Journal of the San Juans, November 11, 2015

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By Leslie KellySpecial to the Journal

A modest 1 percent increase in the total amount of property taxes levied is being proposed for San Juan County property owners for 2016.

County Manager Mike Thomas said last week that the proposed 2016 budget is based on a con-servative forecast of a 3 percent growth in sales tax, and a 2 per-cent growth in property tax. That includes the 1 percent increase in existing property allowed by state law, and the value of new con-struction added to the tax rolls.

“Our goal is to continue to pro-vide current services at existing levels,” Thomas said. “The county does not have sufficient funding to add much in the way of new staff or new programming.”

According to John Kulseth, San Juan county assessor, for the owner of a home in the town of Friday Harbor with an assessed value of $350,000, if the assessed values in that area remained the same, (which is unlikely,) that person’s property taxes would increase $25. Hence, increases are expected to be less.

The first public hearing on the budget was Nov. 10. Four more public hearings left on the calen-dar as San Juan County Council members continue to review the 2016 county budget as proposed by Thomas and Milene Henley, county auditor.

The $17.43 million budget was introduced to the council on Oct. 19. While it’s being called a “status quo” budget, it represents a 4.3 percent increase from the current

year budget.In order to have a balanced

operating budget for 2016, the county plans to use $656,000 of its available cash and reserve funds.

The council met Nov. 2 dur-ing which members briefly spoke about the budget and heard a presentation by Kim Herrenkohl, deputy auditor, who detailed the county’s 2016 capital budget and six-year Capital Improvement Plan. The council also heard in detail about the 2016 parks and fair budget and fees schedules from Dona Wuthnow, parks and fair director.

Among the projects being pro-posed in the 2016 capital budget is $120,000 for the planning of the Centralized County Campus Plan. There’s $400,000 allotted for fleet replacement which is the

local share of the road transpor-tation improvement plan. More than $2.4 million is proposed for Orcas road improvements. There’s $360,000 proposed for the Orcas Village park and ride, and within the capital expenditures is the pur-chased of a patrol car and a truck for the parks department, each at $70,000.

The 2016 Capital Improvement Plan includes a list of projects recommended by the capital com-mittee to be funded with capital improvement funds.

Parks Director Dona Wuthnow presented a fee schedule to council members that outlines increased fees based on park location and season of renting. On average, campsites are proposed to increase

A look at the 2016 San Juan County budget

257 fish species in Salish Sea

By Anna V. SmithJournal reporter

Smallhead eelpout, spotted ratfish, slimy snailfish, pricklebreast poacher; the names sound like creatures from another world. And, in a way, they are. The names represent different fish species found in the marine world of the Salish Sea.

A recent study, “Fishes of the Salish Sea: a com-pilation and distributional analysis,” has compiled a checklist of all 253 fish species found in the Salish Sea. Of those, 37 were previously unknown to have inhabited the area.

According to co-author Ted Pietsch, having base-line information like this is important to future goals of conservation and understanding how fish popula-tions may change over time.

“The main goal is to appraise the public and the scientific community that there are many more things out there than we thought,” Pietsch said. “If we don’t know what’s there, we can’t tell whether things are impacted by pollution in the environment, or whatever it might be.”

Pietsch said that this is the first update of fish spe-cies in the Salish Sea in 35 years, and the study notes that the updated list recorded a 14 percent increase species than the last study.

Since publication, four more species have been added to the checklist, Pietsch said, and that they

Election resultsBy Anna V. SmithJournal reporter

The Nov. 3 preliminary election results for San Juan County Public Hospital Board and San Juan County School District #1 are in. The newpublic hospital board members in the lead are Barbara Sharp, Monica Harrington and Bill Williams. The new district director for the schooldistrict will likely be John Kurtz. The total number of votes counted was 6,308 of 12,177, or 51.8 percent of voters.

Barbara Sharp has the lead for position 2 on the SJCPHD Board at 61.91 percent, and 1,882 votes total.

“I was delighted with the elec-tion results, and want to thank all of my supporters for their help and encouragement,” Sharp said in a written statement to the Journal. “Because of you I was able to run a clean, honest and positive campaign. I also had the benefit of a wonderful campaign team, good friends who stepped up to the plate and after all that has gone on, we are all still good friends! This election was very difficult , and I hope everyone will work together for positive change. There is a lot of hard work ahead, and I look forward to serving all islanders to assure that everyone has access to

the best possible range of health care services.”

Monica Harrington will likely take position 3 at 58.24 percent and 1,763 votes total.

“This was a neighbor-to-neigh-bor campaign and I’m thrilled and gratified by the result,” Harrington said to the Journal about her win.“Many people worked very hard and I’m very thankful for the support and friendship and the shared interest in making our healthcare work better for every-one.”

Bill Williams is in the front position for spot 5 at 60.84 percent and 1,835 votes total

“I want to thank San Juan islanders for electing me to the public hospital district commis-sion,” said Williams. “I am over-whelmed and humbled by the out-pouring of congratulations and well wishes I have received since the announcement of the results of the election. I look forward to joining my fellow commissioners in January to work for health care that works for islanders.”

In the race for the San Juan County School District directors, Kurtz has position so far by 51.32 percent.

“I believe I can help the school board focus on fund raising and

See FISH, Page 4

See BUDGET, Page 5

See ELECTION, Page 2

Contributed photo/ Joseph R. TomelleriAbove: detailed drawing of a spotted ratfish.

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The San Juan County Sheriff ’s Office responded to the following calls.

Oct. 28• Deputy in Friday

Harbor received a report of a death investigation. The death appeared to be from natural causes.

• Deputies responded to residence on San Juan Island to investigate a report of a dog being shot and injured.

• A deputy in Friday Harbor received a report of a suspicious circumstance in the harbor. It was report-ed that a person was yelling and screaming and revving up his boat engine.

Oct. 29• A reporting party said

her boyfriend violated a protection order.

• Deputies in Friday

Harbor received a report of a domestic dispute. The investigation showed that the two parties involved were having a verbal argu-ment.

Oct. 30• A deputy was notified

that a citizen turned in a wallet at the Orcas Island Fire Department. The wallet was collected and booked into property at the Orcas Substation.

• A San Juan Island depu-ty received a report of pos-sible fraud. The reporting party stated he found an unauthorized charge on his bank account so he closed it. He was advised to put a fraud alert on his credit report by contacting the credit reporting agencies.

• A deputy in Friday Harbor received a report of

an order violation.Oct. 31• A deputy responded to

a business in Friday Harbor to investigate a report of a burglary. Sometime during the night or early morning, an unknown person gained entry into the building and stole cash and checks. There was no forcible entry.

• A Lopez Island woman reported finding a rifle in a roadside ditch. The responding deputy located a BB rifle, which was taken for safekeeping.

• A San Juan deputy initi-ated a traffic stop on a vehi-cle for an illegal tint on the driver’s window. He subse-quently arrested the male driver for DUI. The traf-fic stop and arrest occurred within Friday Harbor.

Nov. 1• A deputy was dispatched

to a dispute in Eastsound. The parties were separated.

• A vehicle was found unoccupied off the roadway but partially blocking the lane of travel in the area of Boyce Road and San Juan Valley Road in Friday Harbor. Deputies attempted to contact the owner with negative results. The vehicle

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Candidates running unopposed:

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Jack McKenna, director 5Port of Friday Harbor

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San Juan County Sheriff’s LogBy Cali BagbyJournal editor

On Monday, Nov. 9, the San Juan County Council made a decision to contin-ue the ban on pesticides in regards to the use of pesti-cides on county roads.

The discussion as to whether consider pesticides originated with a request from the noxious weed board for the council to explore alternative ways to control harmful plants.

“We mow mainly, but that does not work with every-thing,” said Councilman Jamie Stephens.

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ters and about 20 people came to the meeting to urge the council not to consider the use of pesticides.

“Please take this to heart, and end the efforts by the Noxious Weed Board to solve a small plant problem by creating a large scale pub-lic health problem. It just doesn’t make sense,” wrote Mark Anderson, CEO of Strategic News Service, and long-time San Juan resident. “Having worked so hard to successfully reduce cancer and health risk, the citizens of San Juan would be poorly served by any change that would now increase their exposure to these toxins.”

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Orcas pot permit approvedBy Anna V. SmithJournal reporter

A conditional use permit application has been approved for Northwest Connoisseurs, an I-502 licensed marijuana grow facility on Orcas Island. The permit allows them to build a 5,200 square foot warehouse in a light industrial zone of Eastsound on 46 Hope Lane.

The approval comes with some amend-ments, including a three foot earthen berm along the Mt. Baker Road side of the opera-tion that will face a residential neighbor-hood. According to the application, the landscaped berm and accompanying plants will provide visual screening and physical separation from the residences across the road. The facility will also be fenced in by a “solid wood, sight-obscuring fence” accord-ing to the permit.

In addition, the decision states that no outside storage of raw or spent materials or equipment is allowed to be visible outside the fenced storage area.

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rounding property owners were noise and odor emissions from the production of marijuana and aesthetic impacts,” the deci-sion reads. “Conditions would ensure com-pliance with best management practices addressing potential noise and odor from the use and are expected to result in no noise or odor from the facility being detect-able at the site boundaries.

In the conclusion San Juan County Hearing Examiner Sharon A. Rice noted that concerns brought by neighbors often relied on information about marijuana facilities in different locations or condi-tions and were “thus not predictive of the current proposal,” or were “speculative in nature,” such as fears that property values would lower.

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Journal reportAn attorney representing San Juan County

responded to a lawsuit against the county and county prosecutor Randall Gaylord concerning an alleged withholding of public records in violation with Washington State’s Public Records Act.

(To read more about the lawsuit visit www.sanjuanjournal.com and search “San Juan County sued for alleged withholding of public record files.”)

The county and prosecuting attorney had 20 days after being served to submit an offi-cial response to the complaint.

Their response reproduced a “full set of records” totalling 141 pages and was written by defending attorney Jeffrey S. Myers, who called into question the appropriateness of including Randy Gaylord in the complaint, and requested an explanation of why he was included, or a dismissal of Gaylord from the complaint.

“…the records request was not directed to him or to the prosecuting attorney’s office,” the response reads. “I believe that he is not a proper party defendant.”

According to Myers the documents that the lawsuit claim were pulled should never been in the code enforcement file.

Myers told the Journal, “The code enforcement file concerns investigation of a citizen’s compliance with land use regula-tions, including wetland requirements. A code enforcement complaint is handled by

the code enforcement officer who reports to the Director of Department of Community Development. An improper governmental action or IGA is initiated by a citizen or employee. By local ordinance, such investi-gations are conducted by a different official, in this case the prosecuting attorney, sepa-rately from the code enforcement file. The IGA investigation is directed at the conduct of the government official, not the land use actions of the citizen. Documents provided by or to the whistleblower as part of the IGA investigation are intended to further the IGA, by statute contain confidential information, are not the code enforcement process, so they should be maintained sepa-rately from the code enforcement file.”

At this point the documents have all been provided for the public.

Myers added that “it is my understand-ing that all the documents that the Code Enforcement officer provided to the pub-lic records officer when she requested the paper file have now been provided. In addi-tion, the county’s initial response already provided other documents that were not in the paper file and he failed to provide to the records officer, but which were referenced in the code enforcement file. This included the ERTS complaint form and Department of Ecology wetland report.”

To read an official statement of explana-tion from Myers, visit www.sanjuanjournal.com and click on the news tab.

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about $2 per night. (For an entire list of proposed fees go to www.sanjuanco.com/council/video.aspx.)

Included in the proposed budget is an increase of 2.5 FTE positions. Thomas said personnel and payroll continue to be the largest cost to the county, although cost-cutting measures have reduced staff by 10 per-cent since 2008. Positions being considered include an additional mechanic, a storm water engineer (already budgeted, but not filled) increased hours in the land bank field assis-tant positions, an increase

in the facilities maintenance hours, and changes in the duties of the emergency management assistant director which will provide more administrative hours to the 9-1-1 center.

Bob Jarman, chairman of the council said he looks forward to hearing more public comments on the budget at the coming hear-ings.

“The 2016 budget can be characterized as a ‘sta-tus quo’ budget,” he said. “It provides for the continu-ation of existing services at current levels within the financial means provided by the taxpayers of the county. The budget supports the implementation of new technologies and processes

that are key to obtaining operational efficiencies that should equate to a reduc-tion in the annual cost of doing business. It also pro-vides for fair wages and benefits for represented and non-represented employees.

“There are some minor tweaks that need to be done over the next couple of weeks, but all in all it is a budget that is responsive to the needs of our citizens.”

District 2 Councilman Rick Hughes said he didn’t expect to see much contro-versy over the budget and hopes it can be passed on Dec. 1

“It’s really just status quo,” he said. “We’re all pretty much on board with the budget as it is. We’re main-

taining the same levels of county services without increasing taxes.”

Some of the items in the budget that remain impor-tant to Hughes are a dedi-cated marine facilities fund, and an additional emergen-cy dispatcher.

“Because we are islands, it’s important to have a dedicated marine fund. It’s something that needs to be done.”

Hughes also said he sup-ports an additional dis-patcher in the county’s 9-1-1 center. While it isn’t part of the budget being proposed, it was among the “add-ons” yet to be decided. San Juan County Sheriff Ron Krebs has requested funding for another dispatcher.

“There are times at night when there’s only one dis-patcher on duty – times when the dispatched is on a call and another call comes in,” said Hughes.

Adding another dispatch-er to the county’s person-nel will eliminate that, he added.

District 3 Councilman Jamie Stephens said hav-ing a status quo budget was important.

“We are pleased that our department heads sub-mitted status quo budgets which means we will be able to continue to deliver the current level of services and begin construction on some exciting public works projects,” Stephens said. “Creating a balanced bud-

get is always a challenge in light of the structural imbal-ance created by the State Legislature where expenses rise faster than the ability of counties to raise revenue.”

Public hearings are set for Nov. 23 and 24 and 30 and Dec. 1. All meetings are at 9:15 a.m. in the coun-cil hearing room 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, except the Dec. 1 meeting which is in the Lopez Center for Community and Arts, 204 Village Road, Lopez Island.

Final action on the budget is expected Dec. 1. To view the budget go to www.san-juanco.com/Auditor/docs/Budget_Reports/2016_Preliminary_Budget_Book.pdf.

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were surprised to find as many different species as they did.

A favorite of his is the opah, a type of fish that is found in the Gulf of Alaska, near Japan and off the coasts of Vancouver Island, but is rarely seen in the Salish Sea. There are only two known records from 1935 and 1995.

“The opah is a really nice, beautiful thing,” Pietsch said. “It is exteremly sur-prising that we found that and is quite rare in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.”

The study also features accompanying color draw-ings of the fish by Joe

Tomelleri.Pietsch said the strikingly

detailed portraits are often mistaken for photographs. These will accompany a description of each of the 257 fish to go into a book that Pietsch and co-author Jay Orr are compiling to illustrate the diversity found in the Salish Sea.

Pietsch, professor emeri-tus at the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, has been at the University of Washington for 37 years. He noted that the study combined research drawn from all over the Pacific Northwest includ-ing University of British Columbia, University of Victoria, Oregon State University and California Academy of Sciences in San

Francisco.“It’s a matter of decades-

long accumulation of data,” Pietsch said. “We think this is a pretty updated and definitive record.”

The study is available free

online. To view it along with additional drawings of fish, search for the online ver-sion of this article at www.sanjuanjournal.com.

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Letters to the Editor


Now the work begins

I want to thank all my wonderful supporters who offered their help, advice, and encouragement during this long and contentious election. I was honored to have your votes, and because of you I was able to run an honest, straightforward and positive campaign. Special thanks go to my campaign team, Carol, Sue, Robin and Barry! Carol and Sue did not know what they were getting into when they said “sure we’ll help!” back in May. Through it all, we are still good friends! When you want something done well, ask retired teachers; it was the best decision I made. I also appreciated the sup-port from the Committee to Elect Barbara, Bill and Monica.

It is a relief to have the election behind us, but now the hard work begins. We are fortunate to have an excellent new EMS chief, Jerry Martin, coming on board soon, and I am glad to be able to work with him. Most of all, I am happy to be representing all islanders in this special place we call home.

BARBARA SHARPSan Juan Island

Looking forwardI’m sure I’m not the only

one who is grateful that election season is behind us.

I’m looking forward to serving all islanders as a Public Hospital District Commissioner beginning early next year. In the meantime, I want to thank everyone who came to a forum, wrote a letter, talked to a neighbor, posted com-ments online, and made your views heard during this election cycle. I’ve been listening hard, includ-ing to people who don’t

agree with me. As many people have

pointed out, we’re an island community first and fore-most, and we often know each other through multiple dimensions. Friendships here run deep and wide and across many areas of inter-est.

In the island spirit, I wish everyone well and look for-ward to working hard with many of you and for all of you in the New Year.

MONICA HARRINGTONSan Juan Island

Thank youI want to thank San Juan

islanders for electing me to the public hospital district commission.

I am overwhelmed and humbled by the outpouring of congratulations and well wishes I have received since the announcement of the results of the election.

I look forward to joining my fellow commissioners in January to work for health care that works for island-ers.

BILL WILLIAMSSan Juan Island

Island healthcareI feel that a major and

glaring difference between the two medical facilities on San Juan Island is that of humanity.

Our new hospital is a very impressive art gallery where people are treated in a cold and corporate fashion. A family member recently spent four hours waiting in the lobby for a standard X-ray. At no time did any-one even speak to her. I came to the administrator to complain and was told that she would look into the situation and call us with an explanation, she never did call. It also took three trips to the hospital to get a CD of the images! Another time the same family member was five minutes late for an appointment and was not only denied the appoint-ment but was lectured too by the receptionist.

By contrast, San Juan Healthcare has always treat-ed me like a real person, calling to remind me of an upcoming appointments, greeting people coming into their waiting room with friendly smiles and a sense of caring. It’s true their wait-ing room has outdated mag-azines and lacks the pres-ence of expensive art, but it’s a place where I fell com-fortable , their fees seem

very fair and time with the doctor is un-rushed. Dr Gossom and staff care enough to sometimes call to check on their patients well being.

For me walking into San Juan Healthcare is a step back in time to when caring meant much more than a fancy facade. I feel we are very lucky to have this facil-ity on our island.

KEITH BUSHA

Look at the budget

Now that the election is over, we can turn our atten-tion to the 2016 county bud-get which must be adopted by Dec. 31. The proposed Preliminary Budget requires the use of $656,000 from the cash account (which I think of as a “rainy day fund”) to balance the proposed expenditures. Given the relatively good state of the economy, this is not a good time to reduce our reserve for the next downturn. If you believe in a balanced county budget, tell your elected officials.

CHRIS CURTINSan Juan Island

Endorsementsby Cali BagbyJournal editor

On Oct. 21, the Journal endorsed Monica Harrington, Barbara Sharp and Bill Williams. After the paper was published we received several phone calls threatening to cancel subscriptions and ruin our business. Some people were concerned that the endorsement meant we would change the nature of content in our publication overall. One gentleman called to tell me to “burn in hell” for choosing to publish an opinion piece on what candidates are the best option.

From these phone calls it appears that some of our readers are confused as to why the Journal endorses political candidates. The endorsements can be found in the editorial section of the Journal, on page 6 and 7, where we publish letters, guest columns, a weekly editorial and a cartoon. This section is clearly marked as the opinion section. When we endorse candidates we are stating our opinion on who we believe will best serve the community and why. We also offer criticism of candidates. We offer this endorsement as a way to encourage others to take a stand and have an opinion and hopefully vote for that candidate. It is in no way a reflection of how the rest of the paper is prepared for publication.

According to the New York Times, an editorial writ-er has the luxury of spending his and her days explor-ing issues and talking to candidates thus making them one of the best informed member of our community.

The reporter and editor at a paper are also trained to be trusted sources that look at all sides of an issue before making a call. Some papers have stopped endorsing because they fear the backlash of subscrib-ers and advertising who may not share the same opin-ion. We do not think that fear of losing money should sway what is published.

For those of you wishing to cancel your subscrip-tions, I urge you to look through the papers printed after the endorsements. You will find fair, accurate and balanced reporting from staff-generated content on page one to letters and columns inside the paper. We have not edited or tampered with any letters in order to sway opinions. If anything you should be buying subscriptions for your friends and family in the hopes that you can continue to thrive in a democ-racy, and the only way a democracy works is for its citizens be informed.

For the Record■ In last week’s edition of the Journal the story entitled

“Man sentenced to eight years in prison” was incorrectly stated as having more than eight years in prison. Yokum was sentenced to 57 months. See LETTERS, Page 7

Editorial


Why you should conserve water when it’s rainingBy Duncan WilsonFriday Harbor Town Administrator

“With a few simple changes to our dishwashing proce-dures and one new faucet fixture, we saved about 14,000 gallons of water in our two commercial kitchens in the month of August alone.” This is welcome news when you’re responsible for ensuring there’s enough water to supply every tap in town.

Councilmember and business owner Anna Maria deF-reitas is proud of her employees’ conservation efforts and wants other business owners to participate. “We heeded the Town’s warning to conserve water as we couldn’t know what rainfall the summer – and future summers– might bring and our efforts paid off,” she wrote.

DeFreitas and her husband David Pass own and oper-ate two inns and a restaurant in Friday Harbor. A com-parison between 2014 and 2015 revealed summer usage dropped 34,880 gallons with 21,400 of those saved from July 15-August 15. DeFreitas pointed to behavior change as key to their success, and was quick to note that it took

time and teamwork to accomplish – especially since they were attempting these changes during the busiest season of the year.

The couple changed their dishwashing technique elimi-nating a constantly running tap and instead running dishes through sinks full of soapy water and rinse water before loading them into the sanitizer. Additional savings came when they switched out a standard faucet for a high pres-sure spray nozzle. The blasting power saves work and water. The faucet requires squeezing to operate so it cannot be left running. The third savings eliminated a kitchen shortcut – defrosting frozen food under a stream of water instead of in the refrigerator. Better planning eliminates the need for speedy defrosting. The fourth step was to repair leaky toilets. “Put a dye tab or drops of food coloring in your toilet tank then check back in 30 minutes to see if the color has leaked through to the bowl,” suggested deFreitas. If there’s a leak, they recommend replacing the entire mechanism rather than attempting small fixes that end up failing in the long term. Step five was to repair existing irrigation and add

more irrigation to eliminate hand watering which results in excess runoff and evaporation.

Even though we’re going into a rainy season, these tips are relevant now. The issue isn’t whether we’ll get rain. The concern is getting enough. Trout Lake reservoir is ten inches below normal for this time of year.

Water conservation makes sense. Anna Maria believes businesses can have a positive influence on employees who might bring conservation ideas home with them. “Trickle down” water conservation. I like that. We encourage other community members to share their water saving tips and successes with us at Town Hall.

Voluntary conservation now could prevent or at least delay a need for mandatory water restrictions in the future. Conservation requires us to change our behavior, and behavior change takes time. That’s why businesses and resi-dents should start working on this now even if it’s raining outside.

By Dave FinetOpportunity Council Editor

In our fast-paced world

of constant change and new challenges around every corner, it is easy to overlook the constant pillars in our community.

For the past 50 years, Opportunity Council has been one of those pillars in Island, San Juan and Whatcom Counties, provid-ing resources and services to people in need.

The Opportunity Council was organized in November 1965 by a group of citizens and recognized by the fed-eral government as the local “community action” agency.

Agencies like this start-ed all across the country when President Lyndon B. Johnson declared uncondi-tional “war on poverty.” He outlined initiatives aimed at

addressing poverty, includ-ing establishing local com-munity action agencies.

It’s easy to romanticize that President Johnson’s actions flipped a switch and the war on poverty started here and across the county. But the driving force was really a groundswell of con-cern and caring by com-munity leaders to do right by their fellow citizens by addressing poverty and inequities.

So where are we after 50 years? Has the war been won? In 1964 about 19% of the total population was living in poverty in the U.S. Today, about 15% are liv-ing in poverty. While that number is decreasing, it is still too high. Much too

high. Each percentage point represents millions of lives. We must remain steadfast in our work with families and individuals who are strug-gling to meet their basic needs daily.

We also focus on sys-temic change. We’re making a difference through sup-portive early learning pro-grams, child care resources, and working with families to address issues of gener-ational poverty. We know that sometimes the long-term answers rest in chang-ing policies and perceptions that maintain inequities in our society.

We also know we don’t do any of this work alone.

Our success, and the suc-cess of all community action

programs, is grounded in community involvement, people caring and individu-als willing to take action. Our partner agencies, state and local government, busi-nesses, schools, supporter, utility companies, many, many individuals create a collective energy that drives change.

Today, the ongoing chal-lenge is adapting to the changing needs in our communities. Many fami-lies have been affected by a slow economic recovery, the price and availability of housing, and a changing job market. Each community and neighborhood has its own challenges.

We’re up for the chal-lenge.

Together with our com-munity partners, we’ll con-tinue to provide people a hand up out of poverty. We will strive to help people be more self-reliant and adapt-able to the changes around them. And we’ll continue to care for our senior neigh-bors and people with dis-abilities who need our help.

With 50 years in the rear view mirror, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank you — our commu-nity partners — who help do this work.

We can be proud of the progress that has been made, what we have learned and how we have helped change people’s lives and our community for the bet-ter.

Celebrating 50 years of community action

n San Juan Island Library Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting, Nov. 17, 3 p.m., Library, 1010 Guard Street. The public is invited to attend. n The Port of Friday Harbor Commission meeting, Nov. 12, 4 p.m. at Ernie’s Café.

PUBLIC MEETINGS

Guest columns

Carnival fun returns to the San Juan County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Nov. 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fourth annual FANS Carnival (Families and Neighbors Support Island Rec) features some 21 activi-ty/game booths, including the popular “cake walk,” inflatable bouncy houses (including a 19-foot tall fire truck slide), a new basket-

ball skills game, paddleball decorating and an Island Rec “Scooter and Skate swap.”

Admission is also free. One dollar tickets will be sold for the games (all include priz-es), inflatables and food, with items ranging from $1 to $2 each.

For more info or to volunteer at the car-nival, contact Cathy Kromer at 370-5315.

AlmanacTEMPERATURES, RAINFALL

LOPEZ High Low PrecipNov. 2 53 40 .01Nov. 3 54 39 —Nov. 4 51 37 .03Nov. 5 51 41 —Nov. 6 55 48 .27Nov. 7 56 47 .26Nov. 8 53 43 .06

Precipitation in Nov: 1.18”Precipitation in 2008: 18.26”Reported by Jack Giard

Spencer Spit

ORCAS High Low PrecipNov. 2 50 45 —Nov. 3 49 43 .33Nov. 4 47 41 —Nov. 5 48 46 .24Nov. 6 50 47 —Nov. 7 52 49 .33Nov. 8 51 46 .09

Precipitation in Nov.: 1.47”Precipitation in 2015: 21.58”Reported by John Willis

Olga

SAN JUAN High Low PrecipNov. 2 53 43 —Nov. 3 53 42 —Nov. 4 48 41 —Nov. 5 52 53 .06Nov. 6 55 45 .04Nov. 7 54 45 .33Nov. 8 51 43 .03

Precipitation in Nov.: .64”Precipitation in 2015: 14.78”

Reported by Anita BlaineRoche Harbor Water Systems

TROUT LAKE LEVELAMOUNT gallons as of DATE

(Level is two inches above spillway)

SUNRISE, SUNSET Sunrise SunsetNov. 11 7:15 a.m. 4:37 p.m.Nov. 12 7:16 a.m. 4:36 p.m.Nov. 13 7:18 a.m. 4:34 p.m.Nov. 14 7:19 a.m. 4:33 p.m.Nov. 15 7:21 a.m. 4:32 p.m.Nov. 16 7:22 a.m. 4:31 p.m.Nov. 17 7:24 a.m. 4:30 p.m.

Informative editorial

I am a steady reader of your newspaper and enjoy it very much.

In your Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015 issue I found it most informative and inter-esting that you published and printed your editorial (for Sharp, Williams and

Harrington) on page 7 and the guest editor’s column (Hospitals boards should not have political agendas) by Robert deGavre on page 15 after the obituaries and on the want ad page.

MS. TD PARKSeattle, Wash.,

Keep the faithI had an amazing time

in the recent campaign enjoying many pleasant encounters. Learning about

our community needs and walking the streets pass-ing out brochures, candy, apples and pet food can lids allowed me to connect with many. I have a better appre-ciation of who we are and where our focus lies. We want to be safe, sheltered, healthy, well fed and enjoy security of a well run com-munity. We came this island to be a part of a people who appreciate the environment,

love the arts, raise good kids and work our land. I helped carry groceries, stopped a loose tiny dog from run-ning into the street, held up a fence while it was secured and met islanders of all walks. I also expe-rienced some screamers and not so cordial people that tested my verbal con-trol but I realize people are passionate and a few were raised by hyenas. Thank you

to all who helped in my campaign. I have a sense of letting you down. I am sorry. Keep the faith. Don’t be afraid to speak up when you need. Keep focused on positive healthy goals. I do pray we are served well by our electeds and wish them good fortune.

MICHELLE LOFTUSSan Juan Island

LettersContinued from page 6

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Noble W. StarrNoble W. Starr went to be with the

Lord on October 23, 2015, following a period of declining health. He lived at the Village at the Harbor in Friday Harbor where he was lovingly cared for since 2011.

Born in Redwood Falls, Minn., he was the youngest of 8 children born to William Carey Starr and Oma Edla Saunders. He moved to Santa Ana, Ca. , where he married June Borkenhagen on September 6, 1938. Their children, Thomas and Susan, were born in the Los Angeles area, where he got started in the grocery business. He was drafted into the Army and received the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in the Battle of the Bulge.

Noble rose quickly through the ranks as a Gerber’s Baby Food Salesman and Nabisco Products Sales Representative. On his way to becom-ing a Director of Marketing, he and June spent time in various parts of the country and a five year stint in Germany.

Retiring to Friday Harbor in 1981, the Starrs were able to watch their Grandchildren play sports and be with them as they grew up. Noble loved dixieland jazz and was on the board of the San Juan Island Dixieland Jazz Assn. He and son Tom formed the Argyle St. Jazz Band, and

played their music in the San Juan Island dixieland Jazz festival and vari-ous venues on San Juan Island. Noble was a member of the San Juan Lions Club and loved the Tuesday meetings with his fellow Lions in the basement of the American Legion Hall.

He was preceded in death by his wife June, in November of 2003. After spending 6 years alone in their Winter home in Indio, CA., Noble was persuaded by his family to move back to Friday Harbor, where he became a regular at the FridayHarbor Presbyterian Church and many music performances around town.

Noble is survived by his son Tom, and daughter Susan of Claremont, NH. Susan and her husband Bill are the parents of Chris and Julie, of San Diego and Idaho. Tom and wife Pam have four children: Son Craig and wife Marianne in FridayHarbor; Daughter Amy and her son Aaron in Spokane: Son Nigel and wife Diantha with daughters Hailey and Delaney in Renton; and Jamie and husband Jeff Bambrick with sons Jackson and Joey in Puyallup, WA.

A memorial service for Mr. Starr is scheduled for 1:00 pm on Nov. 2, at the Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church. Reception following at the Church.

His family is blessed to have had him in their lives to the ripe old age of 96.

Major Leonard Jerome Severtson USAF(Ret.)

June 23, 1932 – October 25, 2015

Leonard Jerome Severtson died October 25th in his home, with his children around him, at the age of 83 years, after a long decline in health. Born in Newman Grove, Nebraska to Stanley and Marie Severtson, he was the second of four children growing up in South Dakota on his family’s farm and attending a one room school house. He attended Augustana College before join-ing the Air Force in 1952 to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming a fighter pilot. He flew for many years, traveling and living all over the world including a combat tour of Viet Nam in 1967.

He met and married Nancy Davidson in 1959 at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. They were happily married for 53 years until Nancy’s death in 2012.

They had 3 children togeth-er, Michael, Catherine Jerome (Keith), and David.

After developing Adult

Onset Type I Diabetes ending his flying career, he completed his time in the Air Force before retiring in 1973. He moved the family to the Pacific Northwest to explore his second passion of outdoor sports in the moun-tains and lakes of north Idaho. He worked for the Potlatch Corporation until 1996. He and Nancy then moved to San Juan Island for their long retirement, enjoying the peace and beauty (and crabbing!) of the island together as well as doting on their grandchildren.

Leonard was and avid sports-man and fan and was an excep-tional athlete, playing every team and individual sport through college including foot-ball, basketball, baseball and track. He skied, hiked, biked, backpacked, camped, snow caved, ran, fished, hunted, and was even the base handball champion at one time.

He was also not only an accomplished artist in draw-ing, carving, scrimshaw and knife making but a history buff and voracious reader of non-fiction.

Leonard was proceeded in death by his parents and his wife. He is survived by his three children, three beloved grand-children: Carolyn Starnes,

Harrison and Marie Jerome, and one great-grandchild Alexis Starnes, his brothers Ronald and Robert of South Dakota, and his sister Marilyn McEntee of Colorado as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins.

His quiet demeanor and gentle selflessness and devo-tion to his family will be cher-ished memories.

Leonard was a man of ser-vice: to his faith, his family and his country.

A service will be held in his honor to celebrate his life on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 2 p.m. at St. David’s Episcopal Church, Friday Harbor, WA.

Major Leonard Jerome Severtson USAF(Ret.)

Obituaries


Journal reportIsland Stage Left presents “Shining City” by Conor McPherson, but be forewarned, you

may be haunted by this piece of theatre.“A psychological ghost story, interspersed with wry humor and filled with truth and

compassion. As Hamlet says. ‘There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy,” said Island Stage Left’s founder Helen Machin-Smith.

The play will be shown at San Juan County Fairgrounds at the Marie Boe Building on Nov. 13 through Dec. 6. It opens Friday the 13th and thereafter plays Thursdays - Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 4 p.m. There are additional performances on Wednesday, Dec. 2 and no performance on Thanksgiving.

Daniel Mayes plays John, a man who sees his wife’s ghost, David Foubert plays Ian, an ex-priest turned therapist, Krista Strutz plays Neasa, Ian’s girlfriend and Ty Boice plays Lawrence, a young drifter.

“The cast is absolutely top notch,” said Machin-Smith.John, a recently bereaved sales rep, is haunted by the presence of his dead wife. In a

series of confessional encounters with his Dublin therapist, Ian, a former priest, reveals the hoarded guilt that rationally explains an irrational phenomenon. But the audience will learn in two complementary scenes, but Ian has his own demons and ghosts to lay.

“We always look for the best written scripts and this one, by Conor McPherson who is arguably Ireland’s most successful young playwright and recipient of over twelve major play-writing awards is fantastically well-written,” said Machin-Smith. “ISL is especially excited to produce a ghost story that is much more than spooky. It is a play about the yearn-ing for human connection and is full of wonderful characters that allow fine actors to delve deep. I always hope to find for scripts that make us look at ourselves, that “hold the mirror up to nature”, that are not simplistic in their view of humanity, but that offer hope.”

The dead continue to haunt the living in the very particular cosmos of Conor McPherson, but anyone expecting his new play, “Shining City,” to be a gloomy downer is in for a surprise.

The play comes laced with a compassion that makes the moment-by-moment experience of it a near-constant delight.

Not suitable for children under the age of 13.Machin-Smith said the most difficult aspect of the production has been the schedule.

“The building of a realistic set,” she added. “Finding the balance between pain and humor, the line between the unconscious and the supernatural, solitude and connection.”

For more information about Island Stage Left, visit their website at http://www.island-stageleft.org/.

‘Shining City’

Weds., OngoingCaregivers’ Group meet the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, Mullis Center Library 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. This group offers support, education, and information for unpaid-caregivers. Contact Lucretia Devine for more info, 370 --5300.

Saturday, November 14Indian Spice Showcase with Sandhya Sreerama,San Juan Island Library meet-ing room, free, 1:30 - 4 p.m. Following her popular Indian cooking workshop, Sandhya is back! Come and learn about Indian spices, from well-known to lesser-known varieties and taste two of Sandhya’s favorite spice-

based recipes.

Open mic for writers, San Juan Island Library, free, 7 p.m. Writers are invited to read their works; complete or in-progress, poetry or prose. Come to share or to be inspired. Light refreshments are served.

Skate and Scooter swap meet, fair building, 11 - 2 p.m. Island Rec will have a booth at the FANS Carnival where you can bring your skates or scooter for a swap meet. Sell, trade or give your skates. For info contact [email protected]. For more info call 378-4953 or visit www.islandrec.org.

Draw, paint, snap, click, enhance, Library Art Show, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Bring your ready-to-hang art in for the community to enjoy. For this show take photos, paint-ing, sketches, whatever, and show what art you can cre-

ate using online technology. Info, call Diane at 370-5814.

Sunday, November 15Qigong - Morning Medical, San Juan County Park, on the grass, 9 - 10 a.m., free.

Tuesday, November 17Get Technology Help on Tech Tuesday, San Juan Island Library, 1010 Guard Street, Friday Harbor,WA, 10 a.m. Drop by the Library on Tuesday mornings to get instruction, trouble-shooting or help with your technology questions. Bring the device (laptop, Kindle, smartphone, tablet, etc.), and a Library vol-unteer will be here to help. You will learn by doing and get personalized attention for your tech needs.

Get Started Using Computers, San Juan Island Library, 1010 Guard Street, Friday Harbor,WA, 3 - 5 p.m.

The San Juan Island Library partners with Skagit Valley College to offer four work-shops on using PC comput-ers. Windows, World Wide Web and Email. Four sessions on consecutive Tuesdays at the College, taught by Library staff. Register at Library information desk or call 378-2798.

Wednesday, November 18Coping With Change, San Juan Island Library Community Room, 6 - 7:30 p.m., Hospice of San Juan’s Coping with Change series offers monthly sessions to help people manage often challenging changes that occur toward the end of life for self, friends, family and neighbors. Examples of top-ics are legalities surrounding death, choosing surrogate decision makers, caring for someone with dementia, how to stay at home/on

island despite increasing frailty, and more.

Thursday, November 19Mended Hearts Support Group meeting, Conference room, Peace Island Medical Center, 10 - 11:30 a.m., free. Monthly meeting of the Mended Hearts supporting heart patient from diagno-sis through recovery and beyond.

Family Theatre: WE ARE MONSTERS, San Juan Community Theatre, 7 p.m. The theater’s latest family theatre production brings a cast of island K-6 graders and their parents and adult friends together in this hilari-ous musical. The plot follows human kids into a monster cabaret where they gradually realize there may be more to these monsters than meets the eye! Most importantly, the monsters and kids dis-

cover the importance of friendship and celebrating in the attributes that make each of us different and unique.

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Deanna MagleyDeanna Magley, 74, of

Friday Harbor, Wash., passed away surrounded by family in Dallas, Texas on October 2, 2015. She is survived by her high school sweetheart, best friend, and husband, Bob Magley; her brother, Darold; her two children, Megan and Robb; and her four grandchildren – Jack, Lily, Lydia, and Molly.

An accomplished educa-tor and lifelong learner, the

example Deanna set for all of us was to live a life filled with kindness, compassion, exploration, warmth and love. It is impossible to overstate her dedication to family; she displayed an unmatched ability to measure the goodness and possibilities that lay within each of us, a quality that made her a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. It also made her a difficult person to fool, and in hindsight, she almost certainly never was. As children (and grand-children), the best we could hope was that she might be gracious enough to pretend we had gotten away with some-thing – and fortunately, she was fueled by an unending supply of graciousness.

Deanna walked through the world with a “can-do” atti-tude that was as generous as it was contagious. She would make meaningful conversation with almost anyone, and could leave total strangers feeling appreciated. And while her taste for adventure might have lessened with age, there’s no doubt she was willing to travel nearly anywhere if it meant spending time with her family. Those journeys — with Bob and the kids, with grandkids, and with great friends— were the backdrop for so many cherished memo-ries that will endure and inspire us all.

If you had the pleasure of knowing Deanna, in lieu of flowers please consider a memorial donation of time or money to the San Juan Historical Museum, 360-378-3949 or sjmuseum.org.

Gordon Nevins Steele

Gordon Nevins Steele was born May 1, 1919 in Santa Monica, California. His parents were William Nevins Steele and Ethel Bernice Kenner Steele. He passed away on November 3, 2015, at his home in Friday Harbor, Washington.

Gordon was proud to be the grandson of John Corbet Steele, a founder of Santa Monica who arrived there in 1878. John was a blacksmith by trade. With only a sixth grade education he acquired a hotel, gro-cery store and invested in prime real estate. He served as postmaster and later became the third mayor of the city. Gordon was proud to have large blacksmith hands like his grandfather.

Gordon was preceded in death by his parents, only brother Keith, wives Betty Adamson Steele and Beverly Johnson Steele, and all other family members. He had no children.

Gordon graduated from Santa Monica High School in 1937, Santa Monica Junior College in 1940, and University of California, Berkeley with a degree in Chemistry in 1942.

In 1942, he was one of the several students hired by the Radiation Laboratory of the US Berkeley, under the mobilization plan of Nobel Prize winner Ernest Lawrence, for research and development of the separa-tion of uranium isotopes by electromagnetic means.

Gordon was sent to Oak Ridge, Tennessee to work on the Manhattan Project

in April 1943. He arrived “before the fences”, badge number 129 of the 75,000 issued, as part of a select group of Berkeley who were considered “invaluable as trouble shooters”.

Gordon’s work embraced all phases of the pilot stage of mass separation of the isotope U-235. He contrib-uted to the chemistry and analysis of new uranium compounds, served in pro-duction-recovery problems and designed production high vacuum systems for the purification of enriched materials. His successful work on a particular nitro-gen analysis was conducted with an armed guard at the door of his laboratory. A profile and interview can be found under “Voices of the Manhattan Project”, at the Atomic Heritage Foundation website.

Gordon married Betty Adamson in September 1945. She passed away before their first anniver-sary. He remained at Oak Ridge until 1947, deeply involved in research of time-of-flight and trochoi-dal mass spectormeters for analytical work. He co-authored unclassified pub-lications relating to these developments. Gordon was a volunteer with the local young men’s model airplane club.

After World War II, Gordon returned to California to work for Atomics International, Inc. He developed and patented a process for preparation of a moderator-fuel mate-rial for homogeneous reac-tors and co-authored clas-sified papers on the effect of fission fragment damage

on the thermal conductiv-ity of graphite. He partici-pated in the loading and criticality experiments of a heavy water nuclear reac-tor. Gordon designed, planned and participated in experiments performed in the Hanford, Washington nuclear reactor.

Gordon left North American Aviation and organized a company, Silver Plastics, to perform consult-ing and research in the use of high vacuum for elec-tronic, optical and decora-tive applications. This work included transparent elec-trically conductive coatings, barrier layers for selenium rectifiers, photoconductor films for iconoscope tunes, deposition of optical films on plastic, metalizing of plastics and the protection of precision metal parts with thin films.

Gordon’s expertise result-ed in a buy-out of his small company by national com-pany, Servomechanisms, Inc. He was retained as a senior scientist. He explored the techniques of thin films and expanded his material’s capability and understand-ing of the kinetics of the deposition process. During this period work was under-taken involving ferroelec-trics, semiconductors and thin film micro circuitry as well as the construction of many new vacuum devices. He was one of the first to employ electroluminescent vacuums for welding of refrectory metals. His work in materials led to the devel-opment of new thermoelec-tric materials for power generation. He published multiple technical papers in this field.

In 1963, Gordon co-founded Sigmatron, Inc., a thin-film research labora-tory primarily engaged in the development of elec-troluminescent devices and techniques. Other fields of development include cath-odoluminescent phosphors, electron transport proper-ties of thin organic film, strain gauge films and plas-ma polymerized dielectric films. Electroluminescent lamps made under his direction were abroad the LEM vehicle that landed on the moon and his first XUV filters were flown on Skylab.

In 1973 he founded Luxel Corporation, a thin-film laboratory dedicated to the use of vacuum techniques to develop and fabricate soft x-ray, XUV and VUX filters primarily for satellite and space probe instruments. Credits include OSO satel-lite, Pioneer, Voyager space probe, Lunar Orbiter sat-ellite, Apollo-Soyuz, Space Lab II and others.

Gordon relocated Luxel from Santa Barbara, California to Friday Harbor in 1978. He and his wife Beverly immersed them-selves into the community and became integral sup-porters of the building and support of the San Juan

Community Theater.In 1987 Gordon sold

Luxel. Without the children he had hoped to have, Luxel was his legacy. He was qui-etly proud that it continues to be the preeminent sup-plier of ultrathin foil filters and thermal evaporation equipment and remains headquartered in Friday Harbor, Wash.

Gordon enjoyed the San Juan Island Yacht Club, playing poker with a group of good friends, entertain-ing, dancing, opera, music, screaming down a roller coaster anywhere, beating Suzie Lefever in the San Juan County Fair Zucchini 500 race, discussions about the Periodic Table and life in general. He was a gem, an island heirloom, and truly a

man for all seasons.Gordon is survived by

his longtime companion Wiloma Harrell and her family, two grandsons and five great grandchildren of his late wife Beverly and countless friends.

A special thanks to the staff and management of Village at the Harbour.

A Celebration of Life will be held at the San Juan Community Theatre on Friday, Nov., 13 from 4-5 p.m. Memorial contri-butions may be made to the San Juan Community Theater, Skagit Valley College Foundation for San Juan County vocational students, San Juan Island Public Schools Foundation for STEM projects of the San Juan County Fair.

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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 [email protected] NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS: Hearing Examiner meetings on San Juan Island start at 10:30 a.m., in the Key Bank, Downstairs, Garden Rroom, 95 Second Street, Friday Harbor. Planning Commission meetings begin at 8:45 am. In the County Council Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor. 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. SJ1464580 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder, NOVEMBER 11, 2015

SAN JUAN COUNTY LEGAL NOTICESSan 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 provi-sion 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.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN JUAN COUNTY

SALE OF REAL PROPERTYCAUSE NO. 15-2-05041-0DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN HOME MORT- GAGE ASSET TRUST 2007-1, MORTGAGE-BACKED PASS- THROUGH CERTIFICATES SE- RIES 2007-1, Plaintiff,v. THAYLA S. HARVEY; AND PER- SONS OR PARTIES UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, LI- EN, OR INTEREST IN THE PROP- ERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN, Defendants. The Superior Court of San Juan County has directed the undersigned Sheriff of San Juan County to sell the property described below to sat- isfy a judgment in the above entitled action. The sale of the above described property is to take place:Time: 10:00 amDate: Friday, December 11, 2015Place: Inside Main Entrance, San Juan County Courthouse,96 Second St., Friday Harbor, WA The judgment debtor can avoid the sale by paying the judgment amount of $317,083.30 together with interest, costs, and fees before the sale date. For the exact amount, contact the Sheriff at P.O. Box 669, Friday Harbor, WA 98250, 360-378-4151 or 360-370-7622.Ron Krebs, SheriffKim Ott, Chief Civil DeputyLOT 16, HILLSIDE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED IN VOL- UME 3 OF PLATS, PAGE 26, RECORDS OF SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON.

Tax Parcel Number: 351362016If developed the property address is: 59 Pelican Way, Friday Harbor, WA 98250.LEGAL NO. J666214Published in The Journal of the San Juan IslandsNovember 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th, 2015.

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the San Juan County Council enacted the following ordinance(s):ORDINANCE No. 6-2015: Ordi- nance Revising the 2015 County Budget for Supplemental Appropria- tions; Amending Ordinance 22-2014 (signed Sept 14, 2015)SUMMARY: The Ordinance Revises the 2015 County Budget for Supple- mental Appropriations and adds revenue and appropriations in the amount of $170,000.ORDINANCE No. 7-2015: Ordi- nance Authorizing a Lease Agree- ment between San Juan County and Washington State Ferries for a Por- tion of the County Owned Real Es- tate at Orcas Landing (signed Sept 29, 2015)Summary: San Juan County is leasing real property it owns commonly referred to as the Russell building at Orcas Landing, Orcas Island, to the Washington State Department of Transportation, Ferries Division. Ferries is interested is leasing the top floor of the building for use as an office and ticket booth. Lease term is five (5) years. ORDINANCE No. 8-2015: Ordi- nance Amending the Provisions of the San Juan County Code Regard- ing Disposition of Unclaimed Re- mainsSummary: This ordinance amends

portions of the 1998 ordinance, codified at SJCC Chapter 2.74 to: 1) re- move the maximum price for services provided by the funeral home from the ordinance (to allow the Cor- oner to negotiate and modify that price to keep up with changes in time); 2) clarifies that essential mor- tuary services include transportation for post-mortem examination; 3) pro- vides that invoices are to be sent to the coroner; and 4) makes other mi- nor changes for clarification. (signed Oct 27, 2015)ORDINANCE No. 9-2015: Ordi- nance Regarding Public Records Procedures; Amending Chapter 2.108 SJCC and Repealing Chapter 2.96 SJCC (signed Nov 2, 2015)Summary: The Ordinance amends portions of Ordinances 10-2008 and 6-2005 codified at SJCC Chapter 2.108 to provide current information and give clarification to the County procedures for providing public records and repealing Chapter 2.96 related to electronic records. The ordinances are filed at the office of the County Council, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA. The ordinance may be inspected and copies obtained 24 hours a day at the County website at www.sanjuanco.com/council/ordinances.aspx or 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.This notice of adoption serves as the notice of publication required by RCW 36.70A.290(2). LEGAL NO. SJ667812Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ SounderNovember 11, 2015.

Notice of Public Hearing onAn Ordinance Repealing Chapter 18.50 SJCC and Official Land Use and Shoreline Maps; Adopting New

Shoreline Master Program Regulations, Official Land Use and Shoreline Maps, and a Shoreline Restoration Plan; and Amending

Section B, Element 3 of the Comprehensive Plan and Chapters

18.20, 18.60 and 18.80 SJCC. The San Juan County Council will conduct a public hearing on the proposed Shoreline Master Program (SMP) update. The hearing will begin at 9:15 a.m. on November 30, 2015, in the County Council Cham- bers, 55 Second Street, Friday Har- bor. Interested parties are encouraged to attend and provide comment. The official comment period on the proposed SMP update is Wednesday, November 11, 2015 through November 30, 2015. San Juan County’s SMP was origi- nally adopted in 1976. To comply with the Shoreline Management Act (SMA), the County is updating its SMP to reflect changes in the SMA and guidelines adopted by the State legislature since 2003. To achieve coordinated shoreline management statewide, oversight and approval authority over local programs is the responsibility of the Washington State Department of Ecology. The SMP regulates all development within shoreline jurisdiction. The SMP regulates all development, structures and uses including, commercial, industrial, institutional and residential developments. It also regulates grading and vegetation management, critical areas, flood zones, public access, aquaculture, boating facilities, shoreline stabiliza- tion, forestry and log dumps, recrea- tional facilities, transportation, util-

ities and restoration actions. 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 by delivery in person. Please deliver five (5) copies of all written comments to the Clerk of the San Juan County Council at 55 Sec- ond Street, Friday Harbor, WA, 98250 or mail to 355 Court Street, #1 Friday Harbor, WA. Written comments may be presented at the hearing. The ordinances are filed at the Office of the County Council, 55 Sec- ond 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. LEGAL NO. SJ667806Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ SounderNovember 11, 2015.

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Fire Dist. #3 Budget HearingA public hearing to adopt the 2016 budget of San Juan County Fire Dis- trict #3 will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at the fire station at 1011 Mullis St., Friday Harbor, WA 98250.LEGAL NO. J667655Published: The Journal of the San Juan IslandsNovember 11, 2015

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON

FOR SAN JUAN COUNTYIn the Matter of the Estate:JANET MARIE OSBORN, DeceasedProbate No. 15-4-05050-6PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDI- TORSRCW 11.40.030The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Per- sonal 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 Per- sonal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorneys of record at the address stated below, a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty (30) days after the Person- al Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four (4) months after the date of first publication of the Notice. If the claim

is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the probate assets and nonprobate assets of the decedent.DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: October 28, 2015Kathleen Osborn Smith, Personal Representativec/o Wagner Law Offices P.C.425-B Caines StreetFriday Harbor, WA 98250Attorney for Personal Representative Mimi M. Wagner, WSBA #36377425-B Caines StreetFriday Harbor, WA 98250LEGAL NO. J664588Published: The Journal of the San Juan IslandsOctober 28, November 4, 11, 2015.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGThe Board of Commissioners for the Port of Lopez will hold a public hearing on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the Port’s office in the airport building to present and discuss the adoption of its 2016 budget. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. LEGAL NO. J666357Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands.November 4, 11, 2015.

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SKAGIT COUNTY

In the Matter of the EstateofJENS L. HARBOE,

Deceased. No. 15 4 00365 8PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDI- TORS(RCW 11.40.030)The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having 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 proceed- ings 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 non-probate assets.Date of first publication: October 28, 2015.ELLEN HARBOEPersonal RepresentativeSKAGIT LAW GROUP, PLLCBy: BRIAN E. CLARK, WSBA #9019Attorneys for Personal Representa- tiveP.O. Box 336/227 Freeway Drive, Suite B

Mount Vernon, WA 98273LEGAL NO. J664796Published: The Journal of the San Juan IslandsOctober 28, November 4, 11, 2015.

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(10) “Garden Gates” (2)27” Sony TV (solid state)Toshiba VCR/ DVD Combo PlayerDrawing table, 7’6” x 2’8” x 3’, steel, wood top, heavy duty Computer tables, metal (3)Sureform Rasps and replacement parts (10)Tables, heavy duty wood top 4’ x 3’, 3’ highBox fanPlastic tool boxAutobody tool box, 7 piece, (2)Hard hats, white (5)Science test station, Heat pump type, 3’ x 2’Locker units, 3’ wide x 2’6” tall x 3’6” across, back to back, 12 lockers per unit (6 units)Jorgenson wood clamps (5)Metal “C” clamps (6)Books - small gas engines (14)Tool beltsWoodshop bench vises, 16” (2)Leather (one sided) tool bags (7)Jorgenson Quickgrip clamp, 2’ (1)Items may be seen by appointment. Please contact Admin Assistant Maude Cumming at maudecum- [email protected] bids will be accepted until noon on Nov 30, 2015 at San Juan Island School District, 285 Blair Ave, P.O. Box 458, Friday Harbor, WA 98250, or by email at maudecum- [email protected] NO. J666595Published: The Journal of the San Juan IslandsNovember 4, 11, 2015.

MISCELLANEOUS LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICEPUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the preliminary 2016 Budget for the Town of Friday Harbor has been placed on file with the Town Clerk. A copy of the preliminary budget is available for review beginning No- vember 1, 2015 at Town Hall between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM, Mon- day through Friday; or by contacting the Town Clerk at (360) 378-2810.PUBLIC HEARING - REVENUE RE- SOURCESThe Council of the Town of Friday Harbor will hold a public hearing on revenue resources for the 2016 Town Budget.PUBLIC HEARING - 2016 TOWN BUDGETImmediately following, the Council of the Town of Friday Harbor will hold a

public hearing on the preliminary 2016 Town Budget.Date: Thursday, November 19, 2015 Time: 12:00 p.m. or soon thereafterPlace: Town Council Chambers60 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WashingtonLEGAL NO. FH665237Published: The Journal of the San Juan IslandsOctober 28, 2015.

ORDINANCE NO. 1575 an ordinance replacing Chapter 3.10 FHMC relating to rosters and repealing Or- dinance No. 1175 in its entirety was adopted by the Town Council on Thursday, November 5, 2015.The full text of this ordinance shall be mailed upon request to the Town Clerk, POB 219, Friday Harbor, Washington, 98250 / (360) 378 -

2810.LEGAL NO. FH667828Published: The Journal of the San Juan IslandsNovember 11, 2015.

ORDINANCE NO. 1576 an ordinance adopting amendments to FHMC 19.04 regarding the Shoreline Master Plan was adopted by the Town Council on Thursday, Novem- ber 5, 2015.The full text of this ordinance shall be mailed upon request to the Town Clerk, POB 219, Friday Harbor, Washington, 98250 / (360) 378 - 2810.LEGAL NO. FH667826Published: The Journal of the San Juan IslandsNovember 11, 2015.

ORDINANCE NO. 1577 an ordinance rezoning GOULD’S 2ND ACRE ADDITION TO FH TL 1 OF LT 36 & LT37 EX S60 OF E365 1.14AC SEC 11, T35N, R 3W, (Tax Parcel No. 351151029) located at 415 Tucker Avenue, Friday Harbor, San Juan County, Washington was adopted by the Town Council on Thursday, November 5, 2015.The full text of this ordinance shall be mailed upon request to the Town Clerk, POB 219, Friday Harbor, Washington, 98250 / (360) 378 - 2810.LEGAL NO. FH667825Published: The Journal of the San Juan IslandsNovember 11, 2015.

ORDINANCE NO. 1578 an ordinance rezoning FRIDAY HARBOR TRACTS 15-10, PR SE-NE SEC 14, T 35N, R 3W (Tax Parcel No. 351491565) located at 550 Spring Street, Friday Harbor, San Juan County, Washington was adopted by the Town Council on Thursday, No- vember 5, 2015.The full text of this ordinance shall be mailed upon request to the Town Clerk, POB 219, Friday Harbor, Washington, 98250 / (360) 378 - 2810.LEGAL NO. FH667823Published: The Journal of the San Juan IslandsNovember 11, 2015.

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APS volunteer of the monthMany islanders know Jennifer Rigg as the woman behind

so many wonderful T-shirt designs for local businesses and the county fair. Did you also know she donates a great deal of her time, creativity and resources to The Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor? As a long time ani-mal advocate, Jenn has been an active supporter of our animal shelter for many years. Recently, as we have become immersed in a capital campaign to build our new animal shelter, Jenn has been busier than ever helping us out (most of her time donated) with new T-shirt designs, baseball caps, aprons, brochures and a number of other great pro-motional items. For all of her hard work and generosity, Jennifer Rigg was the Volunteer of the Month for October.

Veterans visit classroomBy Heather SpauldingSpecial to the Journal

On Nov. 5, local Friday Harbor Elementary School children crowded into the gym, wide eyed and wait-ing for a presentation vet-erans day. Principal Diane Ball opened the assembly by explaining that “We are here today to honor some very special people. They have fought for our free-dom, including the freedom to come to school.”

Our local boy scouts led by Tucker Rennik, carried in the U.S. flag, and led us in the Pledge of Allegiance. When that was finished, and all had sat back down, the local elementary choir sang each branch of mili-tary’s song.

Peter DeLorenzi, who served in the Marine Corps demonstrated how to prop-erly fold the flag, and the meaning behind each fold.

The first fold is the sym-bol of life. The second fold is the symbol of the belief in eternal life. The third fold is made in honor and remembrance of the veteran departing our ranks who gave their life for defense of our country in order to attain peace through out the world. The fourth fold rep-resents our weaker nature,

for peace as well as in times of war for his divine guidance. The fifth fold is a tribute to our country, for in the words of Naval Officer Steven Decatur, “our country, in dealing with other countries, may she always be right, but it is still our country right or wrong.” The sixth fold is for where our hearts lie. It is our hearts that we pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. The seventh fold is a tribute to our armed forces, for it is through the armed forces that we protect our country and our flag against all her enemies whether they be found within or without the boundaries of our republic. The eighth fold is a tribute to the one who entered into the valley of the shadow of death that we might see the light of day. The ninth fold is a tribute to womanhood for it has been through their faith, love loyalty and devo-tion that the character of the men and women who have made this country great have been molded. The eleventh fold is the eyes of the Hebrew citizen, rep-

resents the lower portion of the seal of King David and King Solomon and glorifies in their eyes, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The twelfth fold in the eyes of the Christian citizen rep-resents and emblem of eter-nity and glorifies in their eyes the God the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit. The 13th and final fold signi-fies the original 13 colo-nies upon which this great nation was founded.

A couple other interest-ing facts about folding the flag. It is folded from stripes to stars because the stripes represent those original 13 colonies, now embodied in the 50 sovereign states, symbolized by the stripes. Once the flag is complete-ly folded, it resembles a cocked hat, reminiscent of those hats worn by soldiers who served under General George Washington, the first to fight for the rights, privileges and freedoms we enjoy today. Each child then was given a small U.S.. flag, and headed back into their classrooms remember-ing people they most likely will never forget, those who fought, and died for our freedoms, including as Mrs. Ball pointed out, the free-dom to go to school.

by AJ KurtzSpecial to the Journal

Girls SoccerThe girls pulled off an

amazing win Saturday to clinch a spot in the 1a/2b state tournament. Senior and Captain Echo Wood had a great goal in the final minutes to finish off a 2-1 win against Lutheran.

The girls will play some-time next week but the date is TBD. This is the second year in a row that the girls are heading to state.Boys Soccer

The boys also secured a spot in the state tourna-

ment this year. The boys played Lynden Christian and dominated with a 5-0 win. This is the second time in a row that the boys are going to state, last year they played great and won third place. The boys will play Mount Vernon Christian next weekend and try to keep their great momentum heading into the state tour-nament.Volleyball

The volleyball team will also be making a trip to the state tournament this year. The girls were able to hold on and beat Morton White

Pass with a 3-1 win. This is the first time since 1997 that the volleyball team has made it to the state tourna-ment.Football

The boys almost pulled it together with a win against Sedro Wolley, but suffered a 20-8 loss. That game con-cludes the 2015 season for the Wolverines. The team will lose seven seniors head-ing into next year but with a young team they hope to learn more of the new spread offense.

Wolverines sport update

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