Journal of the San Juans, September 30, 2015

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The San Juan County Public Hospital District No. 1 has responded to a letter from the American Civil Liberties Union refuting their claim that the dis-trict is not in compliance with the Reproductive Privacy Act in its contract with PeaceHealth.

The original ACLU letter sent July 8 stated that “the RPA estab-lishes that ‘[e]very woman has the fundamental right to choose or refuse to have an abortion’ and that public hospital districts ‘shall not deny or interfere’ with this fundamental right.”

The letter went on to say that it is “our understanding that while the District provides maternity care services through PIMC, it does not provide the substantially equivalent abortion care.”

The ACLU requested that the district change its policies and practices to fulfill the obligations under the Reproductive Privacy Act.

The responding letter from the district, dated Sept. 15 and presented at their Sept. 23 board meeting, said that the district is in

compliance with the act’s require-ments because Peace Island Medical Center does not provide maternity care directly or mater-nity care services by contract.

“The district therefore does not provide the services that trigger the Act’s requirement to provide ‘substantially equivalent benefits, services, or information to per-mit [women otherwise eligible for state benefits programs] to vol-untarily terminate their pregnan-cies,’” the letter reads.

ACLU is addressing the same issue with other hospitals in Washington, and is currently suing Skagit Regional Health for failing to comply, while similar letters have been sent to hospitals on Whidbey Island and Mason County.

Director of Communications for ACLU Washington Doug Honig said that they are currently reviewing the letter, and continue to be concerned as to whether the hospital is complying with the state’s Reproductive Privacy Act.

To read the letters in full see our website at www.sanjuanjour-nal.com.

Hospital responds to ACLU letter

Federal funding for homeless vetsBy Cali BagbyJournal editor

Federal funding for homeless veterans may be a step in the right direction for the state when it comes to supporting those who have served our country. In the islands, the funds may be more like a band-aid on a wound that continues to bleed.

“It’s frustrating because it’s very limiting to people and there is no prevention funding,” said Erin O’Dell, director of the Orcas Family Resource Center, which is in charge of screen-ing vets for the housing funding.

The federal monies have been dispersed to Catholic Community Services of Western Washington, which has received $776,000 and the Opportunity Council, which has $704,000 through the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Supportive Services for Veteran Families pro-gram.

“This program provides rapid rehousing for those without housing, as well as resources to prevent homelessness among those veterans

who are at imminent risk of becoming home-less,” said Will Rice, NW Regional Chief of Operations for Catholic Community Services of Western Washington in a press release last Monday.

Catholic Community Services provides help to veterans in Snohomish County. The Opportunity Council serves veterans in Island, Skagit and Whatcom counties and will begin serving San Juan County this year. Family resource centers on San Juan, Orcas and Lopez will help facilitate the use of the money.

The funding comes on the heels of Rep. Rick Larsen’s last trip to the islands where he held roundtable discussions with veterans and pledged to help them with better access to programs dealing with issues like health care.

“Unfortunately many veterans struggle with homelessness,” said Larsen, WA-02, in a press release. “That is why I am a strong supporter of programs like Supportive Services for Veteran Families that enable local organizations to help more of our veterans get permanent housing

and on the path to independence.”According to a report from the U.S.

Department of Veterans Affairs, Supportive Services for Veteran Families served 127,829 participants in 2014. It is estimated to serve 135,000 veterans and their family members by the end of 2015.

The question remains: how will the funding affect island vets?

Jennifer Armstrong, director of the San Juan Island Family Resource Center, said the federal grants may not be easy to distribute on the islands because the qualifications from the grants are very specific. Armstrong said vets literally need to be homeless, which is not always the case in this county.

“What I see more frequently are veterans who are having trouble making ends meet, who are at risk of losing their housing or who are living in low-cost, substandard housing like trailers with black mold,” said Armstrong. “Neither

See VETS, Page 4

Contributed photo/ Jones Family FarmsFor the month of October, more than two dozen farms and farm-related businesses on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan Island will be open to the public, with demonstrations on everything from apple cider pressing to sheep shearing. Read more about it in our Savor the San Juans section inside this edition.

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

Sept. 16• A Lopez Island Deputy

responded to a suspicious circumstance complaint after a 911 call from what sounded like a confused person. The deputy con-tacted the caller and deter-mined he was suffering from a medical condition. The subject was flown to a hospital for evaluation.

• A Lopez deputy received a burglary and theft com-plaint from a former Center Island resident. It was deter-mined that the home that was reportedly burglarized

had been recently fore-closed on. An investigation is being conducted to deter-mine whether the items were actually stolen.

Sept. 17• A Friday Harbor deputy

responded to the Christian Science Church in regards to garbage left at the back of the church. There was no identifying items in the garbage and no witnesses to it being left. The complain-ant said they would get rid of the trash and will call if it happens again.

• A Lopez deputy spoke with a business owner regarding an unwanted per-son complaint. The owner

requested that the unwant-ed person be told they were no longer allowed to enter the business.

• An employee from the animal shelter in Friday Harbor felt threatened by an email she received from a Langley, B.C. man. The man had his application for adopting a cat denied due to his belligerent behav-ior toward the employee. She was advised to seek a restraining order.

• A Lopez deputy received a suspicious circumstance complaint. The reporting person called after a cus-tomer delivered an item for mechanical service and the ownership of the item was not clearly established. The customer claimed he found the item. An investigation is being conducted.

Sept. 18• A deputy arrived at

the ferry landing in Friday Harbor in reference to a no-injury traffic collision that occurred in the ferry lines.

• A deputy responded to an Eastsound address in

regards to an ongoing civil matter from an employer to an employee. Both par-ties have been advised to go through the proper civil processes. An information-al report was taken due to so many calls generated.

• An Eastsound deputy responded to someone con-suming marijuana in public.

Sept. 19• A citizen reported his

vehicle was stolen from downtown Friday Harbor. Deputies located the vehicle in the area of Golf Course Road and Cattle Point.

• A deputy was dispatched to the San Juan Island area in reference to a citizen dis-pute. The reporting deputy arrived and contacted both parties. It was determined that the incident was civil in nature but both parties should not to contact each other.

Sept. 20• Lopez deputies were

dispatched to a call about a naked man behaving violently. The subject was contacted and continued to behave erratically. A taser was deployed to help take him into protective cus-

tody. The man was flown off island for a medical and mental evaluation.

• A deputy met with a San Juan Island resident in reference to a possible vandalism to his vehicle. It had damage to the wind-shield consistent with ball strikes. The vehicle had been parked overnight at a location on Spring Street.

• An Orcas deputy was dispatched to a burglary that had occurred some time in the past two years.

• A complainant reported vandalism to an apartment unit at their complex locat-ed on Guard Street in Friday Harbor. The front door was damaged and food was left behind.

Sept. 21• A Lopez resident

reported missing electronic items. Upon further inves-tigation, it was found that items were likely taken in another county.

Sept. 22• Deputies served a

restraining order on a Friday Harbor male. The restraining order included the male subject having to forfeit his firearms and other weapons. The order was served without inci-dent and the subject left his premises immediately.

• A deputy was dispatched to the Friday Harbor area in reference to a disturbance. The reporting deputy arrived and made contact with the suspect, who had a local warrant for his arrest. The suspect was taken into custody and booked into the San Juan holding facil-ity.

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Panel seeks to quantify county-wide housing crisisBy Anna V. SmithJournal reporter

The League of Women Voters panel dis-cussion “Gimme Shelter” delved into the affordable housing issue in San Juan County and tried to answer some lingering ques-tions: Is there a crisis here in the county? What is the risk to the community if we don’t solve the crisis? What factors make this issue so difficult to resolve?

More than 50 people attended the event Sept. 21, which featured affordable housing advocates from the community on the panel and in the audience. Sarah Crosby, program chair of League of Women Voters opened the panel and mentioned employee difficul-ty with finding housing, as well as anecdotal evidence of a crisis as a few reasons why the panel was formed.

Greg Winters, director of the Homeless Services Center of the Opportunity Council in Bellingham and leader of that agency’s community needs assessment for San Juan and other counties, began the panel by giv-ing some statistics from the Washington

State Housing Needs Assessment for the county in 2015.

One statistic stated that 85 percent of the 200 subsidized affordable housing units in the county will expire by 2017. Winters also discussed the fundamental aspect of afford-able housing in a community, comparing it to other cornerstones such as roads and utilities to ensure a thriving, healthy com-munity.

Nancy DeVaux spoke to the audience as chair of the Housing Bank Commission. She stated that the county had not done a housing needs assessment since 2009, and gave a review of the workings of the commission. The commission distributed $70,000 for senior and disabled rental assis-tance, and $6,000 for emergency rental assistance grant county-wide in 2015.

“So it’s not a lot of money overall in terms of what is available to help with the afford-able housing problem,” DeVaux said. “It’s a definite help, but when it comes to building affordable housing, it doesn’t provide major assistance.”

DeVaux said the commission has request-ed the county council look into options of local funding, as well as all other possible options. DeVaux mentioned house bill 2263 which could be implemented locally to cre-ate a sales tax of 1/10th of 1 percent that could bring in $400,000 annually.

Justin Roche, executive director of Homes for Islanders, explained sweat equity and how as an organization they differ from San Juan Island Home Trust.

Lisa Byers, executive director of OPAL Community Land Trust gave some inter-esting quantitative numbers to try to answer the questions posed by the League. According to Byers, 5 percent of year-round Orcas Island residents live in Community Land Trust homes. OPAL did a survey of their residents to get a sense of where they worked, which connected to the anecdotal stories of employers being unable to find employees due to inadequate affordable housing. Out of their 130 homes, individu-als work in 60 different businesses and have 170 jobs.

Another helpful number was median age. In Washington the median age is 35; in San Juan County it is 55. For OPAL residents,

the median age is 31.“Why has it been so difficult to resolve

this issue?” Byers asked. “I think that one of the reasons is it’s hard for the people who don’t have a need for housing or who are not directly impacted by it to understand that it’s an issue.”

Byers said that the median age difference is one component to the issue, but so is the population of part-time residents who live on the island.

“I’m being grossly stereotypical here, so please forgive me — but I know individu-als for whom this is true, they come here to get away from the world’s problems, and don’t want to be reminded that in fact we have all the same issues here that they have back wherever they have their other home,” Byers said.

Byers also spoke about ways to assist affordable housing initiatives in the county.

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one will be addressed with this new source of funding.”

O’Dell on Orcas echoed these concerns, noting that the way the funding works now is that if someone is struggling to make pay-ments on their housing they will have to lose that hous-ing before they qualify for assistance. This is a problem for two reasons – it costs more to rehouse someone then to keep them in hous-ing, and once that place is lost it’s much harder to locate a new dwelling.

O’Dell’s other concern is that the program won’t pay 100 percent of the hous-ing, which in tandem with the housing crisis, creates a dilemma.

“Even people who have money can’t find housing, so even if we identify home-less veterans they are not going to be able to pay for everything,” she said.

But O’Dell is hopeful that it could help at least one or two vets here.

While the funding may be more successful in other communities in the state, as long as the housing crisis continues in the San Juans, staff from the resource cen-

ters see a lot of hurdles on the road to success.

Armstrong said veterans are struggling with the same housing issues that every-one is facing, which is the lack of affordable housing.

“It’s nothing specific to veterans, it is just as chal-lenging to them,” she said.

In the past, the only assis-tance for veterans was an emergency fund out of the county, which left veterans with little hope.

“Some of the guys had tried to get help in the past, but didn’t get anywhere and may have thought, ‘What is the point?’” said Armstrong.

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Center’s staff plans to help vets by working with differ-ent agencies that serve vets to have one unified resource guide of how to help that population.

“We want veterans to be able to walk through one door and find help,” said Armstrong.

Most veterans Armstrong sees are 30 to 50 years old and have families, but she made it clear that they don’t rule out working with any age or with single people.

For the Orcas Island Family Resource Center, there are pros and cons to the new funds.

Beyond the funding,

O’Dell said there is possi-bility for the program to have a greater reach. The resource center is in charge of screening applicants, and those screening documents will be sent to a veterans’ services coordinator for the Opportunity Council in Bellingham, who will use the information to possi-bly access other benefits for those veterans. Veterans with any housing issues are encouraged to be a part of the screening process.

“This could be the one gem,” she said.

O’Dell has heard stories of vets living in barns on the island and she hopes the screening process can help

in those situations.Overall, O’Dell doesn’t

want to sound negative about the funding – even if it’s not tailor made for this county.

“It is an additional resource,” she said. “And it’s stimulating conversation.”

For county council-man Rick Hughes, the first obstacle will be finding vet-erans who are willing to ask for assistance.

“We want veterans to reach out,” said Hughes. “We want to know who needs help.”

To contact the resource centers, call 376-3184 for Orcas, 378-5246 for San Juan or 468-4117 for Lopez.

VetsContinued from page 1

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The search for a new San Juan Island Emergency Medical Service Chief continues, and the hiring committee has narrowed it down to two potential candidates. San Juan Island EMS gave the public a first-glimpse Sept. 24 of one candidate who came out for a four-day introduction to the islands. Prior San Juan EMS Chief Jim Cole left the position June 5 to join PeaceHealth as a coordinator of EMS service

for its Oregon West Network. A 12-person hiring commit-tee was formed, which included San Juan Fire and Rescue Chief Steve Marler, San Juan County Sheriff Ron Krebs, a citizen representative, EMS personnel and members of the hospital board.

The meet and greet was not well-attended, but gave the audience an opportunity to ask the candidate questions about his qualifications. Those in attendance included three from the hiring committee and two potential hospital board candidates Michelle Loftus and William Hancock.

EMS will organize another meet and greet with the sec-ond candidate. Stay tuned for meeting time and place and more informations about the candidates.

EMS searches for their new chief –Submitted by School Superintendent Danna Diaz

We had a great start of school and it has been truly an honor to walk down the halls of the schools, have lunch in the cafeteria, meet with teachers, students and parents and learn about how I may better serve as your superintendent.

We have systems in place complete with outstanding cur-riculum, staff and leaders to make sure we give each child what they need to be successful. We partner with parents, community members, family and friends to create the opti-mum outcome for each student. We would like our students to graduate with choices and opportunities for their future.

Have you seen the capital improvements in our schools? New floors in our gym, new paved walkways at the elemen-tary school, new chairs and tables in some of our class-rooms? Yes, we are looking better on the outside and find-ing new places where we can save on energy. Did you know that the STEM building has solar panels? Yes, students will be able to analyze the data. We are excited about the teach-ing and learning in our new STEM facility.

We have partnered with the San Juan Island Community Foundation to provide HICAP (Highly Capable Students program) professional development for our elementary school teachers. We are partnering with United Way with an Employee Giving Campaign in the fall. The funds raised will ensure services continue for our students in the com-munity. We will distribute an Educational Effectiveness sur-vey in October for staff and parents. Students will take the survey in January. The San Juan Public Schools Foundation will have their Phone-A-Thon Oct. 12 and 13. As usual, we plan to call you at home in the late afternoon and evening. I will have a community meeting to share my First 100 Days Report at Friday Harbor Middle School, Oct. 19, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Most importantly, don’t forget we will have parent teacher conferences October 21-23, at all the schools.

One more thing, did you know that the number of stu-dents that ride the bus every day plays a big role in how much funding we receive from our state to help keep our buses safe on the road? Our transportation department does an excellent job transporting our students. Show your support by allowing your child to ride the bus. We report our numbers to the state by Oct. 31.

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Candidates caught up in buzzwords

The upcoming election of three, non-partisan seats for the San Juan County Public Hospital District has become mired in personal opinions about religion, politics and the processes of abortion and end-of-life. It should be about preserving

our expanded, local, quality health care, the EMS levy and continuing to support hospital care for the major-ity of San Juan County resi-dents.

Hiding behind political buzzwords like “transpar-ency,” “oversight” and “fair-ness,” it appears candidates Monica Harrington, Barbara Sharp and Bill Williams true aim is to embroil Peace Health and the San Juan County Hospital District in expensive legal wrangling and potentially damaging litigation. Legal and admin-istrative costs will skyrock-et, not just for the hospital, but for the taxpayers of SJC. Monica, leading point on this, is well aware that the American Civil Liberties Union has already begun actions against several regional hospitals.

She stated she “doesn’t believe for a minute” that her actions will force Peace Health to perform abor-tions or end-of-life pro-cedures. So, what is her ultimate goal? If it is sim-ply about our tax dollars being “fairly” allocated, we should consider how much of the tax levy allocated to PeaceHealth could or would have been spent on the dis-puted procedures versus the hundreds of other ser-vices the hospital provides. I would venture that it is miniscule.

Abortions and end of life counseling are available from public and private sources here and in nearby communities, often at little or no cost.

We should all be con-cerned that a thinly dis-guised political agenda such as this would invite dissen-sion in the local and medi-cal community. Forcing PeaceHealth to discuss, define and validate their long-standing and well doc-umented position and treat-ment over and above the significant reporting they already provide, purely for the sake of a political agen-da, is wrong.

Conflict within the medi-cal community in San Juan County could certainly have the undesired effect of driving away new, young, medical professionals and possibly, PeaceHealth itself. PeaceHealth was virtually the only hospital willing to help us provide care in a low population, rural com-munity. Do we want to risk driving them away?

RICH FOWLERFriday Harbor

Three to make the difference

The current mind set of the San Juan County Public Hospital District Board needs to be changed. They lack respect for the taxpayer public they represent. As elected officials they are supposed to welcome, even encourage questions. They don’t. I witnessed outright rudeness many times to members of the public and myself. I and others have been frustrated getting requests for information fulfilled.

The last two times they had the opportunity to make an appointment they chose the candidate who expressed no concerns over equally, if not higher, qualified candidates who did. This insular mentality resulted in their inability to be straight forward with the public on two EMS levies which failed. As a former volunteer firefighter, fire chief and fire commissioner this is seriously alarming.

I’m afraid three of the current six candidates will not make much difference with this mind set, espe-cially responding to the expressed needs of our com-munity. It is a five-member board. To make a change we need to elect the right three candidates, which will constitute a voting majority, to this board. Fortunately, we have three candidates who will make the needed difference: Bill Williams, Barbara Sharp and Monica

Harrington. We need to elect all three!

HOWARD ROSENFELDSan Juan Island

Why the need for speed?

I think that the Internet is the best thing to hap-pen since the wheel. In fact, as a feature writer for the website of a large company located in another state, it would not be possible for me to earn a living from this island paradise without it. So I am definitely not a Luddite and, in fact, need to be connected.

Having said that, what are all these “Do You Want Faster Internet?” signs about that are popping up all over this island? Forget the issue of whether faster is better for a second. Does anyone else notice the irony that many of this signs are nailed to trees? For me, treating a tree as a signpost kind of answers the faster-is-better question. However, if you still want to pursue the issue:

Firstly, we are compar-ing nanoseconds to milli-seconds [I Googled this] for megabucks. Secondly, why? It would also be faster to put in a few stop lights at key intersections that we

can all name, pave every road on the island and build a pontoon toll bridge from Cattle Point to Lopez! All would be faster; all might even raise property values. It’s called Seattle and why most of us have chosen to live here instead of the fast-er there. You who miss all that faster stuff that you left behind, please stop trying to replicate it here. This island, as well as my keystrokes, are just speedy enough, thank you.

DENNIS LINDENFriday Harbor

Candidates provide needed oversight

PeaceHealth is a pub-lic hospital here in Friday Harbor. I have had to go there twice and have been quite satisfied with the ser-vice. But it is my under-standing that right now we are already spending over a million dollars of our public tax money there every year – and are pledged to do so for the next 50 years. And their patient charges are not cheap, are they?

We have a chance in November to elect three new public hospital com-missioners to oversee these

mind-boggling finances. We had better pick some people who are very smart and very public service minded. Some people with backgrounds that can help them deal with a very dif-ficult financial situation and that can make compromises when they need to.

Join with me in choosing Barbara Sharp, Bill Williams and Monica Harrington as our new commissioners. Together, I feel certain they will bring the oversight that is so obviously needed.

JIM STEGALL Friday Harbor

Reply to “Vote for Bill”

In her letter Sept. 16 titled “Vote For Bill” an island writer questioned my use of the M.A.S.H. unit theme in this year’s Fourth of July parade.

The parade theme was Hello Hollywood. I own an old Willys Jeep which was an ideal parade float to honor the movie and TV show M.A.S.H.

The author wrote, “It’s Bill Williams who actually ran a M.A.S.H. unit in Korea dur-ing the Vietnam War and

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Precipitation in September: 1.93”Precipitation in 2015: 13.66”Reported by Jack Giard

Bakerview Rd.

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Precipitation in September: 1.1”Precipitation in 2015: 10.58”

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thus started his career in hospital administration.”

Parade watchers did not think any of the costumed islanders riding on the pirate ship float were claim-ing to be actual pirates. I never assumed my Hawk Eye costume or the old Jeep would mislead anyone.

I did feel that assuming the campaign name “Doc Hancock” would help vot-ers distinguish between William Hancock and William Williams who is my opponent for San Juan County Public Hospital District Commission posi-tion #5.

William Williams and I both performed mili-tary service. I chose to be a Navy flight surgeon on active flight status within the Vietnam combat zone. My duty was to fly with my squadrons from the aircraft carrier Kearsarge in the Tonkin Gulf on fre-quent war patrols and res-cue missions. I have 30 years combined experience as both a practicing surgeon and a successful manager of a medical facility com-parable in size and num-ber of personnel to Peace Island Medical Center. I am well prepared to assume the oversight responsibilities of the hospital district board.

I plan to actively sup-port new solutions to our local needs including the Community Health Consortium Resource Guide, possible EMS par-ticipation in a Community Paramedicine Program and the new Veteran’s Choice Program.

My primary duty and only agenda as a district commis-sioner will be to promote the health and safety of all islanders through effective and open stewardship of taxpayer funds.

WILLIAM HANCOCKSan Juan Island

Be an informed voter this fall

There is an election com-ing up soon on Nov. 3, and the League of Women Voters of the San Juans urges you to be sure to vote by that date.

As we have been doing for over 20 years here in the islands, the league will be presenting its non-partisan election forums covering all the local competitive races on the three main islands: on San Juan on Oct. 6 at the Grange at 7 p.m., on Orcas on Oct. 7 at the American Legion Hall at 6 p.m., and on Lopez on Oct. 8 at Grace Episcopal Church at 6:30 p.m.

The league does not sup-port or oppose candidates, or political parties. Instead we invite you to come and hear all the candidates state their positions and answer questions so that you can be an informed voter.

Be sure to take every opportunity before Nov. 3 to learn everything you can about all the candidates. Remember: vote and the choice is yours; don’t vote and the choice is theirs.

CLARE KELM President

League of Women Voters of the San Juans

Polarized over the issues in election

The island has become polarized over the issues of whether or not Peace Island Medical Center will or won’t perform abortions or assisted suicides; neither of which pertains to the role of a hospital district board commissioner.

Our commissioners do not set PeaceHealth’s policies. That is the job of the hospital board. Commissioners are respon-sible for financial oversight of the district’s resources including two county tax levies. One levy supports emergency services and

the other provides indigent care for islanders through a contract with PeaceHealth. By law no commissioner’s personal views regarding religion, abortion, sexual preference or assisted sui-cide should influence her or his duty to comply with settled civil law and con-tractual obligation.

I don’t know if you remember when we recog-nized a need to replace our aging, financial troubled medical center, but after an exhaustive search the only organization willing to part-ner with our small, remote island was PeaceHealth, a private, not-for-profit cor-poration not supported by or reporting to the Catholic Church.

No local taxes were used to build the new facility. PeaceHealth assumed all financial risk and any prof-its would be used to off-set the cost of providing charity care to islanders.

Services included every-thing previously provided at Peace Island Medical Center plus outpatient sur-geries, chemotherapy, and expanded diagnostics. We knew right up front that future services would not include abortions. Assisted suicide was not even on the radar then.

Monica Harrington’s fin-gerprints are all over all the current legal actions involv-ing our hospital district. She is has demanded reviews of PeaceHealth’s license by the Washington state’s attorney general and has been a col-laborator with the ACLU threats against our hospital district and PeaceHealth.

The attorney general’s opinion has been that PIMC is in compliance with the law. If the ACLU’s letter warning of possible legal action continues it is estimated that it could cost us up to $40,000,000 between civil penalties, the $20,000,000 we would have to pay back to PeaceHealth, the $10 million private donors contributed and we

would be left with no medi-cal center.

Can we afford to elect Ms. Harrington? I think not.

DR. VICTORIA WILLIAMS

San Juan Island

Importance of agriculture in San Juan County

Last week the San Juan County Council announced that they will not be putting the proposed greenhouse regulations on the council agenda.

While it doesn’t mean the council has dropped the issue for good, this is still good news.

I choose to see it as an indication that the council listened to islanders’ con-cerns about over-regulation without proof of substantive problems. For this, I thank the council.

While the debate around the issue was contentious, I believe it was useful for shedding light on a host of local agricultural issues.

For one, more people are now aware that the county has Right to Farm provi-sions (Land Use 18.30.050) currently on the books, and more now recognize that farm diversification, green-houses and other contem-porary farming tools are necessary for extending the growing season and making farms viable.

Isn’t it time to reconsider the importance of farms and farming, not only to farm-ers, but also to consumers, open-space advocates, envi-ronmental sustainability, food security, and preserv-ing the rural character of the San Juans?

SANDY STREHLOUCommittee for Diversified

AgricultureSan Juan Island

LettersContinued from page 6

By Mark FishautIt continues to be a privilege to serve

the children and families of San Juan Island. On several occasions I have been encouraged to seek a position on the San Juan County Public Hospital Board. While honored, I have declined as a Canadian and therefore ineligible to seek public office. Additionally, I believe physicians may be consultants. But it is unwise for them to be on the board. The upcoming vote for multiple positions is the most important elec-tion in my 11 years living here. That said, years of practice and community

involvement has allowed the develop-ment of a perspective about the state of local health care and a duty to share it. These views are mine alone and are not driven by any personal agenda.

Individual care in the traditional sense is solid in all settings. Island-wide, quality of office, clinic, EMS, and emergency room care (all in the absence of publicly available data) appears to be sound. My professional and personal experiences with most of the players and facilities have been excellent. However, there are many issues that demand inquiry and reme-

diation.The mingling of private parochial

and public funds in the development and evolution of Peace Island Medical Center has yielded predictable con-sequences. There are issues of com-munication, transparency, as well as a disregard for the laws mandating all aspects of women’s health and of end- of-life decisions. Multiple requests on my part for real information to clarify published self-serving fanciful “data” have been routinely ignored. Although

Thoughts on hospital board electionGuest column

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Editorial

Help our vetsBy Cali BagbyJournal editor

The housing crisis has been a well-documented nightmare for islanders.

Take a quick search on our website (www.san-juanjournal.com) with the keyword housing and you will find a plethora of fears and very few solu-tions.

Veterans in the San Juans struggling to find a place to live are in the same boat, and fed-eral funds have thrown us a lifesaver for veter-ans facing homelessness in Washington state. Last week, Catholic Community Services of Western Washington received $776,000 and the Opportunity Council received $704,000.

Unfortunately, this lifesaver functions more like water wings rather than a durable life raft. The funds are for emergency short-term housing, leav-ing us to wonder: how helpful will such money be in our community? The answer is: not very.

First of all, even people who make a decent wage can’t find a place to rent. If there are no houses or apartments, what is the $704,000 going to go toward? Secondly, this is a short-term solu-tion to a long-term problem without any attention paid to prevention.

We would also like to see funding go to the first step for all people when building a life for the future: healthcare.

In the recent roundtable discussion on San Juan Island with Rep. Rick Larsen, veterans had one issue – healthcare. They brought with them pages of documentation of phone calls made that were never returned of bills not paid or appointments never made. These were the same concerns that I heard from veterans when I worked as a freelance journalist in Oregon five years ago.

Having access to healthcare enables veterans to go to work, and then in turn pay bills. These funds from the feds are not going to solve these larger issues.

Larsen has applauded these recent monies to end homelessness, but at the roundtable he pledged to follow-up with vets on their concerns about healthcare and programs for better access to doctors.

Larsen said in a recent press release that they have already opened 20 cases with the Department of Veterans Affairs that were brought up during the roundtable discussions.

We need members of Congress like Larsen to continue to fight for our vets to make healthcare a priority.

I want to see millions of dollars poured into allowing veterans to see any doctor they want and make appointments anytime they need. We are still waiting for that press release.

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I have not personally sought it, others have requested financial details from EMS and been rebuffed, and more recently, demeaned. As long as this lack of access

remains, voters will contin-ue to distrust these institu-tions and to defeat requests for increased taxation. Public funding requires accountability.

Those in public service do so out of commitment to and love of their friends and neighbors in an often

thankless job. However, this board must be held respon-sible for the current state of affairs. For years it has suffered from a failure of leadership, a reactive rather than proactive “circle the wagons” mentality, and a lack of vision. In addition to the obvious problems, there

has been a failure to address a variety of other health cri-ses. These include but are not limited to pain manage-ment with associated pre-scription opiate addiction, the lack of mental health care for children and youth, and the widespread antipa-thy towards and mistrust of

PIMC, EMS and the board itself.

The current election provides an opportunity to begin a process of healing and movement forward. Fortunately, the published statements of the candidates are quite clear. Three of them understand the issues at hand and are committed to the rule of law and to the future. Three others hold

positions that are either condescending, naïve, or support the failed status quo.

Based on long observa-tion and a desire for the best interests of San Juan Islanders, I recommend vot-ing for Harrington, Sharp, and Williams.


A photo from the early 1900s appeared in the Sept. 16 edition of the Journal with the article “Lost Art | Draft Horses” supplied by Kevin Loftus of the San Juan Island Historical Museum.

The following Tuesday a man named Alric Tuck called the Journal office to tell us that he has the original photo, and the man

in the picture is his father, Alric Long Tuck. According to Alric Tuck, the photo was taken during a San Juan Island Fourth of July pull-ing contest.

Alric Tuck estimated his father to be in his early 20s around 1905-1910. There was a $50 prize for the win-ner of the pulling contest, but nobody showed up to compete.

So Norman Tuck, Alric Long Tuck’s father, sent him

home to get their draft hors-es Kit and Kat and put on a demonstration.

“He sent the kid home to get the team to put on some kind of exhibition so that’s what that’s about,” Tuck said, adding that the family ended up splitting the prize money.

Alric Tuck was born on the island in 1937 to Alric Long Tuck (1886-1967). His father was 51 when he was born, and he remembers

him wearing bib overalls all the time, even with a necktie.

“But they were always clean, there was pride in that,” Tuck said.

In his teens, Alric Tuck remembers how impor-tant agriculture was here, and helping out on the farms and with harvests. He recalled the neighbors working and sharing meals together during that time.

“It didn’t matter if you

had 5 acres and your neigh-bor had 25 acres, as long as everyones harvest was stored away for winter, that’s what was important,” Tuck

said.Alric Tuck now lives on

Whidbey Island and is now retired after a career as a carpenter.

Mysteries uncovered in old photo

Wednesday, Sept. 30Hospital candidate forum, Mullis Community Center, 5:30 p.m., free. Ask questions of the six hos-pital candidates vying for three positions on the San Juan Island Hospital Board. Questions can be for all candidates or for specific candidates. Submit in writ-ing in advance to [email protected].

Update on Orca Dreams, LLC Development, at Two Barn Farm, 5:30-7 p.m., free. We will discuss the status of proposed tree clear-ings, shoreline stairways, 240 foot dock and 8-parcel subdivision and ways to participate in anticipation of a Nov. 19 hearing on their applications. We will be joined by Kyle Loring and Stephanie Buffum from the Friends of the San Juans who are helping to guide a cohesive effort by our community. For more info contact: [email protected]

Friday, Oct. 2Classic Film Series with Thérèse Finn, San Juan Island Library, 7 p.m., free. Join local singer, actress, director and educator Thérèse Finn for three Alfred Hitchcock movies. Oct. 2 will be Spellbound, Oct. 3 Vertigo and Oct. 4 Psycho. Finn will share fun facts about the director, stars, and even bloopers to watch for. Come enjoy organic popcorn from the

Friends of the Library and movie candy.

Salish Sea Ballet: Ballet For Seniors, 689 Airport Center, 12:30 p.m. Classical ballet exercises geared toward building flexibility, strength, and balance for “silver swans” (ages 55+). No experience necessary! $15/drop-in or $65/5 class card.

Saturday, Oct. 3Island Harvest Chili Cook-off, Brickworks, 4 p.m., $16 for adults and $10 for children. Come and taste the delicious local food prepared by some of our best island chefs. Treat yourself to a fun-packed day, starting with the Farmers Market at 10 a.m., followed by the Farm Parade at 2 p.m. and ending with the chili cook off, live music, pumpkin decorating, beer and wine garden, pie sale and cider pressing!

Photography Class, ‘Golden Hour’ Outdoor

Workshop, 3:30-7:30pm, Lime Kiln State Park Island Rec is teaming up with noted photographer Andy Porter to offer three dif-ferent digital photography classes. In class two partici-pants will explore the forest and seashore through the lens of their camera. Price $44, discounts available. Contact Island Rec for more info. Third photography class on Oct 17. Must regis-ter at Island Rec.

Mini Scarecrow building, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Farmer’s Market at Brickworks. Come to the Island Rec booth at the farmer’s market and build half-size scarecrows. All materials are provided though you can bring your own special clothes or accessories (hats, heads, suspenders, etc.)

Sunday, Oct. 4Beautiful You Benefit Fashion Show, Brickworks, 2 p.m. Celebrating diversity in fashion and women. The

show will benefit Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services. Tickets are $20, and can be purchased at participating shops: Be Chic, Girlfriends, Second Act or DVSAS. Call 378-8680 for more information.

Sundays at the Summit, Mount Grant, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., free. From the Mount Grant summit, on a clear day, one can gaze in every direction. The 360-degree view is spectacular. Drive up or hike up and see for yourself. The Preserve is open to hikers and non-

motorized traffic daily from dawn to dusk.

Monday, Oct. 5Know Your Islanders Talks with Boyd Pratt, San Juan Island Library, 7 p.m., free. Popular Know Your Islanders Talks are back after a summer hia-tus, starting with San Juan Island’s favorite architec-tural historian, Boyd Pratt. Boyd has an interesting tale to tell of a harrowing trip to Hawaii. Come found out find out what that’s all about. Refreshments provided by Friends of the

Library and the Know Your Island Committee.Tuesday, Oct. 6Up Up Farm! Film Festival - the future of farming, Brickworks, 6:30 p.m. In a series of com-pelling, independently produced documentaries, the work of young farmers is honored as we witness the trials and tribulations of farming in the modern world. $7 per night or $35 season.


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By Susan MatthewsExecutive Director of San Juan County Community Foundation

Were you at the County Fair this year? If so, you probably saw the Community Foundation’s

booth inside the main building where we posted pictures of some islanders you may have recognized. Each person was quoted as saying something like: “I work here…and I give here” – or “This is our home…and we give here” – or “My business is here….and I give here.”

These people, and so many more just like them, are the heart and soul of your Community Foundation. Our vision statement says, in part, that we strive to “provide donors a focused approach to giving, empowering them to get involved with the causes they support and to have a more significant impact on their community.” Kind of a high-falutin’ way of saying: We help you share your good fortune and good will with others less fortunate – or support causes that maintain or improve the quality of our special island life. To make sure our guidance to donors and volunteers is accurate, effective, and up-to-date, we recently undertook a three-month intensive study of community needs.

We didn’t do this by ourselves. Through a series of both public communications and personal invitations, we encouraged representatives of island organizations, non-profits, government, and individual members of the broad island community to become involved. That resulted in 128

islanders volunteering their time to attend several of the 28 total meetings addressing 8 different areas of concern. The goal was to identify the most pressing needs and, as a diverse yet cohesive group of community members, develop strategies to meet those needs. Okay, that’s done. So, what now?

I’m here to ask all of you to go to the Foundation’s web-site where we have posted the results of this comprehensive study. Go to www.sjicf.org and follow the links to the 2015 Community Needs Task Force report. Spend some time with it. Read particularly the areas that speak loudest to you, that move your heart as a responsible and caring citi-zen. Think about how you personally would like to partici-pate in addressing these needs in the coming years, because this isn’t a one-size-fits-all or a one-time-fixes-it process. Call us if you would like to volunteer your time. Donate right there on the website if you would like to support the ongoing efforts in your area of interest. Send us an email at [email protected] or call us at 378-1001 if you have questions or suggestions. All of you are the partners we need to be responsive to the challenges that surround us in our homes, our schools, our businesses, our churches, our community gathering places. Our thanks to those who have gotten us this far – and to those who will now help us find and imple-ment long-lasting solutions to meet our community’s needs.

Study on community needs complete

The Trails Committee on San Juan Island begins its Know Your Islanders Talks season with Boyd Pratt relating the story of his har-rowing hike of Kalaupapa, with its 26 switchbacks and 2000 foot elevation change, on Monday, Oct. 5, begin-ning at 7 p.m. a the San Juan Library. Refreshments are provided by the Friends of the San Juan Library and the Trails Committee of Island Rec.

Boyd C. Pratt was born in the (then) Territory of Hawaii at Kapiolani Hospital – the birthplace of President Obama! He went to St. John’s College in Santa Fe and graduate school in

Albuquerque, New Mexioc. After moving to San Juan Island in 1991, in addition to farming he has done his-toric preservation consult-ing work on as many as he can of the 418 islands (at high tide) of the San Juan Archipelago. Go ahead, ask him about the historic barns or lime kilns or why lomi lomi salmon is part of a tra-ditional Hawaiian luau.

The San Juan Island Trails Committee Meetings are held at Heritage Bank in Friday Harbor, beginning at 12 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month. All inter-ested persons are welcome to attend.

Know your islanders talk


Dr. Foist seeing patients at PIMC“I believe the key to a successful patient relationship is to listen

carefully and involve them in the decision-making process.”

Nadine Burrington Foist MD, FACOG, of Fidalgo Medical Associates in Anacortes, is now seeing patients at Peace Island Medical Center in Friday Harbor the 4th Thursday of each month.

EDUCATION/TRAINING: M.D. degree, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL1986Internship, University of Colorado, Denver, CO 1987Residency, University of Colorado Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals, Denver 1990

EXPERIENCE:Private practice, North Cascades Women’s Clinic, Mount Vernon, WA, 1990-2015.Past Chief of Surgery: United General Hospital, Sedro-Woolley, WA Skagit Valley Hospital, Mount Vernon

For appointment call (360) 293-3101

4th Thursday of Each MonthPeace Island Medical Center

1117 Spring St., Friday Harbor

www.islandhospital.org

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Flamenco showSeattle-based Flamenco

dancer Savannah Fuentes brings her latest show, “Northern Lights” to Brickworks on Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. Savannah will be joined by cantaor ( male fla-menco singer), direct from Spain, Juañarito and guitar-ist Bobby de Sofia.

Tickets are general $23, VIP seats $35, student/low-income $15, kids $8, avail-able at www.brownpaper-tickets.com.

Scarecrow boothFall has officially landed

and Island Rec is making half-size scarecrows at its Farmer’s Market booth Oct 3, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Brickworks. Enter your scarecrow creation in the Great Island Farm Grown Parade as well. All materials provided, though you may bring old small clothes or other supplies you want to put on your own creation. This is a free event and fun for all ages. For questions contact [email protected]. For more information call 378-4953 or visit www.islandrec.org.

Benefit for APS was a hit

Brickworks was the “place to be” Friday night, as over 100 people attended the first ever Wine Tasting and Art Auction to benefit the Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor. Attendees had an opportunity to taste and purchase four new pri-vate label wines featuring

art labels by local artists, Jaime Ellsworth, Annie Adams, Nancy Spaulding and Shannon Borg. More than 70 pieces of art were available through both a silent and live auction and by the end of the evening the event had raised over $10,000 for the animal shel-ter’s operation fund.

APS-FH plans to host this event annually.

Blood DriveOn Wednesday, Sept.

23, at the San Juan Island blood drive there was a total of 88 whole blood donors and five platelet donors. There were five first-time whole blood donors and six donors who reached mile-stone gallon markers. Of these donors, 76 units of whole blood and four units of platelets were collected. Since a unit of whole blood is separated into the differ-ent components (red blood cells, platelets, and plasma), donors helped bring health and comfort to 228 patients. The blood donations col-lected at the blood drive are critical to maintain a stable blood supply for surger-ies, medical emergencies, and for supporting patients battling life-threatening ill-nesses like leukemia and other cancers.

Organizers give thanks to San Juan Island Lions Club for blood drive spon-sorship; Curt VanHyning for organizing the drive and San Juan Island Lions Club members for their

assistance; the Mullis Community Center for providing the blood drive site, and the volunteers who helped. Below are just a few of many patients in the community who recently received blood products:

A 61-year-old patient with anemia used 17 units of red blood cells.

A 31-year-old patient undergoing an organ trans-plant used nine units of red blood cells.

A 54-year-old patient with gastrointestinal bleed-ing used 10 units of blood.

The next blood drive is Dec. 16.

Community Dinner

The first community din-ner of the year will be at the high school commons from 5:30 -7:30 p.m Oct. 7.

Suggested donations are $12 for Adults and $6 for kids under 12 years old. The menu is roasted pork loin with herbed crust, apple, leek and parmesan stuffing-sweet potato and yam mash, roasted brussel sprouts with bacon and caramelized onions, local salad and des-sert by Mr. Hendricks’ bak-ing class

There will also be a STEM Open House from 6-7 p.m. The public is encouraged to tour the new building, meet the STEM team, watch some student demonstra-tions.

Rotary funds solar project

Last December the Rotary Club of San Juan

Island awarded the Orcas Island nonprofit Helping Hands Noramise $14,000 for a solar project in Haiti.

For more info about Helping Hands Noramise www.helpinghandsnora-mise.org and for Rotary Club of San Juan Islands visit www.rotarysanjuan-island.org.

Fish for TeethThe Fish for Teeth taco

team is coming Friday, Oct. 2, to the San Juan Island Community Theater, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The “tacos” are actually burritos, and they are stuffed with wild Alaskan rockfish (harvest-ed from healthy stocks), fresh salsa from Pablito’s Taqueria, and other whole-some ingredients. The tacos are a $7 suggested donation.

Proceeds go to Fish for Teeth to provide dental care for those who can-not afford it. Fish for Teeth sponsors the Medical Teams International Mobile Dental Van (and local dental pro-

fessionals volunteer their time on Friday and Saturday three times each year.

Fish for Teeth President Matt Marinkovich gives thanks to Best Western Friday Harbor Suites; Mullis Senior Center; San Juan Island Community Theater; Friday Harbor Ace Hardware; Mullis Street Storage; Pablito’s Taqueria; Matt’s Fresh Fish; Cynthia Burke; Michael Horn, DD and to individuals and groups who have made gen-erous contributions.

“Noteworthy is that indi-vidual donations have been filling our ‘fundraising gap,’ so we do not have to ask ser-vice groups to help, which frees up their money to help other important local pro-grams,” said Marinkovich.

To apply for services go to fishforteeth.com, or pick up an application at the Health Department office or at the SJI Family Resource Center. All applications are to be dropped off at the health department.

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FootballThe team has continued

to struggle and was dealt a harsh blow by the league-leading La Conner Braves at an away game Sept. 25, where they lost 54-14. Senior Luke Stromberg continued playing well and scored both touchdowns for the Wolverines on pass receptions. They will play Bellingham Oct. 2.

Girls’ soccerThe team has racked up

the wins last week with an away game Sept. 21 against Mount Vernon Christian

3-1, another away game Sept. 23 against Orcas Island 3-0 and a home game Sept. 26 against Evergreen Lutheran that they won 4-1. The team will play Concrete at home Sept. 6.

Boys’ soccerThe team lost their match

2-0 against Providence Classical Christian at an away game Sept. 23, and won their home game against Orcas Island Vikings 4-2 on Sept. 26. The team has games com-ing up away against Lopez Oct. 1, away against Cedar Park Christian Oct. 3 and another away game against

Mount Vernon Christian Oct. 6.

VolleyballThe team has continued

to deflect the opposition with a string of wins despite illnesses and injuries that have plagued the team. Coach Mager credited Lili Wood, Madi Kincaid and Sara Rist for stepping up to fill in for missing positions

“It shows a lot about their character and their will to

be able to overcome all of these obstacles and still find a way to win their contests,” Mager said.

During their away game Sept. 22 against Orcas Island the team won 3-0. They then played Darrington Sept. 24 at home, who they beat 3-1. At a home game Sept. 26 they won 3-0 against Evergreen Lutheran. They will play away Oct. 3 against Cedar Park Christian.

Wolverines athletics update

Staff photo/Cali BagbyAbove and left, Friday Harbor Wolverines played Orcas Island Vikings Sept. 23

Leadership San Juan Islands’ Open House is on Friday Harbor on Tuesday, Oct. 13 from 5-7 p.m. at 325 Geneste Street.

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NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS (Planning Commission – PC; Hearing Examiner – HEX; County Council Hearing Room - CCHR)

Permit Number Description

Tax Parcel Number, Project Location,

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Applicant/Agent Name

and Address

Date of Application

Date Complete

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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. SJ1422771 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder, SEPTEMBER 30, 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.


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MISCELLANEOUS LEGAL NOTICESNOTICE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF

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Permit No.: WA0021822Facility: Roche Harbor ResortWastewater Treatment Plant 9711 Roche Harbor RoadFriday Harbor, San Juan CountyThe Roche Harbor Resort has reap- plied for a National Pollutant Dis- charge Elimination System (NPDES) permit in accordance with the provi- sions of Chapter 90.48 Revised Code of Washington (RCW), Chap- ter 173-220 Washington Administra- tive Code (WAC), and the Federal Clean Water Act.The Roche Harbor Resort wastewater treatment plant currently operates an extended aeration with polishing lagoon secondary treatment plant designed to handle a maximum month flow of 0.1296 MGD. The wastewater, following treatment, must meet the requirements of the Washington State Water Pollution Control Act and applicable regulations for a permit to be issued. Fol- lowing evaluation of the application and other available information, a draft permit has been developed which would allow the discharge of secondary effluent into Roche Har- bor.A tentative determination has been made on the effluent limitations and special permit conditions that will prevent and control pollution. A final

determination will not be made until all timely comments received in re- sponse to this notice have been evaluated.

PUBLIC COMMENT AND INFORMATION

The draft permit and fact sheet may be viewed at the Department of Ecol- ogy website: https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/wqreports/public/f?p=publicparis:304:0::NO:RP,304 The application, fact sheet, proposed permit, and other related documents are also available at the Depart- ment’s Northwest Regional Office for inspection and copying between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm week- days. To obtain a copy or to arrange to view copies at the Northwest Re- gional Office, please call Sally Per- kins at (425) 649-7190, email at [email protected] persons are invited to submit written comments regarding the proposed permit. All comments must be submitted within 30 days after publication of this notice to be considered for the final determination. Comments should be sent to:Washington State Department of EcologyNorthwest Regional Office3190 - 160th Avenue SEBellevue, WA 98008-5452Attention: Permit CoordinatorAny interested party may request a public hearing on the proposed per-

mit within 30 days of the publication date of this notice. If a hearing is to be held, public notice will be published at least 30 days in advance of the hearing date. If you require special accommodations or need this document in a format for the visually impaired, call Tricia Miller at (425)649-7201. Persons with hearing loss can call 711 for Washington Relay Service. Persons with a speech disability can call 877-833-6341.LEGAL NO. J659155Published: The Journal of the San Juan IslandsSeptember 30, 2015

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SKAGIT COUNTY

In the Matter of the EstateofJANET K. McWHORTER,Deceased. No. 15 4 00313 5PROBATE 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 serv-

ing on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below, a copy of the claim and fil- ing 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: September 16, 2015./s/Marta McWhorterMARTA McWHORTER,Personal RepresentativeSKAGIT LAW GROUP, PLLCBy:/s/Brian E. ClarkBRIAN E. CLARK, WSBA #9019Attorneys for Personal Representa- tiveP.O. Box 336/227 Freeway Drive, Suite BMount Vernon, WA 98273LEGAL NO. J656126Published: The Journal of the San Juan IslandsSeptember 16, 23, 30 2015.

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When you think of the Animal Shelter do you know our history? We are going to share our past, present and future in three stories. Here is the first of the three.

We live in one of the most dog friendly places in the world. They come on the ferry or on a private boat with their families. We love our domesticated four

legged friends. Because of that love many of you have volunteered or been part of the shelter. We are proud to share some of our memories and facts on how the shelter started.

It’s a great story with happiness and sadness, we should always learn from our past.

It really began in 1981 when some very concerned animal loving islanders lead by Mary Tumosa wanted to help abandoned and stray dogs and cats that were run-ning wild on the island. It was common practice to either shoot the dogs or cap-ture them and hold them at the dump in small cages. If the dog was not claimed in three days they were gassed. At this time it was legal to shoot any stray animal in the town of Friday Harbor. Mary’s friends decided to use all their resources and in March of 1982 they met with Carla Higginson and formed the Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor. They start-ed “ S.O.S” Save Or Strays campaign. Local busi-ness helped with allowing the Shelter to place a dog-house money bank around town to gather donations to help the animals. Flyers were mailed to 4,000 island-ers asking for donations. It worked and with the money raised they rented an old run down dog kennel on

Wold Road. It took a year of permits, remodeling, and perseverance converting the old dog kennel in to an animal shelter. 1982 was a very big year for the shelter. They convinced the county to stop killing the stray dogs at the dump and proposed a plan to set up dog licensing program.

Our first shelter was small the Grand Open House was held on July 24, 1983, it had nine dog kennels and a few portable cat cages. It quickly filled to capacity and in the first six months 75 dogs and cats had to be euthanized due to lack of space and not enough funds to feed and care for them. That was devastating to the board and they knew they needed to do more. We are proud to say your Animal Shelter has been a no kill shelter since 2001.

Those board members never gave up ,they did more fund raisers, imple-mented some commu-nity programs and showed everyone they were true island pioneers. We learned some painful lessons but we never lost sight of why we work so hard. When you walk in the shelter you are always greeted with love and respect from a dog or cat that is looking for its forever home.

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– Submitted by The Animal Protection SocietyThe Animal Protection Society is one of the very lucky non-profit organizations here

on San Juan Island that benefits from the generosity of Valmark’s receipt donation pro-gram. When people bring us their receipts from King’s Market and King’s Marine and Clothing we accumu alate them and submit them quarterly to Valmark for a very gener-ous donation of 1 percent of the receipts we turn in. This program generates a great deal of money for the animal shelter and we are so grateful to have volunteer, Nancy Heacox helping us every week to tally the thousands of receipts that are dropped off here at the shelter. Nancy comes in faithfully every week and spends hours every month at the add-ing machine batching and tallying King’s receipts. Nancy also finds time to spend with the animals while she’s here! The staff and board of directors of APS-FH are happy to announce that Nancy is September’s volunteer of the month.

APS volunteer of the month

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