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By JESSIE STENSLANDCo-editor

The City of Oak Harbor is tak-ing on a giant state bureaucracy in a fight over marinas and money.

State Rep. Dave Hayes, R-Camano, and the City of Des Moines joined the city last week in a showdown in Olympia against the Department of Natural Resources.

Hayes is one of the sponsors of a bill that would allow the city to manage state aquatic lands with-out paying rent.

Under the bill, the DNR would treat cities and port districts the same in terms of tideland lease fees, which ports do not pay.

It could be a matter of $150,000 a year for the Oak Harbor Marina when a bill that excludes the city from the fee sunsets in four years.

“My concern is that junior tax-ing districts, mainly cities and ports, should be treated equally,” Hayes said in an interview.

“It’s fundamentally a fairness issue for me.”

Hayes concedes that changing the law is an “uphill battle” during these tight budget times.

Currently, privately owned marinas must pay the DNR tide-land lease fees for use of the tidelands. The money goes into the Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account, which funds programs that benefit fish-and-wildlife resources.

Port districts that own marinas get a break from the fees. Cities, however, do not.

Oak Harbor and Des Moines are the only cities that own full-

scale marinas in the state, accord-ing to Oak Harbor Councilman Rick Almberg.

Oak Harbor had paid about $50,000 a year for the lease fees until former state Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen pushed through a bill exempting Oak Harbor for 10 years. That was six years ago.

Meanwhile, Des Moines has paid about $108,000 a year in tideland lease fees. Chris Sublet, Oak Harbor Marina’s harbor-master, said officials worry that the DNR will charge Oak Harbor about $150,000 a year when the bill expires.

Sublet said that kind of cost will have a big impact on the marina’s budget.

The city’s marina is run as an enterprise fund, which means it doesn’t receive tax dollars.

Sublet, Almberg and the city’s Development Services Director Steve Powers traveled to Olympia last week when House Bill 1306 was on the agenda before the House Environment Committee.

Powers addressed the commit-tee, pointing out that the marina allows access to the water to the public at large, including a free,

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State Rep. Dave Hayes is supporting a bill that would change a state law requiring the City of Oak Harbor to pay the state for use of aquatic lands, treating city-owned marinas the same as port-district marinas.

Working against the tideAquatic lands bill seeking ‘fairness’ for city-owned marinas faces ‘uphill battle’Chris Sublet, harbormaster at the

Oak Harbor Marina, is working with other city officials to change a state law that requires the city to pay the state for use of aquatic lands.

State rep. seeks ‘fairness’ inhow aquatic lands are handled

By RON NEWBERRYStaff reporter

For 21 years, Mike Russo has made it almost a daily habit to stop by the Safeway store in Oak Harbor.

He picks up groceries and drinks a Starbucks coffee to earn points as part of the store’s gas rewards program.

Next month, his loyalty will be tested when the store he frequents will be taken over by Haggen.

He isn’t fretting over the change, though.

“Change is always good,” Russo said. “I got asked by a cashier who knows me well if I will stay and shop here.

“I think so.”Oak Harbor’s Safeway is among 146 grocery stores in five

states that Haggen is acquiring and converting to its own ban-ner over the next five months.

The acquisitions are part of the divestment process required by the Federal Trade Commission after the mega-merger of Safeway and Albertsons, officially approved last month.

Employees at Oak Harbor’s Safeway will stay on at Haggen, which began converting some Washington stores this week, but isn’t expected to get to Oak Harbor until early to mid March.

“We’ll still have the same level of customer service, the same level of caring, and the staff that made us the best store in town isn’t going anywhere,” said Assistant Manager Brian Knoblauch.

By JANIS REIDStaff reporter

Bill Goetz was in Beast Mode Wednesday.

Goetz confronted the Island County assessor and treasurer in person after getting what he said felt like the run-around via email regarding a $6,000 property tax charge.

“I’m channeling Marshawn Lynch,” Goetz said. “It’s Beast Mode time and I’m not stopping.

“This hasn’t been easy for me.”Because of his persistence, the state

Department of Revenue is allowing Island County to refund his money in full under a “manifest error,” Island County Assessor Mary Engle said Friday.

Criteria for such a refund is very strin-gent and would only apply to a taxpayer under extraordinary circumstances such as Goetz’s, Engle said.

In Goetz’s case, his mortgage com-pany withdrew outstanding taxes from 2009 from his escrow account in December when they noticed a balance. Goetz had no idea where this bill origi-nated because it wasn’t reported when he purchased his home in 2011 or when he later refinanced.

“It’s not about the money,” Goetz said Wednesday. “I can afford to take a loss. It’s not my tax.”

After researching Goetz’s case and working with Island County Treasurer Wanda Grone, Engle said, it appears a series of errors led to the unexpected tax bill.

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Whidbey Animals’ Improvement Foundation, or WAIF, is the recipient of a $3,000 grant from coun-try music star Miranda

Lambert’s MuttNation Foundation.

Lambert and her mother founded MuttNation eight years ago to support shelters

and other rescue groups. Through the foundation,

a Mutts Across America: 50 States/50 Shelters initiative was launched to select one shelter from each state.

WAIF was selected as the Washington state shelter for the second year in a row.

Organizations do not

apply for funding but are selected for the grant based on the research conducted by the board of directors of MuttNation Foundation.

“To be recognized for the second year in a row is a true testament to all the hard work of dedicated staff and compassionate volun-

teers, along with the ongo-ing support of the commu-nity,” said WAIF Executive Director Charles Vreeland.

“This donation reener-gizes our uncompromising commitment in providing quality care and comfort for our shelter animals while they wait for new homes.”

WAIF recently released its 2014 Live Release Rate, showing an overall rate of 94.9 percent.

A live release rate above 90 percent demonstrates successful efforts to save all healthy and unhealthy-but-treatable animals in its care.

The county switched com-puter systems 2009-10, lead-ing to a backlog of supple-mental tax updates that were finally brought up to date last year. Tax data from the previ-ous owner of Goetz’s prop-erty was dropped from the system and wasn’t billed on time, Engle said.

It was finally updated late last year, and that’s when Goetz first learned of the unpaid tax bill.

While Goetz’s situation may be unique, it’s not solitary.

Patty Fakkema, opera-tions manager for Land Title, which handles Goetz’s prop-erty, said she’s seen more than a few situations where the county made frustrating property tax errors.

“I believe the county did the right thing with Mr. Goetz,” Fakkema said.

Fakkema said she is encouraged that Grone is communicating with prop-erty owners about the errors

and is trying to rectify them.“We’re talking to them

about how to get this to stop,” Fakkema said.

Whidbey resident Vanessa Kohlhaas said she had to pay $997 last week after receiv-ing a tax statement due by Jan. 23, but was granted an extension. The additional tax stems from a 2008 property-line change that resulted in Kohlhaas gaining two addi-tional acres.

“Now Island County is bill-ing us for taxes on a cor-rected value of our property in 2008 because they hadn’t completed the boundary line adjustment change,” said Kohlhaas, who plans to appeal the tax.

Camano Island resident Kerri Maxwell said she had to haul her small family to Coupeville several times to combat an incorrect tax assessment on a home she purchased in 2011.

The situation has since

been rectified and money refunded, but Maxwell said the process is frustrating.

“They couldn’t explain it and I got the runaround like Mr. Goetz said,” Maxwell said. “I just kept asking.”

Goetz said he doesn’t understand why he wasn’t given sufficient notice to appeal the tax before it was taken out of his account. Others, like Maxwell, won-der why the appeals process

is so long and complex.“It’s a lot harder to go back

and get your stuff when it’s gone,” Goetz said.

Despite the stress the issue caused him, Goetz said he’s glad the matter is resolved.

“I’m extremely happy at the outcome of my taxation frustration,” Goetz said.

“It’s renewed my faith in people trying to do the right thing.”

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By JANIS REIDStaff reporter

County commission-ers are planning to adopt a short-term, critical-areas ordinance to meet a court-ordered deadline.

At their Tuesday, Feb. 17 meeting, the Island County Board of Commissioners expect to set a public hear-ing on a temporary critical-areas ordinance for 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 24.

This ordinance has been under serious scrutiny since members of the Whidbey Environmental Action Network filed a lawsuit in 2006 saying critical areas, like wetlands and habitats, were not properly protected in agricultural areas.

A Thurston County judge agreed with them last March and ordered that the county update its critical-areas ordi-nance by this year.

The commissioners are instead opting to adopt an interim measure which will be in place for about a year, which is allowed under the Growth Management Act, according to Planning Director David Wechner.

“The focus of this effort is to give us a quick fix that is in compliance with the Growth Management Hearings Board that allows

us the time to look at things in a more comprehensive fashion,” Wechner said.

Wechner said that this latest incarnation of the critical-areas ordinance was adopted in Clallam County and passed muster with the Hearings Board.

Under the temporary ordinance, existing and ongoing agricultural prop-erties zoned as commercial

agriculture and rural agricul-ture will be exempt from the critical-areas ordinance, if best management practices are used. In addition, agri-cultural activities designated as rural will be exempt if they are enrolled in a state agriculture tax program or are subject to conservation easements.

The exemption will apply to properties that both use best management practices and pre-existed the original 1998 ordinance.

“It’s a Band-Aid,” said Commissioner Jill Johnson. “It’s more specific than what

we had before.”Marianne Edain of

WEAN said Thursday the organization is not happy with what appears to be the county’s repeated delays on the ordinance.

“This is the minimum to get off the hot seat and kick it down the line one more time,” Edain said.

Edain said she fears the county has left too many of the more complex issues until the last minute, giving them little time to consider them. Edain said she fears the county has left too many of the more complex issues until the last minute, giving the public little time to con-sider them properly.

“We’ve been through so many of these processes; the easy ones have been picked out and all the gnarly ones are lumped into the Comprehensive Plan of 2016,” Edain said. “That’s my unhappy prediction.”

The original ordinance was adopted in 1998, and the group challenged the county’s treatment of wet-lands on farmland in 2000 and won.

In that case, the Hearings Board agreed that exempt-ing all agriculture from wet-land protection without qual-ification was contrary to the Growth Management Act.

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The following items were selected from reports made to the Oak Harbor Police Department:

THURSDAY, JAN. 15At 12:34 a.m., a caller re-

ported that a man was run-ning down Ely Street after a woman, screaming that he was going to kill her.

At 12:09 p.m., a caller re-ported that a homeless man was hanging out in a bath-room on Beeksma Drive for hours. The man was sitting on a toilet and smoking.

FRIDAY, JAN. 16At 1:56 a.m., a Southwest

Orcas Street resident re-ported that the hard drives in his computers had been switched.

At 12:26 p.m., a driver reported seeing a shirtless woman in a cage in the back of a van traveling on State Highway 20.

At 2:58 p.m., a caller reported that a man threw his coat on the ground and walked into traffic on Swan-town Avenue.

At 10:03 p.m., there was a report that a man collapsed on Cherry Hill Loop.

SATURDAY, JAN. 17At 3:48 p.m., a woman

reported seeing a teenager hiding and holding what looked like a rifle on Pio-neer Way.

At 5:12 p.m., a Northeast Melrose Drive resident re-ported that a man claiming to be selling meat was peek-ing in windows.

SUNDAY, JAN. 18At 9:32 a.m., a woman re-

ported that she lost her cell phone and tracked it using

the “Find My iPhone” app.At 6:32 p.m., a Waterside

Court resident reported that she threw a screw-driver at her husband and hurt him.

MONDAY, JAN. 19At 11:29 a.m., a driver

reported being stopped on Goldie Street by a possible police impostor in an older green SUV. The man was wearing a police jacket but not “police pants.”

At 4:11 p.m., a Southwest Eighth Avenue resident re-ported that burglars stole firearms and other belong-ings.

At 4:14 p.m., a caller reported that a “whacked out” driver stopped his Jeep on Regatta Drive and yelled profanities.

At 5:26 p.m., an anony-mous caller reported that “timed devices” buried under Whidbey Island were set to go off.

At 5:33 p.m., an employee at a State Highway 20 store reported that man was staring at the floor for 45 minutes.

TUESDAY, JAN. 20At 10:19 a.m., a Southeast

Fourth Avenue resident reported that a woman was stalking him. She sent about 80 texts and was continually knocking on the door.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21At 2:32 a.m., a Cathlamet

Drive resident reported that someone was singing, “Doo doo doo.”

At 3:39 a.m., there was a report that a man on South-west Erie needed animal control because of a cobra in his backpack.

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At 12:56 p.m., a case of indecent exposure was re-ported at the high school.

At 8:19 p.m., a caller reported that a man was screaming and “acting like a nut” on Barrington Drive.

Friday, Jan. 23At 6:02 a.m., a caller re-

ported that an elderly man was wearing pajamas and slippers in the parking lot of a school on East Whidbey Avenue.

At 10:07 a.m., a caller reported that a child was in the nurse’s office with marks on her face. The child said her mother bit her dur-ing a fight over tea.

At 11:20 a.m., a caller reported that a suspicious man was riding a bike while dressed in a trench coat on Anchor Drive.

At 7:20 p.m., a caller from a Highway 20 business reported that a long-haired man holding a sign with pro-fanity on it and cursing at customers.

Saturday, Jan. 24At 2:29 p.m., a man re-

ported a sex offense on Oak Harbor Street. He said he told a female he “didn’t want to do it,” but they did it anyway.

At 2:42 p.m., a caller reported that a man on Southwest 24th Avenue had infections on his ankle and arm that were swollen, green and “rotting.”

Sunday, Jan. 25At 11:24 a.m., there was a

report that a dog was stuck on the roof of a house on Southeast Pasek Street.

By JIM WALLERSports editor

It’s an easy concept: put the ball in the hoop more times than your opponent to win a basketball game.

Physically executing this simple notion, however, is much more difficult, as the Oak Harbor High School boys and girls basketball teams discovered while losing must-win games Tuesday, Feb. 10.

The defeats ended the sea-son for both teams.

For the Wildcat boys, one bad offensive quarter sunk their chances of moving into the postseason. An entire game of offensive woes derailed the girls.

Both teams needed to win their games to claim fourth-place in the Wesco 3A North, setting up a play-in game with the fourth-place team from the Wesco 3A South to deter-mine the final berth into the district tournament.

The Oak Harbor boys trav-eled to Everett for the final regular-season game, a con-test that would decide which of the two teams would finish fourth in North.

The Wildcats scored only one point in the opening quar-

ter and could not recover.The Oak Harbor girls

scored in single digits in every quarter and fell 36-22 in a tie-breaker game. The Wildcats and Marysville Getchell finished the confer-ence season tied for fourth in the North, forcing a playoff.

Slow start stings Oak Harbor boys

In the boys game at Everett, the Wildcats found themselves down 12-1 after the first eight minutes.

“We were super tight to start the game,” Oak Harbor coach John Weston said.

“True confidence comes through preparation, so if the reason we were tight was through a lack of confidence, that is due to me not doing a good enough job preparing the guys.”

The Wildcats were also crippled by early fouls, com-mitting 10 in the first quarter.

Oak Harbor scratched its way back into the game and had a chance to trim the lead to two with three minutes remaining but let the oppor-tunity slip away.

The Wildcats turned the ball over on a “wide-open lay-

in opportunity,” Weston said, and Everett (4-6, 7-13) turned the mistake into its own tran-sition lay-in.

That four-point swing gave the Seagulls a six-point lead, the momentum and, eventu-ally, the win.

After scoring only one point in the opening period, the Wildcats settled in and tallied 19 in the second and trailed 25-20 at the half.

Although not as slow as the first quarter, Oak Harbor had another sluggish period in the third, scoring only nine points. Everett put up 13 and held a 38-29 advantage going into the final frame.

There were some positives in the season-ending loss, according to Weston.

“Zach Jones was a big lead-er for us,” Weston said. “Josh Cote and Preston Rankin gave us some big minutes late when others were in foul trouble.

“I am really proud that we battled, especially the seniors.”

Jones and Dyllan Harris led the Wildcats with 12 points each.

Cote scored seven points, Rankin five, Sean Erskine four, Ben Fikse two and Jake Sturdevant two.

Bryan Lucas scored 15 points and David Popach 13 for Everett.

Oak Harbor finished the season with a 3-17 record, 2-8 in Wesco play.

First-year coach Weston said, “Overall, I was pleased

with our growth throughout the season. I thought we learned how to better com-pete.

“We were picked to finish

last in league, but we finished fifth.

“The fact that the last game of the season mattered and put us in position to finish fourth in league and make playoffs was very encourag-ing. As a coach, you always want to play in games that matter at the end of the sea-son.”

Girls can’t get offense going

The Oak Harbor girls couldn’t carry the momen-tum of a late season upswing in their offense into the tie-breaker.

Oak Harbor (3-7, 4-17)entered the game on an offensive roll. In its previous four contests, it produced its two highest-scoring games of the season and two others which ranked near the top.

One of those was a 46-43 win over the Chargers Feb. 4.

This time, the Chargers (3-7, 10-12) steadily pulled away, leading 8-4, 15-7, 26-13 after the first three periods.

Julie Jansen led Oak Harbor in scoring with seven points, while AnnaBelle Whitefoot added five. Rashanna Graham, Janae Payne, Bryn Langrock, Jinai Guzman and Hayley Lundstrom scored two apiece.


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Senior Zach Jones, shown here in a game earlier this season, scored 12 points in Oak Harbor’s loss at Everett Tuesday.

NWLL signups continueNorth Whidbey Little League will

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JoAnne ‘Jo’ Lawrence

JoAnne “Jo” Lawrence was called home to the Lord Feb. 9, 2015, at the age of 81. “Jo” was an Oak Harbor resident since 1973. She was born in Port Gamble, Wash., Jan. 18, 1934, the second of three daughters born to Ella and Ralph George.

Jo grew up on the Port Gamble S’Kallam Indian Reservation and later moved to Bremerton, Wash., where she met the love of her life, Gary Lawrence. Jo and Gary were married in Port Orchard, Wash., March 11, 1966, and were happily mar-ried for 49 years.

JoAnne was employed at MWR at NAS Whidbey for 23 years. She had a green thumb when it came to plants, especially fuchsia hanging baskets. She espe-cially enjoyed camping, fish-ing and boating with family. Jo was an avid Seahawk fan

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and loved to watch her family drag race at the race track. She loved her dogs, Skippy and Bobo.

JoAnne is survived by her husband, Gary Lawrence Sr., at the family home; chil-dren, Cathy Harvey and wife Robin, son Richard Harvey Jr., daughter Julie (Todd)

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Tom Tony L. Hall, age 77, longtime Oak Harbor resident and retired U.S. Navy AO1, passed away at Washington Veterans Home in Port Orchard, Wash., Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015.

A Memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, at the House of Prayer, 620 Erin Park Road, Oak Harbor, with Bishop Charles Boyles Jr. officiating.

Military Honors will be under the auspices of the NAS Whidbey Honor Guard. Family and friends are encouraged to share memo-ries and condolences at www.whidbeymemorial.com

Stephenson and son Gary Lawrence Jr.; three grand-children, Brian (Gabreille) Lawrence and Brittney and Dawn Stephenson; two great-grandchildren, Urijah and James Lawrence; and numer-ous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews on the Port Gamble S’Kallam Indian

Reservation. She was pre-ceded in death by her par-ents and sisters, Alice and Marcelene.

JoAnne was cremated, and she will be buried at Ft. Scott National Cemetery in Ft. Scott, Kan., at a later date. Please visit JoAnne’s page in the Book of Memories at www.wallinfuneralhome.com

to share thoughts and mem-ories. Arrangements are entrusted to Wallin Funeral Home & Cremation, LLC, Oak Harbor, WA.

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William (Bill) Tolliver

Bill Tolliver died at home in Oak Harbor, Wash., Jan. 27, 2015, at the age of 77 after a prolonged illness. He was born in New Jersey, the son of the late William and Evelina Tolliver.

Bill retired from the Air Force with 27 years of service. As a medic, he served one tour in Vietnam and another three years transporting bat-tle casualties from Vietnam to the United States. In 1975, as a graduate of the Defense Race Relations Institute, he was selected to be a Human Relations instructor for the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, General Officers

of the Pentagon and their respective staff. In 1981, he was Senior NCO of the Year for SAC and 15th Air Force.

After he graduated (cum laude) from California State University, Stanislaus, in 1985 with a BA in social sci-ence, he became the Equal Opportunity officer for Merced County, Calif. He was very involved in the Merced/Atwater commu-nity as president of the local NAACP chapter, a member of the Board of Directors of the Challenger Learning Center (Merced), a member of the Board of Directors for the Merced/Mariposa American Red Cross; and others. Bill also was the director of Mental Health for Merced County.

He is survived by his wife, Diana; six children, Angela, William (Alex), Lance, Brian, David and Michael; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He is also survived by one sister and three nephews. There will be no memorial service.

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Hospital’s cesarean rates below averageEditor,

I would like to take this opportunity to respond to the letter to the editor in this past Wednesday’s newspaper expressing alarm about the 2013 cesar-ean section rate at Whidbey General Hospital.

By the end of 2013, we were involved in efforts to reduce the C-section rate by participating in the LEAPT proj-ect, which was sponsored by the Washington State Hospital Association and featured in last week’s “People” section of the South Whidbey Record.

This quality improvement project had several aims: Delaying hospital admission until women are actively laboring, reducing labor inductions and expectantly managing labor, which con-tributed to a 25 percent reduction in cesarean deliveries for first-time moms in 2014.

Whidbey General Hospital doesn’t currently offer vaginal birth after cesar-ean due to the difficulties hospitals our

size have in meeting recommended requirements to safely do so.

In spite of this, our overall cesar-ean rate continues to be lower than the national average.

This demonstrates how committed our doctors, midwives and nurses are to improving the health and well-being of families in our community.

I would welcome anyone desiring more information on this topic to con-tact me.

Trish L. Nilsen, BSN, RNC-OB, nurse manager

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Navy dragging feet on ‘Adverse Effect’ ruling Editor,

It’s now been 15 months since the Navy received an Adverse Effect determination by the state Historic Preservation Officer on the cement bock wall installed at Outlying Field Coupeville.

The Navy was informed of this Adverse Effect ruling Dec. 20, 2013.

In Ms. Brooks’ letter from that time, she contends “the visual impacts to

the historic Ebey’s landscape will alter the characteristics that make the area nationally significant.”

According to Ms. Brooks, “The National Historic Preservation Act requires federal agency consulta-tion with the state Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, the tribes, other consulting parties and the public. It is the responsibility of the federal agency that has received the Adverse Effect to ensure that consulta-tion occurs with the public.”

In summary, it’s up to the Navy to set the timeline, invite consulting parties and draft a Memorandum of Agreement to resolve the Adverse Effect.

We are all still waiting after 15 months.

In late 2014, the Navy invited several organizations as consulting parties as required. Organizations invited includ-ed the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve Board, Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve, or COER, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation in Washington, D.C.

Kendall Campbell, representing the

SEE LETTERS, A7

The appearance of orcas in Penn Cove this week is a reminder of how much remains to be done to protect the beloved mammals.

It’s also a reminder of how much we’ve learned about the whales and how they live since the brutal roundup of orcas in Penn Cove in 1970. At the time, few people — if any — understood the dynamics of pods and the importance of the family unit to the species.

In 1970, a group of orcas was herded into the cove, trapped and young whales were snatched from their pods to be transported to enclosures at marine parks, destined to become imprisoned entertainers. In the end, some of the older whales were left for dead, their car-casses later washing up on beaches.

Among those captured was Tokitae, who has per-formed as Lolita at Miami Sequarium for the past 45 years.

Frankly, whales jumping through hoops and gliding through a small pool with a trainer atop their backs is not natural, and has, arguably, placed the orcas at the center of marine park fatalities over the years.

Recently, Tokitae was added to the endangered spe-cies list, but it’s merely a designation at this point. It doesn’t mean she will be returned to the wild anytime soon, as advocates hope.

Ken Balcomb of the Center for Whale Research and Howard Garrett of the Orca Network believe they have a solid plan to bring Tokitae home.

According to the Journal of the San Juans, Tokitae would be placed in a transitional coastal sanctuary sea pen where she could be monitored by veterinary staff, taught how to capture and eat live fish and follow a boat that would lead her to the open ocean.

Balcomb and Garrett say that, if Tokitae is not ready to be released into the open water, she can stay in the bay, receive human care for the rest of her life and have the real ocean to swim in.

It’s believed that the orca family from which Tokitae was snatched still roams Puget Sound waters, but has yet to return to the Penn Cove. The pod sighted in the waters of Coupeville is believed to be a transient group.

State Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas, is prime sponsor of Senate Bill 5666, a preemptive strike against hold-ing, capturing or importing whales, dolphins and other porpoises in Washington state for performance or enter-tainment.

“Washington is fortunate to share its waters with orcas and many other species,” said Ranker. “There is no good reason to put these animals at risk through captivity.”

We couldn’t agree more.If the residents of Washington state don’t find a way

to protect these incredible animals, who will?

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What was your favorite Valentine’s Day memory, and why?

“When we went to the Majestic in Anacortes … we actually went with a few close friends. It was nice to enjoy it with other people.”

Starla TerceroOak Harbor

OF THE WEEK:QUESTION

Navy in this mitigation process, stated when queried about the long delay in the process that, “she has just been too busy.”

The 2013 surprise installation of the cement-block-and-steel-cable wall around OLF, and the Navy’s less-than-timely response to state and local concerns, needs to be taken seriously and addressed as soon as possible by our military neighbors to the north.

As a member of one of the con-sulting party organizations, COER members take our commitment to providing information to the public and the interests of more than 3,000 local supporters very seriously.

A National Historic Reserve, his-toric structures and a cultural land-

scape are at risk, as evidenced by the Adverse Effect ruling from one of our state’s offices.

We urge the Navy to stop drag-ging its feet and schedule a meeting date before more months or another year slips away. It’s the right thing to do.

Maryon AttwoodCoupeville

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COER and cohorts are shredding the truthEditor,

The so-called Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve, or COER, a small group whose key members were part of “WISE,” which helped place

Whidbey Island Naval Air Station on the 1991 Base Realignment and Closure list, has been “networking” with like-minded, small groups in Lopez Island, Port Townsend and, now, Sequim.

These groups have also part-nered with a second-rate Al Jazeera reporter who ran a hit piece claim-ing the Navy emitters will cause can-cer — emitters that will be deep in the National Forest and much lower energy profile than an iPhone. They now have a new petition claiming the Navy will “destroy” the Olympic National Forest.

Funny, have these elitists actu-ally visited the forest and viewed the clearcutting?

Recently, this “consortium” — with COER leaders in attendance

— barraged new Congressman Kilmer at a town hall meeting in Port Townsend. On their Facebook page, they coerced a huge turnout complete with signs and prefabri-cated statements.

This group, though small in num-ber, will stop at nothing until the Navy is denied training at all their traditional locations, including the OLF and National Forest.

They know that this training deni-al would close the base and force 30,000 families into unemployment.

The tragic part of this tale is that their claims of “permanent hear-ing damage,” “cancer” and “noise-induced heart disease” are all false-hoods without a shred of factual support.

Not a single claim of this type has been filed over the past 50 years of

Navy jet training. This is all about their ego and

pocketbook. Although they knowingly pur-

chased a home near the airbase — like many of us — they now want the Navy, and 30,000 middle-class families, to move.

Fortunately, Congressmen Larsen and Kilmer are not listen-ing to these aggressive groups who have not shaded the truth — they have shredded the truth.

Scott SmithOak Harbor

Editors note: The “Al Jazeera” reporter referenced is Dahr Jamail, an American reporter with Truthout. Also, the Navy has stated that trans-mitters will be on par with that of a television news truck.

“(My son and I) wanted to have dinner. We couldn’t find any place to eat because every place was full up with people because it was Valentine’s Day. It caught us by surprise — we weren’t aware it was Valentine’s Day. It’s one I’ll never forget.”

Pat FarrellSedro Woolley

“My husband and I went to Port Townsend and we stayed at Manresa Castle, which is sup-posed to be haunted. We didn’t see anything scary, but it was fun.”

Shantel PorterOak Harbor

“This Valentine’s Day, so I can spend it with the people I care about.”

Madelyn FulwilerOak Harbor

“Last Valentine’s Day. My boy-friend sent a surprise bouquet of roses to my work. It was our very first Valentine’s Day together.”

Samantha JohnsonOak Harbor

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ISLAND LIVINGWHIDBEY

By RON NEWBERRYStaff reporter

It didn’t take long for Carly Rhodes to fall in love with Deception Pass State Park.

She arrived from Chicago in October to start serving as an AmeriCorps interpretive intern at the park and was struck immedi-ately by its scenic vistas.

“It’s so beautiful,” said Rhodes, a recent graduate from Western Michigan University. “I have never seen anything like this in Illinois or Michigan.”

One of Rhodes’ responsibilities in her new surroundings is to run

the interpretive programs in the park and be in charge of the volun-teers who help make them go.

Rhodes is currently looking for candidates interested in acquiring the training to become beach natu-ralists at Rosario Beach.

Beach naturalists act as inter-preters at the tide pools at low tide during the spring and summer months.

Their role is to educate park guests on being good stewards of the tide pools and provide infor-mation on the organisms that live there.

The program officially started

in 2011; however, it got its roots in 2003 after one volunteer noticed mistreatment of the tide pools at Rosario Beach and took it upon herself to educate visitors.

Eventually, enough concerned parties got involved to create the beach naturalist program, Rhodes said.

Volunteer training will take place on Tuesdays in March, beginning March 10, and with a field trip April 18.

For those interested in becom-ing a beach naturalist, contact Rhodes at 360-675-3767, ext. 31 or at deceptionpass.interpreter@parks.

wa.govFor more information, check the

website at www.deceptionpassfoun-dation.org

Rhodes will be learning a little herself as she’s never seen the tide pools at Rosario Beach at low tide because of how the calendar has fallen.

She said one of the neatest things she’s seen came during a solo hike when she prepared to take a photograph of a bird and saw a harbor seal pop out of the water in front of her.

“I had never seen a seal before,” she said.

Candidates also are being sought for the Washington State University Island County Beach Watchers 2015 training class, which starts March 19.

This program, founded in 1989, trains volunteers with 100 hours of university-level instruction to help protect and preserve the local marine environment.

The deadline to sign up is Feb. 20. The cost is $100.

n For information, call 360-240-5558 or go to www.beachwaters.wsu.edu

Teach on the beachPhoto by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times

Carly Rhodes, an AmeriCorps interpretive intern at Deception Pass State Park, is looking for beach naturalist candidates who’d like to help educate the public about tide pools at Rosario Beach.


A transient orca surfaces in Penn Cove Thursday. Three orcas were seen and heard in the cove.

Three transient orcas were spotted in Penn Cove early Thursday afternoon.

The group spent a little time around the mussel rafts before making their way out of the cove.

They could be seen and heard from Coupeville Wharf for a short time.

The orcas were reportedly hanging around Saratoga Passage the previous day and were seen making their way toward the cove.

Transient orcas differ from resident orcas in sev-eral ways.

While resident orcas feed on salmon, transient orcas feed primarily on sea mam-mals.

Transient orcas also gen-erally form smaller social groupings than residents and roam over a larger area of coastal waters, making sight-ings less predictable.

Resident orcas have seem-ingly avoided Penn Cove after a group was cornered

and captured in 1970 and seven young whales were taken, including Tokitae, now known as “Lolita.”

She was sent to the Miami Seaquarium and has remained there for the past 45 years.

She is one of the oldest orcas in captivity, according to the Orca Network.

This month it was announced Lolita is being added to the endangered listing for Southern Resident Killer Whales.

Orcas sighted in Penn Cove

It’s time to sign up for volunteer programs that benefit Whidbey Island beaches

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Winter birds of Skagit Flats, Fir Island and Samish Flats, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Feb. 14. Meet at 9 a.m. at Windjammer Park in Oak Harbor to carpool. Whidbey Audubon hosts this all-day field trip. Typically there are great concentrations of waterfowl and raptors. The area is considered one of the top winter raptor viewing sites in the U.S. Some walking will be involved; be prepared for some mud. A Discover Pass will be needed for each car. Due to narrow road shoulders and limited parking, carpools are particularly im-portant for this trip. Bring a lunch for this all-day field trip. Snow or ice cancels the trip. www.whidbeyaudubon.org

The American As-sociation of Univer-sity Women (AAUW) Whidbey Island Branch Program, 10 a.m., Feb. 14, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland. Coffee and social hour at 9:30 a.m. Laura Lopez, master Guatemalan weaver and artist, will be demonstrating her craft and will have some of her beauti-ful woven and beaded items available for purchase. Pro-spective members welcome.

Whidbey Island Fruit Tree Grafting Day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Feb. 14, at the Pa-cific Rim Institute, Coupeville. Learn how to graft. There will be a nice selection of

uncommon apple scion wood and rootstocks. You should be able to create and take home your own custom-grafted tree. Bring any graft-ing equipment and supplies you may have and one-gallon container(s) or plastic bags. They will have plenty of damp sawdust. Bring your own lunch. This event is free, but you must RSVP at www.paci-ficriminstitute.org

Make a Valentine Card!, 1-3 p.m., Feb. 14, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room. Drop in to make a card to take home to someone you love.

CHANTEUSE in Concert “Love Songs II: What Matters Most,” 2 p.m., Feb. 14, at UMC of Coupeville. Fundraiser for Mother Mentors of Island County. Directed by Cheryl Veblen and accompanied by Jess Monett, they will perform such songs as “Set Me As a Seal,” “What Is A Heart?,” “You Made Me Love You” and their theme song, “What Matters Most.” Sug-gested donation is $15 for adults, $12.50 for seniors and military, and $10 for children.

Filipino American As-sociation of Oak Harbor Valentine’s Day Dinner Dance, 6-11 p.m., Feb. 14, at the CPO Club. The theme is Mardi Gras. Cost is $35 per person. For more informa-tion, contact Aida Martin at 360-320-3185.

Sweetheart Dinner & Dance, 6 p.m. to midnight, Feb. 14, at the VFW Post 7392, Oak Harbor. Social

hour at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m., dancing and live music by Deception Connection goes until midnight. Tickets are $30 per couple or $15 per single.

INDULGE DANCE feat. Mojo Filter, 7-10 p.m. Feb. 14, at Greenbank Farm. INDULGE DANCE: A Valentine’s Masquerade featuring Mojo Filter for your dancing pleasure. 7 p.m. door/7:30 live music. $10-$20 suggested donation at door (No one turned away for lack of funds). All ages welcome. Wine and beer available to those 21 and up, served by Whidbey Pies Café. Dress up a lot, or dress up a little — just indulge in the joys of life this Valentine’s Day. Email [email protected] if you are interested in vol-unteering at this event. Pro-ceeds support the small non-profit that manages the 151 acres of publicly owned space for the Port of Coupeville.

Valentine Masquer-ade Ball ... Party!, 8 p.m. to midnight, Feb. 14, at the Coupeville Rec Hall. LGBTQ community event to benefit Whidbey Island Pride 2015. Guest performers are The Mood Swings, an all-women jazz band. Light buffet, BYOB. Tickets $40 per couple or $25 per single. Buy tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com

Monday Feb. 16

Island County Astro-nomical Society monthly

meeting, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Feb. 16, at the First United Methodist Church, Oak Harbor. Anyone interested in astronomy is invited to at-tend. There will be short pre-sentations on current topics in astronomy. 360-679-7664, email [email protected] or visit www.icas-wa.webs.com

Tuesday Feb. 17

Whidbey Island Cam-era Club Meeting, 6:30-8 p.m., Feb. 17, at Oak Hall, Room 306, Skagit Valley College Whidbey Campus. Guest speaker Jim Dicecco from Canon USA, a trainer and technical adviser, will present the program, “From Snapshot to Photography.” The theme for February is “before-and-after photo program processing of pho-tographs.” You may submit up to three photographs for discussion during the meeting to [email protected] Whidbey Island Camera Club, a community club, is open to the public. If you have questions, email [email protected] or visit www.whidbeyislandcam eraclub.com

Wednesday Feb. 18

AARP Tax-Aide, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, at the Coupeville Library. Free tax

return preparation and e-fil-ing for low and moderate in-come, especially those age 60 and older. Call 360-678-3000 for appointment. Supported by AARP Foundation.

Wild West Rides Again, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Feb. 18, at the Coupeville Library. Join us for Western movies and popcorn. Call the library at 360-678-4911 to find out what’s playing. Popcorn pro-vided.

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An open bid auction will be held at Chr ist ian’s Towing, 685 Chr ist ian Road, Oak Harbor, WA. 98277 on WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 18, 2015. Viewing will take place from 12:00pm to 3:00 P M F E B RUA RY 1 8 , 2015. Auction begins at 3:00pm on FEBRUARY 18, 2015.91 ACURA LEG4DJH4KA7676MC054697613WJT91 ACURA LEG4DJH4KA7678MC017781735ZTX95 TOYT CAM4DJT2GK12E5S0121383763VKVLegal No. WCW614812 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.February 14, 2015.

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In re the Dependency of: LEGASPI, Nathanb.d. 02/19/2009 NO. 14-7-00207-9N OT I C E A N D S U M - MONS BY PUBLICA- TION - DEPENDENCY THE STATE OF WASH- INGTON TO: Timothy Cole, Al- leged Fatherand unknown biological fatherA Dependency Petition was filed on September 2, 2014; a preliminary hearing will be held on this matter on April 1, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. at Is- land County Super ior Court, 101 N.E. 6th St., Coupeville, WA 98239. This hearing will deter- mine if your child is de- pendent as defined in RCW 13.34.050(5). This begins a judicial process which could result in permanent loss of your pa- r e n t a l r i g h t s . T H E ABOVE NAMED INDI- V IDUALS ARE SUM- MONED TO APPEAR at said hearing regarding your child. If you fail to appear at the preliminary hearing, the court may take evidence against you and enter an order without further notice to you. To request a copy of the Notice, Summons, and Dependency Peti- tion, and/or to view information about your rights in this proceeding, go to www.atg.wa.gov/DPY.aspx.By: Debra Van Pelt, Is- land County Clerk.by/s/Diedre Butler, deputy ClerkLegal No. WCW613814 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.Feb r ua r y 7 , 14 , 21 , 2015.

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U.S. BANK, NATIONAL A S S O C I AT I O N , A S TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING AND SER- VICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF FEBRU- ARY 1, 2007, GSAMP T RU S T 2 0 0 7 - N C I , M O R T G A G E PA S S - THROUGH CERTIF I - CATES, SERIES 2007- NC1, Plaintiff, VS. S H AW N P. D OY L E ; KATHLEEN K. DOYLE; AMERICAN GENERAL FINANICAL SERVICES, INC.; ALSO ALL PER- S O N S O R PA RT I E S UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, LI- EN, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DE- SCRIBED IN THE COM- PLAINT HEREIN, Defendant(s). S H E R I F F ’ S P U B L I C NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTYNO. 14-2-00324-7 TO: SHAWN P. DOYLE; KATHLEEN K. DOYLE; AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.; ALSO ALL PER- S O N S O R PA RT I E S UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, LI- EN, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DE- SCRIBED IN THE COM- PLAINT HEREIN, De- fendant(s) and judgment debtor(s) and any other persons or par ties un- k n ow n c l a i m i n g a ny right, title, estate, lien or interest in the personal and/or real property described herein:The Superior Court of Is- land County has directed the undersigned Sheriff of Island County (through his designee) to

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In re the Dependency of: LEGASPI, Nevaeh b.d. 06/19/2011 NO. 14-7-00205-2N OT I C E A N D S U M - MONS BY PUBLICA- TION - DEPENDENCY THE STATE OF WASH- INGTON TO: T imothy Cole, Alleged Fatherand unknown biological fatherA Dependency Petition was filed on September 2, 2014; a preliminary hearing will be held on this matter on April 1, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. at Is- land County Super ior Court, 101 N.E. 6th St., Coupeville, WA 98239. This hearing will deter- mine if your child is de- pendent as defined in RCW 13.34.050(5). This begins a judicial process which could result in permanent loss of your pa- r e n t a l r i g h t s . T H E ABOVE NAMED INDI- V IDUALS ARE SUM- MONED TO APPEAR at said hearing regarding your child. If you fail to appear at the preliminary hearing, the court may take evidence against you and enter an order without further notice to you. To request a copy of the Notice, Summons, and Dependency Peti- tion, and/or to view in- founat ion about your rights in this proceeding, go to www.atg.wa.gov/DPY.aspx.By: Debra Van Pelt, Is- land County Clerk.by/s/Diedre Butler, deputy Clerk

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In re the Dependency of: GALINDO, Hugo Anto- nio Justino b.d. 03/12/2014 NO. 14-7-00069-6N OT I C E A N D S U M - MONS BY PUBLICA- TION - DEPENDENCYTHE STATE OF WASH- INGTONTO: Hugo Galindo-Car- rillo, Alleged Father, and TO: Benito Perez-Marti- nez, Alleged Father and unknown biological fatherA Dependency Petition was filed on September 2, 2014; a preliminary hearing will be held on this matter on April 1, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. at Is- land County Super ior Court, 101 N.E. 6th St., Coupeville, WA 98239. This hearing will deter- mine if your child is de- pendent as defined in RCW 13.34.050(5). This begins a judicial process which could result in permanent loss of your pa- r e n t a l r i g h t s . T H E ABOVE NAMED INDI- V IDUALS ARE SUM- MONED TO APPEAR at said hearing regarding your child. If you fail to appear at the preliminary hearing, the court may take evidence against you and enter an order without further notice to you. To request a copy of the Notice, Summons, and Dependency Peti-

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In re the Dependency of: TURNER, Matthew b.d. 03/06/2012NO. 14-7-00239-7N OT I C E A N D S U M - MONS BY PUBLICA- TION - DEPENDENCYTHE STATE OF WASH- INGTON TO: Michael A. Clem- ents, Alleged Father and unknown biological fatherA Dependency Petition was filed on September 2, 2014; a preliminary hearing will be held on this matter on April 1, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. at Is- land County Super ior Court, 101 N.E. 6th St., Coupeville, WA 98239. This hearing will deter- mine if your child is de- pendent as defined in RCW 13.34.050(5). This begins a judicial process which could result in permanent loss of your pa- r e n t a l r i g h t s . T H E ABOVE NAMED INDI- V IDUALS ARE SUM- MONED TO APPEAR at said hearing regarding your child. If you fail to appear at the preliminary hearing, the court may

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take evidence against you and enter an order without further notice to you. To request a copy of the Notice, Summons, and Dependency Peti- tion, and/or to view information about your rights in this proceeding, go to www.atg.wa.gov/DPY.aspx.By: Debra Van Pelt, Is- land County Clerk.by/s/Diedre Butler, deputy ClerkLegal No. WCW613811 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.Feb r ua r y 7 , 14 , 21 , 2015.

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON

COUNTY OF ISLANDIn the Matter of the Es- tate ofGERALD LLOYD JOHN- SON, deceased.NO. 15 4 00015 4PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any o therw ise app l i cable statute of l imi tat ions, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative, or their attorney at the address stated below, a copy of the claim and fil- ing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate pro- ceed ings were com- menced . The c l a im

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must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided un- d e r R C W 1 1 . 4 0 . 0 2 0 (1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of f i rst publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forev- er barred, except as oth- erwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effect ive as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non- probate assets.DATE OF FIRST PUBLI- C AT I O N : S a t u r d ay, February 7, 2015MICHELLE JOHNSON, Personal Representativec/o James L. Kotschwar, Attorney for Personal Representative, WSBA #10823265 NE Kett le Street; Suite 1, P.O. Box 1593Oak Harbor, Washington 98277(360) 675-2207Legal No. WCW614007 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.Feb r ua r y 7 , 14 , 21 , 2015.

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ISLAND

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., its successors in interest and/or assigns,Plaintiff,v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND D E V I S E E S O F

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CHARLES H. CURF- M A N ; C H A R L E S H . CURFMAN; BETTY JO- VITA CURFMAN AKA JOVITA S. CURFMAN; T O D D C U R F M A N ; G R E G C U R F M A N ; S H A N E C U R F M A N ; BANK OF AMERICA, NA; MIDLAND FUND- ING LLC; OCCUPANTS OF THE PREMISES,Defendants.No. 14-2-00576-2SUMMONS BY PUBLI- CATIONTO THE DEFENDANTS Unknown Heirs and De- v isees o f Char les H. Cur fman; Char les H. Curfman; Betty Jovita Curfman aka Jovita S. Curfman; Todd Curfman; Greg Curfman; Occu- pants of the Premises; and any persons or parties claiming to have any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real proper ty descr ibed in the complaint:You are hereby sum- moned to appear within sixty (60) days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty (60) days after February 7, 2015, and de fend the rea l property foreclosure action in Island County Su- perior Court, and answer the complaint of Wells F a r g o B a n k , N . A . , ( “P la int i f f ” ) . You are asked to serve a copy of your answer or respon- sive pleading upon the undersigned attorneys for Plaintiff at its office stated below. In case of your fai lure to do so, judgment wi l l be ren- dered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the Clerk of said Court.The purpose of this lawsuit is to obtain a judgment, and if not immedi- ately paid, to be satisfied through the foreclosure of real property located in Island County, Wash- ington, and legally described as follows:L O T 1 3 , P L AT O F PENN COVE PARK, DI- VISION NO. 2, AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN VOLUME 4 OF PLATS, PAGE 74, RECORDS

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OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON. S I T U AT E I N T H E COUNTY OF ISLAND, STATE OF WASHING- TON.Commonly known as: 854 Burroughs Avenue, O a k H a r b o r , W A 98277-7413.DATED this 2nd day of February, 2015.RCO LEGAL, P.S.By/s/Laura Coughlin [X]Laura Coughlin, WSBA #46124[ ]Synova M. L. Edwards, WSBA #43063[ ]Eric D. Acuario, WSBA #47852Attorneys for Plaintiff13555 SE 36th Street, Ste 300Bellevue, WA 98006Legal No. WCW613782 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.February 7, 14, 21, 28, March 7, 14, 2015.

Trustee’s Sale No: 01- FEE-132403 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE P u r s u a n t t o R . C. W. Chapter 61.24, et seq. and 62A.9A-604(a)(2) et s e q . I . N O T I C E I S HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trus- tee, REGIONAL TRUS- TEE SERVICES COR- PORATION, will on Feb- ruary 27, 2015, at the hour of 10:00 AM, at the main entrance to City Hall, 865 SE Barrington Drive, Oak Harbor, WA, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following described real and personal property (hereafter referred to collectively as the “Property”), situated in the County of Island, State of Washington: Lot 3 4 , P l a t o f C a m a n o Shores, Division No. 1 as per plat recorded in volume 9 of Plats, page 61 records o f Is land County, Washington, Sit- uate in the County of Is- land, State of Washing- t o n . Ta x Pa r c e l N o : S 6 2 7 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0 3 4 - 0 , common ly known as 2227 Cleven Park Road, Camano Is land , WA. The Property is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 10/13/2008, recorded 10/22/2008, under Auditor’s/Record-

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er’s No. 4238665, modi- f i e d u n d e r A u d i - t o r s / R e c o r d ’ s N o 4341646, records of Is- land County, Washing- ton, from Derek J. Morri- son and Laurie L. Morri- son, husband and wife, as Grantor, to Land Title Company, as Trustee, in favor of Mortgage Elec- tronic Registration Sys- tems Inc, as nominee for Stearns Lending, Inc, its successors and assigns, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which is presently held by Ever- Bank. II. No action com- menced by the Benefici- ary of the 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 obl igat ion secured by the Deed of Trust. II I . The default(s) for which this foreclosure is/are made are as fo l lows: FAILURE TO PAY THE MONTHLY PAYMENT WHICH BECAME DUE ON 8/1/2013, AND ALL S U B S E Q U E N T MONTHLY PAYMENTS, PLUS LATE CHARGES AND OTHER COSTS A N D F E E S A S S E T FORTH. Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: Amount due as of October 29, 2014. Del inquent Payments from August 01, 2013, 5 payments at $1,284.81 each, $6,424.05 | 10 payments at $1,327.19 e a c h , $ 1 3 , 2 7 1 . 9 0 ( 0 8 - 0 1 - 1 3 t h r o u g h 10-29-14) Late Charges: $ 6 9 5 . 0 5 S u s p e n s e Credi t : $0.00 TOTAL: $20,391.00. IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal $201,354.35, together with interest as provided in the note or o ther ins t rument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or o ther ins t rument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above descr ibed real property will be sold to satisfy the expenses of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as prov ided by statute. The sale will be

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made without warranty, express or implied regarding title, possession, o r encumbrances on February 27, 2015. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III must be cured by February 16, 2015 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale wil l be discontinued and termi- nated if at any time on or be fo re Feb r ua r y 16 , 2015, (11 days before the sale date) the default(s) as set for th in p a ra g ra p h I I I i s / a r e cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be termi- nated at any time after February 16, 2015, (11 days before the sa le date) and before the sale, by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or en- cumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed o f Tr us t , p lus cos ts , fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obliga- t i on and /o r Deed o f Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the Bene- ficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following addresses: Derek J. Morrison, 2227 South Cleven Park, Ca- mano Island, WA 98292, Derek J. Morrison, 2227 Cleven Park Road, Ca- mano Island, WA 98282. Laurie L. Morrison, 2227 South Cleven Park, Ca- mano Island, WA 98292, Laurie L. Morrison, 2227 Cleven Park Road, Ca- mano Island, WA 98282 by both first class and certified mail on 9/18/2014, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on 9/18/2014, the Bor- rower and Grantor were personally served with said written notice of default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real proper ty described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or post- ing. VII. The Trustee’s Sale will be held in ac- cordance with Ch. 61.24 RCW and anyone wish- ing to bid at the sale will be required to have in his/her possession at the time the bidding com- mences, cash , cashier’s check, or certified check

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in the amount of at least one dollar over the Ben- eficiary’s opening bid. In addition, the successful bidder will be required to pay the full amount of his/her bid in cash, cashier’s check, or certified check within one hour of the making of the bid. T h e Tr u s t e e w h o s e name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of al l costs and fees due at any t ime pr ior to the sale. VIII. The effe ct of the sale wi l l be to depr ive the Grantor and al l those who hold by, thro ugh or under the Grantor of all of their interest in the above described property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds what- soever will be afforded an oppor tun i ty to be heard as to those objection s 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. Fai lure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for inval- ida t ing the Trus tee ’s Sale. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BE- FORE THE FORECLO- SURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the re- cording date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CON- TA C T A H O U S I N G COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in deter- mining your rights and oppor tuni t ies to keep your house, you may contact the fol lowing: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referra l to housing counselors recommended by the Hous- ing Finance Commission T e l e p h o n e : 1 - 8 7 7 - 8 9 4 - H O M E (1-877-984-4663) Web site: http://www.dfi.wa.gov/co nsumers/homeowner- ship/post_purchase_cou- nselors_foreclosure.htm The United States De- partment of Housing and

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Urban Development T e l e p h o n e : 1 -800-569-4287 Web site: http://www.hud.gov/offices /hsg / s fh /hcc / f c / i n - dex.cfm?webListAction= search&searchs ta te= WA&fi l terSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotl ine for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and a t to r neys Te lephone: 1-800-606-4819 Web- s i t e : h t t p : / / n w j u s - tice.org/what-c1ear NO- TICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day fol lowing the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceeding under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accor- dance with section 2 of t h i s a c t . D a t e d : 10/20/2014. Regional Trustee Services Corpo- ration, Trustee. By: Mel- anie Beaman, Author- ized Agent. Address: 616 1st Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: (206)340-2550 Sale In- formation: http://www.rtspacific.com (01/24/2015, 02/14/2015 DLPP-440394) Legal No. WCW611596 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.January 24, February 14, 2015.

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In Oak Harbor for nearly a half century, Safeway isn’t going anywhere either.

At least, not for long.This summer, Safeway

will replace the near-by Albertsons store on Southwest Erie Street, said Safeway spokeswoman Sara Osborne.

That Albertsons store, which wasn’t part of the Haggen acquisition, also will retain its employees under a new Safeway banner, Osborne said.

“We have been in Oak Harbor since 1967 and consider Safeway to be a fixture in the community,”

said Osborne, public and government affairs direc-tor for Safeway stores in Washington and three other states.

The news of change was a hot topic at Safeway in recent weeks, with most wonder-ing how it will impact the gas rewards program once Haggen takes over.

Though there are plans for pumps to continue to operate at the current State Highway 20 location under a third party, Haggen will not be offering a gas rewards program, company spokeswoman Deborah Pleva said.

There also are no plans in the immediate future to con-struct a new Safeway fuel sta-tion at the Erie Street location where Albertsons currently rests, said Osborne.

The grocery store shuf-fle in Oak Harbor received

mixed reactions from cus-tomers, ranging from excite-ment to confusion to disap-pointment.

“I like Albertsons,” Oak Harbor resident Rene Callies said. “It’s sad to see that (it’s leaving).”

Jason Wheeler of Oak Harbor said he prefers Safeway.

“We’ve been coming to Safeway for years,” Wheeler said. “I imagine we’ll follow Safeway over a block.”

Russo has shopped at Haggen stores and calls the Bellingham-based grocery outlet “a classy” establish-ment.

Haggen was founded in 1933.

“It’s a little more expen-sive,” Russo said. “They carry quality items.”

Starbucks also will contin-ue to operate inside the Oak Harbor store, with a remodel

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In order to get their merg-er approved by the Federal Trade Commission, Safeway and Albertsons agreed to divest 168 stores in eight states, 111 from Albertsons and 57 from Safeway.

Oak Harbor’s Safeway is one of 26 Albertsons or Safeway stores in Washington being converted to Haggen.

A store makeover typically takes two days.

The first conversion started this week with the Albertsons store in Monroe.

Oak Harbor’s Safeway is No. 9 on the list.


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from the aquatic lands of the state, but to encourage and enhance access to them,” he said.

“Regulating our use of these lands in a manner consistent with that of the port district acknowledges our important role with these waters, recognizes our not-for-profit status and is, frankly, a more equitable approach,” he said.

“Our operation of a marina furthers the state’s goals of maintaining and enhancing the public’s use of the waters of the state,” Powers added.

Des Moines Mayor Dave Kaplan also spoke in support of the bill.

“It is an equity issue,” he said.

On the other side, the DNR and a representative for the recreational boating association argued against the bill.

Megan Duffy, the deputy supervisor for Aquatics, argued that giving cities

breaks from the fee would erode funding for impor-tant state environmental programs. In fact, she said, the cities that have marinas received more than $2.6 mil-lion from the Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account over the years.

Duffy argued giving cities breaks would give them an unfair competitive advantage over for-profit marinas.

Doug Levy, lobbying for the recreational boating association, said his group is concerned that fees will be increased for private marinas

if the cities are given a break.Sublet said the hearing

was just one of the many steps that have to be taken before the bill could become law.

While it may not pass this year, he said city officials wanted to get the issue on the radar in Olympia long before they’re expected to start pay-ing again.

“The money the marina makes goes back into the marina,” he said.

“It doesn’t go into some-one’s retirement fund.”


Oak Harbor Marina Harbormaster Chris Sublet is working with other city officials to change a state law that requires the city to pay the state for use of aquatic lands.

MARINACONTINUED FROM A1

STORESCONTINUED FROM A1

A longtime Oak Harbor clothing store is leaving historic downtown and moving to a new location across town.

It is the second business to vacate Pioneer Way in 2015.Maurices, which has served Whidbey Island cus-

tomers for decades, is moving to Island Plaza on State Highway 20 in a space next to Rite Aid.

A remodel and expansion of the building that once housed Hallmark began Jan. 1. The new location’s grand opening is Friday, Feb. 20.

The store will remain open at its Pioneer Way location through Sunday, Feb. 15, then reopen five days later at the new site, said store Manager Brittney Bronec.

The new location is at 31595 Highway 20.In January, the Noble Horse Gallery equestrian-style

boutique shut its doors on Pioneer Way and returned to Wildwood Farm on Happy Valley Road.

By contrast, Pioneer Way welcomed a new restaurant, Rustica, in November, and Whidbey Coffee is undergo-ing a major remodel.

Clothing store making a change

whidbey news-times, february 14, 2015

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