islands' sounder, february 03, 2016

by Courtney OldwynSpecial to the Sounder

Last Tuesday, 10 emergency vehicles, lights flashing, and more than 30 people came out to honor San Juan Island Fire Chief Steve Marler upon his final return to the island he so loved.

He was met on the taxi way by fellow firefighters, both volunteer and retired, ancil-lary personnel, EMS staff, Paramedics, Sheriff Ron Krebs and members of the San Juan County Police Department, airport personnel, friends and neighbors. San Juan Island Fire & Rescue administrative assistant Carolyn Hudson presented him with his white duty helmet before the entire procession of emergency vehicles followed his ambu-lance to Peace Island Hospital in Friday Harbor. Chief Marler passed away Thursday, Jan. 28, just two days after returning home.

“Whenever he had to leave the island he couldn’t wait to return to the life he loved,” said Sheila Harley, Public Information Officer for San Juan Fire and Rescue.

Chief Marler came to Friday Harbor in Aug. 2007 with his wife Karen after compet-ing for and winning the position of Fire Chief for San Juan County Fire Protection District 3 which includes all of San Juan Island, Brown and Pearl Islands. Marler had previously been the assistant chief at the Sonoma Valley Fire and Rescue Authority in

Farewell to San Juan Fire Chief Marler

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To the county, it’s a necessary upgrade to a problematic road.

To a group of islanders, it’s part of a treasured rural landscape that shouldn’t be touched.

Chipsealing Dolphin Bay Road is on the 2016 docket for pub-lic works projects. It is slated to happen this spring, but a peti-tion to stop the upgrade has been launched by Orcas resi-dents Amanda Sparks, Andrew Youngren, Ken Katz, Lili Hein, Arthur de Haan and Timothy Blanchard.

For Sparks, the road represents the past, which holds memories like learning to drive on it.

“It was a magical spot for me growing up,” she said. “I learned to drive on that road. For future generations, I want to preserve what it’s like to live on a rural

island. Anytime I feel detached from where I am living, I drive down roads like that one to recon-nect to my reasons for living in a rural location. And having lived down that road before, I can say that if it’s paved, there would be massive speed issues.”

Organizers of the “Save Dolphin Bay Road” campaign at www.change.org are aiming for 500 sig-natures. So far, the number is at 370 and includes people from all over the country. The petition ref-

erences a Sept. 18, 2015 planning commission statement that asked public works to preserve Dolphin Bay Road: “The additional cost of the maintenance of the gravel sec-tion of Dolphin Bay Road is well justified by the preservation of a spectacular example of old island character. Let us not pave over the very sort of place that defines us. Dolphin Bay Road should remain in existing condition until a scenic road plan for this road can be completed and traffic volumes can

be documented.”County councilman Rick

Hughes is open to hearing feed-back from the Orcas Island community, but says he is not convinced the $265,000 project shouldn’t move forward.

“It will ultimately be a safer road – especially for pedestrians and bike traffic,” he said. “All we are doing is changing the surface with chipseal. We are not making the road wider or adding stripes or fog lines. It’s one of the lon-

gest stretches of gravel road in the county and it gets a lot of traffic … I trust public works when they say that this needs to be done.”

Chipsealing is an asphalt emul-sion with a layer of rock chips, and those in favor of the upgrade say the surface improvements will eliminate giant potholes, mud and dust.

“Dolphin Bay Road is gravel and it costs the county a lot of money to repair it,” said Hughes.

The annual cost to maintain it in its current condition is $19,160. This price tag includes replen-ishing (laying down new gravel, regrading shoulders, trimming vegetation) the road every seven years. The yearly cost of maintain-ing the road once it is chipsealed is $13,468; this includes a chipseal refresher coat every 12 years. Cost recovery will occur after 18 years.

In a Dec. 30, 2015 document about the project, Public Works Director Brian Vincent wrote that it has not been proven that driv-ers are more likely to speed on chipsealed roads.

“Comparison of other convert-ed roads does not support this claim. This road is posted for 25 mph and will remain posted at 25 mph,” he wrote.

According to Vincent, chipseal-ing the road is in accordance with the San Juan County “Scenic Roads Manual,” as it will not change the landscape or alter the road in any way other than hard-

What’s next for Dolphin Bay Rd?

Peter Fisher/contributed photoDolphin Bay Road is currently gravel. The county is considering chipsealing it.

SEE ROAD, PAGE 6

SEE MARLER, PAGE 6Contributed photo/ Ken Clark

Above: San Juan Island Fire and Rescue Chief Steve Marler passed away on Thursday, Jan. 28.

Giovanni FloresFeb. 12, 2015 to Aug. 10,

2015A memorial service for

Giovanni Flores will be held on Friday, Feb. 12 – his birthday. It will be at 6 p.m. at Orcas Community Church.

All are invited to celebrate the life of a sweet angel who left us too soon.

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An oil protection bill introduced by Sen. Kevin Ranker would establish economic safeguards and significantly strengthen protections for the public and the environment from oil spills while protecting refinery jobs.

“The evolving nature of oil products moving through and out of our state raises critical questions about the safety of our communities and waters as well as the jobs at our oil refineries,” Ranker said. “There’s increased incentive for companies to export crude rather than refine it, and that’s a very real threat to family wage jobs in Washington state.”

To address that concern, Ranker’s Senate Bill 6418 would create a new Oil Refinery Worker Assistance Account to help workers who are displaced if refineries shift to crude oil exports and reduce their refining operations.

“If workers lose their jobs, this can provide the retrain-ing, educational opportunities or financial aid they need to make a successful transition,” Ranker said. “And the time to prepare for this is now, before any workers lose their jobs and have nothing to fall back on.”

Ranker’s bill would also hold companies more account-able for the damages caused by oil spills, including eco-nomic losses to businesses, communities and households.

“With greater quantities of oil, and more volatile oil being moved across our waters and lands, it’s critical that we update our laws to safeguard our communities, economy

and our environment,” he said. “We’re looking at a very different oil industry in the coming months and years, with more volatile products and a far greater quantity of product, both of which translate into increased risk.”

Ranker’s bill would impose a $1 tax on each barrel of crude oil exported as crude from a refinery in Washington, as opposed to products refined into petroleum products at the refinery. Half the revenue generated by the tax would go into the state’s existing Oil Spill Account for spill preven-tion and response, and the other half would go into the new worker assistance account.

The legislation would also require refineries and other marine terminals to update their oil spill contingency plans to address new types of crude oil such as the volatile Bakken crude and heavy tar sands oil from Canada. To that end, the bill would require the Washington Pilotage Commission to work with the state Ecology Department (Ecology) to adopt contemporary rules to improve protections for vessels that transport oil.

“Washingtonians want robust industries and they also expect businesses to be accountable for any damage they cause,” Ranker said. “These are fair, common-sense protec-tions that will allow companies in our state to prosper while ensuring that their profits don’t come at the expense of people’s livelihoods and environmental health.”

The League of Women Voters of the San Juans will be hosting a panel discussion entitled “We’re Here when You Need Us,” about our Island Resource Centers on Monday, Feb. 8, at the San Juan Island Library conference room from noon to 2 p.m. All

members and islanders are welcome to join.

The Executive Directors of all three island resource centers, Erin O’Dell (Orcas), Barbara Gurley (Lopez), and Jennifer Armstrong (San Juan), will be joined by county council member Rick Hughes to talk to the

audience about what the Resource Centers do for our communities, what kinds of cases come their way and the funding problems they encounter. Funding for emergency affordable hous-ing aid has recently been zeroed out in our county. Since affordable housing

of all kinds is an issue of concern to islanders, bud-get reductions and remedies suggested by experts will help league members and others advocate for help to these vital agencies.

For information, call Sarah Crosby at 378-3021.

Due to a grant from the Department of Social and Health Services Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery, the Funhouse is looking for adults willing to mentor Orcas Island 6th-12th graders. Orcas students with specific skill and career training opportunities.

Building one-on-one relationships between teens and adults, with the focus on developing skills that teens want to learn, is a great way the Funhouse can help youth explore what it is they're interested in, give them direct learning oppor-

tunities with adults who have succeeded in these areas and help them prepare for their exciting futures.

The Funhouse will also offer group mentoring classes as part of an new Friday evening schedule for middle and high school stu-dents. There will also be a Job/Experience Fair in April.

If you are interested in mentoring, or if you are a teen looking for an adult mentor, please contact the Funhouse. For more info., contact Emilie at 376-7177 or [email protected].

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

Jan. 20• A deputy responded to

a report of bones found on Lopez Island. The origin is not known. The investiga-tion continues.

• A deputy in Friday Harbor received a report of an order violation. The investigation showed that a violation did not take place.

Jan. 21• A deputy responded to a

non-injury two-vehicle col-lision in a private parking lot on Spring Street. The deputy assisted both driv-ers by doing an exchange of information printout.

Jan. 22• A deputy took a report

of theft from a boat that occurred at an Orcas Island marina. There are no known suspects at this time.

• A Lopez deputy was dispatched to a report of a non-sufficient fund check at a local business. The check writer was contacted and agreed to pay the bal-ance.

Jan. 23• A Friday Harbor deputy

responded to Marguerite Place in reference to a com-plaint of a vehicle parked on the sidewalk. It was reported that this was a daily occurrence. The dep-

uty issued a parking viola-tion.

• A deputy was dis-patched to the Friday Harbor area in reference to a domestic dispute. All parties were contacted and interviewed. The incident was found to be verbal only. The parties agreed to sepa-rate.

Jan. 24• A deputy was contact-

ed at the Sheriff 's Office in reference to a theft that occurred in the Friday Harbor area. The victim said several items were removed from an unlocked storage unit.

• A Lopez Island resident reported gunshots in the area of their residence. A nearby neighbor was target shooting when contacted by a deputy. No law viola-tion had occurred and no enforcement action was taken.

• A Lopez deputy issued a citation to a vehicle driver for “Passing in a No Passing Zone.”

• A Lopez Island man reported a possible theft. The suspect was identified and contacted by a deputy. There is no evidence of a theft having occurred.

Jan. 25• A deputy was contacted

at the Sheriff 's Office in reference to a fraud that occurred in the San Juan Island area. The victim

received an e-mail from a friend asking for money for a health issue. The vic-tim was going to send the money when she found out the friend was okay.

• An Orcas Island resi-dent contacted the San Juan County Sheriff 's Office to report what they believed to be suspicious activity by a resident of Lopez Island.

Jan. 26• A Lopez Deputy

responded to a fire inves-tigation that involved two vehicles, one of which was a motor home. No one was hurt. The preliminary investigation revealed no evidence of a crime and appeared to have been started from an electrical heater.

• A deputy was dis-patched to the Friday Harbor area in reference to a fraud. The victim report-ed that he sent a bill elec-tronically to a client. The client contacted the victim and asked about the e-mail, changing the account for the money to be sent to.

• A deputy was dis-patched to the Friday Harbor area in reference

SJ County Sheriff ’s Log

by MANDI JOHNSONSounder reporter

Bones were discovered on the beach in Watmough bay on Lopez Island on Wednesday, Jan. 20. According to San Juan County Sheriff Ron Krebs, it is unclear whether the bones belonged to a human or an animal.

A deputy was dispatched to the beach in response to the discovery. The bones will be sent to the state anthropologist where they will be analyzed and determined as to whether they are of human origin and how old they are. Sheriff Krebs indicated that it is a possibility they are ancient Native American bones, which would require the sheriff ’s office to turn them to one of the local tribes for proper handling.

The bones were located on a part of the beach not regularly accessible, even during low tide. Last week, however, the islands saw tides decrease more than a foot below the average low tide mark. This minus tide, as it is called, exposed a larger part of the beach which is typically below water.

The American Legion Post 93 hosted its 37th Annual Salmon over the weekend of Jan. 30-31.

There were 85 anglers who joined the derby to fish through weather that was not very pleasant that weekend. Over the two days of fishing there were 24 fish weighed in. Participants also enjoyed door prizes donated by local businesses.

The top prize winners are:• First Prize: Nancy Walstrom - $ 1,100, with a 21-pound, 1-ounce salmon. Walstrom’s

winning fish is the largest to win the derby since 2007.• Second prize: Mark Sawyer - $500, with 15 pounds, 6 ounces.• Third prize: Jay Longfellow - $400, with 14 pounds, 13 ounces.• Fourth prize: John Cadden - $250, with 14 pounds, 6 ounces.• Fifth prize: Ashlee Minnis - $100, with 14 pounds, 2 ounces. • Two blind weight draws of $150 each went to Matt Minnis and Paul Greenwell.

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to a domestic dispute. The reporting deputy arrived and contacted the involved parties. After interviewing the parties, one person was arrested for assault in the fourth degree. The person was booked into custody.

• Deputies in Eastsound performed a traffic stop on a vehicle that acceler-ated out of a parking area in a negligent manner. The driver was unable to pro-vide proof of insurance. The driver was cited for negligent driving and no current proof of liability insurance.

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Farewell to San Juan Fire Chief Steve Marler Don’t forget to vote

The League of Women Voters of the San Juans reminds all San Juan County residents that there will be a Feb. 9, 2016 mail-in election on propositions from School Districts on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan Islands, and from the Orcas Island Park and Recreation District. Be sure to make your voice heard by voting by Feb. 9.

Ballots were mailed beginning January 18.

The following propositions are on the ballot:

• San Juan Island School District #149

Proposition No. 1Capital Levy for School Facilities

& Technology • Orcas Island School District

#137 Proposition No. 1Replacement Educational

Maintenance and Operations Levy • Lopez Island School District

#144 Proposition No. 1Technology Capital Projects

Levy • Orcas Island Park & Recreation

District Proposition No. 1Concerning Park & Recreation

funding The League of Women Voters

does not endorse candidates or political parties, but does encour-age informed and active partici-pation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, influences public policy through education and advocacy, and does take stands on issues after study and consensus.

For further information about the Feb. 9 election, go to wa.gov/county/sanjuan/, or email [email protected] or phone (360) 378-3357.

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Goodbye to MarlerIt is with deep sadness that

we inform our community that Fire Chief Steve Marler passed away Thursday evening after a brief illness. He was an enthusiastic fire chief who was a mentor to many. He had a great sense of humor, was a master at bridging opposing sides together, and a generous friend, who loved the island and the island community. Whenever he had to leave the island, he couldn’t wait to return to the life he loved. We at San Juan Island Fire & Rescue will miss him deeply.

Sheila HarleySan Juan Island Fire & Rescue

There is an old concept about three basic human attributes. This metaphor was highlighted in a recent movie. It says the world has three types of people: sheep, wolves and sheep dogs protectors).

Steve Marler was a Protector, a sheep dog. Steve dedicated his life to the missions of both the fire ser-vice and EMS.

Steve saw things that the public he served, “the sheep,” pay and pray they never have to see.

As a sheep dog, Steve did amaz-ing things in an amazing career, both before and during his tenure as fire chief of San Juan Island.

Chad Kimple and I visited Steve a few weeks ago. We shared California stories and Florida stories. Stories of the “old days.” Stories of how to “do the right thing.” Stories of circumnavigating the ignorance, short-sightedness or outright self-serving whims of both wolves and sheep.

We also shared the toll it takes, giving your all in a life and death business.

We shared stories and laughed. When we left his room we knew we were in the presence of greatness.

Steve Marler was a great leader and true protector.

The world is a better place for his presence in it, and a little smaller now that he is gone, but never forgotten.

Patrick SheplerOrcas Fire and Rescue

Editorial

San Juan Island Fire Chief Steve Marler was a fine administrator and a fine person. He will be missed. Sheriff Ron Krebs described Marler, who died on Jan. 28, as “a

kind, gentle, giant of a man with a huge heart and a great sense of humor.”A testament to that statement, as well as his abilities as an adminis-trator, will long stand: The merger of the Friday Harbor and San Juan Island fire departments.Few issues on San Juan Island garnered the resistance that the merger of the departments did. Both departments enjoyed political support and esprit de corps, as they should. But merging made sense — for efficiency, for consistency in equipment and training, and for firefighter recruiting — and Marler, who became chief in 2007, moving here from Sonoma, California, knew that. It was a complicated issue: Friday Harbor’s fire department was sup-ported by sales tax revenue; San Juan Island’s fire department by a property tax levy.With his knowledge and experience, he guided the development of an agreement by which the Town of Friday Harbor contracts with San Juan Island Fire Department — legally, it’s San Juan County Fire Protection District 3 — for fire safety services. The town pays for those contracted services using funds it has always used — sales tax revenue. It’s a testament to Marler’s easygoing manner, diplo-macy and professionalism that the town council and the fire district board were able to come to agreement on the contract.At the time, the town fire department was caught in a perfect storm of resignations and lack of firefighters. We don’t exaggerate when we say Marler’s leadership saved fire protection service in Friday Harbor. During his tenure as fire chief, he looked for innovative ways to improve firefighter training, improve fire protection, and expand participation in the Firewise program (39 neighborhoods on San Juan Island have been certified as Firewise) — all of this led to safer neighborhoods and lower property insurance rates. He nurtured a collaborative relationship between his department and other public safety agencies in the San Juan Islands. See our letters section in this week’s paper for kind words from those he worked with. Chief Marler will be missed by many. Our island fire departments were changed in a positive way during his time with us.

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Public meetingsWeds., Feb. 3• San Juan County Cemetery District #3, 5 p.m., Orcas Library.

Thursday, Feb. 4• Eastsound Planning Review Committee, 3 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station.

AlmanacTEMPERATURES, RAINFALL

LOPEZ High Low PrecipJan. 25 48 37 —Jan. 26 51 46 .10Jan. 27 55 49 —Jan. 28 53 40 .25Jan. 29 53 39 .20Jan. 30 43 35 .10Jan. 31 43 37 .20

Precipitation in January: 2.03”Precipitation in 2016: 2.03”

Reported by Jack Giard, Bakerview Rd.

ORCAS High Low PrecipJan. 25 47 41 —Jan. 26 52 48 .15Jan. 27 56 50 —Jan. 28 54 47 .34Jan. 29 46 43 .21Jan. 30 44 37 .15Jan. 31 43 41 .03

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Chipseal Dolphin Bay Road

My husband and I have lived for 34 years on Shaner Armstrong Lane. We are strongly in favor of the county proceeding with this project because driving Dolphin Bay Road on Orcas Island in its current condi-tion is dangerous .

We oppose the current petition that appeals to the notion of protecting our rural environment.

The proposed section for chip sealing is a very curvy road with many blind cor-ners, soft shoulders, numer-ous potholes during the

wet season and seriously impacted by corduroy-like road conditions.

All too frequently vehi-cles, attempting to avoid these driving hazards, drive down the center of the road, instead of close to the unsta-ble edge of the road. Paving the first two miles 20 years ago completely removed these issues. Now it is time to address the next 1.5 miles. The number of residents who live along the next mile and a half of Dolphin Bay Road has grown consider-ably, as well as road traffic. All of us who drive that unpaved portion of Dolphin Bay have experienced near misses from vehicles driv-ing on the wrong side of the road, or had family mem-bers involved in accidents

for the same reason. Let’s not wait until someone dies to recognize that paved is safer!

Truly Dolphin Bay Road is a scenic drive, but it will remain so even if this next section is chip sealed. A chip sealed road will pro-vide adequate width with secure edges, a yellow line down the road, and hope-fully more attention give to the proper elimination of brush and grass that obscure vision around the many blind corners. Please, please think twice about signing a petition to pre-serve this dangerous por-tion of road as a gravel road when you don’t live here nor drive this road day in and day out. Our entire county is rural, our roads are sce-

nic, and those of us who pay taxes and live on Dolphin Bay Road also deserve to drive with the same guar-antee of safety in place – a yellow line running down a chip sealed road.

Moriah and Daniel ArmstrongOrcas Island

Thanks for helping I need to publically thank

the people who came out of nowhere to help me, on a very cold damp day, when my usually trusty 38-year-old car stopped as I was backing into a park-ing space right in the main part of town. While I was still in the car trying to start it again, a woman dropped her purse on the street and started to push me back into

the space! Others showed up and got me into a more accessible nearby handi-capped space so that the traffic that had stopped and seemed to wait so patiently could be on is way.

As I was contemplat-ing my next move, Matt, who was across the street watching, came to see if he could help. Not only did he help, but after consider-ing various causes of the problem, he located a part, gave it a whack, and I was off and running again!! He then ordered a replacement for the offending (probably ancient) part which I picked up in a few days and plugged in myself. He would take no compensation for what he did for me but my extremely heartfelt thanks.

I’ve been the lucky recipi-ent of generous help over the last few years and it’s a very humbling experience. I’m so fortunate to live in

such a community where strangers (and friends) are there to help one another. I wish I could express how much this means to me.

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Planning for a better retirement

Want to plan better for retirement or to know if what you are doing cur-rently is sufficient? Join the EDC for a free informa-tive workshop and one-on-one session with a certified financial planner on Friday, Feb. 12, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the San Juan Island Senior Center at 589 Nash Street in Friday Harbor.

Advance registration is required; call 378-2906 to reserve your space, or email: [email protected].

The workshop course material will be pre-sented by Tom Zebroski, Certified Financial Planner Professional, member of the Financial Planning Association and an Accredited Asset Management Specialist with Columbia River Advisors in Bellevue, WA.

Zebroski will cover gen-eral financial planning, how to get out of debt, how to manage credit and how to save for retirement. Topics covered will include a consideration of how to mitigate impacts from San Juan County’s cyclical economy. Zebroski will also be available after the workshop for one-on-one sessions.

Crowdfunding on the web

Crowdfunding is an exciting way for entrepre-neurs to ask for monetary pledges from individuals

using online services like Kickstarter.

Learn how to procure money for your busi-ness through crowdfund-ing during an informative workshop offered by the EDC on Monday, Feb. 8. from 9:30-11:30 a.m.m at the San Juan Island Public Library.

Crowdfunding has sig-nificantly expanded the way that small U.S. com-panies can raise growth funds, launch new prod-ucts and find new cus-tomers. But the legal and disclosure requirements for seeking crowdfunding, the type of liability and the crowdfunding platforms can be difficult to navigate for small businesses.

The presentation led by EDC director and market-er Victoria Compton will cover crowdfunding law, how much money compa-nies can raise (and where they can raise it) and how to set up a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter.

Materials and snacks are included, cost: $20 per per-son. Advance registration is required; for tickets visit: w w w.s anju ans e dc .org/crowdfunding.

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Brochure design for tourism

The San Juan County Economic Development Council and the San Juan Islands Visitors’ Bureau are offering two free work-shops entitled “Effective Design for Tourism,” Feb.

23 and 24 on San Juan Island and Orcas Island.

The workshops will be presented by Jill Andrews of Certified Folder Display Service, Inc., brochure dis-tribution and display ser-vice for Washington State Ferries.

Andrews has worked in tourism and hospital-ity sales for over 20 years, consulting tourism-driven businesses, with a focus on reaching in-market visitors.

The workshops focus on designing brochures for tourism marketing, reveal-ing aspects of print mar-keting design which can be used by any business, and showcasing highly-effec-tive brochures.

Workshop attendees are invited to bring their cur-rent brochures and print materials for an interactive review.

Details: Tuesday, Feb. 23 from 2:30-4 p.m. at the San Juan Island Public

Library; Wednesday, Feb. 24, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Orcas Island Public Library. Advance registra-tion is required; please call 360-378-2906 to reserve your space, or email: [email protected].

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‘Boards in Gear’ providing better traction

for vehicles.He also made note of the

dust abatement chemicals that are required to main-tain a gravel road. The cur-rent product being used (lignin sulfonate) is becom-ing harder to obtain; the replacement product (mag-nesium chloride) is less environmentally friendly.

Hughes referenced last year’s upgrade to Pinneo Road, another rural road

that was deemed in need of a surface conversion to chi-seal, as a success story of gravel to chipseal conver-sion. He said the public has been happy with the results.

KT Lazlo, who lives on Dolphin Bay Road, is ask-ing islanders not to sign the petition.

“Although I completely adore nostalgia, safety must come first,” she said. “The road already has island-ers speeding down it and destroying the road even more. For those of us who live there, we’ve had too

many close calls with other vehicles or dump trucks. Night driving is even worse and that’s when the teens and young adults drive more than the elderly. It’s impossible not to swerve to miss the potholes.”

The council approved public works’ gravel road conversion fund but not specific projects that the money will go towards. Hughes says the Dolphin Bay Road conversion will be brought before the council for a decision at its Feb. 2 meeting in Friday Harbor.

“It’s really important for me to hear what the entire community actually wants,” Hughes said. “I encourage people to drive the road and tell me what they think.”

How to weigh inDo you think Dolphin

Bay Road should be chip-sealed? Take a poll on the Islands’ Sounder website: ht tp : / /go o.g l /SKn3yQ. Community members can also email Hughes at [email protected]. The “Save Dolphin Bay Road” petition is at https://goo.gl/d2ENl3.

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California. Hudson remembers first

meeting Chief Marler dur-ing the interview process. She arrived with snacks and drinks for the potential can-didates and was hurriedly unloading supplies, when Marler quietly pitched in to help. She noticed the other candidates who had been milling around stopped abruptly when they realized they should all be helping too. “This was his nature, not a test to impress or fair better. He was just wired to help,” she said.

“This summer, Steve was one of the first to call to offer his support after the EMS chief left. He sat on the EMS Chief selection com-mittee and was invaluable. During that interim period without a chief, it was a relief to know that he was willing to help and offer his insight in a friendly man-ner whenever it was need-ed,” said Cady Davies, San Juan Island EMS Executive Assistant.

Marler was well respected and admired for bringing San Juan County Fire and Friday Harbor fire depart-ments together in a logical yet very politically charged merger. “It was one of the most important things he did,” said interim fire chief Brad Creesy. “There had been 50 years of dispute before he was able to quietly and efficiently get everyone to the table and set up the arrangement we have now. I will always appreciate the subtle and non-confronta-tional way he got the town and the fire district to work together. It was really noth-ing short of amazing. It’s a huge part of his legacy,” said Creesy.

“He was a problem solv-er, a collaborator,” said San Juan Island Fire and Rescue Captain Neil Monin. “He was a nemisis of anything of fire. Steve always car-

ried an air of serenity to the fire ground. His polite and unassuming presence, combined with logical and accurate application of fire science resulted in a very natural command author-ity.”

A well equipped, trained and efficient department without over taxing local homeowners was a prior-ity to Marler as shown in a column he wrote for the Journal in 2014.

“This year, some major changes are taking place, and you need to know why they’re happening and to be assured your taxes will not be going up because of them,” he wrote.

Under Marler’s reign the district was able to pay off existing bond debts early, refinance and buy the dis-trict six new fire trucks.

“He left the organization in extremely good financial condition,” said Creesy.

Marler’s sense of humor was a big piece of who he was and part of why he was so well loved by his crew. Fire Department Lt. Tad Lean was always fond of his Chief ’s way of motivating his staff when they were working on the fire trucks.

“We would be turning wrenches in the apparatus bay and Steve would fre-quently wander through politely, giving his signature wave with a cocked head and a big smile ... and of course some witty comment of sarcastic inspiration,” said Lean.

Mentoring young fire fighters was also important to him.

Emily Pruitt, 19 was one

of the young trainees who looked up to Chief Marler.

One time, while putting out a small driftwood fire at South Beach in the middle of the night Pruitt remem-bers Chief Marler catching her laughing.

“He asked me if I was having fun and I said ‘Yes, sir’ and he just laughed,” said Pruitt. “He was like that, his sense of humor, I will miss that most ...“He always cracked jokes. He would always keep us laugh-ing if things got very heavy. Everyone loved him.”

Pruitt is currently study-ing fire science at Skagit Valley College.

“I grew up knowing him, he is one of the reasons I went into this as a career and now he won’t be there to see me graduate,” said Pruitt.

This past year Marler’s two children Stephanie, along with her husband and two young children and his son Johnathan moved to Friday Harbor. Having his grandchildren close meant a lot to him.

Creesy says he was “abso-lutely devoted” to his kids and grandkids.

“On Jan. 28 this county lost a member of our fam-ily,” said Sheriff Ron Krebs. “Steve was a kind, gentle, giant of a man with a huge heart and a great sense of humor. His loss will be felt by all of us for years to come. You are gone but never for-gotten Steve. Thank you for your service. ”

For more about Steve Marler, see the Sounder’s let-ters section.

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Escape to Shaw Island, Pt. IIBy: TOM WELCH

Searches of Shaw Island commenced, all residents were told to remove their boats from the beaches, and the U.S. Revenue Cutter ‘Arcata’, along with the Canadian patrol boats Faloma and Winamac, began patrolling along the shoreline. Local residents told of see-ing the robber on the shores of Canoe Island, then at Burke’s, a local marina and restaurant where he had eaten several meals. Still one step ahead of the Sheriff and his posse, the robber was next seen by the photographer Mc-Cormick from the deck of the ‘Arcata’ as he strolled out of the woods, walked into a small orchard, picked a few cherries then stepped into a boat on the beach. Rowing across a small bay, barely a hundred yards ahead of his shouting pursuers, the robber escaped once again into the woods of Shaw Island.

A few days later the robber’s lair,

containing several bloody bandages, was located. Still no robber was found, but men at a fishing camp where he had eaten breakfast told the authorities he appeared to have some buckshot wounds on his neck and shoulder, and his coat was torn. Seen next at Hoff-man’s boathouse, the robber escaped before the posse surrounded and searched the building. Interviews with Shaw residents proved frustrating to the Sheriff because, as he later said, the robber ‘had more friends on Shaw than he did, and nobody would give him any information’. The search continued for two weeks with no results, and the Sheriff finally gave up. In an article in the ‘San Juan Islander of July 25, 1913, Sheriff Steven Boyce said he quit the search in disgust, that Shaw Islanders were aiding the outlaw and refusing to help the authorities, and that he believed the man was still on Shaw. So ended the last ‘gunfight’ on Orcas Island, with the successful escape of a lone, wily criminal to Shaw Island.

Tom WelchFor the Orcas IslandHistorical Museums

� e Orcas Hotel, where the shootout with the robber took place July 10th, 1913

US Revenue Cutter Arcata

“Boards in Gear: Unlocking Board Practice to Help You Achieve Your Mission” will be held on March 9 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall.

This interactive, hands-on workshop will cover board responsibilities, operations, development, fundraising, and advocacy. It is based on the Boards in Gear resources devel-oped in partnership with some of our state’s leading board experts. You will leave with concrete action steps, tools, and connections. This program is sponsored by Washington Nonprofits and the Office of the Secretary of State in part-nership with Orcas Island Community Foundation.

This workshop is designed for board members and the people who work with them, namely executive directors and program staff. It offers ideas for new board members and those who have served for a long time. It is appropriate for organizations of all sizes, whether they have staff or not.

Presenter Virginia D. Lang is a veteran management consultant who has worked in the corporate sector and the nonprofit community as an adviser on all aspects of com-munity affairs for almost 30 years. She has served as an expert coach, trainer, facilitator and consultant to an array of nonprofit organizations and is an accomplished speaker and teacher.

The cost is $15. To register, go to www.washingtonnon-profits.org This event is open to all and has been scheduled to accommodate interisland ferry travel. Contact the Orcas Island Community Foundation with any questions at 376-6423.


Janna Barbara Bruland

Janna Barbara Bruland, age 71, resident of Stanwood, Wash., passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at home. She was born March 30, 1944 in Bellingham, Wash. to Al and Betty Bachert.

Janna grew up in Bellingham and attended Bellingham High School. While working picking strawberries in local fields,

she met the love of her life and future husband, Gary Bruland. Gary and Janna were married April 12, 1962. They made their home in Des Moines, Wash. and were co-owners of Holiday Foods grocery stores in the area. While raising three children, Janna also worked as a dental office adminis-trator in the Burien area for many years.

In 1982 Holiday Foods was sold and the Bruland family moved to Orcas

Island, Wash. where they built their dream home overlooking Rosario and Eastsound. Gary and Janna resided on Orcas Island for 35 years, where they owned and operated small

businesses. Janna was well-known on the island for her work in one of these businesses, Snappy Photo. Gary and Janna moved to Stanwood, Washington in 2014.

She was a member of American Legion Auxiliary Post 93. Janna enjoyed boat-ing, often spending sum-mer evenings and week-ends on their boat off the shores of Orcas and Sucia islands in the San Juans. She also enjoyed travel-ing and looked forward to their annual month-long stay on the Big Island of Hawaii, where they devel-oped many friendships.

Husky Tailgating and camp-ing trips with friends from Holiday Foods were also special times. Janna loved her family; and the light of her life were her three grandchildren.

Janna had many close friends. If you were Janna’s friend or family you received frequent calls from her and were included in “get-togethers” she would plan to celebrate birthdays and other milestones. She was good at staying in touch with the important people in her life. She was genu-inely happy for you when times went well and cheered you on when they didn’t. She was a great listener and had a frequent and infec-tious laugh that will never

be forgotten. Janna is survived by her

husband of 54 years, Gary Bruland, and three children: Dan (Renee), Burlington, Wash., Darby, Orcas Island, Wash. and Russ (Debbie), Orcas Island, Wash., and three grandchildren Brad, Brooke (Kassy) and Katlyn. She was preceded in death by her parents.

A Memorial Open House will be held from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center Main Hall, 27130 – 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood, WA 98292. To celebrate Janna’s love of animals, memorials are suggested to The NOAH Center, Stanwood.

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A Valentine Dance will be held at the Oddfellows Hall, on Feb. 13. The dance will begin with the big band sounds of “Orcatrazz,” from 7:30 until 9:30 p.m. and be followed by a DJ with an assortment of music.

The dance is by donation, with all monies received going to the Odd Fellows Scholarship Fund and the

Music Advocacy program, which assists students with music in the public schools.

“This promises to be a lively and joyful event,” say organizers. “This dance is important since many people have mentioned that there is not enough ballroom dancing on the island. We would like to rectify that situation by

holding dances more fre-quently. But to do that, we need your participation at this dance to show that you really want more events like

this. This is your chance to get out and dance and have a great evening.”

For further information, call Bill at 376-8857.

Valentine’s Day dance for all

Rock Island Communications has been busy installing fiber optic broadband to homes and businesses around the county. This historic undertaking will provide fast, reliable Internet up to 200Mbps+ to those who want it.

We’re currently managing hundreds of construction projects countywide. Here are some of the groups we’ve been working with to date:

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Current Group Projects: Elderberry on Orcas Island Matia View on Orcas Island Morning Light on Orcas Island Suncrest on Orcas Island Whiskey Hill on Lopez Island Cape San Juan on San Juan Island Mineral Point on San Juan Island Spring Point on Orcas Island Mineral Heights on San Juan Island The Highlands on San Juan Island

Upcoming Group Projects: LCLT Tuatara Rd on Lopez Island Cayou Valley on Orcas Island Gary Oak on San Juan Island Portland Fair Area on San Juan Island Panorama Place on San Juan Island Brown Island on Brown Island Salmon Point on Lopez Island

You Can Get Connected Too! Learn more about organizing at rockisland.com, or attend one of our monthly meetings.

MONTHLY FIBER MEETUPSMonthly Group Organizer Meeting:Learn more about organizing your group at this session.Next Meeting: January 13, 2016 – 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. This meeting will be held on Orcas Island (meetings will rotate islands every month).

Poetry class“Poets Teaching Poets:

Words and the Imagination” will be presented by JoEllen Moldoff on four Wednesdays, Feb. 3 to 24 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Orcas Library. Participants will read, discuss and write poetry. Each week they will sample poems from a con-

temporary poet. Writing prompts will be used to generate poems in a sup-portive group. The class is open to experienced as well as novice writers. The class fee is $15, payable at the first class.

Wa Fed art show Maggie Sharkey will be

displaying her paintings at the Washington Federal Bank in Eastsound during the month of February.

Sharkey has spent the past two years honing her technical skills and color understanding through classical training. Her show will include oils and pastel paintings of still lives and en plein air landscapes. Most pieces will be for sale. For more information, contact [email protected], or visit her website at http://www.maggiesharkey.com.

Community mealThe next Community

Dinner at Orcas Christian School is on Tuesday, Feb. 9 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. This free, all-you-can eat meal will feature Mexican food. On the menu is cheese enchiladas, burritos, Spanish rice, refried beans, Mexican slaw, black bean casserole, chips, salsa and cake. Everyone is invited to this free community event. The gymnasium is open for play from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

News briefs


by MARTY ZIERSports contributor

The Orcas boys lost at home 49-37 to Friday Harbor on Jan. 26, evening out the rivalry to 1-1 this season.

After barely winning the last contest after a last sec-ond jumper, Coach Corey Wiscomb knew there was no margin of error against the Wolverines.

“The game was an intense

ride all the way through,” he said. “Friday Harbor Coach Turnbull made a nice adjustment to our zone defense from last game and their first quarter was their best, scoring-wise. We went straight up man to man after that and the defense held strong. Offensively we did fine in the first and third quarters but we had a massive stall in the fourth quarter and never actually scored a field goal. Good free-throw shooting kept us within five points of the Wolverines towards the end of the game, but the Wolverines ran away with it. Vanya Bullock had a very solid game against heavy competition, scoring 19 points with four three-pointers and 3/3 shooting from the free throw line. Captain Jordan Randolph was next in scoring with 8 points.”

Wiscomb acknowledges this rivalry probably isn’t over this season.

“We got them with a great run on their home court and they got us with a great run here at home,” Wiscomb said. “From the looks of things we will be facing them in the first round of the playoffs in Friday Harbor, and you can be sure the game is going to have plenty of intensity.”

The Vikings hosted Concrete for their second win against the Lions, 71-54 on Jan. 29. Missing a key starter, Wiscomb noted how the absence affected his team.

“Not having our senior captain Pasha Bullock defi-nitely lowered our inten-

sity before the game and resulted in a very slow start against Concrete,” he said. “Pasha is a great leader and gets the team’s heads on square before, during and after game. Despite the slow start, we eventually had some nice balanced scor-ing and got our game on to take home a win. Jordan Randolph led all scorers with 19 with Aidan Kruse and Vanya Bullock each contributed 12. Michael Chesher stepped up to pro-duce some great offensive motion when we needed it and he scored 10. Miles Harlow and Brother Murphy rounded us out with each of them scoring 9 points. It's good to get some wins as we end the regular season and move into the playoffs.”

The Orcas boys enter the final stage of the season 9-3 in league behind Friday Harbor 10-2 and LaConner 12-0 before competing in the play-offs.

The Lady Vikings lost

their second meeting 48-42 against Friday Harbor on Jan. 26 but made it a much closer contest than their last game.

Coach Gregg Sasan was much happier with his team’s performance against one of the league’s best teams.

“This was a much better game for us than our last game against the Wolverines when we couldn’t make a basket,” Sasan said. “We shot much better which allowed us to stay in the game. Friday Harbor is a tough team with talented seniors. They are long and have a lot of height so they create a lot of problems for us, but I thought our defense did pretty well con-taining them. I think we played much more to our potential.”

Orcas kept the game fair-ly even after the first quarter and was down by only 10 points at half, but solid play kept the Wolverines within striking range throughout

the second quarter. “Being down by just 6

points against Friday Harbor is a good effort by the girls. Bethany Hansen had some tall girls to fight with for rebounds and did really well,” Sasan said.

The Ladies won their sec-ond meeting 63-46 against the Concrete Lions on Jan. 29. Despite dominating the Lions in their previous meeting, the Orcas girls faced a better and more determined Concrete team that surprised the Vikings and led 23-21 at half. Coach Sasan expected an improved Lions’ performance.

“Concrete is a very gritty hard working team with some strong athletes, and I knew they wanted to leave here with a win,” he said. “The game got pretty physi-cally aggressive in the sec-ond half. We did not shoot that well in the first half and we allowed them to play their game, which is to pass the ball in the paint to their tall low post player for easy baskets. I thought our press by Lilly Miller and Katelyn and Emma Minnis did a good job disrupting their offense and once again Bethany Hansen dominat-ed the boards. In the third quarter Halle Thompson and Katelyn began to hit their shots, which helped us stretch it out a bit.”

At 5-5 in league, the Lady Vikings trail Mt Vernon Christian at 7-5, Friday Harbor 11-1 and undefeat-ed LaConner at 12-0.

“It looks like we’ll make the playoffs so it’s time for the girls to step it up,” Sasan, said.

Both boys and girls bas-ketball teams play Shoreline Christian this week.

Viking b-ball teams are bound for playoffs

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Colleen Smith Armstrong/staff photoL-R: Vikings Sandy Rost, Emma Minnis and Halle Thompson during the Friday Harbor game.

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Island LivingArtist profile: Aleph Geddis

by MANDI JOHNSONSounder reporter

Whether he’s on Orcas or in Bali, Aleph Geddis will be working on his art.

“I have two workshops, one on Orcas and one in Bali,” said Geddis, expressing that there are many benefits to having two studios. “The two environ-ments each inspire me in dif-ferent ways and shifting places allows me to shift perspective.”

It’s no coincidence that Geddis has a workshop on both Orcas and Bali. “I’ve always been drawn to the islands,” Geddis said. “But the two environments are very dif-ferent.”

On Bali, Geddis shares a studio with close friends and other artists, saying that he feels very inspired there.

“Bali is a lot busier… Orcas is more of a quiet, calming place for recharging,” he said.

Geddis is an Orcas Island native, avid traveler and dedi-cated sculptor of wood. He spent many hours in his youth with his stepfather, Walter, who is also a wood sculptor. For the past 35 years, they’ve shared a carving shed on the island.

“It’s a really special place for me and having grown up here, it’s a big part of who I am as an artist,” said Geddis.

His passion for sculpting started at Waldorf School, where teachers would read as students sculpted with bees-wax. He began his woodwork-ing journey as an apprentice to his stepfather at age 20. Together they carved birds, plants and animals. This inspired Geddis to learn about the Native American arts and he began to carve masks.

With work greatly inspired by Native American tribal art of the Pacific Northwest, as well as art styles from Japan, Geddis’ works have been focused on bestiary, geometry and spoons.

As his mask carving skills evolved, the sculptures began to display Geddis’ growing interest in geometry.

“I was into math and geom-etry at a young age, and it has always been an influence in my work,” said Geddis. “When I was 19, I got really into sacred geometry and studying and sculpting the platonic solids.”

Masks and geometri-cal shapes are both relative-

ly understandable artistic themes; but spoons?

“My spoon project stems from my desire to bring art into all aspects of my life,” Geddis said.

Spoons aren’t the only uten-sil he has created to unify his appreciation for the inter-section of art and function. Geddis has created some of his own Native American-inspired bent knives to use in his carvings. Along with his custom-made knives, he uses a variety of gauges, chisels, knives and Japanese tools.

Geddis very rarely uses power tools in his work.

“Power tools are noisy, cause dust, and I don’t like the surface they leave on wood,” he said. “Carving is so much more intimate with hand tools; there’s nothing better than the feeling of a chip coming off with a sharp blade.”

The type of wood is impor-tant to Geddis as well. He prefers yellow cedar, big leaf maple and walnut trees for their creamy quality and abili-ty to hold detail. He also enjoys working with wood that has irregular features, especially for his geometric pieces.

“A crack contrasts nicely against the organized structure of geometry,” Geddis said.

“In my work there’s always an interaction between hard and soft, between tension and fluidity,” he added. “Modern clean lines are mixed with something handmade, textural and timeless.”

Geddis was one of a handful of 28 young artists on display at the Bellevue Arts Museum during its “The New Frontier: Young Designer-Makers in the Pacific Northwest” exhibit, which ran from April until August last year.

When Filson, a Seattle-based clothing retailer, re-opened its newly remodeled flagship store in November 2015, included in the décor was a 18.5 foot tall totem pole designed by Geddis. He had some help carving the large commissioned piece. In the end it took a team of five carv-ers to complete it.

Geddis described the job as a dream project, express-ing much pleasure at having

gotten to work with Filson to create this unique piece.

“I feel like our styles and aesthetic really align,” he said. “So it [was] a dream project for me.”

Geddis has found success in pursuing his passion and fol-lowing his dreams.

“If you’re passionate about a craft, don’t be afraid of putting in the time to master it,” he said. “These days people are so impatient with their dreams. Wood carving is something that requires ultimate patience, dedication and love of pro-cess.”

Contributed photosAbove, left: Aleph Geddis at work in his studio. Top: Some of his wooden spoons.

WEDS., FEB. 3SUBMISSION OF ART WORKS: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. for the Orcas Center’s upcoming lobby show of “The Human Figure” and the Madrona Room show of On and Off the Wall.

THURS., FEB 4DOCUMENTARY SCREENING: “Free to Rock,” Sea View, 7:30 p.m. A documentary film directed by four-time Emmy-winning filmmaker Jim Brown and narrated by Kiefer Sutherland. After the showing, there will be

a panel discussion with producer Nick Binkley, Joanna Stingray (who is featured in the film) and Valery Saifudinov, one of the first Soviet rockers. Tickets are $10 at the door or in advance at http://freetorock.brownpapertickets.com. All proceeds from the showing will go to the Orcas Island Film Festival.THEATRE STREAMING: “Les Liaisons Dangereuses,” 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center. NT Live brings us the Donmar Warehouse’s highly antici-pated new production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Josie Rourke (Coriolanus)

directs this irresistible tale of seduction, intrigue, and betrayal. The cast includes Elaine Cassidy, Janet McTeer (The White Queen) and Dominic West (The Wire). Tickets: $20, $15 students, $2 off for Orcas Center members $5; subsidized tickets available at the Box Office for all.

FRI., FEB 5GALLERY OPENING: 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., Orcas Center. Opening art reception for the lobby and Madrona Room art shows.

SAT., FEB 6BOLSHOI BALLET STREAMING: Bolshoi Ballet’s Taming of the Shrew; 6:30 p.m., Orcas Center. French choreog-rapher Jean-Christophe Maillot lands a coup with his adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy in a breathtak-ing, nonstop dance unlike any other, portraying the Bolshoi’s audacity and ener-gy in a completely new way. Tickets: $20, $15 students,

$2 off for Orcas Center members $5; subsidized tickets available at the Box Office for all.50 K RACE: 8 a.m., Camp Moran, Orcas Island 50k race.

SUN. – ONGOINGALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:30-6:30 p.m., Emmanuel Church .ADULT VOLLEYBALL: 7 to 9:15 p.m., High School Gym, $2.

MON. – ONGOINGALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church.

AL-ANON: 7 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church.DUPLICATE BRIDGE: Monday Night Duplicate Bridge Group. Need a partner? Call Cheryl at 376-3104 or Marguerite at 376-2220.BUDGETING WORKSHOP: First Monday of each month, 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the library’s community room.CLASS: Theatrical design class with Jake Perrine;

Monday nights from 6 to 8 p.m. at Orcas Center’s Center Stage from 2/1 to 3/21 (eight classes). No previous experience is necessary – only a creative spirit and a willingness to participate in a team effort. To sign up, e-mail Jake at [email protected].

TUES. – ONGOINGKIWANIS CLUB: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Community Church.AA: For women, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., for men, 7 to 8 p.m., Emmanuel Church.CELEBRATE RECOVERY: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Senior Center.

WEDS. – ONGOINGLIONS CLUB: Weekly lunch, 11:45 a.m., Legion. AA: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church.SLAA: 7 to 8 p.m., an S.L.A.A. 12-step recovery, Episcopal Church. ADULT VOLLEYBALL: 7 to 9:15 p.m., High School Gym, $2.SOBER START: 7 a.m. - 9 a.m.,

Community Church Family Center.

THURS. – ONGOINGSTORYTIME: 11 a.m., library

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: 5:30 p.m., Orcas Longhouse.

AL-ANON: 5:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church.

BINGO: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., first Thursday of every month at the American Legion, in support of Kaleidoscope.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: 5:30 p.m. at the Community Church Family Center.

FRI. – ONGOINGAA: 5:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church.

BACK TO BASICS: 12 p.m. - 1 p.m., Community Church Family Center.

SAT. – ONGOINGAA: 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Emmanuel Church. Potluck last Saturday of the month.

National Theatre Live brings the Donmar Warehouse’s highly antici-pated new production of “Les Liaisons Dangereuses,” streaming live to Orcas Center on Thursday, Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m.

“This is the play that will hook you in to National Theatre Live. Take a chance and experience the thrill of great theatre,” say organiz-ers.

It’s the hottest ticket in London. The exciting, dan-gerous, provocative, sexy

plotline doesn’t require any foreknowledge of the play to understand and enjoy it and the cast is well known, high quality and award-winning, including Janet McTeer (The White Queen, Damages) and Dominic West (The Affair, The Wire).

Former lovers, the Marquise de Merteuil and Vicomte de Valmont, now compete in a game of seduction and revenge. Merteuil incites Valmont to corrupt the innocent Cecile de Volanges before her wedding night. While these merciless aristocrats toy with others’ hearts and reputations, their own may prove more fragile than they supposed.

In 1782, Choderlos de Laclos’ novel of sex, intrigue and betrayal in pre-revolu-tionary France scandalized the world. Two hundred years later, Christopher Hampton’s irresistible

adaptation swept the board, winning the Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Play. Josie Rourke’s revival now marks the play’s 30-year anniversary.

The Evening Standard says “Theatre at its most seductive.” It’s “heady and intoxicating. A brilliantly revived adaptation,” says the Daily Telegraph.

The Times raves, “Janet McTeer is absolutely mag-nificent.”

Time Out praises West as “great as Valmont, a boom-ing, lusty bounder.”

Tickets for NT Live “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” are $20, $15 for students, $2 off for Orcas Center mem-bers, and may be pur-chased at www.orcascenter.org or by calling 376-2281 ext. 1 or visiting the Orcas Center Box Office open Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from noon - 2 p.m.


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CHRISTIAN SCIENCESunday Worship & Sunday School 10:00 am

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SUNDAYS: Holy Eucharist 8 and 10 amChurch School

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LUTHERAN CHURCHIN THE SAN JUANS (ELCA)Sunday 11:00 am St. David’s Chuch

760 Park St., Friday HarborSunday 9:00 am Center Church312 Davis Bay Rd., Lopez Island

Pastor Beth PurdumSunday 1:15 pm Emmanuel Church

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Birds fly through our lives every day, so their flight might not seem extraordinary — until you recognize that it’s a marvel of mechanics that evolved over millions of years. On Sunday, February 7 at 1:30 p.m. at the Orcas Center, Peter Cavanagh, NASA researcher, University of Washington pro-fessor, photographer and part-time Lopez Island resident will explain the intricacies of bird flight and how its observation has influenced aircraft design.

Illustrated by his spectacular photo-graphs, Cavanagh’s lecture will include the evolution of flight, its basic physics and anatomy, and stories about unusual birds and the people who have studied their flight. Cavanagh, pictured above, studies biome-chanics — the application of engineering principles to the biology of movement. This background, together with his training as

an instrument-rated pilot, and a deep inter-est in bird conservation has attracted him to the study of bird flight. This year his travels in search of interesting birds will take him to Japan, Peru, Norway, England and Wales, Ecuador, and the Galapagos Islands.

One of Cavanagh’s images of a Japanese red-crowned crane dancing in a blizzard was judged by the National Audubon Society to be among the top bird photographs of 2015. You can find his picture of a Lopez Island Bald Eagle on the Washington State Ferry Samish. Samples of his bird photographs can be found at http://www.petercavanagh.us. He also organized an exhibition on bird flight at the Seattle Museum of Flight.

Admission is free but donations are most welcome. For more information, call Katie Fleming at 378-2319 or Michael Riordan at 376-3717.

‘How Birds Fly’ lecture

This weekend, the Bolshoi Ballet will be per-forming “Taming of the Shrew,” the magnificent bal-let created for the Company in 2014 by Jean-Christophe Maillot, Choreographer-Director of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo. It played to sold-out houses then, and also when the Bolshoi sub-sequently took it to Monte-Carlo, and the three per-formances in Moscow this weekend are also sell-outs. Audiences at Orcas Center have the opportunity to see

this rich and brilliant pro-duction streaming live from Moscow on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 6:30 p.m.

In this popular Shakespeare story, many suitors dream of marrying the lovely and docile Bianca. However her father will not let anyone marry her before her elder sister, the ill-tempered shrew Katharina, is herself married. Jean-Christophe Maillot lands a coup with his adapta-tion of Shakespeare’s com-edy tailored specifically to

the Bolshoi dancers, and achieves a magnetic two hours of breathtaking, nonstop dance, portraying the Bolshoi’s audacity and energy.

Why should this be rel-evant to audiences on Orcas and across the United States? Saturday evening’s perfor-mance offers the opportu-nity to see for the first time, perhaps, the work of this highly acclaimed chore-ographer. This production marked the first time that Maillot had choreographed a ballet for a company other than the Ballets de Monte-Carlo since his appointment in 1993. It also represented the first time that a for-eign choreographer had been invited to create a full-length work for the Bolshoi.

Tickets are $20, $15 for students, $2 off for Orcas Center members, and may be purchased at www.orcas-center.org or by calling 376-2281 ext. 1 or visiting the Orcas Center Box Office. There are $5 subsidized tickets at the Box Office.

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Per RCW 53.35.050, the Port of Or- cas will hold a Public Hearing at the 1:00 p.m., February 11, 2016 meeting to consider a supplemental 2016 budget. The amended budget would incorporate Beginning and Ending Cash and Investment amounts to improve conformity to cash accounting practices.LEGAL NO. S679262Published: The Islands’ Sounder.February 3, 2016.

TS No WA08001021-15-1 APN 361831-010-000 TO No 150163707-WA-MSI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASH- INGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on February 12, 2016, 10:00 AM, In the Lobby, San Juan County Court- house, 350 Court Street, Friday Har- bor, WA 98250, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, the undersigned Trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of San Juan, State of Washington, to-wit: PARCEL A: LOT 1, SHORT PLAT OF MICHAEL`S FIRST, AC- CORDING TO THE PLAT RECORD- ED IN VOLUME 6 OF SHORT PLATS, PAGES 156 AND 156A, RECORDS OF SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON; EX- CEPTING THEREFROM A POR- TION OF THE NORTHEAST QUAR- TER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUAR- TER OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 3 WEST W.M., SAN JUAN ISLAND, COUNTY OF SAN JUAN, STATE OF WASHING- TON, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE WEST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SEC- TION 18 AS DESCRIBED BY IN- STRUMENT RECORDED UNDER AUDITORS FILE NO. 95122033, RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY, FROM WHICH THE CONCRETE MONUMENT DESCRIBED BY IN- STRUMENT RECORDED UNDER AUDITORS FILE NO. 98464, RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY, AS MARKING THE WITNESS CORNER TO THE NORTHERLY MEANDER CORNER ON THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID SECTION 18 BEARS NORTH 1°14`11” EAST; THENCE FROM SAID QUARTER CORNER EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY BOUNDARY OF GOVERNMENT LOT 2 OF SAID SECTION 18 SOUTH 87°58`46” EAST (ALSO SHOWN OF RECORD AS SOUTH 87º59`57” EAST), 1,302.04 FEET TO A CONCRETE

MONUMENT DESCRIBED BY IN- STRUMENT RECORDED UNDER AUDITORS FILE NO. 120312, RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY, AS MARKING THE NORTHERLY COR- NER COMMON TO GOVERNMENT LOT 2 AND THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 18, FROM WHICH THE CENTER QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SEC- TION 18 DESCRIBED BY INSTRU- MENT RECORDED UNDER AUDI- TORS FILE NO. 94111724, RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY, BEARS SOUTH 88°19`07” EAST, SAID POINT BEING THE TRUE POINT OP BEGINNING OF THE PARCEL TO BE DESCRIBED; THENCE ALONG THE COMMON BOUNDARY OF SAID GOVERN- MENT LOT 2 AND THE NORTH- EAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTH- WEST QUARTER SOUTH 1º56`45” WEST, 183.76 FEET TO A P.C. OF A NON-TANGENT CIRCULAR CURVE TO THE LEFT HAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 63º47`22” AND A RADIUS OF 54.27 FEET; FROM WHICH POINT THE CEN- TER OF SAID CURVE BEARS NORTH 20°29`38” WEST; THENCE EASTERLY, NORTHEASTERLY AND NORTHERLY ALONG SAID CURVE” 60.43 FEET TO THE P.T.; THENCE NORTH 5°43`00” EAST, 63.68 FEET TO THE P.C. OF A CIR- CULAR CURVE TO THE RIGHT, HAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE” OF 85°57`53” AND A RADIUS OF 79.38; THENCE NORTHERLY, NORTHEASTERLY AND EASTER- LY ALONG SAID CURVE 119.09 FEET TO THE P.T., SAID POINT BEING A POINT ON THE NORTH- ERLY BOUNDARY OF THE SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER, AND AL- SO, SAID POINT BEING A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY BOUNDARY OF LOT 1, SHORT PLAT OF MICHAEL`S FIRST, ACCORDING TO THE SHORT PLAT RECORDED IN VOLUME 6 OF SHORT PLATS, PAGES 156 AND 156A, RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY; THENCE ALONG SAID NORTHERLY BOUN- DARY NORTH 88°19`07” WEST, 116.47 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL B: AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS SET OUT AND DE- SCRIBED IN INSTRUMENT RE- CORDED MAY 16, 2003 UNDER AUDITOR`S FILE NO. 20030516039, RECORDS OF SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON. TOGETHER WITH A MULTIWIDE MANUFACTURED HOME, WHICH IS PERMANENTLY AFFIXED AND ATTACHED TO THE LAND AND IS PART OF THE REAL PROPERTY ANDWHICH, BY INTENTION OF

THE PARTIES SHALL CONSTI- TUTE A PART OF THE REALTY AND SHALL PASS WITH IT: YEAR/MAKE: 2003/PALM HARBOR L X W: 71 X 27 VIN #: PH206439 More commonly known as 164 PE- TRICH RD, FRIDAY HARBOR, WA 98250-4921 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated as of April 30, 2010, executed by HEATH RAY, AND LARA RADKE, HUS- BAND AND WIFE as Trustor(s), to secure obligations in favor of MORT- GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRA- TION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”), as designated nominee for BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, recorded May 25, 2010 as Instrument No. 2010-0525020 and the beneficial interest was assigned to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. and recorded October 28, 2014 as Instrument Number 2014-1028020 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of San Juan County, Washington. II. No action commenced by BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., the current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrow- ers’ or Grantors’ default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. Current Beneficiary: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Contact Phone No: 214-209-6557 Address: 7105 Corporate Drive, Building C, Plano, TX 75024 III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: FAILURE TO PAY WHEN DUE THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS WHICH ARE NOW IN ARREARS: DELINQUENT PAY- MENT INFORMATION From August 1, 2014 To September 29, 2015 Number of Payments 11 $1,604.56 3 $1,504.03 Total $22,162.25 LATE CHARGE INFORMATION August 1, 2014 September 29, 2015 $128.36 PROMISSORY NOTE INFORMA- TION Note Dated: April 30, 2010 Note Amount: $263,351.00 Interest Paid To: July 1, 2014 Next Due Date: August 1, 2014 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $242,900.66, together with interest as provided in the Note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on February 12, 2016. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by Feb-

ruary 1, 2016, (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discon- tinued and terminated if at any time before February 1, 2016 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustees’ fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the February 1, 2016 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the current Benefici- ary, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): AD- DRESS LARA RADKE 164 PE- TRICH RD, FRIDAY HARBOR, WA 98250-4921 LARA RADKE 1113 E 5TH ST, PORT ANGELES, WA 98362-4426 LARA RADKE 164 PE- TRICH RD, SAN JUAN ISLAND, WA 98250 HEATH RAY 164 PETRICH RD, FRIDAY HARBOR, WA 98250-4921 HEATH RAY 1113 E 5TH ST, PORT ANGELES, WA 98362-4426 HEATH RAY 164 PE- TRICH RD, SAN JUAN ISLAND, WA 98250 by both first class and certified mail on August 7, 2015, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Gran- tor were personally served, if appli- cable, with said written Notice of De- fault or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Gran- tor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above described property. IX. Anyone having any ob- jections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those ob- jections if they bring a lawsuit to re- strain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustees’ Sale. X. If the Borrower received a letter under RCW 61.24.031: THIS NOTICE IS THE FI- NAL STEP BEFORE THE FORE- CLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME.

You have only 20 DAYS from the re- cording date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CON- TACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you might eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING AS- SISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commis- sion: Telephone: (877) 894-4663 or (800) 606-4819 Website: www.wshfc.org The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Telephone: (800) 569-4287 Website: www.hud.gov The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and re- ferrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: (800) 606-4819 Website: www.ho- meownership.wa.gov NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under the Unlawful Detainer Act, Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-oc- cupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060; Dated: September 29, 2015 MTC Fi- nancial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By: Jessica Cimarusti, Authorized Signatory MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 1700 Seventh Ave- nue, Suite 2100 Seattle WA 98101 Phone: (800) 409-7530 TDD: (800) 833-6388 For Reinstate- ment/Pay Off Quotes, contact MTC Financial Inc. DBA Trustee Corps TRUSTEE’S SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.Auction.com. Order No. WA15-001147-2, Pub Dates 01/13/2016, 02/03/2016LEGAL NO. S677115Published: The Islands’ SounderJanuary 13 and February 3, 2016.

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