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VOLUME 36, NUMBER 7 • FEBRUaRy 12, 2013

INSIDE Letters to the editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3Mentor spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4

SHARK REEF’s new edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5

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Stargazing 101 teaches island-ers how the stars, planets, moon, sun and the earth move in relation to each other. Read more on page 4.

By Kylee ZabelReporter for the WNPA Olympia News Bureau

Lawmakers in Olympia have begun to address the mea-sures that prevent Washington shipyards from participating in Washington State Ferry construction projects as the fleet continues to age.

Recommendations from the Washington State Auditor’s Office suggest that regulatory provisions hinder competi-tion for construction bidding, among other limitations.

A Vessel Construction Costs Audit, performed by the State Auditor’s office beginning in 2011, indicates costs are typically more expensive when WSF is the buyer, compared to other ferry construction projects around the U.S.

How much more is noted in one comparison the audit illustrated, where the cost to build the Chetzemoka ($87 million in 2011 dollars), the first installment of the Kwa-di Tabil-class ferries in 2009, was double the amount it cost to build Wood’s Hole, Martha’s Vineyard & Nantucket’s M/V Island Home vessel ($48 million in 2011 dollars), upon which the design of the Chetzemoka is based.

On average, state-constructed ferries cost from $7.5 million to $42.2 million more than comparable ferries built elsewhere, according to estimates made over the past 20 years, WSF concludes.

Part of this cost difference, as stated by the audit and Assistant Secretary David Moseley of WSF, was due to the 18-month time period allotted to build the boat. An average of 27 months is typically needed to construct a vessel of that size, according to the audit report.

Additionally, the audit recognized that, when ferries are constructed in a series, the cost of a second and third vessel significantly decreases.

WSF has budgeted $279.4 million dollars for the first two Olympic-class vessels, Tokitae and Samish. The two boats, currently under construction, are on schedule and under budget, WSF reports. Their completion is expected by spring of 2014 and early 2015, respectively. Their service routes have yet to be determined. The cost of the first boat is set at $146 million and the second at $132 million.

However, the audit found other reasons for increased costs to build WSF ferries. One major cause is the regu-latory environment in the state’s shipbuilding industry,

which includes the “Build in Washington” laws and the “Apprenticeship Act.”

The Build in Washington laws are a series of stipulations created by the Legislature during the procurement of the Jumbo Mark II ferries in 1997 that required the ferries to be built within the boundaries of Washington state. Since these boats were completed, lawmakers have continued to add this proviso with each new ferry project.

Among the other ferry systems the auditors visited, to compare with WSF, was the Alaska Marine Highway System. While Washington’s system is much more exten-sive, Alaska does not have the same requirement to have ferries built in-state. Instead, Alaskan officials express a preference for in-state construction, but have the oppor-tunity to look outside the state if they believe they could receive a better price.

Legislators here are currently looking at the other options revealed by the audit to help lower costs for future ferry procurements.

“We want to keep our jobs in-state, if we can. And I believe in-state competition is super and we need that,” said Rep. Jan Angel (R-26th District, Port Orchard).

Angel believes Washington needs to try to keep as many jobs reserved for Washington residents as reasonable and make sure that taxpayers’ dollars are spent in-state. However, if there is a better price out there, Washington should perhaps be open to out-of-state bids, she said, add-ing, “I think we need some flexibility.”

Fred Kiga, Head of Government Affairs for VIGOR Industrial — the only company eligible to construct the new Olympic-class ferries in Washington — disagrees.

“It’s not clear that sending vessel construction out of state would reduce the overall cost of our ferries,” he said. “It is undeniable that sending this work out of state would mean

Audit cites high costs, limited bidders for ferry construction

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San Juan County Charter case transferredBy Steve WehrlyJournal reporter

The case seeking to invali-date the county charter amendments approved by the voters in November has been transferred from Skagit

County Superior Court to the Superior Court of San Juan County.

The case, titled Michael Carlson, Jerrold R. Gonce and Jeffrey Bossler v. San Juan County and the State

of Washington, alleges seven causes of action and asks that the charter amendments be declared unconstitutional and that an injunction be entered terminating the current elec-tion for the three-person county council provided for in the charter amendments.

Judge John Meyer in Skagit County has signed two orders, the first granting San Juan County Prosecuting Attorney Randy Gaylord’s motion for a “change of venue” and the second requiring that the six current county council mem-bers and the candidates for the three-person council be added to the case as “neces-sary parties.”

In his order transferring the case to San Juan County, Meyer cited as one of his rea-sons that “satisfactory proof has been submitted that the convenience of witnesses or the ends of justice will be served by the change of

venue.”Meyer has informed San

Juan County Superior Court Judge Don Eaton of his deci-sion. Meyer has indicated to the attorneys that he is amenable to continuing to preside over the case. Judge Eaton has informed San Juan Superior Court Administrator Jane Hutchinson that he would recuse himself from consideration of the case.

Stephanie Johnson O’Day, the attorney for the plaintiffs in the case, said she has no objection to Meyer continu-ing on the case “in the inter-ests of expediency and judi-cial economy.”

O’Day pointed out that the case file is over 700 pages, that the issues are important and complex, and that Meyer has indicated that he is pre-pared to hear arguments in San Juan County on Feb. 19 and decide the case before

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path38. "Buona ___"

(Italian greeting)39. "... ___ he drove

out of sight"40. Water-filled ditch

surrounding a castle

41. Shed tears of grief

42. Committed to live and work in a specific place (2 wds)

46. Strong woody fiber

49. Druid, e.g.50. Clergyman who

also has a secular job (hyphenated)

54. "Mi chiamano Mimi," e.g.

55. Long, long time56. In pieces60. At sea61. "Cast Away"

setting

62. Come again63. "Trick" joint64. Airhead65. Pirate's pal

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director3. Victorian, for one4. Military air base 5. Unit of fineness of

silk fibers 6. Rigid support for a

broken bone 7. "Crazy" bird8. Condo, e.g.9. Characteristic

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11. Conspiratorial group of plotters

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meeting: Lopez Island Garden Club meeting, Coffee & Goodies 9:30 a.m., the meeting begins at 10 a.m., Woodmen Hall on Fisherman Bay Road. Guest speaker Dawn Chaplin from

Conway, speaking on “Patios, Paths and Walkways.” Winter is the best time of year to plan patios, paths and walkways. A well-designed walkway adds plea-sure, comfort, and focus to a ramble through the garden

and often includes benches.sat, feb 16

classes: Stargazing 101, 7 p.m., Port Stanley Schoolhouse. This is a free class! 12 Participants max, to register call Milla Prince at 468-2274, or Callie North at 317-8179.

tues, feb 19

meeting: Literary Salon, 7 - 8:30 p.m., Lopez Island Library. Lopez Library offers a monthly Literary Salon, giving readers the oppor-tunity to discuss and share

their favorite recent read. This is a “no-guilt” salon. Participants can show up without anything to share, drop-ins are welcome.

thurs, feb 21

meeting: Caregiver Support Group, 1 - 3 p.m., Lopez Island Hospice and Home Support Office, 178 Weeks Road, kitty corner from the post office. The group is facilitated by Sr. Judy Tralnes and meets the first and third Thursdays of the month. For more information call 468-4446 or email admin@

lihhs.org.fri, feb 22

art: LAG Art Opening, 5 - 7 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. The Lopez Artists’ Guild presents new work by Sylvia Chesley Smith. “Go Red for Women” is the theme for women’s heart health and for the show 10 percent of the profit from sales of my red paintings will go the The American Heart Association. The exhibit runs through April 16.

sun, feb 24

film: Lopez Locavores Film Series, 4:30 - 6 p.m., Lopez Library. “Sonatas of the Soil’ Part 2. These beauti-fully filmed and orches-trated shorter films con-tinue the conversation from “Symphony of the Soil”: soil conservation, sustainable farming practices, and how we can support these pro-cesses by the food choices we make. Discussion follow-ing. Free admission. More Info: www.lopezlocavores.org.

CommunityCalendar

We deserve betterThis morning I found

on my Facebook newsfeed a paid (sponsored) posting ridiculing county council can-didate Lovel Pratt and show-ing her in a Nazi uniform. The ad and picture were from a Facebook page that com-ments on San Juan County politics. The page itself is anonymous – the author’s name does not appear. The posting was later removed by Facebook for violating its community standards on hate speech.

[Full disclosure: I strong-ly support Lovel Pratt for County Council District 1. I won’t take time here repeat-ing the heavy praise she’s gotten elsewhere. This post-ing isn’t about Lovel.]

I believe that the state doesn’t require campaign reporting by people who place campaign ads below a certain dollar threshold. But just because it is legal doesn’t mean it is right. Our commu-nity deserves better.

A person is making offen-sive attacks on our com-munity members while hid-den behind an anonymous “journalistic” web identity, gladly tarnishing the names of people with whom they dis-agree while hiding their own name. This happens in blogs, websites and social media. That anonymity is now used to hide the source of paid and offensive attacks ads against candidates during our local election.

That’s not how we are or want to be in the San Juans. We are neighbors. We come to each other’s aid – on fire calls, serving as mentors at school, providing medical evacuation flights, helping out at fundraisers, and vol-unteering hours for causes from hospice care to oil spill response preparedness. We do not promote hate speech, we are a community where we accept differences and still get along. We can discuss the issues. We can disagree. We cannot stoop to anony-mous offensive paid attacks. Please join me in asking that all political dialogue be truth-ful, mature, open and civil.

tom reeveLopez

Please be civil this election season

Contrary to the public accusations being made by some, San Juan County’s council elections are not being poisoned by power-ful special interest groups or party machines.

We are just islanders and neighbors and regular people who run for office because we care about our commu-nity, and who vote for the can-didates we hope will do the best job. We have opinions about issues. We have ideas about fixing problems.

Hopefully we listen to each other with open minds. With county-wide elections we need to support candidates

either with money for mail-ers and ads (small change in the scope of things) or with volunteer time doing phone-banks, writing letters, help-ing the candidates campaign.

And as voters, what we really want is civility. We don’t need personal attacks on other candidates and exag-gerated claims about special interest groups. Come on, this is San Juan County not Congress.

In my opinion, Lovel Pratt deserves our respect for her service to San Juan County over many years, and for refusing to use the tactics being used against her. I am voting for Lovel.

sandy strehLousan Juan island

Insight into county council candidates

The Orcas Eagle Forum recently solicited answers to questions from county coun-cil candidates.

The Q&As are found here at orcaseagleforum.org/elec-tions-2013/candidate-forum-extra-questions-jan-26-2013-town-hall/.

The questions were extra written questions from the audience of our Jan. 26, 2013 Candidate Forum. As Moderator I was con-cerned that we had so many more questions then were addressed. I was given a gen-eral affirmative by the candi-dates that the would be will-ing to answer the questions. The askers were anonymous

and the questions were not modified by the Orcas Eagle Forum in any way.

Please inform your reader-ship of this valuable insight into the positions of the can-didates.

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Support for Greg Ayers

In 2005, a handful of Orcas Firefighters responded to a request by Bureau of Land Management to burn/demol-ish an old dilapidated build-ing. This event created the Patos Fire Department. Since that day, an amazing collec-tion of volunteers, annually trek to the island to do camp-ground maintenance, trail clearing and savannah resto-ration of the fields around the lighthouse.

The crew pooled personal funds to charter a boat to haul volunteers and gear until 2011, when Greg Ayers joined our ranks and volun-teered his personal boat. He has become the official skip-

per and valued Patos Island Fire Department crew mem-ber. It has been great to have Greg step up and handle the toughest challenge we have – transportation. And then pitch in on the chores around the island.

Greg’s service to the com-munity is commendable and he will certainly serve the County well as one of the new County Council Members. We hope you will consider giving him your vote.

Win or loose, we can’t wait until our 2013 adventure back to Patos with you, Greg!

max and Jeff Jonesorcas island

I have worked with Greg Ayers for many years, both at the Orcas Grange and help-ing he and Pat build their home. He is very creative and hard working, function-ing well using his organi-zational skills to help our diverse collection of actors, building sets and working back-stage. I have been very impressed with how he has

applied the same skills with the Eastsound Sewer and Water District, where I am a customer, and has always sought thorough answers to the questions I’ve raised about the district.

Greg is one of the most intelligent people I know and a great problem solver. Most importantly, he is able to apply his knowledge and skills to guide others with diverse opinions to find com-mon ground, accomplishing a unified goal.

These skills are essential for county council members, making decisions based on the needs and preferences of all San Juan County citizens.

Greg’s is deeply involved in the community and invested in the San Juans. He believes that we must all work together as neighbors, building self-sustaining lives while preserving our rural culture. Please join me in supporting Greg for county council.

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In 1997, Celia Marquis, Director of the Lopez Island Family Resource Center, received a grant that allowed her to start a community mentoring program.

Fast forward 16 years and the LIFRC Mentor Program is still going strong. Their goal is to recruit even more adult volunteers who would like to become mentors for students on the waitlist.

Over the next few months, they will be giving the com-munity a glimpse into the mentor program by inter-viewing current mentors, and even some of the students (mentees) who are matched.

They also hope this will encourage some interest and

knowledge of the program. If you are interested in join-

ing, contact Mikah Smith at 468-2201 ext. 2109, or email [email protected].

Mentor Q&A: Gretchen Wing

How long have you been in the program?

Two years, matched with the same student the whole time.

What prompted you to join?

I used to be a teacher, and my own kids are in college now. I was missing kids!

From when you first inquired about the pro-gram to the time that you were matched, how easy or difficult was the process?

Very easy.What do you and

your mentee have in

common? We’re both very outdoorsy,

we love animals, especially dogs and horses, and we love to bake. Dancing and crafts are other areas we share.

Describe a typical day when you see your mentee.

I’ll pick her up after school, and usually have a snack for her as we drive to my house. Then we might take my dogs for a walk, bake something, or work on a craft project like making Christmas deco-rations. Sometimes we’ll go straight to a beautiful place like Shark Reef or Chadwick Hill and just hang out and talk, or read aloud.

How has being in the program impacted your life?

It has kept me focused on the needs of young people, and also on the lives of fami-lies who may not be as fortu-

nate as my own. Are there any lessons

that you have learned by spending time with your mentee?

Not learned, as much as re-learned: always be pre-pared with food and more activities than you think you might need, but don’t be sur-prised when something you thought would be dull turns out to be absolutely riveting to your mentee!

Anything else that you would like to share about the experience of being a mentor?

It is important not to judge, if a mentee’s family handles life choices differently than you would. It is also difficult to walk the line between men-tor and tutor when you see your mentee struggling in school. I am constantly walk-ing that line.

Spotlight on the Family Resource Center Mentor ProgramContributed photo

Left, mentor Gretchen Wing, and her mentee Cassidy Meng.

Have you ever looked at the clear winter night sky dotted with countless stars and wondered what all was up there? All those bears and dogs, and Gemini Twins that folks in the know apparently see among those twinkling lights?

Well, now’s your chance to join them! On Saturday, February sixteenth Texas Bob Smith will be teaching a KnowledgeShare class on Learning the Winter Circle-Stargazing 101.

The class comprises of a lecture, followed by stargazing. Participants will learn basic information on how the stars, plan-ets, moon, sun and the earth move in relation to each other, as well as how to find The Winter Circle as a base, and then expand off this Circle to learn even more. The stargazing will be done without the aid of a telescope, making it accessible to even the most novice astronomer.

Bob hopes not only to introduce new enthusiasts to stargaz-ing, but also that the students will then be able to pass this basic knowledge onto their friends and family and get even more people into learning about constellations, galaxies, plan-ets and the workings of the cosmos. A little knowledge about the night sky can deter people from thinking that stargazing

requires a lot of equipment, or preparation. All one needs to start this mind-expanding hobby is a pair of eyes and some-thing to look up for.

This class will offer you just that.Or, as Texas Bob puts it himself: “I’m not a cosmologist, I’m

more of a roadmap type of guy.”The class takes place on 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Port

Stanley Schoolhouse. If the weather does not permit stargaz-ing that night participants are asked to reserve the night of March 2 at 8 p.m., or if the weather still remains cloudy, March 15 at 8 p.m. for the stargazing portion of the class.

This is a free class! 12 participants max, to register call Milla Prince 468-2274, or Callie North 317-8179

Dress for the outdoors, also bring a flashlight and binocu-lars, or even a star chart if you have them.

KnowledgeShare’s ‘Learning the Winter Circle-Stargazing 101’

By proclamation of President Barack Obama, February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.

The president calls on all

Americans to empower the young people of our commu-nities to develop healthy rela-tionships throughout their lives and to engage in activi-ties that prevent and respond

to teen dating violence. In recognition of this wor-

thy cause, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services of the San Juan Islands is partnering with Lopez High School Student Council and Natural Helpers to bring students the tools they need to recognize healthy and unhealthy relationships.

This week-long campaign includes classroom education-al presentations by DVSAS

Advocate Kim Bryan. Educational activities will

include pocket-size cards with useful information to keep and share, cool wrist-bands reinforcing the impor-tance of “Respect and Love,” and a T-shirt painting contest giving students the oppor-tunity to artistically express their view of what a healthy relationship looks like.

Student leaders have decid-ed this message of healthy relationship awareness is so important that they want to share it with their island com-munity.

You are invited to join them at the Lopez Village Market on Valentine’s Day, Thursday Feb. 14, anytime between 3 and 7 p.m., to share your artistic views of healthy rela-tionships too.

All ages are encouraged to participate.

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Indy Zoeller from Orcas Island and Nancy Bingham of Lopez Island are among the writers and artists featured in SHARK REEF Literary Magazine’s Winter 2013 edition, online now at sharkreef.org.

Founded in 2001 as a venue for Lopez Island writers, SHARK REEF is now in its sec-ond decade and accepting work from artists wherever the Internet reaches.

Submissions to the current issue came from the U.S., Canada, European and Central American countries and Asia.

In the introduction to the Winter 2013 issue, Jeremiah O’Hagan, co-editor for prose, points to the edition’s stories of escape and returning, looking for meaning and bearing witness.

Some pieces, O’Hagan writes, “confront, slantwise, the disassembly and reassembly that necessarily takes place when we try to make sense of the world.”

Editor and Co-founder Lorna Reese part-ners with a different co-editor for each issue

while two poets choose from among poetry submissions. O’Hagan is a staff reporter for a small-town weekly newspaper in Washington state and recently received a master’s in fine arts from the Northwest Institute of Literary Arts. He has been published in several liter-ary magazines and newspapers, including the Los Angeles Review, Bacopa Literary Review, Australia’s Cordite Poetry Review and SHARK REEF.

Poetry co-editors for the issue were Tom Aslin and Gary Thompson. A Northwest native, Aslin holds a master’s in fine arts. from the University of Montana where he studied with the late Richard Hugo. His full-length collection, “A Moon over Wings,” was a finalist for the 2009 Washington State Book Award in poetry.

San Juan Islander Gary Thompson also holds a master’s in fine arts from the University of Montana and he later taught in the creative writing program at California State University for over twenty-five years. His latest book of

poems joins three previous collections.Of the ten poems selected by Aslin and

Thompson, O’Hagan writes: “All the things we find in prose hold true of poetry… It’s a truth condensed, made essential or blown up. It’s an escape from the limits of everyday language to a place where words speak at the same time they cry and dance and har-monize.”

Featured artist in the issue, Nancy Bingham is a life-long professional potter though, recently, she longed for the simplic-ity and excitement she’d experienced when starting out.

She spent a month in the desert, deter-mined to make a pot with only what she could find on the land. The result, featured in SHARK REEF, is a simply beautiful pot cre-ated by hand and fired in a barrel of sawdust.

Bingham’s painting in the same issue dis-plays the energy of the “bright strong wild color feeling” of Guatemala where she spends winters. Judith Connor, St. Paul, Minn., is art

editor for the magazine.“The work featured in this thirteenth year

of our magazine’s existence,” says Reese, “is testimony to the many serious writers and readers ‘out there’ -- not only in the United States but all over the world -- who continue to support us by submitting and by turning to our virtual pages to see what others have done.”

Readers are encouraged to subscribe for free on the SHARK REEF site (sharkreef.org) to receive email announcements about new issues and to like the magazine on Facebook (Shark Reef Literary Magazine).

SHARK REEF publishes two issues a year, one in the summer and one in win-ter, with submission deadlines of March 31 and September 30, respectively. The literary magazine considers fiction, non-fiction prose, poetry and dramatic writing. It also features artwork by visual artists in each issue. Go to sharkreef.org for submission guidelines, cur-rent offerings and archived issues.

Variety of artists are featured in newest SHARK REEF

The penalties start with 30 days in jail for a Suquamish man in the wake of a high-speed boating collision that left one man with a shattered pelvis, another with a broken shoulder and several others scrambling for safety after being catapulted into the waters of Wasp Passage in July, 2011.

On Jan. 18, Henry Theodore Jackson, Jr., 44, pleaded guilty in San Juan County Superior Court to one count of boating while under the influence, a misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 30 days in jail. He was ordered to pay $1,500 in fines and fees, and a minimum of $16,068 in restitution as well. He began serving the 30-day jail sentence Feb. 11.

The bulk of the court-ordered restitution, $13,588, is ear-marked for the Lummi Nation to help cover costs incurred by its tribal health center in treating several of the men injured in the early July boating debacle. Restitution for five of the seven men traveling onboard Jackson Jr.’s boat at the time of the crash, all of whom are either Lummi or Suquamish tribal members, has yet to be determined.

Jackson Jr. and a group of men spent a day fishing in the

San Juans, and then rafted their fishing boats together in Blind Bay, on the north side of Shaw Island, for the night.

After dinner, seven of the men boarded Jackson Jr.’s 22-foot fiberglass boat and at about 7 p.m. traveled through Wasp Passage en route to Friday Harbor for an evening of entertainment and bar-hopping. The group left Friday Harbor about three-and-a-half hours later to return to Blind Bay.

According to prosecutors, the 22-foot boat was traveling between 30-35 knots when it entered Wasp Passage from the west and then, with Jackson Jr. at the helm, plowed into a cluster of rocks surrounding Low Island at full force. Three of the passengers were hurled overboard as a result of the impact, one of whom struck his head and lost con-sciousness, and nearly all were suffering from hypothermia when deputies arrived at the scene a short time later.

Nearly four hours after the collision, Jackson Jr.’s blood-alcohol level was twice the legal limit, according to court documents.

In addition to boating under the influence, Jackson Jr. was charged in August, 2012, with two counts of assault by watercraft, a Class B felony carrying maximum penalties of 10 years in prison, a $20,000 fine, or both.

He initially pleaded innocent and was scheduled to stand trial in mid-March. The felonies were dismissed at the time he pleaded guilty to the lesser offense.

Prosecutors noted in the charging documents that Jackson Jr. was arrested in July for DUI, in Kitsap County, while knowingly under investigation for his role in the boat-ing collision at Low Island.

Suquamish skipper gets 30 days for BUI, $16K in restitution ordered

Sound Publishing, Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with the Washington Post Company to acquire the Everett Daily Herald, a 46,000 cir-culation daily and Sunday newspaper and its other print and online products. The transaction is expected to close in early March.

The Herald has been owned by the Washington Post Company for 35 years and is a lead-ing provider of local news and information for the Snohomish County area.

“We are thrilled to have

The Daily Herald join our growing fam-ily of newspapers,” said Gloria Fletcher, president of Sound Publishing. “The Herald is a very well respected news-paper and it is a great fit with our print and digital products serving the greater Seattle area.”

Sound Publishing is the largest community media organization in

Washington, with 39 newspaper and digital titles with a combined circulation of over 730,000. Sound is a subsidiary of Black Press, Ltd. Black Press publishes more than 170 newspapers and other publications in British Columbia, Alberta and Washington, as well as the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and the Akron Beacon-Journal daily newspapers in Ohio.

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Washington’s economy would lose the $180 mil-lion and economic activity generated by each boat. We’d just be sending tax-payer money to another state. Washington’s mari-time sector would be less competitive in the future,” he said.

Rep. Judy Clibborn (D-41st District, Mercer Island) agrees. She said, “We did the build-in-Wash-ington purposely because when we went into the ship-yards and saw the aging population and the struggle for them to get new employ-ees [we thought] we could create competition between the three shipyards, all of which were having a prob-lem with an aging work-force.”

The audit also sug-gested revisiting the State Apprenticeship Program, commonly referred to as the Apprenticeship Act. This act requires that 15 percent of the labor for

public works projects be accomplished by those enrolled in state-approved apprenticeship programs. When bidding opened on the latest Olympic-class-ferries project, only one shipyard was capable of doing so: Seattle-based VIGOR Industrial.

The major financial con-cern is that apprentice work has an effect on construc-tion costs. According to the audit, 10 to 15 percent more hourly labor costs are added due to the supervi-sion needed for workers still being trained.

But what officials at most shipyards are concerned with is the certification process. One shipyard offi-cial, who asked not to be named, commented that the certification process is oner-ous and declared it was not worth the effort to bid for the work.

While those at some Washington shipyards do not find conflict with the act itself, they do believe the Legislature should revisit provisions within the act to

make it less complicated to have their apprentice programs become state-approved.

Members of the panel formed by the audit have suggested that, instead of the Apprenticeship Act, WSF should include clauses in the construction contract requiring “certified, skilled workers” be assigned to the project. This would enable all interested shipyards to bid.

Kiga said, “Your appren-ticeship requirement of the ferry program is not a burden. In fact, it is a win for the maritime sec-tor in Washington State as a whole. Training the next generation is critical to sustain the health, competi-tiveness and future of our industry.”

Clibborn points out that the audit was inconclusive in saying that WSF should stop the procurement of the third Olympic-class vessel, which is expected to be funded this session. When asked by Republican members of the House Transportation Committee if the audit was able to provide evidence that, if the Legislature modified the regulatory provisions limiting competition, it would be of economic benefit to the state, the audit presenters were not able to provide a definitive response.

According to the Washington State Depar tment o f Transportation, there are seven major shipyards oper-ating in Washington state: VIGOR Industrial, Nichols Brothers, Dakota Creek Industries, Lake Union Drydock, Foss Seattle Shipyard, J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corporation and Fairhaven ship-yard. Four of those have approved apprenticeship programs but only VIGOR Industrial and Dakota Creek Industries have the physical capacity to build the 144-car Olympic-class vessels. Dakota Creek is not state-certified.

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At a GlanceThe San Juan County Ferry Advisory Committee will

be reviewing the fall ferry schedule at its meeting on February 14 and will be considering suggestions for fall 2013. Comments are welcome either at the meeting or prior to the meeting via email to [email protected].

Compared to the summer schedule, during fall there was one sailing to Sidney versus two, and one less boat assigned to routes. Additional service is always desirable, but the schedules are tightly packed and resources are limited -- both by available boats and budgets.

General information regarding the FAC and Washington State Ferries can be found on the San Juan County website at http://sanjuanco.com/committees/fac/.

LOPEZ IsLandChrist the King Community ChurCh, There’s

Always a Place for You! CTK gathers at 10 a.m. in the

school multi-purpose room at 86 School Road. Come

as you are! More info at ctkonline.com/lopez. Email:

[email protected] Phone: 888-421- 4CTK ext. 819.

graCe episCopal ChurCh, welcomes

you to worship with us on Sundays at 10:00

a.m. Fisherman Bay Road at Sunset Lane.

468-3477. Everyone welcome!

lopez island Community ChurCh, 91 Lopez

Road. Sunday School: pre-school through adult 9:30 a.m.;

Worship at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Jeff Smith 468-3877.

lutheran ChurCh in the san juans, Sundays

at 9:00 a.m. in Center Church on Davis Bay Road. Also in

Friday Harbor at 11:00 a.m. in St. David’s and in Eastsound at

1:15 p.m. in Emmanual. Pastor Anne Hall, 468-3025.

QuaKer Worship group Meetings will be Sundays

at 10 a.m. at the home of Ron Metcalf, 6363 Fisherman

Bay Road. Children’s program. Everyone welcome. Phone

468-2129. Email: [email protected]

st. FranCis CatholiC ChurCh Come worship

with us at Center Church on Davis Bay Rd. We welcome

you to join us for Mass at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday. Call 378-

2910 for Mass times on San Juan and Orcas Islands.

Worship Services in the Islands

Betty Jane McBain, 87, passed away Jan. 30, 2013 in Snohomish Wash.

Born in LaCrosse, Wis., to Ruth and Harold Holmes in 1925, Betty was the young-est of four daughters. Her father was a pharmacist, her mother a teacher, and after the family moved to San Jose, she met Frank E. McBain.

She was only 17 when they married yet they reached their 70th anniversary last November.

Betty had four sons, and tragically lost second son Byron to kidney disease when he was four years old. She was Frank’s busi-

ness partner in all endeavors including equipment rent-als in San Jose Calif., cattle ranching and mobile home parks in Klamath County.

Betty loved square danc-ing, hiking, engineering a throw-away-item into some-thing useful and her home contains many of those acces-sories.

After building their dream home together on Lopez Island, Wash., Betty enjoyed the birds and deer, spectacu-lar views of Fisherman Bay, and boating through the waterways of the northwest-ern U.S. and Canada.

She was a fiercely sup-portive mother and good neighbor to have. Betty leaves behind her devoted caregiver and husband Frank, sons and daugh-ters in-law Jim (Judy), Dale (Gloria), Quintin (Paula),

grandchildren Lesley and Corey (Tiffany), sister Ruth, and numerous friends from Lopez, Klamath, and Watsonville.

A Memorial Celebration is planned Feb. 16 on Lopez Island at Woodman Hall at 1 p.m.

Obituary: Betty Jane McBain

The Islands’ Weekly obitu-ary policy: Submit obituaries to Cali Bagby at [email protected].

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EmploymentGeneral

Finance ManagerOPAL Community

Land Trust Supervise the budget process, financial ac- counting, financial systems, internal controls, cash management and reporting for a complex nonprofit organization working in real estate development. OPAL’s annual budget ranges from $1.5 to $2.5 million dollars and the organization has $13.5 million in assets, with $2.9 million in short-term and long- term liabilities. Requires: masters degree in ac- counting or similar field, or bachelor’s degree with commensurate experience. 40 hours per month on average.

A full job descriptionis posted at:

www.opalclt.org.Review of Applications begins February 25,

2013. Open until filled.Contact: Beth Holmes,

360-376-3191

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER for Public

Engagement Effort

OPALCO is seeking a seasoned project manager to lead a year-long public engagement effort in the San Juan Islands. Duties include designing and managing the strategy, tools and time- line for an effective two- way communications and engagement program and then working in collaboration with OPALCO staff to suc- cessfully implement it. Applicant must have: at least four years experience managing complex communication projects from inception to suc- cessful outcome; excellent communication and negotiation skills; ability to present effectively to diverse audiences; prov- en skills at cultivating strong working relationships and driving collaboration across multi- ple teams; strong analytical and creative problem solving skills. Bachelor’s degree required; MBA strongly preferred.

This is an Eastsound based, full-time, one- year contract position. Salary and benefits are competitive. Applicants may obtain a detailed job description and employment application online at

www.opalco.comPlease submit your cover letter, professional re- sume, employment application and references to Suzanne Olson at

[email protected] is open

until filled.

The San Juan Islands Conservation District

(SJICD)is seeking qualifiedapplicants to fill the

position ofDISTRICT MANAGER

This position requires a high degree of adminis- trative leadership and a solid background in natural resources conservation, grants and finance management, education and outreach, personnel management, program planning and project management, and communications. View the full job description, application form and instructions at:

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Applications must bereceived at theSJICD office by

4:30PM, March 8, 2013.

Dogs

OUR BEAUTIFUL AKC Golden Retriever puppies are ready to go to their new homes. They have been raised around young children and are well socialized. Both parents have excellent health, and the puppies have had their first well- ness vet check-ups and shots. The mother is a Light Golden and the father is full English Cream Golden. $800 each. For more pictures and information about the puppies and our home/ kennel please visit us at: www.mountain- s p r i n g s k e n n e l . w e e - bly.com or call Verity at 360-520-9196

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Real Estate for SaleOther Areas

COLFAX -- RIVER- FRONT. 9 acres was $75,000 now only $39,500. Lender Repo sale. Beautiful valley views, quiet country road with electric. Excel- lent financing provided. Call UTR 1-888-326- 9048.

Real Estate for SaleWanted or Trade

WILL TRADE 70 acre Oregon historic farm and vineyard with home for Lopez or San Juan home/property (waterfront preferred) with fair market value ($800,000- $1,000,000) Call Tom (541)335-9725

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EASTSOUND

3 BEDROOM, 3 BATH Beautiful Rosario waterfront home. Craftsman style. Almost new! Open floor plan with washer & dryer. 2 car garage and deck. Walk to the Re- sort. No smoking. $1,700 month. One year lease. Call 360-317- 5795.EASTSOUND, ORCAS ISLAND

2 BEDROOM HOME ON acreage. Washer, dryer provided. Bordering Judd Cove Preserve Waterfront Park. Beauti- ful hiking trails! Convien- ent to town, only 1.1 miles. Pets okay. Non smoker. Water, sewer included. $1,000 per mo. First, last, dep. Lease. [email protected]

Views on Whiskey Hill 3 BR, 2 BA home with water views & 2 car garage. $1200/mo.

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New quiet living. 1 bedroom view apartments, downtown Eastsound. Newly remodeled exteri- or and interiors. In- cludes: stove, fridge, laundry room, and paved assigned parking. No smoking or pets. $495 month with EPD, 1st and security. Call Alan 714-271-1215 or [email protected]

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ISLAND PETS lost/ found. On Lopez call Jane 360-468-2591; Joyce, 360-468-2258; Sheriff’s Office 360-378- 4151. Lopez Animal Pro- tection Society, PO Box 474, Lopez, WA 98261. On Orcas call 360- 3766777. On San Juan call the Animal Shelter 360-378-2158

EmploymentGeneral

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the April 23 date set for the special election of the new county council.

Because San Juan County has only one Superior Court judge, state law and Washington Supreme Court rules provide that the presiding judge of Island County, now Alan Hancock, should name the successor judge. Judge Hancock could name a different judge to preside over the case. He is expected to name the suc-cessor judge for the case quickly.

Attorneys for both the plaintiffs (O’Day) and San Juan County (Gaylord) have filed cross-motions for sum-mary judgment and have argued that a full-blown trial with testimony and witness-es should not be necessary.

A second case on sub-stantially the same issues, Charles Bodenstab versus State of Washington, was filed in United State District Court in Seattle, but was voluntarily dismissed by stipulation of the parties on Jan. 23, 2013.

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Brooke Schober of Lopez Island made the Dean’s List after her first semester at Northeastern University – College of Social Sciences and Humanities in Boston..

“Your achievement should be a source of satisfaction to you and encourage you in your future studies,” wrote Uta Poiger, the college’s interim dean.

Schober makes the Dean’s List

Bingham art workThis painting by Lopez artist Nancy Bingham is featured in the upcoming edition of SHARK REEF. Read more about this publication on page 5.

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Islands' Weekly, February 13, 2013