons are accepted for these productions. Tickets are available on-line at www.sjctheatre.org or at the SJCT Box Office: 378-3210.
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Continued from page 1 of victims. The recent check followed $216,000 in other payments which Fox had previously made. That leaves about $220,000 that Harris-Moore owes, which the studio has said it will pay. Raised on Camano Island, Harris-Moore launched a burglary spree after escaping from a Renton group home in 2008. Known as the Barefoot Bandit, because he left foot prints at many of his crime scenes, Harris-Moore was captured in the Bahamas in 2010. His unlawful acts included breaking into homes and businesses on Camano and Whidbey islands, in Skagit County, on Orcas Island and in other states. He taught himself to fly and stole at least two planes. Among the places he broke into on Orcas were the Homegrown Market and the ACE Hardware. The manager of ACE Hardware said he had received a payment earlier, but nothing lately. “We received an installment
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Continued from page 1 ners were listed along with hoped for contributions,” Bormann explained. “The best information we had at that point indicated a strong interest from the town and we had to assign an amount that would be significant for the project to succeed.” Duncan Wilson reiterated that amount was never agreed upon. “That original staff report that was pulled because it’s completely and totally inaccurate,” Wilson said. “The town has not reached an agreement, and we don’t know where that came from. We would not have anywhere near 1 million dollars towards that project.” The town has hired a water rights attorney to appraise the value of the water rights. Wilson said that there’s still “a lot of discussion that needs to happen” about the project, and that he has concerns about whether they’re acquiring the property for primarily recreational purposes or conservation purposes. Councilman Rick Hughes had similar concerns, voiced in the Nov. 23 meeting. “I want to make sure that the main reason why we’re doing this is to preserve this parcel the way it is, and we’re not trying to drive this to be
client last week. Because of Harris-Moore’s good attitude and behavior, he most likely will be released to a halfway house in March. He is expected to be able to live on his own by the summer of 2016. “He is an exemplary inmate,” Browne said. “He has a great attitude and he wants to contribute to society.” As for his victims, Browne said Harris-Moore has always had remorse. “He’s said that in court and he continues to say that,” Browne said. “He wants to repay all of those he hurt. He’s said often that he wants the Mom and Pop businesses to be paid first, before insurance companies are reimbursed.” Harris-Moore has no interest in being a part of the movie about his crimes, Browne said. “He’d rather it not be done at all,” Browne said. “He remains a very shy person. He allowed it — he did so as a way to pay his
debt. He refuses to take a dime from it.” And, Browne said, by court directions, funds from the movie can’t pay his bill either. “I’m not getting paid from the movie,” he said. “All I’ve ever gotten is $1 from Colton’s mother when she hired me.” Browne did say that the film is being directed by an academy award-winning director and the screen play is being written by another academy award-winner, but he wouldn’t identify them by name. “I’ve heard (the film) will begin with his capture in the Bahamas,” Browne said. “The screen play can only be 125 pages long, I’m told. I just wonder how they’ll tell Colton’s story.” Meanwhile Cohen pointed out that restitution is only for monetary losses. He said there was at least one victim who came home to find Harris-Moore in his home and confronted him. “We should remember that there is a psychological impact in some cases and restitution doesn’t pay for that,” he said.
the deal for 2015, the payments will come in install-
ments of $900,000 in 2017 and 2018.
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John Henry Browne and Colton Harris-Moore in 2011.
about six or eight months ago,” said Scott Lancaster. “But nothing recently.” The manager wouldn’t say how much was owed to the business, or how much he had been paid. But he said the bill wasn’t even 50 percent paid. Harris-Moore also broke into the Homegrown Market and Gourmet Deli. He ate a meal, vandalized the security system and drew bare human feet on the floor using chalk. The “footprints” led out the door, along with this message:
“Cya.” That burglary cost $6,500 in theft and damage, a financial blow that put 20 employees at risk of losing their jobs, the store’s owner, Kyle Ater, said at the time. Since then, the market has closed. Ater did not respond to requests for comment this week. Harris-Moore was suspected in more than 100 crimes, including assaults on law officers. His attorneys, Emma Scanlan and John Henry Browne, won a plea deal resolving all the allegations against
Harris-Moore. He was sentenced to six and a half years on Jan. 27, 2012. He has been incarcerated since then. According to Browne, Harris-Moore remains at Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen, Wash. “He’s using his time very wisely,” Browne said. “He’s growing up. He’s studying and working eight to 10 hours a day. He’s completed two degrees and he’s being tutored by a high ranking Boeing engineer.” Browne said he visited his
a new park,” Hughes said, comparing the situation to Turtleback Mountain on Orcas in reference to maintaining the integrity of the existing property, instead of the approach that San Juan Preservation Trust and the Land Bank has taken with Mount Grant. Bormann agreed that was the main goal. The current proposal includes hiking trails, nonmotorized boats and swimming as recreational uses, while also planning to get conservation grants for the water fowl and possible salmon restoration. “I want to reiterate the question that the primary goal of this is preservation and conservation of this area, with an insularly benefit of the potential summer recreation,” Hughes said. “This is a really big purchase that has happened very quickly.” No notices have been sent to adjacent property owners as of Nov. 30, and Hughes suggested a management plan be sent to notify neighbors. In the Nov. 30 meeting, council members noted the importance of public access to the management plan going forward. Jarman stated that there were four meetings that the Land Bank could have discussed the acquisition with the council, instead of rushing the process. “I’m not sure if I’m speaking for myself or the board,
but I’m extremely disappointed that this didn’t come before the council in any executive session before this venture even got started,” Council chairman Bob Jarman said to Bormann at the meeting. “To hear about it in the street was pretty embarrassing that this acquisition was taking place. There needs to be better communication between the Land Bank and this council.” Bormann and chairman Jim Skoog apologized, saying there were many “moving parts” to the process and promised more open dialogue in the future. The council also had con-
cerns about the possibility of projected financing falling through, since grants have not yet been received, nor a buyer confirmed for the 30 acre resell that could generate $800,000. The council members posed a number of worst case scenarios, which Bormann replied that even without any additional funding, possession of the lower lake would be secured by Land Bank and SJPT funds. “We’ve tried to construct this to minimize our risk as much as possible,” Bormann said. Bormann said that after the Dec. 15 payment of $300,000 needed to close
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Students discover good news about pollutants By Leslie Kelly
Special to the Journal
The hypothesis: Body care products such as shampoo and soap are contributing toxic levels of pollutants in ground water runoff and are a potential threat to fish. The findings: Students identified untreated street runoff as the largest source of Alkyl Phenyl Ethoxylate
(APEs) entering the marine environment around the island. While the amounts were less than expected, that is not grounds for complacency, said the student’s mentor, Russel Barsh. Orcas Middle School students worked with Barsh of Kwiáht, a biology laboratory, to determine if their hypothesis was indeed cor-
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rect. What they thought they would find was a accumulation of endocrine-disrupting compound such as dioxins and PCBs which are found throughout the world in rivers, lakes and oceans. After discussing the potential threat of these toxins to fish, students participated in a screening-level study to determine whether Orcas is a source of new-generation EDCs in its marine environment. According to Barsh, the students in Laura Tidwell’s marine science class collected water samples from area lakes, ponds, storm sewers and the sewage treatment plant. Working with a Japanese company, a group of students acquired antibodies to the toxins and a scanning
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spectrophotometer and they were able to measure very small quantities of APEs in the local environment. Students Sofia Fleming, Emma Thoron and Tashi Litch gave after-school hours to complete preparation and testing of the water samples. Barsh said that Kwiaht works with all the schools in the county through the district’s STEM program to help students with science enrichment projects that deal with the environment. And then, when students show a real motivation and interest, they are invited to take part in the after-school program. Much of the needed equipment for these projects comes from local donors and the Orcas Island Community Foundation which aid for the scanning meter needed for this experiment. In all, more than $8,000 was donated, half being used for equipment and the other half for “consumables,” Barsh said. When fish are exposed to these toxins, specifically the APEs, Barsh said they become sterile and cannot reproduce. “Aquatic invertebrates such as fish and amphibians are the most exposed to APEs and are especially at risk,” he said. As little as 50 parts per billion APE in water have been shown to affect the
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development and survival of aquatic animals. “APE has been difficult and expensive to measure, so relatively little is known about how much APE is already in the environment, or how effectively APE is removed by treatment of sewage and road runoff,” he said. But the recently developed antibodies by the Japanese company helped allow for the testing in a less expensive way. The testing showed that the highest levels of APE were found in the sewage entering the Eastsound treatment facility, 30 to 40 parts per billion, enough to cause adverse effects to fish. But treatment reduced that to five parts per billion before sewage left the facility. Runoff from Eastsound streets tested 11 to 15 parts per billion, with sources being automotive fluids (oils, transmission and brake fluids) leaking from cars, washing of cars, windows and sidewalks. Lakes popular for camping and boating tested at 13 to 19 parts per billion. Nearly all the private ponds and streams tested had detectable APE, but were below the five parts per billion. Properly maintained septic systems detain most APEs, Barsh said. What this all means, he said, is that homeowners should consider creating rain gardens that collect the storm water
runoff. Rain gardens have underneath infiltration with plants and other materials that will absorb the toxic particulates that otherwise would travel via streets and streams into the bay. “The community needs to come to grips with treatment of street water runoff,” Barsh said. “Area rain gardens are one way of doing that.” While the county is experimenting with holding ponds in which runoff can be treated, he said students are already planning rain gardens to treat half the runoff from the high school parking area. It will be operational by the end of the school year. Fleming, a seventh grader who took part in the testing of the pollutants, said the project allowed her many experiences she wouldn’t get in her regular science class. “I learned how to set up a test on the micro plate reader and then set up the micro plate,” Fleming said. “From that we were able to find how many chemicals wet in our water. I learned a lot about the water sources around the island and about how APEs affect our island and other places.” She said that by doing the experiment, she and other students will be more conscientious of times when they might be added pollutants to water sources. For info email kwiaht@gmail. com.
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how they felt about the new plan in comparison to the old plan. Public hearings will be held at county council meetings this week, and a final decision will be reached Dec. 15. Read the Dec. 9 edition of the Journal for more on the Shoreline Management Plan.
Continued from page 1 first of three days regarding adapting an updated Shoreline Management Plan, with much focus on Mitchell Bay and Snug Harbor. Islanders from Orcas, Lopez, Shaw and Stuart Islands came to voice
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Letters to the Editor A heartfelt thank you
I am so thankful to live in a community that takes care of its own. I would like to thank the oncology staff at PIMC for their professionalism, caring and laughter. For Soroptimist International of
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Friday Harbor for providing the ferry ticket for my endless drives to Bellingham for radiation treatments. To Vicky Thalacker and all of the San Juan Eagles, Dennis, Jim, John and Carlo for the fantastic flights which also made this process easier, less stressful, and fun. And finally to my family, friends and neighbors who were always there with help and moral support. Thank you all for making this cancer journey an uphill walk instead of an insurmountable climb. JOANN SAMPLE San Juan Island
Helping our animals warm
On behalf of the staff, volunteers and pets at The Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor, thanks to everyone who responded to our call for blankets to help keep the animals warm during the recent outage of our heating system. Thanks to your kindness and generosity we were able to keep everyone warm and snuggly at the animal shelter! JAN MURPHY San Juan Island
Disappointed with SMP actions
Dear county councilors, Rick Hughes, Bob Jarman, and Jamie Stephens: I want you to know that there are people who are extremely disappointed by your rush to approve both the Shoreline Master Plan as rewritten and the Eastsound Sub Area Plan as rewritten. Your choice to hold critical hearings on these changes during the summer months and during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays when few could review the changes because of work commitments during the summer months and family preparations and gatherings during the holidays has virtually ensured a meager response to both the revised plans. Why is that? What is the agenda here? Allowing oil pipelines in our waters? More private docks? No buoys? We the people would like to know exactly who you serve! Apparently not the majority of the people. The natural environment? What is “natural” about unlimited private docks dotting the shoreline with toxins? Armoring of bluffs? Since the proposed SMP allows private airstrips on the shoreline, I ask, “Who do you serve?” Surely not the people and the people’s interests, not our natural world (birds, fish, trees, inter-tidal life, the grasses). You need to postpone
PUBLIC MEETINGS n San Juan County Council attending Meeting, Dec. 5 until 7 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station, Lavender Lane. Members of the SJC Council may be attending a commu nity meeting to discuss the Eastsound Subarea Plan. n San Juan County Public Hospital District No. 1 Meeting, Dec. 2, 5 p.m. Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Park Street. n Marine Resources Committee Meeting, Dec. 2, 8:30 a.m. at Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street. n Lead Integrating Organization Meeting, Dec. 2, 11:30 a.m. at Key Bank, 95 Second Street. n San Juan Island Library Board of Trustees monthly meeting, Dec. 8, 3 p.m. at San Juan Island Library
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the final decision on the Shoreline Master Plan And the Eastsound Subarea Plan! If you really want residents to be informed about these changes a series of very clear articles in our newspapers and the online paper explaining the differences, additions and deletions in the old SMP and the old ESAP and the new SMP and ESAP would be very helpful to the public. We are the caretakers of our Earth Mother. That means that we leave her Better than we found Her to the seven generations to come. Does anyone care? SPIRIT EAGLE Orcas Island
Volunteers make it happen
We have received many “Kudos” and “Thank yous” for the Community Thanksgiving Dinner and they are very appreciated. A big event does need someone to organize it; But it also does not come together without the effort and hard work of countless volunteers. We had 117-plus volunteers this year and more than 500 diners. For the past seventeen years, we have been blessed with the enthusiastic participation of repeat volunteers and first timers (who
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usually become repeat volunteers) as well as the support of the service clubs, and Friday Harbor businesses. However the most rewarding aspect of the Community Thanksgiving Dinner is the good will and smiles of all the participants including the diners. Thank you San Juan Island! JIM AND MINNIE KNYCH San Juan Island
A community thank you
The Island Artisans Board would like to extend a warm thank you to the Friday Harbor community, for all those that took the time to come to our annual Holiday Market at the elementary school. In addition, a sincere thank you is due to the participating artisans who made their diligence and professional craft available to the public. For 37 years, artists and community members who have exhibited and purchased art from this event have done more than they may truly realize. Every spring, when our high school seniors graduate, the Island Artisans group provides scholarships
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to students who present an art portfolio and essay that demonstrates a commitment to excellence for college level study. The 2015 graduating class received a total of seven awards ranging from $500 to $3,000. The total scholarship value was $12,000. You all made this possible. Each participating artisan in the Holiday Market pays a generous $50 booth fee and donates 10 percent of their total sales to the fund. This money forms the bulk of the proceeds. Additional funds come from the raffle proceeds of the ever- popular Lawson gravel and tempting gift baskets donated by loyal local businesses. Each volunteer board member generously donates their time, assuring the continuance of this event year after year. Their dedication is motivated by the belief that art plays a meaningful and enhancing role in our lives, and should be recognized and celebrated with each new generation. Such displays of passion and commitment remind us that the “Earth without art is just ‘Eh.’” LAUREN JAWER President Island Artisans
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Time to nominate a citizen of the year Every year the Journal of the San Juan Islands staff selects a Citizen of the Year for community service efforts. We believe in highlighting good deeds on our island not only to shower a deserving person with kudos, but to encourage others to step up and make a difference through acts of generosity. These deeds can be as simple as volunteering as a mentor to an island youth or starting a campaign to make our land and waters cleaner. Previous winners include: 2012 Lilo Rustmann was elected for her numerous hours of volunteering from selling cinnamon rolls at the Senior Services’ Parking Lot Sale, scrambling eggs for the Mullis Center’s pancake breakfast, greeting visitors at the Chamber of Commerce, visiting with elderly at the Islands Convalescent Center and odd jobs at the San Juan Community Theatre. 2011 Dorothy Lawson, long-time president of the Friday Harbor Food Bank was named the title because of her tireless devotion in helping to make the Food Bank what it is today. Lawson passed away in 2013. 2009 Doris Estabrooks was awarded for her crusade to ban styrofoam. The retired school secretary and antiques appraiser has been collecting data about the harmful effects of Styrofoam on the environment and human health. 2007 David Dehlendorf and Lori Stokes shared the honor of Citizen of the Year for their efforts to educate islanders and reduce litter and garbage on the island efforts that empowered other islanders to start their own initiatives. If you have a person in mind to nominate for this award please send an email to Editor Cali Bagby at editor@sanjuanjournal.com. We will select a Citizen of the Year in January of 2016. It’s also a good time to step up and start your résumé of good deeds.
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Advocate for abuse survivors retires By Heather Spaulding Special to the Journal
After 18 years of service to San Juan County’s Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services Patty Brightman will be stepping down as staff manager. She has been an integral part of the team from the organizations humble beginnings May of 1997, when she attended one of DVSAS first awareness trainings, facilitated by then Executive Director Pat Reveles and Jan Osborn. The class amounted to 40 hours for more than several weeks. She was officially hired toward the end of that training. Her first task was coordinating 25 volunteers. This included traveling to the other islands in order to facilitate trainings. She also worked on their newsletter and assisted with monthly meetings. As the organization grew, her title evolved from volunteer coordinator to community advocate. As an advocate she has assisted many survivors through their darkest hours. In September 2013, Jan Osborn retired as legal advo-
cate, and Patty stepped up to fill that void as well. “It was an honor working with Jan, I learned so much from her,” Patty said. I first met Patty as a board member of DVSAS, and have worked with her many times since, as a fellow Soroptimist and volunteer for DVSAS. The two of us drove down to Portland one very stormy January weekend, to attend a human trafficking conference. The conference was so intense and emotionally draining we returned back to our hotel room each night with barely enough energy to move, yet trying to make ourselves laugh. It was life changing, and we both vowed to make a difference. I can honestly say it has been an honor working with her. She taught me the power of gentle strength. I can speak for the DVSAS staff as well as clients she has stood beside, when I say thank you Patty, for all you have done for the survivors of domestic abuse and sexual assault, and for all you have done for this community.
Taking another look at the council and the Portland Fair controversy By David Dehlendorf
(Editor’s note: An article in the July 22 edition of the Journal “Wetlands permit resolved on San Juan Island property” described San Juan County Council’s statement that county manager Mike Thomas was not in the wrong in reference to a wetlands evaluation on a San Juan property. In the Nov. 4 edition of the Journal you can find the article “San Juan County sued for alleged withholding of public record files,” which details a lawsuit filed Oct. 9 against San Juan County and county prosecutor Randall Gaylord that alleges the county and its employees violated Washington State’s Public Records Act.)
In her Nov. 4 Guest Column in the Journal, Shireene Hale discussed the misconduct by Bob Jarman, council member, and Mike Thomas, county manager, related to a 2014 building permit application and related wetlands determination for a property in Portland Fair Estates where both live on San Juan Island. Not only did their misconduct occur, but it subsequently led to the waste of substantial time and money by the county and taxpayers, including responding to two related lawsuits. All of this could have been avoided if only Jarman and Thomas had followed established procedures in the county code. But as described below, there is more to this story that has not yet been disclosed.
Concerned about the Portland Fair situation, Hale attended the council meeting on July 13 intending to deliver constructive comments during the public access period about the mishandling of the permit application and wetlands determination. As a former manager in the planning department, Hale has in-depth knowledge of the subject, having helped write the relevant ordinance. It was Hale’s intent that morning to urge the council to avoid such misconduct in the future. However, Hale did not deliver her remarks on July 13 because of coercion by Thomas and Pamela Morais, the county’s Manager of Human Resources. As disclosed to me personally by Hale, she was sitting in the audience before the start of the July 13 meeting with notes on her lap outlining what she intended to say. Suddenly Morais appeared, looked over her shoulder at her notes, and said something to the effect that “I see from your notes what you are going to talk about you don’t want to talk about that you don’t know what is going on.” Thomas joined the discussion and they both tried to convince Hale not to speak. They then in essence said
“your involvement is interfering with what we want to do” with a related whistle blower complaint. The argument that followed was “not friendly” according to Hale. She felt coerced and did not deliver her intended remarks. Fortunately, Hale decided to deliver her remarks during public access the next morning. She also informed the council about the actions of Thomas and Morais the previous day. Hale’s comments can be viewed at: www.sanjuanco.com/council/displayAgenda. aspx?agendaid=1629#home. Thomas’ and Morais’ coercion of Hale was unethical, a form of intimidation and censorship, and perhaps illegal. The public has every right to speak to the council during the public access period without the threat of such intervention and coercion. I have personally asked the council to reprimand Thomas for his behavior. The council is unwilling to disclose whether or not it did, citing employee privacy policy. I urge the public to join me in being vigilant to make sure the described coercion was a one-time event and does not happen again to Hale or to any other citizen. Shireene Hale contributed to this piece.
Update from the school district superintendent – Submitted by San Juan Island School District Superintendent Danna Diaz
Would you believe we are nearing the end of 2015? Only one more month to go and 2016 is here. Where did the time go? In February, San Juan Island School District will recommend a Capital and Technology Levy to the voters. What I would like for you to know is that the capital and technology committees have been working for more than six months to review the needs of our district. Both committees assessed inventory and reviewed facility needs, including interviewing principals and staff to establish current district needs in facilities and technology. What the two committees determined is that while we can celebrate our recent accomplishments in these areas, we also must plan for the future. Our students and teachers require an environment that fosters a great education
and our community must maintain a strong public school system. The first project on the list of capital improvements is the remodeling of the Turnbull Gym locker room. Also included are the design of a STEM wing in the elementary school, middle school multi-room wall repair and food service improvements in both the elementary and high school. Technology improvements will include a computer replacement schedule for all the campuses, interactive projectors, and professional development in instructional technology for staff. Tech support and ongoing costs associated with instructional programs are included in this levy request. Technology advances every day and education must be responsive to these advances. Our teachers must stay up-todate with the skills and tools that will ensure our students have the knowledge necessary to compete in the workplace. The district has been intentional and detailed in this process and continues to work hard to ensure transparency.
Our committees have included community representatives, school board directors, teachers and administrative staff. Most importantly, we have a capital and technology implementation plan to ensure our students and teachers have an environment and the tools necessary for teaching and learning!! We are excited about the possibilities! I ask that you engage in conversations with your family, neighbors and friends to support our students and teachers. We will need your engagement in February. I tell people every day, I am blessed to live, work and learn in one of the most beautiful places in the state of Washington. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve. If you have any questions, or to view a list of the capital and technology improvements requested through this levy, see our website www.sjisd.wednet.edu or contact me at 370-7905, or email me at dannadiaz@sjisd.wednet.edu. Thank you for your continued support.
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Salmon with San Juan Nature Institute On Monday, Nov. 23, the third grade class from Orcas Elementary School, accompanied by teachers, instructors from San Juan Nature Institute and a few parents, set off to see the return of land-locked Sockeye salmon called Kokanee at Cascade Lake. It was a
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field trip made possible by a number of interested parties: Friends of Moran provide funding, Moran State Park staff rear the eggs in their hatchery, Long Live the Kings at Glenwood Springs rears a large portion on the fry to a large size, 50 fish per pound, before release into Cascade Lake
in December each year. The San Juan Nature Institute included this expedition in their annual Salmon in the Classroom course. The trip was to see the return of the salmon to their home stream Moran Creek. Instead of the anadromous lifestyle of Pacific salmon, these fish spend their
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where they visited the San Juan’s and fell in love with the island. In 1980 they bought a lot and built a home overlooking Haro Strait and Victoria, the site of his birth. After completion of their home they bought the first in a series of boats to explore the waters of Puget Sound and Alaska. Having become deeply involved with community activities they built a new home closer to town overlooking Turn Island. When Fred was in high school he got involved in acting and singing. One of his classmates was the actor Robert Preston, Fred always wondered how his own life might have turned out had he continued acting. Fred and Carey joined the San Juan Community Theater and participated in many plays and other events in their remaining years. He also loved singing with the Barbershop groups and they were also active in the Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church, The San Juan Island Yacht Club and the Friday Harbor Sailing Club. Fred and Carey are survived by their 2 sons; Jerry (Joan “Cookie”) from Arizona and Doug living on San Juan Island, three grandsons; John (Stephanie), Keith (Rebecca), and Chris (Jamie) along with ten great-grandchildren. After Carey died in 2007, Fred got a new lease on life when he met his companion Pat Phillip and her island family. Fred, Carey & Pat enjoyed many friends here. He always felt at home in the northwest especially when he was on the water. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the cause of your choice. Arrangements are in the care of Evans Funeral Chapel and Crematory, Inc., Anacortes, WA and the San Juan Islands. To share memories of Fred, please sign the online guest register at www.evanschapel.com.
whole life in freshwater. Nevertheless, they exhibit the same instinctive behavior as their oceangoing relatives driven at spawning time by an urgent need to return to the stream they lived in as alevin. For events on San Juan Island, visit http://sjnature.org/
read a poem every July 15, 1920 - October 25, 2015 day (exSally Bryan was born perience a in New Orleans and raised in poem, not Mississippi, Arkansas, and just read Illinois before going to Mt. Holyoke to college. Marrying, the words), she bore children in California, the world would be Boston, New York, and Chatchanged because all human and tanooga before her husband, a more-than-human relationships metallurgical engineer, moved would be warmer, deeper. to Seattle with Boeing. The In a home filled with Northwest fit the family like a family overlooking the Haro cradle, and the center of famStrait, Sally Bryan wrote far ily living on San Juan Island more letters than poems, letters is where dreams and love and to friends around the world, work crafted a drawing home. many of whom were once her The longing to “imstudents. But since learning is prove the world” was long a always a participatory process, chord in Sally’s heart. She maall are students of one another, jored in Economics because she holding the world together, thought changing the economic each with each, each with all. system was the way, minoring She is survived by three in English because she loved it. children, eight grandchildren, This she taught for years in Se- and fifteen great-grandchildren. attle, having been hired to be a In her classes, Sally counselor at West Seattle High would offer her students an School but soon deciding that “Opportunity Day.” Perhaps for her the dailyness of workfor her last opportunity day ing together in a classroom she would ask that each person offered more possibility of the who wishes to honor her memmutuality necessary in improv- ory choose to visit a place of ing the quality of human living. worship, bringing a cherished To this end, she moved to Roo- poem and thinking about her. sevelt High School where she In a letter concerning taught English, World Philoso- her last wishes, Sally asked phy, and Lab Writing. that those who wished make Her years as a wife, donations in her memory to the mother, teacher, founding Sally W. Bryan Scholarship member and Clerk of UniverFund at Stillpoint School, P.O. sity Friends Meeting (Quaker), Box 576, Friday Harbor, Wa., and founding member of Group 98250. Health Cooperative, taught her A Celebration of the that it is the human heart that Life of Sally Winton Bryan must change, not the economic will be held at 1:30 p.m. on system. She believed that if December 6, 2015 at the Mullis everyone in the world would Community Senior Center.
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Frederick Garnet Popham, 96, of Friday Harbor died at home on Saturday November 14, 2015. Fred was born Dec. 23, 1918 in Victoria, B.C. He moved with his parents Ruth and Henry Popham, to Los Angeles, CA in 1921. Fred spent many summers on Vancouver Is. with his grandparents. In high school he joined the Reserve Officer’s Training Corps and after graduation he joined the California National Guard. While he was a fencing instructor at Santa Barbara City College, Fred met his future wife, Carolee Afton McCance (Carey) as she enrolled in his class to meet him. In March 1941, as part of the US mobilization leading up to WWII, Fred went to Camp San Luis Obispo, CA and on to Fort Lewis, WA training for deployment. He and Carey married at Fort Lewis in 1942. Just before boarding a ship to Hawaii, the Army had Fred and the other non-citizens, quickly sign US Naturalization papers making them US citizens. While in Hawaii, he was given the opportunity to attend Officer Candidate School in Aberdeen, Maryland. Fred remained there as an OCS instructor for the duration of the war. In 1944 their first son David (Jerry) was born. After the war they returned to California where their second son Doug was born. Fred applied for and accepted a position with the California National Guard and they moved to Sacramento. After 34 years of service he retired in 1970 as Colonel and state headquarters Chief of Staff. Fred received the Silver Bear award from the Boy Scouts of America for his volunteer work. As a boating enthusiast he completed the US Power Squadron training and became an instructor, training many other boaters in safe boating skills. After retiring Fred & Carey left on their boat, Bounty and spent a year exploring Mexico. They returned to San Diego, purchased the larger Pastime and continued cruising down the coast to Panama. They sold and delivered Pastime to her new owner in Virginia. The next few years were spent traveling around the US and Canada
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The rain falls and the wind blows – it is winter in San Juan County. But don’t let the bluster of colder weather stop you from putting on your gardening gloves and digging in the soil. Due to our temperate weather and low elevation, frost rarely occurs in our garden beds and a light mulch on the surface can easily solve that problem. So as long as you are willing, fall and winter gardens are a must for the island.
Vegetables
According to the Washington State University’s gardening extension programs’ experts, the following vegetables can be planted in summer or early fall for fall, winter and early spring harvest: pole and fava beans, beets, cabbage, brussels sprouts, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, onions, parsley, peas, garlic, kale, shallots and rutabaga. For info on when to plant these crops, google “WSU gardening extension fall and winter vegetable gardening pdf.”
Shrubs
Dogwood creek, also known as red-osier dogwood has beautiful reddish bark and shows off clusters of creamy
Calendar Wednesday, December 2 Mike Vouri: Twenty Years at San Juan Island National Historical Park: A Retrospective, San Juan Island Library, 7 p.m. Join us for an evening of storytelling as Vouri, who retires Dec. 31, recounts tales from his years San Juan Island National Historical Park. Awards Luncheon for the Launch San Juan Islands business plan, Coho Restaurant, 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Free for contestants, donors, judges and mentors, $20 for audience. Winners will be revealed at this final event of the competition. To RSVP, call 360-378-2906
Right: Salal is a small evergreen shrub, known for its large, leathery, evergreen leaves. Kale, shown in the background, is a good vegetable for multiple seasons.
white flowers, followed by white or bluish berries that persist even through winter. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture website, Native Americans smoke the inner bark of red-osier dogwood in tobacco mixtures used in the sacred pipe ceremony. Indian plum is often known as the first deciduous native shrub to flower in late winter. The shrub, which features pendulous clusters of green and white flowers that emerge in late winter, provides nectar for hummingbirds, moths and butterflies and native bees. Salal is a small evergreen shrub, known for its large, leathery, evergreen leaves. The plant makes an exciting winter addition to your garden because its dull green leaves become reddish in winter. You do have to wait until spring for the white-to-pinkish bell-shaped flowers, which turn to large bluish-purple berries in late summer. The white inside-out flower is a deciduous herbaceous groundcover. It has delicate starlike flowers on stiff stalks in spring. You will find a bright yellow color in these flowers
Badminton and Ping Pong, Adult Drop-in, 8-10 p.m., Turnbull Gym. Join fellow islanders for adult drop-in badminton or ping pong games. $3 punch tickets available.
of talent. Look forward to the impressive diversity of local talent with paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor as well as pastels, photography, sculpture, glass and more by Artists’ Registry members.
Island Stage Left’s “Shining City,” 7:30 p.m., San Juan County Fairgrounds. Also plays Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 6 at 4 p.m.
Saturday, December 5
Thursday, December 3 Basketball adult drop-in, 8-10 p.m., Hall Gym. Join fellow islanders for adult drop-in basketball games.$3 punch tickets available.
Friday, December 4 IMA Islands Artists’ Registry Show, 11 a.m., IMA, free. A riot of art and color displaying an amazing range
Holiday Festival 2015, 5 p.m. San Juan Community Theatre. SJCT’s annual FUNdraiser with live and silent auctions, island entertainment and gourmet food from Coho. $100 per person. www.sjctheatre.org or 3783211, ext. 32 Flea Market at the Fairgrounds, 9 a.m. to noon, free. The market will be rain or shine, held in the main building at the fairgrounds. Don’t miss the last market of 2015! Whether it be old furniture, handmade necklaces, or even an old boat, the Flea
Market at the Fairgrounds is the place to sell it or buy it!
Sunday, December 6 Island Rec Teen Open Gym, 7-9 p.m. Free open gym for those wanting to get out of the house and hit the hoops, among other gym play. The Met: Live in HD: LuLu, 2 p.m. San Juan Community Theatre. Berg’s dramatic opera is considered a masterpiece of 20th Century composition. Tickets: $20 adults; $18 members; $10 student reserved. Pancake Breakfast 1st Sunday, 9 a.m. to noon, Mullis Senior Center. Join us for the 1st Sunday Pancake Breakfast at the Mullis Center. A meal is $6, with proceeds going to the Transportation Fund of the local Meals on Wheels program.
up until the late fall, adding a little light to your backyard when you need it the most. Pearly everlasting has graygreen leaves and tiny yellow flowers with white bracts that bloom in early fall. The flowers are commonly dried for flower arrangements. For more information, visit http:// gardening.wsu.edu/.
Monday, December 7 Listen up! Stories for Grown ups, The San Juan Island Library, 1:15 p.m. free. Readings to adults each Monday after the senior lunch. Participants don’t just sit quietly. We all share our reactions to what we read, and may discuss other books we’ve read that pertain to the librarian’s selection. Stop in to hear adventure travel, writing, history, science and more. Free contra dance, San Juan Island Grange, 7:30 p.m., free. All dances taught. Singles or couples, you’ll dance with everybody to live old time music. New band members welcome.
Wednesday, December 9 Block Print Christmas Cards with Alice Hibbard,
7 p.m., free. Make your own holiday cards using the simple linoleum relief print making method. Refreshments courtesy of the Friends of the Library.
Tuesday, December 15 Annual old-fashioned Holiday Social, 5:30 p.m., Rumor Mill. Join San Juan Island National Historical Park staff and volunteers at the holiday social to coincide with Mike Vouri’s retirement party.
December 20 - 23 Island Stage Left’s “Christmas Memories,”7 p.m., Roche Harbor Pavilion. and at 3 and 6 p.m. on Dec. 24. Christmas Eve reservations are highly recommended.
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Start the holiday season off by attending a time-honored island event at the San Juan Historical Museum Thursday, Dec. 3, 5 – 8 p.m. The museum heritage buildings will be decorated in holiday finery and aglow with sparkling lights. The Island Chordsmen Plus and others will take the lead in traditional caroling. Children of all ages will delight in the winter wonderland train set and Santa
Claus will be a special guest, so have cameras at the ready for selfies with Santa. Warm up with Ivar’s world famous clam chowder, chili from Ernie’s Café, hot apple cider, festive baked goodies and much more. It’s a free event and donations are welcomed. All proceeds benefit the developing Museum of History and Industry. Contact the museum for further information call 378-3949 or visit their website at www.sjmuseum.org.
Preservation Trust Open House
In the spirit of the winter holidays, the San Juan Preservation Trust cordially invites you to join us for a holiday open house Friday, Dec. 4, 4 to 6 p.m. at Red Mill Farm. Stop in for some holiday cheer! RSVP to Bella French at bella@sjpt.org or call 3782461 if you plan to attend. Carpooling encouraged due to limited parking.
Meet Coast Salish artist Ron Aleck during a reception scheduled from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5 at the Arctic Raven Gallery, and see a large selection of work. Aleck’s work tops Arctic Raven’s request list for small carvings. His detailed and exquisitely painted herons, hummingbirds, salmon, otters and more capture the essence of the animal while elegantly incorporating Northwest Coast design
elements. “I love doing my work and have been carving so long that it has become part of me,” said Aleck, who is a hereditary chief on both sides of his family. “I gain inspiration from everything I do – from observing the way the light reflects off the wing of a heron to the positive reaction I receive from those who buy my work. If you put love into your carvings, then it shines out.”
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42. 1973 Elton John hit 46. Long, long time 48. Served as helmsman 49. Had a bug 50. Abundance 52. About 53. Spanish appetizer 54. Archaeological site 55. ___ rock, e.g. David Bowie 59. "Star Trek" rank: Abbr.
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SAN JUAN COUNTY LEGAL 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. CALL FOR BIDS SAN JUAN COUNTY CRP 031001 Odlin Park Float and Pile Replacement Project Summary Description of Work This Contract provides for the improvement of the County’s marine access facility at Odlin County Park on Lopez Island, Washington. This work includes, but is not limited to, removing and disposing of the existing timber float, aluminum gangway and timber piles; driving new steel piles, furnishing and installing a new float and aluminum gangway and bulkhead, constructing a new timber rail and other work, all in accordance with and described in the Contract Provisions and Plans. Estimated Cost $150,000 - $200,000 Working Days The Contractor may begin onsite work after execution of the Contract by the Contracting Agency. This project shall be physically completed within 20 working days and no later than Monday February 15 2016 as specified in the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Permit NWS-2013-0526. Solicitation This call for bids was first advertised Wednesday, December 2, 2015 Informational Items Washington State Sales Tax This Contract is subject to WAC 458-20-171, Washington State Sales Tax Rule 171. In accordance, the Bidder shall include Washington State Retail Sales Taxes in the various unit bid item prices (Section 1-07.2(1)). Requirements for Minimum Prevailing Wages The State of Washington prevailing wage rates applicable for this public works project, which is located in San Juan County, may be found at the following website address of the Department of Labor and Industries: https://fortress.wa.gov/lni/ wagelookup/prvWagelookup.aspx. Based on the bid submittal deadline for this project, the applicable effective date for prevailing wages for this project is December 16, 2015. A copy of the applicable prevailing wage rates is also available for viewing at the office of the public works. Upon request, public works will mail a copy of the applicable prevailing wages for this project. Approved “Statement of Intent to Pay Prevailing Wages” and “Affidavit of prevailing Wages” forms are required. Bid Information Contract Provisions and Plans The Contract Provisions and Plans are available for viewing in person at the San Juan County Public Works Department or online at http://www.sanjuanco.com/ publicworks/Bids-and-Specs.aspx. Individual copies may be purchased for $50 by sending or delivering a
check to the San Juan County Public Works Department at the address listed below. Payment must be received prior to delivery. Purchase of Contract Provisions and Plans is not required to submit a bid. Amendments Any Amendments to this Contract will be posted online. Only Bidders who have purchased a copy of the Contract Provisions and Plans will be notified by the Public Works Department of Amendments. Notification will be made using the contact information provided during purchasing. Bidder Questions In accordance with Section 1-02.4(1) of the Standard Specifications: Oral explanations, interpretations, or instructions given by anyone before the Award of a Contract will not be binding on the Contracting Agency. Any information given a prospective Bidder concerning any of the Bid Documents will be furnished to all prospective Bidders as an Addendum if that information is deemed by the Contracting Agency to be necessary in submitting Bids or if the Contracting Agency concludes that the lack of the information would be prejudicial to other prospective Bidders. Bid Opening Time and Date Sealed bids shall be marked and delivered in accordance with Section 1-02.9 of the Special Provisions. Sealed bids are to be received at the following location prior to the time and date specified: At the office of the Clerk of the Council, San Juan County Council, until 1:00 p.m. of the bid opening date. Physical Address: Clerk of the Council 55 Second Street, 1st Floor Friday Harbor, WA 98250 Mailing Address: Clerk of the Council 350 Court St #1 Friday Harbor, WA 98250 The bid opening date for this Contract shall be WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2015. Bidders are cautioned that delivery service to San Juan Island is subject to delays due to inclement weather and ferry service disruptions. Bidders who send their bids to San Juan County via USPS, Fed Ex, UPS or some other carrier shall place their bids in a sealed envelope, to ensure that a sealed bid is received by the County. Additional Information Contact the Public Works Department at (360) 370-0500. LEGAL NO. J670697 Published in The Journal of the San Juan Islands Decmeber 2, 9, 2015. LEGAL NOTICE San Juan County Public Works 2016-2017 Motor Fuel Bid Date: December 15, 2015 REQUEST FOR BIDS PROJECT NAME:
2016-2017 Motor Fuel BIDS DUE: December 15, 2015 at 3:00 PM Public notice is hereby given that the San Juan County Public Works has issued a Request for Bids to provide Motor fuel for 2016-2017 on San Juan, Orcas and Lopez Islands. Specification packets are available at the San Juan County Public Works Department, 915 Spring Street, PO Box 729, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 Phone (360) 370-0500 or online at http://www.sanjuanco.com/ publicworks/Bids-and-Specs.aspx. LEGAL NO. SJ670112 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder November 25, December 2, 2015.
Notice of Public Hearing on ORDINANCE ENACTING RULES AND REGULATIONS RESTRICTING THE SALE, USE, AND AVAILABILITY OF ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES, E-LIQUIDS, AND UNREGULATED NICOTINE DELIVERY PRODUCTS The San Juan County Board of Health will conduct a public hearing on a proposed Ordinance Enacting Rules and Regulations Restricting the Sale, Use, And Availability of Electronic Smoking Devices, E-Liquids, and Unregulated Nicotine Delivery Products. The hearing will begin at noon on December 16, 2015, in the County Council Chambers, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor. The hearing may be continued from time to time and place to place as may be desired by the Board without additional written notice. At the hearing, members of the public will be invited to speak and/or provide written statements regarding the proposed ordinance. After the public testimony portion of the hearing has ended, the Board will deliberate and consider modifications to the ordinance that are proposed by members of the public, the county employees or Board members. The proposed ordinance may then be adopted with or without modifications. The following is a summary of the proposed ordinance. The ordinance establishes regulations for electronic smoking devices, e-liquids, and unregulated nicotine delivery products that: require each seller to verify age by photographic identification that purchasers of such products are at least eighteen years old; prohibit sales or distribution to minors; limit sampling and distribution of coupons; restrict sales from mechanical equipment, and; require signs be posted clearly indicating that the sale of electronic smoking devices and eliquids is prohibited to persons under age 18. The ordinance further limits the locations where electronic smoking devices can be utilized. Finally, the ordinance provides for en-
forcement for violations of the ordinance and establishes an appeal process. All persons wishing to be heard on this matter are encouraged to attend the hearing. Written comments may be submitted in advance of the hearing by mail or at the hearing by delivery in person. Please send 9 copies of all written comments to the San Juan County Board of Health at P.O. Box 607 Friday Harbor, WA 98250. The ordinance is on file at the office of the Health & Community Services, 145 Rhone Street, Friday Harbor, WA. The ordinance may be inspected and copies obtained 24 hours a day at the County website at www.sanjuanco.com or at the Health & Community Services office during each business day between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. A copy of the proposed ordinance will be mailed without charge upon request. For more information please contact Mark Tompkins at 360-378-4474. LEGAL NO. SJ670620 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder December 2, 9, 2015. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER CHANGES TO SAN JUAN COUNTY ADOPTED BUDGET FOR 2015 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony on 2 proposed Ordinances: an Ordinance Revising the 2015 County Budget for Supplemental Appropriations and Transfers; and an Ordinance Revising the 2015 County Budget for Emergency Appropriations. The public hearing will be held in the Council Hearing Room at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, Washington on Monday, December 15, 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 Ordinances. After the public testimony portion of the hearing has ended, the Council will deliberate and consider modifications to the Ordinances that are proposed by members of the public, county employees or the Council. The proposed Ordinances may then be adopted with or without modifications. SUMMARY: The Ordinance Revising the 2015 County Budget for Emergency Appropriations results in a net increase to County appropriations in various funds by a total of approximately $50,125. The Ordinance Revising the 2015 County Budget for Supplemental Appropriations adds appropriations in the amount of $49,875.
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 355 Court Street#1, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. The Ordinances are 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. The Ordinance may also be viewed 24 hours a day at the County website at http://www.sanjuanco.com/ Council/PendingOrdinances.aspx. A copy of the proposed Ordinance will be mailed without charge upon request. For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at 360-370-7472 and/or County Auditor Milene Henley at 360-370-7558. LEGAL NO. SJ671074 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder December 2, 9, 2015. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR PRUNE ALLEY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT San Juan County Public Works Department Project Description San Juan County Public Works Department (County) is seeking a Consultant to provide engineering services for the Prune Alley Road Improvement Project in Eastsound, Orcas Island. General Scope of Work The Consultant shall prepare a set of preliminary road improvement plans, of suitable scale and detail, that can serve as the basis for Right of Way acquisition, permitting and final engineering. The Consultant shall also prepare an accompanying basis of design report which describes the legal basis and engineering judgement used in preparing the preliminary road improvement plans. Proposal Submittal Process Reference materials can be found on the county website at the following location: http://sanjuanco.com/ publicworks/Bids-and-Specs.aspx. Please submit one electronic copy of your Proposal to: pubwks@sanjuanco.com by 3:00 pm on December 16, 2015. No submittals will be accepted after that date and time. Any questions regarding this RFP should be directed to Colin Huntemer at (360) 370-0500 or colinh@sanjuanco.com. LEGAL NO. SJ670242 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder December 2, 9, 2015.
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TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING(S) NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Town Council will hold meeting on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 12:00 and 5:30 pm. The agenda will be posted at Town Hall and on the Town website: www.fridayharbor.org.
LEGAL NO. FH671075 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands December 2, 2015.
NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Council of Friday Harbor, Washington, will hold a public hearing to amend the 2015 Town Budget. Copies of amendments are available
for review at Town Hall between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, beginning December 7, 2015. Date: Thursday, December 17, 2015 Time: 12:00 p.m. or soon thereafter Place: Town Council Chambers
60 Second Street, Friday Harbor, Washington LEGAL NO. FH671078 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands December 2, 9, 2015.
MISCELLANEOUS LEGAL NOTICES IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN JUAN In the Matter of the Estate of GORDON STEELE, Deceased. No. 15-4-05062-0 NONPROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.42.030) The notice agent named below has elected to give notice to creditors of the above-named decedent. As of the date of the filing of a copy of this notice with the Court, the notice agent has no knowledge of any other person acting as notice agent or of the appointment of a personal representative of the decedent’s estate in the state of Washington. According to the records of the Court as are available on the date of the filing of this notice with the Court, a cause number regarding the decedent has not been issued to any other notice agent and a personal representative of the decedent’s estate has not been appointed. Any persons having a claim against the decedent must, before the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.42.070 by serving on or mailing to the notice agent or the notice agent’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court in which the notice agent’s declaration and oath were filed. The claim must be presented within the later of (1) 30 days after the notice agent served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.42.020(2)(c) or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as provided in RCW 11.42.050 and 11.42.060. This bar
is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate estate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION 2nd day of December, 2015. The notice agent declares under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Washington on November 23, 2015 at Friday Harbor, WA that the foregoing is true and correct. ANTHONY D. VIVENZIO, WSBA #4984 Attorney for Notice Agent Notice Agent: MARY KALBERT Address of Notice Agent: 63 DREAM LAKE RD, FRIDAY HARBOR, WA 98250 Telephone: 360.378.6119 Attorney for the Notice Agent: ANTHONY D. VIVENZIO Address for Mailing or Service: PO BOX 208 540 GUARD ST., SUITE 220 FRIDAY HARBOR, WA 98250 Telephone: 360.378.6860 LEGAL NO. J670660 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands. December 2, 9, 16, 2015. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY In the matter of the estate of: JOYCE LEE NIELSEN, Deceased. NO. 15-4-05058-1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal
Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. 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(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of first publication: December 2, 2015 Personal Representative: Susan Nielsen PO Box 2238 Friday Harbor WA 98250 Attorney for Personal Representative: Kathryn C. Loring PO Box 668 Friday Harbor, WA 98250 Tel. 360-378-2191 LEGAL NO. J670623 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands. December 2, 9, 16, 2015.
Notice of Intent to Adopt an Election Resolution. The San Juan Islands Conservation District intends to have a meeting on Thursday, December 10th, 2015, 8:30-11:00am, at 530 Guard Street, Friday Harbor, WA, at which the date, time, place and manner of the 2016 annual election will be set. LEGAL NO. SJ669553 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder. November 25, December 2, 2015.
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF PIERCE ESTATE OF MARY MARGARET KINGLAND, Deceased. NO. 15-4-01911-5 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 (NTCRD) The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s Attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020 (1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: November 25, 2015. Personal Representative: SCOTT A. KINGLAND Attorney for the Personal Representative: A. EUGENE HAMMERMASTER/DAVID C. HAMMERMASTER Address for Mailing or Service: 1207 Main Street Sumner, WA 98390 Pierce County Superior Court Cause
Number: 15-4-01911-5 /s/Scott A. Kingland SCOTT A. KINGLAND, Personal Representative Attorney for Personal Representative: HAMMERMASTER LAW OFFICES, PLLC /s/A. Eugene Hammermaster A. Eugene Hammermaster, WSBA 03974 1207 Main Street Sumner, WA 98390 (253) 863-5115 LEGAL NO. J669917 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands. November 25, December 2, 9, 2015.
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PTA finds new way to Island lights festival fund scholastics – Submitted by Friday Harbor Elementary School PTA
This holiday season at Friday Harbor Elementary School the Parent-Teacher Association is funding excellence through a social media campaign on Deposit A Gift. FHES PTA wants to value the time of students and families. Students should be home with family after school, focusing on studies or engaged in extra curricular activity, rather then pounding the pavement trying to sell more stuff to their community. Funding Excellence at FHES is a social media campaign that will take advantage of #GivingTuesday, a national day of giving, Tuesday, Dec 1. The website is fundingexcell e nc e at f he s . myd ag s ite. com. Tax-deductible donations help fill the gaps in the ever-shrinking budgets of schools. With traditional fundraisers, the school only gets a percentage of the sales, usually about 50 percent. Using Deposit a Gift, the school receives, about 93 percent. Donate on #GivingTuesday, Deposit
A Gift will waive their platform fee and donate it back to FHES, so the school will earn about 97 percent of your donation. With a click and a credit card, a safe and secure donation can be made on this site. Luke F., a student at FHES says, “Thank you for not making me sell any cookie dough! I could tell people only bought it in the past because they wanted to support me and my school.” The current needs to fund
excellence at FHES include: transportation costs for experiential field trips from kindergarten to sixth grade, teacher stipends, art enrichment classes, Chromebooks for more hands-on learning in all grades, and family events centered around math and reading. The FHES PTA hopes islanders will support learners by giving directly to schools. To mail a check to FHES PTA, P.O. Box 458, Friday Harbor, WA.
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The San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Brickworks, the Whale Museum, Island Rec, Animal Protection Society and the San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild for the Island Light Festival on Dec. 4. An open house and ornament making starts at 3:30-5 p.m. at the Whale Museum. At 5 p.m. the Friday Harbor Elementary School Choir, led by Joshua Boland, will lead us caroling from the Whale Museum down to Memorial Park where we will meet up for more caroling by the Island Chordsmen Plus led by Angel Michaels. Santa will arrive and turn the lights on, followed by more caroling before heading up to Brickworks for chestnuts on the open fire, pictures by Mark Gardner with Santa, crafts with Island Rec, animal shelter giving tree, cocoa, and more. Brickworks and the San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild will have local harvest vegetable soup and bread for sale, along with spiced, local apple cider and hot chocolate. For more info, call 378-5240 or email becki@sanjuanisland.org.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015 On his passing, we now celebrate the life of Edward Richard Weed, devoted husband and dedicated father. Ed was born in Vancouver, BC to American parents in 1923. He was the eighth generation of his family born and raised in North America, his forbearers having arrived in the year 1630. He joined the US Army Air Corps in 1942, served his country for 31 years, and retired with the rank of Colonel in the US Air Force. Ed was an active fighter pilot throughout his service, flying all over the world and seeing combat in WWII and Korea. During his military career he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, the Soldier’s Medal, the Air Force Commendation Medal, the WWII Victory Medal, and the US Air Force Distinguished Service Medal. After retirement, and once their six children were headed off on their own, Ed and his beloved wife Katie cruised the Salish Sea and the Inside Passage for well over 25 years in a succession of v essels from their home port of Friday Harbor, WA. Ed follows his wife Katie, daughter Susan, son-in-law Tony Donato, and grand-daughter Gina Donato to new beginnings.
He is survived by a large and grandly extended family, including his daughter Wendy (with Burt Gershater, their children Jennie, Mat, and Jessie, and their grandchildren Livi and Izun), his daughter Karen (with her children Lily and Ethan), his son David (with Lani Momeyer and their niece Natalie Donato), his daughter Lisa (with Steve Lahmann), and his daughter Rebecca (with her children Audrey and Terren). Ed’s family extends our deepest gratitude to the amazingly gifted people who cared for him in his last years, including everyone at Highgate Senior Living of Bellingham, Whatcom Hospice, and Peace Health of Bellingham. Private services will be held at a later date.
November 9th, 1936 to November 19th, 2015 Dr. Colin J Sandwith, 79, of Edmonds Washington, passed away suddenly on 19 November 2015. An inurnment service will be scheduled in Friday Harbor in the coming spring. Colin was born on San Juan Island on November 9, 1936. He graduated from Friday Harbor High School as the Valedictorian and continued on to receive a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington and his Doctorate from Oregon State University. Colin was married to Florence for 37 years; she passed on September 2, 2003. Colin was a beloved son, brother, dad, uncle, grandpa, professor, colleague and friend that seemed able to leave a memorable impression and a smile at every encounter. His crafty style was disarming and endearing. Almost every person he met had an experience to share. He was possibly the best story teller you’ve ever met. He started life in a rural setting on San Juan Island as the eldest of 5 children where his mother and father, Mildred and Pat, worked tirelessly to raise the family. Colin ultimately left Friday Harbor and earned a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering, before becoming a legendary professor and world renowned expert in corrosion research as a faculty member at UW’s Applied Physics Lab. His life’s work was filled leading and inspiring countless students, colleagues, and crafting solutions in his ‘Colombo Style’ on enumerable projects for the US Navy, NASA, and countless other organizations. He was a scientist at heart and his research into corrosion allowed him to participate in projects like designing and optimizing the reliability of our submarine force’s corrosion protection and improving the safety of the space shuttle fleet. He helped to track migratory paths of Killer Whales and evolve
methods to help track submarines. His fascination with physics and love of teaching helped establish lifelong bonds with many who would follow in his footsteps. He remained active in all these areas until his death. To leave the story about Colin at his accomplishments is to suggest, ‘the sunset was pretty.’ An experience with Colin whether professional or just meeting him by chance was full of wit and wisdom wrapped in a full bouquet of humor with compassion and an eternal focus to help everyone. Colin is survived by his sons Scott, Rex, and Eric and his daughter Kara. They are married to Caryn, Gemma, and Julia, respectively. He has 11 grandchildren; Ashley, Karleigh, Chris, Hannah, Lauren, Megan, Khristine, Leo, Justin, Adelaide, and Crawford. He was a grandfather to all his nieces, nephews, and to a host of extended family and friend’s children. Colin was preceded in death by his wife Florence, father and mother, Pat and Mildred, and his brother Roger. He is survived by his sister Patricia, her husband, Joe; his brother’s wife Sharon; and his brothers, Michael and Perry, and their wives, Sheri and Sheila. Like so many, he was taken to soon and leaves significant roles to fill in his family and his calling. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to the American Heart Association’s Puget Sound Chapter at https://donatenow.heart.org/. The family would like to thank his extended family at the University of Washington’s Applied Physics Lab for their generosity and love.
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Howard Schonberger passed on Oct. 23. He was incredibly active in the community and was the heart and soul of the Journal. The Journal asked you to share stories about Howard. Here are some memories.
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Here is my most favorite photo (shown above) of Howard and his wife Helen, aboard a Washington State Ferry (Go with the Flow), reading their favorite newspaper. – Kathy Chadwick
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Howard lived life to the fullest and up to the end itself. We saw him and Helen about two weeks ago at the theatre and he still had that twinkle in his eye. What a unique and admirable individual! Howard was intelligent, thoughtful, hard working, soft spoken and a wonderful role model for children and adults. The way he shared his memories of life experiences and adventures truly brought American history to life for all of us. - Karen and David Kratter
Remembering Howard
For the past 25 years I had the opportunity to spend a little time with Howard on almost every Friday evening. He was certainly an inspiration on how to age but never grow old. I think part of his secret was to stay involved and maintain a purpose. Howard never quit. He was always active in Lions Club, he was the first
male member of the local Soroptimist chapter, and was a volunteer firefighter until they retired him at 75. He was a board member for the local United Way, an elder at the Presbyterian Church, as well as a journalist and the go–to–guy for advertising at the Journal. I’m sure there are many other groups that benefited from his allegiance. Another trait that kept him going was keeping his mind alive. He was a tenacious Scrabble player; a take–no–prisoners type of opponent. Howard was a member of the Lion’s Knowledge Bowl team and a regular at Trivia Night at the Rumor Mill. He also was an accomplished artist and active in the Artist’s Guild. He always maintained a positive attitude that exuded true happiness. I never saw Howard without a genuine smile on his face. Even with all the medical issues he was facing, he approached the world with glee. His sense of humor and quick wit never waned. The articles he wrote for the Journal always reflected how good things can be. Howard also knew that love in his life was so important. I remember several years ago when I first met his son, Howard Jr., his exuberance and pride in the introduction brought such a smile to my face. After he married Helen, I watched him embrace her family completely. I truly am honored to have known him and to see how important all of these traits are in maintaining a happy and healthy life. –Gayle Rollins Manager of The San Juan Island Yacht Club