Islands' Sounder, January 04, 2012

by SOUNDER STAFFFederal authorities have arrest-

ed Orcas Island High School graduate Denali Wood, 23, and her boyfriend, alleged drug ring leader Todd Hamilton, 34, and charged them with conspiracy to distribute black tar heroin and crystal methamphetamine in three Washington counties.

“The couple distributed exten-sive amounts of heroin and meth-amphetamine in Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan counties,” the U.S. Attorney’s office announced on Dec. 22.

“During a court authorized wiretap investigation, the conspir-ators discussed their drug deals, how to launder drug money, and the beating one drug customer received when he failed to pay a debt,” said Jenny Durkan, U.S. attorney for the Western district of Washington. “Information obtained during the course of the investigation revealed how Hamilton used a Washington State Department of Corrections officer to try to get information regard-ing law enforcement knowledge of him and his girlfriend. That corrections officer resigned his position earlier this year and has now been charged in the drug conspiracy.”

Wood and Hamilton each pled not guilty to all charges at Dec. 23 and Dec. 27 hearings.

The case is being investigated by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and the feder-al Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as well as local law enforcement. San Juan County sheriff Rob Nou declined to comment on whether county detectives are involved.

Prosecutors allege that many of Wood’s customers and re-distribu-tors live on the San Juan Islands.

Orcas School District superin-tendent Barbara Kline said Wood came to Orcas from Lynden in 2003, graduating with the Orcas High class of 2006.

“This is very surprising,” Kline

said. “We had no problems with her in high school.”

Readiness to Learn advocate Julie Pinardi remembers that Wood lived in an apartment com-plex on her own during her Orcas high school years.

“That is very, very hard for teen-agers to do,” she said. “She wanted to graduate and be successful. I am very saddened by this whole story.”

In 2006 Wood received a $500 Orcas Island Education Foundation scholarship; a $500 President’s Scholarship from Western Washington University; and was offered a matching $2,500 aviation scholarship by the

Former Orcas student allegedly part of drug ring

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by SCOTT RASMUSSENJournal editor/county reporter

Not all misdemeanors are created equal. And the prosecution of some misdemeanor charg-

es might just fall by the wayside beginning this year, as the San Juan County prosecuting attorney’s office shifts priorities in anticipation of a $30,600 cut in its 2012 budget.

That’s according to Prosecuting Attorney Randy Gaylord, who, in a prepared statement released Dec. 20, said to offset that pending $30,600 cut he will be forced reduce the hours of the attorney assigned to handle misdemeanor cases by half. Gaylord said the department will take the first two months of the year to trim down the District Court caseload, where most misdemeanors are prosecuted, and to implement new guidelines for handling future misdemeanor cases.

The cut is slated to take effect March 1. “We will refocus on those cases that involve inju-

ries to people, and especially domestic violence, driv-ing under the influence, and other serious charges involving reckless and damaging conduct,” Gaylord said. “My goal is to keep the community safe, but it

is not practical to expect that offenders will be held accountable in the same way that we have been able to do in the past.”

The prosecuting attorney’s office will begin 2012 with a budget of $954,783 and, according to Gaylord, a total of 8.5 full-time employees. The prosecutor’s office is funded through the county general fund, which, along with $3 million in outside grants, totals roughly $16.9 million in 2012.

The sheriff ’s department, funded largely through the general fund as well, will operate next year with a $110,000 cut in a budget that totals $2.4 million.

Sheriff Rob Nou said the department will be unable to fill a deputy position on Orcas Island, which at this point remains vacant, and must do without a part-time dispatcher, also an unfilled post, because of the drop in 2012 funding. However, Nou said the department’s deputies and detectives will continue to pursue investigations and enforce the law regardless of any priority shifts by the prosecutor.

“It isn’t really going to change the way we do busi-

Justice on the ropes

Alex Huppenthal/contributed photoIslander Alex Huppenthal took this shot at Cascade Lake during a recent clear night sky.

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Orcas Island storytellers Nancy Wang and Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo just returned from a month-long adventure in China. The couple taught storytell-ing theater to hundreds of middle school students at the International School of Beijing.

“It was incredible – the people, the food, the every-day street life,” said Kikuchi-Yngojo.

They taught storytell-ing skills, movement, ges-ture and vocal tricks and coached the kids on final projects.

Wang and Kikuchi-Yngojo split their time

between Orcas and San Francisco, where they spend the winter months. They founded the artistic group Eth-Noh-Tec and held their fourth annual Orcas Storyfest this summer.

“Winter time at the close of a year is a time for reflec-tion, introspection, a time to see our personal lives in the context of the greater picture,” Kikuchi-Yngojo said. “Perhaps it is a time to ask ourselves: ‘How have our lives made an impact in the world? What story are we willing to create that will make an impact in a world of so many stories?’”

Read a blog about the trip at www.islandssounder.com.

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contributed photosTop: Nancy (far right) and Robert (middle, back row) with some of their students. Above: Nancy and Robert.

Lorena Stankevich photoThe Orcas Island Trailblazer 4H Horse Club and the Orcas Brass Quartet trotted around Eastsound last week, filling the air with brassy, merry carols.

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Nov. 30: About $5,000 of jewelry van-ished from an Orcas Island home in an appar-ent theft. The jewelry, identified as miscella-neous antique, was kept in a gold-colored tin con-tainer at the time it dis-appeared from a home on Pea Pod Lane.

Dec. 2: A 15-year-old San Juan Island boy was arrested for having a marijuana pipe on him at school. The boy was taken into custody at about 11 a.m. and later released to his parents.

Dec. 9: A Lopez Island man was arrested for driving with a sus-pended license following an early evening traffic stop for lack of tail lights.

The 20-year-old was pulled over near Wood-men Hall on Fisherman Bay Road at about 5:15 p.m.

Dec. 13: Firearms were used to shoot holes in numerous road signs in an apparent episode of vandalism on Lopez Island. At least three handguns and one shot-gun are believed to have been used at various road sign locations and shell casings were recovered at several. Replacement costs reportedly total $2,000 to $5,000.

Dec. 17: Three large fir trees in Orcas Island’s Golf Estates Road neigh-borhood were cut down in an apparent confu-sion over property lines.

The Douglas firs, one of which measured two feet in diameter, were situated at the entrance of a shared driveway and cut down by a man rent-ing a home from one of two property owners who use that driveway. The man reportedly was instructed by his land-lord to fell the trees and agreed not to cut down any others until the con-fusion clears.

Dec. 16: An early evening traffic stop prompted the arrest of a San Juan Island man for possession of pot and paraphernalia. The 19-year-old was pulled over near the intersec-tion of Blair Avenue and Guard Street at about

6:15 p.m. Dec. 19: Dazed,

disoriented and bleed-ing from the head, an Orcas Island man wound up lost and on the deck of a Langell Road home following an apparent early morning crash on nearby Myers Street. The 34-year-old’s heav-ily damaged SUV was found near Myers short-ly after a Langell Road homeowner discovered the man on his deck at about 5 a.m. A mailbox, landscaping and a home on Myers Street were reportedly damaged in a collision earlier in the day.

Dec. 17: An Orcas Island man faces crimi-nal charges after his dog allegedly bounded from its yard and attacked a beagle that was walking with its owner past the man’s Blanchard Road home. The 21-year-old

was issued a criminal citation on the heels of the alleged attack, which reportedly left the 12-year-old dog with a puncture wound on the back of its neck.

Dec. 21: The cost to clean up a mess left by someone spinning their tires in the parking lot of Lopez School totaled about $100. A walkway near the parking lot was reportedly splattered by mud and rocks from the spinning tires.

Dec. 22: An early evening traffic stop for expired tags prompted the arrest of a San Juan Island woman for driv-ing with a suspended license. The 24-year-old was pulled over near the intersection of Carter

Avenue and Guard Street at about 8:45 p.m.

Dec. 26: A Lopez Island man who report-edly had been banging on the door of a woman’s Port Stanley Road home in the late afternoon, demanding to be let in, was arrested for tres-passing. The 35-year-old violated a no-contact order by going to the woman’s home.

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by COLLEEN SMITH ARMSTRONGEditor/Associate Publisher

Americans weigh more than they used to and passenger vessels are feeling the impact.

The Coast Guard’s new boat stability rules, which took effect nationwide on Dec. 1., raise the estimated weight of a typical adult passenger to 185 pounds from the previous 160 pounds. As a result, a handful of vessels in the Washington State Ferries fleet have had weight capacities reduced.

“We are responding to the Centers for Disease Control’s new findings that folks on average are 185 pounds, so the old calculation no longer applies,” said Coast Guard Lieutenant Eric Young. “It’s one factor among many that

goes into vessel stability … (these rules) are to achieve pas-senger safety and make sure vessels are operating within their stability standards.”

George Capacci, Deputy Chief of Operations and Construction for WSF, isn’t worried about the new regulations, as the boats affected have never reached their full passenger weight capacity anyway.

“This won’t have an impact on custom-ers,” he said. “For us, it’s much ado about nothing. It’s a trend that the Centers for Disease Control recognize and the Coast Guard has been working on this for a long time.”

According to the Coast Guard regulations, this new rule is to “prevent passenger vessels from operating in over-loaded conditions.”

Of WSF’s 23 vessels, the super-class boats Kaleeten,

Yakima and Hyak are going from a capacity of 2000 passen-gers to 1782. All three boats serve the San Juans.

“They have never gotten to 2000 in the past 50 years,” Capacci said. “It’s not going to have a big impact on us; it’s the smaller vessels (in the country) that will have a problem.”

The Evergreen State is going from 984 to 882. Capacci says that vessel has also never come close to its capacity.

“Our limiting capacity is the car deck, and that’s not a weight prob-lem,” Capacci said. “This whole average assumed weight per passenger is tar-

geted more at sight-seeing boats and dinner cruises … these regulations are not a big concern for us.”

Greater girth means fewer berths aboard WSFCoast Guard changes weight capacity for passenger vessels across the country “This won’t have

an impact on our customers. For us, it’s much ado about nothing.”

— George Capacci, WSF

A “Logic and Accuracy” test of bal-lot tabulating equipment used in San Juan County for the Feb. 14 Special Election is scheduled for Jan. 10, 10 a.m. in the Elections Office located at

55 Second Street, Suite A, in Friday Harbor.

The test works by tallying the results of a prepared set of ballots to see if the results match the votes cast.

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Colton had better use his time in jail wisely

Thank you, Key ClubKudos to Key Club for support

with our 50th Annual Holiday Silver Tea at the library on Dec. 2! I chaired the tea, which is a “Thank You” to the Orcas community for their support of the library.

Huxley Smart, Kathryn Tidwell, Claire O’Neill, Sofie Thixton and Zack Wolford helped immeasur-ably with all the intricacies of serving and interfacing with Santa and more than 800 members of the public. Thanks also to Doug Schliebus who tirelessly has made tea and coffee for so many of these events. This was his last year.

Thank you from Friends of the Orcas Library for your help putting this on. We really appreciate all you have offered.

Jean SoderquistFOIL

‘It’s time for prosecutor to resign’

One must seriously question the judgment and professional-ism of a prosecuting attorney who openly tells potential shoplifters that they are free to steal from local merchants without any fear

of legal consequences – a prosecut-ing attorney who openly advises would-be thieves that if caught the only penalty they will suffer is the possibility of having to pay for the goods they stole, but who promises them no prosecution, no criminal record, no fine, no probation, no community service, no jail time.

This is Mr. Gaylord’s idea of how to serve and protect the public.

Being a merchant in San Juan County is hard enough without having to deal with thieves who know that there will be no penalty for stealing from them.

It’s not as though Mr. Gaylord doesn’t have alternatives. He could re-assign prosecutors who normal-ly work on less vital civil issues to assist in District Court prosecu-tions. He could drop some but not all shoplifting cases, so that thieves would at least face some risk of criminal penalties for their crimes. He could spend some time of his own time prosecuting District Court cases. He could take a tem-porary cut in his very generous salary and use the money to restore the lower paid half-time position he claims to need.

But he prefers to give aid and comfort to criminals who may

choose to prey on hardworking local merchants.

This may be his version of respon-sible public service. It certainly isn’t mine, and I don’t think it’s the view of very many local residents.

Since Mr. Gaylord publicly admits that he can’t fulfill his responsibili-ties as Prosecuting Attorney on the budget allocated to him, it’s time for him to resign and let the voters elect somebody who can.

Christopher HodgkinSan Juan Island

Thank you to all the holiday helpers

Orcas Family Connections, Family Resource Center would like to thank the many commu-nity members who helped out this season. The Giving Tree was a huge success once again. The staff at Island Market, Orcas Family Connections, and Kaleidoscope worked diligently to organize and distribute gifts. The three groups really worked well together to make sure each child was taken care of. Donations were also collected by many island businesses and came

Editorial

We’re nearing the end of the Colton Harris-Moore saga, after his sentencing in December. Did the punishment fit the crime? Not really, but we’re hopeful this whole mess will

have a somewhat happy outcome. Harris-Moore is one very fortunate criminal. He is lucky that his antics captured a nation’s attention. He is lucky that he secured accom-plished lawyers and that he’s from a small, middle-class town. He is lucky to have never hurt anyone with the guns he stole. He is lucky that when he stole planes, it was not considered a threat to home-land security.If the circumstances were different, the Barefoot Bandit would be spending a lot more time behind bars. His recent sentencing has given him a second chance at living, but left a sour taste in some people’s mouths.Harris-Moore, now 20, received a prison sentence of just over seven years for his extensive list of property crimes. Island County Superior Court Judge Vickie Churchill cited the non-violent nature of Harris-Moore’s crimes and his difficult upbringing as reasons to tread lightly on the young man.The Orcas community is familiar with his exploits. Harris-Moore violated islanders’ homes, stole boats and airplanes and vandalized businesses. He cost us our sense of safety, not mention thousands of dollars in property damage. He showed wisdom when vowing to pay back all that he owes to his victims through his movie deal with 20th Century Fox. But for many, it’s just not enough. Once innocence is gone, it cannot be returned. We think Harris-Moore’s sentence was too light, yet we admire Judge Churchill for showing compassion to someone whom she believes deserves a life beyond his criminal past. In the spirit of the season, we extend that mercy to a man who turned our community upside down for two years.We hope the Barefoot Bandit realizes how lucky he is. Despite what his lawyers say, we don’t believe he has diminished mental capacity. He had better use his time in prison to learn, grow and mature. Don’t squander this second chance, Colton. You may never get it again.

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in the form of new toys, gift certificates, and cash con-tributions. These businesses included Ray’s Pharmacy, Windermere, Lions Club, Cherry T’s, NAPA, and many individual donors. Altogether, more than 200 children were served this year through the Giving Tree program!

There were even groups that got together to sponsor entire families for this holi-day season! The employ-ees of NAPA, OPALCO, Children’s House Board and Staff, and the members of the Unitarian Fellowship each sponsored families in need. Their gifts included toys, basic necessities and even paying some bills for their chosen families. One business even sponsored their family to send them on a special trip.

The giving didn’t stop there. The Orcas Trailblazers put together stockings for many island children. The Orcas Food Bank put together beautiful dinners for those in need. The Orcas Medical Center and Island Hardware worked hard to make certain that every island kiddo will be warm this winter by providing new coats to many Orcas children. And the Lions’ Club made a very generous contribution to the Giving Tree fund that covered any extra funding needs.

Thank you to those who have donated their time, money, and other resourc-es to making this holiday season special for all island families. We really appreci-ate all the help we received and were able to give these past couple of months. These are all wonderful programs that help greatly during the winter months. Please keep in mind that these fami-lies are in need year round, and if you would like to continue in their support, you may make donations to Orcas Family Connections. We are at PO Box 931, Eastsound, WA 98245 or stop by the office between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on week-days at 1292 North Beach Road in Eastsound. Email [email protected] or phone 376-3184.

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Don’t water down CAO protections

We live in one of the most strikingly beautiful places on the planet.

In 2011, The NY Times placed the San Juan Islands #2 on its list of “Places To Go.” National Geographic placed the San Juan Islands #3 on its list of “World Travel Destinations” this year.

From 1980 to 2000 our population increased by 80 percent, faster than any other county in Washington. Projections are that we will continue to see our population increase at a comparable rate. This influx of people has lead to more building, which has put pressure on our critical areas. It’s time to draw the line. It’s time to increase protections for future build-ing.

The current draft of the revised Critical Areas Ordinance takes protections that have been in place for the past 25 years and waters them down so much that what was once black coffee is now more like weak tea.

For example, I don’t understand the pressure to offer mitigation options. To me the only time any-thing should be allowed to be built that would require mitigation is if it is for pub-lic use, when there is no good alternative.

As for private homes, they should all be placed outside of all critical areas and their buffer zones, and built using the guidelines of Limited Impact Development.

San Juan County is a treasure that has been here long before we showed up and started calling parts of it our personal property, and one that will be here long after all of us are dead and gone.

We might be five years late in submitting an updated CAO, but we have the chance now to do an impressive job of it. San Juan County should now make global headlines for a Critical Areas Ordinance extreme in its protections so future generations can enjoy the pristine beauty that is here.

Liza MichaelsonSan Juan Island

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by BETTY DENSMORESpecial to the Sounder

“Do you like butter?” asked my mother when I was a little girl, while hold-ing a golden dandelion under my chin. I never did know if it was the yellow reflection of the petals or the dusting of pollen that provided the answer. There were plenty of dandelions in our big yard and my sis-ters and I loved to blow the seeds from the mature heads and watch them float away in the breeze. Dandelions were an accepted part of life here in our island com-munity, though our family did not eat them.

As an adult living in the city, I learned that hom-eowners were expected to keep their lawns free of that despised weed, the dande-lion. One could take the time to dig them or use weed-killer to eradicate the enemy at the roots.

Highly regarded by early emigrants to North America for their food and medicinal value, dandelion seeds were packed along with other valuables for the ocean voyages to the New World. Once planted, the seeds spread quickly in plowed soil and dandelions are now ubiquitous across the continent.

What was it about dan-delions that made them so precious to our forebears? Can we regain an apprecia-tion of dandelions that will make them an important plant to us once again?

HistoryThe common dandelion

(Taraxacum officinale) has long been used in Chinese herbal medicine and its use is documented in Arabic medical literature in the 10th and 11th centuries. The plant is widely used in Europe as well as in Asia as food and medicine and is popular in the United States among some ethnic groups.

Health benefitsDandelions are rich in

minerals, vitamins and a number of active chemical constituents that may have therapeutic effects on the body. Dandelions are well-known for treating liver ail-ments and increasing bile flow with positive effects on the entire digestive sys-tem from stomach to bowel. Viral, fungal and bacterial infections, chronic inflam-mation, cancer, hepatitis and diabetes have been known to respond to dan-delion usage. Warts may diminish with the applica-tion of the white sap, which has also been used as an insect repellent.

Culinary usesThe challenge of eat-

ing dandelions lies in their potential for bitterness, a flavor that is hardly noticed by some individuals, and not tolerated at all by oth-ers. In “Making Dandelions Palatable,” Dr. John Kallas of Wild Food Adventures based in Portland, has several recommenda-tions. Years of testing have revealed that the leaves are less bitter when grown in moist, rich soil in the shade and harvested in cool weather.

Two methods of prepara-tion can reduce bitterness. Bring a pot of water to a boil, drop chopped leaves into the water and cook three to five minutes until the bitter flavor is reduced. Drain the water and use the leaves in any recipe that calls for greens. Adding the blanched greens to soups, casseroles, meatloaf or sau-sage, lasagna, an omelet, or grilled cheese sand-wich are excellent ways to incorporate the rich nutri-tion of dandelions in the diet. Bitterness can also be masked with fats and oils. A combination of both methods is the most effec-tive way to introduce dan-delions to taste buds unfa-miliar with this wonderful food.

Dr. Peter Gail’s classic book, “The Celebration of the Dandelion” contains

health information and more than 70 recipes for dandelion leaves, flowers, crowns and roots, including dandelion wine and beer. Several books on cooking with dandelions and other garden plants are available for a reasonable price from Dr. Gail’s family business at www.dandyblend.com.

My favorite is “dandelion coffee,” which is actually a richly flavored tea made by simmering roasted dande-lion root in boiling water. Roasting the chopped root until brown gives it an almost chocolate-like aroma. It’s also an ingre-dient in dandelion root ice cream! Digging roots, washing them until clean, chopping and roasting is a lot of work. If you develop a liking for this beverage, chopped or powdered dan-delion root can be pur-chased by the pound from herb suppliers.

Garden benefits and pollinators

According to Rhonda Barbieri of La Campesina Project, plants with long taproots such as dandelions are termed “dynamic accu-mulators.” The deep roots draw nutrients to the sur-face making them available to shallow-rooted plants around them. Beneficial soil microbes, insects and worms live beneath the leaves and around the roots,

leaving behind the fertilizer of their excrement to enrich the soil.

“It’s what you leave alone,” says Barbieri, “that may be the most important part of your garden, so give yourself permission not to weed.”

John Steward, owner of Maple Rock Farm, says of dandelions, “They are beau-tiful and I don’t worry about them. Dandelions are not a big deal compared to pig-weed, which out-competes root crops.”

Of course, the brilliant yellow blooms of dandeli-ons attract scores of pol-linating insects, vital to our food supply, so it behooves the wise gardener to main-tain a healthy lawn and garden without the use of herbicides and pesticides. Even “natural” weed killers such as vinegar and citric acid affect the health of the soil and the creatures that live in it. Barbieri suggests a generous flushing with water following the use of any weed killer.

To read this story in its entirety, go to www.island-ssounder.com.

Betty Densmore, trained in Food and Nutritional Sciences, enjoys gather-ing wild edibles on walks through the woods sur-rounding her home in Olga, and keeping her family and friends healthy with organic bone broths and traditional fermented foods.

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ObituaryAirHawk Aviators, which she didn’t complete. At the time she told Sounder staff her professional goals included “travel, indepen-dence, success.”

Wood and Hamilton lived on the 500 block of Bellingham’s Darby Drive. Investigators, citing exten-sive surveillance and cell phone taps, claim that the two have conducted many drug deals from their resi-dence and in the parking lots of nearby businesses like Bellis Fair, Walgreen’s and Fred Meyer.

In court documents, DEA special agent T. Lance Wheeler writes that Wood has her own clientele of customers and re-distribu-tors, and that Wood and Hamilton were recorded discussing the best ways to melt down and repackage heroin for resale, financial arrangements for drug deals, and customers’ abilities to pay. The recordings indicate frequent transactions with suppliers involving cash exchanges of $10,000 to $20,000.

Between Nov. 15 and Dec. 2, investigators believe Hamilton paid his suppliers $104,650 for 57 ounces of heroin and 6.5 pounds of meth.

According to court docu-ments, Wood delivered narcotics using a 2004 gray Lincoln Aviator. She bought the vehicle from a Bellingham dealership in July 2011, paying $11,500

cash, mostly in $100 bills.The official complaint

names two alleged suppli-ers, former state corrections officer Christian Benjamin Knight, and seven alleged re-distributors as complic-it in the drug ring. Some initial suspects in the case are affiliated with or mem-bers of an Aryan Nation-affiliated gang known as “8854” or “Hated;” and Hamilton is alleged to be the gang’s leader. Many of the suspects are believed to have affiliated within and/or operated from within state correctional facilities.

Wheeler said one alleged member of the group who acted as a drug debt collec-tion enforcer for Hamilton has been charged with 2nd degree murder and drug-related homicide during the past month.

Code words used in the wiretapped conversa-tions included “paper” and “checks” to refer to money; “strap” for a gun; “Q” for quarter ounce of drugs; “go” for meth; “clear” for meth; and “ferria” for cash.

Knight, the former corrections officer, was recorded agreeing to help Hamilton with drug deliv-eries in exchange for $3,000 per month. The prosecu-tion says he accessed law enforcement databases and gave information to Hamilton, and once physi-cally helped Hamilton remove drugs from his resi-dence in the middle of the night and move them to a storage unit he rented on Hamilton’s behalf. The two allegedly also discussed sell-

ing laptops and an X-box received as payment for drugs.

Upcoming trialsHamilton and Wood

are both being held at the SeaTac federal detention center.

Durkan requested on Dec. 20 that Wood and Hamilton be kept in custody because the alleged drug offense car-ries a maximum sentence of 10 years or more; and due to “serious risk the defendant will flee,” as well as “serious risk of obstruction of jus-tice, including intimidation of a prospective witness or juror.”

“There are no conditions of release which will rea-sonably assure [both the] defendants’ appearance as required [and the] safety of any other person and the community,” read the docu-ment.

Wood has signed an Appearance Bond and is scheduled for release following a course of in-patient drug treatment. She is banned from contact with any of the co-defen-dants and subject to pretrial supervision, travel restric-tions, drug testing as well as monitoring through the Global Positioning Satellite Program. Jury trials for both Hamilton and Wood are set for Feb. 27, 2012.

Failure to appear in court is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. If Wood commits a felony while on release, her sentence could be increased by another 10

years. Hamilton’s detention

hearing was held Dec. 27. He pled not guilty to all charges, and was remanded to custody.

Background After treatment, Wood

must reside in Lynden with her grandfather, Herbert Lehfeldt. Wood’s grand-mother, nurse Constance Lehfeldt, passed away in 2010. Constance’s daugh-ter is listed as “Barbara Chenoweth (Randy) of Lynden” in her obitu-ary. Whatcom County case records indicate that in 2003, Lynden residents Barbara Joyce Wood and Randal Lee Chenoweth were found guilty of manu-facturing and possession of methamphetamine.

Court documents say Wood already has a crimi-nal history, including pos-session of methamphet-amine, obstruction of law enforcement, and rendering criminal assistance.

Wood’s Facebook page says she studied interna-tional relations at Western Washington University, in the class of 2010. Wood is listed as a consultant at Desert Sun Tanning Salons in Bellingham; her manager was reached, but declined to comment on the situa-tion. Under activities and interests, Wood lists “cash” and “sleep.” Her favorite TV shows include Law and Order and CSI.

Hamilton, who was on probation with the Department of Corrections at the time of his arrest, has a lengthy criminal history that began with allegations of assault as a juvenile and includes at least 62 arrests, some for violent crimes. He has been the subject of prior narcotics investigations, assault investigations and other violent crimes inves-tigations.

Hamilton’s Facebook page lists his employer as “up and down the interstate,” his edu-cation as “Washington State Department of Corrections, Class of 2001,” and his high school as “roaming the streets.”

This September he posted photos of two shiny black vehicles, a BMW and a late-model Jeep, with the cap-tion, “me and my rides.” He commented on Sept. 14, “freedom has been good to me so far.”

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ness,” he said. “We’re still going to investigate crimes, do our reports and make arrests like we always have. We’re going to do our level best to hold people account-able for their behaviors as best we can.”

Though it may take some time, Nou believes the department will be able to restore itself to full strength in the future.

“The ground keeps mov-ing under our feet constant-ly,” he said of budget woes that plague the state and the county. “I don’t expect the revenue problems the county faces right now to be permanent. I expect to fill those positions when we can.”

Gaylord anticipates many lower level misdemeanors will be “dismissed outright” or resolved with pre-filing diversion. He said those cases receiving the lowest prior-ity will be: ani-mal cases that do not involve injuries to peo-ple, commercial and recreational hunting or fish-ing violations, killer whale or boating offenses, criminal code-enforcement offenses, public nuisance and so-called “status” offenses, such as pubic intoxication, pos-session of small amounts of marijuana and driving with a suspended license. In addition, he said cases of misdemeanor theft, shop-lifting and mischief will be referred back to the report-ing party along with a refer-ral to small claims court as a means of recovering what-ever loss a business or prop-erty owner may suffer.

Gaylord said although it may be unusual to announce what crimes will be considered a low priority, “public safety may require some exceptions,” and “citi-zens deserve to know what a budget cut means.”

He added what it will mean is that the crimi-nal justice system will be “unbalanced” as more cases are sent to the prosecutor than can be handled.

“This is a sad day for San Juan County criminal justice,” Gaylord said. “An unbalanced system with an overloaded deputy pros-ecutor will lead to inequal-ity, unfairness, and a lot of unhappy people.”

San Juan County’s 2012 budget, which totals $51.2 million across all funds, and includes a $10.4 million road fund, was approved by the County Council Nov. 29. Two weeks later, the council agreed to add $5,500 back into to the prosecutor’s bud-get to keep the department funded at its 2011 level over the first two months of the year.

According to Deputy Administrator David Kelly, the council agreed to that

“add-back” in part to “buy some time” while it waits to find out which local programs or depart-ments may be affected by further cuts in state spending. Councilwoman Lovel Pratt,

South San Juan, believes those cuts are coming but that it may take some time before they materialize.

“We probably won’t know until March what those cuts will be,” she said.

Still, Gaylord maintains the council has options other than cutting $30,600 from the prosecutor’s office in order to balance this year’s budget. He noted roughly 8 percent of the general fund is held in reserves and the council has resisted using a “diversion” from the road fund to help pay general fund expenses.

“I hope the council mem-bers find a way to fund this position,” Gaylord said. “This is really about pri-orities of the work we do for the county.”

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“This is a sad day for San Juan County criminal justice.”

—Randy Gaylord, prosecuting attorney

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The legislation authorized in 2010 that gave Skagit and San Juan Counties the abil-ity to take on farm interns expired on Dec. 31 of this year.

The Small Farm Internship Pilot Program was the first of its kind in the nation, designed to create a legal structure by which farm-ers could take on interns and interns could have an opportunity to learn from experienced growers.

For more about the proj-ect’s inception, read the March 2011 Sounder story:

http://goo.gl/1cfTS.The 2010 Washington

State Legislature authorized the pilot project after hear-ing concerns that farms weren’t following applicable labor laws for interns and that there were few oppor-tunities for inexperienced people to learn hands-on farming practices. Under the program, interns can work for room, board and a sti-pend, and the non-standard compensation arrangement is not subject to minimum wage – but the workers are safely covered by L& I.

This year, San Juan County farms Synergy Farm, Sweet Earth Farm and Maple Rock Farm par-ticipated in the program. Go to http://goo.gl/yfkcA for more information.

As the state legislature heads into its regular 60-day session on Jan. 9, it will decide whether to extend the Small Farm Internship Pilot Program into the com-ing year.

Farm intern program expires

by CALI BAGBYJournal reporter

Each island tends to have a signature when it comes to traffic sign damage.

On Lopez, vandalism involves bullet holes, but on San Juan the inclination is simply to pull signs out of the ground and leave them on the side of the road. On all three islands, San Juan County Public Works has had to clean signs shot with paintball guns.

The damage often occurs during certain times of year, like during Christmas break and graduation, according to Russ Harvey.

“Right now we only seem to have bullet hole problems on Lopez,” said Harvey, Public Works’ operation manager. “Sign vandalism is part of our regular routine, but shooting a sign is more ominous … and just irresponsible.”

This is not the first time signs were found with bullet holes. In February, someone fired several rounds of ammunition into a stop sign near the intersection of Airport and Shark Reef roads.

On Dec. 13 the San Juan County Sheriff ’s Office reported more signs damaged with bullet holes on Lopez.

Harvey doesn’t have an exact number of how many signs on Lopez were vandalized, but he says they were numerous.

The danger of shooting signs is that bullets travel a long way before they stop, whether in flight or when they ricochet,

said San Juan County Sheriff Rob Nou. And in a worse case scenario bullets could hit a bystander.

Damaged signs on all three islands, not only pose a safety hazard, but could also affect islanders’ pockets.

“Vandalizing stop signs is certainly put-ting people at risk, also sharp curve signs – things like that,” Nou said. “The main thing right now is that with tough eco-nomic times, public works has to go out

and replace signs, which is a very unnecessary extra cost for taxpayers.”

Harvey estimates that it costs more than $130 to replace a sign and post.

Only a couple of peo-ple are caught each year for sign vandalism, said Nou. But those caught are charged with mali-cious mischief, a criminal offense where the court

decides the penalty.In Harvey’s 30 years working for Public

Works he has only seen two or three people prosecuted for vandalizing signs.

“They don’t get caught very often,” Nou said. “These are late-night, opportunistic kinds of things.”

Vandalism not only costs money, but it also has the potential to affect visitors’ views of the islands.

“It’s like any other vandalism,” Nou said. “It’s right out there and out in the public eye on display and it sends a message – not necessarily a good one.”

Vandalizing public signs can be dangerous and costly

“Sign vandalism is part of our regular routine, but shooting a sign is more ominous.”

— Russ Harvey, SJC public works

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Henry Boede has been a Washington boy all his life, and while many local resi-dents can say the same, few can boast of having been born on Orcas Island 100 years ago.

Boede celebrated his centennial birthday at the Olympic Place retirement and assisted living com-munity in Arlington with family and friends on Dec. 26, and reflected on a life that he lived with practical sensibilities firmly in mind from an early age.

“I knew I wanted to work for the government even before I graduated from high school in 1930, because I knew I wanted to be able to retire,” laughed Boede, whose civil service career included a decade each with the Navy, the Army and the General Services Administration. “My grand-father always said, ‘You’ll never get rich working for the government, but they’ll never turn you out either.’”

As far as Boede is con-cerned, the most interesting technological development of the past century is still the radio, which he recalls discovering when he was 10, although he also rated the advances in medical sci-ence during those decades quite highly as well.

“I used to be scared to go to the dentist as a kid,” Boede said. “Medicine and

dentistry have progressed tremendously.”

Boede has also bid fare-well to more than one wife during his life, with his sec-ond wife passing away from cancer when she was 44 years old. He was 65 years old when he married his third and final wife, and it was the only one of his three marriages that didn’t yield any children.

“I picked up three step-children from my second marriage,” Boede said. “If I had time, I could tell you how many grandchildren I have, but it’d take me quite a while. I have more great-great-grandchildren than anything else. I get them mixed up with the great-grandchildren sometimes, but I know them all when I see them.”

When asked what lessons he passed down to his chil-dren, he smiled and said, “To behave themselves.” Boede himself seems to have taken his own advice, leading a steady life without smoking or drinking, and only indulging in coffee or

tea every once in a while.“I’ve been a member of

the Oddfellows Lodge for 80 years and a Democrat all my life,” Boede said. “I’ve enjoyed traveling. I’ve been to about half the states, including Hawaii and Alaska, and I visited my youngest son when he was serving with the Marines in Okinawa. Of course, I’ve dipped into Mexico and Canada as well.”

Ultimately, Boede believes that you’re never too old to learn.

“I’m long past giving advice to anyone else,” Boede said, when asked if he had any wisdom to pass on to others. “I’m getting information now.”

Man born on Orcas turns 100Arlington’s Henry Boede reaches a major milestone

In January, the Doe Bay Cafe is donat-ing one dollar of each pizza sold during its Thursday night Open Mic to the Orcas Island Food Bank.

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The San Juan County Public Works Department is sponsoring a Christmas tree collection program this year. Trees will be chipped for mulch for use at a public project and not sent to a landfill.

A $5 fee per tree will be charged for trees brought

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Okay, I want to start the year right. I’m Libby, representing all the healthy senior felines here at the Orcas Animal Shelter. You humans think we’re get-ting old after 10 years of life. I think we’re just beginning to live! We’ll know how to behave and be useful in our new homes. Please ask to visit with the “seniors” when you come, any day from 2 to 5 p.m. Call 376-3441, or see us all on www.orcaspets.org. The shelter also has some neat perks, if you adopt one of us!

PET OF THE WEEK

by CALI BAGBYJournal reporter

The majority of San Juan county residents have never seen a snowy owl in their neighborhood, but as more of these birds are spotted in the region, it may be possible to see white wings gliding through the air.

Snowy owls have been spotted throughout Washington and other states this fall, said Barb Jensen, president of the San Juan Islands Audubon Society.

This “irruption,” which refers to an abnormal-ly large number of birds, includes snowies spotted in Connecticut, Maine, New York, Vermont, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri and North Dakota.

In Washington, sight-ings of snowies range from Skagit County to the Pacific Coast.

“It has to do with food,” Jensen said. “They go where the food is.”

Biologists think the owls’ sudden upsurge south from the Arctic occurs when lemmings are in short sup-ply, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service.

Most of the recent sight-

ings are for juvenile snow-ies, so it’s possible the adult snowies are kicking younger birds out of their aortic ter-ritories, said Jensen.

The snowies will stay in Washington or wherever they find food throughout the winter, and head to the arctic in the spring to breed.

Jensen has only had one unconfirmed report of a snowy owl on San Juan Island in 2011.

“They hardly ever stop here on the islands,” she said. “When we do see them its most likely in November on American Camp or San Juan Valley.”

There are reports of at least 10 snowies at Boundary Bay, which is almost directly across from Orcas Island.

But Jensen doesn’t see the islands as an ideal place for snowies, as the birds prefer wide open spaces. She says even pastures in the San Juans don’t harbor many rodents and other areas are too marsh-like.

Another reason the snowies stay away is that land surrounded by water may be difficult to get to, but Jensen heard of a report

of a snowy found on Hawaii in November.

If the birds are doing any island hopping they might head to the south end of Lopez, said Jensen.

Russel Barsh, director of Kwiaht, the Lopez-based Center for the Historical Ecology of the Salish Sea, said he has not heard of any reports of snowy owls on Lopez.

“I used to see them every winter when I lived on Samish Island, though, fly-ing across the flats at night,” Barsh said.

And they are a sight to see. Snowies have strik-ing yellow irises and are the heaviest owls in North America – weighing five pounds – and have a wing-span that can reach nearly 5 feet. Juvenile owls are white with black streaks.

Unlike many other owls, snowy owls are active in the daytime. They tend to perch at high points overlooking sites such as beaches and airports.

“It’s pretty amazing,” said Jensen about snowies pop-ping up across the country. “And really interesting.”

Are snowy owls coming to the San Juan Islands?

Cali Bagby/staff photoArchimedes the snowy white owl at the Cascades Raptor Center in Eugene, Ore.

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Island Living

by LIZ NEEDHAMSpecial to the Sounder

Bats are some of the least studied animals, and much of their lives remain a mystery. Very little is known about the abundance

of bats in the San Juan Islands, and researchers don’t really know if bat populations are healthy. For this reason, Kwiáht, a nonprofit scientific organization run by islanders and based on Lopez, has launched a “Lopez Island Baseline Bat Status Assessment.” The Status Assessment will map out where Lopez bats live and estimate population numbers to use as a baseline for future research.

In the spring of 2010, Kwiáht helped Moran State Park design and construct a demonstra-tion “bat tower” for relocating a large maternity colony of rare Long-eared Myotis from the park manager’s office. Russel Barsh, Kwiáht’s director, describes a bat tower as “like a small toolshed on stilts, closed except for narrow slits for bats to use, with rafters and a shingle roof that bats find attractive for roosting.”

Why like bats?“If you are a gardener, farmer or don’t like

being bitten by mosquitos, you should encour-age lots of local bats to live nearby,” said Shona Aitkin, education coordinator at Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehab Center.

Our neighborhood bats are amazing little animals.

“The only mammals that can fly under their own power, bats play crucial roles in ecosystems worldwide, including being pollinators,” said Barsh. “In the Pacific Northwest, all of our bats are insectivores, and eat many pests such as

mosquitoes, termites, and moths. One small bat that weighs less than an ounce can eat hundreds of flying insects in an hour.”

Orcas Islanders Bill and Susan Fletcher of Turtleback Farms have enjoyed local bats for many years.

“We like bats!” Bill said. “We think they’re beneficial and no trouble ... When we’re eating out at night, we can watch them soaring around, and we appreciate them. If I were an insect I wouldn’t like them. But I’m not an insect, so I like them... Yeah, I think they’re super critters.”

Threats to batsAccording to Barsh, the main threats to bats

in the islands are associated with humans: clear-ing woodlands, cutting down old trees with cavity nests, tearing down or burning decaying old buildings, re-roofing or re-siding buildings where bats are living in the attic or walls. Cats and rats also kill bats near the homes they share with humans.

Growing regional interest in wind power raises concerns for bats in the islands. Large-scale wind energy production uses very large rotors that can attain speeds of more than 200 miles per hour – strangely attractive to bats, and too fast for bats to avoid. Migrating bats such as Hoary and Silver-haired bats are most at risk, but researchers do not see evidence of large-scale migrations in the islands. Smaller rotors designed to supply electricity to one, or a few households, do not seem to pose the same risks as commercial scale turbines, and they can eas-ily be shut down during the few hours of dusk and dawn when bats are most actively flying and foraging.

Facts about batsAt least five species of tiny mouse-eared bats

in the genus Myotis, such as the Little Brown, make the islands their home. Mouse-eared bats look similar from a distance and use the same

frequencies to navigate and target their prey, but they vary somewhat in body proportions and behavior. Two local mouse-eared species are actually quite rare. There are also several larg-er bats: Townsend’s Big-Eared, Silver-Haired, Hoary, and Big Brown.

Bat species divide the night, hunting at dif-ferent times and focusing on different kinds of insects. Big Browns are fond of beetles, for example, while Townsend’s bats think moths are divine. Bats eavesdrop on insects’ own high frequency broadcasts to locate, identify, and track them.

Bats typically mate in the fall and give birth in early summer, but female bats can slow their pregnancies until there is adequate food to sup-port nursing. Individuals of some species have been recorded to live to over 30 years of age!

Barsh says that most of the island bat colonies he’s visited are occupied year-round by at least some of the bats. Many island bats appear to abandon summer colonies in the winter, and to reduce their activity during wet or freezing weather, but do not appear to stay in sleepy “tor-por” for long periods of time or to leave.

Barsh said we should use the same common-sense precautions with bats that apply to all wildlife. Never approach or handle a wild ani-mal; if you see a bat that could be injured or sick, call Wolf Hollow Wildlife at 378-5000. For info on how to exclude bats from human spaces and safely clean up droppings, go to http://wdfw.wa.gov/living/bats.html.For info on bats and public health go to www.batsnorthwest.org/bats_my_health.html.

If you have bat info or stories, call or email [email protected] or 509-969-0664. You can read more about bats at www.batcon.org and www.batsnorthwest.org.

Liz Needham is the Bat Survey Coordinator for Kwiáht.

BatCrazy

Everything you wanted to know about local bat populations

contributed photoA Townsend’s bat in Crow Valley.


JAN. 8 TO FEB. 26IMPROVISATIONAL THEATER: For adults with Samara Shaw at the Funhouse Commons, Sundays, 2 to 4 p.m. Donations accepted in support of The Funhouse Commons. Call 376-6771 for more info.

SUNDAY, JAN. 8FAUST IN HD: With Jonas Kaufmann in the title role, René Pape as the devil, and Marina Poplavskaya as Marguerite, Gounod’s classic retelling of the Faust legend couldn’t be better served. Tony Award–winning director Des McAnuff updates the story to the first half of the 20th century with a production that won praise in London last season. Airs at Orcas Center, 1 p.m., $11-13.

MONDAY, JAN. 9T’AI CHI CHIH: Free class, 9:30 a.m., Orcas Senior Center.

THURS. – ONGOINGAL-ANON: Emmanuel Church, 5:30 p.m.

SAT. – ONGOINGTHE PEOPLE’S CAFE: 4 to 6 p.m. at the Eastsound fire hall.

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MON.– ONGOINGBIRTH WORKS CLASS: Free for pregnant women and part-ners. Every first Monday, 6 p.m. potluck, presenta-tion 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Children’s House.AL-ANON: Emmanuel, 7 p.m.

TUES.– ONGOINGOPEN MIC: Lower Tavern open mic night at 5:30 p.m. KIWANIS CLUB: Meets at 12:30 p.m., upstairs at Orcas Homegrown. Different speaker each week. FOOD BANK: 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Food Bank building next to Community Church. Also on Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. CAMERA CLUB: First Tuesday of the month, Orcas Senior Center, 7 to 9 p.m.

WEDS. – ONGOINGLIONS CLUB: Weekly lunch and meeting, 1:45 p.m., Legion. INDRALAYA LIBRARY: Theosophical study group, 7:30 p.m. Library open thru May, 1-4 p.m. on Weds. DVSAS: Domestic abuse support group for women, 6-7:30 p.m. Free and confi-dential. Free childcare. Call for all details: 376-5979.

CALENDAR

What an incredible gift, words canoooot describe my feelings of gratitude and looove for my constituents. I signed on as Mayor to dooo whatever I can tooo improve the environment of my beloooved bipeds. I never dreamed, yes quadru-peds dream, that you would be doooing that for me.

I am incredibly moooved by the love and support gen-erated by the letter tooo the editor raising the idea of an ooold fashioned barn rais-ing. My assistant opened a bank account for me at Key Bank and some of you have made generous depooosits.

We have been able tooo greatly improve my office area for more comfortable

winter living. In the spring we hope to raise enough resources tooo build me a new barn/office. We have a way tooo goo. I know, with your continuing help, we’ll get there in time. Thank you from the booottom of my big heart, the place where I hold all of you!

You have been wonderful in trying to help me through this cold, wet, difficult time of year. Please remember the ooother quadrupeds in your life. They all need warmth, clean water and goood foood to get them through the season.

My assistants and I want tooo wish you all a very happy, healthy New Year and may our town’s exam-

ple of the loving support and peaceful co-existence of our bipeds and quadrupeds be spread throughout the world.

With Love,Mayor April D. Bovine

and friends.

New Year wishes from mayor April

Orcas Christian School will hold its first of three free community meals on Tuesday, Jan. 10.

On the menu for January’s meal is Asian food featur-ing Chinese egg drop soup, chow fun noodles, fried rice, egg foo yung, eggrolls,

Asian salad, fortune cookies and tea.

These all-you-can-eat dinners are open to every-one and there is no charge. The doors open at 5 p.m. and the meal is served until 7:30 p.m. The gym will be open for play from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

“It’s such a gift to bring people together,” said Deb Lloyd, an island resident who has been coming to the dinners for seven years. “It’s nice to see everyone join in. I meet old friends there and make new friends, and the food is wonderful. I wouldn’t miss it!”

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Islanders: prepare for an influx of athletes at the end of January.

What used to be known as the “Fat Ass Race” on Orcas Island is happening again – but over two separate week-ends.

This year there will be a 25k Race on Saturday, Jan. 28 followed by a 50k Race on Saturday, Feb. 4.

These racers tackle the trails in Moran State Park, with each race made up of 400 entrants coming from all over the West Coast.

The Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce is working with local runner and Funhouse Commons director Pete Moe, and race organizer James Varner to reach all the race entrants with special offers available to them when they visit the island.

Chamber President Michell Marshall welcomed the run-ners at the 2011 event, and will do the same again in 2012. A volunteer group will greet the runners and cheer them on during race days.

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Throughout the year, the employees of West Sound Café have been putting the small loose change from their tips into a piggy bank dedicated to Orcas Island Food Bank.

After tallying it all up, the piggy bank yielded $326.33. With matching funds from restaurant owners Richard and Nanae Fralick, café employees will be gifting a total of $652.66 to the Orcas Island Food Bank.

Participating in the gift are Eros Belliveau, Roze Bortoletto, Genevieve Brooks, Serena Burman, Joe Cain, Anthony Eckerson, Pamela Evans, Kevin and Sujinda Gregus, Edith Leonard, Chanda McKeaver, Sommer McKenzie, Sami Messinger, Miri Plowman, Justine Pope, James Reid, Margaret May Schaller and

David Wiltfong.In a separate “Give

Back to the Community” program instituted at the restaurant from Nov. 25 through Dec. 18, West Sound Café committed to giving 10 to 15 percent of endorsed restaurant sales receipts to Orcas Island nonprofits.

A total of $213.84 will be distributed to the following as a result of the program: Deer Harbor Community Club, Montessori School,

DVSAS, the Funhouse, OICF, Indralaya, APS, Orcas Open Arts, IOSA and Orcas Food Bank.

The West Sound Café hopes to expand its “Dine and Give” program and develop it into an Orcas Island year-end tradition that more community non-profits will take advantage of in the years to come.

For more information, call Nanae Fralick at 376-2500.

West Sound Cafe gives back to the community

“Our Town,” a three-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder, is a character study of the citizens of an average early 20th century American town. America’s unfolding history is depicted through their everyday lives.

Orcas Center is presenting “Our Town” with a cast of island youth, ages 10 to 1, in partnership with Orcas Island Public Library’s “Orcas Reads” in the month of January. Grace McCune is making her directorial debut with the production.

Wilder set the play in a 1930s theater and used the stage manager’s narration to create the town of Grover’s Corners for the audience.

Our Town will show on the OffCenter Stage at 7:30 p.m. from January 19 to 21.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $11 for students ($2 off for Orcas Center members) To purchase tickets or to find out more about this production, call Orcas Center at 376-2281.

Library and Orcas Center join forces for ‘Our Town’

Bud Anderson, director of the Falcon Research Group of Bow, Wash., will give a two-day course on raptors on Jan. 21-22.

The course is sponsored by the Lopez Library, Friends of the Lopez Library, and San Juan Islands Audubon Society. The class is free and open to all.

“This is a great opportunity to be with one of the world experts,” say organizers.

Raptors are birds of prey that primar-ily hunt vertebrates, including other birds. Their talons and beaks tend to be relatively large, powerful and adapted for tearing and/or piercing flesh.

The classroom work will be on Saturday, Jan. 21 from 10:30 to 12:30 p.m. at the Lopez Library, and may be followed by a short field trip from 12:30-2:30.

Those from other islands are encouraged to come, as the ferry schedule accommo-dates class times.

On Sunday, Jan. 22, Anderson will lead a field trip for most of the day on the Skagit Flats, starting at 9:30 a.m. Reservations are required. This field trip will be limited to a maximum of 20 people, or 4-5 carloads, for carpooling.

For reservations send an email to [email protected] or call Bob Myhr at 468-2258 between Jan. 9 and 20 for trip details.

Anderson founded the Falcon Research Group in 1985. It is committed to the conservation of birds of prey. Anderson believes that “education is the best way to achieve their survival in the rapidly chang-

ing future.” The Falcon Research Group provides a

“portal” for the average person to engage with raptors in an up close and personal manner. The group conducts several long-term field research projects that focus on a variety of birds of prey. They are also involved in raptor breeding, migration, wintering and genetics studies both locally and internationally. Other programs include hawk-watching classes in cities throughout western Washington.

The Falcon Research Group is primar-ily a volunteer-driven organization with around 1,000 members, the majority of whom are from western Washington. For more information, go www.frg.org.

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Some people think it is glamorous to study killer whales. But how would you like to spend your day fol-lowing southern resident killer whales and trying to collect the feces and mucus they leave behind?

More like an episode of the “Dirty Jobs” show, this smelly job gives scientists unbelievable insight into the health of the local whale population. From the spew, poo and goo scooped up

with nets, researchers like Dr. Brad Hanson of NOAA Fisheries learn not only what killer whales are eat-ing but also what chemicals are present in their prey and how stressed the animals are.

Hanson will present “Tracking Killer Whales: Spew, Poo and Goo” on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. in the Eastsound Fire Hall Community Room.

The lessons learned have implications for the larger marine environment.

“Whales are at the top of the food chain,” says Hanson, “and if they aren’t doing well then something lower in the food chain is likely in trouble too.”

Hanson is the team leader at The Center for Marine Mammal Ecology, which conducts research on Southern Resident Killer Whales. His focus is on hab-itat and foraging ecology.

“Join YMCA Camp Orkila and the SeaDoc Society for what promises to be a fascinating lecture,” say organizers.

The 2011/12 Marine Science Lecture Series is designed to inspire the gen-eral public and to highlight the fish and wildlife of our region. Lectures are free.

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Entitled, “Backyard Forest Stewardship in Western Washington,” the guide offers insight into forest health, including animal and human impact, insects and diseases; hazard trees; wildfire risk management; wildlife habitat; noxious weed management; and forest tending skills such as thinning and pruning.

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Begin the New Year at the Met with “The Met: Live in HD’s” sixth opera of the 2011 season, “Faust” by Gounod. It airs at Orcas Center on Sunday, Jan. 8 at 1 p.m.

Three of opera’s biggest stars – Jonas Kaufmann, René Pape, and Marina Poplavskaya – take the lead roles in a new production of Gounod’s beloved opera. Tenor superstar Kaufmann sings the title role for the first time at the Met; world-famous Méphistophélès Pape reprises one of his greatest roles; and the rivet-ing singing actress Marina Poplavskaya takes on the iconic role of the victimized Marguerite.

The new staging of “Faust” is by the Tony-winning director Des McAnuff of “Jersey Boys,” “Tommy,” Broadway’s upcoming “Jesus Christ Superstar,” in his Met debut. His produc-tion, which sets the action in the early part of the 20th century, casts the opera’s timeless themes of sin, temptation, and redemption in a more contemporary light. The traditional set-ting for “Faust” is 16th-cen-tury Germany, a time when alchemists and philosophers were familiar characters in real life. McAnuff ’s new Met production places the action in the first half of the 20th century.

Gounod’s score is famous for a variety of well-known arias and ensembles, including Marguerite’s col-oratura showpiece “Jewel Song,” Faust’s longing ode to Marguerite, “Salut, demeure chaste et pure,” Méphistophélès’ irreverent hymn about the pleasures of sin, “Le veau d’or,” and the final trio, in which all

three voices join in a battle for Marguerite’s soul. The gifted young conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, who led the critically acclaimed Live in HD transmissions of Carmen and Don Carlo in recent seasons, conducts his first Met performances of this opera.

Gounod’s opera was per-formed on the opening night of the old Metropolitan Opera house in 1883, and has been a staple of the Met’s repertory ever since. It was the most-performed opera at the Met for much of the early twentieth century and is still among the top 10 most frequently performed operas at the Met.

“Met superstar Jonas Kaufmann was a vocally

splendid Faust. Marina Poplavskaya’s sound was shimmering, plush, and penetrating. René Pape’s Méphistophélès was all sua-vity and calculation,” raved The New York Times when McAnuff ’s new production premiered at the Met last week.

The live transmission is hosted by mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato. Running time is approximately four hours.

Tickets for Faust are $15 for adults, $11 for students and $2 off for Orcas Center Members and may be pur-chased at www.orcascenter.org, by calling 376-2281 ext. 1 or by visiting the box office open Thursday, Friday and Saturday, noon - 4 p.m.

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by STEVE BUCKColdwell Banker SJ

To all affected by the local real estate and construction industries: the real estate market is improving.

We at Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands will end up 2011 a bit ahead of 2010, which was ahead of 2009 by 15 percent. Further, the 4th quarter of 2011 has been very active in both show-ings and sales. Many of the sales that are taking place will actually close in the first quarter of 2012 so we should be starting off the New Year comparatively well. We are also seeing increases in people making plans to come up and look at property next spring and summer.

The day before Thanksgiving was a notable point in time. We have a list posted in our office that shows what properties we have sold and on that day

we posted 20 sales. It was the first time in years we had reached that point. To put things into perspective, at the height of the market we would generally have 25 to 35 sales on the list. At the depth, in the winter of 2009, there were 3. As of this writ-ing there are 16 sales on the list due to some of the sales having closed. That’s good that they are closing, though. The ratio of sales closing vs. falling through is getting better too. We’re also working on more than a handful of new offers.

Three primary factors we use to track the market are number of sales, dollar vol-ume and pricing. Looking back we can see the down-turn in our local market started in January of 2006, our lowest inventory point. We left bottom as far as dollar volume and number of transactions go in the spring of 2009. Pricing is

still bouncing along bottom due to more supply than demand.

A reputable real estate industry analyst was recent-ly being interviewed on TV. He reported that sales of existing homes nationwide were up 10.6% and that a third of the sales were to investors. The person interviewing him said she hopes more people wanting to purchase homes as resi-dences will be able to get in on this market too. I agree. The window of opportunity that is open now is likely a once-in-a-lifetime event when considering prices, selection and interest rates. For our market, it doesn’t take much of an increase in demand over supply to substantially affect it.

We have been going through the greatest drop in the real estate market since 1929. Following the greatest drop will eventually come

the greatest rise. There are many solid demographics that will help this occur. For instance, in addition to our normal sources of demand, we now enter the first year of 79,000,000 “baby boom-ers” reaching retirement age and we certainly live in one of the most desirable places to retire. The job market in the Seattle area is one of the best in the nation. There are 118,000,000 “echo boomers” (children of the baby boom-ers), that are starting to buy homes of their own, which will allow the baby boomers to move to places they want to retire.

Steve Buck is the finance manager for Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands.

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The Cancer Support Group meets on the second Thursday of each month at 5 p.m. in the Fireside Room of Orcas Island Community Church. This month the meeting is on Jan. 12.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thaton February 14, 2012 there will beheld in San Juan County, State ofWashington, a Special Election forvoters in the San Juan Island SchoolDistrict No.149 and the Orcas IslandSchoolDistrictNo.137. Notice is also given in considera-tion the San Juan County February14, 2012 Special Election, that thelast day for new voter registration,transfers, or updates online orthrough themail is January14,2012.Voters who are not registered inWashington State may register in-person at the Elections Office, 55

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http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elec-tions/register.aspx. Elections in San Juan County areconducted entirely by mail. Votedballotsmay be delivered in person tothe San Juan County Elections Of-fice, 55 Second St. Suite A, FridayHarbor, WA, during normal businesshours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mon-day through Friday, and from 7:00a.m. until 8:00 p.m. on election day.Ballots may also be deposited until8:00 p.m. Election Day in recepta-cleslocatedat: San Juan County Courthouse 350Court Street, Friday Harbor, SanJuanIsland Orcas Island Senior Center, 62Henry Road, Eastsound, Orcas Is-land Ballots returned by mail MUST bepostmarked no later than February14, 2012, and should be addressed

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EmploymentGeneral

Maintenance SupervisorLakedale Resort on SanJuan Island is currentlylooking for a Full TimeMaintenance Supervisor.Pay is $16 - $18.00/hour+ full benefits! Pleasestopby tofilloutapplica-tion or apply online atwww.columbiahospitality.com

Health Care EmploymentGeneral

NURSING OPPORTUNITIES

Life Care Center of the San Juan Islands

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RN | LPNFull-time or part-timefloor nurse position isavailable for a Washing-ton - licensed nurse.Long-term care experi-ence is pref. We offergreat pay and benefits tofull-time associates, in-cluding medical cover-age, 401(k) and paid va-cation, sick days andholidays.

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CNA AVAILABLEPart time. Fine li-censed and experi-enced care for seniorsand invalids. Resumeavailable.

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DESIGN & CADDRAFTING

For your new DreamHome. 27 years exp.Former Senior PlansExaminer. Call AlanGillard;(360)386-9332Assoc.MemberAIA,MBA,BBB

Firewood, Fuel& Stoves

FIREWOOD: 14” Splits.Fir, Pine, Alder. Pick upby appointment. $150-$200 per cord. (360)376-2719

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Cats

BENGAL KITTENS,Gorgeously Rosetted!Consider a bit of the“Wild” for your home.Like adventure? Thismay be the pet for you!www.seattlebengals.comthen click on “Kittens” tosee what’s available withpricing starting at $700.Championship Breeder,TICA Outstanding Cat-tery, TIBCS Breeder ofDistinction. Shots,Health Guarantee. Tere-sa,206-422-4370.

Dogs

4 OLDE ENGLISH Bull-dogge Puppies! Cute,loving cuddly bundlesready to go home Jan28th. Beautiful shades ofred & white. Also, bluefawn & white. 2males, 2females; parents on site.IOEBA registered. Lo-cated in Oak Harbor.Starting at $1,200 each.Call408-903-8294.i n fo@pawabove . comwww.pawabove.com

CHIHUAHUA puppies,AKC, long coats, shots,wormed, socialized,must be spayed orneuter, males $300, fe-males, $400 (360)856-2647

Dogs

BORN 11-11-11; GreatPyrenees Puppies! Bringhome a breed, bred toguard humans & live-stock. Last years’ pup-pies have already savedchildren! Cute, bundlesof fluffy white fur! Purebred males & females(no papers). Shots &wormed. $600 each.Oak Harbor,Whidbey Is-land, WA. [email protected]

F1b GOLDENDOODLESfor Christmas! Small,Medium. Red and blacksmall girls, buff andblack medium girls andblack boy. Blacks withblue skin shine! Parentsare 35-46 pounds, gen-tle, smart, tested.Choose pup now, bringhome after decorationsaway, mid Jan. $975. 1stshots, vet check,wormed.vashonislandgoldendoodles.shutterfly.com/allison@dancingleaves.com206-463-3844vashonislandgoldendoodles.shutterfly.com/

YORKIE/YORKSHIRETerrier AKC Registered,Born October 21st,2011. Home raised!Willbe small approx 3.5 to4.5lbs. Very friendly andloving puppies, full ofmischief! Mother & fa-ther on site. Wormedtwice & first shots. Fe-males, $1,100 andmales, $900. Call 360-653-3240 or 425-330-9903

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MarinePower

14’ SUPER DURABOATPerfect skiff for toolingaround. Great for fishing,running around theSound & just having fun!Incudes Evidrude 15 HPengine and is on trailer.Runs great! In wateronly one month a year.Life preservers & 2 oars.$1,500 obo. Friday Har-bor. Call Peabody 360-317-8707.

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PUBLIC AUTO AUCTION

11am, Jan. 12th, 2012.Viewing starts at 8am, atOrcas Towing, 35 HopeLane, Eastsound. Vehi-cle is a 1974 CortezM/H, Lic#: HC50862,VIN#:32SB40685512360-376-TOWS (8697)

AutomobilesChrysler

2002 PT CRUISERHatchback. Gold, moonroof, 83,000 miles. Lug-gage rack, folding seats,automatic. Has all thegoodies! $4,500. 360-675-4040 or 250-580-6102

2004 CHRYSLERCrossfire Coupe Whitewith gray leather interior.Beautiful car with only37,000 easy miles! Aver-ages 26 mph. Limitedmodel options, V-6 3.2liter engine, automatictap shift, RWD, powerheaded seats, automaticdeploying spoiler. Greatcondition, never beenwrecked. Very fun todrive! $11,900. Terry206-369-8668

AutomobilesLexus

2000 LEXUS ES300; 3liter V-6, 212 HorsePower. Luxury driving atit’s best!! Gorgeous paintfinish in silver green. Allpower options, tan leath-er interior & sleekwalnutfinish! Only 58,000miles, one owner, non-smoker. Always gar-aged! Recent Dec. main-tance & inspection.Gently used island car!Very well maintained!Partial records included.Very good condtion!$11,995. Located onBainbridge Island. [email protected]

Sport Utility VehiclesJeep

2008 JEEP PATRIOTSport 2WD. Great gasmileage! Perfect forcommuting! Red exteriorwith gray interior. 39,000miles, one owner & newbattery. AC, CD, all pow-er options. No prior acci-dents, non-smoker. Ex-cellent cond! Downsizingour vehicles, must go!$11,500. Oak Harbor.Call Yvette or Jeff 703-472-6742.

ATVs

2005 BOMBARDIER300 Outlander. 2WD.Under 60 hours! Clean!Original Owner. Brandnew batteries. $3,400OBO.360-969-0131

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105TH ANNIVERSARY2008 Harley DavidsonDyna Wide Glide, Limit-ed Edition, FXDWG.Purchased with my bud-dy on a whim, but onlyrode 5 times. Excellent!Exclusive two tone paintscheme of AnniversaryCopper & Glossy Black.510 miles! Only owner!Includes leather chaps(men’s lg) & tricklecharger. $13,000 obo.Call Patrick, Vashon Isl,206-463-6750.

2002 HARLEY Sportster1200XL 9800miles, fwdcontrols, w/shield wind-shield, bags and more!Perfect condition, $4950OBO. Steve 206-930-1188

2006 YAMAHA R1 Fac-tory race blue, awesomecondition runs crisp, likebrand new. Only6,400 miles taken careof fromnew to now.Ask-ing $5,500 obo. ContactGene at 805-585-9450anytime.

2009 HARLEY DavidsonSuper Glide Custom.Black. Only 4,300 Miles!Excellent Condition. For-ward Controls, WindScreen. $7,500.(206)201-3367

Motorhomes

36’ 1984 SOUTHWINDMotorhome! Rebuilt 454engine! NEW; rugs,flooring, furniture, torsionbars, shock absorbers,toilet, hot water tank, re-frigerator, tires (includingspare) & more! Sleeps6- 8. Very good condi-tion! Nice gas mileage,ready for the open road!$8,200 negot. Port Lud-low. Call Robert 360-437-9389.

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Russet BakingPotatoes

Washington Grown

U.S. Extra FancyCameo Apples

Washington Grown

79¢lb.

49¢lb.

3 Lb. BagSunkist

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99¢lb.

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Western FamilyFrozen WafflesSelected Varieties, 12.3-oz.

3/$5Western Family

Frozen StrawberriesIndividually QuickFrozen,16-oz. Bag

2/$4 2/$4Western Family

Stir Fry VegetablesSelected Varieties, 16-oz. 3/$5

Western FamilyFrozen Vegetables SelectedVarieities

$199Lb.

FreshBoneless, SkinlessChicken BreastSouthern Grown,Family Pack ...............................

$319Ea.

Ea.

Ea.

JohnsonvilleSausage LinksSelected Varieties,12-oz. ........................................

$399Lb.

Boneless Beef Chuck Steak USDA Choice ...........................

$899Ea.

Fresh LeanGround Beef81% Lean,3 lb. Chub.................................

$449Lb.

Boneless BeefLoin Top SirloinSteak USDA CHOICE.....

$379Lb.

Fresh BonelessBeef Stew Meat......

$198ea.

Mann’sRomaine Hearts3 Pack ......................................................

$249LaysKettleChipsSelectedVarieties

$599 $289Western FamilyMedium CheddarCheese2-lb. Loaf

24-26 oz....... 69¢Western FamilyChunk LightTunaIn Water, 5-oz.

2/$4Western FamilyOatmealRegular or Quick,42-oz. ...................................

10/$7Western FamilyTomatoes orTomato SauceSelected Varieties, 14.5 to 15-oz. .........................

2/$4Western FamilyApple Juice64-oz. Plastic Bottle ............

$229Western FamilyReal MayonnaiseSelected Varieties,30-oz. ...................................

10/$6Western FamilyVegetables14.5 to 15.25-oz. ..................

$519CokeFridgepacks.................

FreshDoverSoleFilletsU.S. Wild

Franz Cannon Beachor OregonTrailBread

Western FamilyCottage CheeseSelected Varieties, 16-oz.

$179Western FamilyShredded Cheese Selected Varieities.......................

$259Jennie-OTurkey Bacon12-oz. ..................................................

$399Western Family4x6 SlicedLunch MeatHam or Turkey Breast, 16-oz. ..........

$129Western FamilyJumbo SizeHot Dogs, 16-oz. .......................

$599Lb.

Washington GrownJumbo Yellow Onions..

SUPER MEAT BUYSBonelessBeef ChuckRoastUSDA Choice

$299lb.

Fresh PorkLoin SlicedQuarter LoinMixed PorkChops & Steaks

$199lb.

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SUNDAY 10 am to 8 pm(360) 376-6000

Franz Cannon Beach

CokeFridgepacks

69¢

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$599Triple FudgeCake ............................ ea.

$469Lacey’s Milk orDark Cookies..... ea.

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