by MARTY ZIERSports contributor

The Orcas Cross Country team was proud to send Stephen Hohman, Jr. to the State Championship meet on Nov. 7 where he finished 89th out of 150 participants.

“The meet was fun despite Stephen Jr. not having his best day Saturday, but it was a great learning experience for him as well as us,” said Coach Steve Hohman. “This was a very good first year for the kids and Orcas Island Cross Country. Overall I would say we are in excellent shape heading into next season. We look forward to continuing to work with this great group of kids and hope they stick with running over the off-season.”

The Vikings boys soccer team ended their strong season with a playoff loss to Friday Harbor 3-1 on Nov. 4 and finished 4th in league at 11-5.

The Viking football team traveled to La Conner on Nov. 5 to decide the league championship and lost to the Braves 39-14 in a night game under the lights.

“It was great to see all the fans and family members at the game,” said Coach Justin Frausto. “It was huge to be in position to play for the

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Year in review with undersheriff JohnsonWhen Sheriff Ron Krebs took

the helm of the San Juan County Sheriff ’s Office this January, he appointed Lead Detective Brent Johnson his second in command as undersheriff. The Sounder asked Johnson to share his per-spective on the past year.

One of his top messages to the community was this: “We have good deputies. They’re here to serve, and they really do try to serve. As a whole, the deputies are good people. We want people to call, and we’re here to serve, and we will listen to you and try to make things better if we can.”

As undersheriff, Johnson said he helps Krebs hammer out decisions on department policy, and he also provides support to the deputies, helping provide them with needed training and equipment.

He said the most critical law enforcement issues he sees fac-ing our community are domestic violence, alcohol and drugs and driving under the influence. Not surprisingly, Johnson also said drug and alcohol abuse is one of the main drivers behind domestic violence.

As for how the changing of the guard has affected the law enforce-ment department, said Johnson, “I would hope the community as a whole would realize that Sheriff Krebs has looked at the depart-ment, and he is trying to address things in the department that have

become weak, that have not been addressed in the past four years. We had to correct a lot of those issues.”

Johnson said at the top of their list for reform was communica-tion: with the community; with groups like DVSAS, EMS and fire and inter-department communi-cation with deputies on staff.

“Some organizations basically stopped hearing from us, and that was a real shame,” he said.

Johnson said that at the begin-ning of 2015, the San Juan Island EMS department was not making use of the sheriff ’s boat for emer-gencies due to an earlier break-down in communication.

“Now we have good communi-cations, and a boat policy,” he said. “We also have training require-ments for all the people that use that boat. We are back together as a full team.” Johnson said that he believes this year, deputies are handling calls better and doing a better job of listening to the public better, adding, “I think the public is happier with us… We’re not per-fect and we’re not going to solve all crimes. I wish we could. But we are definitely trying to do the right thing, and trying to do things the right way.”

In regard to domestic violence, Johnson said he and Krebs have been working to develop more effective policies and ways to fol-low state RCWs, as the existing county protocol was “way out-dated.” He said discussions with

DVSAS have helped the depart-ment better understand domes-tic violence dynamics so they can improve deputy response.

“Domestic violence can be a very dangerous call for us, but also affects so many people in our community,” said Johnson. “No matter the economic standing, color, background, [domestic vio-lence] crosses all economic lines. We really have to keep our eyes open and be fair, listen to what’s going on and what’s being told to us.”

He wants people to know that the law very specifically requires that, in any domestic violence situ-

ation, if the officer can establish who is the primary aggressor, that person must be arrested.

“To me, what makes police work very unique, is that we as police officers must protect the suspect as well as the victim, and that is kind of unique in our system,” he said. “When someone is accused of a crime, I work for him too, at that point. We have to protect both sides.”

He added, “Our ultimate hope is not to put someone in jail, although that is sometimes nec-essary, but how can we help this family so it doesn’t continue to happen, so they can live in peace

and have a decent family experi-ence?” Though women do some-times offend, he said that in his experience, primary aggressors, as a rule, are male.

As for drug use in the county, Johnson said, “It’s very difficult to work on those, because … the folks who are doing drugs know who we are, they know where we live, they go to school with our kids. We have to depend a lot on informants, because we can’t buy drugs from somebody unless they’re really stupid.” He said that community members sometimes express frustration with the pro-cess of working to apprehend drug abusers, but explained, “Even if they’re drug users, they have rights. We can’t just walk up and [search them]. We don’t want to become a police state; we have certain federal and state rules we have to follow… We have rights in this country to be secure in our homes, our cars, and in our person. Homes are very protected for obvious reasons, so nine times out of 10 it means a search war-rant.” For the sheriff ’s department to create a drug purchase sting operation requires extensive doc-umentation, every step of which must follow protocol exactly and then be verified by a judge within 14 days.

Contributed photoLeft: Undersheriff Brent Johnson.

by MEREDITH M. GRIFFITHSounder contributor

SEE JOHNSON, PAGE 7

SEE VIKINGS, PAGE 5Amy Masters/Contributed photo

Viking Ivan Bullock during the game against La Conner.

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OCS kids learn about bicyclesThe following was sub-

mitted by Orcas Christian School.

Orcas Christian School grades 4-6 recently expe-rienced life in the biking lane. Most of the student in Michelle Bechtel’s fourth, fifth and sixth grade class-room have bicycles of their own and enjoy and spend a lot of time riding them.

You can only imagine how excited the students were when Ashley Bocast came to visit and teach them how to take care of their bikes. Imagine knowing what to do to ensure that your per-sonal mechanical horse was performing at full potential!

Ashley Bocast is an employee of Giant bicycles. She works specifically with their ladies’ models, LIV. She travels around the west coast with a van full of 20 bikes and teaches people how to use and take care of them properly. She started

off her presentation for the students by going over the main parts of bicycle. The students were so excited that they even pulled out papers and started taking notes (without being asked!) Ashley continued the class by sharing the ABCs of bicycle maintenance.

A.) Check the tires to make sure that they are almost full. (Completely full

would make your ride really bumpy.

B.) Check the brakes to make sure that they still work and aren’t too squeaky.

C.) Check the chain to make sure it hasn’t popped off or needs to be oiled.

When explaining about air pressure, Ashley was about to give the defini-tion of PSI when one stu-dents hand shot up and he

blurted, “pounds per square inch”, Kai Ross said excit-edly.

She even shared how to change a tire by tak-ing off the tire, extracting the tube and reinstalling it after maintenance had been accomplished. After going over these seemingly basic but mandatory check list items students were invited to examine their personal bicycles and fix all the issues that would detract from bicycle safety. The tools used by the students were loaned to the classroom by “Wildlife Cycles”.

Tori Plunkett said, “Now I know how to fix a tire!”

Andrew Garcia added, “I didn’t really know what the parts of the bike were called. It was fun to learn about the top tube, bottom tube, seat stay and the chain stay.”

Contributed photoLeft to right: The OCS stu-dents with Ashley Bocast.

New PA at Orcas Family Health CenterThe following was submitted by the

Orcas Family Health Center.

Orcas Family Health Center is pleased to announce the addition of physician assistant, Jennifer Utter, PA-C, to their clinical staff. She will be joining David C. Shinstrom, M.D. and Karen Caley Orr, PA-C.

Utter was born and raised in Seattle and graduated from Medex Northwest at the University of Washington in 1994 with a BS in Clinical Health Services. She doesn’t recall her first stay on Orcas because she was only two weeks old but she has many fond memories of time spent on the island after that at her family’s Eagle Lake property on Point Lawrence. She helped us with provider coverage this summer and fell in love with our patients and staff. We liked her too, so we asked her to stay.

Utter is in the process of moving

to Orcas Island from Snohomish this month and she will be seeing patients on Thursdays and Fridays as well as

weekend call and providing coverage as needs arise. She was an EMT and Ski Patroller prior to her PA training and she has 15-plus years of experi-ence in Urgent Care as a Certified Physician Assistant. Health and well-being are very important to Jennifer and she is very excited to be living on Orcas Island.

She currently balances her medi-cal practice, playing the cello, enjoy-ing friends and family (including her 7-pound miniature dachshund, Polly), working out at the gym, reveling in the spirit of Orcas and getting to know her new community here on the island.

“Our patient volume and visits have continued to grow at 5 to 10 percent per year for several years,” said Dr. Shinstrom.

Orcas Family Health Center is a fed-erally designated rural health clinic.

Contributed photoJennifer Utter.

JOURNAL STAFF REPORTAn attorney representing

San Juan County respond-ed to a lawsuit against the county and county prosecu-tor Randall Gaylord con-cerning an alleged with-holding of public records in violation with Washington State’s Public Records Act.

(To read more about the lawsuit visit www.sanjuan-journal.com and search “San Juan County sued for alleged withholding of pub-lic record files.”)

The county and prosecut-ing attorney had 20 days after being served to sub-mit an official response to the complaint. Their response reproduced a “full set of records” totalling 141 pages and was written by defending attorney Jeffrey S. Myers, who called into question the appropriate-ness of including Randy Gaylord in the complaint, and requested an explana-tion of why he was included, or a dismissal of Gaylord from the complaint.

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

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

Myers told the Journal, “The code enforcement file concerns investigation of a citizen’s compliance with land use regulations, including wetland require-ments. A code enforce-ment complaint is handled by the code enforcement

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

At this point the docu-ments have all been pro-vided for the public. Myers added that “it is my understanding that all the documents that the Code Enforcement officer pro-vided to the public records officer when she requested the paper file have now been provided. In addition, the county’s initial response already provided other doc-uments that were not in the paper file and he failed to provide to the records offi-cer, but which were refer-enced in the code enforce-ment file. This included the ERTS complaint form and Department of Ecology wetland report.”

To read a full statement from Myers, visit islands-sounder.com and click on the news tab.

SJC responds to lawsuit by CALI BAGBY

Journal Editor

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

The discussion as to whether con-sider pesticides originated with a request from the noxious weed board for the council to explore alternative

ways to control harmful plants. “We mow mainly, but that does

not work with everything,” said Councilman Jamie Stephens.

The county council received more that 100 letters and about 20 people came to the meeting to urge the coun-cil not to consider the use of pesticides.

“Please take this to heart, and end the efforts by the Noxious Weed Board to solve a small plant problem by cre-

ating a large scale public health prob-lem. It just doesn’t make sense,” wrote Mark Anderson, CEO of Strategic News Service, and long-time San Juan resident. “Having worked so hard to successfully reduce cancer and health risk, the citizens of San Juan would be poorly served by any change that would now increase their exposure to these toxins.”

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

The approval comes with some amendments, includ-ing a three foot earthen berm along the Mt. Baker Road side of the operation that will face a residential neighborhood. According to the application, the land-scaped berm and accom-panying plants will provide visual screening and physi-cal separation from the resi-

dences across the road. The facility will also be fenced in by a “solid wood, sight-obscuring fence” according to the permit.

In addition, the decision states that no outside stor-age of raw or spent materi-als or equipment is allowed to be visible outside the fenced storage area.

“The impacts of most concern to surrounding property owners were noise and odor emissions from the production of marijuana and aesthetic impacts,” the decision reads. “Conditions would ensure compliance with best management prac-tices addressing potential noise and odor from the use and are expected to result in no noise or odor from the facility being detectable at the site boundaries.

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

“Land use permits cannot be denied based on the basis of popularity,” the decision reads.

To read the full applica-tion addressing noise, light, odor and traffic, including conditions and neighbor concerns, see the full condi-tional use permit here.

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San Juan County Sheriff’s LogThe San Juan County

Sheriff ’s Office responded to the following calls.

Oct. 28• A deputy in Friday

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

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

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

Oct. 29• A reporting party said

her boyfriend violated a protection order.

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

Oct. 30• A deputy was notified

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

• A San Juan Island deputy received a report of possible fraud. The reporting party stated he found an unau-thorized charge on his bank account so he closed it. He was advised to put a fraud alert on his credit report by contacting the credit report-ing agencies.

• A deputy in Friday Harbor received a report of an order violation.

Oct. 31• A deputy responded to

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

• A Lopez Island woman reported finding a rifle in a roadside ditch. The responding deputy located

a BB rifle, which was taken for safekeeping.

• A San Juan Island dep-uty initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle for an illegal tint on the driver’s window. He subsequently arrested the male driver for DUI. The traffic stop and arrest occurred within the town of Friday Harbor.

Nov. 1• A deputy was dispatched

to a dispute in Eastsound. The parties were separated.

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

Nov. 1 and 2• The protected person of

a restraining order was con-tacted via text and voicemail repeatedly by the restrained party. The contacts were full of profanity and threats to

the protected person. This incident occurred in Friday Harbor.

• A San Juan Island depu-ty received a report of a wel-fare check on Point Caution Road. The deputy observed that the person in question was fine.

Nov. 3• Deputies in Friday

Harbor received a report of a domestic dispute on Paradise Road. The investi-gation showed that the par-ties involved were having a verbal argument and no assault occurred.

• A deputy in Friday Harbor followed up on a trespass complaint in Pear Point Road at the gravel pit. It had been reported that people have been sleeping in their cars in the parking lot.

• A deputy in Friday Harbor received a report of a barking dog on Spyglass Hill Rd. The owner of the dog was contacted and was talked to about his barking dog.

In the race for San Juan County Fire Protection District #2, Commissioner 2, Wes Heinmiller received 875 votes, or 56.2 percent and Julie Remington earned 682 votes, or 43.8 percent.

In the race for Orcas Island Park and Recreation District, Commissioner 5, Deborah Jones came in with 937 votes, 68 percent and Theresa Haynie earned 441 votes, or 32 percent. Vicki Vandermay, Bob Eagan, Justin Paulsen and Martha Farish all ran unopposed.

For the Eastsound Sewer and Water District, the follow-ing candidates ran unopposed: Michael Stolmeier, D. N. Kinsey and Gregory M. Ayers.

Janet Browned and Greg White were re-elected to the Orcas School Board.

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Journal reporter

Election results for Orcas Island

by COLLEEN SMITH ARMSTRONGEditor/Publisher

Gerald Grellet-Tinner, 59, an Orcas High School teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with his 18-year-old student, plead not guilty during his arraignment in San Juan County Superior Court on Nov. 6.

Grellet-Tinner has been charged with two counts of sexual misconduct with a minor, which is a felony. His trial is slated for Jan. 11, 2016. He is being represented by Lawrence Delay of Friday Harbor.

The alleged sexual encounters occurred with one of Grellet-Tinner’s science class students in early October.

According to San Juan County Prosecuting Attorney Randy Gaylord, the state legislature changed the age of a minor (if that person is a student of a teacher) to age 21 – not age 18.

After an investigation by the San Juan County Sheriff ’s Office and an outside investigator retained by the Orcas Island School District, Grellet-Tinner was arrested in late October. His bail was posted at $100,000. He posted the money himself and was released.

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Public meetingsWeds., Nov. 11• Deer Harbor Plan Review Com-mittee, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Deer Harbor Community Center.

Thurs., Nov. 12• Orcas Island Park and Recreation, 4 to 6 p.m.District, Eastsound Fire Station. • Port of Orcas Commissioners, airport conference room, noon.

Thurs., Nov. 19• OPAlCO budget work session

8:45 a.m. at the Friday Harbor OPALCO office. Members are welcome to attend. • HKP Architects will be present-ing their updated concepts for the Orcas Library’s building expansion on Friday, Nov. 13 in the Orcas Island Library’s meet-ing room. Two sesssoins: 2 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m.

Fri., Nov. 20• OPALCO Board of Directors will hold its regular meeting at the Friday Harbor OPALCO office beginning at 8:45 a.m.

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Orcas Currents thanksAs organizers of the new lec-

ture and seminar series Orcas Currents, we are heartened by and deeply grateful for the tremendous response it has received. During its first full year, we presented eight events that attracted a total audience of well over a thousand participants — including the young, elderly, and young at heart. This encouraging response bears out our intent to keep events free of charge, open to all interested parties.

Another aim was to feature a good mix of local, regional and nationally recognized authori-ties on science, technology and culture. Prominent figures such as Rusty Schweickart, Naomi Oreskes, Roy Schwitters, Cliff Mass and Dan Kammen graced our stage, while islanders Gary Greene, Thor Hanson and Roger Sherman demonstrated the strong local talent in these areas.

We are also fortunate to have had the support of our event cospon-sors Coates Vineyards, Eastsound Water Users Association, Friends of the San Juans, Northwest Straits Foundation, OPALCO, Orcas Food Co-op, Orcas Island Public Library, San Juan Islands Conservation District, and our web designer Cloud 52 — as well as of individual donors too numer-ous to mention here. Without

their generosity, we would never have been able to bring such excel-lent speakers from as far away as Berkeley and Boston. Special recognition goes to Research Now, which serves as the 501(c)(3) orga-nization under whose umbrella we operate.

We are in the midst of prepara-tions for the 2016 season to begin early next year; it looks to be as exciting as 2015, if not even more so. Having focused on science and technology this year, we intend to expand our cultural offerings in the next and thereby balance out the overall Orcas Currents pro-gram. And we’re always looking for more sponsors and volunteers.

So thank you, Orcas Island, for your enthusiastic support. It encourages us to try to do even better next year.

Greg Ayers, Bob Dash, Marilyn McGuire, Michael

Riordan and Roger ShermanOrcas Currents

Editor’s note: In no way does the Sounder condone the following judgment on the court case involv-ing an Orcas High School teacher (Teacher charged with sexual mis-conduct, 11/3/15). But we are obli-gated to publish letters from the community unless they are slander-ous to a named private party. This type of victim-blaming is wide-spread and can be seen in similar cases across the country. Fair and accurate reporting includes protect-ing the victims of sexual crimes.

Wind, rain and a drop in temperature. Autumn announced its arrival in no uncertain terms.

And so we say “So long” to another busy summer season and “Hello” to what is, for most islanders, an opportunity to ease back on the throttle a bit in the months ahead.

Or is it?

Along with the fall comes a different set of seasons begging for atten-tion: county budget, a new school year, legislative sessions and more. The weight of local issues tends to rise like a hot air balloon as the hustle and bustle of the summer season fades in the rear-view mirror.

Here at the Sounder, we’d like to know what you think.

Are you concerned about the commercial pot business that was just approved for Eastsound?

Do you agree with the county’s proposed 2016 budget?

What are your thoughts on local crime? Is the Sheriff’s Office doing a good job?

All of these issues are covered in this edition of your community news-paper.

Perhaps you’re already aware that the section of the Islands’ Sounder devoted to letters to the editor and guest columns – the Opinion pages – is a favorite among readers (the Sheriff’s Log still takes the lead for “most read” stories).

We’re gratified that so many of you take the time to write, and to share your insights, thoughts and opinions both with us and your neighbors. We welcome all kinds of letters as long as they are 350 words or less, pertain to a local topic and are not defamatory to private individuals.

Is there something you would like to see us cover? Do you have an idea for a special section? What are we doing right? What are we doing wrong?

Send us your opinions (whether for print or not) to editor@islands-sounder.com.

Response to alleged sexual misconduct

The Orcas High School scandal has made me realize that all men have known or understand that some women are masters of the feminine art of manipulation and deception.

Bob Matheson Orcas Island

Disagree with Sounder’s coverage

I strongly disagree with the journalistic choice you made to publish the victim’s statement in the Oct. 31 front page story enti-tled “Teacher charged with sexual misconduct.”

Especially when the next story concerning the case, on Nov. 6, states that the teacher has plead “not guilty.” I am also just guess-ing, but I would suspect that the victim did not know her statement would be published in the local newspaper.

The primary way I have known about what happened is through you, and I feel that neither the people involved, nor the commu-nity, benefited from the way you chose to publicize that tragic, and still in the allegation stage, story. From my perspective you made a very poor choice.

Kathi CiskowskiOrcas Island

To the Editor:

‘Disaster Preparedness for Businesses’ workshop

What would happen to your business as a result of a major disaster in the San Juan Islands? Are you, your property and your data prepared? Join the San Juan County Economic Development Council and the San Juan County Department of Emergency Management for a free workshop on “Disaster Preparedness for Business” on Nov. 16 from 10 to 11:30 a.m at the Orcas Island Fire Department Community Room. Refreshments will be served and printed materials will be available. Advance registration is requested; csall 378-2906 or email info@sanjuansedc.org to reserve your space.

Dave Halloran from the San Juan County Department of Emergency Management and Victoria Compton from the San Juan County EDC will lead the workshop.

In this course, participants will learn to prepare their businesses for disasters, and to recover from them. The course will help business owners and managers to review insur-ance coverage, to prepare for utility disruptions, secure facilities, buildings and plans, back up financial records, prepare employees for emergencies, and to create effective emergency communication plans.

Rep. Kris Lytton to speak at LWVSJ meeting

The 40th Legislative District Representative Kris Lytton will be the speaker at the upcom-ing membership meeting of the League of Women Voters of the San Juans. The meeting will be held at the San Juan Island Library conference room from noon to 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16. Rep. Lytton, recently appointed to the Governor’s “McCleary Plan Work Group” will talk about education and the mandate resulting from the McCleary decision of 2012, in which the State Supreme Court ruled that the state was to properly fund K-12 education by 2018 and show measurable progress to that end in the intervening years. Currently the Legislature is being fined $100,000 per day for its failure to live up to that mandate.

In addition, and in anticipation of a future League meeting in which the discussion will be about Money in Politics, the League has also asked Rep. Lytton to comment on her per-sonal experiences as a candidate for public office.

There will be a question and answer period following her remarks. The public is wel-come.

OPALCO releases low-income needs assessment

OPALCO led a coun-ty-wide work group to identify the needs of our lowest-income residents and to collaborate on effec-tive solutions. The find-ings show there is a broad spectrum of affordability needs to address and that an effective response will require county-wide agency participation. OPALCO will do its part, proposing new measures in the Co-op’s 2016 budget to address the affordability of electricity for qualified households.

The work group, which began meeting in July of 2015, included stakehold-ers from island community foundations, family ser-vices, the County Housing Bank and Opportunity Council. Following three stakeholder meetings and data research provided by CLEAResult consult-ing group, OPALCO has released a comprehensive report of the findings, avail-able online at: www.opal-co.com/find-documents (board materials/2015/October).

The work group sought

to address three key ques-tions: who is in need, how big is the need, and how can we collaborate to best help struggling islanders. Using available market and Census data, the work group deter-mined that roughly 19 per-cent of full-time residents fall below 150 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, representing about 1,500 island households and 3,000 people. All of the available resources for community assistance were inventoried and estimates calculated for how much additional sup-port is needed.

For these 1,500 house-holds, the greatest portion of their monthly budget is housing (23 percent), fol-lowed by transportation (16 percent), medical (12 percent) and up to 10 per-cent for electric expense (numbers vary slightly for seniors, families with chil-dren, and single adults). Effective solutions will require county-wide col-laboration across agencies to improve affordability in the islands.

OPALCO underwrote the

cost of the Needs Assessment and will take the lead with a solution to reduce elec-tricity expense for those households. OPALCO’s Project PAL collects volun-tary donations from co-op members to fund about 250 assistance awards of about $150 each during the heat-ing season. To reach fur-ther, staff will recommend that the Board consider a couple of options for the 2016 budget, in addition to continuing with Project PAL: 1) Develop an energy assistance program which would award grants based on income and household size using existing qualifi-cation tests or 2) augment member donations to PAL with a budgeted amount to increase the effectiveness of that program.

General Manager Foster Hildreth expects to make a recommendation for an OPALCO solution as part of the budget discussion at the November meeting. Look for the November board materials posted online at www.opalco.com.

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league championship this year since last year our only win came on Nov. 3. The game was a challenge for us from the beginning. In the first half LaConner converted on what seemed like every third down, long or short. When the Braves needed a play they got it. We had limited time of posses-sion in the first half which makes it hard to score. At half we were down 26 to 0.

“We started the second half with some fire and finally scored on a Miles

Harlow run. Our defense stopped a key drive and on our next drive we scored on a Vinny Kramer run and a Vanya Bullock 2 point con-version catch, but ultimately we could not get enough points on the board. Our team emptied their tanks on the field. I was very proud of our fight on the field. We ended the season 6-4 over-all and 4-2 in league. Seven seniors play their last foot-ball game: Kyle Masters, Pasha Bullock, Mackey Cardinall, Conor Dye, Vinny Kramer, TJ Hobi and Harrison Goodrich.”

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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 over 250 simultaneous construction projects countywide. Here are some of the groups we’ve been working with to date: Current Group Projects

Suncrest on Orcas IslandWhiskey 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

Completed Group ProjectsAlder Forest on Orcas IslandEagle Lake on Orcas IslandSeattle Pacific University on Blakely Island Alder Cottages on Orcas Island

Upcoming Group ProjectsGary Oak on San Juan Island Matia View on Orcas IslandPortland Fair Area on San Juan Island

You Can Get Connected Too!• Start by indicating your interest online at: rockisland.com/connect• Learn more about organizing at rockisland.com, or attend one of our monthly meetings

Monthly Open MeetingJoin us next month for this general information session. All are welcome!Next Meeting: November 4, 2015 – 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Monthly Group Organizer MeetingLearn more about organizing your group at this session.Next Meeting: November 11, 2015 – 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Both meetings held in Friday Harbor this November(meetings will rotate islands every month) 345 Court StreetFriday Harbor, WA 98250 rockisland.com

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Leo Lambiel to sell art museum on OrcasAsk anyone who has

ever been to Orcas Island and they’ll tell you that the Lambiel Museum is among the island’s best sites. In fact, maybe it’s the best.

But after years of collect-ing art, and showing resi-dents and visitors through the museum, Leo Lambiel is ready to pass on the trea-sure.

“I’m not getting any younger,” said Lambiel, who is 73. “I’m not going to live forever. I’ve got to think about the future.”

His hope -- and plan -- is to find someone who will begin a nonprofit and then he will donate the house and art. If that can be accomplished, he’s willing to give the nonprofit all of his art collection and house at no cost.

“The only thing I ask is that I be given a place to live,” he said. “My hope is that I could live out my years here until it’s my time.”

And, he said, he’ll use that time to train others to be guides at the museum.

“I want to have my collec-tion available to the public into perpetuity,” he said.

Last spring, he listed the museum with Sotheby’s Real Estate Company at $1.558 million. Thus far, he hasn’t seen any action, or had any offers. He knows it’s an unusual purchase and will take just the right buyer.

It was 43 years ago that Lambiel bought the prop-erty and a small summer cabin that was on it. He’s always been an art collec-tor, but didn’t really plan to house a museum. Instead, as he puts it, as his collec-tion grew “I ran out of wall space and had to build on.”

Today the house is 2,919 square feet of space on about three-quarters of an acre with 263 feet of water-front. He isn’t really sure how many pieces of art work he owns. Besides all that is on display, he has more in storage. Currently, he has work from more than

270 artists on display.“The only rule has always

been that art work here has to be from someone who lived or lives on the San Juans,” he said. “The pur-pose has always been to house and preserve and display the best pieces by the best artists who live or have lived in the San Juan Islands.”

After Lambiel began col-lecting works and adding on to his cabin so they could be displayed, word began to spread about his place.

“People would come to my door when they had relatives and friends visiting from off the island and ask if I minded showing them around,” Lambiel said. “I realized I needed a more business-like arrangement. So I began giving two-hour guided tours.”

That was in 1992, and he’s been the tour guide ever since. Following a profes-sional career investing in real estate and as an electri-cal contractor, he now aver-ages about 1,000 visitors a

year.“Summer’s the busiest,”

he said. “It tapers off this time of year.”

Throughout the years, he has had issues regarding the museum. Because it was an existing structure that was added on to, he and the county’s building depart-ment differed on the need for permits. Everything from his signage at the street to his 71 ton “archi-tectural folly” in the form of a Grecian temple purposely built to look like a ruin, raised concerns. It’s taken him more than $50,000 in fines and attorney fees to keep his museum open.

San Juan county building officials did not return calls to comment on previous issues with the museum.

“My only goal has always been to keep this collec-tion available for the public to see,” Lambiel said. “I’ve never made any money at this. It’s purely for the love of art.”

He calls himself an “art addict.”

“Some people like cars, or

boats, or planes,” he said. “I like art. I just always have.”

And like parents of mul-tiple children, he can’t pick his favorite piece of art work.

“When people ask me that I say ‘the last piece I bought,’” he said.

In this case, that’s a draw-ing of Indian Island by Jacqueline Kempfer. It’s a sumo ink drawing on rice paper.

And, of course, his collec-tion by Helen Loggie is one that he cherishes. Loggie was a nationally recognized artist whose works were largely inspired by her sur-roundings on Orcas Island.

Born in Bellingham, she built a house on the shores of Eastsound in 1930–31, where she spent summers working on her charming and detailed pencil draw-ings of the island’s trees, meadows, and surround-ing islands. The Lambiel Museum exhibits the larg-est collection of her pieces in the world. On display are 182 of her original pencil and charcoal draw-

ings, etchings, pastels, and oil paintings. They include work from 1915 to her last published etching, “Hosanna,” in 1960.

Even though he’s had little interest from anyone in purchasing the museum, Lambiel has hopes some-thing will work out. He has two grown daughters in California, but neither want to take over the museum.

Lambiel has thought about working with area colleges including Western Washington University in Bellingham and Skagit Valley College in Mt. Vernon. He thinks students might be interested in work-ing with him to become tour guides.

But he knows the schools can’t afford to buy the prop-erty outright.

“If no one wants to help, and a nonprofit can’t be formed, then all this will just go away,” he said. “It would be such a loss to the public. I can’t even think about that.”

by LESLIE KELLYSpecial to the Sounder

Being mortal on Orcasby THOMAS BALDWIN

Orcas Crossroads Board

We all have one thing in common. We are of different political and religious persuasions, different cultures, ethnicities, and ages, but we will all die. Talking about this inevitability is often uncomfortable, so it was something of a surprise that a large group gathered around tables at Emmanuel church on a Tuesday evening to discuss issues raised in Atul Gawande’s book, “Being Mortal.” The library partnered with Orcas Crossroads in sponsoring this event, the first offering in Crossroad’s new mission to invite the community to “Join the Conversation.”

A PBS news interview of Gawande, entitled “We all die, so why don’t we die well?” kicked off the conversations. Numerous ideas emerged in the lively discussions. Among the com-mon themes were: (1) Is there a perfect death or is that only a myth? (2) Death involves more than the single person – it involves the entire family and close friends, who are needed in the discussion of death before tough decisions need to be made. (3) Parents may need to impress upon their “kids” how vital these discussions are, even if their “kids” are themselves parents or grandparents. How can the entire family be engaged in planning for the eventual death of member of the clan? (4) It is important to be totally honest with our loved ones about what quality of life would be acceptable to us in our final days. (5) We all need an advocate who knows our wishes and can assure that our wishes are followed when we are unable to argue for ourselves. (6) How can we manage to continue to live on Orcas Island until the inevitable end of our lives, if that’s what we desire?

Owing to the success of the evening, Orcas Crossroads will again partner with the library and Libby Garcia, RN, to host a Death Cafe. The conversation will be held on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Emmanuel Parish Hall. There is no charge. With a little practice, and support from our friends and neighbors, perhaps we can all become more comfortable with our mortality. As one participant pointed out, “It’s important that we get our stuff together before it’s too late.” This echoes Gawande’s observation that “Hope is not a plan.”

More about the Death CafeDeath Cafe is a place to talk about death, accompanied by coffee, tea, and cake. Begun

in Europe, reshaped in the UK by John Underwood based on the work of Bernard Crettaz, Death Cafe has spread into a global forum. The motto: “To increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.”

Death Cafes are an open forum to encourage rich community conversation in a sup-portive structure. There is no particular perspective. Topics are as diverse as the interests of the participants regarding death including: fear of death, metaphysics, grief, hospice vs. palliative care, physiology of death, advanced care directives, family discussions, dying dif-ferently, death with dignity. Come join the conversation and have cake!

For more information about the Nov. 21 event, contact Janice Wiemeyer at 376-3870.

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San Juan County’s budget work continuesA modest 1 percent

increase in the total amount of property taxes levied is being proposed for San Juan County property own-ers for 2016.

County Manager Mike Thomas said last week that the proposed 2016 budget is based on a conserva-tive forecast of a 3 percent growth in sales tax, and a 2 percent growth in property tax.

That includes the 1 per-cent increase in existing property allowed by state law, and the value of new construction added to the tax rolls.

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

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

The first public hearing on the budget was Nov. 10. Four more public hearings left on the calendar as San

Juan County Council mem-bers continue to review the 2016 county budget as proposed by Thomas and Milene Henley, county auditor.

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

In order to have a bal-anced operating budget for 2016, the county plans to use $656,000 of its available cash and reserve funds.

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

Among the projects being proposed in the 2016 capital budget is $120,000 for the planning of the Centralized County Campus Plan. There’s $400,000 allotted for fleet replacement which is the local share of the road transportation improve-ment plan.

More than $2.4 million is proposed for Orcas road improvements. There’s $360,000 proposed for the Orcas Village park and

ride, and within the capi-tal expenditures is the pur-chased of a patrol car and a truck for the parks depart-ment, each at $70,000.

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

Parks Director Dona Wuthnow presented a fee schedule to council mem-bers that outlines increased fees based on park loca-tion and season of renting. On average, campsites are proposed to increase about $2 per night. (For an entire list of proposed fees go to www.sanjuanco.com/coun-cil/video.aspx.)

Included in the proposed budget is an increase of 2.5 FTE positions. Thomas said personnel and payroll continue to be the largest cost to the county, although cost-cutting measures have reduced staff by 10 per-cent since 2008. Positions being considered include an additional mechanic, a storm water engineer (already budgeted, but not filled) increased hours in the land bank field assistant positions, an increase in the facilities maintenance hours, and changes in the duties of the emergency management assistant director which will provide more administrative hours to the 9-1-1 center.

Bob Jarman, chairman of

the council said he looks forward to hearing more public comments on the budget at the coming hear-ings.

“The 2016 budget can be characterized as a ‘status quo’ budget,” he said. “It provides for the continu-ation of existing services at current levels within the financial means provided by the taxpayers of the county. The budget sup-ports the implementation of new technologies and processes that are key to obtaining operational effi-ciencies that should equate to a reduction in the annual cost of doing business. It also provides for fair wages and benefits for represent-ed and non-represented employees.

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

“It’s really just status quo,” he said. “We’re all pretty much on board with the budget as it is. We’re main-taining the same levels of county services without increasing taxes.”

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

Hughes also said he sup-ports an additional dis-patcher in the county’s 9-1-1

center. While it isn’t part of the budget being proposed, it was among the “add-ons” yet to be decided. San Juan County Sheriff Ron Krebs has requested funding for another dispatcher.

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

Adding another dis-patcher to the county’s per-sonnel will eliminate that, he added.

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

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

Public hearings are set for Nov. 23 and 24 and 30 and Dec. 1. All meetings are at 9:15 a.m. in the coun-cil hearing room in Friday Harbor except the Dec. 1 meeting in Lopez Center.

Final action on the bud-get is expected Dec. 1. To view the budget, visit http://www.co.san-juan.wa.us/auditor/auditor_budgetre-ports.aspx.

by LESLIE KELLYSpecial to the Sounder

“We have no favorites,” he said. “We will work on any drug case that we can; it’s a poison and it just irri-tates the heck out of me… It hurts our community.” He said it’s a poison that affects personal lives, fami-lies, work, and spurs theft to feed the habit.

Johnson’s most intense crime memory from 2015 was drug-related. He said Benjamin Hanks, the driver who plead guilty to Vehicle Assault (Class B) with DUI for a hit-and-run accident on an Orcas high school girl in April, had smoked large amounts of marijuana prior to the accident.

“He looked at her, hit the gas and hit her and it was all because of drugs,” Johnson said.

Johnson’s final thoughts for the community:

“We live in paradise. We really do, and if everyone just works together and thinks of each of us as part of the family, and if we think before we say things or do things, we truly will have a paradise here. Because I don’t want to live in Seattle; I want it to be the San Juan Islands. We need to take care of each other and watch each others’ backs. I’d like to ask the men of San Juan County to stand up and stop domestic violence. I would ask them to stand up and say, ‘Enough’, to talk to their friends, and to say, ‘It’s not okay how you’re treating her.”

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A-OK (Art for Orcas Kids), a program of the Orcas Island Education Foundation, is presenting its fall Clay Cafe.

This is an opportunity for children and grown-

ups alike to enjoy an art afternoon together creating beautiful pieces of pottery and, at the same time, to support the art program at Orcas Island Elementary and Middle School. The Café will take place in the new high school art room on Sunday, Nov. 15 from 2 to 5 p.m. There will be tea and goodies available.

A-OK has received a gen-erous donation of pottery all ready to be painted in beautiful colors and designs. There will be a variety of mugs, bowls, plates, and vases from which to choose. Kids and grown-ups are invited to come to the Clay Café, choose some pottery, make a donation, and get down to creating something

spectacular. A-OK will fire your pieces, and they will be available for pick-up at the school just before win-ter vacation—perfect tim-ing for Holiday presents or some other special gift giv-ing! Come and join the fun!

If you have any questions, please contact Geri Turnoy at davidgeri@centurylink.net (376-4165).

Contributed photoKids and parents enjoying the last Clay Cafe.

Clay Cafe for Orcas kids

Brian Moss installation serviceThe following was submitted by the Orcas Community Church.

Orcas Island Community Church invites the community to come celebrate our new Associate Pastor of Congregational Life, Brian Moss, at his installation service on Sunday, November 15.

“We’ve loved our time here so far and have really enjoyed connecting with the commu-nity and the people on the island,” said Moss, who arrived on Orcas this August.

An installation service recognizes the establishment of a relationship between a pastor and the congregation. Moss will formally commit to serving the community church, and the church will commit to supporting and encouraging Moss in his work. The service will include ArkMusic recording artist Jeff Johnson as well as organist Cindy Cripe from John Knox Presbyterian Church in Normandy Park, WA.

Moss was previously ordained as a Minister of Word and Sacrament at Maple Valley Presbyterian Church in February 2012, and now is serving as an affiliate member within the trans-denominational setting of Orcas Island Community Church. He is currently work-ing with small groups and family ministries, overseeing children and youth ministries, and working with the church’s care teams. Moss shares preaching duties with senior pastor Dick Staub, and occasionally leads worship. In his earlier life as a musician, Moss traveled on tour with Michael Card, and has released several CDs.

Moss’ wife Stephanie is a professional dancer who founded the nonprofit Momentum Music and Dance Academy in Burien in 2003, teaching ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop and more. She has begun offering dance instruction on Orcas Island this fall. Their children Haley and Levi attend Orcas Island High School while twins Ethan and Isaac attend Orcas Elementary, while Ezra, age two and a half, is home with mom. Moss said the family is settling in well and is looking forward to continuing building relationships on the island.

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The following was submitted by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (http://www.burke-museum.org/).

T his past Halloween, bats could be found everywhere from costumes to decora-tions.

But during the rest of the year, bats are frequently under-appreciated and over-looked. Washington state is home to 15 species of bats, and yet not much is known about these mammals and their distribution. Along with their amaz-ing biological adaptations, bats perform a variety of important ecological roles. Bats are a primary predator for nocturnal insects, many of which are crop-destroying pests. The health of many of our ecosystems depends upon the wellbeing of bats. Habitat or land fragmentation occurs when habitat loss creates smaller, divided areas of land. Often this is a result of human activities, like agri-culture, urbanization and pollution. While usually considered less susceptible to the perils of habitat fragmentation because of their ability to fly, bats remain at risk to the loss of their resources and environments to land fragmentation.

Rochelle Kelly, a Burke Museum and University of Washington Biology graduate student, studies bat species in the naturally fragmented environ-ment of the San Juan Islands. Kelly works with Dr. Sharlene Santana, Burke Museum curator of mammals, to study the diet and natural occur-rences of each bat species. Through her research, Kelly seeks to clarify the distribution of, and differ-ences between, bat species in the Pacific Northwest. Specifically, Kelly aims to discover how bats are susceptible to land fragmentation, providing criti-cal information to land managers on how to protect these vital animals.

Spending roughly two to ten nights at each island this summer, Kelly worked to collect data on these wonderfully obscure creatures. Some species, like the California Myotis, have a broad distribution. Others, like the Silver Haired Bat, were more dif-

ficult to catch. On Vendovi Island, a rather peculiar incidence occurred that may suggest the island is a male bat “bachelor pad.” Last spring, Kelly sur-veyed the island and found only male bats. When she returned this summer to catch another 17 bats, she still could not find evidence of any female bats. Kelly wants to determine whether these bats are sexually segregating themselves, and how.

Mist nets were used to catch and release the bats during the nighttime. Kelly is collecting a variety of data about the bats, including DNA samples, fecal samples and audio recordings to listen for calls from all bats in the area—even those who fly higher than the nets can reach.

“In order to accurately characterize bat commu-nities, it is necessary to employ a variety of survey methods because some may underrepresent certain species,” Kelly said.

Sifting through fecal samples requires a keen eye. Kelly extracts insect DNA, and identifies insect parts in the feces under a microscope. By combin-ing these methods, she can determine the insects that different bat species prefer to eat. By analyzing the distribution and diet of these bat species, Kelly can hopefully determine whether populations are

regularly foraging and interbreeding or if certain species reside on islands year-round.

“Working on nocturnal, flying mammals has many challenges, including that it’s very difficult to directly observe their behaviors in their natural habitats,” Dr. Santana said. “Therefore any new ecological information we can generate is of great value for understanding the biology of these ani-mals”

When land fragmentation occurs, species might become geographically separated from other spe-cies with whom they compete for scarce resources. Subsequently, some species may be able to expand their diet on remote islands lacking competitors, because they can access a broader range of food resources. Information on both diet and distribu-tion is pertinent to understanding how susceptible certain bat species are to the perils of habitat frag-mentation.

Thanks to the contributions of organizations like the San Juan Preservation Trust, San Juan County Land Bank, Washington State Parks, the National Park Service, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife, Kelly was able to collect the data she requires to search for these answers. In the next year, Kelly will be analyzing additional samples in the lab, and taking additional field trips to the San Juans this upcoming sum-mer. These efforts are helping solve the mystery of where bats live and interact with their environ-ments, providing key information to help make sure they are here in the future.

The public can talk to Kelly about her research with these bats, and also see how bat specimens in the Burke’s collection add to our knowledge about these elusive creatures at the Burke Museum’s annual Meet the Mammals event on Saturday, Nov. 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The day also includes hundreds of other mammal specimens from the collections to see and touch, mammal-themed crafts and photo booth and more.

Going batty in the San Juans

Burke Museum photoThe Townsend’s Big-Eared Bat.

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Burke Museum photoRochelle Kelly collects DNA samples from a bat.

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Orcas Island’s favorite big band to perform

The 8th annual Orcas Family Health Center Gala dinner show, dance and auction is scheduled for Saturday, November 21 at Orcas Center.

The incredible big band sounds of Orcatrazz will entertain again and provide great music for dancing or just enjoying the show after dinner. Doors open at 6:00, dinner at 6:30 and music begins at 8:00. The no reserve auction runs form 6:30 to 9:00 features lots of useful and valuable items from our community businesses.

The gala event has raised about $50.000 dollars for the medical care of all islanders.All funds raised go directly to OFHC for primary medical care regardless of insurance

or ability to pay.Tickets to the dinner and show are only $25.00 and limited seating means get them ahead

of time. Tickets are available at Cherie Lindholm Real Estate or Orcas Family Health Center on Mt. Baker Road. Only a few tickets left for sale at the door.

For more information call Ken Speck at 376-2202 or the front desk at OFHC at 376-7778.

Carolyn Cruso and friends in concert

Singer and songwriter Carolyn Cruso weaves a web with her intricate fingerpicking, poetic lyrics and elegant vocals. She’s joined by Melody Funk on electric bass and vocals, and Bruce Harvie on mandolin and electric guitar at Random Howse on Saturday, Nov. 14 from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission is by donation.

Known as a multi-instrumentlist Cruso will be focusing solely on her songwriting offer-ings at this Orcas show. She accompanies her elegant vocals with a combination of intricate fingerpicking and rhythmic grooves on her often alternately tuned guitars. Her lyrics span from poetic to narrative and explore the backroads of the mind and of the heart with stories of seekers, divine misfits, tricksters and glorious yet sometimes forgotten places of beauty. With a gritty yet tender wit Cruso casts a welcome spell on the listener.

She is joined by Funk on bass and vocals. She has had an illustrious career starting as a child growing up in a vastly musical family and continuing on to the present with a won-derful resume of performance experience playing with all manner of bands including funk, R&B, jazz and theater.

Harvie is well known on Orcas for his mandolin and sizzling electric guitar chops. His work also spans many genres including rock, blues, jazz, bluegrass and surf music.

FRI., NOV. 13LEGION DINNER: The Sons of the American Legion din-ner will feature pork loin, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables, rolls and des-sert. Adults $15, kids under 12 are $10.DEER HARBOR THANKSGIVING POTLUCK: 6:30 p.m., Deer Harbor Community Club. Women’s Auxiliary will provide turkey, stuffing and gravy. Bring a side dish to share, place setting and bev-erage. They are also accept-ing non-perishable items for the food bank.

WEDS., NOV. 18DRAWING FLOWERS: With Linda Ann Vorobik, 10

a.m., Madrona Room/Orcas Center.

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.

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: 7 to 9 p.m., Orcas Senior Center.

WEDS. – ONGOINGLIONS CLUB: Weekly lunch, 11:45 a.m., Legion. AA: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church.ANSWERS IN THE HEART: 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.

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: Noon, Community Church.

AA: 5:30 p.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Church.

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

Orcas coupon book Orcas Island Children’s House is selling coupon books, featuring more than $500 in

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The Olga Thanksgiving potluck will be Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Olga Community Center. Social hour is at 5:30 p.m. and they sit down for dinner at 6 to 6:30 p.m. The Catkin Café will be providing the tur-key. Bring your own place settings and Thanksgiving dishes to share.

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Turkey shoot at Sportsmen ClubThe Orcas Island Sportsmen Club invites the public to come and win their Thanksgiving

Turkey at the 64th annual fall Turkey-Time Family Fun Shooting Contests.The shoot is on Saturday, November 14 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the clubhouse and

ranges at 1906 Enchanted Forest Road. A BBQ lunch will be served in the heated clubhouse.Adults and young shooters will compete in different events. One prize will be awarded

for each six shooters. Prizes will be turkeys. Guaranteed tickets are $25.00 and single indi-vidual contest tickets are $5. Contestants can enter the $5 “Buddy Shoot” as many times as they wish.

For information call Pat Muffett at 376-6660, or on the 14th at the Club at 376-5660.

Trio to light up Orcas ‘Leaves of Gold’ concert

Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival is extremely proud to announce three world renowned musicians will be performing for our annual “Leaves of Gold” Concert in December. The Montrose Trio is an excit-ing new piano trio com-prised of pianist Jon Kimura Parker and two former members of the famous Tokyo String Quartet, vio-linist Martin Beaver and cellist Clive Greensmith. The Washington Post (Feb. 8, 2015) raved about their “absolutely top-notch music-making, as fine as one could ever expect to hear…they are poised to become one of the top piano trios in the world.”

And you can see them on Orcas Island Thursday, Dec. 10 and Friday, Dec. 11 at 6:00 pm at Rosario Resort. Also

performing will be OICMF Artistic Director and vio-list Aloysia Friedmann, as well as clarinetist Richie Hawley, a versatile and criti-cally acclaimed artist who ranks among the most dis-tinguished clarinetists of his generation, and currently Professor of Clarinet at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University.

Formed in 2014, the Montrose Trio is a collab-oration stemming from a long relationship between Jon Kimura Parker and the Tokyo String Quartet. Jackie was the Quartet’s final guest pianist, and a backstage conversa-tion with Martin Beaver and Clive Greensmith led to the Montrose Trio’s creation. Named after Chateau Montrose, a sto-ried Bordeaux wine long

favored after concerts, the Montrose Trio has quickly established a reputation for performances of the highest distinction.

Violinist Martin Beaver has appeared as soloist with the orchestras of San Francisco, Indianapolis, Montreal, Toronto, and Sapporo, among others. Cellist Clive Greensmith has performed as soloist with the London Symphony, the Royal Philharmonic, the English Chamber Orchestra, the Mostly Mozart Orchestra, the Seoul Philharmonic, and the RAI Orchestra in Rome.

The concert will take place in the historic Music Room at Rosario Resort, beautifully adorned for the holidays. A reception fea-turing a wonderful buffet with hors d’oeuvres, desserts and wine will follow in the Mansion’s Dining Room. We’d like to thank Rosario owners Jan and Jerry Barto for hosting this event. Tickets are $150. ($75 is tax deductible). To reserve your seat, email joyce@oicmf.org or call 360-376-6636.

Contributed photoLeft: The Montrose Trio.

‘Drawing, painting flowers’Linda Ann Vorobik of Lopez Island, a PhD botanist and botanical artist, has spent her

career traveling throughout the west, botanizing and translating her joy and understanding of the natural world into botanical art.

She will present “Drawing and Painting Flowers” at the Orcas Garden Club meeting in the Madrona Room on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 10 a.m. For more information see www.orcasislandgardenclub.org. Join her for an illustrated talk on the science of botanical art with photographs of beautiful places and plants from her travels.

Vorobik considers herself close to all the west coast states. She has illustrated more than one-third of California’s fauna. She does field studies and field research in the Siskiyou mountains of Oregon; her PhD in botany is from the University of Oregon. Vorobik is a Research Associate at the University Herbarium at the University of California Berkley and at the Herbarium at the University of Washington.

The San Juan County Arts Council Seeks New Board Members

The San Juan County Arts Council (SJCAC) is seeking new members for the Board of Directors to begin in December, 2015. The Council strives for rep-resentation from all islands and values individuals who care about the arts. Past

or present involvement in allied organizations and enterprises would be a plus.

SJCAC’s mission is to promote, support and con-nect the arts throughout the county. A management and development organization, the Council attends to the creative economy, educa-tion and overall well-being of island communities.

Applicants need not be art-ists, but should care about the arts and be prepared to collaborate on innovative projects to advance the state of the arts in the county.

Interested individu-als should contact Dennis Ryan, SJCAC President, at info@sjcartscouncil.org.

Arts Council seeks members

The Sons of the American Legion are presenting a din-ner at the Legion Outpost on Friday, Nov. 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. It will feature pork loin, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables, rolls and dessert. The public is wel-come. The lounge is open to members and guests only. Adults $15, kids under 12 are $10.

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Thanksgiving at Odd FellowsThe community is invited by the Odd Fellows to its annual Thanksgiving Dinner to be held on Thursday, Nov. 27 at 4:30

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NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES

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

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

the Council offices during each busi- ness day between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. For more infor- mation please contact the Clerk of the County Council at (360) 370-7470.This notice of adoption serves as the notice of publication required by RCW 36.70A.290(2). LEGAL NO. SJ667813Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ SounderNovember 11, 2015.

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

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

Section B, Element 3 of the Comprehensive Plan and Chapters

18.20, 18.60 and 18.80 SJCC. The San Juan County Council will conduct a public hearing on the pro- posed Shoreline Master Program (SMP) update. The hearing will be- gin at 9:15 a.m. on November 30, 2015, in the County Council Cham- bers, 55 Second Street, Friday Har- bor. Interested parties are encour- aged to attend and provide com- ment. The official comment period on the proposed SMP update is

Wednesday, November 11, 2015 through November 30, 2015. San Juan County’s SMP was origi- nally adopted in 1976. To comply with the Shoreline Management Act (SMA), the County is updating its SMP to reflect changes in the SMA and guidelines adopted by the State legislature since 2003. To achieve coordinated shoreline management statewide, oversight and approval authority over local programs is the responsibility of the Washington State Department of Ecology. The SMP regulates all development within shoreline jurisdiction. The SMP regulates all development, structures and uses including, com- mercial, industrial, institutional and residential developments. It also regulates grading and vegetation management, critical areas, flood zones, public access, aquaculture, boating facilities, shoreline stabiliza- tion, forestry and log dumps, recrea- tional facilities, transportation, util- ities and restoration actions. All persons wishing to be heard on this matter are encouraged to attend the hearing. Written comments may be submitted in advance of the hear- ing by mail or by delivery in person. Please deliver five (5) copies of all written comments to the Clerk of the San Juan County Council at 55 Sec- ond Street, Friday Harbor, WA,

98250 or mail to 355 Court Street, #1 Friday Harbor, WA. Written com- ments may be presented at the hear- ing. The ordinances are filed at the Office of the County Council, 55 Sec- ond Street, Friday Harbor, WA and may be inspected and copies ob- tained at the Council offices during each business day between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The ordinance may also be viewed 24 hours a day at the County web- site at http://www. sanjuanco.com/ Council/PendingOrdinances.aspx. A copy of the proposed ordinance will be mailed without charge upon re- quest. For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at 360-370-7472. LEGAL NO. SJ667808Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ SounderNovember 11, 2015.

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Permit Number Description

Tax Parcel Number, Project Location,

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Current Use “Farm AG Conservation Land tax program

463632007, 2687 West Valley Rd, San Juan

States Inn and Ranch Inc. c/o Thomas Sandstrom, PO Box 668, Friday

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PPROV0-15-0050 Vacation rental 360114007, 6 Limpet Lane,

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PPROV0-15-0054 Vacation rental 260912010, 28 Emily’s

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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 dcd@sanjuanco.com NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS: Hearing Examiner meetings on San Juan Island start at 10:30 a.m., in the Key Bank, Downstairs, Garden Rroom, 95 Second Street, Friday Harbor. Planning Commission meetings begin at 8:45 am. In the County Council Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor. Any person desiring to comment prior to the hearing should submit a written statement to Community Development, PO Box 947, Friday Harbor, WA. 98250. Written comments may also be submitted at the hearing. A copy of the staff report for a hearing may be obtained from Community Development seven days prior to the hearing. NOTICE OF PERMITS: Information regarding all land use and building permits is available on the County’s website. A link is available on the Community Development homepage at: sanjuanco.com/cdp

LEGAL NO. SJ1464580 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Islands, The Islands’ Sounder, NOVEMBER 11, 2015

SAN JUAN COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICESSan Juan County, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin,

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Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter a 3-quart shallow baking dish. Saute sausage in skillet until browned. Pour o� and discard all but 2 table-spoons fat from skillet, then sauté onions in fat over moderate heat, stirring and scraping up brown bits, until softened, about 10 minutes. Add celery and sauté, stirring, 3 minutes. Soak bread cubes in half-and-half in a bowl, tossing frequent-ly, until liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Gently squeeze excess liquid from bread, then stir bread into sausage mixture, discarding remaining half-and-half. Stir together stock and eggs and add to stu� ng, then stir in chestnuts, herbs, salt, and pepper until combined well. Transfer stu� ng to baking dish and cover with foil, then bake in upper third of oven 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake until top is crisp, about 20 minutes more. @orcasislandmarket

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Enzo’s CafféOpen daily 8 am–4 pmSunday 8 am–3 pmN. Beach Rd, 376-3732

Island SkilletBreakfast everyday 8 am–2 pmFull breakfast menu, beer, wine 325 Prune Alley, 376-3984

Lower Tavern Lunch & DinnerOpen daily at 11 am Food to 10 pm (Sun–Thurs) Food to 11 pm (Fri & Sat)46 Prune Alley , 376-4848

Mijitas Mexican KitchenDinner Tues–Sat 4 pm 310 A. Street (at N. Beach Rd) 376-6722

The Loft at MadronaDinner: Thursday–Saturday 5pmSunday Brunch 10am–2pmMain St, Eastsound376-7173

The Madrona Bar & Grill Sunday -Thursday 11:30–9Friday & Saturday 11:30–10Happy Hour in the bar; Mon–Fri 3–6 pm310 Main St, 376-7171

Pizzeria Porto� noDine-In/Take-OutOpen Tue–Sun 4:00 pm–8:30 pmClosed Mon274 A St (Off N. Beach Rd.)376-2085

White Horse PubOpen from 11:30 to midnight7 days a weekServing food until 10 pmHappy hour M–F 3–6 pm246 Main St, 376-PUBS

ROSARIORosario Resort & SpaThe Mansion Restaurant Breakfast: 8 am - 11 am DailyMoran Lounge Bar Menu: 4 pm - 9 pm Mon - Thurs, Noon - 9 pm Friday - Sunday Dinner: 5 pm - 9 pm Daily

ORCAS LANDINGOrcas Hotel / Octavia’s BistroDinner 7 nights a week 4–9 pmHappy hour 50% off small plates 4–5 pmOrcas Hotel CaféOpen daily 6 am–5 pmwww.orcashotel.com, 376-4300

DEER HARBORDeer Harbor Inn RestaurantOpen Fri, Sat and Sun from 5–8 pm376-1040deerharborinnrestaurant.com

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