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SportsRoy Taylor shines in Lewis
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SceneSJCT’s brings singing,
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EditorialFind out what islanders are thankful for this year
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Jaydin Rivers Angel was born on 11-11-11 to Jacob and Kristi Angel of Orcas Island.
By Cali BagbyTwo San Juan Island men were
handcuffed and put in the back of a police car by National Park Ranger Barry Lewis. The arrests were made at different times and locations, but both arrests started with dogs off leash.
Karl Mueller paid $75 for one count of dog off leash and was found guilty in Federal Court for one count of interference with an agency function, which is a class B misdemeanor — he was fined $1.
“It was like a 500 pound chunk of cement lifted off my shoulders,” Mueller said.
Garrett Holmes settled out of court by paying a fine and the count of dog off leash and count of interference with an agency func-tion were dropped.
“What is most frustrating is that I’m not going back there until he’s [Lewis] gone,” Holmes said.
For the Acting Superintendent of San Juan National Park, Steve Gibbons, it’s reassuring that the National Park’s actions were upheld at Mueller’s trial, but he is disappointed that things — from the initial incident to the trial — escalated to this outcome because most of the time the park offers a positive experience.
“We would prefer to not have
Federaltrial ends in $1 fine
By Scott RasmussenA Bellingham man who
intended to compete in Saturday’s countywide sailing competition drowned after he went missing at a Blakely Island marina in the pre-dawn hours on the day of the race, according to local authorities.
The body of Donald Mierzeski, 42, was discovered by divers under several feet of water, not far from the location where his 35-foot sail-boat was moored. Mierzeski and his eight teammates had docked at the marina in anticipation of the annual “Round the County” sailboat race.
Sailor drowns in wake of brawl
Journal photo / Cali BagbySan Juan Island’s Steve Barnes, says ‘better late than never’, as he drops off a Nov. 8 election ballot with a good four hours to spare.
By Scott RasmussenLandslide? Not even close.This time around the Land Bank will emerge
from a countywide election with its principal funding source intact for 12 more years, but with a public relations problem on its hands as well.
When all the votes are tallied, Proposition 1, which sought renewal of the 1 percent real estate excise tax that for 20 years has fueled the Land Bank’s ambitions, will have passed by earning roughly 53 percent of total ballots cast in the Nov. 8 election. With about 30 ballots still remaining to be counted, the number of “yes” votes for Prop.1 exceed “no” votes by 4,134 to 3,708, a difference of only 426 votes.
Land Bank Director Lincoln Bormann concedes that’s a margin of victory that’s disturbingly small.
“Obviously, we all were very surprised by the
result,” Bormann said. “I don’t think any of us expected an overwhelming ‘yes’ vote, but that’s very tight. I think there’s a clear message there and that now we have to figure out what that message is.”
Despite its pending victory at the polls, Prop. 1’s results reveal a large drop in voter support, if not for the Land Bank itself, then at least for its funding mechanism. In 1990, roughly 70 percent of voters cast a ballot approving the creation of the Land Bank and its principal funding source as well. Nine years later, when the Land Bank sought a 12-year extension of its 1 percent excise tax, about 73 percent of local voters favored that renewal.
San Juan Island’s Ron Whalen believes the mes-sage of Prop. 1 is no mystery. And although he expected it would pass, Whalen, chief spokesman of the campaign against Prop.1, maintains the Land Bank has lost touch with community priori-ties and is out of tune with the current economic
Luster off the Land Bank?When all votes are tallied, Prop. 1 will pass, but not by much
Islander, arrested at American Camp, found guilty of ‘inteference’
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TEMPERATURES, RAINFALL
LOPEZ High Low PrecipNov. 7 45 38 .10Nov. 8 51 43 .08Nov. 9 56 44 —Nov. 10 55 39 —Nov. 11 47 37 .36Nov. 12 46 39 .40Nov. 13 47 38 .11
Precipitation in November: 1.20”Precipitation in 2011: 21.89 ”Reported by Jack Giard
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ORCAS High Low PrecipNov. 7 48 35 .12Nov. 8 52 44 .08Nov. 9 57 44 —Nov. 10 58 38 —Nov. 11 49 37 .42Nov. 12 49 34 .25Nov. 13 49 40 .06
Precipitation in November: 1.10”
Precipitation in 2011: 22.27”Reported by John Willis, Olga
SAN JUAN High Low PrecipNov. 7 48 40 .02Nov. 8 51 47 .04Nov. 9 55 48 —Nov. 10 56 43 —Nov. 11 52 41 .20Nov. 12 48 38 .34Nov. 13 48 40 .07
Precipitation in November: .83”Precipitation in 2011: 20.01”
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Sunrise SunsetNov. 16 7:21 a.m. 4:32 p.m.Nov. 17 7:22 a.m. 4:31 p.m.Nov. 18 7:24 a.m. 4:30 p.m.Nov. 19 7:25 a.m. 4:29 p.m.Nov. 20 7:27 a.m. 4:28 p.m.Nov. 21 7:28 a.m. 4:27 p.m.Nov. 22 7:30 a.m. 4:26 p.m.
arrests — it’s a last resort,”
Gibbons said. “We want to make positive contacts and provide visitor education, 99 times out 100, people are just unaware of the rules.”
At the parkIn the spring, Mueller was
walking his dog off leash at the National Park when Lewis informed him that dogs must be leashed.
The situation escalated later when Mueller saw the ranger’s hand resting on his gun, and Mueller, also admits to using an abun-dance of four letter words.
When Lewis began writ-ing a ticket, he asked for Mueller’s Social Security number, which Mueller ini-tially refused to give, but later rapidly fired off the numbers and Lewis arrested him.
In a similar situation, over the summer, Holmes had a picnic at the park with his family including his wife and two kids. He said his “goofy” one-year-old Lab was running around for a few minutes before leashed to a table. Then Lewis appeared, informing Holmes that he had broken park law. Holmes admits that he has an “Irish temper,” but remembers speaking very calmly to the ranger.
Holmes hadn’t visited the beach in six months and said he didn’t know about the new stricter enforce-ment of leash laws.
Then Lewis asked for his
identification, and Holmes gave a false name.
“I knew I screwed up the second I said it,” Holmes said. “He runs my name and asks me if that’s my real name. I say, ‘no,’ and then I give him the right name.”
Then Holmes recalls Lewis asking him to take off his shoes and cap, searching him, handcuffing him and that’s when his seven-year-old daughter Katie started crying.
Holmes has a parks and recreation degree, a Masters in Wilderness Management and was trained as a back-country ranger in Oregon.
“He had a great oppor-tunity to just give me a little education, and say look there are new signs,” Holmes said. “And then give me a warning.”
Gibbons said he is con-cerned because these arrests can fracture the relationship between the community and the park. In an effort to improve that relationship, Gibbons has been making an effort to personally commu-nicate with the community. The park has posted more “dog on a leash” signs and will improve park informa-tional bulletin boards. Lewis has started a ride along pro-gram for any interested citi-zens to understand how the National Park operates.
The park will continue to dismantle large log struc-tures on the beach as they have always done, but will not write citations for build-ing the driftwood forts, said Mike Vouri, chief of inter-pretation and historian at San Juan National Park.
The park will continue to strive for positive resolu-tions and Mueller is wel-
come back at the park any-time, said Vouri.
“We want the community to come to the park,” Vouri said. “We don’t want them to be afraid.”
Lewis was unable to com-ment, at time of press, as he was on vacation.
Closure?Holmes didn’t want a
misdemeanor on his record, so he hired a lawyer and prepared to go to trial, but the prosecuting attorney gave him the option of set-tling outside of court.
Mueller has been in court each month since April, the final trial was Nov.1.
“What happened to me was his form of humilia-tion, but he went against the wrong person,” Mueller said. “I don’t need a lot, but my pride and honor means a lot. I feel vindicated.”
Before the trial, Mueller couldn’t sleep and he’d often wake at 2 a.m., running the incident over in his head, asking himself, “Could I have done things differ-ently?”
Mueller said he couldn’t have done anything different because Lewis approached him with his hand on his gun.
In his closing arguments, Mark Kaiman, Mueller’s law-yer, told the judge, “Mueller was a war hero, a wounded warrior who brought the scars from Vietnam combat home with him.”
Mueller said he likes liv-ing on the island because it helps him manage his Post Traumatic Stress Disorder — everyone knows him, and he can take walks in the beautiful scenery of the National Park. He recalled the judge saying to Lewis,
“There are a lot of vets out there with PTSD and I find it hard to believe that you didn’t know that you need-ed to back up and defuse the situation.”
Kaiman said the judge had to fine Mueller because technically he was guilty, but he sent a message with a $1 fine that things could have been dealt with better.
“He’s [Lewis] enforcing the letter of the law in a field of law, and he doesn’t want to shuck his responsibility,” Gibbons said. “In hindsight, anyone can say I could have said or done things differ-ently. We all learn from these experiences.”
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“I have given you an example, that ye shall do as I have done to you.” John 13:15
ISLANDS COMMUNITY CHURCH 127-A Gilbert Road, Friday Harbor
By Cali BagbyColorful and shiny
bicycles hang upside down from the ceiling like giant ornaments — their spokes and cranks gleaming in the fall sun-light as the shop owner opens the door.
“I don’t have a single department store in here,” says Mikial Denker staring upwards at the bikes. “I only sell quality used bikes, not junk.”
Tucked into the Surina Business Park, located on 50 Malcom Street, Denker’s “Travel Light Cycles” gives old detail-ers, wheels, tires, handlebars and more a second life as recycled bicycles.
“It’s not just a bike shop it’s a Bicycling Recycling Center,” said Denker.
Denker started his first bike shop off island in 1984. He also owned two bike shops on Orcas from the winter of 2009 to August 2011, then he consolidated those shops at his new location on San Juan Island.
He calls his space the perfect size and during busy months he has room for two work stations and dreams of expanding his shop to products like roller skates and skate boards.
The shop reconditions, repairs, and recy-cles bicycles and parts back into the com-munity, but his specialty is refurbishing bicycles. Denker certainly knows how to deal with wear and tear on bikes with an abundance of mileage — he completed two trips, one spanning from Washington to Wyoming and another foam Tallahasse Fla., to Key West, Fla.
Denker’s motto is to “recycle literally and figuratively,” meaning that he not only builds bikes from recycled materials, but he recycles all the metal he doesn’t use.
Denker said he has hardly any waste and only orders three to four times a year from
bike part companies.Sustainability is important
to Denker, “Its’ something to aspire to and be proud of,” he said looking at all the bike parts he’s stored over the years. ”Right now I pretty much have everything I need right here in this space.”
And he’s got the boneyard, where at least a dozen bikes are piled on top of each other just waiting to be tuned up or taken apart to create a new bike by Denker’s able hands. He gets these bikes from garage sales, thrift shops and by donation.
Not only does he work
in a “green” environment, he also has a very low carbon footprint in his personal life.
Instead of owning a car, he has an electric bike, charged by a battery that typically knocks off about 15 min-utes of travel time. The bike, also comes with a trailer for hauling items. “It’s my work bike so to speak,” he said.
Denker predicts that in the near future the price of
fuel will skyrocket and when that happens he’ll be ready. He urges current non-bike riders to think about taking up biking part time, like on trips to the grocery store or to run other errands — they might be sur-prised at the money they save on gas.
Most of his “recycled” bikes sell for $100 to $300. In fall and winter he has a sign that reads that labor, $50 per hour, is nego-tiable.
“I really enjoy what I do,” Denker said. “I’ve really found my niche.”
For more info, visit travellightcycles.com attached to bikes or anything for that matter.
It’s not just a bike shop, it’s a bicycling recycling center
The San Juan County Economic Development Council hosts a work-shop on how to market your busi-ness inexpensively and effectively on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 9 - 11 a.m. in the library community room.
The course will be taught by Victoria Compton, director of the Economic Development Council and longtime marketing consultant.
The workshop covers a variety of tools, such as direct mail, e-market-ing, networking, public relations and cold-calling. Techniques to stimulate a “buzz” about products and services
and to leverage various channels will be highlighted as well.
Compton has worked for over 20 years in marketing and advertising. She founded “At Home Magazine” and published the first three official Visitors’ Guides to the San Juans in collaboration with the SJI Visitors’ Bureau. She also worked as a mar-keting consultant in New York, with a particular focus on helping small- to mid-sized
companies get the word out about their products and services.
The workshops cost is $15 and advance registration is recommended.
For more info, email [email protected], or call 378-2906, to reserve your space.
Mikial Denker, owner of “Travel Light Cycles,” gives old detailers, wheels, tires, handlebars and more a second life as recycled bicycles.
Journal photo / Cali Bagby
EDC offers workshop on marketing on a shoestring
As of the latest count, Nov. 9, San Juan Island’s Mary Jean Cahail, Maureen See and Gordy Petersen are the top vote-getters in the race for three spots on the Charter Review Commission of District 1, South San Juan.
Of eight candidates vying for three positions the District 1 panel, San Juan South, Cahail drew the larg-est number of votes, with 647 votes and 19.1 percent of 7,996 ballots cast.
With 545 votes, Petersen, a former freeholder of the citizen panel that crafted the county’s Home Rule charter, had a lead of nearly 100 votes over George Johnson, former freeholder chairman
and the next closest can-didate in the eight-person race, with 447 votes.
As of last Wednesday’s count, Janice Peterson, Ron Zee and Bob Levinson each gained what would appear an insurmountable lead in a nine-way race for the four slots allotted to District 2, North San Juan, on the charter review commis-sion. Neck-and-neck for the fourth and final position, only three votes separate Bill Watson and John Manning, 479 and 476, respectively.
The three candidates vying for three positions of District 3, which encom-passes the town of Friday Harbor, will join as winners of uncontested races.
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climate. “Everybody’s talking
about cutting back in this economy, but not the Land Bank,” he said. “I think there’s a serious question of accountability. I think what came out at the forums and in the campaign was a lot of unspoken discontent about its mission statement, what
many people call its ‘wan-dering’ mission statement.”
Land Bank Commission Chairman Tom Cowan said when the commission meets this Friday on Orcas, for its 1-day annual retreat, that making sense of the Nov. 8 election will top the agenda. He said the commission will be looking to encour-age greater attendance at its monthly meetings and the amount of feedback it receives.
“We generally have a poor showing at our com-mission meetings and we’re just not getting the feedback we’d like,” Cowan said. “We do want to make sure we’re representing the commu-nity properly.”
Cowan acknowledged it’s a tough time to ask for voter support on financial mea-sures, even for a renewal. Still, he said the Land Bank also feels the pinch of the real estate downturn and that it’s ability to accomplish time-consuming transac-
tions would be jeopardized even further without the certainty of its primary funding source in place.
“The economy, that was the toughest part of this,” he said of the election.
Bormann said the Land Bank conducted as many as 80 official “outreach” events in 2010 alone, but that it benefit from hearing more from those, “who would never think about going to a Land Bank meeting.”
“The reality is we’re not getting out there,” he said.
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Voters have rejected a parcel fee that would have funded solid waste opera-tions for the next 15 years.
As of Monday, Nov. 14, 5,154 or 68.02 percent of voters had rejected the mea-sure, while 2,423 or 31.98 percent voted yes.
If it had passed, solid waste service would have remained at current levels. Instead, San Juan County will enact “Plan B” and cease to operate local trans-fer stations.
The county’s desig-nated commercial solid waste hauler, San Juan Sanitation, will continue to offer curbside pickup reg-ulated by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. The company has said it can serve all of the county’s residences, but some may need to place their cans at the end of cer-tain roads instead of at their
homes.San Juan Sanitation has
said it is likely curbside pickup costs would go down at least 15 percent due to economies of scale provided by higher volume.
The transfer stations would be made available to private entities to run for profit on a free market basis, with rates not regulated by the WUTC. Under the so-called Plan B, it would become legal for county residents to haul their waste outside the county. The county would continue to charge a 10 percent excise tax on solid waste transac-tions, and would use that money to pay off its debt.
San Juan Sanitation has also said that recycling rates would be roughly 70 per-cent of garbage costs, and could be even lower if the county passed an ordinance requiring curbside recycling pickup for homes using curbside trash pickup.
The county has not released a date of when “Plan B” will go into effect.
Solid waste parcel fee rejected
At a Glance Prop. 1 Election Results
YES NO■ Friday Harbor 2 precincts 312 367■ San Juan Island 5 precincts 1430 1555■ Orcas 4 precincts 1310 1203■ Lopez 2 precincts 920 450■ Shaw 1 precinct 67 63■ Waldron 1 precinct 52 5■ Stuart 1 precinct 15 16■ Blakely/Decatur 1 precinct 28 49
Fog lifts in charter race
He was last seen walking
the marina docks shortly after midnight, on Friday, and not long after depu-ties arrived at the marina in response to an alterca-tion, according to San Juan County Undersheriff Jon Zerby.
Zerby said the alterca-tion involved Mierzeski and other members of the racing team, and that it reportedly occurred sometime around midnight.
He said alcohol is believed to be a factor in the Mierzeski’s death. An autopsy will be done by the Snohomish County Medical Examiner, he said.
“At this point it looks as if he just fell off the dock and drowned,” Zerby said.
After arriving at the marina because of the alter-cation, Zerby said depu-ties searched the area for Mierzeski without success. His body was later found by members of the Sheriff ’s dive team at about 3:30 p.m., Saturday.
Mierzeski was as an exec-utive with a Bellingham-
based hospital and he and his wife live in that area, Zerby said. He said authori-ties are still investigating both the altercation and
Mierzeski’s death, and that his fellow racers are still being questioned about that evening’s events.
By Brittanie FenleyFriday Harbor High
School and Middle School have got the beat. On Wednesday, September 28, Kenya Masala came to our school and jammed with us in the Turnbull Gym. We played the drums, laughed, and had fun with Kenya, an energetic man from Jamaica who did not put up with what he refers to as “ITC”, an “I’m too cool…”attitude.
The students jammed
together for an hour, while Kenya talked about the ben-efits of being involved with the community and how it gives us a good feeling. After the high schoolers went back to their classes, the eighth graders stayed and learned what marijuana does to your body. The eighth grade students also defined what Courage, Communication, and Commitment meant to them. They said that courage is standing up for
what you believe in, communication is expressing your thoughts and ideas to others, and com-mitment is sticking to your goals and giving your all in everything you do. The students were split into groups and made up sayings that they could use in the com-munity.
After the day was over, I realized that everyone in our community is a leader. Also everything you do should always give you power over yourself. Stand up and
become a part of your community in the San Juan Islands!
Thank you to the San Juan Island Prevention Coalition for putting on this full-day leader-ship summit.
Kenya Masala uses a tech-nique called Kinesthetic Rhythma-Learning through which people interact with the basics of community development (respect, responsibility, synergy) via dynamic rhythmic sensory awareness activities. To
learn more about Rhythm of Life with Kenya Masala, visit http://www.rhythmof-lifedrumming.com/.
For further questions, inquiries, or to become involved, call the San Juan Island Prevention Coalition at 378-9683 or email at [email protected]. You can also visit their blog at: http://blogs.sanjuanjour-nal.com/voicesforhealth/ or become a fan on Facebook.
— Brittanie Fenley is a Friday Harbor High School freshman.
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PUBLIC MEETINGSSJC Public Hospital District No. 1 ‘Regular’ Meeting: Nov. 16, SJI EMS Frank Wilson Building, 540 Spring St., FH, 5 p.m.
Lodging Tax Advisory Committee: Nov. 16, Council Legislative Hearing Room, FH, 9 - 11 a.m.
Town of FH Council: Nov. 17, Town Hall, 60 2nd St. So., FH, 12 p.m.
Parks & Recreation Commission: Nov. 17, County Legislative confer-ence room, 55 Second Street, FH, 8:30 -11:15 a.m.
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Learning the meaning of comm-UNITY one beat at a time... how we roll
The National Park Service has closed the Fourth of July Beach parking area for the winter, due to muddy conditions from standing water.
Visitors can park at the gate and access the beach and picnic area on foot.
The parking area will be reopened in late spring when the ground hardens.
For info, call 378-2240, ext. 2233, or visit www.nps.gov/sajh.
4th of July Beach parking lot closed for winter
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Dismayed by indifference
I would like to express my surprise and dismay at the lack of a ceremony of remembrance on 11 November 2011, Veteran’s Day, as it is referred to in the United States of America.
No one took pause at the Memorial Park at the foot of Spring Street and neither did any of our elected or paid civic officials see fit to lower the Colors to half staff at the courthouse or make any appropriate recognition of the moment.
I was especially non-plussed that American Legion seemed to have no sense of occasion and no display of solemnity for Veterans, alive or dead.
In short, it seemed that no one in Friday Harbor, except for yours truly, took time to remember veterans and their families at eleven o’clock on the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
A famous and solemn poem says, “If ye break faith with us who die, We shall not sleep…”
So John McCrae et al, rest in Peace. I remembered — I hope it will suffice.
I began this letter with a thought that I might say “shame on you Friday Harbor and the American Legion executive commit-tee”, but then I remem-bered… it’s a free country.
Frank ReevesSan Juan Island
ACLU condems drone killings
The Administration of President Obama has acknowledged a policy of “targeted assassination” of persons the government asserts are involved with terrorism, and is reported to have a secret?
The killing of targeted people, and often inno-cent bystanders, by missiles from unmanned drones in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen has increased during the Obama Administration.
We are assured that the use of drones in a sover-eign foreign country, with-out charge, and without due process, conforms to both United States and interna-tional law. However, the details of the policies are secret.
No matter the reasons, we reject that the end justifies this means.
Two American citizens were killed in Yemen on Sept. 30, the Muslim cleric, Mr. Anwar al-Awlaki, and the Muslim magazine writ-er, Mr. Samir Khan, by a Central Intelligence Agency missile.
Although stated that they supported al-Queda, the information to substan-tiate the claim is secret. Subsequently, on Oct.15, a missile killed two addi-tional American citizens, Mr. al-Awlaki’s teenage son, 16-year-old Abdul Rahman Anwar al-Awlawki, and his 17-year-old cousin Abdul Rahman Anwar al-Alwaki.
The two teenagers were reported to be at a dinner with seven Yemeni friends, all of whom also were killed.
Many legal experts, and the American Civil Liberties Union, believe that the use of drones in the extra-judi-cial killing of individuals are violations of both the U. S. Constitution and of interna-tional law.
First, the United States is not at war with Yemen. Second, American citizens remain protected by the U. S. Constitution when out-side the United States. Third, the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution states that no person shall be “deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of the law”.
Western countries have recognized due process since the British signing of the Magna Carta in 1215.
The ACLU’s deputy legal director Jameel Jaffer stated, “The government’s author-ity to use lethal force against its own citizens should be limited to circumstances in which the threat to life is concrete, specific, and imminent.”
ACLU of WashingtonSan Juan Island Chapter— Editor’s note: letter sub-
mitted by a member of ACLU SJI chapter.
Your input, ideas welcomed
Now that the citizen’s effort to renew our Land Bank has concluded, we would like to express our deep appreciation and heart-felt thanks to the many vol-unteers as well as the entire San Juan Islands’ commu-nity who worked and sup-ported the Land Bank and
this renewal effort.We hope that all who live
in our community — and their guests and visitors, as well — will continue to use and enjoy the many spe-cial places that have been protected and are open for public access.
A list of the Land Bank Preserves that are available for your use can be found at: http://www.sjclandbank.org/
We would also like to remind everyone that the Land Bank’s work of pro-tecting these islands goes on year round and that the meetings of the Land Bank Commission are open to the public.
The Commission wel-comes your ideas and appreciates your input. Jim Skoog and Douglas Strandberg represent San Juan Island on the Land Bank Commission.
Renew Our Land Bank Committee co-chairs; (Pamela Gross, Harvey Himelfarb,Sally Reeve, Tom Reeve, Dave Zeretzke, Dave Zoeller)
How to help turn the tide
Move To Amend is sup-ported by a rising chorus of “We the People” who see an urgent need to amend the United States Constitution
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Giving thanksWhat are you thankful for this year?
If you take the time to ponder this, there are plenty of things — large
and small — to feel grateful about. With the Thanksgiving holiday at hand,
we asked islanders what they are grateful for. Answers were varied. Here are some of the responses:
■ That I have a job and a wonderful girlfriend. ■ My children and husband, a home to live in,
friends, my job, living in the islands, my extend-ed family, being alive, getting to bike to work, buying fish from the fisherman.
■ Every single day that my family is healthy and happy. And grateful for all of the uncondi-tional love that we all share among us.
■ The people in my life who lift me up and dry my tears. A job that I truly enjoy.
■ I am thankful for my health, my daughter, family and animals, friends, new opportunities and living in a beautiful place.
Though not mentioned directly, we did just get through another lively and weighty election. That’s something to be thankful for.
In typical island fashion, you can find a variety of community Thanksgiving events for the entire family in store this coming week.
On Thanksgiving day, the Grange Hall in Friday Harbor will once again host the annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner. Organizers will be serving up a “good old fashion” Thanksgiving dinner, complete with all the trim-mings, from noon to 4 p.m., at this free event.
On Sunday, Nov. 20, treat yourself and family to the “No cost” Turkey Dinner at Friday Harbor High School. The annual dinner begins at 2 p.m. in the high school cafeteria.
There’s more. San Juan Island’s Girl Scouts are busy making
pecan and pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving. Help support the local troop and have a delicious des-sert on hand by ordering a pie by Friday, Nov. 18. Pie pickup is Wednesday, Nov. 23, at the Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. You can purchase a pie to donate for the com-munity dinner, which the girls scouts will deliver.
For more on these community, Thanksgiving meals and events, see our Island Scene section, page 12.
See Letters, Page 7
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The Journal of the San Juan Islands | SanJuanJournal.com OPINION Wednesday, November 16, 2011 — 7
By Howard SchonbergerAs we celebrated Veterans Day this last
week, it was entirely fitting that our high-est civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, was awarded to the remaining mem-bers of three famous units of Japanese-American soldiers: the 100th Infantry Battalion (nicknamed the "Purple Heart Battalion" for having the highest per unit count of killed and wounded in World War II), the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and to the Military Intelligence where General Merrill's Ranger Marauders had his three major units supplied with Japanese-Americans who volunteered after being imprisoned as "enemy aliens" in "relocation camps" to vital roles in fouling up Japanese attempts to decimate our Chinese allies in the China-Burma-India theatre of opera-tions.
Staff Sgt. Roy Matsumoto, "The Hero of Nhum Ga", born in the United States of America, an internee with his family, and now a retired Ranger from the United States Army and a Friday Harbor resident, was one of those honored in Washington, D. C.
On Nov. 10, he was also among those
honored at the Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner, at Roche Harbor, honoring all of those who have served in war and in peace for this country.
Roy, 98, has exempli-fied the definition of the regular soldier: "The patriot volunteer, fight-ing for his country and
his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth"
His espionage and linguistic skills at Nhum Ga, where he crawled behind enemy lines to listen in on plans to exterminate his surrounded unit, have been used in at least two documentary films to date. Due to Roy, the Japanese charge was a reverse slaughter, and when they started to retreat Roy shouted out orders, in perfect Japanese military style, for them to keep fighting to the end.
The late Capt. Tom Bogardus was his commanding officer. Tom, whom I first saw on a speaking tour when the Merriill unit was rescued, could never say enough about Roy's valor.
Tom moved to Friday Harbor in the early 1970s and told Roy this would be a great place for him to retire with his lovely wife, Komiko. Visited frequently by his daughters from Berkeley and Juneau, he has become a
Lions Club and an American Legion mem-ber and was Grand Marshal of the Fourth of July parade.
You can see why James E.T. Hopkins, in his book "Spearhead", 722 pages long, designated Roy as the Hero of Nhum Ga. Although Merrill's Marauders received no Congressional Medal of Honor... the highest honor for valor, they did receive six Distinguished Service Crosses and five Legion of Merit Medals (one to Roy)... the second and third highest medals for valor.
They had an astounding 41 Silver Stars and one Soldiers Medal. Every member of the unit received the Bronze Star.
At the Congressional Award cer-emony Nov. 2 in Washington, D.C., many medals were issued to family members of recipients, some of whom told how this flagrant violation of citizenship rights still sears the memories of their elders. But as Senator Daniel Inouye, of Hawaii ,who lost his right arm fighting with the 442nd, said as a recipient: "This has been a long jour-ney, but a glorious one."
Awhile back, Jane Fox, then working for the Journal, came down to my house to interview Roy Matsumoto about his expe-riences. He still got emotional when he remembered being told by soldiers during the internment: "It's because you are an
"enemy alien.”I spent six years in the service during
WWII and Korea. In WWII, I was pulled out of Northwestern in my junior year for four years.
When Korea came along, I had a wife and child and was not at all thrilled when
I was called back for two more years. But to this day, I never look at a serviceman or servicewoman without thinking, "there but for the grace of God go I."
When I see some dumb poli-tician even considering holding up the payroll of a serviceman or woman, or veteran, I feel like Roy does about segregation and prejudice.
This melting pot deserves a lot of respect, and all those Nisei heroes (first generation Japenses-Americans) deserve an extra dash of it. Here's to the natives who populated Alaska and other states some thousands of years before the bulk of us, and to second generation guys like Steve Jobs, whose father came from Syria.
We're here because either we or our parents chose to be and if we don't like it, there’s no Berlin Wall here. We’re free to skedaddle.
— Freedom for all should be the greatest “difference” of living in the U.S.A. (P.S. George Washington was the first soldier to receive the Congressional Gold Medal)
Making a difference
Love your country? Then embrace your countrymen
Howard Schonberger
We’re indebted to those who chose to rise above racism, and discrimination
Sgt. Roy Matsumoto
in the following ways: The amendment will state
that “persons” means human beings and not corporations as declared by a 5-4 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the Citizens United deci-sion. (Corporations are paper entities license by state charter.)
The amendment will also make clear that money is not the same as speech and can be regulated, which will keep money from affecting election campaigns.
Votes on Move to Amend have been held in three city elections: Madison, Wisc., Missoula, Mont., and Boulder, Colo., resulting
in about 75 to 85 percent approvals.
All of us can join the movement individually at MOVETOAMEND.org . Any organization can adopt a Move to Amend resolu-tion.
I hope that my town of Friday Harbor and my county of San Juan will join the movement.
Joyce HarrellFriday Harbor
Ag Guild gives thanks to many
Brickworks Plaza was alight with fabulous food and great company during the 4th Annual Autumn Harvest Festival.
We celebrated the com-
pletion of the plaza and kicked off our fundraising drive for restoration of the building.
The SJI Agricultural Guild and SJ Farmers’ Market Association would like to thank the many busi-nesses and individuals who helped make the evening a success:
Chef Alphonsine Haslet-Phillips, Debbie Pigman, Rex and Lisa Guard Lazy G Ranch, Gary Gero Cask and Schooner, Marshall Davis Schooners North, Guard and Connie Sundstrom Fir Oak Farm, Elaine Kendall and Ron Zee Sweet Earth Farms, Susie Wampler, Tim Barrette and Laurie Paul Market Chef and staff, Mark Sheppard Bakery San Juan, Ron Bates Best Western,
Rebecca Moore Blue Moon Produce, John Hamilton, Anna Maria De Freitas Coho, Cynthia and Claire Burke Cynthia’s of Course, Gretchen Allison and Anna Lisa Lindstrum Duck Soup;
Guard and Mike Sundstrom Farmers’ Market Meat Wagon, Paul Hopkins Flagship Rentals, Kyle Nicholson FH House/Bluff, Jai Boreen Grover’s Greens, Tom Ashcraft Heuristic Enterprises, Sara and Nick Jones Family Farms, Matt Marinkovich’s Fresh Fish, Linnea and Steve Bensel Nootka Rose, Layne Sundberg Quail Croft, Wacca Hubber Relish Catering, Alejandra Zacci-Jacobson Roche Harbor, Angel Michaels SJ Pasta;
Hawk and Susie Pingree
SJ Distillery, SJI Grange, Yvonne Swanburg SJ Vineyards, Susan and Peter Corning Synergy Farms, Rob Waldron Talking Horse Ranch, Joel and Margaret Thorson Thousand Flower Farms, Becki Day and Julie Strang Vinny’s Ristorante, John Sable and staff Rocky Bay Café, Linda Francis, John Stamie and Lenore Bayuk Wild Bird Bamboo;
Ricarda Burnett, Mary Sly, Alison Johnston, David Halpern, Rosa Blair, Jayne Hemmerich, Alison Engle, Nick Nicholson, Robin Blair, Jane Buck, Gourmet’s Galley, Mary Guy McCullough, Ralph Hahn, Mike Cohen, Jim Nollman, Kirk Fuhrmeister, Amanda Brast, Guthrie Tyson, Teddy Deane, Bob Freeauf, Greg
Sadowski;SJC Fair, Griffin Bay
Bookstore staff, Peter Kilpatrick, Megan Jones, Colleen Howe-Gregory, Jane Burton Bell, Sandy Strehlou, Roger de Roos, Anna Coffelt, Maya Gordon, Paul, Nina and Mars LeBaron, Nick, Therese Finn, Tom Pence, Vivien Burnett, Cam Pennington;
Mark Madsen, Kevin Ranker, Ben Goodman, Ellie and Eric Geiger, Lee Sturdivant, Kari Koski, Doug McCutchen, Peggy and Don Weir, Candace, Erik and Lucas Jagel, and Susan Key.
Susan KeyAgricultural Guild
LettersContinued from page6
8 — Wednesday, November 16, 2011 OBITUARIES The Journal of the San Juan Islands | SanJuanJournal.com
Gladys Shipley, 91, of Lopez Island, Wash., passed away on November 2, 2011 after a short illness at Yuma Medical Center in Yuma, Ariz.
Gladys was born on Feb. 1, 1920 in Bow, Wash. to Ira Payton and Lola F. (Guffey) Allen. Gladys attended Bow Elementary and graduated from Edison Washington High School.
After graduation she moved to Everett, Wash., where she went into nurses training at Everett General Hospital. While in train-ing, she met and married Alexander Shipley and they shared 55 years together before his death in 1995. Gladys and Al had one child, Myrna, in 1941.
Gladys was employed as an office manager for doc-tors’ offices until her retire-ment in 1978, when she and her husband moved to Lopez Island, Wash. to enjoy their retirement years. They traveled the world after retirement, including win-
tering in Yuma, Arizona.
After Al’s passing, Gladys bought a winter home in Yuma that she shared with her daugh-ter and son-in-law, Myrna and Dennis Mattson, whom Gladys always considered as her own son.
In her later years, Gladys was known as “Queen Mother, Gladys the Good” of the Lopez Red Hat Society. She developed a passion for Texas Hold’em Poker, playing six days a week during her winter months in Yuma. Gladys was a formidable opponent, telling the others that she had been playing poker lon-ger than most of them had been alive.
Gladys is preceded in death by her parents, Ira and Lola; her husband, Al; brother, Ralph; and sister, Ruth.
She is survived by her only child, Myrna Mattson and her husband, Dennis; two grandsons and their wives, Jeffrey and Cheree’ Mattson, and Scott and
Marcy Mattson; great-grand-son, Chase Mattson; great-granddaughter, Rylee Mattson; sister-in-law, Mary Allen; and many niec-es and neph-ews.
Her body just wore out and now she is with her beloved mate,
Alexander Shipley. May she rest in peace.
Visitation was held from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, Nov. 11, 2011 at the Lopez Union Center Church on Lopez Island, followed by a funeral service at 2 p.m., at the church.
Memorials may be made to the Lopez Union Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 155, Lopez Island, WA, 98261. Arrangements are in the care of Evans Funeral Chapel and Crematory, Anacortes and the San Juan Islands.
To share memories of Gladys, please sign the online guest register at www.evanschapel.com.
— Family of Gladys Shipley
Gladys Shipley
Gladys Shipley: 1920 — 2011Ermine D. Vannest,
founding member of the Garrison Bay Beach Club, died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011 after a brief illness.
Ermine had been a resi-dent of R House, an adult family home in Friday Harbor, since 2006 when she moved from her Seattle home to be closer to her son. She was able to be at home during her illness,
thanks to the loving care she received from Eugene, Maria, Waeow, Joan, and Gail.
Her family will be forever grateful for their kindness. Her family is also very grate-ful for the care
and guidance received from Hospice of the Northwest.
Ermine loved her family, her friends and neighbors, and Garrison Bay.
She lived her life with grace, dignity and a great sense of humor. She was a kind and gentle woman who will be
missed by many. She is survived by her son
Gary and his wife Pat, her son Joe and his wife Kay, her daughter Carolyn and her husband Lloyd; as well as many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.
There will be a celebration of Ermine’s life at R House, 1024 Harbor View Pl., on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011, start-ing at 2 p.m. Please come and bring a memory of Ermine to share.
— Family of Ermine Vannest
Ermine Vannest
Ermine Vannest
To all of Chris Garron’s Friends;
It is with a sad heart that I
share with you the following news. Chris died on Oct. 31, 2011 after experienc-ing many m u l t i p l e debilitating strokes. He went with grace and as a free soul. Chris was 47 years old and young at the same time. All of us, who knew Chris, knew his big heart and appreciated his warm and wonderful smile. Chris was always there for all of us in his own way.
Chris grew up on Whidbey Island.
He lived in Ohio, Palm Desert, and Seattle as an adult. He leaves behind his mother, Pattie Kearns, his father, Dale Garron in Colorado and Arizona, his sister Kim Garron and her daughter Sarah in Los Angeles, his aunt, Cathe Rutherford, and Andy Rutherford, his cousin.
His cat, Lemur, will remain on the island with “Aunt Cathe”.
Chris was proud of his
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Bob, 88, of Ephrata, Wash., took his last earthly flight.
He was born in Riverside, Calif. to Bernard and Esther Amick Nichols. His family moved to Seattle in 1936, where he graduated from Queen Anne High School in 1941.
The day after graduation he left for Alaska to work at Fort Richardson with his father.
Bob joined the army in1942 and went through paratrooper training. After receiv-ing a broken ankle, he could not jump, so drove a communication half track in the 4th Armored Division in WWII. This took him to Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge, and the liberation of Buchenwald and Dachau.
After the war he married Lorena Edgerton from Mukilteo, Wash., and they had three children.
In 1961, the family moved to Friday Harbor as Bob got a job flying with Roy Franklin and Island Sky Ferries. He was
also a flight instruc-tor extraordinaire
Later he joined Sam Buck and San Juan Properties as company pilot and broker. He also enjoyed boat-ing and took the Nicholsworth to Alaska several times.
After Lorena's lengthy battle with multiple sclerosis, he married one of his flying students, Vonnie Rouleau, and they eventually moved to Wenatchee, where Bob flew for Executive Flight for six years. In 1996 they
moved to Ephrata. He was active in the
Amateur Radio Club, Masons, Eastern Star and Sassy Sams RV Club. He was a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. He was a superb handyman and a great joke teller.
He was preceded in death by his son, Scott Nichols, retired Navy, and his grand-son, Brian Nichols, of Trinidad, Colo.
Bob is survived by his wife of 23 years, Yvonne Rouleau Nichols, sister, Lt. Col. Barbara Nichols, retired, of Lacey, Wash, daugh-ter, Valarie Nichols of
San Jose, Calif; son: Kimball
Nichols (Erin) retired Navy, of Trinidad, Colo., stepdaughters, Laurie Rouleau (John Dirvanowski) of Marysville, Wash., and Edie Rouleau (Gary Severin) of Ellensburg, Wash.
He was so proud of all the grandchil-dren: Tacy Nichols with greatgrandson Blayk. Robert A. Nichols ll, Breann Nichols, Morgan McPherson, Erinn McPherson, Kale Severin and Zena Severin.
There was a memorial service in Ephrata on Nov. 9 — and a celebration of Bob's life will be in Friday Harbor on Nov. 17, at the Roy Franklin Terminal. He had been the honored Pilot of the Year in 2010 and still considered Friday Harbor as “Home”. As requested, some of his ashes will be scat-tered over the island. May he forever fly.
— Family of Robert Nichols
Obituary: Robert Amick Nichols: Sept. 24, 1923 — Oct. 24, 2011
ObituariesContinued from page 8
Robert Nichols
business, Island Tours and Taxi. He was proud of the excellent customer service he provided. We all knew the white van with the green and white placards of Island Tours and Taxi he drove so proudly.
Chris moved to San Juan Island in 1990. Chris owned and operated his own busi-ness, Island Tour and Taxi. Chris loved riding his bike as a young child, skate-boarding was his constant sport during his teenage years.
Chris graduated from
College of the Desert in the Culinary Training program. One of his first jobs as grad-uate was with Indian Wells County Club in Indian Wells, Calif. After moving to Seattle, he worked as a waiter and assistant caterer.
Chris decided in 1990 to leave the food service business and moved to San Juan Island to start his taxi and tour business with his best friend, Brian Rayment. Chris enjoyed talking about the United States, and all of the current situations now facing the nation. He enjoyed music with his close friends. And he absolutely loved animals.
The family has requested
that should you want, you may remember Chris with a contribution to a trust fund at Islanders Bank in Friday Harbor under his name, Chris Garron. The fund will be used to pay his final expenses and should there be any remaining funds, the funds will go to the Friday Harbor Animal Shelter.
The family wishes to extend their appreciation for all of the kind words and gestures from the San Juan Island community at large. Chris will be missed by so many friends, acquaintanc-es, and of course his family.
— Family of Chris Garron
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By Scott Rasmussen When the Pioneers jumped out of the
gate by mowing down their first seven opponents, it was the first time in a long time that Lewis & Clark College, known more for its academics than athletics, start-ed a football season at 7-0.
And Friday Harbor's Roy Taylor has loved every minute of it.
"It's awesome," Taylor said of being part of the Pioneers 'Cinderella season'. "It's an amazing feeling."
And for Taylor, perhaps long overdue. A three-sport athlete and four-year vet-
eran of the Friday Harbor football program, Taylor, Class of 2011, endured four losing seasons as a member of the Wolverines football team. He was arguably the best player on a squad that found itself consis-tently undersized and outnumbered against most rivals.
But Taylor is looking forward, not back. The caliber of collegiate sports is a whole new ball game and, Taylor said, there's little time for reflection out on the gridiron.
He is a starter on three of the Pioneers four special teams, led the kickoff unit in tackles, and is second on the depth chart both as punter and as running back.
He’s also been recruited, to his surprise,
to join Lewis & Clark’s baseball team.After learning a few pointers about punt-
ing, Taylor said he’s booting the ball about 45 to 50 yards in the air on average.
It the pace of the collegiate game, how-ever, that blows his mind.
"The speed of the game is 10 times faster than in high school," Taylor said on the eve of Pioneers pivotal matchup Saturday at Linfield, which entered the contest ranked sixth in the nation in NCAA Division III football and undefeated, at 5-0, in Northwest Conference play. "Adjusting to the tempo is the hardest part, but it's something you get used to."
A win at Linfield would have catapulted the Pioneers into post-season play. Instead, their Cinderella season came to an abrupt
end in a 47-14 loss to the Wildcats, who finished regular-season play undefeated, at 9-0, and with a fourth consecutive conference championship in the bag.
The Pioneers finished the season at 7-2 overall, and 4-2 in confer-ence.
Taylor’s success in his first year of collegiate football comes as no surprise to former Friday Harbor coach Richard Ledford, who coached Taylor as a freshman. Ledford credits that success to Taylor’s work ethic and steadfast dedication to “get-ting the job done”.
"There's no slack in Roy Taylor," Ledford said. "If a coach had a Roy Taylor every year, then you'd have someone to point to. He’s the kind of person that a coach loves to have on your team.”
Taylor said balance is the key to handling the class-room workload and the demands of collegiate foot-ball, which can take up four or more hours of any day. Practice begins each day at 7 a.m.
But after a year of college level football, Taylor believes
that he’s much improved as a player. He’s certainly stronger.
“I’m benching 300 pounds now,” he said. “It’s about 30 pounds more than I could as a senior last year.”
He said that he’s quicker and more agile on the field as well.
But it’s the contact, especially on the kick-off team, that he enjoys the most.
“I love hitting people, that the best,” he said.
10 — Wednesday, November 16, 2011 SPORTS The Journal of the San Juan Islands | SanJuanJournal.com
Fishing derby tickets going fastThe 2nd annual Resurrection Derby begins Dec. 2
at the Port of Friday Harbor. And tickets are going fast, according to event organizer Kevin Klein.
“We’ve got about half of them left,” he said. Sponsored by the Puget Sound Anglers, the two-day
derby coincides with the start of winter salmon season in the San Juans and entry is limited.
The winter season is a “selective” fishery, in which only hatchery marked fish may be retained. Derby orga-nizers hope to raise awareness of the benefits of sport and selective fishing, while promoting stewardship of the marine habitat. Proceeds help fund local salmon enhancement projects.
ESPN Radio’s show, “The Outdoor Line”, will broad-cast live from the Port. Daily weigh-ins take place at Friday Harbor Seafood, noon to 4 p.m.
Purchase tickets online at resurrectionderby.com, or at local stores beginning mid-October. Entry fee is $400 per 4-person team. Entry is limited to the first 100 boats. There’s $15,000 in guaranteed prize money, including a first-place prize totaling $10,000.
Taylor shines in Lewis & Clark’s ‘Cinderella’ season
Contributed photoFreshman Roy Taylor and Lewis & Clark College teammates take the field in an early season contest. Roy Taylor
Former FH gridiron standout led Pioneers kickoff team in tackles
Wednesday, Nov 16■ Dept. of Emergency Management Lectures by Tim Walsh, 7 p.m., Grange. Topic will be “The Big One: Tusnami and Quake Impacts of a 9.0 Cascadia Quake.” Info at http://on.fb.me/v7ET00.
■ Island Rec TREC After School Program, 3 - 5:30 p.m., high school tech building, grades 6-12. Call Island Rec at 378-4953 for more info or visit www.islandrec.org.
■ Island Rec Badminton and Ping Pong, 8 - 10 p.m., Turnbull Gym, ages 15 and up. Call Island Rec at 378-4953 for more info or visit www.islandrec.org.
Thursday, Nov 17■ Island Stage Left presents “Blithe Spirit,” 7:30 p.m. — Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 4 p.m. Sundays, San Juan County Fairgrounds. Runs until Dec. Visit www.islandstageleft.org for a full schedule.
■ Get Crafty — Funky Jewelry, 3:15 - 4:15 p.m., library, meeting room, free.
■ Island Rec Indoor Soccer, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., fair building, ages 15 and up, $5. Call Island Rec at 378-4953 for more info or visit www.islandrec.org.
■ Island Rec Drop-in Adult Basketball, 8 - 10 p.m., Turnbull Gym, $2. Call Island Rec at 378-4953 for more info or visit www.islandrec.org.
Salon, 7 p.m., library, meeting room, free. Drop in to visit with Margie Harrison, the library direc-tor, and other avid read-ers. We meet each third Thursday of the month to discuss books we have been reading.
Saturday, Nov 19■ Island Rec Scooter & Trike Time, 6-7 p.m., Fair Building, $2. Call Island Rec at 378-4953 for more info or visit www.islandrec.org.
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Holiday art and gift show Owner Lee Brooks
traveled 2,000 miles for
this year’s show
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What’s Happening!
By Cali BagbyKids skip down the theater’s
aisles, drop their teddy bears and backpacks, and head for the stage.
One girl calls out, “Am I in act two?” and another girl hunkers down in a front row seat exclaim-ing, “Yep, this is the best spot.”
On stage, the Christmas tree’s lights twinkle, and a group of adults and at least a dozen kids, get in place — ready for action.
“I want more kicks, more mirth and be more perky — you’re a bird,” says Director Penelope Haskew, reading her notes from last night’s rehearsal.
Then the music starts and for the next several hours, the cast mer-rily knocks out the jubilant songs, and extensively choreographed dance and fight scenes of “Oh No! Granny’s got the Remote!”
The show centers around “Granny,” who takes charge of the children during a family reunion. She uses her “magical” television
remote to whisk them away to new worlds and teaches them lessons on how to be kind, to share and to be true to themselves.
The play, written by San Juan Island’s Penelope Haskew, comes to San Juan Community Theatre this November.
For the second year in a row, Haskew and Teddy Deane, the music director and composer, have teamed up to create a musical specifically for SJCT’s family theatre. After, last year’s “Stars Lore: A Mythological Musical,” which delighted crowds throughout its run, they thought they’d do it again.
Haskew wrote both plays with one major goal in mind — to get as many kids possible on stage, which they have achieved, both times, with casts of about 50 kids.
Running a show with that many kids — and 11 adults — can be chal-lenging, but Haskew said, “It’s mind boggling how smooth it’s going.”
Haskew admits that rehearsals
can get ridiculous with “kids climb-ing on walls and not focusing,” but once Deane starts the music every-one gets into character.
There are a variety of music styles in the play including “jump-swing,” “rock ‘n’ roll,” a Gilbert and Sullivan style “mini-operetta,” and original traditional-style holiday tunes.
“Teddy writes really fun stuff,” Haskew said. “The kids have a lot of fun with it.”
Deane is the per-fect teammate. He was the music direc-tor for a theater in Portland, Ore., for 10 years and he has written two full musicals, an oper-etta, a vaudeville show and television and radio themes. He estimates that he’s written more than 150 songs in his career, and some are getting a second life on internet sites like Youtube.
But before doing the music for last year’s “Stars Lore: A Mythological Musical,” he had taken a break from musical theatre compositions for about 20 years. Not that he was idle during that time — he was touring with his band and produced several albums of his own solo work.
But Deane said his music is nothing without a good story, and “Haskew has a really keen talent for that.”
Haskew’s inspiration to write a play for music theater comes from growing up on the East Coast with a family that often visited Broadway. As a youth there were two albums frequently turning on her record player — “Evita” and “The Wiz.” She said surely listening to those
influenced her play-writing and there are some similar themes between Dorothy going to Oz and “Granny’s” grandkids traveling to other worlds to learn important life lessons.
As costumes, a five-piece band, a strobe light and smoke are added to the final rehears-als, Haskew said she
likes to see the kids’ enthusiasm even if they get loud. What she finds most rewarding is seeing kids change throughout the process.
“It’s interesting to see new kids this year get more comfortable on stage and disappear into the charac-ters,” Haskew said.
More than 50 island kids hit the stage with lots of singing,
dancing and giggling
Journal photo/ Cali BagbySome kids get to celebrate Christmas, while other children are stuck in a television set — this is a scene from the theater’s upcoming show “Oh No! Granny’s got the Remote!”
‘Oh No! Granny’s got the Remote!’
At A Glance■ Friday and Saturday,
Nov. 18-19, 7 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 20, 2 p.m.
■ Tickets: Adults $15, Students $8, RUSH $5
■ For more info, visit www.sjctheatre.org
The new board of the San Juan Arts Council will meet on Orcas on Dec. 1 and elect officers.
“We have come a long way in the last two years and we look forward to even more adventure,” said Teddy Deane, president of SJCAC Steering Committee. “As we
move forward we hope that partici-pation will increase as we increase our value to the county-wide community.”
For membership, general informa-tion or a copy of
the SJCAC Comprehensive Plan please e-mail: [email protected].
New historical museum exhibit
A new exhibit opens at the San Juan Historical Museum interpreting historic school-houses and the establish-
ment of public school sys-tems in Washington State. The Exhibit Opening at the Etta Egeland Resource Center, 323 Price Street, is Wednesday, Nov. 16, 5-8 p.m. The exhibit includes photographs of early San
Juan Island schools and school necessities from days past, drawn from the museum’s collection. Suggested donation is $5 and students and muse-um members no charge. The exhibit is cosponsored by the Washington State Historical Society and runs through Jan. 30. For more info, call.378-3949 or visit www.sjmuseum.org.
Girl Scouts sell holiday pies
Local Girl Scouts are tak-ing pre-orders for home-made pumpkin and pecan pies until Friday, Nov. 18. Pies can be picked up at Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church on Spring Street, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. You can also donate pies, which the girl scouts will deliver, to the Community Thanksgiving Dinner.
For more info, contact
Jill Urbach at 298-4530 or [email protected].
Author event at Griffin Bay Bookstore
“Rainshadow World – A Naturalist’s Year in the San Juan Island” is an inspir-ing and heart-felt journey through one year on the island. Nancy Spaulding’s field drawings add a gentle touch depicting plants and animals in a place where the land meets the inland sea.
Author Susan Vernon and Spaulding will sign cop-ies of “Rainshadow World” at Griffin Bay Bookstore, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2-4 p.m.
Vernon is a cofounder of the San Juan Nature Institute, creator of numer-ous guides and interpre-tive exhibits, author of the long-running column San Juan Nature Notebook and surveyor of island wildlife. She was also the first person
to develop a captive rearing program for the rare island marble butterfly found only in the San Juan Islands.
The illustrations for Rainshadow World come from Spaulding’s 30-year archive of drawings of plants, animals, and land-scapes, and owns Spaulding Studios on San Juan Island.
Vote for “Broken Dreams” online
Oliver Strasser, of San Juan Island, and fellow musi-cian, Sierra Klingele, have written “Broken Dreams - Follow the Sun” for the Guitar Center Songwriting Competition.
Winners will record a three-song EP with Grammy award-winning producer John Shanks, $10,000, new gear, studio time at the Converse Rubber Tracks studio in New York City, and worldwide music distri-bution from Tunecore.
The musicians will be ranked based on their new online fan growth from now until Dec. 2.
You can view “Broken Dreams - Follow the Sun” at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhdx7JabVYY and click the subscribe button to place your vote.
Thanksgiving at the Grange Hall
For a special way to cel-ebrate and give thanks, attend a good old-fashioned Community Thanksgiving Dinner at the Grange, Nov. 24., 12 - 4 p.m.
“We have more volun-teers than ever this year,” says Minnie Knych, one of the organizers. “This year people started calling in early October to make sure they had a spot to partici-pate in the dinner.”
It is the one day a year where everyone can join in the camaraderie of giving thanks for the blessings we have.
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■ San Juan Farmers’ Market, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., High School Commons (enter off Guard Street). Visit your favorite ven-dors for products from turkeys to turnips, holiday wreaths, fine jewelry, jams, and more.
■ 3rd Saturday Contra Dance, 7-9 p.m., the Grange. Eric Curl (Seattle) calling with Hands Four. No partners needed. No experience necessary. $10/person donation (students half price). Info, 378-3836.
Sunday, Nov 20■ Annual “No-cost” Turkey Dinner, 2 p.m., High School Cafeteria. Bring a friend to this free Thanksgiving celebration.
Tuesday, Nov 22■ Learn about Medicare Part D options, 2 p.m., Mullis Center dining room, free. Info about Medicare prescription drug insur-ance choices. Each year seniors should review their coverage to ensure they have the least expen-sive plan.
■ Meeting for ADHD Family Support Group, 6 p.m., Presbyterian Church Library. Dr. Joel Milstein, a local expert, will be presenting information related to diagnosis and testing.
Friday, Dec 2■ Holiday Family Film Night, 7 p.m., San Juan Island Library, free. Enjoy a holiday movie with the family. Free popcorn and drinks are provided by Friends of the Library. Call the library at 378-2798 for movie title.
Saturday, Dec 3■ Holiday Festival: “Touch of Magic,” 5 p.m., San Juan Community Theatre.
Around town
SJ Arts Council to meet on Orcas Dec. 1
Arctic Raven Gallery’s seventh annual holi-day art and gift show opens Friday, Nov. 25, 10 a.m., with a hot cider reception from 4 – 7 p.m., at 130 First Street.
Owner Lee Brooks recently returned from the Saint Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea with fossilized whalebone, baleen and walrus ivory sculpture and jewelry from the Siberian Yup’ik, for this year’s show.
“To find the most elegant work you need to establish relationships with the best artists. Even if it means traveling almost to Russia -
over 2,000 miles,” said Brooks. “The remarkable thing was that after the first snow fell, it was eerily sunny and calm… an epic storm followed on the heels of my departure, with winds to 89 knots. The native carvers I had just visited were scrambling to find driftwood to stay warm.”
New prints depicting the Fraser River delta, by acclaimed Coast Salish artist Susan Point, the whimsical Tligit style carvings of Lonnie Acord, cards, calendars, Bering Sea jewelry and affordable gift items (like the piece shown, right) will also be featured in the show.
Arctic Raven’s show features art from island in the Bering Sea
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By Bob Levinson and Alice Deane Special to the Journal
Did you ever look at a tomato seed and realize the wonder of it all?
That tiny seed will eventually pro-duce pounds of fruit. Seeds have been the life blood of our civilization for thousands of years.
When settlers came to this coun-try they brought seeds with them for the next year’s crops.
They didn’t have stores to shop in and those seeds meant they would be able to survive another year. It was critical for the settlers to make sure they saved enough seeds for the next year’s crops.
Over the years they were able to select seeds from plants that pro-duced the best of the crop. Over the years and centuries their seeds represented the finest of the crop with the best chance of survival and high yield.
These seeds that were passed down from generation to generation are open-pollinated, meaning that
the seeds would produce the same type of plant that the parent seeds produced.
Today through plant science we are able to cross-pollinate different varieties of the same type of plant to produce offspring with certain quali-ties, mainly for commercial use.
These seeds are called hybrids and the seeds from these plants will not produce the same plant as the par-ent. You never know what you will get when you plant a seed from a hybrid plant.
Open-pollinated seeds will grow the same plants as the parent plants. Heirloom seeds are open-pollinated that are older than 50 years.
These are the seeds that have been handed down from generation to generation and over the years have developed resistance to disease and have good eating qualities and yields.
Due to hybridization, especially for the commercial market, and the genetically modified seed produc-tion we are losing many of the open-
pollinated seed stock. Organizations have formed to save heirloom seeds.
Norway has recently started a seed bank in the permafrost to save seeds for future generations, especially in case of catastrophic events. There are several seed-saving organization that are saving and reproducing many of these heirloom plants.
How does all this relate to you the home gardener?
If you are growing open-pollinat-ed plants you can save the seeds and plant them the next year. At the Master Gardener Demo garden we have been saving and replanting seeds for over five years. The seeds we have been saving are tomatoes, peppers, squash, garlic, peas and beans.
We have obtained these seeds from many sources and places, and will first grow them in the Demo Garden or in our own gardens to make sure they adapt to our climate. The fruit types are the easiest to save; plants such as beets, spinach, celery, broc-coli, carrots may have to be left in the
ground for another year to develop the seed pods.
The best way to save tomato seeds is to take the seeds from a cut tomato and place it in a sieve, then run water over the seeds gently rubbing the gel off the seed.
Place the seeds in a small dish with water. Any non-viable seeds will float to the top. Viable seeds will remain on the bottom. Let the dish stand for a few days, away from direct sunlight.
Then if needed, repeat the sieve procedure until the seeds are clean. Allow them to dry and place them in a sealed container, preferably in the refrigerator or cool place until the next planting season.
Follow the same procedure with pepper and squash seed. Beans and peas can be taken from dried pods.
For info about seed savings call the Extension office at 378-2064.
Saving seeds to plant next year
By Theresa SimendingerSpecial to the Journal
In 2010, Angela Bolger was the voice on the phone when you called the Sheriff ’s Office offering comfort and help. You would not know this newly separated mother of two teenage boys had a dream from childhood of becoming a registered nurse.
Bolger was working two jobs, at the Sheriff ’s Office and the Medical Center as a licensed practical nurse. She was struggling to keep it all together for her boys, still hoping her dream might one day come true.
Early in 2009 things were not going well for Bolger. Having just lost her home and car she was desper-ate. Lenore Bayuk, whom she credits as her mentor through it all, happened to be a Soroptimist. As Bolger relates it, Bayuk encour-aged Bolger to apply for the Women’s Opportunity Award.
Given annually by Soroptimist of Friday Harbor, the award is intended to help “head of household” women who are enrolled in or accepted to an under-graduate degree program or a vocational skills program. Bolger was not only awarded the coveted $2,500 from our local chapter in 2010, she went on to be awarded the regional prize of another $2,500.
The award money is intended to be used to off-set any costs associated with the recipient’s effort to attain
higher education; including books, childcare, transporta-tion, etc.
Bolger still tears up at the memory of the support she felt from the community of women in Friday Harbor. She bought a car for $1,000. The remaining sum together with student loans is being used for tuition, books, etc. She remembers clearly going to a garage sale look-ing for a table to study on. Remembering fondly yet another angel, the woman who ran the garage sale was also a Soroptimist. After rec-ognizing Bolger as the 2010 winner she then sold Bolger a computer for $20. Bolger completes all her classwork on the same computer.
Bolger recalls that after fin-ishing as many classes as pos-sible at San Juan Island branch of Skagit Valley Community College, it was necessary
to transfer to Whatcom Community College. She has one more quarter to go and then hopes to be accepted to the RN program. She cannot apply until she completes her final quarter. Bolger is cur-rently working two jobs while continuing her education and supporting her family.
Her two sons, although upset at her leaving the Friday Harbor communi-ty, consider Bolger a great role model in what she has already achieved.
Bolger’s voice has a waver as she recalls the love and support from Soroptimist. She wants to succeed “for all who put their faith in me.”
Her boys are right, Angela Bolger is already a success story to anyone who hears of this woman’s struggle at 42 to fulfill her childhood dream of becoming an RN.
Dec. 1 is the final day for
applications to be accepted and to be in competition for the Northwest region-
al award of an additional $4,000 to the Friday Harbor Award of $5,000.
Award helps local woman fulfill her dream
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7713.21771 Grantors: Northwest Trustee Ser- vices, Inc. U.S. Bank National Association Grantee: Donald M. Adams, an unmarried man Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 2009-0406012 Tax Parcel ID No.: 351457030000 Abbreviated Le- gal: A portion of Lot 29 & Lot 30, Plat of Price’s Scenic Addition to Friday Harbor Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. I. On November 28, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. inside the main lobby of the San Juan County Courthouse, 350 Court Street in the City of Friday Harbor, State of Washing- ton, the undersigned Trustee (subject to any conditions imposed by the Trustee) will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following described real property “Property”, situated in the County(ies) of San Juan, State of Washington: Lot 30, Plat of Price’s Scenic Addition to Friday Harbor, according to the Plat recorded in Vol- ume 1 of Plats, Page 94, Records of San Juan County, Washington; Excepting therefrom any portion of said Lot 30 lying Northerly of the fol- lowing described line: Commencing at a 5/8 inch diameter rebar set in concrete found as shown at Book 2 of Surveys, Page 87, Records of said County, as marking the Southwest cor- ner of said Lot 30; Thence along the Westerly boundary of said Lot 30 feet North 0 degrees 20’ 03” East, 68.82 feet to a point from which the Northwest corner of Lot 29, said Plat of Price’s Scenic Addition as shown at said Book 2 of Surveys bears North 0 degrees 20’ 03” East, 72.00 feet, said point being the true point of beginning of the line to be described; thence leaving Westerly boundary and along said line North 75 degrees 19’ 28” East, 50.55 feet; thence South 70 degrees 41’ 56” East, 52.52 feet; thence South 86 degrees 26’ 08” East, 36.14 feet to a point on the Easterly boundary of said Lot 30, said point being the point of ter- mination of said line; together with all the por- tion of Lot 29, said Plat of Price’s Scenic Addi- tion, lying Southerly of the above described line. Commonly known as: 65 Scenic Place Fri- day Harbor, WA 98250 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 03/24/09, recorded on 04/06/09, under Auditor’s File No. 2009-0406012, records of San Juan County, Washington, from Donald M. Adams, an un- married man, as Grantor, to First American Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation “Obligation” in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. to US Bank, National Association, under an As- signment/Successive Assignments recorded under Auditor’s File No. 2011-0805011. *The Tax Parcel ID number and Abbreviated Legal Description are provided solely to comply with the recording statutes and are not intended to supplement, amend or supersede the Proper- ty’s full legal description provided herein. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfac- tion of the Obligation in any Court by reason of the Grantor’s or Borrower’s default on the Obli- gation. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other defaults: Amount due to reinstate by 08/18/2011 Month- ly Payments $13,674.48 Late Charges $613.92 Lender’s Fees & Costs $457.96 Total Arrearage $14,746.36 Trustee’s Expenses (Itemization) Trustee’s Fee $775.00 Title Report $927.08 Statutory Mailings $19.52 Recording Costs $28.00 Postings $70.00 Sale Costs $0.00 Total Costs $1,819.60 Total Amount Due: $16,565.96 Other known defaults as follows: IV. The sum owing on the Obligation is: Principal Balance of $282,586.44, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument evidencing the Obligation from 12/01/10, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are provided by statute. V. The Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the Obligation as provided by statute. The sale will be made without representation or warranty, express or implied regarding title, possession, encumbrances or condition of the Property on November 28, 2011. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by 11/17/11 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a dis- continuance of the sale. The sale will be discon- tinued and terminated if at any time before the close of the Trustee’s business on 11/17/11 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subse- quent payments, late charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after 11/17/11 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire balance of principal and inter- est secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME AND ADDRESS Donald M. Adams 65 Scenic Place Friday Harbor, WA 98250 Donald M. Ad- ams P.O. Box 3332 Friday Harbor, WA 98250 Unknown Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Donald M. Adams 65 Scenic Place Friday Har- bor, WA 98250 Unknown Spouse and/or Do- mestic Partner of Donald M. Adams P.O. Box 3332 Friday Harbor, WA 98250 by both first class and either certified mail, return receipt re- quested on 05/09/11, proof of which is in the
p o s -session of the Trustee; and on 05/10/11 Grantor and Borrower were personally served with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted on a conspicuous place on the real property described in para- graph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee, whose name and address are set forth below, will provide in writing to anyone re- questing it a statement of all foreclosure costs and trustee’s fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to de- prive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their right, title and interest in the Property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for in- validating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OC- CUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest jun- ior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day follow- ing the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accor- dance with RCW 61.24.060. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwest- trustee.com and are incorporated by this refer- ence. You may also access sale status at www.northwesttrustee.com and www.USA- Foreclosure.com. EFFECTIVE: 08/18/2011 Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., Trustee Au- thorized Signature P.O. BOX 997 Bellevue, WA 98009-0997 Contact: Vonnie McElligott (425) 586-1900. (TS# 7713.21771) 1002.192776-FEI LEGAL NO. J1177 Published: The Journal of the San Juan Is- lands, The Island’s Sounder October 16, November 16, 2011
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The San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce and the 2011 Chamber Awards Committee recog-nized outstanding commu-nity service and excellence in the business community on Thursday, Nov. 10, 5:30 p.m. at the Roche Harbor Pavilion.
The award recipients were:
Susie and Hawk Pingree, and Rich Anderson received the Emerging Business Award for San Juan Distillery.
Manager Don Galt
was given the Customer Experience Award for Ace Hardware.
Eddie and Genie Williams were presented with the Buzz Award for San Juan Hot Shop and Flavor Emporium.
Frank Penwell received the Chamber Member of the Year, Roy Matsumoto was honored for his service to the country and Sam Buck was honored for his service to the community with an award that will become an annual award named after him.
And the Chamber awards go to...
New born 11-11-11
Contributed photo Sam Buck was honored for his service to the community with an award that will become an annual award named after him.
Contributed photo Jaydin Rivers Angel
Contributed photos Eddie Williams, middle, was presented with the Buzz Award for San Juan Hot Shop and Flavor Emporium. Frank Penwell, shown right, received the Chamber Member of the Year.
Jaydin Rivers Angel was born on… drumroll, please… Nov. 11, 2011, making him an 11-11-11 child. A most auspicious beginning.
Jaydin, who weighed in at 8 pounds, 9.6 ounces, and 20.4-inches long at birth, was born at Islands Hospital in Anacortes at 9:06 p.m. to first-time parents Jacob and Kristi Angel of Orcas Island.
Jacob and Kristi are owners/operators of Orcas Island-based Angel's Food catering.
Jaydin becomes the fourth member of the Angel house-hold, following big brother "Rama", the family german shepherd, into the fold.
Jaydin is the nephew of Roxanne Angel of Friday Harbor, and Claire Angel of Friday Harbor and Seattle. He is also the first-ever cousin of Jersie Angel of Friday Harbor.
He is the grandson of Barbara Angel of Friday Harbor, and of Kathy and Ron Ashley of Texas.