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By JESSIE STENSLANDStaff reporter
Oak Harbor Mayor Scott Dudley’s former executive assistant settled a wrongful termination claim against the city this week for $182,500.
Renee Recker is the third fired employee to win an employment-related claim against the city based on alle-gations against the mayor.
All three of the former employees were represent-ed by Oak Harbor attorney Chris Skinner.
Timing of Recker’s termi-nation and other evidence raised concerns about a possible violation of laws protecting ill or disabled employees, Skinner said.
Recker is recovering from cancer.
“The mayor acted out of frustration that she was
taking time off through the Family Medical Leave Act,” Skinner said.
In an unusual twist, com-ments posted on a conserva-tive Whidbey blog became evidence in the claim and inadvertently helped Recker’s case by revealing alleged bias.
Skinner said the blogger, a Dudley supporter, claimed he spoke to the mayor and that Dudley questioned why Recker would be clocking into work if “she was less than 100 percent health- wise.”
Recker was granted a year-long medical leave effective Oct. 5, 2012. The Family and Medical Leave Act allows employees to take time off intermittently as “medical leave.” Up to 12 weeks within a 12-month
Fired assistant nets $182,500 in settlement
SEE SETTLEMENT, A3
Photo by Janis Reid/Whidbey News-Times
Lea Sprague and Logan Hyles, both active duty Navy, fill the trunk with commissary purchases.
By JANIS REIDStaff reporter
Imminent cuts to commissary discounts likely won’t change military families’ spending habits because other local grocers are already competitive, say some North Whidbey residents.
Stephanie Decker, whose husband is in the Navy, said she already shops at other grocery stores for good deals.
Decker said a cut in discounts on base likely won’t change her shopping routine.
“There are certain items you can get a better deal on (at the commissary)… like the baby stuff,” Decker said. “But Safeway is great at incentives.”
Decker said she routinely goes to Safeway to fill her diesel-fueled sedan and take advantage of the fuel discount.
“It will affect budgeting depending on where people are at (financially),” Decker said. “If you’re not prepared for it, it will hit you hard.”
“There’s a lot of people who don’t live within their means.”Some military leadership expressed their concerns that a
reduction in discounts might reduce patronage of the commis-sary.
Commissary funding will be cut by $1 billion over the next three years, which will likely translate into a reduction of the 30 percent discount shoppers currently receive on food purchased at the on-base grocery store.
Some estimates indicate the discount may drop to 10 percent — a $3,000 annual cost increase per household.
The selection at local civilian groceries stores on the Island make them very competitive, said Ron Nelson, executive direc-tor of the Island County Economic Development Council.
“When you look at the discounts at Saar’s, club prices at Safeway and specials at Albertson’s, they are very competitive.”
Because the stores are forced to be competitive with the
Commissary cuts unlikely to alter local shopping habits
SEE CUTS, A16
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Chamber plans fall Octoberfestn Clinton Chamber of Commerce and the Clinton Progressive Association are planning an Octoberfest celebration for the autumn. Organizers are concerned about holding an event in the fall when wind and rain become more prevalent. Planners hope to center the event around the Clinton Community Hall, which has a commercial kitchen and space for indoor entertainment.
Shrimp group seeks freezen In an effort to protect a tour-ist draw, the Langley Shrimp Advisory Committee is seek-ing a two-year moratorium on sand shrimp harvesting in Saratoga Passage near Langley. Committee members are con-cerned that the whales, which feed on the shrimp when they visit the area, aren’t coming in the numbers they did in previ-ous years. Permits to harvest sand shrimp are issued by the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Two vie for South End port seatn Dean Enell and Ed Halloran will be competing for a vacancy on the board of commissioners for the Port of South Whidbey.
They are competing for the seat vacated by Chris Jerome and will represent District 2 that com-prises Langley.
Council considers tourism projectsn Langley City Council heard proposals on how to spend a $20,000 award for tourism development. Plans include $5,000 to be spent on a video titled “Why not Whidbey,” $5,000 for search engine mar-keting.
Date changed for street vacationn A public hearing about vacat-ing part of First Street in Langley to a private property owner has been pushed back by more than a month. The portion being vacated is an access road that goes between the Dog House Tavern and Hladky Park down to Seavall Park. The building has structural issues that includes a sag in the floor.
Fire scare sparks school evacuationn Reports of a fire at Langley Middle School Monday prompt-ed an evacuation Monday afternoon. South Whidbey Fire/EMS crews responded to the report. They found heat and smoke coming from the upstairs of the building but no flames. It appeared that a heating unit malfunctioned.
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period is permitted.Recker had been back at
work, but Dudley filed her on the day her 12-month medi-cal leave period expired.
Dudley didn’t immediately return a call for comment this week. But last October he told the Whidbey News-Times that he made the decision to terminate Recker’s employ-ment after working with her to try to improve her work for months.
The mayor said he even hired a consultant to help her improve.
Dudley said he wanted the position to become more of an “ombudsman” to commu-nicate with the public and
track complaints and the city’s response. The position remains unfilled.
Skinner filed a complaint for damages on Recker’s behalf, originally asking for more than $700,000 in dam-ages. The complaint assert-ed that Dudley violated the Family and Medical Leave Act, the state Family Leave Act and state laws against employment discrimination.
This week, City Supervisor Larry Cort attended a media-tion session at a Seattle law firm. He said an attorney from the Washington Cities Insurance Authority took the lead in representing the city.
The agreement was signed
at the end of mediation.Recker has seven days
from the signing date to revoke her acceptance of the agreement.
“It was a good business decision as well as a compas-sionate one,” Skinner said. “There was genuine concern about the former employee.”
Under the agreement, Cort will provide a letter of recommendation that’s lim-ited to her date of employ-ment, title, salary and the fact that Recker was terminated without cause.
Cort said the city’s insur-ance provider will cover the entire settlement and deduc-tions don’t apply. He said he didn’t know if the city’s rates will increase due to this or previous settlements against the city.
Rick Wallace, a former police chief, sued the city for wrongfully termination after Dudley gave him the ax. Wallace settled for $18,500.
Former City Engineer Eric Johnston quit and then claimed Dudley created a hostile work environment; he settled his claim for $20,000.
Dudley has fired a series of employees in manage-ment positions since com-ing into office as a reformer more than two years ago. He fired the city supervisor, two city attorneys, the fire chief, the police chief, the human resources director and Recker.
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Oak Harbor City CouncilMEETING AGENdA
6:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 4, 2014
1. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL / PLEDgE Of ALLEgiAnCE
/ invOCATiOn / HOnORS AnD
RECOgniTiOnS: Proclamation of St. Patrick’s Day
2. APPROvAL Of AgEnDA3. CiTiZEn COMMEnT
PERiOD4. COnSEnT AgEnDA a. Minutes of Council Meeting
on 2/18/14 and Workshop
Meeting on 2/26/14
b. Approval of Payroll and
Accounts Payable Voucher Nos.
c. Motion to Endorse
Application for AWC
Scholarship
d. Motion to appoint Robert
Lundstrom to Lodging Tax
Advisory Committee
e. Motion to confirm
re-appointment of Ana
Maria Schlecht to Planning
Commission
f. Motion to authorize Purchase
of Crushed Quarry Stone for
Stay Sail RV Park
g. Motion to authorize Purchase
SCADA Telemetry Upgrades
h. Motion to approve Contract
for Marina Recreational
Equipment Operation 2014
i. Motion to authorize Contract
for Removal of Asbestos at WW
Treatment Plant
j. Motion to reject Bids for
Shallow Truck Scale on
February 4, 2014
k. Motion to approve
appointment of Larry Eaton
to IC Conservation Futures
Citizen’s Advisory Committee
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a. City Administrator b. Mayor c. Councilmembers
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SETTLEMENTCONTINUED FROM A1
By JESSIE STENSLAND Staff reporter
The irony isn’t intentional.Archaeologists are dig-
ging pits all over the park-ing lot behind the Whidbey Island Bank on Pioneer Way as city officials pray that they don’t find bones, fossils or anything that might waylay the project.
At the same time, the city hopes to buy fake fossils and place them under sand in a wading pool located just feet away from the site so that kids can play archaeologist in a giant sandbox.
A member of the city’s Park Board is spearheading a fundraiser to purchase the equipment, so it won’t cost the taxpayers anything.
Hank Nydam, city parks director, presented mem-bers of the City Council dur-ing a Wednesday workshop with a proposal for dealing with the two abandoned wading pools in the water-front park. City officials closed down the 1960s-era mini-pools last summer
because they no longer con-form to newer health codes regarding water circulation and the city doesn’t have the money to retrofit them.
Nydam said the city received complaints about the ugliness of the fenced-off wading pools, so he brought a few options to the volun-teer Park Board.
Under the plan the mem-bers approved, the wading pool on the east side of the park will be filled with sand. Inside the sand will be hid-den “diggables,” such as a fake velociraptor fossils and other faux remnants of crea-tures from the past.
“The idea is that kids get to go out and play archae-ologist in the sand,” Nydam said. “We all know kids love to dig.”
At the wading pool on the west side of the park, the board members hope to install musical apparatus for children. The pool would be filled in with fill material and concrete; such musical toys as giant chimes, play drums and “horn or bell panels” will
be installed.The total cost is estimated
at just over $20,000.Nydam said Erica
Wasinger volunteered to help raise the money from local service agencies and others. Nydam said anyone who wants to donate to the project can call him at 279-4756.
City officials previously talked about replacing one of the wading pools with a
spray park, with soft sprays, bubblers and other water features for children to play in.
Nydam said the idea isn’t dead, but it doesn’t have to be in place of a wading pool. He pointed out that the community will soon get the chance to give their two cents about possible com-munity amenities at the site of the wastewater treatment facility.
City digs up plans for abandoned pools
Photo provided
The city is hoping to place “diggables,” like this fake fossil from PlayworldSystems, in an unused wading pool.
By JESSIE STENSLANDStaff reporter
An Oak Harbor man is facing felony charges for allegedly beating children with some sort of cord and leaving welt marks on their bodies, according to court documents.
Prosecutors charged Alonzo R. Boyles, 37, Feb. 7 in Island County Superior Court with two counts of assault of a child in the third degree.
Oak Harbor police officer Manuel Silveira investigated the case after a counselor at the Coupeville Middle School reported on Feb. 5 that a 12-year-old girl had welts on her arm.
The girl allegedly reported that Boyles whipped her and her 11-year-old brother with an extension cord because they had bad grades on their report cards, Silveira wrote.
The girl had “severe red
welts” on her arms, shoulder and buttocks, according to the report.
The boy also had a welt mark on his forearm, but he refused to allow investigators to see the rest of his body, the report states.
The four children were placed into protective cus-tody by the Department of Social and Health Services.
Boyles admitted to police that he “whooped” the chil-dren for failing grades, but he said he used a “thin pink braided belt,” the report states.
If convicted of the charges against him, Boyles could face from three to eight months in jail under the stan-dard sentencing range.
Oak Harbor man faces charges for allegedly beating kids with cord
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By SHERRYE WYATT, Contributing writer
Whidbey Island has a strong volunteer ethic that’s fueled by an involved citizen-ry committed to supporting their causes, communities and neighbors.
However, if you could choose one person to rep-resent that ethic, it might very well be Gary Gabelein. After all, he’s been a volun-teer firefighter for 42 years. But that’s just the beginning of Gabelein’s story of giving back to the community he loves.
“I started as a fireman, and began teaching first aid to the community,” said Gabelein. “That led to becoming one of the first EMTs in the district, and then helping operate a private ambulance service based in Freeland.”
He remembers the days when the fire trucks were a lot smaller and only carried 300 gallons of water. The fire-fighters rode on the outside of the truck, standing on the tailboards and hanging on for the ride.
Gabelein has an antique fire truck of his own, a bright red 1951 GMC, parked in a garage at his home where it’s surrounded by other fire sta-tion memorabilia. He drives it in parades and gives kids rides.
He was also actively involved with a rescue squad, responding to vehi-cle accidents with a “jaws of life” rig. In addition, he spent 16 years on the South Whidbey Fire/EMS Board
of Commissioners and then returned as a firefighter.
Gabelein spent 28 years working for Washington State Ferries, retiring with the rank of captain. He and his wife Janie raised their three children, Amy, Jon and Gwendy, on Whidbey Island in a farmhouse they built on Sunshine Lane.
After the kids were grown and out on their own, they converted their home to an inn, naming it Farmhouse Bed and Breakfast.
Being an innkeeper led to yet another volunteer oppor-tunity. Gabelein has for eight years served on the Island County Tourism Committee, which is one of the “two percent” groups, so-called because of the amount of lodging taxes collected by the county for tourism pro-motion.
“We figure out how to best bring visitors to Island County to shop and put heads in beds,” said Gabelein. “We’re one of the only com-mittees in the region to con-tinually have a positive cash flow as a result of increased tax dollars. It’s a lot of fun. I guess volunteerism runs in my veins.”
The Gabeleins’ B&B is
also known for its gardens, and the donkeys and rabbits that inhabit the farm. The farmhouse gardens were on the 2009 Whidbey Island Garden Tour and greeted 1,000 visitors. Even tourists who don’t stay overnight stop and ask to see the garden.
“We get folks from British Columbia, nearly every state and, of course, Seattle,” said Gabelein. “We also host lots of honeymooners and cou-ples celebrating anniversa-ries and special occasions.”
He said that the 42 years of drills, training and hours to
remain qualified have been worth every minute because it allows him to keep serving the community. His son, Jon, is also a volunteer firefighter and EMT and acts as the public information officer for South Whidbey Fire/EMS.
And all their volunteer
work pays off — it allows the community to get the equip-ment needed to protect its people.
“Nobody plans to get hurt or have a house fire,” said Gabelein. “But when the alarm goes off, we make sure people get what they need.”
Volunteerism runs in Gabelein’s veins
Sherrye Wyatt photo
Gary Gabelein shows off his vintage 1951 GMC fire truck. People may recognize it from parades Gabelein drives in, such as the Maxwelton Independence Day Parade.
“Nobody plans to get hurt or have a house fire. But when the alarm goes off, we make sure people get what they need.”
Gary Gabelein
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Pong, Pool, Pinochle
MONDAY, MARCH 38:30-9:20 a.m., Gentle
Yoga9 a.m., Quilting Class9:30-10:20 a.m., Muscle
Conditioning9:30 a.m., Nintendo Wii
Bowling1 p.m., Knitting Circle1 p.m., Dottie’s Painting
Class5 p.m., Tai Chi
TUESDAY, MARCH 49:30-10:20 a.m., Aerobic
Exercises9 a.m., Lapidary9 a.m.-12 p.m., Wood
Carving10 a.m., Travel Committee11:30 a.m., Chess12 p.m., Line Dance6 p.m., Pinochle7 p.m., Country Dance
Lessons
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 58:30-9:20 a.m., Gentle
Yoga9 a.m., Lapidary9 a.m., SHIBA9:30 -10:20 a.m., Muscle
Conditioning 12:30 p.m., Party Bridge12:30 p.m., Ping Pong1 p.m., Beginning Spanish 1 p.m., Beginning Bridge3 p.m., Hula7 p.m., Gem Club
THURSDAY, MARCH 69:30 a.m., Aerobic Exercise9:30 a.m., Nintendo Wii
Bowling10 a.m., Creative Writing12-3 p.m., Jack Pot Bingo-
Regency on Whidbey12:30 p.m., Cribbage1 p.m., SVC History Class7 p.m., Wire Wrap
FRIDAY, MARCH 79 a.m., Quilting9:30 a.m., Tai Chi12:30 p.m., Pinochle1 p.m., Friday at the Movies1 p.m., Line Dance6:30 p.m., Old Time Fid-
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Yoga9 a.m., Quilting Class9:30-10:20 a.m., Muscle
Conditioning9:30 a.m., Nintendo Wii bowling1-3 p.m., Hearing Aid
Service1 p.m., Knitting Circle1 p.m., Dottie’s Painting Class5 p.m., Tai Chi
TUESDAY, MARCH 119:30 a.m., Aerobic Exercises9 a.m., Lapidary9 a.m.-noon, Wood Carving9:30 a.m., Nintendo Wii
11:30 a.m., Chess12 p.m., Line Dance1 p.m., Mac SIG6 p.m., Pinochle7 p.m., Country Dance
Lessons7 p.m., Stamp Club
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 128:30-9:30 a.m., Yoga9 a.m., SHIBA9 a.m., Lapidary9:30-10:30 a.m., Muscle
Conditioning12:30 p.m., Party Bridge12:30 p.m., Ping Pong1-2 p.m., Beginning Spanish3 p.m., Hula
THURSDAY, MARCH 139:30 – Nintendo Wii
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MENU - MARCH 2014WEEK 1
Mon 3 Hearty jambalayaTues 4 Vegetable Soup & 1/2 SandwichWed 5 Turkey TetrazziniThurs 6 Ground Beef Stroganoff
Fri 7 Mixed Mushroom StrataWEEK 2
Mon 10 Cranberry MeatballsTues 11 Ham & Red Pepper QuicheWed 12 Chicken Breast w/Cream SauceThurs 13 Creamy Broccoli Soup
Fri 14 Spinach Gorgonzola RavioliWEEK 3
Mon 17 Corned Beef & CabbageTues 18 Chicken and Dumplings & SaladWed 19 Chef Salad w/ham & turkeyThurs 20 Chipotle Corn Chowder & 1/2 Sandwich
Fri 21 Zucchini ParmesanWEEK 4
Mon 24 Pulled Chicken SandwichTues 25 Salad Bar w/Variety of VegetablesWed 26 Pork Loin w/Apple ChutneyThurs 27 Chef’s Choice
Fri 28 Vegetable Lasagna
SENIOR SERVICES NUTRITIONSenior Services of Island County’s Nutrition Program offers a variety of pro-grams including congregate meals, home delivered meals and nutrition coun-seling. Congregate meals are served weekdays in a variety of locations on the island.
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OPINION
LETTERS TO THE EDITORTricare
Failing to use Naval Hospital impacts jobsEditor,
First, let me say that I am grateful for the sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform. Their sacrifices allow me the freedom to write this let-ter.
The Tricare health benefit extended to our active duty personnel, retired service members and their eligible beneficiaries is excellent: Free for active duty service members and their beneficiaries under the Prime benefit — managed care — and very afford-able for retirees and their family mem-bers at $45.64 a month.
The Standard benefit is also an excel-lent and affordable benefit with a $150 annual deductible and nominal cost shares.
There has been some angst in the community lately because the Managed Care beneficiaries that live 30 minutes or less from the Naval hospital who have been receiving their care off base have been asked to return to the Naval Hospital for their care if they wish to enjoy the Prime benefit.
Bottom line for this decision is money. During a time when affordable
health care continues to elude us, we as a nation must continue to offer free or very affordable health care to our military.
Let me share with you this: 189 Tricare Service Centers will close their doors March 31 at a cost of nearly 1,000 jobs. The military treatment facilities across the nation are downsizing their staff. I am one of those Tricare Service Center employees who will lose my job.
My contribution to affordable health care is the loss of that job.
While employed for Tricare during the past six years, my medical premi-ums rose to such a level that I have not sought care when I was sick.
So, I would like to remind those of you that are unwilling to return to the hospital for your care and complain about using the Standard Benefit, that there are many people who will suffer great economic difficulty and stress to help keep your healthcare affordable.
As a proud American, I am grateful for the sacrifices you all have made. I simply ask that you consider being a part of the solution to keeping your benefits affordable.
Tracy QuintenOak Harbor
Feedback
Now’s ime to offer opinions on county fairEditor,
OK, North Whidbey, here is your chance to tell the folks who run the Whidbey Island Area Fair what you think of the fair and its future.
Go to http://iscoedc.com/?page_
id=786 and share your opinion. Do you even attend the fair in
Langley? Or, do you go off island to other county fairs because the Island County fair is too far from Oak Harbor to drive only to encounter poor parking at an old, small and rundown venue?
What if they were to move the fairgrounds to the Greenbank Farm, would you attend then? Let them know.
Ty WelchOak Harbor
Oak Harbor
Kraken is a luxury; put it on hold for nowEditor,
I think at the next Oak Harbor City Council meeting I will personally ask each council member for $5. That way I can pay for the $25 manicure I get each week.
As I do it, I will also complain about how I just can’t make ends meet each month and that I’m going to need to keep asking them for money.
That scenario is just as absurd as the city paying $30,000-plus for a sculpture while being deeply in debt in the midst of an economic downturn.
Don’t get me wrong, I love art. I love the idea of making the downtown beautiful. But the fact of the matter is that good ol’ fashion money principles mean:
1. When you can’t afford something,
The fallout from Oak Harbor Mayor Scott Dudley’s spate of firings continued this week as his former execu-tive assistant settled a wrongful termination claim for $182,500.
The exact amount Dudley’s actions have cost the city and its insurance provider is a matter of debate, but what’s clear is that hundreds of thousands of dollars have been wasted and it has affected the city’s ability to attract talented employees.
Renee Recker and her attorney Chris Skinner argued that Dudley violated state and federal protections for ail-ing and disabled people.
Recker, who is recovering from cancer, was granted a year-long medical leave effective Oct. 5, 2012. The Family and Medical Leave Act allows employees to take time off intermittently as “medical leave” up to the 12 weeks per 12-month maximum.
Recker was fired Oct. 4, 2013, the same day her medi-cal leave expired.
Skinner said the timing of the termination and other evidence lead to suspicions about Dudley’s bias against someone who claimed federally protected medical leave.
Obviously, the city’s insurance provider felt Recker had a point and settled the case with a healthy sum.
Dudley also fired the city supervisor, two city attorneys, the fire chief, the police chief and the human resources director. The police chief sued and received a settlement.
The former city engineer quit and then claimed that Dudley had created a hostile work environment. He also settled.
The total tally on the settlements is more than $220,000, which the insurance provider is picking up. But the result could be higher rates in the future.
While Dudley came into office as a self-proclaimed “reformer,” there are other ways to make changes that don’t include costly terminations — both wrongful and rightful. Several council members who were upset over the cost of providing oversized severance payments to fired employees argued that the mayor could have worked with the staff members on smooth, less-expensive transitions. And they are right.
Who wouldn’t be in constant fear of losing their job under Dudley? Recker was terminated in October and her position is yet to be filled. The city had trouble finding a qualified applicant for the city attorney position and the human resources director.
Dudley’s propensity for firing people is getting very costly, and his “off-with-their-heads” approach to manage-ment needs to stop. It’s not the kind of leadership that will serve the city now or in the long term.
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Dan CarterNov. 29, 1953- Feb. 24, 2014
Some people live more in 60 years than others do in 90. It is not the time that matters it is the person, and my father really knew how to live.
This picture was taken on a recent trip through the Southwest prior to his diag-nosis of pancreatic cancer. Dad and I drove through five states (four of which he is standing in here) with only a rough agenda. Following the directions on a roadside billboard in New Mexico, we made our way to an under-ground mining museum where he reminisced about his days working in the mines in Wyoming.
We talked about the funny way life has of tak-ing you places you never thought you would go. He told me how proud he was of my brother and me, and how he couldn’t wait to call Mom and tell her about our day. It was at once a special day, and a typical one, for a man who never wasted a moment.
Dad spent his last days at home in a room with a pan-oramic view of the harbor, Mt. Baker and the Cascades. From his bed he supervised the President’s Day planting
of sugar snap peas in his garden and kept an eye on the eagle traffic. He had a chance to talk to many of the people who shared his life and always managed to leave them laughing.
He filled the lives of those around him with love and laughter and we will never stop missing him.
Join us in celebrating Dan’s life 2 p.m., Saturday, March 8 at First Reformed Church. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Skagit Valley College Foundation in support of the Carter Friends and Family Scholarship Fund.
Friends and fam-ily are encouraged to share memories and condo-lences utilizing the Book of Memories hosted by Wallin Funeral Home at www.wallinfuneralhome.com
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Ronald Hugh LaFayette
Dr. Ronald Hugh LaFayette, a well respected educator and advocate of all people, passed the morning of Feb. 22, 2014.
Born Jan. 5, 1942 in Glendale, Calif., he spent most of his adult life in Washington state from Seattle to Spokane.
Ron had a life long com-mitment to family, educa-tion and service, leaving a legacy that would impact
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Martha Sierra Espericueta
Mar tha Sier ra Espericueta died sud-denly on Feb. 21, 2014 at Whidbey General Hospital, Coupeville at the age of 72.
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She was born Oct. 8, 1941 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Nicanor and Gregoria Espericueta.
Martha spent her first 18 years in Corpus Christi before moving to Dallas-Fort Worth. She worked and raised her family in Dallas-Fort Worth. She had been a nursing home caregiver for much of her life. Seven years ago, she moved to Oak Harbor to be with her son Carlo and his family. Martha was a mem-ber of the Church on the Rock of Oak Harbor.
Martha is survived by three children: Carlo Aguilar of Oak Harbor, Clemente Aguilar of Grand Prairie, Texas and Karizza Shook of Ft. Worth, Texas and by six grandchildren: Antonio, Selina, Erika and Jessica Aguilar, Vivian Shook and Jesus Aguilar.
Cremation was held with private family inurnment. Friends and family are encouraged to share memo-ries and condolences utiliz-ing the Book of Memories at www.wallinfuneralhome.com
the relationship between communities, the business sector and education state and nation-wide.
Ron led curriculum, leg-islative and leadership ini-tiatives for students with disabilities, particularly for the deaf and the hearing impaired.
Friends well remember walking in Seattle with Ron as he signed with students and friends as they passed by.
Ron received his doc-torate in higher educa-tion administration from Brigham Young University in 1985, investing deeply in understanding how lead-ership could affect social change and more produc-tive educational systems.
Throughout the balance of his career, rooted largely in the state of Washington’s community colleges, his organizations fostered prag-matic solutions through a portfolio of on-campus, on-site and distance learning programs.
He believed deeply in the value of higher education not only for our students, but for the businesses and industries for whom they would work. He consulted nationally, before Congress, and internationally on three continents.
He served as the inter-im President of Spokane Community College. He was then asked to serve as the Director of Workforce Education in Olympia for the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.
Ron assumed the lead-ership of North Seattle Community College as
president in 2001. Until his retirement in
2010, Ron continued to pro-vide a path for non-tradition-al students with programs like “Today’s Students – Tomorrow’s Teachers,” an extension center developed with Western Washington University while similar programs were designed at Eastern Washington University.
His legacy will be much more than his professional achievements.
It will be the sense of con-nection he brought to us all. He was particularly magical with young people.
He so easily connected with and mentored children in ways that will be remem-bered for generations. It is simply who he was.
Ron is survived by his loving wife Pamela, his three children Nathan, Jason and Anne-Marie, his father Harry and his sib-lings Beverly, Robert, Mark and Marcella.
He loved us all. We loved him back, deeply and for-ever. We learned from him, that love and acceptance of all people could breach all lines.
A Celebration of Life wor-ship service will be held 1 p.m., Saturday, March 8 at 1st Evangelical Lutheran Church located at 2015 E. Blackburn Road, Mt Vernon WA 98274.
Family suggests memo-rials in Ron’s name go to “Hearing, Speech & Deafness Center” of Seattle. Found at: www.hsdc.org
Arrangements are under the care of Kern Funeral Home of Mount Vernon.
LETTERSCONTINUED FROM A6
you put it back on the shelf, and, 2. You pay for necessi-ties before luxuries.
I think the city council should save themselves and the public they serve by put-ting the luxury of a Kraken sculpture on hold until they figure out a way to do it with-out raising utility rates or going further into debt.
Amy MalmkarOak Harbor
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EVENT OF THE WEEK North Whidbey Little League is holding evaluations this weekend. See ‘Sports in Brief’ below for more details.SPORTS
WHIDBEY
By JIM WALLERSports editor
Anthony Bergeron is a “dia-mond in the rough,” according to Coupeville High School boys bas-ketball coach Anthony Smith.
Bergeron, a senior who recently completed his high school career, would like to play college bas-ketball but is not on any college coach’s recruiting radar. That’s a shame, Smith concludes, because Bergeron has the ability to help a program that is willing to beat the bushes and find him.
One of the primary reasons for Bergeron’s anonymity is his lack of basketball experience.
Most kids start playing in youth leagues; and then, if they are tal-ented enough, move on to middle school and high school teams.
High school is the end of the line for almost all players. Though they may have the work ethic and expe-rience to continue to play, they are too short, not quick enough or lack the coordination required to play at the next level.
Bergeron possesses the one qual-ity that keeps most players from advancing to college courts – elite athleticism. He, however, lacks the one quality most high school play-
ers have – experience. Bergeron did not start playing
organized basketball until his junior year in high school.
“I never thought I was good enough to play,” he said, “but I really liked watching it so I decided to give it a try.”
Learning the game was rough at first, but Bergeron blossomed into the Wolves’ most talented player.
When he first started to play, Bergeron said he was surprised by the complexity of the game. “Team defense kept messing me up,” he said. “I did not understand the con-cepts.”
The conditioning was also a shock: “We did a lot of running in practice; I didn’t realize that.”
Bergeron’s work ethic is strong, Smith said, and he improved each day.
“Confidence is want I improved most in,” Bergeron said.
Now he believes he can play in col-lege, but he understands the reluc-tance of a coach to give him a try.
In basketball years, Bergeron is still a toddler. He has an explosive first step, pogo-stick jumping ability, a smooth jumper accurate out to the three-point line and the ability to finish at the rim with either hand.
What he doesn’t possess is a deep
understanding of the game, and he struggles with the team concepts and the nuances of basketball, he said. Those come from playing, not just practice, and he has a great deal of game-time to make up.
During the high school season, he “played good at times and bad at times,” he said. “It was like I wasn’t playing for two quarters.”
Smith agreed. He said that Bergeron would dominate the game for a time and then would “disappear.”
The time off, Smith said, wasn’t from lack of effort but lack of under-standing and learning the complexi-ties of playing without the basket-ball.
Bergeron, who is 6-3, played inside in high school but will have to move outside in college because of his height. To handle the guard position, he is working on his ball handling skills.
Bergeron said he would like to play in a community college pro-gram for two years and then trans-fer to a Division I four-year school.
He has his eye on Whatcom College in Bellingham, which he learned from Smith, “cares for their players a lot and are known for putting players further than com-munity college.”
Any college that comes calling, he said, he would consider.
Now it’s a waiting game, hoping
that a recruiter will scour the rough for that hidden gem, polish him up and give him a chance.
Bergeron hopes late start doesn’t mean early end
Photo by Jim Waller/Whidbey News-Times
Coupeville senior Anthony Bergeron drives to the hoop in a game this past season. He hopes to play college basketball next year.
By JIM WALLERSports editor
When the Coupeville High School soccer team hits the pitch for the first time this spring, the head coach will be different but what is seen on the field, at least at first, will look familiar.
New coach Kyle Nelson, who served as an assistant the past two years, plans to follow the lead of his predecessor, Paul Mendes.
“I will continue on with much of the same philosophy as coach Mendes,” Nelson said. “He has been successful over the years, so I would like to try to continue with that. As the season progress-es, I am sure there will be things to change to adapt to this year’s players. But to start, most things will be the same as it has been the past couple of years.”
Mendes coached high school soccer for 33 years, including the past eight at Coupeville, before stepping down last spring.
Nelson said he likes coaching, which led him to apply for the
head coaching position, adding “I enjoy the challenge of building a competitive program.”
Another reason hits closer to home: “Also, my two boys have been playing soccer for years in the rec program here in Coupeville. The oldest is cur-rently in high school and the youngest is an eighth-grader, so
I am doing this as well to be involved in their sport.”
Nelson will stress academics with his players (“That is their primary job as a student.”), but wants them to have fun as well.
“I want the players to be there at practice and, overall, enjoy themselves,” he said.
Nelson said it will be a suc-cessful season if there is improve-ment from the first practice to the last game and if the team is playing its hardest and being competitive.
He cited soccer great Pele: “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and, most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.”
The style of soccer the Wolves will play will be determined by what “best suits our players and their strengths,” Nelson said. “There are a lot of players that are new this year, so it will take a while to see how we come together as a team.”
Nelson takes over CHS boys soccer
Kyle Nelson
NWLL holds evaluations
North Whidbey Little League will hold evaluations for all play-ers ages 9 and above this weekend.
Baseball evaluations will take place Satur-day, March 1, on Field A at Windjammer Park: 11- and 12-year-olds, 9 a.m.; 9- and 10-year-olds, noon.
Softball evaluations will take place Sunday, March 2, on Field 1 at Volunteer Park: 13- to 16-year-olds, 1 p.m.; 11- and 12-year-olds, 2 p.m.; and 9- and 10-year-olds, 3 p.m.
Complete registra-tions with payment will be taken each day.
Registration forms can also be picked at Big 5, Wendy’s, McDonald’s, Dairy Queen, Burger King and the league’s web-
site, www.northwhidbey littleleague.org
Call the league phone at 360-679-1522 for current infor-mation or to leave a message.
Drawing set for permits
Deer and elk hunt-ers have until March 31 to enter their name in a drawing for a 2014 multiple-season per-mit, which can greatly increase their oppor-tunities for success.
In mid-April, the Washington Depart-ment of Fish and Wildlife will randomly draw names for 8,500 multiple-season deer permits and 1,000 multiple-season elk permits.
Winners of the drawing will be eligible to purchase a special tag allowing them to
participate in archery, muzzleloader and modern firearm gen-eral hunting seasons for deer or elk.
Hunters may purchase a multiple-season permit applica-tion at an authorized license dealer listed at http://wdfw.wa.gov/licensing/vendors/ or by calling 866-246-9453.
The permit applica-tion is $7.10 for resi-dents and $110.50 for nonresidents.
Deception Pass race returns
The Deception Pass Challenge triathlon re-turns to North Whid-bey at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 14.
For more informa-tion, email deception [email protected] or visit deception passfoundation.org/ challenge
SPORTS IN BRIEF
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ISLAND LIVINGWHIDBEY
By RON NEWBERRYStaff reporter
Scott Sayre lifts a spoon from a steaming pot of potato, broccoli and bacon soup, takes a sip and senses something isn’t right.
“You can taste the bacon,” Sayre said. “Let’s put a little more broccoli in there.”
Sayre was one of six volunteers busy prepar-ing meals in the kitchen of the Oak Harbor First United Methodist Church Thursday.
Sachie Sutterluey and Hidemi Dettman stood side by side, chopping broccoli and mixing raisins for broc-coli salad.
It’s a routine the group repeats two afternoons a week to provide free nutri-tious meals for people in need at a unique soup kitchen downtown called the Spin Cafe.
“This is how we do it — from scratch with fresh ingredients,” Sayre said. “It’s labor intensive.
“One of the really hard things to find (at soup kitch-ens) is good food. You can get a lot of processed food. We are trying to differenti-ate ourselves from other soup kitchens.”
And they are in many ways.
Less than two hours after preparing the food Thursday, it was transported
and served at Spin Cafe, which is located near the bus terminal on Bayshore Drive.
A steady stream of guests came in, sat at a table and gave their orders to servers who greeted them.
Among the guests was a father and his three young daughters.
Some of the visitors, including Daniel Glaefke, 60, were homeless.
“People come in and are treated like people,” Glaefke said.
The restaurant-style concept was one of many ideas founder Vivian Rogers-Decker thought of when she dreamed up Spin Cafe and opened its doors in July.
The original plan that gave the cafe its name was to create a place for the homeless and others in need in Island County to do their laundry at no cost.
Although that remains in the plans, laundry service hasn’t materialized yet.
What has evolved instead is the restaurant-style cafe that serves meals from 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and also is open to the public for a warm place to sit, socialize, snack and sip a beverage from noon-4 p.m. Saturdays.
Community donations help pay for the food and building rental and food is
donated.“It’s not all about the food
for us, although the food is wonderful,” said Lori Bowdish, who comes to the Spin Cafe with her fiance Brian Kilpatrick. “We really enjoy helping out here and helping with the garden down the street.”
The garden represents Spin Cafe taking things to another level.
Called the Imagine Permaculture Food Forest, it is designed to be a sus-tainable garden that will help provide fresh food for Spin Cafe.
Volunteer work parties have been meeting on Saturdays this winter to pre-pare the donated land near Hal Ramaley Park for an elaborate plan that includes nine layers of edible com-panion plant groups from fruit and nut trees at the
top to a strawberry patch ground cover.
Weather permitting, vol-unteers will start building the foundation of a cob wall at 10 a.m. today, March 1, that will serve as a wind-break for the garden.
The project is expected to take two years to come to fruition.
“We’ll start small,” said Netsah Zylinsky, a Spin Cafe board member who is spearheading the food forest project. “Eventually, it will run on its own and be sus-tainable. It will provide food for lifetimes to come.”
The food forest is an example of Rogers-Decker’s original idea for Spin Cafe branching out into new directions.
At its heart, Spin Cafe is a nonprofit “community engagement center,” said Rogers-Decker, who doesn’t
like to use the term “soup kitchen.”
Its location behind the Island Transit Harbor Station transfer center on Bayshore Drive was “very deliberate,” providing easier access for those in need throughout Island County, Rogers-Decker said.
“We exist to serve people in need,” said Rogers-Decker, who is the student and family support specialist and homeless liaison for the Oak Harbor School District. “Some are homeless. It’s very broad.”
Glaefke, a U.S. Army veteran who served in Vietnam, estimated there are 125-150 homeless people in and around Oak Harbor.
“For some of these people, this is the only meal they get two times a week,” Glaefke said.
Glaefke enjoys the con-
versations, the food and the chance to rest.
“After walking around all week, your body’s all beat up,” he said. “You spend a couple days recuperating.”
Sayre empathizes.For a brief time in his life,
he, too, was homeless.He got involved with
Spin Cafe and saw his life change. He’s now a board member.
“For me, coming in to volunteer and help out and give back at a time when I was not in the best position I’ve ever been, it turned out well,” Sayre said. “I think that’s the kind of thing you want to believe happens in the world, that if you help other people, other people will help you. That’s really what this is all about.
“By maybe making a few selfless acts, I got a whole lot back in return.”
Serving up hope
Photos by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times
Sharen Rivera, a volunteer with Spin Cafe, prepares broccoli, potato and bacon soup at the First United Methodist Church.
Spin Cafe offers place to eat, chat for those in need in Island County
Sachie Sutterluey, left, and Hidemi Dettman make broccoli salad with raisins that would later be served at the Spin Cafe by Oak Harbor High School senior Jennifer Zerba, right, and others. Zerba volunteers at the cafe to gain restaurant serving skills.
Spin Cafe has served meals to people in need in Oak Harbor since July at its location on Bayshore Drive.
SaturdayMarch 1
2014 Home & Garden Expo, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., March 1, 1925 Blaine St., Port Townsend. Energy pre-sentation, garden classes, building code updates, rebate information and more. Free. www.jeffcohome builders.com
Cob windbreak building work party, 10 a.m., March 1, Hal Ramaley Park, Bayshore Drive, Oak Harbor. Weather permitting, join volunteer work party to help build cob windbreak at downtown food forest that will benefit Spin Cafe, which offers free meals two nights a week at its Bayshore Drive location in downtown Oak Harbor. Food and refreshment donations are needed. Other do-nations that would help include trowels, hoes, wire cutters, 5-gal-lon buckets, chicken wire, straw bales, clay, sand and recycled colored wine bottles. For more information or to help, contact Netsah Zylinsky at 360-675-3420 or Karen Mueller at 360-675-1342. www.imaginepermacultureforest.org
Canned food donation drive, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., March 1, Saar’s Market Place, Oak Harbor. Sponsored by the North Whid-bey Lions Club to benefit North Whidbey Help House. Donations of any canned food item will be accepted by volunteers. [email protected], or 360-720-2901.
Saturday matinee, 2-4:30 p.m., March 1, Oak Harbor Li-brary. “The Great Gatsby” starring Leonardo DiCaptrio. Free. 360-675-5115, or www.sno-isle.org
Artists’ book signing, open-ing and potluck, 4-9 p.m., March 1, Matzke Fine Art Gallery & Sculpture Park, 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island. Twenty-five of the 100 artists featured in the book, “100 Artists of the Northwest,” will be on hand to sign the book, co-authored by Karla Matzke, owner of the art gallery and sculpture park. Artists’ works will be featured March 1-April 13 at Matzke Fine Art Gallery & Sculp-ture Park, which is open every weekend from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and weekdays by appointment. 360-387-2759.
TuesdayMarch 4
Toddler storytime, 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., March 4, Oak Harbor Library. Jump into a world of stories, music and movements that nurture the desire to read in toddlers. Playtime or craft fol-lows. This program is for children ages 24-36 months. Caregiver is required. The library is located at 1000 S.E. Regatta Dr. 360-675-5115, or www.sno-isle.org
Living with Loss classes, 6:30-8:30 p.m., March 4, Whidbey General Hospital, Coupeville. Whidbey General Home Health & Hospice offers grief classes four times a year for those who
have lost a loved one and need some help working through the grief process. This is a five- or six-week class. Pre-registration is required. The first two classes for this year are March 4-April 1 (five Tuesday evenings for men only) and April 15-May 20 (six Tuesday evenings for anyone experiencing loss). Pre-registration is required. Free. Please contact Dave Bi-eniek, bereavement coordinator by leaving a message at 360-678-7656 (ext. 8245) or email him at [email protected]
WednesdayMarch 5
Tax return preparation as-sistance, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., March 5, Coupeville Library. Free tax return preparation by AARP tax-aide. This service is available to taxpayers with low and moderate income, with special attention to those ages 60 and older. Ap-pointments are recommended. Call 360-678-3000 and leave your name and phone number and a volunteer will return your call. Ap-pointments may also be made on-site with a tax-aide volunteer.
Teen time, 3-4:30 p.m., March
5, Oak Harbor Library. Bring your friends and relax at the library. Play games, talk about your favor-ite books or make the monthly DIY project. This month’s project: LED color-changing “candles.” Explore library resources to boost your creativity. Supported by Friends of the Oak Harbor
Library. The library is located at 1000 S.E. Regatta Dr. 360-675-5115, or www.sno-isle.org
Film watching, 5:30 p.m., March 5, Coupeville Library. Monthly program featuring current films. 360-678-4911.
Ash Wednesday service, 6 p.m., March 5, Coupeville United Methodist Church, 608 N. Main St. Lent begins March 5. Coupe-ville United Methodist Church celebrates the start of that holy season with a traditional Ash Wednesday service. All are wel-come to the church. The Lenten season ends on Easter Sunday, April 20, when the Methodist Church will hold its annual Sunrise Service at Sunnyside Cemetery, followed by traditional service at the church.
ThursdayMarch 6
Coupeville Garden Club meeting, 9:30 a.m., March 6, Coupeville Recreation Hall, 901 N.W. Alexander, Coupeville. The program given by club member Rebecca Robinson will be on “To-piaries.” Coffee and snacks. Public welcome. 360-678-6914.
Preschool storytime, 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., March 6, Oak Harbor Library. Fun books, sing-along songs and creative activities that prepare young minds for the adventures of reading. Playtime or craft may follow. This program is
for ages 3-5 years and a caregiver is required. The library is located at 1000 S.E. Regatta Dr. 360-675-5115, or www.sno-isle.org
Greenbank Garden Club meeting, 10 a.m., March 6, Greenbank Progressive Clubhouse, Bakken and Firehouse roads in Greenbank. After business meet-ing, Harriet O’Neal will present the program, “Kerala, India ... Jun-gles, Spices, Tea.” 360-579-5880.
AAUW membership cof-
fee, 10 a.m., March 6. Would you like to help young women attain their goals and aspirations through higher education? Would you like to participate in interesting proj-ects, fun social activities and make new friends? Learn about AAUW (American Association of Univer-sity Women). Call Joan Chochon at 360-678-9210 or email joancho [email protected]
Breastfeeding support group meeting, 1 p.m., March 6, Trinity Lutheran Church, 18341 Highway 525, Freeland. La Leche League of Whidbey Island has re-sumed meetings. Women interest-ed in breastfeeding will find up-to-date information, encouragement and support. Children who need their mothers are always welcome. 360-679-3562.
Saratoga Chamber Orches-tra preview, 2 p.m., March 6, Freeland Library. An opportunity to meet Anna Edwards, one of three finalists for the position of artistic director and conductor of the Saratoga Orchestra. Edwards
will give a talk about the upcom-ing “Simply Delicious” concert in an informal meet-and-greet with the community. The March 9 con-cert will feature music of Ravel, Poulenc, Samuel Barber and South Whidbey High School graduate, composer Angelique Poteat. Free. 360-331-7323, or www.sno-isle.org
Meet the author, Linda Law-rence Hunt, 7 p.m., March 6, Fritz Cornell Nordic Hall, 63 Jacobs Road, Coupeville. Award-winning author Linda Lawrence Hunt will present “Bold Spirit,” the true story of Helga and Clara Estby’s walk across America in 1896 on a $10,000 wager to save their family farm. Funded by Whidbey Island Sons of Norway and Friends of the Coupeville Library. Free. 360-678-4911, or www.sno-isle.org
DAV Chapter 47 monthly meeting, 7 p.m., March 6, Oak Harbor Elks Lodge. Disabled American Veterans officer nomi-nations for the 2014-15 year will be accepted. Anyone interested in volunteering to fulfill one of the open positions may contact the chapter commander for more information, or just come to the meeting. Open to all veterans. 360-257-4801, or [email protected]
Fishin’ Club meeting about sharks, 7 p.m., March 6, M-Bar-C Ranch, Freeland. Veronica von Allworden will give a presenta-tion on “Sharks of the Salish Sea.” She is the owner of Sky and Sea Photography, specializing in un-derwater and aerial photography, worked as a SCUBA instructor for 10 years in the Northwest, Australia and the South Pacific. She also volunteered at the Seattle Aquarium for 11 years as a diver, research assistant and underwater photographer on a variety of proj-ects. von Allworden is a member of the Marine Stranding Network and Orca Network and is a pilot who photographs gray whales to assist with identification when the whales are in Puget Sound for their spring migration. She has dived all over the world with sharks from huge schools of scal-loped hammer head sharks in the Galapagos Islands to the elusive six-gill shark in the Puget Sound. This presentation will provide a general overview of common and not so common sharks of the Sal-ish Sea, with emphasis on Puget Sound. She will discuss how shark populations have changed because of fishing and other pressures, and the possible impacts these fluctua-tions have on the ecosystem of the Salish Sea. 360-321-4018, or [email protected]
FridayMarch 7
Whidbey Working Art-ists spring tour, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., March 7-9, Freeland to Oak Har-bor. Seventeen artists’ studios are featured on the tour this year. www.whidbeyworkingartists.com
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BOATING SEMINAR: The Deception Pass Sail and Power Squadron is holding a free boating seminar at 10 a.m., March 8, at the Oak Harbor Yacht Club, 1301 S.E. Catalina Dr., Oak Harbor. DPSPS commander Karen Nelson will present the seminar about “Galley Secrets from Karen.” Nelson will discuss meal planning, provisioning, food storage, boat-friendly recipes, and preparation techniques and tips for eating well. For more information, call 360-682-6104, or email [email protected]
WHIDBEY
Photo courtesy of Malcolm Barker Collection
This shot of an OLF Coupeville squadron picnic was taken in September, 1946. It comes from the Malcolm Barker collection. Barker was a PB4Y-2 Privateer navigator in VPB-120. The squadron was assigned to Whidbey Island Naval Air Station as its home base. They had recently returned from a Kodiak, Alaska, deployment where the squadron flew missions through the Aleutian Islands. Barker’s wife Doris is pic-tured at upper right. As part of a “Looking Back” series, local author and pioneer descendant Peggy Darst Townsdin is sharing photos with the Whidbey News-Times and its readers. Townsdin’s new photo history book, “Oak Harbor,” is out now. To buy a book or have a book mailed, contact Townsdin at pctowns [email protected] or call 360-678-5970.
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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 MARCH 05, 2014, View- ing will take place from 12 :00pm to 3 :00 PM MARCH 05, 2014. Auc- tion begins at 3:00pm on MARCH 05, 2014.96 JEEP JPCH1J4GZ58Y5TC375522611ZEV98 LINC TOW4D1LNFM82W8WY623290 381YFV01 MERZ 2404DWDBRF61JX1F067511AHG6274Legal No. 546318Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.March 1, 2014.
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LEGAL NOTICEContract Acceptance
Notice to Subcontractors and Materials Suppliers
Is land County Publ ic Works Department here- by furnishes notice that ins ta l la t ion o f a new HDPE storm drain outfall known as the Til l icum Way Outfall project, Pur- chase Order No. 9855, has been completed un- der the contract and per- mit terms and the provi- s ions of the contract have been fulfilled in an acceptable manner by Sound Slope & shore- line, Inc., PO Box 573, Free land , WA 98249 and accepted by Island County.The lien period for filing any l iens against this contract’s retainage per- cent is now in ef fect. Not ice of any unpaid wages or materials may be made to the Island County Engineer, P.O. Box 5000, Coupevil le, WA 98239.Legal No. 546280Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.March 1, 2014.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Street Vacation Cancelled
Please take notice that the Ci ty of Langley ’s Public Hearing to con- sider a resolution for a street vacation at 230 First Street, has been cancelled. The hearing was to take place during the regularly scheduled c o u n c i l m e e t i n g o n M a r c h 3 , 2 0 1 4 a t 5:30PM. Dated this 24th Day of February, 2014.Posted: City HallCity Post OfficeCity Library Legal No. 546287Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.March 1, 2014.
The Coupeville School District is seeking adults from director district 1 to fill a vacant seat on the Board of Directors. Ap- plicants must be regis- tered voters and l ive within the District 1 area, which includes the north- western por tion of the district. A map and the app l i ca t ion fo r m a re available from the district office (501 S. Main St., Coupev i l le, 360-678- 2404) or the district web- s i t e ( h t t p : / / c o u p e - ville.k12.wa.us)Appl icat ions must be submitted in writing to the d is t r i c t o f f i ce by March 19, 2014.Legal No. 546317Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.March 1, 8, 15, 2014.
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Small Works RosterWhidbey Water Servic- es, LLC is now accept- ing appl icat ions f rom qualified contractors for listing on a Small Works Roster for use by the fol- lowing water distr icts. Admiral’s Cove Water District (Coupe- ville, WA); Crockett Lake Water District (Coupe- ville, WA); Freeland Wa- te r & Sewer D is t r i c t (Freeland, WA); and La- goon Point Water District (Greenbank, WA).Projects may include, but are not limed to, the installing water mains, dr i l l ing and equipping wells, constructing con- crete reservoirs, con- structing booster pump or pressure reducing valve stations, and sup- plying and installing wa- ter treatment equipment.Requ i red app l ica t ion f o r m s c a n b e mailed/faxed/emailed to you by contacting Whid- bey Water Services, LLC – Attention: Andy Campbell, P.O. Box 162 – C l in ton, WA 98239. Phone: (360)- 579-1956. Fax: (360)- 5 7 9 - 2 0 5 8 o r w a t e r - [email protected] No. 545608Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.February 26, March 1, 5, 8, 2014.
Solid Waste Advisory Committee (S.W.A.C.)
MeetingF R I DAY, M a r c h 1 4 , 2014 10:00A.M.–12:00 NOONB OA R D O F I S L A N D C O U N T Y C O M M I S - SIONERS HEARING ROOMCourthouse Annex, 6th & Main, Coupeville, WA AGENDA:Comprehens ive P lan Update2014 Annual Work Plan Other Program Issues & UpdatesCommittee Action ItemsLegal No. 546292Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.March 1, 2014.
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR
KING COUNTYEstate ofJ U D I T H P. Y E A K E L , Deceased.NO. 14-4-00984-1 SEA PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORSRCW 11.40.030The personal represen- tative named below has been appointed as per- sonal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, be- fore 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 serv-
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ing on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal repre- sentative’s attorney at the address stated be- low a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be pre- sented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representa- tive served or mailed the notice to the creditor as prov ided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within t h i s t ime f rame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise pro- vided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the dece- dent’s probate and non- probate assets.Date of First Publication: February 28, 2014/s/Robert W. YeakelRobert W. Yeakel, Per- sonal Representativec/o Kurt H. Olson 1524 Alaskan Way Suite 200Seattle, WA 98101-1514 Attorney for EstateKurt H. OlsonFahlman Olson & Little, PLLC1 5 2 4 A l a s k a n Way, Suite 200Seattle, WA 98101-1514Legal No. 546304Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.March 1, 8, 15, 2014.
THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE
OF WASHINGTONFOR ISLAND COUNTY
In Re the Estate ofJOHN J. BARTHOLO- MEW II,Deceased.NO. 14-4-00030-0AMENDED NOTICE TO CREDITORSRCW 11.40.030T h e a d m i n i s t r a t o r named below has been appointed as administra- tor of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise appli- cable statute of limita- tions, present the claim in the manner as provid- ed in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the administrator or the administrator’s attorney at the address stated be- low a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate pro- ceed ings were com- menced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the administrator served or mailed the no- tice to the creditor as prov ided under RCW 11.40.020( 1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within t h i s t ime f rame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise pro- vided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the dece- dent’s probate and non- probate assets.Date of First Publication: March 1, 2014Administrator: John J. Bartholomew III Attorney for Administra- tor:M. Douglas Kelly, Kelly & Harvey Law Offices, LLP, PO Box 290, Clin- ton, WA, 98236.(360) 341-1515.DATED this 24 day of February, 2014./s/John J. Bartholomew III, John J. Bartholomew III, Adminstrator
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Attorneys for Administra- tor:/ s /M . Doug las Ke l l y, WSBA #6550Kelly & Harvey Law Of- fices, L.L.P.P.O. Box 290Clinton, WA 98236Legal No. 546312Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.March 1, 8, 15, 2014.
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ARIESYou are surrounded by lots of peo-ple or your friends are constantlyinviting you here, there, and every-where. You are extremely popularthis week!
TAURUSIt is important to weigh the pros andcons before reaching a decision.You may feel that you’re being pres-sured into making a choice. Giveyourself all the time you need.
GEMINIThis is the time to recharge yourbatteries. You have the impressionthat you’ve reached your limit pro-fessionally or that someone is thro-wing a wrench in your spokes. You’llsoon put a stop to that.
CANCERFamily is important to you, and youwon’t put up with messy surroun-dings for very long.You do a big springcleaning, at the office and at home.
LEOIf you’re trying to find your way pro-fessionally, you may find the neces-sary inspiration to take on a newchallenge. You are drawn to makemany changes.
VIRGOYou may be thinking more andmore seriously of taking some kindof training course or apprentice-ship. To do so will broaden your ho-rizons considerably, perhaps evenat a spiritual level.
LIBRAThis is a good week to request aloan or even to renegotiate yourmortgage. You find a great solutionto put an end to all your financialproblems once and for all.
SCORPIOYou find yourself with a record num-ber of clients to attend to at work.Your friends impose a certain amountof stress on you by asking you toorganize a large gathering.
SAGITTARIUSWhether at work or elsewhere, it ispreferable to delay some projects.At least take the time to negotiateconditions that are more favou-rable to you.
CAPRICORNIf you intend to move house in thenear future, don’t forget that thishas to be planned a long time inadvance. You’re sure to take somenecessary steps now in moving to-wards this goal.
AQUARIUSHealth is the most important thingin life. You’re sure to discover anew diet that transforms the qua-lity of your life in a positive way.
PISCESYou are surrounded by critics. Youwon’t have any choice but to builda solid argument in order to con-front them. Your comments couldearn you a lot of respect.
THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK:LEO, VIRGO, AND LIBRA.
Week of March 2 to 8, 2014
ARIESYou might hear about a birth in thefamily. You may stumble over a gol-den opportunity concerning an apart-ment or a house.
TAURUSYou feel very motivated to changevehicles, or you are invited to go ona trip. At work, you have to nego-tiate with people who don’t speakEnglish very well.
GEMINIYou find solutions for all your finan-cial problems. At work, you may begiven a promotion and receive abig salary increase.
CANCERThere is lots of action on the hori-zon. You do a lot of shopping andtreat yourself to a bit of luxury. Takethis opportunity to renew your ward-robe and give yourself a new look.
LEOYou may have a sudden flash con-cerning your professional future.You succeed in setting aside yourfears in order to take some signifi-cant steps.
VIRGOThe invitations are just flying in!You’re a popular person with yourfriends and colleagues. You increaseyour client base considerably.
LIBRAYou should get the go ahead fromyour bank manager to acquire aproperty or finance a project that’sclose to your heart. Your future issuddenly a lot more interesting.
SCORPIOYou’re sure to organize a last mi-nute trip. You really need to rechargeyour batteries and take some timeto think about a few situations thatare worrying you.
SAGITTARIUSIt’s by surmounting new challen-ges that you develop to your full po-tential. No matter what the project,you should put your whole heartinto it to make it succeed.
CAPRICORNOn a romantic level, the thought ofmarriage may very well cross yourmind. At work, be careful not toinvolve yourself emotionally so thatyou can negotiate objectively.
AQUARIUSYour love relationship is in need ofa bit of action and a break in rou-tine. Some kind of training gives younew possibilities at work, and af-fluence will soon follow.
PISCESYou are seen as a hero for havingsaved someone from a difficult si-tuation, even if it was only by lis-tening to him or her for a while.This person will be eternally grate-ful to you.
THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK:SCORPIO, SAGITTARIUS,
AND CAPRICORN.
Week of March 9 to 15, 2014
ARIESYou have to organize an event forlots of people, either at work orfor some form of social activity.People seem to feel rather nervousaround you.
TAURUSStress and anxiety seem to be up-setting your health quite a bit. Don’tlet yourself be overwhelmed by fee-lings that aren’t yours. Some kindof therapy would do you good.
GEMINIYou could take up an interestingchallenge that makes you feel par-ticularly proud of yourself. Somepeople will try to discourage you,but perseverance is the key toyour success.
CANCERIf you’re thinking about moving inthe near future, you’re sure to takea few steps towards your goal thisweek.Amember of the family seemsrather demanding.
LEOThere are lots of comings andgoings this week. You may be stuckin traffic or have some difficulty infinding the place you’re looking for.
VIRGOAt work, you may do a few hoursof overtime, for which you’ll be ge-nerously rewarded. Some kind oftraining helps one of your biggestdreams come true.
LIBRAYou’re someone who usually likesto weigh the pros and cons beforecoming to a decision. You’re sureto be under a bit of pressure tomake a choice.
SCORPIOReturning to school would be a solu-tion to your professional problems.Try to see things in a long term per-spective in order to surmount all theefforts that will be required.
SAGITTARIUSYou receive a few invitations fromfriends for an enjoyable outing. It’simportant to take advantage of thissort of occasion if you haven’t beenout in a while.
CAPRICORNTime is a rare commodity! At workor elsewhere, you are in charge ofall the emergencies. It’s not alwayseasy to reconcile work and a busyfamily life. Just take it easy and doyour best.
AQUARIUSYou may decide to go on a trip onthe spur of the moment. It may beyour employer who sends you tothe other end of the country in or-der to satisfy a client.
PISCESThere are lots of emotions to ma-nage, and you won’t have any otherchoice but to remain impassive inorder to handle the situation. Youcould find a solution to a finan-cial problem.
THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK:AQUARIUS, PISCES, AND ARIES.
Week of March 16 to 22, 2014
ARIESYou have a rather busy scheduleahead of you this week. Give yourselfplenty of time between appoint-ments to avoid putting too muchpressure on yourself.
TAURUSYou could decide to completelychange your life on a whim. Youmay go back to school and envi-sage a whole new career.
GEMINIThe heart has its reasons, of whichreason knows nothing! Even thoughyou try to remain lucid when fa-ced with a very unusual situation,your heart dictates your actionsand decisions.
CANCERYou have to do some negotiating inorder to establish a good balance,whether it is at work or with friends,family, or others. Be willing to makesome compromises.
LEOA conflict at work inspires you tothink about changing jobs. Takethe time to weigh the pros andcons, and consult your loved onesbefore coming to a decision.
VIRGOYou’re going to be in the spotlightin one way or another. You areviewed by others with a great dealof respect because of a situationthat could, in the end, transformyour life.
LIBRAIt is highly likely that you decide tomove. Perhaps it’s time to sell thefamily home, which is far too bigsince the children moved out.
SCORPIOYou have plenty to say for your-self and you express out loud whatothers only think. Someone may en-trust you with a rather unique secret.
SAGITTARIUSPeople under this sign are supre-mely lucky. Solutions to your finan-cial problems are offered to you ona silver platter. You are on the righttrack to accomplish your goals.
CAPRICORNThere is lots of action on the hori-zon for this week. You may evenhave to rattle a few people’s ca-ges. You’re a pacifist at heart butthe warrior in you has to show him-self sometimes.
AQUARIUSYou may feel the call of a spiritualpractice. If you have any sort ofspiritual gift, it goes into overdriveand you are able to see thingsmore clearly.
PISCESYou are open to the influence ofothers, and so you find inspirationthrough one of your friends, whohelps you transform you into theperson you always wanted to be.
THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK:TAURUS, GEMINI, AND CANCER.
Week of March 23 to 29, 2014
ACROSS1. Small drink4. Trickery8. Shout to a cat12.Deep sadness13.Oompah horn14.Large
sandwich15.Had brunch16.Urgent
situation18.Tavern
employee20.Pledges21.Curious22.Tortoise’s rival23.All26.Humorous
one
27.Jogged30.Agitate31.Ruby, e.g.32.Art ____33.“Norma ____”34.Hack35.West Point
student36.Young beef38.Cut down39.Put off41.Pipe material45.Obsolete:
hyph.47.Respect48.Spin like
____: 2 wds.49.Scope
50.Cask51.Unaltered52.Scream53.Double
curve
DOWN1. Mop2. Tiny bit3. Equal4. Constant5. Muggy6. Already
retired7. Disfigure8. Use
scissors9. Placed in
the middle
10.Building curve11.Dolls, e.g.17.Nanny ____19.In addition22.That man23.Do wrong24.By means of25.High-rise
necessity26.Network28.Tennis shot29.“I’m ____
Rappaport”31.Four qts.32.Sunrise
34.Cow’soffspring
35.Breakfast food37.Go off to wed38.Large inn39.Cleaning agent40.“Swan Lake”
costume41.Concern42.Wedding food43.Is in hock44.Pleads46.“One Fine
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ACROSS1. Bio. class4. Cherished one8. Exchange12.“____ Man
in Havana”13.Sales pitch14.Head covering15.Most secure17.Type of ant18.For takeout:
2 wds.19.Piece of turf21.Chooses25.Answer29.Related33.Dove sound34.Deposit eggs35.Location
36.Unfinished37.Function38.Letter systems40.Unkempt42.Unaccompanied43.Dobbin’s
morsel45.Choir singer49.Voiced52.Taking on as
one’s own56.Salvador ____57.Hawaiian feast58.Waterless59.Gazed at60.Departed61.Gender
DOWN1. Misplaced
2. Convertible,e.g.
3. Blow yourown horn
4. Off one’sfeed
5. Casino cube6. Switch
settings7. Rents out8. Color value9. Conflict10.Focus11.Interfere16.Soldier’s
shoe20.Trying
experience22.Tropical
fruit
23.Money drawer24.Clothing
fasteners26.Real-estate
measure27.Parka28.Pulls29.Prune’s start30.Diminish31.Deli breads32.Resound39.Schooner
41.“____ Gold”44.Lofty46.Covers47.Dashed48.Black stone49.Shelley poem50.Beam51.Bar beverage53.Payable54.Clod55.Situate
PUZZLE NO. 707
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ACROSS1. Hardwood4. Bed, as
of coal8. Current
measures12.Nibbled13.Out of action14.Close firmly15.Rival16.Bass feature17.Bargain18.First-aid brace20.Labored22.Durable24.Magic formula27.Trap31.Old witch32.Quip
33.Judgment____
34.Employs37.Locale39.Kitchen alcove41.Harmonize44.Builds48.Hammer
target49.Audition aim51.Steaming52.Lean53.Boring tools54.Keats poem55.House
annexes56.Not as much57.Father
DOWN1. Blockheads2. On the peak
of3. Ship bottom4. Gesture5. Fixes text6. Entirety7. Dissolving8. Delegate9. Lunch, e.g.10.White11.Snow
coaster19.Feeling
awful21.Switch
settings23.Pester
24.This girl25.Chef’s need26.Coop product28.Cool drink29.Scurried30.Observe32.Common
to most35.Grownups36.Kind of
rummy37.Anxiety
38.Letter beforedee
40.Squeals41.Gambler’s
wager42.Kite part43.Plow45.Cut wood46.Hubbub: hyph.47.Stair part50.Be obliged
to pay
PUZZLE NO. 708
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ACROSS1. Picnic spot5. Tablets9. Bikini part12.Bassoon’s
cousin13.Door sign14.Lamp fuel15.Duct16.Traitor18.Stairs20.Corn piece21.Relax24.Prima donnas28.Craving32.Scratch33.Not young34.____ Canyon36.Flowered
necklace
37.Exploited39.Most
frightening41.Pine
substance43.Sprig44.Yak46.Hockey disks50.Most delicious55.Elaborate solo56.Tick off57.Superior, e.g.58.Profits59.Pig’s home60.Hide61.Astounds
DOWN1. Stew vessels2. Border on
3. Judge’sattire
4. Zooemployee
5. By means of6. Logger’s
tool7. Eat8. Lieu9. Large snake10.Clear (of)11.Bar
beverage17.Big smile19.Harmonized22.Noblemen23.Make into
law25.Nasty
26.Kingtoppers
27.Short play28.“For ____
Eyes Only”29.At another
place30.Fruit drinks31.Chew on35.Leak38.Soil40.Green lizard
42.Metalfasteners
45.Summit47.Team48.High flier49.Lip50.“____ the
season . . .”51.Auction buy52.Stars’ site53.Go downhill54.Bo Derek’s
number
PUZZLE NO. 709
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Navy Commissary on the island, Nelson said, people are probably already taking advantage of the sales and will continue to do so.
For that reason, he said, it’s likely that prices at civilian gro-cery stores may increase along with commissary prices.
“That’s just the way the business world works,” Nelson said.
The Defense Commissary Agency, or DeCA, had previ-ously considered closing all but 24 rural commissaries stateside to compensate for a loss of funding. Overseas stores would have remained open under that proposal.
DeCA operates 247 stores worldwide and receives $1.4 billion annually in taxpayer funding that go towards dis-counts on food prices.
“We are not shutting down any Commissaries; while we are cutting business subsi-dies for some Commissaries, the vast majority should still be able to operate competi-tively and provide a good deal to service members and retirees,” a Defense
Department statement said.“A reduced business sub-
sidy may cause some mar-ginal price increases at com-missaries,” the DOD state-ment said. “In those cases, a commissary’s ability to com-pete will be determined by whether people shop there.”
If commissary prices increase too much, Navy retiree Frank Hardy said he will likely start watching gro-cery ads and keeping an eye out for sales at other stores.
However, Hardy, who goes to the commissary at least weekly, said he will likely remain loyal to the commissary because of its “fast-paced turnaround” and friendly service.
“There are people there I have known for years,” Hardy said.
“It’s just easier to go to the store once. It’s a good one-stop shop.”
It’s unclear whether an increase in commissary prices will mean an actual increase in food price or if the required surcharge of 5 percent will be bumped up.
More information is expected to be included in the full budget proposal, due to be released March 4.
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