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Thursday, February 7, 2013 VOL. 18, NO. 27

See RECYCLE, page 11

See SLIDE, page 11

Justin Burnett photos

Coupeville Public Works road crews work to sandbag a section of Front Street in the hopes of slowing bluff erosion that’s threatening a sidewalk.

Front Street erosion stable for now

Kwarsick checks in for jail stint

Former Langley Mayor Larry Kwarsick checked into Island County Jail this week, serving the first of what will be a 15-day sen-tence.

Kwarsick, who is also the former planning chief for Coupeville, reportedly checked into the jail at about 9 a.m. as was required by the sen-tence handed down by Judge Vickie Churchill.

The ousted mayor and long-time public servant for several governments on Whidbey Island pleaded guilty to misdemeanor malfea-sance in Island County Superior Court this past December.

He altered the conditions of a permit for a family member’s home while working as the planning chief for Langley, before being elected the city’s mayor in 2011. The crime came to light as the result of a whistle-blower complaint.

Kwarsick is eligible to receive visitors be-tween the hours of 1:30 and 4 p.m. on Mon-days, Wednesdays and Fridays.

County gets OK to review recycle plan By Justin BurnettStaff Reporter

Reversing a decision to start curbside recy-cling service to rural parts of Whidbey Island and Langley is not impossible nor should it present any legal hurdles, county and state of-ficials have confirmed.

In fact, it should be a relatively simple mat-ter, according to Bill Oakes, director of Island County Public Works. All that’s required is that the commissioners hold a public hearing and vote to repeal the new ordinance.

“It’s finalized and in motion but just like they created it, they can take code off the books,” Oakes said.

“I don’t think there is anything that can’t be defused at this point,” he said.

On Monday, the board agreed to revisit its December decision to adopt an ordinance requiring Island Disposal, the county’s fran-chised garbage hauler, to begin a curbside recycling service.

It was unclear at the time, however,

By Justin BurnettStaff Reporter

A section of eroding bluff along NE Front Street in Coupeville that is threaten-ing a sidewalk is believed to be stable for now but the situation will continue to be monitored closely, town officials say.

Bruce Blyton, a geotechnical engineer with Kirkland-based Associated Earth Sciences, Inc., examined the site last week and was able to make several determina-tions, according to Mayor Nancy Conard.

First, the bluff is unlikely to erode much further in the immediate future. That means both the sidewalk and the road are probably safe for the time being, though that part of the gravel path re-mains closed for public use.

“What you see right now is what you can expect for the next couple of weeks,” Conard said.

Also, the problem is likely tied to man-made fill that was used to address a long ago erosion problem, possibly in the early 1960s. Chunks of concrete and asphalt were mixed with light sandy soils and the combination has proven particularly vul-nerable to scouring from tidal action.

“He said it’s really the fill that’s the un-derlying problem,” Conard said.

The fill is believed to have been used on

up to 400 feet of waterfront though the area that’s visibly affected, both from the view on the street and the beach, is only about 60 feet across.

That part of the bank, located between NE Kinney and NE Gould streets, began slough-ing off onto the beach earlier this month and the sidewalk in the area began to sag toward the beach. The process sped up rapidly last week, however.

“It went down even further with the heavy rain last night,” said Mary Young this past Tuesday, a Front Street resident of 14 years.

So much of the bank had fallen onto the beach that the section of gravel sidewalk is now noticeably lower than the surrounding area and large and deep cracks are visible along the path.

Town officials had been aware of the situ-ation for more than a week. Cones and a bar-ricade were erected but additional steps were Coupeville resident Mary Young looks over the

precipice of a section of eroding bluff on NE Front Street.

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A nearly $1.6 million bud-get amendment that is largely a housekeeping measure will be the subject of an Island County public hearing in Coupeville next week.

The meeting is scheduled to begin at 10:15 a.m. Mon-day, Feb. 11, in the commis-sioners hearing room, 1 NE Sixth St.

Action is expected to be taken by the Island County Commissioners following public comment.

The budget amendment is the result of five properties on Central Whidbey — totaling about 90 acres — that were

protected this past December with conservation easements brokered by the Whidbey Ca-mano Land Trust.

All the easements were purchased with a combi-nation of county, state and federal grant money along with donations from private landowners. Collectively, they amounted to more than $1.9 million.

Although all the mon-ey was secured by the land trust, the county is holding many of the easements and that requires the funds to be accounted for in the 2012 budget, according to Island County Budget Director Elaine Marlow.

"It's pass through money,"

she said.The budget amendment

will include about $1.6 mil-lion of the total. The differ-ence, $354,000 of Conserva-tion Futures Fund money, has already been accounted for in the budget, she said.

Each of the properties are located within Ebey's Land-ing National Historical Re-serve, are used solely for agri-culture and were identified as critical areas for the protec-tion of scenic view sheds.

Participating landowners included the Pickard, Engle and Brown families in the Coupeville area, and Judy Lynn whose property is locat-ed on the north side of Penn Cove.

County to amend budget

CHS student serves as pageBrian Norris served as

a legislative page for the House of Representatives in Olympia the week of January 14-18.

Brian attends Coupeville High School and is the son of Joel and Lorene Norris. He was sponsored by state Rep. Norma Smith, R-Clinton.

“Brian is a natural lead-er,” Smith said. “His interests in international business and economics combined with his terrific work ethic give him the makings of a next genera-tion entrepreneur.”

Each year, students from around the state apply to par-ticipate in the legislative page program.

Students spend a week at-tending page school, learning the inner workings of state government and assisting leg-islators on the House floor.

Pages earn $35 each day while serving in the program.

To become a page, appli-cants must have a legislative sponsor, be between the ages of 14 and 16, and obtain writ-ten permission from their parents and school.

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Coupeville High School student Brian Norris recently served as a legislative page for state Rep. Norma Smith, R-Clinton.

By Jim WallerStaff Reporter

Wolf Pack Pride in-vaded Coupeville Elemen-tary School recently, and its adorability quotient sky-rocketed.

Coupeville High School cheer coach Cheridan Eck and her team hosted a junior cheer camp the past four weeks (one day a week) for youngsters from kindergar-ten through the fifth grade, and 76 girls took part.

Eck said, “I taught the girls a couple cheers and a fun, easy routine. We also did some fun games and freestyle dancing as well.”

The camp conclud-ed with performances at Coupeville High School bas-

ketball games. The K through second-

grade girls delighted the crowd at the halftime of the girls varsity game Tuesday, Jan. 29.

The third- through fifth-graders spread their spirit at the boys varsity game Fri-day, Feb. 1.

Eck said her team had a “great time” working with the youngsters. And, the grade-schoolers weren’t the only ones to learn some-thing during the camp.

Eck said, “I feel that they (her team) learned how much these young girls look up to them and how they can be a positive role model. I was really proud how they all stepped up and took care of the young girls.”

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Noted Coupeville wood-worker Roger Purdue will be honored next month for his work for the Penn Cove Water Festival.

The longtime wood-worker will also provide a gift of 15 years worth of lo-gos that will be used to pro-mote the popular festival.

Vicky Reyes, president of the Penn Cove Water Festival Association, said Purdue will be honored for his years of volunteer work designing a new image for the festival each year.

The event will also in-clude unveiling the logo for the 2013 edition of the festival.

The image release cele-bration is 2-4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 10 at the Coupeville Recreation Hall.

Purdue’s efforts design-ing the logo for the an-nual festival that celebrates Whidbey’s Native Ameri-can tradition will be hon-ored during an image re-lease party held next month at the Coupeville Recre-ation Hall.

That party includes the unveiling of the logo for the 2013 festival that takes place May 18. That logo will appear on T-shirts, posters and other artwork that helps promote the an-nual event.

The highlight of the festival is the canoe races, where competitors repre-senting tribes from across the Puget Sound and Can-ada paddle in a variety of races through Penn Cove from the boat launch at

Capt. Coupe Park. The festival also hosts

entertainment to foster cultural understanding. Na-tive American storytellers, dancers and musicians have performed during the day-long event.

Reyes said the Penn Cove Players will perform a melodrama highlighting Whidbey’s settlers and na-tives.

Organizers are trying to expand activities for older youth by including a chance to participate in carving a canoe.

For more information about the Penn Cove Water Festival, go to www.penncov ewaterfestival.com.

Coupeville artist honored for iconic Water Festival images

The Coupeville Planning Commission’s next meeting has been cancelled.

Scheduled for Feb. 5, the meeting was called off for a lack of agenda items. The group’s next meeting is set

for March 5 though it also is tentative and based on action items.

The planning commission meets on the first Tuesday of the month. For more infor-mation, call 360-678-4461.

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Coupeville High School cheerleader Elizabeth Bishop, left, and the junior cheerleaders ready for their routine at the Wolves varsity girls basketball game.

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Coupeville High School cheerleader Jovanah Foote follows junior cheerleader Katie Marti.


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WAIF is thankful for volunteers who helped raise new barn

Whidbey Animals’ Improvement Foundation (WAIF) is grateful for the extraordinary volunteer efforts that went into constructing WAIF’s multi-purpose barn lo-cated on WAIF’s new shelter site.

From Clinton to Oak Harbor, animal lovers donated more than 800 hours of volunteer labor to come togeth-er to help create a legacy of caring for Whidbey Island’s stray and abandoned companion animals.

Whidbey Island’s island-wide animal shelter would like to recognize the huge volunteer efforts that have gone into building the multi-purpose barn.

From July through December of 2012, over 100 volun-teers generously donated their free time of over 800 hours in less than ideal weather conditions to build a multi-pur-pose barn that will help WAIF continue to grow its mis-sion of helping the stray and abandoned animal popula-tion of Whidbey Island.

Nearing completion, the barn represents significant progress as the first phase in WAIF’s new shelter con-struction.

We’re extremely humbled and appreciative of the involvement of the community and members of the mili-tary. Everyone’s willingness to donate their free time and help WAIF build its new barn is an energizing first step toward WAIF’s future.

It’s a very exciting time for WAIF and it’s been made possible with the generous help and dedication of our vol-unteers.

It was a true coming together of the local community and indicative of the giving nature of Whidbey Island — an inspiring example of civic pride that WAIF was grate-ful to be a part of.

Groups such as the Lions, military personnel and indi-viduals gathered from all over the island to work together on the barn’s construction.

In addition to the volunteer labor, WAIF also received generous in-kind donations of architectural services, gen-eral construction management and materials.

Making this all possible are also the generous dona-tions that WAIF has received to date through its capital campaign for the new shelter.

The funds donated have allowed WAIF to proceed in the construction of the barn and when the new shelter is built, the multi-purpose barn will be used to hold events, programs and educational classes for those passionate about caring for Whidbey Island’s companion animal population.

The barn is anticipated to be completed in May, so if you didn’t get to help out in 2012, there will be more op-portunities in 2013.

Once complete the barn will provide immediate office space for WAIF’s capital campaign team and a location where people can learn more about WAIF’s efforts to build a new shelter.

For more information about Whidbey Animals’ Im-provement Foundation, visit www.waifanimals.org.

John Rohrerproject manager

WAIF volunteer barn

What do osprey and Puget Sound Energy have in common?

The Whidbey Audubon Society invites the public to explore this question at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 14.

The osprey use power poles for nesting and PSE use them for bringing elec-tricity to residential homes and businesses on Whidbey Island.

Melvin Walters coordi-nates the development and implementation of PSE’s Avian Protection Plan.

He oversees continual improvement and main-tenance of the program, responds to all avian power line incidents, prioritizing areas of concern and actions

needed to proactively pre-vent electrocutions and col-lisions, and improve system reliability.

Walters has had a career in the environmental indus-try for over 40 years.

He has been project man-ager, manager of environ-mental compliance, environ-mental scientist, biologist, consultant and ecologist, with in-depth knowledge of environmental affairs.

The free program is at the Unitarian Universal-ist meeting house at 20103 Highway 525 in Freeland.

Refreshments and social-izing begin at 7 p.m. fol-lowed by a meeting at 7:15 p.m. and the program begins at 7:30 p.m.


The U.S. Navy invites you to comment on the Engineering Evaluation/ Cost Analysis for Former Aviation Fleet Gunnery School Sites At Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, Oak Harbor, Washington

The U.S. Navy prepared an Engineering Evaluation/ Cost Analysis (EE/CA) to evaluate potential alternatives for dealing with munitions-related chemical contaminants in surface soil at two former gun ranges at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island, Oak Harbor, Washington. The former gun ranges, referred to as Machine Gun Ranges (MGRs) B and C and the Mobile Turret Tower Range (MTTR), are part of the former Aviation Fleet Gunnery School. The EE/CA discusses risks posed by the sites, evaluates cleanup alternatives, and identifies a recommended alternative. The risk evaluation in the EE/CA was based upon a previous preliminary assessment and a site investigation conducted at the two sites.

The Navy is the lead agency and invites you to comment on all alternatives considered in the EE/ CA. The following alternatives were evaluated:

• NoAction

• LandUseControls(AdministrativeControls)–Administrativecontrols imposed to limit Navy development of the sites to “non-residential” land uses

• LandUseControls(AdministrativeandPhysicalControls)–Administrative controls imposed to limit Navy development of the sites to “non-residential” land uses and install physical barriers such as fences, gates, and signs to limit access to portions of the sites

• Soil Removal – Clearing, grubbing, and removal of theuppermost 2 feet of soil where practicable in areas where soil exceeding the applicable regulatory cleanup level was identified in the previous site investigation

Based on available information, the Navy’s recommended alternativeisLandUseControls(AdministrativeControls)tolimitNavy development of both sites to non-residential land uses, which would allow recreational, industrial, commercial, office, and educationaluses.Prohibitedlanduseswouldincluderesidentialhousing, elementary and secondary schools, child-care facilities, and playgrounds.

The Navy will choose the final alternative after considering public comments and may select any one of the alternatives.

Public Comment Period is January 28 through February 27, 2013. The EE/CA will be available at the reference desk of the following public libraries during this period:

Oak Harbor Library360-675-51151000 SE Regatta DriveOak Harbor, WA 98277Mon-Thurs:9AM-8PMFriday:9AM-5PMSaturday:10AM-5PMSunday:1PM-5PM

Coupeville Library360-678-4911788 NW Alexander StreetCoupeville, WA 98239Mon&Wed:10AM-8PMTues&Thurs-Sat:10AM-5PMSunday: Closed

Anacortes Public Library(360) 293-19101220 10th StreetAnacortes, WA 98221Mon:10AM-7PMTues–Fri:11AM-7PMSat.&Sun:Noon-5PM

The EE/CA is also available online: https://portal.navfac.navy.mil/portal/page/portal/navfac/navfac_ww_pp/navfac_efanw_pp/tab33522:tab34368

Written comments must be postmarked by February 27, 2013. The Navy will extend the public comment period at least 15 additional days or schedule a public meeting to discuss the EE/ CA upon timely receipt of a request. You may request an extension of the comment period or a public meeting prior to February 27, 2013.

After the public comment period ends, the Navy will prepare a written response to all significant comments, and comment responses will be included in the Administrative Record file. The Navy will consider public comments in the final selection of an alternative and will document the selected alternative in an Action Memorandum.

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The following incidents were reported to the Coupe-ville Marshal’s Office:

Monday, Jan. 2810:10 a.m., a student was

caught with marijuana at Coupeville High School.

Tuesday, Jan. 291:47 p.m., a wanted person

was seen at Island County Superior Court.

2:22 p.m., public assis-tance on N.E. Seventh Street.

5:52 p.m., commercial fire alarm on N.W. Sixth Street.

11:49 p.m., welfare check for a young male hitchhiker who looks like he’s wrapped in hospital blankets at S. Main Street and Highway 20.

Wednesday, Jan. 3012:16 p.m., a person re-

ported an ongoing animal problem in Prairie Village Apartments where a person is baiting stray cats to the area.

1:25 p.m., a Budget rental

truck was swerving at High-way 20 and N.W. Broadway Street.

3:25 p.m., a disorderly female was at town hall com-plaining about a county as-sessor.

Thursday, Jan. 3112:28 a.m., theft reported

at N.E. Third Street.11:27 a.m., person com-

plained about controlled burning on a construction site for several days on N.W. Broadway Street. When contacted, the subjects said they are personal friends with the mayor of Coupeville and were given permission.

Friday, Feb. 110:07 a.m., a white male

was reported coming out of the north corner of Outlying Field waving his arms.

Saturday, Feb. 22:48 p.m., several people

can be heard yelling in the area of Arnold Road and Zyl-stra Road.

Police respond to hitchhiker

The Coupeville Lions Club recently honored Coupeville High School’s Students of the Quarter, who were selected by the high school teaching staff based on academic excellence, community service and school activities including student government and team sports.

This quarter’s winners are Danny Savalza, son of Hank and Debra Savalza and Katelyn Wynn, daughter of Alan Wynn and Robyn Myers.

Danny Savalza has played football, soccer and been a member of the jazz band for four years. He is on the ASB

board, a member of the National Honor Society, active with community service and a part-time job. He will be attending college this fall.

Katelyn Wynn has been a member of the Drama Club, the History Day program and in the National Honor Society. She was a page in Olympia for Rep. Barbara Bailey. She is also active in community service including Big Brother/Big Sister program while holding a part-time job. She will attend college this fall.

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Danny Savalza and Katelyn Wynn have been selected

by Coupeville High School staff as stu-

dents of the quar-ter. The pair was

recently honored by the Coupeville Li-

ons Club.

Students honored by Lions Club

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Mary Ellen Ethridge

Mary Ellen Ethridge passed away on Jan. 12, in the company of family at Whidbey General Hospital, from complications of pneu-monia. Mary was born Feb. 18, 1926 to Martha and Glenn Wagner in Walla Walla, Wash. She was raised in LaGrande, Ore., where in 1944, she met a young Army Air Corps Lieutenant, Virgil “Bill” Ethridge. Shortly after their marriage, Bill was deployed to England as a B-17 bombardier. After the war, Mary and Bill moved to Southern California, where Bill attended and gradu-ated from USC. The couple moved numerous times over the years, settling in Vancouver, Wash. in 1961. After a stint as an assembly worker for Textronix, Mary enrolled at the University of Portland, earning a Master’s Degree in psychology in 1970. She then worked as a rehab counselor for several Portland social service agen-cies.

In 1979, Mary and Bill built their dream retirement home on Scenic Heights Drive, between Oak Harbor and Coupeville. Never one to be idle, Mary looked for opportunities to become involved in their new com-munity and worked for a time as the director of the Tennex sheltered workshop, as well as an instructor at Skagit Valley College. A life-

long lover of music and the arts, Mary took cello lessons and completed an intensive two-year City and Guilds Design Certificate program. She and Bill were instrumen-tal in organizing and man-aging the Whidbey Island Jazz Festival. In 2008, Mary and Bill helped spearhead an effort to create an Island County Veteran’s Memorial, which now stands at the Coupeville Law and Justice Center.

Mary is survived by her husband Bill, brother Bob (Audeen), daughter Linda Caton (John), son Doug (Sue), grandchildren Alex Caton and Nick Caton (Julie), and great-granddaughter Kaeldra Caton.

Memorial gifts in Mary’s name are welcomed to Senior Services of Island County and the Whidbey Island Hospital fund. The commu-nity is invited to a celebration of Mary’s life 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 at the Coupeville Methodist Church.

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New hopes for law-and-justice tax surfaceBy Justin BurnettStaff Reporter

Staffing woes within the Island County Sheriff’s Office and subsequent fears of los-ing 24-hour coverage on Ca-mano and Whidbey islands have helped breathe new life into hopes for a law-and-jus-tice tax.

Sheriff Mark Brown has been scratching his head over the past month wondering how to deal with a string of existing or pending officer vacancies; two have already left, two others are looking at new jobs elsewhere and up to three more are on the verge of retirement.

Because it takes nearly seven months for new recruits to hit the road in a squad car from their date of hire, he will likely have to fill the gap with overtime and, possibly, the unpopular prospect of can-celing vacation time.

Not only does that leave

him with the headache of try-ing to scratch up funding for the extra overtime, but he’s still left with the day-to-day realities of sick staff or other unexpected staffing prob-lems, such as medical leave due to injuries.

The department has al-ready implemented new poli-cies to manage the problem. On Jan. 16, a memo went out to all commissioned depu-ties alerting them that they were no longer to respond to residential burglary alarms or wireless 911 area checks.

But Brown and depart-ment officials fear this is just the beginning, that eventually the end result will be the loss of 24-hour coverage in Island County, first on Camano and then on Whidbey.

“I’m certainly going to fight to keep that from hap-pening but I can’t guarantee it,” Brown said.

“But to sit around and wait until that happens …”

he added.Although the county’s

top cop has been briefing the commissioners on the situ-ation over the past month, sitting around is something he says he simply can’t afford to do.

This month, he rekindled discussions at the Law and Justice Council about the prospects of putting before voters a new tax that would drum up additional funding for criminal justice needs.

The council last year passed a resolution that rec-ommended the commission-ers move ahead with a 0.3 percent of sales tax — about 3 cents to a $10 purchase — but the board declined to do so for a variety of reasons.

There was talk about transferring some of the law-and-justice tax dollars to other county functions, a plan Brown was adamantly against, and there was also concern that the county wasn’t prepared to success-fully sell such a measure to the public.

At the Law and Justice Council, Brown’s request to pick up the torch again in the near future met with resis-tance.

“I’m not in favor of for-warding anything to the com-

missioners at this moment,” said Council member Bob Clay, who is also a Coupeville town councilman. “I think there are more questions that need to be answered.”

Specifically, the Island County Deputy Sheriff’s Guild have been working without a contract for years and it’s currently in a state of arbitration. Until that’s resolved, and it’s clear what money is going where, Clay said he just isn’t comfort-able asking voters to approve anything.

Brown argues that as an elected official, guild con-tracts are entirely out of his control and that it’s unfair for his budget to be “held hos-tage” by negotiations that he doesn’t even participate in.

But there is also argument about whether any new tax should be a sales or prop-erty tax. A sales tax is more limited because only so much

money can be raised do to a state cap. Also, what money is generated will have to be split between the county and Whidbey’s three municipali-ties.

A property tax is much more versatile by comparison because there is no ceiling on how much can be requested and the funds received can be spent only on Island County law and justice needs.

Clay said he is leaning toward a sales tax, if any-thing, because he believes it would tax everyone and not just property owners. Par-ticularly, tourists would also have to contribute. Tourism is one of the county’s primary economic drivers and visitors also benefit from law enforce-ment, he said.

Others, such as Oak Har-bor Mayor Scott Dudley, are adamantly against another sales tax. They maintain that as the urban center and sales

backbone of the county, Oak Harbor would carry much of the burden for county-wide services.

“It’s extremely unfair,” Dudley said.

He also worries that it will drive many to travel off island to do their shopping, a trend that would be detrimental to city businesses. Dudley said he had and voiced the same concerns in 2012.

“I made it known last year and I will be vocal again,” Dudley said.

But it’s not just Brown who is looking for relief. Is-land County Prosecutor Greg Banks has also been at the forefront of the issue. While he did receive some relief with temporary staff last year, Banks’ department remains short staffed despite hav-ing to juggle three separate murder cases over the past six months. He also is hoping for action as soon as possible as it will take some time for the measure to be placed on a ballot and even longer before money is allocated to various departments.

“It’s a journey,” Banks said.

“We need to start now.”

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Deputy Chris Garden with the Island County Sheriff ’s Office gives a motorist a speed warn-ing at Camp Casey on Central Whidbey. Sheriff Mark Brown is juggling critical staffing lev-els and is again seeking support for a law-and-justice tax.

prosecution and maintained the bail at $5 million.

Court documents indicate that Baker has hired a men-tal health expert to explore the possibility of a defense based on insanity or dimin-ished capacity.

Kathie Baker was last seen alive June 2. Deputies with the Island County Sher-iff’s Office started investigat-ing her disappearance after Kathie’s boss at Raytheon Corporation in Denver re-ported that he couldn’t get

hold of her.After finding bloody drag

marks in the house and get-ting contradictory stories from Baker about his wife’s whereabouts, detectives ob-tained a search warrant for the home and called in the state patrol’s Crime Scene Response Team to help pro-cess the scene, according to court documents. Baker was arrested June 9.

Kathie’s body, wrapped in a tarp, was found in a ravine near their home. Her

cause of death was deter-mined to be blunt force trau-ma to the head and ligature strangulation. Investigators found a ball-peen hammer with hair stuck to it in a gar-bage can in the garage.

A detective’s report on the case indicates that the motive for the alleged murder may have been another woman. Baker’s alleged mistress was staying with him at his Greenbank home soon after Kathie was murdered, court documents state.


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A 62-year-old pizza man and Antarctic scientist ac-cused of killing his wife and dumping her tarp-wrapped body behind their Green-bank home will remain in jail on $5 million bail after the prosecution exposed him as a sex offender.

Robert “Al” Baker’s trial was also moved to July 16, at the request of the pros-ecution. He was originally scheduled to go to trial Feb. 25 on a charge of first-de-gree murder in the death of his wife, 53-year-old Kathie Baker.

The couple owned Har-bor Pizzeria in Freeland and they were well known in the community. They were both also scientists with ties to government programs in Antarctica.

Baker appeared in court Monday, looking much dif-ferent than he had previously. His white beard has grown long while he’s been in jail over the last seven months.

Baker’s attorney, Tom Pacher of Coupeville, asked the judge to reduce Baker’s bail to $50,000.

He said that circumstanc-es have changed since Baker’s bail was originally set at $5 million. He pointed out that Baker’s assets are all tied up in court after his wife’s

family invoked the “slayer statute” to prevent him from profiting from the alleged murder of his wife.

In addition, Pacher ar-gued that Baker could help with his own defense if he was out of jail and had ac-cess to legal materials. Plus, Baker is willing to relinquish his passport.

Senior Deputy Prosecu-tor Eric Ohme, on the other hand, argued that Baker’s bail should remain extraordi-narily high.

Ohme said he’s been able to uncover information about Baker’s criminal back-ground since the original bail hearing, which shows that the pizza man is dangerous and at risk of fleeing if re-leased from jail.

Baker is a convicted sex offender, though he some-how was able to work for Raytheon and Lockheed Martin as part of the United States Antarctic Program. He met both his late wife and alleged love interest through his work at the South Pole. Court documents written by Baker’s former attorney state that he is “an internationally recognized expert in cryo-genics,” the study of materi-als at very low temperatures.

According to Ohme, Baker was arrested in Clo-verdale, Calif., in May 1991 on suspicion of 10 felony sex crimes. He was convicted

six months later on three counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. His victim was his stepdaughter. Baker was sentenced to five years in prison, with four years suspended.

In September of 1992, a warrant was issued for Baker after he violated probation by failing to register as a sex offender, according to Ohme. He was arrested in Bend, Ore., two months later and extradited back to Califor-nia. He was ordered to serve the four-year suspended sentence. Baker was released from prison in February of 1997. Ten years later, he mar-ried Kathie.

Ohme said Baker also vi-olated a court order by con-tacting his alleged mistress, who is a witness in the case. Baker was supposed to split a $10,000 cashier check with his late wife’s trust. Instead, he mailed it to his mistress in Alaska with a personal note.

“He’s an extreme risk of flight and poses an extreme risk of committing a violent offense,” Ohme said. “He has shown he does not respect and will not follow court orders.”

Ohme said he could have asked to have Baker’s bail revoked altogether, but it seemed pointless because it was already at $5 million.

In the end, Judge Alan Hancock agreed with the

Greenbank murder suspect also a sex offender

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Robert “Al” Baker appeared in Island County Superior Court Monday where he faces mur-der charges in the June 2012 death of his wife Kathie Baker.

In 1957, a group of women formed the North Whidbey Women’s Hospi-tal Guild, which eventually led to the creation of a great number of additional guilds up and down Whidbey Is-land with a singular purpose in mind — to get a hospital built on Whidbey Island.

This original group, com-monly referred to as “The Parent Guild,” worked from 1957 to 1970, generating the community support and po-

litical will that eventually led to the opening of Whidbey General Hospital on March 8, 1970.

Through a collaborative effort between the WGH Foundation, the WGH Aux-iliary and hospital leader-ship, those women were recently honored with a me-morial plaque and dedica-tion ceremony.

In the center of the plaque is a large heart in-scribed with the names of

the original Parent Guild members who began the fundraising marathon that eventually led to the opening of WGH.

Once the Parent Guild accomplished their mission and the hospital was built, they changed their name to the WGH Auxiliary and have continued to support WGH through volunteerism

and fundraising for the last 42 years. Surrounding the heart are plates for engrav-ing the names of Auxiliary members who have passed away.

At the ceremony, CEO Tom Tomasino quoted Mar-garet Mead in that we should “never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, com-mitted citizens can change

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the world, indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.”

He went on to say that “the names on this plaque represent such a group who

forever changed the lives of thousands of citizens in our community. Today we honor their memory and our his-tory with this dedication.”



Perennial power Lynden Christian took its first step to-ward winning its eighth state championship by overwhelm-ing the visiting Coupeville High School girls basketball team 55-18 in the opening round of the district tourna-ment Monday.

The Wolves closed out the regular season with a 48-21 win over visiting Granite Falls Tuesday, Jan. 29, and a 59-32 loss at King’s Friday

Coupeville (6-15) tried to avoid elimination from the district playoffs when it trav-eled to South Whidbey (11-11) last night in a loser-out game. Results were not available at press time. If the Wolves won, they play at 7 p.m. Friday at the loser of last night’s Blaine/King’s game.

Lynden Christian (18-3) used a relentless defense to roll by the Wolves. Coupeville handled the Lyncs’ pressure early, but midway through the first quarter what was a trickle of turnovers became a wide-open faucet.

Lynden Christian turned four turnovers into eight points to jump to a 12-5 first quarter lead. Then came the flood.

Coupeville started the second period with five con-

secutive turnovers which the Lyncs converted into 10 points.

By the time the quarter was over, Coupeville failed to score and LC led 30-5.

For the game, the Lyncs scored 27 points off 40 Coupeville turnovers.

The mistakes and Lynden Christian’s defense limited Coupeville’s offensive op-portunities. The Wolves shot only 13 percent (2-for-15) the first half and finished the game shooting 27.7 percent (8-for-30).

Bree Messner hit a hoop with 3:12 left in the first quar-ter, and the Wolves wouldn’t hit another field goal until Bessie Walstad scored 90 sec-onds into the third period, a span of 14 minutes.

Lynden Christian pulled off its press in the second half, but its aggressive man-to-man defense continued to frustrate the Wolves. LC led 40-10 heading into the final period.

Walstad scored six points and had two assists to lead Coupeville. Messner finished with four points, while Kacie Kiel, Lauren Escalle, Ma-kana Stone and Hailey Ham-mer had two each. Hammer collected a team-high eight rebounds.

In the win over Granite

Falls (0-13, 1-18), Coupeville held the Tigers to only three points in the first half, leading

9-3 at the quarter and 24-3 at the break.

The tone for the Senior

Night contest was set from the get-go as Coupeville forced Granite Falls into three turnovers and three air balls in its first six posses-sions.

Coupeville coach David King used 10 players in the first period, giving all six seniors playing time in their final home game.

Ten of the 11 Wolves who played scored, including all the seniors: Walstad eight, Escalle five, Rhiannon Ells-worth four, Haley Marx two, Jai’Lysa Hoskins two and Katie Kiel two.

Freshman Stone finished with nine points. Sophomore Hammer added seven, junior Amanda Fabrizi six and ju-nior Messner three.

Senior cheerleaders Dar-ian Emerick, Emily Clay, Iris Ryckaert, Nicole Becker and Teri Lee were honored at half time.

After playing King’s tough the first time through the schedule, King thought his club had a chance to up-set the Knights the second time around. A strong start by King’s, however, dashed those ideas.

King’s (10-4, 13-7) loves to press and the Wolves handled the pressure well when the two teams met Jan. 8 (a 41-33 King’s win).

This time, however, turn-overs from the press haunted Coupeville in the first quarter as the Knights went ahead 12-4 and led 25-16 at half-time.

King said the Wolves felt good being down by only nine after the shaky first quarter.

Coupeville ran into a dif-ferent problem in the third quarter. Its defenders were slow in closing out on shoot-ers and the Knights sank three three-pointers to push their lead to 41-24.

The Knights also benefit-ted from shooting 14 more foul shots than Coupeville, hitting 11 of 21 to the Wolves’ two of seven.

King said although the Wolves’ execution was lack-ing, their effort wasn’t: “The one thing about this team is the effort they give every night from the tip to final buzzer.”

He pointed out hustle plays by Messner and Escalle led to baskets late in the game even though the game was out of reach.

Stone finished with eight points and eight rebounds. Madeline Strasburg had five points; Fabrizi, Messner and Walstad four each; Escalle, Hammer and Marx two each; and Hoskins one.

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Coupeville’s Lauren Escalle leads the fast break for the Wolves at Lynden Christian Monday.


Suffering through a mis-erable shooting night, the Coupeville High School boys basketball team lost 70-19 at Lynden Christian in the first round of the district tourna-ment Tuesday.

Last week Coupeville finished up the conference season with a 62-27 loss at Granite Falls Tuesday and a 66-36 home loss to King’s Friday.

The Wolves (1-20) now go to South Whidbey at 7 p.m. tonight to face the Falcons (4-18) in a loser-out game.

Coupeville expected a full-court press in its game against top-seeded and third-ranked Lynden Christian, and unlike many times this season, the Wolves had little trouble with the pressure.

Coupeville was so pro-ficient at breaking the press and getting good looks in transition, Lynden Christian abandoned the strategy early in the game.

The Wolves, however, couldn’t take advantage of

the excellent scoring oppor-tunities, then or throughout the game, because they shot a frigid 16 percent (7-for-43).

Lynden Christian (16-5), on the other hand, shot a sparkling 54 percent (27-for-50), getting numerous transi-tion baskets from fast breaks off the Coupeville misses.

When Ben Etzell hit his second three-pointer of the game with 4:43 left in the first quarter, the Wolves trailed only 8-6. By the time Wiley Hesselgrave made Coupe-ville’s next field goal, the Wolves went over 10 minutes without a bucket and trailed 36-9.

Etzell, returning after missing several games with a staph infection, was the only Wolf with more than one hoop in the game; he finished with 10 points. Joel Walstad scored three points, and Hes-selgrave, Anthony Bergeron and Nick Streubel had two apiece.

Starter Aaron Curtin missed the game because of an illness.

Coach Anthony Smith said of Lynden Christian,

“They can pass, they shoot, they can defend.” He added the obvious, “If we are going to compete, we have to shoot the ball better.”

Granite Falls (4-8, 8-10) motored to a 15-8 first quar-ter lead and extended the margin to 35-16 at halftime and 48-24 after three quar-ters.

Streubel paced the Wolves with 11 points, followed by Morgan Payne and Curtin with five each, and Walstad and Carson Risner with four apiece.

Against King’s, Curtin ran into the baseline wall try-ing to save a loose ball during the final minute of the game with his team down 30 points. Even with three of their top players out with injuries, and even with the game out of reach, the Wolves played full throttle.

“That’s our M.O.,” said Smith. “We are going to play hard. We are going to go after them, with mistakes or with-out mistakes. We are going to let them know they are in a battle.”

He added, “The score isn’t

indicative of the game. We went in the game thinking we could beat them. “

King’s (12-2, 15-5) led 15-7 after the first quarter and the lead grew to 22, 34-12, with 2:57 left in the half thanks to a handful of transition bas-kets from Coupeville turn-overs against the Knights’ press. It was 35-19 at the break.

Caleb Valko hit the first two baskets of the second half and the Wolves were within 12, 35-23. The Knights recovered and led 48-29 at the end of the quarter.

Once King’s went up by 20 in the second quarter, Coupeville held its own until the final moments when the Knights finished the game on a 15-2 run.

The Wolves were hurt by fouls, with three of its eight players fouling out and an-other finishing the game with four fouls.

King’s hit 22 of 35 free throws. Coupeville was 9-for-15.

Coupeville finished the game with 33 turnovers to King’s 12.

Streubel led Coupeville scorers with 10 points. Curtin had seven, Hesselgrave six, Valko five, Payne four and

Risner four. Before the game, Coupe-

ville honored seniors Valko and Drew Chan.

Wolves cold in playoff opener

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Drew Chan passes to get the offense going for Coupeville against King’s. Seniors Chan and Caleb Valko were honored before the game.


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Every working artist jug-gles the need to create and to market those creations with more practical considerations such as shelter and food.

“If you want to sell art, you have to be as available as possible and remove barriers to having the public visit your studio,” said painter Stacey Neumiller. Inspired by estab-lished art trails in Pennsylva-nia and on Salt Spring Island, B.C., she believed there was a way to share promotional costs and attract art-minded travelers and local patrons to the studios of Whidbey’s tal-ented artists and artisans.

Two years ago, Neumiller contacted a group of visual artists who had participated in the annual Island Arts Council-sponsored Open Studio Tour to discuss estab-lishing a year-round Whidbey Island Art Trail.

Thirteen artists partici-pated in 2011. In 2012, the Whidbey Art Trail promoted 27 artists and their studios from Oak Harbor to Clinton. The self-guided tour features painters, sculptors, weavers, textile artists, jewelry mak-ers, printmakers, potters, glassblowers, a mosaic artist, woodworkers, two wineries, Lavender Wind Farm and an alpaca farm.

“With more artists, we’ve increased the chances that visitors will hear about us, and the promotion costs are shared among more people, making it less expensive for artists to participate,” Neu-miller said. “We’re commit-ted to establishing Whidbey as an internationally recog-nized art destination by mar-keting creative artists through the Art Trail, an interactive website including artists’ bios and images of their work, and a brochure with a map and directions to each studio.”

Some Trail artists, such as

Oak Harbor potter Dan Ishler and Greenbank woodworker Rob Hetler have studios on Highway 525 and offer easy access to visitors. Bright yel-low Whidbey Art Trail signs lead the way to other studios off the beaten path.

Stone sculptors Lloyd Whannell and Sue Taves share workshop space with six other artists in a ware-house in Freeland where giant stone-working tools dominate. Taves and Whan-nell each have a small gallery space there.

Other studios give visi-tors the chance to explore the island’s rural areas, finding studios in quirky settings where art is incorporated into daily life.

Roaming chickens and in-viting landscaping greet visi-tors to award-winning paint-er Mike Wise’s repurposed stable studio near Fort Ebey State Park. Wise designed the studio using hand-milled Douglas fir beams and local-ly made custom hardware.

Clinton sculptor Dan Freeman finds visitors want to talk about his collection of vintage shop tools, as well as tour the garden to see out-door pieces and his upstairs gallery.

Other artists offer work-shops and classes to bring people into their worlds. Su-zanne Newbold and Sandra Whiting offer a host of work-shops on their picturesque farm in Clinton, including gourd painting, printmaking, making handmade books and coil basket weaving.

“We want to develop an actual art school here,” said Whiting. “If we can bring more people to us, we’ll have more studio time, and we won’t have the expenses of traveling to art shows.”

Robbie Lobell and Maryon Atwood regularly teach pottery classes at their Coupeville farm, where they also display their Cook on

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Above: Suzanne Newbold contemplates the decorations she’ll put on a large painted gourd in the Sweetwater Farm studio she shares with Sandra Whiting in Clinton. Below: Painter Stacey Neumiller often paints vibrant rural scenes in primary colors. Neumiller pro-posed the Whidbey Art Trail idea in 2011, and designed their brochure and map.

Clay pottery line and At-wood’s spirit houses. They’ve had visitors from all over the country in their two years on the Whidbey Art Trail, and are happy to share their world with visitors.

“Handmade pots have characteristics that allow a connection between maker and user,” said Lobell. “I care about making those connec-tions.”

The Trail gives art lovers the year-round opportunity to go behind-the-scenes to

interact with artists and see their creative processes, as well as help support their work through the direct pur-chase of original art.

Whidbey Art Trail bro-chures are distributed on the two Whidbey Island ferries, B & Bs and inns, Chambers of Commerce, art galler-ies and visitor centers. Visit whidbeyarttrail.com for in-depth information about the artists as well as a calendar of upcoming classes and art events.

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Four-H groups the Coupeville Cossacks and Lone Stars collected 500 pounds of food with the help of other 4-H clubs during the annual 4-H food drive. The club that brings in the most food wins and this year it was the Central Whidbey Cattleman. They won $50 worth of gift certificates to the Oak Harbor Pizza Factory. The groups thank all the clubs for their wonderful support and donations to the Island County 4-H program. Gifts from the Heart food bank in Coupeville received all the food collected. A large part of 4-H is community service. This food drive is one of the larger community service projects the group does each year. If you are interested in joining 4-H or have questions please contact WSU Extension, Island County 4-H, at 360-679-7328.

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Whidbey Weavers Guild, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 7, Pacific NorthWest Art School, 15 NW Birch St., Coupeville. Susan McGehee presents “Weaving with Wire and Metal.”

Greenbank Garden Club, 10 a.m. Feb. 7, Greenbank Progressive Club, Bakken and Firehouse roads, Greenbank. Mark Laska of Ciao restaurant will present “Cooking Close to the Earth.” 360-579-5880.

Earthquakes Documenta-ry, 2 p.m. Feb. 7, Coupeville Library, 788 NW Alexander St., Coupeville. 4H-D Video Club presents their docu-mentary about preparing for earthquakes on Whidbey. 360-678-5789.

North Whidbey Coupon Club, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thurs-days, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Fridays, Oak Harbor Chamber of Com-merce, 32630 Highway 20, Oak Harbor. All are welcome to learn about coupon-clip-ping and money saving. Do-nate coupons at Oak Harbor Senior Center or Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce. 360-675-2338.

Disabled American Vet-erans, 7 p.m. Feb. 7, Oak Harbor Elks Lodge, NE Ernst Street, Oak Harbor. Open to all veterans. 360-257-4801.

Fishin’ Club, 7 p.m. Feb. 7, M-Bar-C Ranch, Shore Meadow Road, Freeland. Washington State Fish and Wildlife Game Warden speaks about fishing.

Whidbey Playhouse: “It Runs in the Family,” 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 17, Whidbey Playhouse, 730 Midway Blvd., Oak Har-bor. Enjoy the British farce. 360-279-2237; whidbey playhouse.com.

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Fifth-Grade Fundraiser Dinner, 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 8, First Reformed Church, 250 SW Third Ave., Oak Harbor. Valentine/Italian dinner raises funds for Oak Harbor Chris-tian School fifth-graders to go on a field trip. Tickets: $5 per person or $20 per family. RSVP: 360-675-2831.

“Crimes of the Heart,” 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, Feb. 8-23, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. Comedy drama about dysfunctional sisters in Mississippi. Tickets: $15-$22, from 360-221-8268 or wicaonline.com.

Outcast Productions: “Vis-iting Mr. Green,” 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8, 9, 15 and 16; 2 p.m. Feb. 10, Black Box Theater, Island County Fairgrounds, Langley. A comedy-melodra-ma about friendship, family and forgiveness. Tickets: $16; $12 seniors/students, from brownpapertickets.com or [email protected].

Sat., Feb. 9Mount Baker Snow Bus, began going to mountain Jan. 5 for eight weeks. Sign up forms available at Oak Harbor High School or www.winterride.mtbaker.us. 360-675-9586.

American Association of University Women, 9:30 a.m. Feb. 9, United Method-

ist Church, 608 N. Main St., Coupeville. Linda Gibson, nursing officer at Whidbey General Hospital, talks about women’s heart health.

Getting Ready for Medi-care, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Feb. 9, Whidbey General Hospital, 101 N. Main St., Coupeville. For people going on Medi-care in next six months. Learn about plans, benefits and rate. Bring list of your drugs. Free. 360-678-8328.

Mother Mentor Train-ing, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 9, Playscape, 5476 Maxwelton Road, Langley. Volunteer to help mothers and caregivers of young children by provid-ing in-home support. RSVP: 360-321-1484. wamother [email protected].

DUI/Underage Drinking Prevention Panel, 12:45 p.m. Feb. 9, Oak Harbor Li-brary room 137, 1000 SE Re-gatta Drive, Oak Harbor. Open to all; required by local driving instructors for driver’s educa-tion student and parent. 360-672-8219; idipic.org.

Remembrances of the Heart, 2 p.m. Feb. 9, Trinity

Lutheran Church, 1508 High-way 525, Freeland. Whidbey General Hospital staff host memorial/celebration for lost loved ones. RSVP: 360-678-7605 or 360-321-6659.

Eagles Crab Feed, 2-6 p.m. Feb. 9, Eagles Club, 16691 Highway 525, Freeland. $20 per person, $36 per couple, $10 children under 12. RSVP: 360-321-5636.

Central Whidbey Hearts and Hammers D in -ner, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 9, Coupeville High School, 501 S. Main St., Coupeville. Spa-ghetti dinner for volunteers, past and future. Donation: $5. Work day will be May 4. centralwhidbeyheartsand hammers.com.

Big Red Event for Ryan’s House, 7-10 p.m. Feb. 9, Greenbank Farm, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. Evening of wine, appetizers, auc-tions benefits Ryan’s House for Youth homeless shelter. Tickets: $30, available at ryanshouseforyouth.org. 206-356-2405.

Sun., Feb. 10Penn Cove Water Festival poster viewing, 2-4 p.m. Feb. 10, Coupeville Recre-ation Hall, 901 NW Alexander St. Celebrate with food and entertainment and learn more about the festival and the Na-tive American canoe races set for Saturday, May 18.

Tilth Market Orientation, 2 p.m. Feb. 10, Trinity Lutheran Church, 18341 Highway 525, Freeland. Vendor market pol-icy will be discussed and sell-

ing spaces assigned. Market runs Sundays April 28-Oct. 27. 360-632-4451; south whidbeytilth.org/market.

Mon., Feb. 11AARP Tax-Aide Free Tax Preparation, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Feb. 11, Oak Harbor Li-brary, 1000 SE Regatta Drive, Oak Harbor. Schedule an ap-pointment by calling 360-678-3000.

Job Club, 1-2:30 p.m. Feb. 11, Oak Harbor Library meet-ing room 137, 1000 SE Re-gatta Drive. Get help finding and applying to jobs. Hosted by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Social and Health Services. 360-675-5115; sno-isle.org.

Genealogy Society of South Whidbey, 1 p.m. Feb. 11, Trinity Lutheran Church, 18341 Highway 525, Freeland. Delores Davis presents “Writ-ing the Stories of Your Life.” Free. gsswi.org.

Crash Course Collage, 1:30 p.m. Feb. 11, Coupeville Library, 788 NW Alexander St., Coupeville. All supplies provided to create collage. RSVP: 360-678-4911.

“Storms of My Grandchil-dren” Movie, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 11, Coupeville Library, 788 NW Alexander St., Coupeville. Climate Reality Education and Advocacy Team presents sci-ence behind extreme weather. 360-678-4911.

Ballroom Dancing, 6:30-8:30 p.m. second and fourth Tuesdays, Bayview Hall, Lan-gley. Singles and couples welcome. $5 donation ben-efits Bayview Hall restoration. 360-321-4083.

Tues., Feb. 12Operation Homecoming NAM-POWs 40th Anniver-sary, 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Feb. 12, O Club/Skywarrior The-ater, Oak Harbor. Commem-orate the 40th anniversary of Operation Homecoming, the beginning of the repatria-tion of American POWs from captivity in North Vietnam. 360-672-1771; [email protected].

Homestyle Cheese Mak-ing, 7 p.m. Feb. 12, Deer La-goon Grange, 5142 Bayview Road, Langley. Vicky Brown teaches how to make fresh cheese with store bought milk or from your own goat or cow. 360-321-4027.

Wed., Feb. 13Literature and Laughter Book Group, 6:15 p.m. Feb. 13, Coupeville Library, 788 NW Alexander St., Coupeville. Discuss “Swamplandia.” 360-678-4911.


Whidbey Island Friends Meetingat the Unitarian Universalist building

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6:30 pm REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Island County Hearing Room (1 NE 6th Street, Coupeville)CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEAPPROVAL OF THE AGENDAAPPROVAL OF MINUTES - Regular Meeting of Jan 22, 2013MAYOR’S REPORTAUDIENCE INPUT NEW BUSINESS1. Approval of Special Event Permit Application for 2013 Mussel Festival 2. Approval of contract for consulting services with Tom Davis for police services STAFF REPORT3. Front Street Bluff Erosion - Greg Cane AUDIENCE INPUT ADJOURNMENTPLEASE NOTE: The final agenda will be posted on the Town website at www.townofcoupeville.org by Saturday, February 9. 2013. The agenda and minutes will be emailed on Friday, February 8, 2013. If you would like to have the agenda and minutes emailed to you, please email your request to [email protected].

whether the board would be able to easily rescind the decision because the code change set in motion a series of events.

The ordinance tasked Island Disposal with sub-mitting a proposal to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission for review.

As the regulatory agency for the state, the commission has oversight over the hauler’s rates.

The process can be lengthy and include a period for public comment or appeal and temporary implementa-tion of the service to help ver-ify appropriate rates before final approval is granted.

Island Disposal officials estimate that the program wouldn’t actually roll out un-

til late this year. But like Oakes, officials

with the commission said they aren’t aware of anything in the process that would hin-der the board from flip-flop-ping on the earlier decision as the state agency’s authority is over Island Disposal, not the commissioners.

“The commission regu-lates the hauler, it doesn’t reg-ulate the county,” said Gene Eckhardt, assistant director of Solid Waste and Transpor-tation, Regulatory Services Division.

According to Oakes, things might be different if the board was waffling seven or eight months after the ini-tial decision.

At that point, Island Dis-posal would likely have made large capital investments,

which would have created an issue of liability.

Attempts to reach Kent Kovalenko, district manager for Island Disposal’s parent company, Waste Connec-tions, were unsuccessful for this story.

The curbside ordinance was adopted after years of discussion and debate. The first plan was unveiled in 2007 and, despite the delay, is nearly identical to the pro-gram approved last month.

It was adopted in the last days of former Commissioner Angie Homola’s first term by her and fellow Demo-crat and board chairwoman, Commissioner Helen Price Johnson.

Tea Party-Republican Commissioner Kelly Emer-son abstained from the vote

but said Monday she wanted to revisit the issue because complaints from the public are still coming in.

While she cited the ad-ditional cost to customers — estimated at $11.60 or lower — the major gripes from the public have been centered on the fact that glass isn’t in-cluded and because it’s man-datory for customers with trash service.

Emerson’s proposal was quickly seconded by Repub-lican Jill Johnson. She later called the December vote a “legacy decision” by her pre-decessor and questioned its priority over other existing needs, such as a discussion at the county courthouse that’s going on simultaneously about a possible law and jus-tice tax.

Reaction from the public has been mixed. Champions for curbside recycling are dis-heartened that a victory so long in the making might be now lost while program crit-ics are praising the board for doing the right thing.

“Yeah, I’m disappoint-ed,” said Cathy d’Almeida, a Central Whidbey resident and advocate for curbside. “There is just so much time and energy that’s been put into this.”

D’Almeida said she un-derstands the arguments against the mandatory as-pects of the program but says that it’s necessary to keep costs down and, more impor-tantly, to make the program more effective.

Conversely, Clinton resi-dent Jean Wilcox is applaud-

ing the board’s decision to revisit the issue. A manda-tory program is unfair and it’s silly to adopt a service that doesn’t include glass, she said.

“I commend the commis-sioners for looking at it again — please reject it,” Wilcox said.

But it’s not over yet. The board’s decision earlier this week was simply to discuss the program again at the commissioner’s next work session, which was held Wednesday, Feb. 6.

taken Tuesday to combat the developing situation.

Road crews placed sand-bags along the outside edge of the path in an attempt to limit further saturation from stormwater off the road. The geotechnical engineering firm was also hired.

There was some concern initially that a lane of traf-fic or the entire street would have to be closed to through traffic, but those fears were at least temporarily settled by

the engineer’s findings.According to Coupeville

resident Ron Van Dyk, who has lived across the street in the historic Captain Joseph Clapp House since the early 1960s, erosion is nothing new on NE Front Street.

Shortly after he moved in, a large fir tree on the water side of the road toppled onto the beach after a “big blow.” When it fell, the tree’s root system took nearly two feet of roadway with it, he recalled.

“When I came out in the morning, I thought, ‘Some-thing looks different,’” he said.

Also, NE Front Street used to run in front of the nearby Captain Thomas Coupe House — the oldest house in town — but was rerouted around the building because of erosion problems.

The house itself has had to be moved back twice over its long history for the same problem, according to Ebey’s

Landing National Historical Reserve records.

Island County officials are reporting that they have cleared at least a dozen small landslides on Whidbey and Camano Island roads in re-cent weeks, and one larger slide south of Clinton at Pos-session Point destroyed one home and damaged another this past Wednesday.

“This whole county is slowly but surely washing away,” Van Dyk said.

The town’s hired geotech-nical engineer is expected to conduct further tests, such as soil testing and physical survey of the property to de-termine the limit of the right-of-away. A report will be given to the Town Council at its next meeting, Feb. 12, but a long-term solution may not yet have been identified.

Conard said the cost for the engineer and later stabilization work remains unknown.

RECYCLE: County still has time to change plan, from pg. 1

SLIDE: Front Street slide stable for now, from pg. 1

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LEGAL NOTICES

2013 INVITATION TO BID FOR

OFFICIAL COUNTY LEGAL NEWSPAPER

ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON

SEALED BIDS for the selection of an Official County Legal Newspa- per that all county offi- cers and departments will utilize for advertisement of all legal notices and delinquent tax lists, will be received by the Island County Auditor, 1 N.E. 7th St., Room 103, P.O. Box 5 0 0 0 , C o u p e v i l l e , Washington, 98239. All bids must be accompa- nied by a copy of a Su- perior Court order ap- proving the newspaper as a legal newspaper. Bids are due not later than 9:30 a.m., March 7, 2013. Bids received after this time will not be considered. All en- velopes shall be clearly marked “BID PROPO- SAL - SELECTION OF O F F I C I A L I S L A N D C O U N T Y L E G A L N E W S P A P E R – March 7, 2013.” Bid opening wil l be conducted March 7, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. in the Is- land County Auditor’s Office, located in the Island County Adminis- tration Bldg., 1 NE 7th S t r e e t , R o o m 1 0 3 , Coupeville, WA. Island County reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive all informalities in bidding. Bids will be submitted for considerat ion by the Island County Au- ditor to the Board of Is- land County Commis- sioners at the Board meet ing on Apr i l 1 , 2013, at 10:00 a.m. Award of the contract f o r O f f i c i a l I s l a n d County newspaper will be made at the meeting. Additional information can be obtained from the Island County Au- di tor, 1 N.E. 7th St. P.O. Box 5000, Coupe- v i l l e , W A 9 8 2 3 9 , ( 3 6 0 ) 6 7 9 - 7 3 6 7 , email:[email protected] land.wa.us

SHEILAH CRIDER

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ISLAND TRANSIT BOARD MEETING

T h e n ex t r e g u l a r l y s c h e d u l e d m o n t h l y business meeting of t h e I s l a n d Tr a n s i t Board of Directors will be on Friday, February 15, 2013 at 9:30 AM, at the Island County Law & Justice Building, 101 NE 6 th St ree t , Room 131, Coupeville, WA. Accommodations will be made available upon advance request for communications assistance. The meeting room is accessible and is open to the public. For more information, please call (360) 678- 7771.

LEGAL NO. 451461Published: TheWhidbey Examiner.February 7, 14, 2013.

LEGAL NOTICEContract Acceptance

Notice to Subcontractors and Materials Suppliers

Island County Public Wo r k s D e p a r t m e n t hereby furnishes notice that construction of the Jones Road at Henni Road Ou t fa l l , CDP 08-02, has been completed under the contract and permit terms and the provisions of the contract have been f u l f i l l e d i n a n a c - ceptable manner by Sound Slope & Shore- line, Inc., PO Box 573, Freeland, WA.98249, and accepted by Island County.

The lien period for filing any liens against this contract’s retain- age percent is now in effect. Notice of any unpaid wages or materials may be made to the Island County En- gineer, P.O. Box 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239.

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LEGAL NOTICECOUNTY

COMMISSIONERSNOTICE OF PUBLIC

HEARING

In the matter of application for the transfer of a franchise submit ted by Ceda- rhearth Water System, Inc. for an existing water distribution sys- t em l oca ted i n t he Plat of Cedarhear th, Div. 1 situated in Sec. 7, Twp. 33N, Rge. 2E, W.M., Island County, Washington NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, by the Board o f County Commis- s i o n e r s o f I s l a n d County, Washington, t ha t t hey have se t F e b r u a r y 2 5 t h , 2013 , at the hour of 2:15 p.m. at their usual meeting place in the Courthouse Annex in Coupeville, as the time and place for a public hearing in the matter of granting of said franchise.

All interested persons may appear at sa id hearing in person, or by their duly appointed representative, and be heard for or against the granting of said franchise.

Dated this 25th day of February, 2013.

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERSI S L A N D C O U N T Y, WASHINGTON

Persons requiring aux- i l i a r y a ids /se r v i ces s h o u l d c a l l I s l a n d County Human Re- sources, 679-7372, 629-4522 ext. 7372, or 321-5111 ext . 7372 (use whichever number is applicable for the area) at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.


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HEARING

In the matter of application for the renewal of a franchise submitted by David Chris- t i a n H e n n y Testimentary Trust for an existing water distribution system located in the Plat of Sunlight Shores and along a po r t i on o f Bayv iew Road situated in Sec- t ions 19 and 20, Township 29N, Range 3 East, W.M., Island

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County Washington NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, by the Board o f County Commis- s i o n e r s o f I s l a n d County, Washington, t ha t t hey have se t F e b r u a r y 2 5 t h , 2013 , at the hour of 2:15 p.m. at their usual meeting place in the Courthouse Annex in Coupeville, as the time and place for a public hearing in the matter of granting of said franchise.

All interested persons may appear at sa id hearing in person, or by their duly appointed representative, and be heard for or against the granting of said franchise .





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HEARING

In the matter of application for the renewal of a franchise submitted by Mark and Bon- n i e G r e e n f o r a n existing water distribu- t ion system located along portions of County road right-of-way known as Campbell Road, Olm- stead Road and Bob Galbreath Road situated in Sections 14 and 23, Township 29N, Range 3E, W.M., Is- land County, Washing- ton

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, by the Board o f County Commis- s i o n e r s o f I s l a n d County, Washington, t ha t t hey have se t F e b r u a r y 2 5 t h , 2013 , at the hour of 2:15 p.m. at their usual meeting place in the Courthouse Annex in Coupeville, as the time and place for a public hearing in the matter of granting of said franchise.

All interested persons may appear at sa id hearing in person, or by their duly appointed representative, and be heard for or against the granting of said franchise .

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HEARING

In the matter of application for transfer of a franchise submitted by Richard and Susan Stables for an existing sewer transport system located in the Plat of Sunrise Hills situated i n Sec . 5 , Twp. 33N., Rge. 2E., W. M., Island County, Wash- ington NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, by the Board o f County Commis- s i o n e r s o f I s l a n d County, Washington, t ha t t hey have se t F e b r u a r y 2 5 t h , 2013 , at the hour of 2:15 p.m. at their usual meeting place in the Courthouse Annex in Coupeville, as the time and place for a public hearing in the matter of granting of said franchise.

All interested persons may appear at sa id hearing in person, or by their duly appointed representative, and be heard for or against the granting of said franchise.





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NOTICE of APPLICATION with

SEPA

Island County has re- viewed the proposed project for probable ad- verse environmental impacts and expects to issue a determination o f non-s ign i f i cance (DNS). The optional DNS process estab- lished by WAC 197-11- 355 is being used. The public comment period as described below may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of the following proposals.

File Number: 008/13 SHE, Applicant: Ther- rien Family Trust, Lo- cation: 4443 Honey- m o o n B a y R d , Greenbank

Proposal: To replace single family residence stairs from top of bank to the toe of the bank. Project is in or near: MFWHCA, shorel ine j u r i sd i c t i on , feede r bluf f, steep slope & geo hazard area.

Staff Contact: Joe W i l l a u e r , j . w i l - l a u e r @ c o . i s - land.wa.us

The proposal may include mitigation under applicable codes, and the project review process may incorporate or require mitigation measures regardless of whether an EIS is required. PUBLIC COMMENTS: must be received by 4:30 p.m. on February 21, 2013 mail to Island Coun t y Com mun i t y D eve l o p m e n t , P. O. Box 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239; deliver to 6 th & Ma in S t ree t , Coupev i l le , WA between 8:00 a.m. and 4 : 3 0 p . m . M o n d ay through Thursday; by FA X t o ( 3 6 0 ) 6 7 9 - 7306.

Appl icat ion f i les are available for inspection at no cost, and will be provided at the cost of reproduction in a timely manner. To request notice of hearings, receive a copy of the decision or SEPA deter- m i n a t i o n , o r information on appeals contact us at the above address.

LEGAL NO. 456183Published: TheWhidbey Examiner.February 7, 2013


SEPA

LEGAL NOTICES

Island County has re- viewed the proposed project for probable ad- verse environmental impacts and expects to issue a determination o f non-s ign i f i cance (DNS). The optional DNS process estab- l i s h e d b y W A C 197-11-355 is being u s e d . T h e p u b l i c comment period as described below may be the only opportunity to comment on the env i ronmenta l impacts of the following proposals.

File Number: 012/13 CGP, Applicant: Au- drey & Hunter Black, L o c a - tionR32912-185-0440,- Langley

P r o p o s a l : C l e a r , grade, re-contour several areas, install noise attenuating berm near county ROW, re-vege- tate area near bluff & trim some vegetation fo r v i ew s i n s i t e ’s upper geo-hazard area. Project is in or near: wetlands, eagle habi tat , geo hazard area & steep slopes.

Staff Contact: John B e r t r a n d , j o h n b @ c o . i s - land.wa.us

The proposal may include mitigation under applicable codes, and the project review process may incorporate or require mitigation measures regardless of whether an EIS is required. PUBLIC COMMENTS: must be received by 4:30 p.m. on February 21, 2013 mail to Island Coun t y Com mun i t y D eve l o p m e n t , P. O. Box 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239; deliver to 6 th & Ma in S t ree t , Coupev i l le , WA between 8:00 a.m. and 4 : 3 0 p . m . M o n d ay through Thursday; by F A X t o (360) 679-7306.

Appl icat ion f i les are available for inspection at no cost, and will be provided at the cost of reproduction in a timely manner. To request notice of hearings, receive a copy of the decision or SEPA determination, or information on appeals contact us at the above address.LEGAL NO. 456182Published: TheWhidbey Examiner.February 7, 2013


SEPA

Island County has re- viewed the proposed project for probable ad- verse environmental impacts and expects to issue a determination o f non-s ign i f i cance (DNS). The optional DNS process estab-

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l i s h e d b y W A C 197-11-355 is being u s e d . T h e p u b l i c comment period as described below may be the only opportunity to comment on the env i ronmenta l impacts of the following proposals.

File Number: 306/12 CGP, Applicant: An- drew & Hannah Rath- b u r n , L o c a t i o n : R 2 3 3 3 4 - 5 0 1 - 2 2 1 0 , Oak Harbor

Proposal: Clearing of approx 2.5 acres of a 5 acre parcel for future homesite & grading of approx 865 cu yds for access roadway. Par- cel may be near wetlands.

Staf f Contact : Bi l l Poss, b i l lp@co. is - land.wa.us

The proposal may include mitigation under applicable codes, and the project review process may incorporate or require mitigation measures regardless of whether an EIS is required. PUBLIC COMMENTS: must be received by 4:30 p.m. on February 21, 2013 mail to Island Coun t y Com mun i t y D eve l o p m e n t , P. O. Box 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239; deliver to 6 th & Ma in S t ree t , Coupev i l le , WA between 8:00 a.m. and 4 : 3 0 p . m . M o n d ay through Thursday; by F A X t o (360) 679-7306.

Appl icat ion f i les are available for inspection at no cost, and will be provided at the cost of reproduction in a timely manner. To request notice of hearings, receive a copy of the decision or SEPA determination, or information on appeals contact us at the above address.

LEGAL NO. 456184Published: TheWhidbey Examiner.February 7, 2013

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

I

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Bishop, White, Marsha l l & We ibe l , P.S. will on February 15, 2013 at 10:00 am at the main entrance to City Hall, 865 SE Bar- r ington Drive, in the City of Oak Harbor located at Island County, State of Washington, sell at public auction to the h ighes t b idder, payable, in the form of c a s h , o r c a s h i e r ’s c h e c k o r c e r t i f i e d checks from federally o r S ta te cha r t e red banks, at the time of sale, the following described real property, s i t u a t e d i n I s l a n d County, State of Wash- ington, to-wit;

T H E E A S T 3 6 3 . 3 5 FEET OF THE WEST 666.97 FEET OF THE NORTHWEST QUAR-

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TER OF THE SOUTH- EAST QUARTER OF SECTION 1, TOWN- S H I P 2 8 N O R T H , RANGE 3 EAST OF T H E W I L L A M E T T E M E R I D I A N , LY I N G S O U T H O F T H E C O U N T Y R O A D R I G H T O F W A Y KNOWN AS GLEN- DALE ROAD; EXCEPT A N Y P O R T I O N T H E R E O F C O N - VEYED TO ISLAND COUNTY IN VOLUME 2 9 , P A G E 2 1 , R E C O R D S O F I S - L A N D C O U N T Y, WASHINGTON. SITU- AT E I N I S L A N D COUNTY, WASHING- TON.

which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated March 21, 2007, recorded April 2, 2007, under Audi tor ’s Fi le No. 4198553 records o f I s l a n d C o u n t y , Washington, from Wil- l iam F. Shepherd, a S i n g l e Pe r s o n , a s Grantor, to Chicago Ti- tle Insurance Co., as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of F i rs t Hor izon Home Loan Corporation as beneficiary. Said Deed of Trust was assigned on August 22, 2008 to J P M o r g a n C h a s e Bank, National Associ- ation by an instrument recorded under Audi- tor’s File No. 4236239 on September 8, 2008. Sa id Deed o f Trus t was modified on March 10, 2008 by an instrument recorded under Au d i t o r ’s F i l e N o . 4223948 on March 14, 2008. The sale will be made without any warranty concerning the title to, or the condition of the property.

II

No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Grantor’s default on the obliga- t ion secured by the Deed of Trust.

III

T h e d e fa u l t ( s ) f o r which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows:

i) Failure to pay the following amounts, now in arrears:

Delinquent Monthly Payments Due from 1 1 / 1 / 2 0 1 1 t h r o u g h 10/1/2012:

5 p a y m e n t ( s ) a t $1918.577 p a y m e n t ( s ) a t $2316.57

Total:$25,808.84Accrued Late Charges:$ 479.65TOTAL DEFAULT$26,288.49

IV

The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: $305,152.55, together with interest from Octo- ber 1, 2011 as provided in the note or other

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instrument, and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute.

V

The above described real proper ty wil l be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on February 15, 2013. The payments, la te charges, or other defaults must be cured by February 4, 2013 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a dis- con t i nuance o f t he sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time on or before February 4, 2013 (11 days before the sale date) the default(s) as set forth in paragraph I I I , together with any subsequent payments, late charges, or other defaults, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Pay- ment must be in cash or with cashier’s or cer- t i f ied checks from a State or federally char- tered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after February 4, 2013 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, anyGuarantor, or the hold- er of any recorded jun- i o r l i e n o r e n c u m - brance paying the entire principal and inter- es t secured by the Deed of Trust , p lus costs, fees, and ad- vances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and cur- ing all other defaults.

VI

A written notice of default was transmitted by the beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrow- er and Grantor at the following address(es):

Estate of Wi l l iam F. Shepherd4646 Handy RdClinton, WA 98236

Heirs and Devisees of William F. Shepherd4645 Handy RdClinton, WA 98236

Jane DoeUnknown Spouse of William F. Shepherd4645 Handy RdClinton, WA 98236

Estate of Wi l l iam F. Shepherd3518 Fremont Ave N 430S e a t t l e , W A 98103-8814

Heirs and Devisees of William F. Shepherd3518 Fremont Ave N 430S e a t t l e , W A 98103-8814

Jane Doe

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Unknown Spouse of William F. Shepherd3518 Fremont Ave N 430S e a t t l e , W A 98103-8814

by both first class and certified mail on June 25 , 2012 , p roo f o f which is in the posses- s ion of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served on June 25, 2012, with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted in a con- spicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting.

VII

The Tr us tee whose name and address are set forth will provide in writing to anyone re- questing it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale.

VIII

The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property.

IX

Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoev- er will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pur- s u a n t t o R C W 61.24.130. Failure to br ing such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds fo r i nva l ida t ing the Trustee’s sale.

X

NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR

TENANTS

The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the proper ty on the 20th day following the sale, as against the G r a n t o r u n d e r t h e deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occu- pied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. If the Trustee’s Sale is set aside for any reason, the submitted bid will be for thwith returned without interest and the b idder wi l l have no right to purchase the property. Recovery of the bid amount without interest constitutes the

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limit of the bidder’s re- cou rse aga ins t t he Tr us tee and /o r t he Beneficiary.

XI

NOTICE TO ALL PER- SONS AND PARTIES WHO ARE GUARAN- TORS OF THE OBLI- GATIONS SECURED BY THIS DEED OF TRUST: (1) The Guar- antor may be liable for a deficiency judgment to the extent the sale price obtained at the Trustee’s Sale is less than the debt secured by the Deed of Trust; (2) The Guarantor has the same rights to rein- state the debt, cure thedefault, or repay the debt as is given to the g ran to r i n o rder to avo id the t r us tee ’s sale; (3) The Guaran- tor will have no right to redeem the proper ty a f t e r t h e Tr u s t e e ’s Sale; (4) Subject to such longer periods as are prov ided in the Washington Deed of Tr us t Ac t , C hap te r 61.24 RCW, any action brought to enforce a guaranty must be commenced w i th in one year after the Trustee’s Sale, or the last Trus- tee’s Sale under any deed of trust granted to secure the same debt; and (5) In any action for a deficiency, the Guarantor will have the right to establish the fair value of the property as of the date of the Trustee’s Sale, less prior liens and encumbrances, and to limit its liability for a deficiency to the difference between the debt and the greater of such fair value or the sale pr ice paid at the Trustee’s Sale, plus interest and costs.

XII

NOTICETHIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE S A L E O F Y O U R HOME.

Yo u h a v e o n l y 2 0 DAYS from the record- ing date on this notice to pursue mediation.

D O N O T D E L AY. CONTACT A HOUS- ING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY L I - CENSED IN WASH- INGTON NOW to as- sess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may he lp you save your home. See below fo r sa fe sources o f help.

SEEKING ASSISTANCE

Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following:

The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to hous ing counse lors recommended by the

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Housing Finance Com- mission:

T e l e p h o n e : (1-877-894-4663)W e b s i t e : h t t p : / / w w w . c o m - merce.wa.gov/site/135- 6/default.aspx

The United States De- par tment of Housing and Urban Develop- ment:

T e l e p h o n e : (1-800-569-4287)Website:http://www.hud.gov/of- fices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/in- dex.c fm?webLis tAc- t ion=search&search- state=WA&filterSvc-dfc

The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys:

T e l e p h o n e : (1-800-606-4819)Website: http://nwjus- tice.org/what-clear

E F F E C T I V E DAT E : October 17, 2012

B I S H O P, W H I T E , MARSHALL & WEI- BEL, P.S.,Successor Trustee

/s/ William L. Bishop, Jr.William L. Bishop, Jr.720 Olive Way, Suite 1201Seattle, WA 98101(206) 622-7527

State of Washingtonss.County of King

On this 15th day of Oc- tober, 2012, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of Wash- ington, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Wil- liam L. Bishop, Jr., to me known to be an Of- ficer of Bishop, White, Marsha l l & We ibe l , P.S., the corporation that executed the fore- going instrument and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation, for the uses and purposes therein men t i oned , and on oath states that they are authorized to exe- cute the said instrument.

WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto af f ixed the day and year first above written.

/s/ Andrew NamkungAndrew NamkungNOTARY PUBLIC in and for the State of Washington at K ing CountyM y A p p t . E x p : 5/11/2016

LEGAL NO. 431823Published: TheWhidbey Examiner. January 17, February 2, 2012.

NOTICE OF TRUS- TEE’S SALE Pursuant t o R . C. W. C h a p t e r 61 .24 , e t seq . and 62A-9A-604(a)(2) et seq. Trus tee ’s Sa le N o : W A - USB-12012124 Loan

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No. 6850028799 I NO- TICE IS HEREBY GIV- EN tha t the under - signed Trustee, PEAK FORECLOSURE SER- VICES OF WASHING- TO N , I N C, w i l l o n March 8, 2013, at the hour of 10:00 AM, at T H E M A I N E N - T R A N C E TO C I T Y HALL, 3075 300TH W E S T, O A K H A R - BOR, WA, sell at public auction to the high- est and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following described real and personal property (here- after referred to collectively as the “Proper- ty”) , s i tuated in the Coun ty o f ISLAND, State of Washington, to-wit LOT 4, ADMI- RALS COVE, D IV I - SION NO- 5 ACCORD- ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORD- ED IN VOLUME 9 OF P L AT S, PAG E S 4 7 AND 48, RECORDS OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON, AND LOT 16, ADMIRALS COVE, DIVISION NO. 7 , ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOL- UME 9 OF PLATS, PAGE 73, RECORDS OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON. SITU- AT E I N I S L A N D COUNTY, WASHING- TON. Tax Parcel No: S6010 -05 -00004 -0 , commonly known as 1 2 7 1 R I C K O V E R DRIVE, COUPEVILLE, WA. The Proper ty is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 3/19/2007, recorded 3/30/2007, under Audi- tor ’s /Recorder ’s No. 4198182, records of I S L A N D C o u n t y , Washington, from AR- C H I E F. M E LT O W A N D C I N DY M E T- LOW. HUSBAND AND WIFE, as Grantor, to CHICAGO TITLE IN- SURANCE COMPA- NY, as Trustee, in fa- vo r o f MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIS- TRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which is presently he ld by U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA- T ION. I I No ac t i on commenced by the B e n e f i c i a r y o f t h e Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor ’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust III T h e d e fa u l t ( s ) f o r which this foreclosure is/are made are as fol- l ow s : FA I L U R E TO PAY THE MONTHLY PAY M E N T W H I C H B E C A M E D U E O N 3 /1 /2011, AND ALL S U B S E Q U E N T M O N T H L Y P A Y - MENTS, PLUS LATE CHARGES AND OTH- E R C O S T S A N D F E E S A S S E T FORTH. Other potential defaults do not in- volve payment of the Beneficiary. I f applicable, each of these defaults must also be cured. Listed below are categories of common defaults, which do not i nvo lve payment o f money to the Benefici-

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ar y. Oppos i te each such listed default is a brief description of the action/documentation necessary to cure the default. The list does not exhaust al l pos- s ible other defaul ts; any defaults identified by Beneficiary or Trus- tee that are not listed below must a lso be cured. Other default, Act ion necessary to cure Nonpayment of Taxes /Assessments Deliver to Trustee written proof that all taxes a n d a s s e s s m e n t s against the proper ty are paid current De- fault under any senior lien Deliver to Trustee written proof that all senior liens are paid current and that no other defaul ts exist . Failure to insure proper ty against hazard Deliver to Trustee written proof that the property is insured against hazard as required by t h e D e e d o f Tr u s t . Waste Cease and de- sist from committ ing waste, repair all damage to proper ty and maintain proper ty as required in Deed of Trust . Unauthor ized sale of property (Due on Sale) Revert title to permitted vestee. Fail- ure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: IV The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Tr u s t i s : P r i n c i p a l $257,911.07, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V The above- described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale arid the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or im- pl ied regarding t i t le, possession, or encumbrances on March 8, 2013. The default(s) re ferred to in paragraph III must be cured by February 25, 2013 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time on or before February 25, 2013, (11 days before the sale date) the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III is/are cured and the Trus- tee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated at any time after February 25, 2013, (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the hold- er of any recorded jun- i o r l i e n o r e n c u m - brance paying the entire principal and inter- es t secured by the Deed of Trust , p lus costs, fees, and ad- vances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and cur- ing all other defaults. VI A written Notice of

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Default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Bor- rower and Grantor at the following address- es: ARCHIE F. MEL- TOW, 1 2 7 1 R I C K - O V E R D R I V E , COUPEVI LLE , WA, 98239 CINDY MET- L OW, 1 2 7 1 R I C K - O V E R D R I V E , COUPEVI LLE , WA, 98239 by both f i rs t class and certified mail on 05/08/2012, proof of which is in the posses- s ion of the Trustee; and on 5/8/2012, the Borrower and Grantor were personally served with said written notice of default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicu- ous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possess ion o f p roof o f such service or posting. VII The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone request- ing it a statement of ail costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor arid all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all of their interest in the above described property. IX Anyone having any ob- jection to the sale on any grounds whatsoev- er will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the same p u r s u a n t t o R C W 61.24.130. Failure to br ing such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds fo r i nva l ida t ing the Trustee’s . Sale. THIS NOTICE IS THE FI- NAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE S A L E O F Y O U R HOME. You have only 20 days from the re- cording date on this notice to pursue medi- at ion- DO NOT DE- L AY. C O N TA C T A HOUSING COUNSE- LOR OT AN ATTOR- NEY L ICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to access your situation and refer you to mediation i f you el i- gible and it may help you save your home. See be low fo r sa fe sources of help. SEEK- I N G A S S I S TA N C E Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep house, you may contact the following: o The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and re fe r ra l t o hous ing c o u n s e l o r s r e c o m - mended by the Hous- ing Finance Commis- s i o n : Te l e p h o n e : 1 - 8 7 7 - 8 9 4 - H O M E (1-877-894-4663) Web site: www.wshfc.org o The United States De- par tment of Housing and Urban Develop- m e n t : Te l e p h o n e : 1-800-569-4287 Web si te: www.hud.gov o The statewide civil le-

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gal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing: Tele- p h o n e : 1-800-606-4819 Web site: www.ocla.wa.gov X NOTICE TO OCCU- PANTS OR TENANTS The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the proper ty on the 20th day following the sale, as against the G r a n t o r u n d e r t h e Deed o f Tr us t ( t he owner ) and anyone having an interest jun- i o r t o t he Deed o f Trust, including occupants and tenants. Af- ter the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants and tenants by summary proceeding under the Unlawful Detainer Act, Chapter 59.12 RCW. Sale Information Line: 714-730-2727 or Web- site: http://www.lpsa- sap.com DATED: Oc- tober 26, 2012. PEAK FORECLOSURE SER- VICES OF WASHING- TON, INC., AS TRUS- TEE 2505 3RD Ave., Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98121 By: Lilian Sola- no, Trustee Sale Offic- e r A - 4 3 2 7 3 4 1 0 2 / 0 7 / 2 0 1 3 , 02/28/2013

LEGAL NO. 452897Published: TheWhidbey ExaminerFebruary 7, 28, 2013.

Solid Waste Advisory Committee

(S.W.A.C.) Meeting

FRIDAY, February 15, 2 0 1 3 1 0 : 0 0 A . M . – 1 2 : 0 0 NOONBOARD OF ISLAND COUNTY COMMIS- SIONERS HEARING ROOMCourthouse Annex, 6th & Main, Coupevi l le, WA AGENDA:Curbs ide Recyc l ing Level of Service Ordi- nance(LOS) & tentative timeline2013 Comp Plan Up- dateR e - U s e Fa c i l i t y - Coupeville Other Program Issues & UpdatesC o m m i t t e e A c t i o n Items

LEGAL NO. 454213Published: TheWhidbey Examiner.January 31, February 7, 2013

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON

FOR ISLAND COUNTY

In the Estate of:B A R B A R A A N N E CARON,Deceased.NO. 12-4-00179-2NOTICE TO CREDI- TORS

The Personal Repre- sentative named below has been appointed as Personal Representa- tive of the above es-

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tate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before t he t ime t he c l a im would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limita- tions, present the claim in the manner as pro- v i d e d i n R C W 11.40.070 by serving on or mail ing to the Personal Representa- t ive or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address below stated a copy of the claim and filing the or iginal of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty (30) days after the Personal Rep- resentative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided u n d e r R C W 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the not ice. I f the claim is not presented within this time frame, the c la im is forever barred, except as oth- e rw i se p rov i ded i n RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the dece- den t ’s p roba te and non-probate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUB- LICATION: February 7, 2013

Personal Representa- tive:Robert J. Caron42 Elm StreetW e t h e r s f i e l d , C T 06109

/s/ PAULA NEUMILL- ERPAULA NEUMILLER, WSBA#28124Attorney for Personal RepresentativeAddress:390 NE Midway Blvd., Suite B2012O a k H a r b o r , W A 98277-2680Telephone:(360) 675-2567

Super io r Cour t O f - Washington For Island County

C a u s e N o . 12-4-00179-2

LEGAL NO. 455278Published: TheWhidbey Examiner. February 7, 14, 21, 2013.

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