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Venus in Transit June 5 brought a treat in the sky known as the Transit of Venus. The transit occurs when Venus travels between the sun and the earth. An event so rare that no one alive today will likely see it again. Right, a group of Lopezians viewing an image of the transit projected on a manila folder.Upper left, a closer view showing the transit itself.Lower left, Venus, similar in size to our Earth, is nothing but a small dark dot as it crosses the face of the Sun.

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By Cali BagbyNext time you lather up

in the shower with your favorite pomegranate-grapefruit body wash, think about what exactly you are washing down the drain. You may be disturbed to find out your standard volumizer shampoo and detangler condi-tioner are toxic, even brands claiming to be natural and earth friendly.

That is the puzzle Shelly Skofield is setting out to solve: Which body products are safe for the envi-ronment?

“Awareness is the biggest part of this project, getting people to think about how much product do they use and is it necessary?” Skofield said. “I want to find out which products are the most harmful to be more informed about choices.”

Skolfield, a Reed College student and summer intern in toxicology at the Lopez-based nonprofit laboratory Kwiaht, will test more than 50 popular body care prod-ucts sold in the islands and publish her findings.

According to the fed-eral Food and Drug Administration website,

cosmetics including mois-turizers, perfumes, sham-poos, toothpastes and deodorant must be tested for safety for consumers, but Kwiaht Director Russel Barsh says manufacturers are not required to test the

impacts of releasing these products into the environ-ment.

According to Alan Bennett, FDA public affairs specialist, there are “no general rules, but if there is an environmental issue it could be included in a regulation.”

There are plenty of tests to protect humans like eco-logical toxicity eye irrita-tion tests, said Skofield, but human skin is a lot differ-ent than gills or the shell of a crustacean.

“Many [soaps] contain emulsifiers, fragrances and colorants that can be harm-ful to fish,” Barsh said.

“Few have been indepen-dently tested.”

There are many types of emulsifiers, everything from eggs to sodium borate and wax to chemicals. The problem with soap, accord-ing to Barsh, is that certain

ingredients can dam-age cell membranes and interfere with animals’ signaling systems.

“Soaps also ‘mobi-lize’ (emulsify) toxins such as pesticides and PCBs in water, pulling them out of the sediment (where they adsorb to clay particles) and putting them back into sus-pension in the water where they can do more harm,” Barsh

said. Washing soap down the

drain is not his biggest con-cern, although large quan-tities of soap can kill the bacteria in a septic system, causing it to stop work-ing and allowing soaps to pass through the system unchanged.

Because a majority of islanders live a short dis-tance from wetlands and shorelines, the Kwiaht study aims to help consum-ers as they search the store shelves for environmentally friendly soaps and cosmet-ics.

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More than 150 local business owners in the San Juan Islands have signed a letter urging President Obama to declare a swath of lands across the islands as a national monument. The move would protect 955 acres managed by the Bureau of Land Management that play a critical role in both the economy and culture of the San Juans. The letter, which makes the case for main-taining the economic health of the islands, comes on the heels of significant public support, including recent support letters from Governor Gregoire on April 25 and the

San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau on May 9.“The recreational opportunities provid-

ed by these public lands attract the resi-dents and visitors that keep our businesses vibrant,” said Brent Snow, Roche Harbor Resort General Manager. “I am proud to stand with the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau and my fellow local business own-ers in support of designating a monument here in the San Juan Islands. It will have a positive effect for generations to come.”

The letter was signed by local business owners ranging from realtors, grocery store

owners, and outdoor recre-ation shops to hotel opera-tors, innkeepers and artists. Community leaders have been fighting to protect the critical acreage and ensure that it isn’t taken out of pub-lic ownership. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has voiced his support and proposed that the president declare a national monument in the San Juan Islands. Both Senator Maria Cantwell and Representative Rick Larsen have been leading the charge on this issue locally.

“Maintaining the beauty and accessibility of these lands is critical to our econ-omy. As a business person

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thurs, june 14meeting: Port of Lopez Monthly Meeting, 7-9 p.m., Airport Building. For info, visit www.portoflopez.com.

meeting: Questions, Answers, Support – The Patient Navigator and You, 1:30 p.m., The Gathering Place at The Hamlet. Jonathan Prescott of Island Hospital will answer questions about the roll

of patient navigator, and how working with a patient navigator can work for you. Sponsored by Lopez Island Hospice and Home Support. For more info, call 468-4446.

art: Tap Show 12, 7-9 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. Show runs until June 16. For more info, visit www.lopez-center.com.

june 18-21, 25-28outdoors: Swimming with Berta Vaughn, beginning and intermediate classes are still available. Contact the Resource Center at 467-4117.

sat, june 23art: Concert & Fundraiser-GMO Free San Juans, 4-7 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. For more info, visit www.lopezcenter.com.

outdoors: SJI Trails Committee’s walking tour of English Camp, Meet at the Lopez Island Ferry landing to join the van pool on the 10 a.m. sailing to Friday Harbor. The return sailing will be the 5:40 p.m. ferry. Sign-up is

required by June 21. To join this hike, call Bob Walker at 360-468-3397 or email him at robwillwalk@hotmail.com.

june 26-28outdoors: Lopez Golf Clinic , Offered for ages 9- Adult, this 3 day clinic will teach the basic fundamentals of golf: grip, stance, swing, ball contact, putting, chipping and driving. Classes will take place at Lopez Golf Course. For more info, contact the Resource Center at 468-4117 or visit www.lifrc.org.

fri, june 29art: Lopez Artist Guild Art Show Reception, 5-7 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and Arts. For more info, visit

www.lopezartistguild.org.

sat, june 30fundraiser: Lopez Island Family Resource Center’s 4th Annual Literary Fundraiser, 6-9 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts, tickets $25. For more info, visit www.lopezcenter.com.

tues, july 3music: Overton Berry Trio with vocalist Stephanie Porter, 3 p.m., on the lawn at Edenwild Inn. Admission by donation suggested. Presented by Lopez School Music Advocacy Foundation. Supporting music education in our school.

wed, july 4fundraiser: Book sale

for Friends of the Library, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and Arts. For more info, visit www.lopezcenter.com.

sat, july 7-8art: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” 7-9 p.m., Lopez Islands Vineyards. Island Stage Left presents: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Gate opens at 7, curtain at 8:15 p.m. Bring a blanket or chair and dress warmly. Suggested donation $15 - $20. Wine available (no out-side alcohol).

OngOingmarket: Farmers’ Market, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Saturdays, May 19 - Sept. 8. For more info, visit www.lopezfarmersmarket.com.

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New speaker at Parkinson’s group

The Orcas Island’s Parkinson’s Support Group welcomes Dr. Adam Hebb, who will speak to islanders and answer their questions Friday, June 15, 1:15 p.m. at the Senior Center.

All who are seeking infor-mation about Parkinson’s dis-ease are urged to attend, par-ticularly those who have the disease and others who have loved ones with the disease.

Hebb is an Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery based at the University of Washington Medical Center. He is a professor of neurosurgery at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and did his intern-ship and neurosurgery at the University of Minnesota.

Those coming from Lopez can catch the 11:25 a.m. ferry and attend lunch at the Senior Center (162 Henry Road in East Sound) prior to the meeting. Contact Jackie Ashe at 468-2435 for more information or for carpooling.

Hebb’s visit is sponsored by the Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation in Seattle. For more information call 376-2677 or 376-4979.

Burlington man arrested in obscene phone call case

Skagit County authori-ties on Monday arrested a 35-year-old Burlington accused of making dozens of obscene phone calls to women in the San Juans over the past two months.

Eric N. Lawson, of Burlington, Wash. was apprehended early Monday at his home and then later escorted to the San Juan County Sheriff ’s office in Friday Harbor, where he

remains in custody on a $5,000 arrest warrant issued in San Juan County District Court. Lawson is slated for an initial appear-ance Tuesday afternoon in District Court.

Since mid-April, the Sheriff ’s Office has respond-ed to complaints of 20 calls in which sexually explicit telephone calls came in the middle of the night by a man, from a restricted or private number, who speaks to his female victims by their name. The majority of those calls came from a cell phone, according to Sheriff Rob Nou.

Nou said that Lawson was arrested on 19 counts of telephone harassment, a gross misdemeanor that carries maximum penalties of one year in jail, a $5,000 fine, or both.

New calf in L-podA new baby was recent-

ly spotted with J, K and L pod coming from Victoria, British Columbia, toward the islands. The newborn calf in L pod, called L-119, was swimming with its mother, L-77, or Matia (born 1987), who is the daughter of Ocean Sun, L-25 (born 1928).

The appearance of a newly born calf is generally cause for celebration.

And while no one is tak-ing L-pod’s newest arrival lightly, David Ellifrit, of the Center for Whale Research, notes that one newborn doesn’t make up for those that are missing.

“The population would be 89, if it weren’t for the ones we know have died, like L-112, and the others we still haven’t seen this spring,” he said.

The cause of death of L-112, a 3-year-old female that washed up on the outer coast in February remains under investigation. Ellifrit said two L-pod females, L-12, estimated to be 78 years of age, and L-5, 47 years, have not been seen so far this year. Most mem-bers of L-pod, he said, have been spotted. In addition, Ellifrit noted that J-30, a male believed to be about 16 years of age, is also accounted for.

“We haven’t seen him all spring either,” he said.

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Al-Anon:Fridays - 9:00 a.m. at the Grace Church Hall, LopezSaturdays - 9:30 a.m. at the Children’s Center, Lopez.Contact phone number 468-2510.

More than just a dirty business

SSA Marine in conjunc-tion with Peabody Coal is planning to build a coal terminal at Cherry Point in order to ship 54 metric tons of coal from Wyoming through the Columbia Gorge scenic area, and up the coast of Washington, where it will then be shipped to China.

At Cherry Point, a wet-land of over 162 acres would be filled in to hold the coal waiting to be shipped. People living all along the train route will be impacted as will riv-ers, wetlands, streams and soil.

The wide-ranging health dangers of coal dust include exposure to

toxic heavy metals, such as lead, selenium and mer-cury. Coal dust leads to increased asthma, wheez-ing and coughing in chil-dren. Toxic pollution from diesel exhaust is linked to stunted lung development, increased probability of heart attacks, lung cancer, worsening asthma and infant mortality.

According to BNSF’s website, these 15,000-ton trains will lose three percent of their load in transit or 1,780,000 short tons of coal dust spread annually from the Powder River Basin to the termi-nal. Besides breathing coal dust, there will be the added hazard of diesel fuel exhaust from the 40 trains daily.

Go to RESources.org or Power Past Coal for more information. The decision will be made in the next few months and a great deal is at stake.

Burning coal is one of the prime contributors to global warming and air pollution. Coal is a dirty business.

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I wholeheartedly support creation of a national mon-ument and I welcome the chance for local people to play a key role in manag-ing these places,” said Wally Gudgell of Windermere Orcas Island. “It’s going to be a fantastic partnership.”

The proposed lands include dozens of the small islands and reefs that pro-vide breeding grounds for birds and refuges for

everything from harbor seal pups to rare plants. These lands also shelter historical sites - from ancient fishing sites and camas gardens to pre-automation lighthouses on Patos Island and Turn Point. And they include popular recreation desti-nations in the islands like Iceberg Point, Chadwick Hill and Watmough Bight on Lopez, the state park on Patos Island and the Cattle Point lighthouse on San Juan Island.

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As wedding season on the islands approaches, fire and rescue of ficials ask people to celebrate safely. Putting candles in paper bags to line a walkway or setting of f paper “balloons” with

a candle inside is a fire hazard, according to the 2009 International Fire Code. A safe alternative is to put battery-operated lights in bags to decorate a wedding or other kind of celebration, said San Juan County Deputy Fire Marshal Paul Turner.

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By Richard Weisbrod and Rita WeisbrodWhat is the problem that the new

critical areas ordinance process will fix? “What did we do wrong? We followed the rules.” As a local land surveyor and land use consultant since the 1970’s, Tom Starr and other recent writers, question the need for new ordinances to protect critical areas for the future. To answer, we should note that no blame is being placed on anyone for past actions. We cannot re-write the past, but when things change, policies must adapt to those changes.

If you viewed the San Juan Islands from the air, as we did many times over these years, the difference from 1970 to the present is dramatic. In fact, popula-tion growth in San Juan County has been explosive. U.S. Census data for San Juan County shows the population in the county was essentially stable at around 3,000 people from 1900 up to 1960 when the economy centered on agriculture and natural resources (fishing, logging). In 1970 the population was 3,856, dou-bling to 7,838 by 1980, then increasing to 10,035 by l990, to 14,077 by 2000, and to just under 16,000 in 2010. Looking at housing units in the county, 66 percent have been built since 1970 (and 23 per-cent of these since 1990).

What has been the result on the land of this increase in population?

Deforestation, increased water use, increased sewage volume, increased herbicide and pesticide use, more roads and trails, more paving of the land sur-face, and more shoreline developments including more stairways and docks. History is full of examples of civilizations that flourished and then disappeared because they ran out of necessary resources. As a county of islands our resources are very limited, and we need to husband what we have left. Water in our dry summers is now a problem we all live with.

The problem is not that any one of us alone has caused any specific environ-mental change that has occurred. It is the combined impact of all of us that has changed the islands. Garrett J. Hardin called this effect the “Tragedy of the Commons.” An example is False Bay on San Juan Island [the largest water-shed in the county]. When we arrived in the early l970’s sand dollars were common, and eel grass reached well into tidal streams; there were many spe-cies adapted to sandy substrates where children played and built sand castles at low tides. What do we see now? The sand dollars are gone, none since the late 1990’s, and eel grass is restricted to the bay’s mouth. The bay has silted in from run-off, mostly from the now seasonal False Bay Creek (a former

salmon stream) and smaller temporary streams. Now we have a mud-silt tide flat with very different species. This degradation of False Bay did not occur because of what any who live on False Bay did, nor is it a result of development actions of any one person or any one development within the watershed. It is the result of accumulated impacts from many individual sources.

We need to look ahead to resources we will all need in the future, and we must begin where we are now, not as we were at some point 30 or 40 years in the past. What the CAO process must do for future development is try to minimize further damage and mitigate environ-mental change that will protect the criti-cal resources we share and leave them intact for coming generations. We need new regulations because the land and its resources have changed. We have changed it – collectively.

While it is true that land use regula-tion restricts your freedom to do what you personally want to do with your land, that same land use regulation also protects you from the harm that your neighbors can do to your land and to our shared critical resource areas ... the commons.

– Rita Weisbrod is a professor of sociology and Richard Weisbrod retired from the U.S. Geological Survey as a research zoologist.

CAo provides a chance to protect the future

By Frank PenwellRichard and Rita Weisbrod

are promoting the point that we need a new CAO due to population growth. Their view that humans are bad for the environment is simplistic, and their assumptions are not based on facts.

If you look at forest areas where the native peoples manage their lands, and areas next door where the Bureau of Land Management manages its lands by leav-ing them natural, one can see that humans can actu-ally improve the quality of the environment. Another example closer to home is Lake Washington. In the 60s Lake Washington’s water

clarity was about 15 feet and levels of dissolved oxygen were so low that some spe-cies of fish disappeared. Lake Washington is cleaner now, despite the large population growth of its watershed. Population growth does not equal accumulative harm to the earth. The earth is resil-ient, and nature knows how to recycle natural elements. Environmental improve-ments occur without draco-nian regulations, because of enlightened self-interest.

Besides spreading mis-information regarding our CAO, many are misquoting information, confusing the public, and providing dis-tractions like the idea of the

commons. Private property is NOT the commons, and our CAO is not protection of the commons. However, since it is brought up, the undisputed expert on the commons is Elinor Ostrom, who won a 2009 Nobel Prize for her sci-ence on the commons. This link, www.commondreams.org/view/2011/11/04-5 reports about her best strat-egies for managing a com-mons. Ostrom recommends local control as the best path for protecting a commons because it allows rules to be “based on unique aspects of a local resource and culture.”

She believes that, “local peo-ple usually know more about what’s best for their commu-

nities than expert planners.” Ostrom promotes education and low cost sanctions for rule violators. This respect-ed, and high quality scien-tific information, does not work well for Department of Ecology, county staff, or their network of special interest groups. Why is that? Mostly because it does not create income or promote control of the many by the few. See this video about “Obedience” to get a better understand-ing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W147ybOdgpE.

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The Lopez Island Family Resource Center’s Community Mentor Program participated in a litter pick-up event on Saturday, June 2, braving the rain and spreading out to various parts of the island to pick up trash. After the litter pick-up, the group met program coordinators Mikah Smith and Rachel MacSlarrow at Odlin Park for a potluck lunch, by which time the sun was shining. The Mentor Program tra-ditionally holds a few cel-ebrations and events for the matches throughout the year, but this was the program’s first annual litter pick-up.

The idea for the event came up at one of the Mentor Program’s monthly meetings, where men-tors get together with the program coordinators to discuss their matches and share different activity ideas with one another. Current mentor Karin Gandini originally provided the idea for the pick-up, stating,

“Occasionally seeing road-side garbage while driving on the island, and think-ing how on the mainland groups sponsor short sec-tions of road for clean up, I just thought it would be a fun activity for the mentor program!”

Debbie Collins, another mentor in the program, offered to create some fun awards that mentees and mentors could win by par-ticipating in the event. Two grand prizes went to the mentor match who col-lected the most trash, and the match who found the weirdest piece of garbage – a child’s bike found in Hummel Lake.

Nick Teague and Sara Waugh of the Bureau of Land Management gener-ously provided the mentors and mentees with gloves, safety vests, tools, and other protective gear. A big thank you to the BLM.

The Mentor Program is always looking for new men-tors, and there are children in the community who could

benefit by being a part of this program. For more info, contact Mentor Coordinator Mikah Smith at 468-2201 ext. 2109, msmith@lopez.k12.wa.us, or call the LIFRC at 468-4117.

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The San Juan County Council has agreed with a staff recommendation to send the draft Shoreline Master Program’s Inventory and Characterization Report back to the consultants who compiled it for revisions.

The report provides an overview of the geographi-cal character and environ-mental functions of county shorelines, and is consid-ered in setting goals and policies that will shape regulations affecting land near the shoreline and near-shore marine waters.

County Senior Planner Colin Maycock told the council that, after a review of the draft by the council-appointed Shoreline Master Program Technical Advisory Committee and county staff, it was apparent further revi-sions were needed.

Maycock characterized the expected changes as sig-nificant, mostly pertaining to the analytical framework used to describe and charac-terize the shoreline’s geolo-gy and associated ecological activities. A new five-week public comment period on the report will begin after the revisions are complete.

At the close of the previ-ous comment period, April 30, there was a flurry of public concern after a prop-erty rights group posted a widely circulated comment form which some shore-line property owners mis-construed as a mandatory county form. The Inventory and Characterization report analyzes the overall physical shape and geology, marine and shoreline habitat, and the level of development of

sections of shoreline averaging more than a mile in length.

Maycock indicated that while all input is wel-come, the photographs and detailed information about such things as lawns, fire pits, docks, buoys and fam-ily gatherings that owners of individual shoreline par-cels entered on the property rights group’s form don’t relate directly to the report. However, Maycock empha-sized that all comments sub-mitted at any time before the amendments to the Shoreline Master Program are adopted will be accepted and included in the record.

All forms and comments directed specifically at the I&C Report that are received prior to the close of the next comment period on the draft will be attached to the final report. Additionally, infor-mation and pictures from the parcel forms submitted will be integrated into the county’s GIS system.

The revised draft of the I&C Report is expected to be available in August.

Maycock said he does not expect the delay to slow the overall progress of the Shoreline Master Program update, now scheduled for completion in June 2013. The Planning Commission is scheduled to conduct a work-shop meeting on the SMP goals and policies July 20.

More information on the Shoreline Master Program is available in the SMP sec-tion of the county’s website at sanjuanco.com/SMP.

The Feb. 2, 2012, Draft Inventory and Characterization Report is available on the SMP site’s core documents page, san-juanco.com/smp/smp_coredocs.aspx

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There is a new face in town and her name is Nina and she is the newest member of the Jacobsen family.

The one and a half-year-old, flat-coat retriever service dog belongs to Jesse Jacobsen.

Nina went through seven month of specialized training with Heeling Allies, a service dog training company in Seattle, Wash. and has been specially trained to help Jesse.

Nina is very sweet and well behaved, but islanders must remember that Nina is a working dog, so ask Jesse if you can pet her before doing so. Businesses may ask if an animal is a service animal or ask what tasks the animal has been trained to perform, but cannot require special identification cards for the animal or ask about the person’s disability.

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Join the San Juan Island Trails Committee on June 23 for a walking tour of English Camp with Mike Vouri, historian for San Juan National Historical Park.

Learn about life in the camp, where the officers lived and its military and cultural history. There will be an option to hike to the top of Young Hill. Length will be one and a half to three miles total.

A 30-minute visit at the Friday Harbor

Farmers Market will precede the drive to English Camp.

Meet at the Lopez Island Ferry landing to join the van pool on the 10 a.m. sailing to Friday Harbor. The return sailing will be the 5:40 p.m. ferry. Sign up is required by June 21.

To join this hike, call Bob Walker at 360-468-3397 or email him at robwill-walk@hotmail.com.

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The early morning hours of Sunday, May 27, proved once again that perils of wind and tide spare neither man or boat, and that even the Coast Guard is some-times left on the beach.

After a “glorious, calm, sunny Saturday,” Jared Payne of San Juan Island was safely tied up and asleep at the dock in Fossil Bay at Sucia Island, a state marine park popular with local boat-ers. With him were his wife, Michelle, and his two sons, Brandon, 11, and Mitchell, 6.

About 2 a.m., Jared was awakened by “wind that sounded like a freight train” as it slammed against the side of his boat.

Payne, a Bristol Bay fish-erman for 10 years, esti-mated the winds were gust-ing “about 30 knots, maybe more.”

The Coast Guard said later that the marine fore-cast late Saturday evening predicted southwest winds at 15 to 25 knots.

Twenty minutes later, as he re-checked his dock

lines, Payne said “all hell broke loose.”

Boat horns and sirens were blaring and boat searchlights were flashing to awaken owners whose boats had dragged anchor or broken loose from moor-ing buoys.

“Brandon and Mitchell thought the excitement was

LOPEZ IsLandChrist the King Community ChurCh, Now meeting at 10:00 AM at the Lopez Elementary School in the multi-purpose room. Find us on the web: www.CTKonline.com/lopez or email lopez@CTKonline.com

graCe episCopal ChurCh, welcomes

you to worship with us on Sundays at 10:00

am. 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 am;

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

lutheran ChurCh in the san juans, Sundays

at 11:00 a.m. in Center Church on Davis Bay Road. Also in

Friday Harbor at 9:15 a.m. in St. David’s and in Eastsound at

2:00 p.m. in Emmanual. Pastor Anne Hall, 468-3025.

QuaKer Worship group Meetings will be Sundays

at 10 am at the home of Ron Metcalf, 6363 Fisherman

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

468-2129. Email: lopezfriends@gmail.com

st. FranCis CatholiC ChurCh Come worship

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

you to join us for Mass at 10:30 am on Saturday. Call 378-

2910 for Mass times on San Juan and Orcas Islands.

Worship Services in the Islands

Howling winds take toll on boaters in Fossil Bay

See foSSil bay, page 6

Donogh M. Phillips died suddenly fol-lowing a heart attack May 25, 2012 in Anacortes, Wash. She and her husband, Ted, had been Lopez Island weekenders for 14 years prior to being residents from 1988 to 2008, before moving to Timber Ridge at Talus in Issaquah, Wash.

Donogh was born in Fargo, North Dakota, June 5, 1933, to Frederick Harold and Alene Elizabeth (Bratton) McCutcheon. Leaving Fargo at age three months, she lived in Raleigh and Beaufort, North Carolina, through her early school years, and in Media, Pa., through high school and college. She and Ted met in 1951 during freshman orientation week at Swarthmore College, near Philadelphia. They married in Swarthmore in June 1956. She had by then earned a master’s degree in edu-cation at Goucher College in Maryland, and Ted had completed one year of medical school at Johns Hopkins. She taught fifth grade in the Baltimore County public school system before beginning a westward migration to Ohio, Colorado, and Alaska for Ted’s further training and subsequent practice in Sitka. With three elementary school-age children by this time, she came to Bellevue, Wash., in 1970 when Ted became the founding chairman of the University of Washington Department of Family Medicine.

Donogh was a devoted wife, homemaker, mother of three, and grandmother of five, but always a student, teacher, and actress. She studied subjects from religion and ethics to modern physics. The night before she died she had attended the final session in a political science course at the Anacortes Senior College. She began her community theater acting career during grade school through college and was very active in the Baranof Little Theatre Guild in Sitka, Alaska. She was proud of her last role in a short movie created, directed, and produced for her 70th birthday by her son, Scott. It was shown at two international film

festivals in Los Angeles and Brazil and ran on television in Florida.

As an educator, she taught elementary through Elder hostel students. In Bellevue, she served on the Superintendent’s Citizens School Advisory Committee and was especially proud of drafting the Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy for the district as well as working to establish Learning Options in the sys-tem. Combining her acting and teaching skills, she simulated patients for first year medical students beginning to learn how to interview, and more importantly, listen to patients. For several years she recruit-ed patient volunteers in the hospital for those students to elicit medical histories and then debriefed both students and patients after the interviews.

On Lopez Island she was proud to be one of the first women members of the Lions Club. She enjoyed decorating and opening her home for hundreds of children and their parents to trick or treat at Halloween. She may be remembered for organizing fashion shows and a fundraising chili cook off for the Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. She fulfilled a life long dream, learning to tap dance and performing in recitals at age 65.

Donogh leaves behind her brother, Bruce, in Beaufort North Carolina; husband, Ted, in Issaquah; daughter Beth and grand daughter Alene in Studio City, Calif.; son Scott (Kathy) and grandsons Brandon and Parker in Billings, Montana. In the Seattle area are son Kent (Kelley), grand daughter Megan, and grandson Spencer.

At her request there will be no memorial service, but the family will be gathering privately in late June. She urged everyone to “just have a party.”

Those wishing to contribute in her memory are encour-aged to support the many local charitable organizations on Lopez Island.

The Islands’ Weekly • www.islandsweekly.com • June 12, 2012 – Page 6

Obituary: Donogh McCutcheon Phillips

Elizabeth “Betty” Lee Bliven, 92, of Lopez Island, passed away at Crosscreek Adult Family Home in Sedro-Woolley, Wash. on Sunday, June 3, with her family by her side. She was born on April 18, 1920, in Portland, Maine, the daughter of Charles and Marion (Whelan) Dillingham. A graveside ser-vice will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, June 16 at Lopez Union Cemetery. A small reception will be held following the service at the family home, 151 Hilltop Way.

A full obituary will be published in a later edition of the Islands Weekly. Arrangements are in the care of Evans Funeral Chapel and Crematory, Inc., Anacortes, Wash. and the San Juan Islands.

Obituary: Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Lee Bliven

Donogh M. Phillips

I encourage all to ask our county council to shift gears on the CAO process. Ask them to enter into the legal process of coordination, rather than the process of cooperation that they are cur-rently using. Coordination levels the playing field and establishes the principle that all levels of government must work toward equality and consistency of policies. In coordination, DOE would not be able to dictate based on theories, agendas, and fear tactics that are arbitrarily and capriciously promoted as necessary by special interest agendas. If equality and con-sistency are not agreed to in coordination, then the party

asking for change (DOE, EPA…) has to pay for all miti-gation costs. In cooperation they just offer bribes in the form of grants with strings attached. Coordination would also give us the tools of the Data Quality Act and the Regulatory Flexibility Act to protect our communities’ health and welfare from over-reaching arbitrary and capri-cious regulations.

Currently assumptions/theories are pushed forward through votes in cherry picked committees using boogie man tactics, rather than by scientific evidence or by identified problems.

– Frank Penwell is a member of Citizens Alliance for Property Rights and live on San Juan.

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1930 FORD MODEL A. Rumble seat, Manual Synchro mesh Trans- mission, Hydraulic brakes, Overdrive, Turn signals, Chrome ac- cents, All steel body, Mohair upholstery, 16” rims and newer tires, Vintage Cream/ Black. Fully restored from ground up! $18,000. Please contact us by e- mail or by phone. Call 360-779-7866. E-mail: t s r e n o v a t i o n s @ c o - mcast.net

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1981 MERCEDES 380 SL Convertible. Cream colored, tan leather in- terior, dark brown cloth top. Lovingly cared for, always garaged. Power windows, air condition- ing. All service records available. BEAUTIFUL! $9,750. 206-842-5301 (Bainbridge Island)

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1977 CHEVY NOVA, 2 door. 250 straight, 6 cy- lindar and 350 turbo auto transmission. Only 114,000 original miles. Lots of new parts includ- ing recent rims and tires! Runs and drives great! Nice Blue metallic color. Original interior; small driver seat tear, but oth- erwise excellent! $4,500. For details call 360-632- 3663. Coupeville, Whid- bey Isl.

1991 CORVETTE Coupe. Only one owner! Low miles, just 5,850. 4 speed automatic, 5.7 li- ter & V8. Bright Red col- or, no one will miss you driving by! 6 way driver & passenger adjustable seats. Luxurious red leather interior. All extras including Selective ride and handling. Two tops, Delco Bose Sound Sys- tem and more. Window sticker: Showroom. Ask- ing $18,950 or offer. 360-378-4825. San Juan akuaku@rockisland.com

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AutomobilesChrysler

2002 PT CRUISER Hatchback. Gold, moon roof, 83,000 miles. Lug- gage rack, folding seats, automatic. Has all the goodies! $4,200. 360- 675-4040 or 250-580- 6102 (Oak Harbor)

AutomobilesFord

2006 FORD FOCUS ZX4 SE. Nice, smooth ride! Metallic grey with grey upholstered interior! 5 speed standard shift, 4 door, new tires. Low miles, only 83,800, used very little! Mostly towed behind our motor home. Excellent condition! Only owner. Dealership main- tained. Records includ- ed. $7,500. Coupeville. Call Bill 360-720-6283.

AutomobilesHonda

1981 HONDA Accord. Automatic transmission, 4 door, family owned since new. Green. Low, low 97,000 miles. No rust, no body damage. All records, well main- tained. $4000 or best of- fer. Contact Janet, 360- 307-8295 (Bremerton)

2006 Honda Element EX-P AWD. NEW lower price! $16,500. Excellent Condition. Low mileage - 39,900. Put in storage for 15 months. Automat- ic transmission, Air con- ditioning with air filtration system, Cruise control, Flip up rear seats. Easy to clean interior. Privacy curtain included, Re- movable skylight, Premi- um radio with steering wheel controls, AM/FM Radio, CD Player, Subwoofer, MP3 ca- pable, 12 Volt power outlet, Alloy Wheels, Power Mirrors, Rear Wiper, Sunroof, Tinted Glass, Cloth Seats, Cruise Control, Interval Wipers, Power Door Locks, Power Windows, Rear Window Defogger, Second Row Folding Seat, Second Row Re- movable Seat, Security System, Steering Wheel Mounted Controls, Ta- chometer, Tilt Steering Column, 4WD/AWD, Cargo Area Tiedowns, Class II tow hitch (703)424-1481

AutomobilesHyundai

2002 HYUNDAI Accent, 2 Door Hatchback. 5 speed manual, 37 MPG, 94,000 miles, much new work done. Nice body, clean interior. $3,700. 360-678-1053

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Pickup TrucksChevrolet

1994 CHEVY 1/2 TON 4x4 Truck; Extended Cab, 6.5’ bed. Power windows, power locks, AT, AC, CC & CB Radio. Well maint., 145,000 miles and reliable. Green exterior with grey upholstered interior. Good condition! It all works! $3,700. Clinton, Whidbey Island. Call Garth 360-320-0150.

Campers/Canopies

8’ SIDEKICK Cab-Over Camper, 1984, fits long bed truck. Must see to appreciate! Great for camping, fishing, & sum- mer getaways. Self con- tained including bath- room, stove, sink and bed. Sleeps 2 to 3 peo- ple. Great condition! All records included. Only second owners. $1,300 obo. Port Orchard. 360- 895-4202.

Motorcycles

COUPEVILLE2007 HONDA VT100C Shadow Spirit with wind- shield. All Silver and chrome. Excellent condi- tion with only 5,761 miles. Rides nice and handles well! Perfect for your summer road trip! Only owner, well main- tained & garaged. Ready to go! Double seat. NADA average retail: $5,274. Asking only $4,585. Coupeville. Call Art 360-678-5603.

Motorhomes

22’ 1984 LAZYDAZE motorhome. New engine with 10,000 miles on it. Invoice/ bill available. Good transmission and new tires. Cabin is clean. Body is fair with some rust and needs paint. Runs and handles well with good power. Stove, refrigerator and more. $2,700 OBO. Hal, 360-678-3106.

30’ TRAVEL QUEEN Motor home. Very clean all fiberglass! Fully self- contained, ready to roll! Built in blender, perfect for margaritas making. Twin roof air condition- ers, built-in vacuum cleaner system, 65 KW generator & 440 Dodge engine. Sleeps 7 com- fortably. Priced to sell quick $2,500 obo. Coupeville. Call Richard 425-218-0213.

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cool,” said Payne, “but I’ll bet the three sailboats I saw floating across Fossil Bay didn’t think so. Everyone in Fossil Bay got lucky -- nobody collided with anybody, and nobody went aground.”

Boats in Echo Bay and Shallow Bay weren’t so lucky, as Payne found out the next day when they cruised around the island.

In Echo Bay, the Coast Guard’s 87-foot cutter Sea Lion was spending the night, waiting out the expected winds.

About 2 a.m., as the wind increased, the Sea Lion deployed its shallow draft inflatable, which spent several hours assisting drifting boats, pulling them away from rocks and helping re-anchor or re-tie to the many moor-ing buoys in the big bay.

Before low tide at 6:30 a.m., the inflatable reportedly approached a 23-foot Bayliner Trophy grounded in shallow water on the north side of the bay.

Within a few minutes, before the Trophy could be re-floated, the tide went out and the storm surge abat-ed, leaving both boats sitting high and dry on the flat rocks.

In Shallow Bay, at the west end of Sucia, a 40-foot trawler went aground on the north side of the bay after apparently dragging anchor. A 45-foot Coast Guard Response Boat Medium arrived on scene from Bellingham before 7 a.m. to find the trawler solidly aground.

The trawler’s captain was report-edly offered to be offloaded, but, with no damage apparent, decided to wait out the tide.

It proved to be a long wait. Because the next high tide, at 9:05 a.m., was less than one-half foot higher than the low tide, Sea Lark, and the two boats in Echo Bay, could not be floated free until 10:30 that night.

The Coast Guard said no injuries or damages were reported. Brandon and Mitchell were left to report their great adventure to their schoolmates on Tuesday.

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A U.S. Coast Guard skiff is among the boats that were blown aground when heavy winds blew through Fossil Bay on Sucia Island, May 27.

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