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By Scott RasmussenJournal editor

With a convincing victory in the Feb. 12 primary, for-mer Councilwoman Lovel Pratt emerged as front-run-ner in the race for the District 1 county council position, outpacing council incumbent Bob Jarman, who finished second in the three-way con-test, by 937 votes.

Jarman, who unseated Pratt three months ago in the

November election, collected 1,821 of the 5,692 District 1 primary votes, or 32 per-cent of ballots cast, leaving Friday Harbor businessman and council incumbent Marc Forlenza, at 19.5 percent, as odd-man-out in the three-way primary. As the top two vote-getters, Jarman and Pratt will advance to the April 23 gen-eral election.

“I feel I had a pretty good showing countywide,” Pratt said. “It really is a county-

wide campaign and I’m going to continue to do that.”

Voter turnout totaled 52 percent for the county-wide primary, with 50 bal-lots remaining to be counted, according to county election officials.

Jarman, who trailed Pratt in nearly all of the 19 coun-ty voting precincts, knows there’s ground to make up in order to claim the recon-figured council post in April’s general election. Jarman cam-paign manager, wife Susan Jarman, said that the can-didate, who two weeks ago had a heart valve replaced at Bellingham’s St. Joseph’s Hospital, expects to spend this week on the telephone, raising money and expanding the campaign, “especially on

Lopez, Shaw and Orcas.” “He’s happy with the

results and looking forward to campaigning,” Susan Jarman said. “We will focus on mainstream islanders, middle-of-the-road voters.”

The local electoral land-scape is drastically different than it was just three months ago. The Feb. 12 primary elec-tion follows on the heels of November’s voter-approved changes to the county char-ter, which reduced the size of the county council from six elected officials to three, redrew the council legislative districts from six to three as well, and instituted county-wide elections for each of the three newly created council posts. In addition, changes to the charter turned those

three council offices into full-time positions, with responsi-bility for both county legisla-tive duties and its day-to-day management.

The three full-time council members will earn $75,000 a year, plus benefits.

In the District 2 primary, which, like the District 1 race, also featured three candidates competing for two slots in the April election, affordable housing advocate Lisa Byers advanced easily into the next round, garnering 47 percent of ballots cast in the prima-ry. Byers, director of Orcas Island-based Of People and Land, or OPAL, a permanent-

ly affordable housing group, and a first-time candidate for political office as well, drew 2,772 of the 5,850 ballots cast, outpacing her two opponents, Greg Ayers and Rick Hughes, by slightly more than 1,000 votes apiece.

Byers believes local gov-ernment has a role to play in promoting economic activity and, consequently, she said she has a “personal interest” in ensuring that government operates as efficiently, effec-tively and as equitably as pos-sible.

Elected to the council in November, as part of the

Forlenza falls in District 1, Byers prevails and Hughes eclipses Ayers in District 2 elections

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Lopez Island Fire District 4 Commissioners authorized a Levy Lid Lift Request earlier this month. On Feb. 12, the levy was approved by 77.79 percent of voters.

In November, San Juan County Fire Protection District 4 Commissioners approved Resolution Number 2012-07 to increase its regular property tax levy to 83 cents per thou-sand dollars of assessed valuation.

“This is an expensive business, but we are conservative and we manage your money the best that we know how,” said Fire Chief Jim Ghiglione at a meeting with the Lopez community in January.

The district provides emergency medical, rescue and fire protection services to Lopez Island. This proposition was passed by the commission to fund its 10-year strategic plan. The increased revenue will fund a third paramedic position, replace a 1994 ambulance and a 1976 water tender, add one brush firefighting vehicle and one paramedic response vehicle and update and replace training equipment and per-sonal protective equipment.

The revenue will also go toward maintaining and improv-ing facilities with small remodeling projects. It will also help the district to seek grant opportunities to fund a small train-

ing facility for firefighter and emergency medical personnel.The commissioners’ last resolution to the voters to

increase their property taxes was in 2004 – nine years between requests for additional funding for the fire district.

The district will now be able collect $.83 per $,1,000 of assessed valuation in 2014. In subsequent years, absent further voter approval, the district would be limited to a 1 percent increase in property tax collections initially based on the amount levied for collection in 2014, subject to the $1 per $1,000 of assessed value maximum.

The district’s board of commissioners said that establish-ing the levy rate at $.83 per $1,000 is necessary to maintain an effective level of services, fire fighter and emergency medical staffing, equipment and facilities in light of rising costs.

The maximum tax per $100,000 assessed valuation will not exceed $83 each year or approximately $6.92 per month for fire protection and emergency medical services.

For further information on the Levy Lid Lift or to request a copy of the Lopez Island Fire & EMS 2012-2022 Strategic Plan, contact Fire Chief Jim Ghiglione at 468-2991 or email him at [email protected].

Fire District 4 tax levy has passed

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From left to right: Candidates for county council Lisa Byers, Rick Hughes, Lovel Pratt and Bob Jarman.

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Blanchard’s ap-pointment ques-tioned

The San Juan County Council appointed Orcas Island’s Tim Blanchard to the county planning com-mission on Jan. 29.

An attorney with Orcas-based Blanchard Manning, he has been an active voice before both the planning commission and the coun-cil on local planning-related issues. He is vice-president of the Common Sense Alliance, and a member of the group’s board of direc-tors, which on Feb. 4 filed a Petition for Review with the state Growth Management Hearings Board contesting the revised and recently council-approved critical areas ordinance.

In a 6-0 vote, the coun-cil backed Blanchard to fill a vacant position on the commission designated for an Orcas representative. Councilman Rich Peterson of North San Juan initiated

the vote with a motion, sec-onded by Councilman Rick Hughes of Orcas West.

There was no discussion of Blanchard’s appointment at the council meeting, but San Juan Island’s David Dehlendorf, among oth-ers, have circulated letters opposing the appointment.

In a letter to the council,

Dehlendorf wrote, “I believe your appointment of Mr. Blanchard was negligent, irresponsible, unethical, and an insult to the citizens of our county. It may also have been illegal.”

Prosecutor Attorney Randy Gaylord said he does not think that Blanchard’s service on the board of the Common Sense Alliance would disqualify him from the planning commission, but “the lawsuit brought by the CSA is more of an entanglement than I’ve researched in the past” and “if asked to advise the coun-cil on this matter, I will con-sider the issues.”

When later informed that the appointment pro-cess required by ordinance appeared to be different from the process that was followed, Gaylord respond-ed that he would look into it and advise the council if he determined the appoint-ment to be invalid.

The planning commis-sion, a nine-person panel of volunteers, advises and makes recommendations to the county council on mat-ters of land use and plan-ning decisions. Created in accordance with state law,

it conducts workshops and public hearings that are, according to the county website, a “public forum where public opinion and advice becomes part of the county’s records and deci-sion making process.”

Blanchard was the only applicant seeking to fill the vacant Orcas Island post. The Orcas Island position became vacant on Dec. 31, when Evelyn Fuchser’s term ended.

Lopez group seeks broadband vote

Lopezians want OPALCO members to vote on wheth-er the electricity provider should proceed with its $34 million broadband initiative.

On Feb. 4, the Lopez Island chapter of Citizens for Safe Technology presented a “request for bylaw revision” to the local cooperative ask-ing the OPALCO board of directors to allow mem-bers to vote on the broad-band project and to impose restrictions on the number and location of Wi-Fi and cellphone towers if the proj-ect is implemented.

The group collected almost double the 50 sig-natures required. OPALCO is reviewing the petition and, if legally sufficient, the board will address the petition at the annual co-op meeting on May 4. If adopt-ed by the board, the bylaw amendment would require a vote on the proposal, restrict towers to existing sub-stations and require a vote of all property own-ers within 1,500 feet of any other tower location.

The OPALCO board recently approved a six to nine month program of community engagement to educate co-op members about the $34 million proj-ect. Plans call for all mem-bers to pay $15 per month to defray construction costs, and $75 per month to connect with the inter-net. OPALCO has already obtained a multi-million dollar loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help fund the project.

Jarman is recover-ing from heart surgery

Councilman Bob Jarman and his wife Sue got a sur-prise when he visited his physician on Feb. 4 for rou-tine tests, and discovered he had a faulty heart valve. He is now recovering from sur-gery with a new mechanical valve.

“This new valve will give me another 50 years; not that I want to be part of the coun-cil that long,” Jarman said in a prepared statement.

Jarman expects to be back attending council meetings within a week. Jarman is a two-term incumbent on San Juan Island Fire Department’s elected com-mission. He defeated first-term incumbent Lovel Pratt by 90 votes to claim the South San Juan position in the November election. Read more about Jarman on page 1.

“I’m putting my whole heart in the job of council and I needed a tune-up,” said Jarman after his sur-gery.

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Sheriff’s Log

San Juan County Sheriff ’s Department reported responding to these calls:

Jan. 1: A misadventure on Main Street on the first day of the new year prompted the arrest of an Orcas Island man on alcohol-related charges. The 20-year-old reportedly was stumbling along a sidewalk and then tried with-out success to evade an encounter with an officer approaching from the opposite direction by darting behind a building. He was taken into cus-tody shortly after midnight for being a minor in possession of alcohol.

Jan. 14: A broken taillight prompt-ed the arrest of a San Juan Island man for DUI following a late-night traffic stop near the intersection of Hillview Lane and Roche Harbor Road. The 28-year-old was taken into custody shortly before 1 a.m.

Jan. 18: A muddy mishap led to the arrest of a Lopez Island man for DUI after he ran off the roadway in the early morning hours near the intersec-tion of Bakerview and Port Stanley Roads. The 46-year-old, who was taken into custody shortly before 3 a.m., reportedly swerved to miss an animal and lost control of his pickup, which ended up stuck in a pool of mud.

Jan. 22: Failure to obey a stop sign and to use a turn signal prompted the arrest of a San Juan Island woman for DUI, following a late-night traffic stop near the intersection of Carter Avenue and Guard Street. The 34-year-old, who was taken into custody shortly after 1 a.m., also faces charges of resisting arrest and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.

Jan. 24: A traffic stop for speed-ing prompted the arrest of a San Juan Island man for DUI twice in less than three hours, following a late-night traf-fic stop in the 400 block of Tucker Avenue. His female passenger, a 33-year-old Shaw Island woman, was also arrested for DUI after driving the car in which the two were travel-ing into a nearby parking lot, as her 65-year-old chauffeur was being taken

into custody at about 11:30 p.m. The man reportedly vowed to take a taxi home as he left the Sheriff’s office, but walked several blocks to where his car was parked and drove away instead. He was pulled over for failing to use a turn signal and failing to obey a stop sign and arrested a second time for DUI, shortly before 2 a.m.

Jan. 26: A single-car collision with two teens onboard led to the late-night arrest of a Friday Harbor boy for DUI in the wake of the crash on Lopez Island. The 17-year-old and his 16-year-old female passenger reportedly had left the scene of the crash, which occurred in the 1600 block of Richardson, when firefighters first arrived, followed shortly by an officer. The teens were tracked down and the boy taken into custody at about 11:30 p.m.

Jan. 28: Failure to obey a stop sign prompted the arrest of a San Juan Island man following a late-night traffic stop in Friday Harbor. The 28-year-old, who was pulled over in the 600 block of Larsen Street, was taken into cus-tody at about 11:30 p.m.

— Several hundred dollars in cash disappeared in the wake of an appar-ent after-hours break-in and theft at a Friday Harbor restaurant. Authorities reportedly recovered a usable set of fingerprints from the cashbox in which the missing money was kept. The doors of the restaurant, located in the 200 block of A Street, were reportedly locked at the time of the break-in.

Jan. 31: Several Lopez Island stu-dents have been threatened with vio-lence by gang members, according to the author of an anonymous, hand-written letter that was discovered on the floor of the office of a high school athletic coach. The students were not identified, nor was any gang-related violence, in the letter. School officials vowed to talk with some students for information about the supposed threats.

Feb. 2: A supposed suicide attempt by an ex-wife and an ill-timed rescue effort led to the arrest of a San Juan Island man for DUI. The 51-year-old, who notified authorities about the pos-

sible intentional overdose and then left his own home to help, was taken into custody at about 10:30 p.m. near the intersection of Marguerite Place and Park Street. He reportedly had pulled over to wait for officers seeking infor-mation about the woman’s location.

Feb. 3: Someone reportedly cut up and carted off wood from the beach, stole three “Mutt Mitt” dispensers and damaged an entrance sign in an appar-ent episode of recurring vandalism at a day-use park on the northeast side of San Juan Island. Several other acts of unidentified vandalism reportedly occurred over the past several weeks at Reuben Tarte Memorial Park.

— An Orcas Island woman was airlifted to a mainland hospital with back and leg injuries following an early evening single-car rollover near the intersection of Buckhorn and Raccoon Point roads. After veering off the road-way, the 36-year-old plunged down-hill and through a clump of bushes and trees before crashing into a pump house, where her vehicle rolled onto its side and came to a stop. The woman reportedly crawled out of the wreckage and used a cell-phone to call for help.

Feb. 4: An assortment of house-hold belongings valued at $700 disap-peared following a break-in and theft of a home at the north end of San Juan Island. Located in the 200 block of Afterglow Drive, the home, reportedly unoccupied at the time, sustained $600 in damage as a result of the break-in.

— A burned-out headlight led to the arrest of an Orcas Island motorist for driving without a license following a early evening traffic stop near the inter-section of Madrona Street and School Road. The 48-year-old, reportedly driv-ing without identification as well, was pulled over shortly after 7 p.m.

Feb. 5: The lack of an illuminated license plate prompted arrest of a San Juan Island woman for DUI fol-lowing a late-night traffic stop near the intersection of Guard Street and Tucker Avenue. The 31-year-old was pulled over shortly before midnight and taken into custody in the Friday Harbor High School parking lot.

By Scott RasmussenJournal editor

At this pace, drivers in San Juan County are headed toward an all-time high, inglorious though it may be. The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office made 16 DUI arrests in the month of January. If that rate were to hold, the number of DUI arrests would hit 180 over the course of the year. That’s nearly double the 93 of 2011, one of the highest totals in recent years. The spike has not gone unnoticed at Sheriff’s Department headquarters.

“That’s probably one of the bigger volume months we’ve had in recent years,” Sheriff Rob Nou said. “Perhaps the num-bers in January might give people pause to think about some of those behaviors and about some of the consequences.”

Regrettably, the islands are not alone when it comes to DUIs. Nou said driving under the influence is the nation’s most frequently committed crime, and that it can prove costly too. A gross misdemeanor, driving under the influ-ence carries maximum penalties of 365 days in jail, a $5,000

fine, or both. However, Nou added that recent studies reveal that a DUI arrest, and subsequent conviction, can cost as much as $25,000, or more, when all the other related costs, such as lost wages, towing costs, attorney fees, insurances increases, are added in.

“It can be a significant hit,” he said.Those arrested ran the spectrum, demographically; men

and women, and in age as well, from 65 to 17. And only a small percentage of January’s DUI total came as a result of a collision, with no serious injuries reported.

The bulk of the arrests followed in the wake of what might be called routine traffic stops, such as for speeding, failing to obey a stop sign, or for driving with a broken taillight.

Nou said that getting an impaired driver off the road because of a moving violation is preferable than having to deal with an alcohol-related crash in which people are seri-ously injured. He added that alcohol is involved in 33-50 percent of all fatal crashes.

“It’s a serious issue,” he said.

Spike in DUI arrests — total of 16 incidents reported in January


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By Madrona MurphyKwiaht’s Botanist and genetic technician

Every summer, hundreds of thousands of juvenile chi-nook salmon visit San Juan County on their way to the ocean, feasting on the islands’ herring, sand lance, larval crabs and insects.

Why do some of these fish remain in the islands and become blackmouth salmon, a critical resource for recre-ational anglers?

Although it is Washington state policy to use hatcheries to increase the supply of blackmouth for anglers, and most

of the blackmouth caught today began life in a hatchery, there is no simple genetic basis for this lifestyle choice by individual salmon. Some clues have been discovered by a long-term salmon food-web study by the Lopez-based conservation laboratory Kwiáht, which just issued a report summarizing five years of research sampling over two thousand juvenile chinook in the islands’ nearshore waters.

On the whole, says Director Russel Barsh, juvenile chi-nook prefer to eat oily herring or sand lance, but about one in six juvenile chinook prefers insects and other inver-tebrates even when baitfish are plentiful. Both wild and hatchery chinook exhibit

this behavior.Biologists call this a “port-

folio strategy” and believe that it makes efficient use of all available resources. The Kwiáht team has discovered that juvenile chinook leave the islands quickly after a few calorie-rich meals of herring or sand lance, but stay in the islands for weeks or months if they are eating crustaceans or insects.

“Fishy years should produce very few blackmouth,” Barsh says, “but there will always be at least some blackmouth because of individual food preferences at this stage in chi-nook life histories.”

Barsh adds that there is some evidence for a genetic basis for food preferences in salmon, but preferences may also be learned. Kwiáht scientists need the help of local anglers to learn more about the biology of the islands’ blackmouth.

If you catch and keep a blackmouth this winter, set aside a tail fin clipping the size of a dime and freeze it in a plastic sandwich bag. If possible save the gut contents as well in a separate plastic bag, place it inside the bag with the fin clip, and freeze them all together. Frozen fin clips and gut con-tents can be dropped off at the Indian Island Marine Health Observatory office in Eastsound (in the Post building) and the Kwiaht office on Lopez (#9 Lopez Plaza).

The DNA in the fin clip can be compared with DNA from the thousands of fish already sampled as juveniles by Kwiáht scientists and volunteers, and the gut contents of course will identify the resources that blackmouth rely on as adults. The blackmouth study is co-sponsored by the Wild Fish Conservancy and Long Live the Kings.

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The mystery of the blackmouth salmonResearchers are asking for help from local fishermen

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A juvenile chinook salmon

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“Students will be immersed in Islandwood’s magical, natural 255-acre outdoor classroom for four days. Lopez Elementary students, in their fourth and fifth years, have been offered this wonderful educational opportunity, and I’m very excited to be leading our great group of students from Lopez this year,” said Lorri Swanson, the Lopez Elementary science/social studies teacher.

In the past, students and parents have come up with dif-ferent fundraising ideas to help make the trip more afford-able to all. When parents came up with the idea of beach or neighborhood clean up, Swanson was thrilled because it combines being outdoors with environmental stewardship and community service.

Swanson and the 25 fourth and fifth graders along with their parents, have already raised $900 from Spaghetti

Dinner Night with homemade pies in the fall. Their goals is to raise another $2,000 from the community to bring the cost of the Islandwood trip down to $50 per student. The trip is scheduled for April 15-18 this year.

The students, along with volunteer parent chaperones, are planning to go to various roadsides and beaches to pick up objects that do not belong there. For contributions of $125 or more, the group is willing to offer its clean-up ser-vice in a neighborhood or area of the contributors choosing. You may also donate any amount or sponsor one student for a $25 pledge. Any contribution is appreciated.

“It will be fun to work with friends on beach cleanup. And I can’t wait to go to Islandwood. I heard from older friends who have gone that it was the best field trip by far and they learned so much,” said Tyler, a Lopez School student.

To contribute or pledge your support, clip out the dona-tion form accessible on our website, www.lopezisland-school.org . Mail donation to Lopez Island School District Attn: Lorri Swanson 86 School Rd., Lopez Island, WA 98261. If you have any questions, contact Swanson at 468-2202 ext. 2107 or email [email protected].

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Lopez Island School fourth and fifth grade students.

San Juan County’s newly appointed fairgrounds and events manager has a clear challenge ahead.

That’s according to her new boss, Parks and Fair Director Dona Wuthnow, who hired Maddie Ovenell of Lake Oswego, Ore., to fill the position formerly held by Rev Shannon, who stepped down in September.

Ovenell, who began her tenure as manager of the San Juan County fairgrounds Jan. 7, most recently spent five years as community events specialist with Lake Oswego, where she man-aged the city’s farmers’ mar-ket and coordinated a vari-ety of events, including a Fourth of July parade, sum-

mer concert series, harvest festival and an assortment of holiday events.

“The top priority is making both the fair and the fair-grounds sustainable as long term community assets,” Wuthnow said of the primary task ahead for Ovenell.

A former Central Washington University event and facility coordina-tor, Ovenell has a Master’s of Science in recreation administration, nine years of experience managing events in both the public and non-profit sector, and is no stranger to the San Juans. She spent two years at Orcas Island’s Camp Orkila, owned and operated by the Seattle YMCA, as

director of the camp’s envi-ronmental education and leadership programs. She relocated to the islands with two young daughters and a husband in tow.

“We can’t imagine a more perfect place to raise our children and become active in the community,” Ovenell said in a press release. “I truly enjoy the logistical steps and partnerships that go into coordinating events and creating something that the community can be truly proud to call their own.”

In other Parks and Fair personnel moves, Jennifer Allen, a six-year department assistant, was promoted to program coordinator, and is expected to work closely

with Ovenell in producing events and programs at the fairgrounds, as well as at other park facilities.

“Jennifer brings a lot of experience and talent that complements Maddie’s background,” Wuthnow said.

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soon-to-be-eliminated six-person council, Hughes

outdistanced Ayers by a narrow margin, with a total of 100 votes separating the two, to finish as runner-up in the District 2 primary. Hughes will advance to the general election as well. He expects to spend more time and resources in the head-to-head campaign against Byers than he had in the primary.

“I think we did pretty well with the amount of time and money we spent on the cam-paign,” said Hughes, who expects the state of the local economy to remain a hot topic in the general election campaign. “It’s definitely about jobs. We need to find a way to create more jobs for people.”

The primary’s top two vote-getters, Byers and Pratt, each got a sizable boost from District 3 voters. Pratt collected 747 of the 1,109 votes cast in District 3, and Byers garnered 716 votes, or 65 percent of her total.

Meanwhile, political new-comer Brian McClerren and council incumbent Jamie Stephens are competing in the race for the District 3 county council position.

To read more about these candidates visit www.island-sweekly.com and click on the news tab.

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LOPEZ IsLandChrist the King Community ChurCh, There’s

Always a Place for You! CTK gathers at 10 a.m. in the

school multi-purpose room at 86 School Road. Come

as you are! More info at ctkonline.com/lopez. Email:

[email protected] Phone: 888-421- 4CTK ext. 819.

graCe episCopal ChurCh, welcomes

you to worship with us on Sundays at 10:00

a.m. Fisherman Bay Road at Sunset Lane.

468-3477. Everyone welcome!

lopez island Community ChurCh, 91 Lopez

Road. Sunday School: pre-school through adult 9:30 a.m.;

Worship at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Jeff Smith 468-3877.

lutheran ChurCh in the san juans, Sundays

at 9:00 a.m. in Center Church on Davis Bay Road. Also in

Friday Harbor at 11:00 a.m. in St. David’s and in Eastsound at

1:15 p.m. in Emmanual. Pastor Anne Hall, 468-3025.

QuaKer Worship group Meetings will be Sundays

at 10 a.m. at the home of Ron Metcalf, 6363 Fisherman

Bay Road. Children’s program. Everyone welcome. Phone

468-2129. Email: [email protected]

st. FranCis CatholiC ChurCh Come worship

with us at Center Church on Davis Bay Rd. We welcome

you to join us for Mass at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday. Call 378-

2910 for Mass times on San Juan and Orcas Islands.

Worship Services in the Islands

In late August of 2012, KnowledgeShare held a class with Andre Entermann on tanning buckskin using natu-ral materials.

The two-day workshop gave students a unique opportunity to learn a skill that has been widely forgot-ten in modern society. Andre is back again to teach another class, this time on learning to make rope using fibers from fall harvested nettle stalks.

The stinging nettle (urtica dioica) is a native plant of the San Juan Islands. Growing along roadsides and in for-ests and back yards, island-ers of the past and present have used nettles medicinally and as a delicious wild-craft-ed food source (think nettle pesto). Nettle fibers have been used to make clothes since prehistoric times.

The fibers are finer than those of hemp and are con-sidered by many to be a superior and even softer fiber than cotton.

Now you will get the chance to learn how to roll nettle fibers to make a remarkably durable and sustainable rope.

The class will be held at Sunny Field Farm on Sunday, Feb. 24, from 1-4 p.m. The class fee is sliding scale of $5-15 and each student will go home with their own

length of rope. This method of making rope requires it to be rolled on bare skin (thighs) so bring or wear a skirt or shorts.

Tea will be provided — feel free to bring a snack. Pre-registration is required (15 stu-dent max) so please call Milla at 468-2274 or Callie at 317-8179 to reserve your spot.

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San Juan County Health and Community Services is once again providing on-site sew-age system operation and maintenance work-shops for homeowners. The workshops are scheduled throughout 2013 on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan Islands (see class schedule).

The workshops provide training to hom-eowners that certify them to complete inspections of on-site sewage systems (sep-tic systems) and a way to save money.

The workshop also presents information

on how a septic system functions and how to properly operate and maintain it, so even if the homeowner does not want to or is physi-cally unable to complete the inspection them-selves, they obtain knowledge that hopefully will assist them in extending the longevity of their system, further saving them money and protecting the value of their property.

Homeowners in San Juan County have been required since 2007 to have their septic system inspected on a regular basis – every three years for gravity systems and annually for all other systems and any sys-tem located in a designated sensitive area. The training program has been immensely popular with more than 2600 homeowners certified since 2008.

The 2013 class schedule is available online at http://www.sanjuanco.com/health/. Information is also available by phone from the San Juan County Health and Community Services Department at 360-378-4472.

Sewage operation and maintenance workshops

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Real Estate for SaleWanted or Trade

WILL TRADE 70 acre Oregon historic farm and vineyard with home for Lopez or San Juan home/property (waterfront preferred) with fair market value ($800,000- $1,000,000) Call Tom (541)335-9725

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Views on Whiskey Hill 3 BR, 2 BA home with water views & 2 car garage. $1200/mo.

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CASH NOW for Good Notes, Top Dollar from Private investor. Yes, Bajillions Available for quality Contracts, Mort- gages, Annuities, Inheri- tance. Receiving Pay- ments? Call Skip Foss 1-800-637-3677

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Lost

ISLAND PETS lost/ found. On Lopez call Jane 360-468-2591; Joyce, 360-468-2258; Sheriff’s Office 360-378- 4151. Lopez Animal Pro- tection Society, PO Box 474, Lopez, WA 98261. On Orcas call 360- 3766777. On San Juan call the Animal Shelter 360-378-2158

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For information leading to the recovery of a missing Bandit Indus- tries Model 1590 Chip- per. License plate 5840TI. The Chipper is all Black and very similar to the picture, with the Diamond Plate boxes on the tongue. Missing since November 19th from the parking lot of Orcas Excavators. Please contact me 360- 346-0307 or the Sheriff’s Department at 360-378- 4151.

jobsEmployment

General

Puget Sound Energy is accepting applications for future Pathway to Apprentice #27358 openings at locations throughout the Puget

Sound area! Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, have a high school diploma

or GED and 1 full year of high school level

algebra with a grade of “C” or better or college equivalent. Applications

must be submitted by 3/4/2013. PSE is an Equal Opportunity

employer. We encourage persons of diverse

backgrounds to apply.

Visit http://www.pse.com/careers

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San Juan Islands, WANeed full time Caretak- ers with developed skills to maintain property, cabins, office, run boat for Decatur Head Beach Assoc. Work with members, Board, islanders, vendors (organization & communication skills critical). Physical fitness needed to maintain & steward land, buildings. Couple must team well, be self-motivated, per- sonable, responsible, active in outdoors, boat- ing. Beautiful, pristine island. Salary, pd time off, modern cabin, more provided. Move in May, 2013. Send Intro. Letter:

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San Juan County is seeking a

GIS PROGRAM COORDINATOR.

For a detailed job description, qualifications and application, visit

www.sanjuanco.comor call 360-370-7402.

Screening begins 3/04/13EOE

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Finance ManagerOPAL Community

Land Trust Supervise the budget process, financial ac- counting, financial systems, internal controls, cash management and reporting for a complex nonprofit organization working in real estate development. OPAL’s annual budget ranges from $1.5 to $2.5 million dollars and the organization has $13.5 million in assets, with $2.9 million in short-term and long- term liabilities. Requires: masters degree in ac- counting or similar field, or bachelor’s degree with commensurate experience. 40 hours per month on average.

A full job descriptionis posted at:

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2013. Open until filled.Contact: Beth Holmes,

360-376-3191

LOPEZ ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT

Seeks qualifiedapplicants.

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San Juan County Civil Service Commission

is seeking applicants to update and expand its

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The San Juan Islands Conservation District

(SJICD)is seeking qualifiedapplicants to fill the

position ofDISTRICT MANAGER

This position requires a high degree of adminis- trative leadership and a solid background in natural resources conservation, grants and finance management, education and outreach, personnel management, program planning and project management, and communications. View the full job description, application form and instructions at:

www.sanjuanislandscd.org

Applications must bereceived at theSJICD office by

4:30PM, March 8, 2013.


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SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER for Public

Engagement Effort

OPALCO is seeking a seasoned project manager to lead a year-long public engagement effort in the San Juan Islands. Duties include designing and managing the strategy, tools and time- line for an effective two- way communications and engagement program and then working in collaboration with OPALCO staff to suc- cessfully implement it. Applicant must have: at least four years experience managing complex communication projects from inception to suc- cessful outcome; excellent communication and negotiation skills; ability to present effectively to diverse audiences; prov- en skills at cultivating strong working relation- ships and driving collaboration across multi- ple teams; strong analytical and creative problem solving skills. Bachelor’s degree required; MBA strongly preferred.

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pets/animals

Dogs

BICHON FRISE puppies. AKC Registered. Taking deposits. For companion only! Will be vet checked and have first shots and be de- wormed. Call for information: 360-874-7771, 360-471-8621 or go to website to see our adorable puppies!

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Classics & Collectibles

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By Cali BagbyWeekly editor

Smoke billowed into the sky. Fire trucks sped down Orcas Road with lights flash-ing. At the Exchange, island-

ers watched on in disbelief and shock as they watched the building burned to the ground.

On Saturday, Feb. 9, at 4:48 p.m., Orcas Island Fire and

Rescue Captain Bob Nutt was driving by the Orcas Transfer Station in a tanker truck and noticed smoke and flames coming from the Exchange complex. Nutt immediately called for additional help and began firefighting operations. He said there was “significant fire involvement in the heart of the Exchange complex with flames extending to the trees in the area.”

Forty-five OIFR members and ten units responded to the incident that lasted over five hours. Water for the fire was transported from a pond located about one half mile away from the fire. There were no injuries reported.

“It is presumed that some-one took a burning object and put it in a trash can,” said Turner about how the fire was started.

The fire comes after the

Exchange, a popular re-use facility, made headlines with its grassroots movement to take local control of solid waste on the island.

Orcas Recycling Services, which runs the Exchange, received a unanimous vote from the San Juan County Council in November to be the sole operator of the Orcas Island transfer, recycling and reuse facility starting March 31.

After the fire, islanders have expressed their reaction to the fire at the Exchange with words like – “historic tragedy,” “very sad,” and “the Orcas community will mourn this passing and stand to sup-port the metamorphosis of the spirit of the Exchange.”

Members of the Orcas community are already dis-cussing a fundraising drive. The Exchange Board of Directors say they are work-ing on a recovery strategy.

“Just know that we will rise from the ashes into an even better Exchange.” wrote the Exchange Board of Directors on their Facebook page.


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Lane Langford’s benefit concert on Feb. 9, at the Lopez Center raised over $2,000 for the Lopez Island Family Resource Center and the Children’s Center.

“I love what both organiza-tions do for the community,” said Langford. “Having children is hav-ing the biggest sign of hope. We have to take care of them.”

Performers at the benefit con-cert included Byl Leonard on vocals and guitar, James Leonard running sound, Nick and Susie Teague on vocals, John Seibold on harmonica, Colin Doherty on bass, Becky Johnson on piano, Todd Goldsmith on drums, Geoff Heard on pedal steel, Sand Dalton on oboe and Bill Johnson will work the lights.

This is the second benefit con-cert that Langford has brought to the Lopez Center stage.

Langford benefit concert raises $2,000

Photo by Robert S. Harrison

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